The Minister may carry out, for a foreign authority that enforces foreign laws and regulations equivalent to this Act (hereinafter referred to as a "foreign enforcement authority" in this Article), the provision of information that the Minister finds will contribute to the performance of its duties (limited to duties equivalent to the duties specified in this Act; the same applies in the following paragraph).
総務大臣は、この法律に相当する外国の法令を執行する外国の当局（以下この条において「外国執行当局」という。）に対し、その職務（この法律に規定する職務に相当するものに限る。次項において同じ。）の遂行に資すると認める情報の提供を行うことができる。
With regard to the provision of information under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, appropriate measures must be taken to ensure that the information is not used for any purpose other than the performance of the duties of the foreign enforcement authority, and that it is not used, without the consent under the provisions of the following paragraph, for the investigation of a foreign criminal case (limited to an investigation conducted after the facts of the crime subject to it have been identified) or for a trial (referred to as an "investigation, etc." in that paragraph).
When a request has been made by a foreign enforcement authority, the Minister may, except in the case where any of the following items applies, consent to the use of information provided pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) for the investigation, etc. of the foreign criminal case pertaining to the request:
the crime subject to the investigation, etc. of the criminal case pertaining to the request is a political crime or the request is found to have been made for the purpose of conducting the investigation, etc. of a political crime;
当該要請に係る刑事事件の捜査等の対象とされている犯罪が政治犯罪であるとき、又は当該要請が政治犯罪について捜査等を行う目的で行われたものと認められるとき。
the act pertaining to the crime subject to the investigation, etc. of the criminal case pertaining to the request would not constitute a crime under Japanese laws or regulations if it were committed in Japan; or
当該要請に係る刑事事件の捜査等の対象とされている犯罪に係る行為が日本国内において行われたとした場合において、その行為が日本国の法令によれば罪に当たるものでないとき。
the foreign country that has made the request has not ensured that it will accept a similar request from Japan.
日本国が行う同種の要請に応ずる旨の要請国の保証がないとき。
When the Minister gives the consent referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Minister must obtain in advance the confirmation of the Minister of Justice that the case does not fall under item (i) or (ii) of that paragraph, and the confirmation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs that the case does not fall under item (iii) of that paragraph, respectively.