A Council is to exchange necessary information and discuss measures for Ensuring Consumer Safety, in order to achieve the aim described in the preceding Article.
The members of a Council (referred to as "Members" in the following paragraph) are to adequately correspond with Consumers who require special care for consumer affairs, monitor the situation thereof, and take other necessary measures in order to Ensure Consumer Safety, in accordance with the results of the discussion mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
If a Council finds it necessary to do so for exchanging information or having discussions as provided in paragraph (1), or other Members make a request regarding a Member's activities for Ensuring Consumer Safety or as provided by Cabinet Office Order, a Council may request Members to provide information on Consumers who require special care for consumer affairs, state an opinion, or cooperate as necessary.
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Consumer
「消費者」
An individual, except when carrying on a commercial, industrial, financial or other business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
Ensuring Consumer Safety
「消費者安全の確保」
Preventing consumers from suffering harm in their lives as consumers and keeping them safe.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
Council
「協議会」
A Consumer Safety Local Council (消費者安全確保地域協議会) that national and local government bodies working on consumer protection may set up together to ensure consumer safety in a local government's area.
Short name set inArticle 11-3, paragraph (1)
Members
「構成員」
In Article 11-4, paragraphs (2) and (3), the members of a Consumer Safety Local Council (協議会).
Short name set inArticle 11-4, paragraph (2)· applies only in this provision and in Article 11-4, paragraph (3)