①If the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency finds it necessary to designate a corporate number pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1) of this Act, the Commissioner may request that the Minister of Justice provide the Company, etc. Number (limited to numbers recorded in the registry created at the registry office with jurisdiction over the location of the head office or principal office of a corporation that has registered its incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act and other laws and regulations) under Article 7 of the Commercial Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1963) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis in other laws and regulations) and other information recorded in said registry.

②In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency finds it necessary to designate or notify the corporate number pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1) or (2) of this Act or to make the publication under the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (4), the Commissioner may request that a public agency provide the trade name or name, the location of the head office or principal office and other necessary materials of the Corporation Number Holder.