①The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may have a specified entrusting business operator, a specified entrusted business operator, or any other person concerned submit a report on the entrusted business, or have its officials enter their offices or any other workplace and inspect their books and documents and other items, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 18 (excluding the part regarding Article 14) and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

②The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may request a specified entrusting business operator to submit a report on the entrusted business, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 18 (limited to the part regarding Article 14) and paragraph (3) of the preceding Article.

③The provisions of Article 11, paragraphs (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the entry and inspection under paragraph (1).