# Article 7-2, paragraph (3), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 7-2, paragraph (3) (第七条の二第三項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
- Provision: Article 7-2, paragraph (3) (第七条の二第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-7-2/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-7-2/par-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 特定産業分野（別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄第一号に規定する特定産業分野をいう。以下この項及び第二十条第一項において同じ。）を所管する関係行政機関の長は、当該特定産業分野に係る分野別運用方針に基づき、当該特定産業分野において必要とされる人材が確保されたと認めるときは、法務大臣に対し、一時的に在留資格認定証明書の交付の停止の措置をとることを求めるものとする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> If the head of the administrative organ with jurisdiction over the specified industrial field (meaning the "specified industrial fields" provided for in item (i) of the right-hand column under "Specified Skilled Worker" of the Appended Table I (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Article 20, paragraph (1)) finds that the necessary human resources in a specified industrial field have been secured based on the field-specific operation policy pertaining to the specified industrial field, the head is to make a request to the Minister of Justice to take measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility.

## 2. By 31 March 2029 — Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2029
- The amendment: Moved to Article 7-3, paragraph (3); its words stay the same (Act No. 32 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032

Japanese:

> 特定産業分野（別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄第一号に規定する特定産業分野をいう。以下この項及び第二十条第一項において同じ。）を所管する関係行政機関の長は、当該特定産業分野に係る分野別運用方針に基づき、当該特定産業分野において必要とされる人材が確保されたと認めるときは、法務大臣に対し、一時的に在留資格認定証明書の交付の停止の措置をとることを求めるものとする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> If the head of the administrative organ with jurisdiction over the specified industrial field (meaning the "specified industrial fields" provided for in item (i) of the right-hand column under "Specified Skilled Worker" of the Appended Table I (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Article 20, paragraph (1)) finds that the necessary human resources in a specified industrial field have been secured based on the field-specific operation policy pertaining to the specified industrial field, the head is to make a request to the Minister of Justice to take measures to temporarily suspend the issuance of certificates of eligibility.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20281031_508AC0000000032)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032)