# 消費者安全法 / Consumer Safety Act — 第十条 (Article 10) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 消費者安全法 (Consumer Safety Act), 平成二十一年法律第五十号 - English title "Consumer Safety Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十条 (Article 10)（消費生活センターの設置） — address `art-10` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十条（消費生活センターの設置） — (Establishment of Consumer Affairs Centers) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10 **第一項** 都道府県は、第八条第一項各号に掲げる事務を行うため、次に掲げる要件に該当する施設又は機関を設置しなければならない。 art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-1 A prefectural government must establish an institution or organization that meets the following requirements in order to perform the administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (1): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 消費生活相談員を第八条第一項第二号イ及びロに掲げる事務に従事させるものであること。 art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-1/item-1 it engages consumer affairs consultants to do the administrative processes set forth in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ii) (a) and (b); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第八条第一項各号に掲げる事務の効率的な実施のために適切な電子情報処理組織その他の設備を備えているものであること。 art-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-1/item-2 it has the appropriate electronic data processing systems and other equipment to efficiently perform the administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** その他第八条第一項各号に掲げる事務を適切に行うために必要なものとして政令で定める基準に適合するものであること。 art-10/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-1/item-3 it conforms to any other standard provided by Cabinet Order as being necessary to the appropriate performance of the administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 市町村は、必要に応じ、第八条第二項各号に掲げる事務を行うため、次に掲げる要件に該当する施設又は機関を設置するよう努めなければならない。 art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-2 If necessary, a municipal government must endeavor to establish an institution or organization that meets the following requirements, in order to perform the administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (2): Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If necessary, a municipal government must endeavor to establish an institution or organization that meets the following requirements, in order to perform the administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph(2):" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb **一** 消費生活相談員を第八条第二項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事務に従事させるものであること。 art-10/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-2/item-1 it engages consumer affairs consultants to do the administrative processes set forth in Article 8, paragraph (2), items (i) and (ii); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第八条第二項各号に掲げる事務の効率的な実施のために適切な電子情報処理組織その他の設備を備えているものであること。 art-10/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-2/item-2 it has the appropriate electronic data processing systems and other equipment to efficiently perform the administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (2); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** その他第八条第二項各号に掲げる事務を適切に行うために必要なものとして政令で定める基準に適合するものであること。 art-10/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-2/item-3 it conforms to any other standard provided by Cabinet Order as being necessary to the appropriate performance of administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "it conforms to other standard provided by Cabinet Order as being necessary to the appropriate performance of administrative processes set forth in the items of Article 8, paragraph (2)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb **第三項** 前項の規定により同項の施設又は機関を設置する市町村以外の市町村は、第八条第二項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事務に従事させるため、消費生活相談員を置くよう努めなければならない。 art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-3 Municipal governments other than the ones that have established the institutions or organizations set forth in the preceding paragraph pursuant to that paragraph must endeavor to employ consumer affairs consultants to engage in the administrative processes set forth in Article 8, paragraph (2), items (i) and (ii). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Municipal governments other than the ones that have established the institutions or organizations set forth in the preceding paragraph pursuant to the paragraph must endeavor to employ consumer affairs consultants to engage in the administrative processes set forth in Article 8, paragraph (2), items (i) and (ii)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb --- ## Cites - art-10/par-1: 第八条第一項 → 消費者安全法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-1 - art-10/par-1/item-1: 第八条第一項第二号 → 消費者安全法 第八条第一項第二号 (Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-8/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-1/item-2 - art-10/par-1/item-2: 第八条第一項 → 消費者安全法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-1 - art-10/par-1/item-3: 第八条第一項 → 消費者安全法 第八条第一項 (Article 8, paragraph (1)), art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-1 - art-10/par-2: 第八条第二項 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2 - art-10/par-2/item-1: 第八条第二項第一号 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項第一号 (Article 8, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-8/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2/item-1 - art-10/par-2/item-1: 第二号 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項第二号 (Article 8, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-8/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2/item-2 - art-10/par-2/item-2: 第八条第二項 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2 - art-10/par-2/item-3: 第八条第二項 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2 - art-10/par-3: 前項 → 消費者安全法 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-2 - art-10/par-3: 第八条第二項第一号 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項第一号 (Article 8, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-8/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2/item-1 - art-10/par-3: 第二号 → 消費者安全法 第八条第二項第二号 (Article 8, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-8/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-8/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-8/par-2/item-2 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 消費者安全法 第十条第三項（消費生活センターの設置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10/par-3 - 消費者安全法 第十条の二第一項（消費生活センターの組織及び運営等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10-2/par-1 - 消費者安全法 第十条の二第一項第一号（消費生活センターの組織及び運営等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-10-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-10-2/par-1/item-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Consumer Safety Act, written 2026-11-02 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 消費者安全法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000050/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act (消費者安全法), Article 10, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act (消費者安全法), Article 10, paragraph (2), item (iii) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act (消費者安全法), Article 10, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - This site's parser, version 219 — 消費者安全法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01