# 個人情報の保護に関する法律 / Act on the Protection of Personal Information — 第十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12) - Law: 個人情報の保護に関する法律 (Act on the Protection of Personal Information), 平成十五年法律第五十七号 - English title "Act on the Protection of Personal Information": 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: 第十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12)（検討） — address `suppl-4271-65/art-12` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12 - 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). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十二条（検討） — Review caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4271-65/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12 **第一項** 政府は、施行日までに、新個人情報保護法の規定の趣旨を踏まえ、行政機関の保有する個人情報の保護に関する法律第二条第一項に規定する行政機関が保有する同条第二項に規定する個人情報及び独立行政法人等の保有する個人情報の保護に関する法律（平成十五年法律第五十九号）第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人等が保有する同条第二項に規定する個人情報（以下この条において「行政機関等保有個人情報」と総称する。）の取扱いに関する規制の在り方について、匿名加工情報（新個人情報保護法第二条第九項に規定する匿名加工情報をいい、行政機関等匿名加工情報（行政機関等保有個人情報を加工して得られる匿名加工情報をいう。以下この項において同じ。）を含む。）の円滑かつ迅速な利用を促進する観点から、行政機関等匿名加工情報の取扱いに対する指導、助言等を統一的かつ横断的に個人情報保護委員会に行わせることを含めて検討を加え、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 By the Effective Date, the Government is to, in light of the purpose of the provisions of the New Act on the Protection of Personal Information, review how the handling of the personal information as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs that is held by administrative organs as set forth in paragraph (1) of that Article and of the personal information as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc. (Act No. 59 of 2003) that is held by incorporated administrative agencies or other prescribed corporations as set forth in paragraph (1) of that Article (hereinafter collectively referred to as "personal information held by administrative organs, etc." in this Article) should be regulated, including having the Personal Information Protection Commission give guidance, advice, etc. in a unified and cross-cutting manner concerning the handling of anonymized personal information the administrative entity holds, from the perspective of promoting the smooth and prompt use of anonymized personal information (meaning anonymized personal information as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (9) of the New Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and including anonymized personal information the administrative entity holds (meaning anonymized personal information obtained by processing personal information held by administrative organs, etc.; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph)), and take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第二項** 政府は、この法律の施行後三年を目途として、個人情報の保護に関する基本方針の策定及び推進その他の個人情報保護委員会の所掌事務について、これを実効的に行うために必要な人的体制の整備、財源の確保その他の措置の状況を勘案し、その改善について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-2 The Government is to, around three years after this Act comes into effect, review the improvement of the formulation and promotion of the basic policy on the protection of personal information and the other functions under the jurisdiction of the Personal Information Protection Commission, taking into consideration the status of the development of the personnel structure, the securing of financial resources and other measures necessary to carry out those functions effectively, and, if it finds it necessary, take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第三項** 政府は、前項に定める事項のほか、この法律の施行後三年を目途として、個人情報の保護に関する国際的動向、情報通信技術の進展、それに伴う個人情報を活用した新たな産業の創出及び発展の状況等を勘案し、新個人情報保護法の施行の状況について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-3 In addition to the matters provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Government is to, around three years after this Act comes into effect, review the status of the enforcement of the New Act on the Protection of Personal Information, taking into consideration international trends concerning the protection of personal information, the advancement of information and communications technology, the status of the creation and development of new industries utilizing personal information that accompany that advancement, etc., and, if it finds it necessary, take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第四項** 政府は、附則第一条第六号に掲げる規定の施行後三年を目途として、預金保険法（昭和四十六年法律第三十四号）第二条第一項に規定する金融機関が同条第三項に規定する預金者等から、又は農水産業協同組合貯金保険法（昭和四十八年法律第五十三号）第二条第一項に規定する農水産業協同組合が同条第三項に規定する貯金者等から、適切に個人番号の提供を受ける方策及び第七条の規定による改正後の番号利用法の施行の状況について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて、国民の理解を得つつ、所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4 The Government is to, around three years after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (vi) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, review measures for financial institutions as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Deposit Insurance Act (Act No. 34 of 1971) to be appropriately provided with Individual Numbers by depositors, etc. as set forth in paragraph (3) of that Article, or for agricultural and fishery cooperatives as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperatives Savings Insurance Act (Act No. 53 of 1973) to be appropriately provided with Individual Numbers by savers, etc. as set forth in paragraph (3) of that Article, and the status of the enforcement of the Number Use Act as amended by Article 7, and, if it finds it necessary, take required measures based on the results while gaining citizens' understanding. machine translation, not official **第五項** 政府は、国の行政機関等が保有する個人情報の安全を確保する上でサイバーセキュリティ（サイバーセキュリティ基本法（平成二十六年法律第百四号）第二条に規定するサイバーセキュリティをいう。）に関する対策の的確な策定及び実施が重要であることに鑑み、国の行政機関等における同法第十三条に規定する基準に基づく対策の策定及び実施に係る体制の整備等について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-5 In view of the importance of the precise formulation and implementation of measures concerning cybersecurity (meaning cybersecurity as set forth in Article 2 of the Basic Act on Cybersecurity (Act No. 104 of 2014)) in ensuring the security of personal information held by national administrative entities, the Government is to review the development, etc. of systems for the formulation and implementation of measures at national administrative entities based on the standards set forth in Article 13 of that Act, and take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第六項** 政府は、新個人情報保護法の施行の状況、第一項の措置の実施の状況その他の状況を踏まえ、新個人情報保護法第二条第一項に規定する個人情報及び行政機関等保有個人情報の保護に関する規定を集約し、一体的に規定することを含め、個人情報の保護に関する法制の在り方について検討するものとする。 suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6 The Government is to, in light of the status of the enforcement of the New Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the status of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph (1), and other circumstances, review what the legal system concerning the protection of personal information should be, including consolidating the provisions concerning the protection of personal information as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the New Act on the Protection of Personal Information and of personal information held by administrative organs, etc., and providing for them in an integrated manner. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: 行政機関の保有する個人情報の保護に関する法律第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 415AC0000000058, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: 同条第二項 → e-Gov law 415AC0000000058, 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: 独立行政法人等の保有する個人情報の保護に関する法律（平成十五年法律第五十九号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 415AC0000000059, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: 同条第二項 → e-Gov law 415AC0000000059, 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: この条 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12), suppl-4271-65/art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12 - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: 新個人情報保護法第二条第九項 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 第二条第六項 (Article 2, paragraph (6)), art-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/art-2/par-6 - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1: この項 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (1)), suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-3: 前項 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (2)), suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-2 - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4: 預金保険法（昭和四十六年法律第三十四号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 346AC0000000034, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4: 同条第三項 → e-Gov law 346AC0000000034, 第二条第三項 (Article 2, paragraph (3)), art-2/par-3 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4: 農水産業協同組合貯金保険法（昭和四十八年法律第五十三号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 348AC0000000053, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-4: 同条第三項 → e-Gov law 348AC0000000053, 第二条第三項 (Article 2, paragraph (3)), art-2/par-3 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-5: サイバーセキュリティ基本法（平成二十六年法律第百四号）第二条 → e-Gov law 426AC1000000104, 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-5: 同法第十三条 → e-Gov law 426AC1000000104, 第十三条 (Article 13), art-13 — not held in this collection - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6: 第一項 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12, paragraph (1)), suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 - suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6: 新個人情報保護法第二条第一項 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/art-2/par-1 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条第一項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-1 - 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条第三項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-3 - 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第十二条第六項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4271-65/art-12/par-6 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 個人情報の保護に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20261001_507AC0000000070), retrieved 2026-10-10 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Protection of Personal Information — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4241/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10 - claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation, batch personal-information-protection-act-20261010T184447-002, translated 2026-10-11 - claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation, batch personal-information-protection-act-20261010T191025-001, translated 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 190 — 個人情報の保護に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10