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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Are these plans available to general public? | Yes |
The Government of Japan publishes the Future Strategy Reform on the website of the Japan Economic Revitalization Bureau (http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/keizaisaisei/kettei.html).
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Where is the draft text or summary published? | On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published. | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government |
Article 39 of The Administrative Procedure Act requires administrative orders to be notified for public comments.
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| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | Yes |
Article 39 of The Administrative Procedure Act
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public? | Yes, throughout government | |
| How are the comments received? | On a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| Are received comments publicly accessible? | Yes, throughout government |
A summary of the major opinions is published on the same web page as the request for comments. (http://search.e-gov.go.jp/servlet/Public)
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| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | Yes |
Chapter 6 of The Administrative Procedure Act
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| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | Yes |
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | Yes, throughout government | |
| How does the government report on the results of the consultation? | Prepares one consolidated response. | |
| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | On a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | Yes |
Chapter 6 of The Administrative Procedure Act
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | Yes |
Article 3 of The Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Government Policy Evaluation Act provides for several criteria for policies to conduct regulatory impact assessment. (http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000082217.pdf)
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| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | Yes |
There are several guidelines to conduct impact assessments that can be accessed on the website of The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/hyouka/seisaku_n/pes.html)
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| Are impact assessments required by law? | Yes |
Article 9 of The Government Policy Evaluations Act and Article 3 of Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Government Policy Evaluation Act.
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| Are impact assessment made publicly available? | Yes | |
| How is this assessment distributed? | Through a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| When is this assessment distributed? | Other |
When any regulations are enacted, revised or abolished under an Act, the ex-ante evaluation report must be publicized before the bill is decided at a Cabinet meeting. When the enactment, revision or abolishment is based on a Cabinet Order or other subordinate law, the ex-ante evaluation report must be publicized by the end of the public comment period (or for regulations for which the public comment system is not applicable, by the time of the Cabinet decision or the enactment).
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| Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies? | Yes | |
| Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions. |
Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications According to Article 12 of The Government Policy Evaluations Act,... More Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
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| Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place? | Yes | |
| How are the laws that are in force accessed? |
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot... More On a unified website managed by the government |
http://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0100/
http://www.houko.com/ Japan's Official Gazette The Gazette is posted in the National Printing Bureau's head office and can be purchased in print from the Officail Gazette Sales Office. |
| Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
| Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | Yes | |
| Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |
