No. 12347
Promulgation Date 2014-01-28
Ministry of the Interior and Safety
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 Purpose, Definitions, and Scope of Application
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Scope of Application)
Article 4 (Acting in Good Faith and Protection of Trust)
Article 5 (Transparency)
Section 2 Jurisdiction of and Cooperation among Administrative Agencies
Article 6 (Jurisdiction)
Article 7 (Cooperation between Administrative Agencies)
Article 8 (Administrative Assistance)
Section 3 Concerned Parties, etc.
Article 9 (Requirements for Concerned Parties, etc.)
Article 10 (Succession to Status)
Article 11 (Representatives)
Article 12 (Agents)
Article 13 (Notification of Representatives and Agents)
Section 4 Service and Special Cases for Period and Time Limit
Article 14 (Service)
Article 15 (Effectuation of Service)
Article 16 (Special Cases for Period and Time Limit)
CHAPTER II DISPOSITIONS
Section 1 Common Provisions
Article 17 (Applications for Dispositions)
Article 18 (Dispositions Involving More Than One Administrative Agency)
Article 19 (Establishment and Public Availability of Processing Periods)
Article 20 (Establishment and Public Availability of Disposition Standards)
Article 21 (Prior Notification of Disposition)
Article 22 (Seeking Opinions)
Article 23 (Declaration of Reasons for Dispositions)
Article 24 (Methods of Dispositions)
Article 25 (Correction of Dispositions)
Article 26 (Notice)
Section 2 Presentation of Opinions and Hearings
Article 27 (Presentation of Opinions)
Article 27-2 (Reflection of Presented Opinions)
Article 28 (Presiding Officers of Hearings)
Article 29 (Exclusion, Recusation, and Abstention of Presiding Officials)
Article 30 (Open Hearings)
Article 31 (Progression of Hearings)
Article 32 (Consolidation and Separation of Hearings)
Article 33 (Examination of Evidence)
Article 34 (Records of Hearings)
Article 34-2 (Statements of Presiding Officials' Views)
Article 35 (Conclusion of Hearings)
Article 35-2 (Reflection of Results of Hearings)
Article 36 (Reopening of Hearings)
Article 37 (Inspection of Documents and Confidentiality)
Section 3 Public Hearings
Article 38 (Announcement of Holding of Public Hearings)
Article 38-2 (Electronic Public Hearings)
Article 38-3 (Selection of Presiding Officials and Presenters of Public Hearings)
Article 39 (Progression of Public Hearings)
Article 39-2 (Reflection of Results of Public Hearings and Electronic Public Hearings)
CHAPTER III REPORTS
Article 40 (Reports)
CHAPTER IV ADMINISTRATIVE PREANNOUNCEMENT OF LEGISLATION
Article 41 (Administrative Pre-Announcement of Legislation)
Article 42 (Methods of Pre-Announcement)
Article 43 (Pre-Announcement Period)
Article 44 (Presentation of Opinions and Processing thereof)
Article 45 (Public Hearings)
CHAPTER V PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Article 46 (Pre-Announcement of Administration)
Article 46-2 (Compilation and Public Announcement of Statistics on Pre-Announcements of Administration)
Article 47 (Application Mutatis Mutandis)
CHAPTER VI ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE
Article 48 (Principles of Administrative Guidance)
Article 49 (Methods of Administrative Guidance)
Article 50 (Presentation of Opinions)
Article 51 (Administrative Guidance Directed to More Than One Person)
CHAPTER VII STRENGTHENING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Article 52 (Endeavors to Strengthen Citizen Participation)
Article 53 (Online Policy Debates)
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 54 (Defrayment of Expenses)
Article 55 (Reimbursement of Expenses for Relevant Witnesses, etc.)
Article 56 (Request for Cooperation, etc.)
ADDENDA
ADDENDA <Act No. 5809, Feb. 5, 1999>
ADDENDA <Act No. 6839, Dec. 30, 2002>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 7904, Mar. 24, 2006>
ADDENDA <Act No. 8451, May 17, 2007>
ADDENDA <Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008>
ADDENDA <Act No. 11109, Dec. 2, 2011>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 11498, Oct. 22, 2012>
ADDENDA <Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>
ADDENDA <Act No. 12347, Jan. 28, 2014>