No. 15865
Promulgation Date 2018-12-11
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
CHAPTER II URBAN GAS BUSINESS
Article 3 (Permission for Business)
Article 4 (Grounds for Disqualification)
Articles 5 and 6 Deleted.
Article 7 (Succession to Business)
Article 7-2 (Succession to Effect of Disposition)
Article 8 (Reporting of Commencement of Business)
Article 8-2 (Quantities Intended for Self-Consumption by Synthetic Natural Gas Producers)
Article 8-3 (Restrictions on Disposal by Producers of Byproduct Gas from Naphtha or Biogas)
Article 9 (Revocation of Permission)
Article 10 (Penalty Surcharges)
CHAPTER II-2 NATURAL GAS EXPORT AND IMPORT BUSINESS
Article 10-2 (Registration of Natural Gas Export and Import Business)
Article 10-3 (Conditional Registration)
Article 10-4 (Reporting of Commencement, Suspension, and Closure of Business)
Article 10-5 (Approval for Export and Import of Natural Gas)
Article 10-6 (Restrictions on Disposal by Direct Importers for Their Own Consumption)
Article 10-7 (Revocation of Registration)
Article 10-8 (Penalty Surcharges)
Article 10-9 (Quantity of Natural Gas for Direct Import for One’s Own Consumption)
Article 10-10 (Obligations to Store Natural Gas)
CHAPTER III GAS SUPPLY FACILITIES AND GAS-USING FACILITIES
Article 11 (Approval of Facility Construction Plans)
Article 11-2 (Installation of Emergency Supply Facilities)
Article 11-3 (Use of Public Land)
Article 12 (Construction and Management of Gas Facilities)
Article 12-2 Deleted.
Articles 12-3 through 13 Deleted.
Article 14 (Keeping and Presentation of Construction Records)
Article 15 (Construction Supervision)
Article 16 (Temporary Use of Supply Facilities)
Article 17 (Regular Inspections and Non-Periodic Inspections)
Article 17-2 (Implementation of Detailed Safety Inspections and Safety Evaluations)
Article 17-3 (Evaluations of Safety Management Level)
Article 17-4 (Safety Management of Urban Gas Pipelines)
Article 17-5 (Detailed Standards)
CHAPTER IV GAS SUPPLY
Article 18 (Gas Supply Plans)
Article 18-2 (Gas Supply and Demand Plans)
Article 18-3 (Work Plans for Gas Supply Facilities)
Article 18-4 Deleted.
Article 19 (Urban Gas Business Entities' Obligations to Supply)
Article 19-2 (Sharing Expenses for Installation of Gas Supply Facilities)
Article 19-3 (Support for Expenses for Installing Gas Supply Facilities)
Article 19-4 (Urban Gas Filling Business Entities’ Obligations to Conduct Safety Inspections)
Article 20 (Supply Regulations)
Article 20-2 (Keeping and Distribution of Supply Regulations)
Article 21 (Ensuring Appropriateness in Measurement of Amount of Gas Supply)
Articles 22 and 23 Deleted.
Article 24 (Restrictions on Use of Gas)
Article 25 (Maintenance of Quality of Urban Gas)
Article 25-2 (Quality Inspection of Urban Gas)
CHAPTER V SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Article 26 (Safety Management Regulations)
Article 26-2 (Safety Maintenance of Gas Facilities)
Article 27 (Orders to Improve Gas Facilities)
Article 28 (Safety Management Agents of Gas-Using Facilities)
Article 28-2 (Safety Measures Following Change to Gas-Using Facilities)
Article 28-3 (Safety Measures Following Building Work)
Article 29 (Safety Managers)
Article 30 (Safety Education)
CHAPTER V-2 PROTECTION OF URBAN GAS PIPELINES
Article 30-2 (Establishment of Excavation Work Information Support Center)
Article 30-3 (Verification of Status of Urban Gas Pipelines Laid Underground)
Article 30-4 (Gas Safety Impact Assessment)
Article 30-5 (Consultation and Work-Around Inspections)
Article 30-6 (Compliance with Standards for Prevention of Damage to Gas Pipelines)
Article 30-7 (Safety Measures for Gas Pipelines)
CHAPTER VI (Articles 31 through 39) Deleted.
CHAPTER VI-2 INSTALLERS OF GAS SUPPLY FACILITIES OTHER THAN URBAN GAS BUSINESS ENTITIES
Article 39-2 (Approval of Facility Work Plans)
Article 39-3 Deleted.
Article 39-4 (Gas Supply and Demand Plans)
Article 39-5 (Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis)
CHAPTER VI-3 JOINT USE OF GAS SUPPLY FACILITIES
Article 39-6 (Joint Use of Gas Supply Facilities)
Article 39-7 (Prohibited Conduct)
Article 39-8 (Pipeline Facility Use Regulations)
CHAPTER VII SUPERVISION
Article 40 (Adjustment Orders)
Article 40-2 (Accounting)
Article 40-3 (Guidance and Supervision)
Article 41 (Reports)
Article 42 Deleted.
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 42-2 (Use of Any Other Person's Land)
Article 43 (Purchasing Insurance)
Article 43-2 (Distribution of Gas Safety Devices)
Article 43-3 (Investment for Safety Management)
Article 43-4 (Hearings)
Article 44 (Fees)
Article 44-2 (Notification of Violations)
Article 45 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)
Article 45-2 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Application of Penalty Provisions)
Article 46 (Relationship to Other Statutes)
Article 47 (Exemption from Application to Urban Gas Filling Business Entities)
CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 48 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 49 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 50 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 51 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 52 Deleted.
Article 53 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 53-2 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 53-3 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 54 (Administrative Fines)
Articles 55 and 56 Deleted.
Article 57 Deleted.
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