(Amendments to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Establishment Law) Article 1. A part of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Establishment Law (Law No.102 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows: In the Contents, "Chapter V Kodan (Government Corporation)(Article 67)" shall be deleted. In Article 4 paragraph 1 item (22), "materials" shall be amended as "materials in extremely short supply" , in item (23) of the same paragraph, "and to order production, shipment or removal thereof and execution of construction work for production" shall be deleted;and items (24) and (25) shall be amended as follows: (24) To order, restrict or prohibit activities for production, transfer or delivery of the goods and materials in extremely short supply under its jurisdiction; (25) Deleted. In Article 9 paragraph 1 item (5), "the Foreign Trade Kodan and other" shall be deleted, and, next to item (7) of the same paragraph, the following one item shall be added: (7)-2) Affairs regarding promotion of production of goods and materials, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, required by the Allied Forces; Article 9 paragraph 1 item (8) shall be amended as follows: (8) Affairs pertaining to furnishing of service and supplying of goods and materials to the Allied Forces (excluding those under the charge of the Special Procurement Agency). In Article 10, items (6) to (8)-2) inclusive shall be deleted, and item (9) shall be made item (6). In the table of Article 22 paragraph 1, the parts concerning the Councillors'Council, the Export Council, the Designated Textile and Clothing Seller Registration Council, the Designated Production Materials Allocation Standard Council and the Commodity Exchange Transaction Conflict Deliberation Committee shall be deleted, and "Commodity Exchange Council To study and deliberate, in response to the inquiries of the Ministers concerned, on important matters concerning the commodity exchange" shall be amended as" Commodity Exchange Council To study and deliberate, in response to the inquiries of the Ministers concerned, on important matters concerning the commodity exchange Industrial Rationalization Council To study and deliberate on important matters concerning industrial rationalization Council for Authorization of Qualifications for Engineers Charging Electric Automobiles with Electricity To examine qualification for engineer charging electric automobiles with electricity and study and deliberate on matters concerning their qualifications Industrial Production Technology Council To study and deliberate on matters concerning improvement of production technology in the machinery industry and chemical industry and that, in quality, of products turned out by them High Pressure Gas Safety Council To study and deliberate on important matters concerning high pressure gas safety such as the national examination of applicants for high pressure gas chief operation engineers ." Article 25 paragraph 3 shall be amended as follows;and in paragraph 5 of the same Article, "and paragraph 3" shall be deleted: 3 With respect to the production of coal and other matters concerning coal mining, Fukushima prefecture shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Bureau of International Trade and Industry, notwithstanding the provision of paragraph 1;provided that, this shall not apply to the cases of establishment, change (including extention of the duration of digging rights) and extinction of mining rights and to the cases concerning registration of mining rights, mining lease and mortgage rights with mining rights for their subjects. In Article 31, "item (25)" shall be amended as "item (24)" , and "item (31)" as "item (32)" . In the table of Article 41 item (1), "Mineral Damage Rehabilitation Council To study and deliberate on important matters concerning policies and programs for the rehabilitation of mining damages" shall be amended as" Coal Mine Damaged Area Rehabilitation Council To study and deliberate, in response to the inquiries of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, on matters concerning rehabilitation of areas damaged by coal mining Underground Resources Development Council To study and deliberate on important matters concerning development of underground resources Council for Authorization of Qualifications for Chief Engineers of Electric Enterprises To examine qualifications for chief engineers of electric enterprises and study and deliberate on matters concerning their qualifications", 0and the parts concerning the Coal Field Exproration Council, the Important Mineral Council and the Petroleum Resources Development Council shall be deleted. In the table of Article 52 paragraph 1, "Japanese Industrial Standards Committee To study and deliberate in response to the inquiries of the Ministers concerned, on matters concerning standardization of industry" shall be amended as" Japan Industrial Standards Committee To study and deliberate, in response to the inquiries of the Ministers concerned, on important matters concerning standardization of industry Heat Control Engineer Examination Committee To take charge of affairs concerning examination of application for heat control engineers ", and the parts concerning the Industrial Science and Technology Operation Council and the Hot Spring Heat Utilization Council shall be deleted. In the table of Article 63 paragraph 1,"Patent Compensation Committee To decide on the amount of indemnity for expropriation, etc. of patent rights and of royalties and compensation for the use of industrial properties owned by foreign nationals Patent Period Extension Committee To deliberate and make decisions for extension of duration of period of patent rights" shall be amended as" Committee for Patent Compensation, Etc. To decide on the amount of compensations for expropriation, etc. of patent rights and to examine applications for extension of duration of period of patent rights Council for the Amendment of Industrial Property Right System To study and deliberate, in response to the inquiries of the Minister of International Trade and Industry, on important matters concerning amendment of industrial propety right ." Chapter V. Shall be deleted.

(Amendments of the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology Establishment Law) Article 2. The Agency of Industrial Science and Technology Establishment Law (Law No.207 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 4 "the Industrial Technique Management Council" shall be deleted. Article 5 shall be amended as follows:

Article 5. Deleted.

In Article 6 paragraph 5, "20" shall be amended as "40" , paragraphs 7 and 8 of the same Article shall be made paragraphs 8 and 9 respectively;in paragraph 6 of the same Article, next to "members" shall be added "and temporary members" ;paragraph 6 shall be made paragraph 7;and next to paragraph 5 of the same Article, the following one paragraph shall be added: 6 The temporary members may be appointed when necessary for making study and deliberation on special matters.

(Amendments to the Mine Safety Law) Article 3. The Mine Safety Law (Law No.70 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 40 and Article 48 paragraph 2 "entrusted.... to" shall be amended as "appointed.... from among" . In Article 41 paragraph 1 "three years" shall be amended as "two years" .

(Amendments to the Law for Temporary Measures for Collection of Iron Scraps) Article 4. The Law for Temporary Measures for Collection of Iron Scraps (Law No.172 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 4 paragraph 2, "consult the Council for Things to Be Scrapped and thereby make a decision on this complaint" shall be amended as "make a decision on this complaint" . In Article 5, "be present in a meeting of the Council for Things to be Scrapped and thereby" shall be deleted. In Article 7 paragraph 1, "in addition to such matters as provided for in Article 4 paragraph 2 and Article 12 paragraph 4" shall be deleted. In Article 9 paragraph 2, "commissioned" shall be amended as "appointed" . In Article 12 paragraph 4, "and hearing the opinion of the Council for Things to Be Scrapped" shall be deleted.

(Amendments to the Industrial Standardization Law) Article 5. The Industrial Standardization Law (Law No.185 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 4 paragraph 1, "250" shall be amended as "240" ;and in paragraph 2 of the same Article, "entrusted" shall be amended as "appointed" . In Article 7 paragraph 3, "entrusted" shall be amended as "appointed" .

(Amendments to the Export Credit Insurance Law) Article 6. The Export Credit Insurance Law (Law No.67 of 1950) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 7 paragraph 2 shall be amended as follows: 2 The Council shall study and deliberate, in response to the inquires of the Minister of International Trade and Industry, on important matters concerning export credit insurance. Article 9 paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows: The tenure of office of the member appointed from among persons of learning and experience shall be six months;provided that, this shall not preclude his appointment but once.

(Amendments to the Commodity Exchange Law) Article 7. The Commodity Exchange Law (Law No.239 of 1950) shall be partially amended as follows: In the Contents, "Chapter XIII Mediation on Conflict (Articles 126-134) and Chapter XIV Commodity Exchange Transaction Conflict Deliberation Commodities (Articles 135,136)" shall be amended as" Chapter XIII and Chapter XIV. Deleted ". In Article 24 paragraph 1 item (5), "Article 123 or Article 132 paragraph 1" shall be amended as "or Article 123" . In Article 121 paragraph 1 item (1), "Article 124 or Article 132 paragraph 1" shall be amended as "or Article 124" . Chapter XIII and Chapter XIV. Deleted. amended as follows: Chapter XIII and Chapter XIV. Deleted.

Articles 126 to 136 inclusive. Deleted.

Article 138 shall be amended as follows:

Article 138. Deleted.

In Article 146, ", Article 125 and Article 132 paragraph 2" shall be amended as "and Article 125" , and "or the provision of Article 128 paragraph 3 item (1) or (2)" shall be deleted. In Article 151 paragraph 1, ", Article 125 or Article 132 paragraph 2" shall be amended as "and Article 125" , and "or in mediation as provided for in Article 128 paragraph 1 or disposition effected under paragraph 3 of the same Article" and "or Article 128 paragraph 3 item (3), (4) or (5)" shall be deleted. In Article 161 item (4), ", Article 120 paragraph 1 or 2 or Article 128 paragraph 5" shall be amended as "Article 120 paragraph 1 or 2" . In Article 166 item (1), "Article 125 or Article 132 paragraph 2" shall be amended as "and Article 125," of "Article 128 paragraph 3 item (1)" shall be deleted;in item (2) of the same Article, ", Article 125 of Article 132 paragraph 2" shall be amended as "and Article 125" , "and or Article 128 paragraph 3 item (2)" shall be deleted;and item (3) of the same Article shall be deleted.

(Amendment to the Order concerning Post-War Disposition of Industrial Property Rights Owned by Allied Nationals) Article 8. The Order concerning Post-War Disposition of Industrial Property Rights Owned by Allied Nationals shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 11 paragraph 2, "Patent Compensation Committee" shall be amended as "Committee for Patent Compensation, Etc." .