Article 13.　Any person who intends to engage in an enterprise of manufacturing measuring devices (including remodelling other than the repair and other construction (hereinafter referred to as "repair" ) prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance) shall obtain a permission from the Minister of International Trade and Industry for each factory or workshop according to the classification under the following Article;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to a person who intends to engage in manufacture of measuring devices to be used only for his own use.

2　When the person as stipulated in the proviso to the preceding paragraph intends to engage in an enterprise of manufacture, he shall report to that effect to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 14.　The classification of the permission for the enterprise of manufacture shall be as follows:

Article 15.　Any person who comes under any one of the following items may not obtain the permission for the enterprise of manufacture:

Article 16.　Any person who intends to obtain permission for the enterprise of manufacture shall submit his application, on which the following items are mentioned together with a plans of the factory or workshop and, in the case of a juridical person, the articles of association or acts of donation, to the Minister of International Trade and Industry through the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who exercises jurisdiction over the said factory or workshop:

Article 17.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall when he has received the application for permission for the enterprise of manufacture under the preceding Article, investigate the matters stated in the application and send it to the Minister of International Trade and Industry within one month.

Article 18.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, within one month after receiving the application, order, by designating the number not exceeding fifty, the applicant to manufacture for trial the measuring devices selected by the applicant out of those listed in the classification of the said application and to present them within six months;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to the applicant who comes under any one of the items of Article 15 or the applicant who does not come under any of items (1) to (3) inclusive of the following Article.

Article 19.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he finds that the application for the enterprise of manufacture conforms to each one of the following items, give a permission:

2　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he recognizes that the application for the enterprise of manufacture does not conform to every item of the preceding paragraph, notify to that effect to the applicant.

Article 20.　The effective period of the permission for the enterprise of manufacture shall be ten years reckoned from the day of permission;provided that this shall not preclude a renewal of the permission.

Article 21.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he has given the permission for the enterprise of manufacture, deliver a permit to the applicant.

2　The following matters shall be mentioned on the permit:

Article 22.　The person who has obtained the permission for the enterprise of manufacture (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturer" ) shall not be prevented, notwithstanding the provision of Article 35 paragraph 1, from engaging in the enterprise of repair of measuring devices according to the classification of permission at the factory or workshop for which he has been given the permission, and shall not be prevented, notwithstanding the provision of Article 47 paragraph 1, from engaging in the business of selling the measuring devices he manufactured or repaired.

2　When the manufacturer intends to engage, at a place outside the factory or workshop for which the permission has been given, in the enterprise of sale of the measuring device he manufactured or repaired, he shall, excepting the case where the registration under Article 47 paragraph 1 has been obtained, report to that effect to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who exercises jurisdiction over the place of the said business.

Article 23.　The manufacturer shall not be prevented, notwithstanding the provision of Article 13 paragraph 1 or Article 35 paragraph 1, from manufacturing or repairing measuring devices at a place other than the factory or workshop for which the permission has been given in case he has reported beforehand such fact to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising Jurisdiction over the place.

Article 24.　The manufacturer shall, in order to show that a certain measuring device has been made by him, decide on a mark and report it to the Minister of International Trade and Industry. The same shall apply in case he has changed the mark.

2　The manufacturer who has obtained the permission for two or more categories of the classification or for two or more factories or workshops shall use one and the same mark provided for in the preceding paragraph for all categories, factories and workshops.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry may, when he has found that a mark which has been reported under the provision of paragraph 1 is the same or similar to a mark which was previously reported by another person, order to change the mark.

Article 25.　When the manufacturer has manufactured or repaired any measuring device, he shall indicate on the said measuring device without delay the mark which he reported in accordance with the provision of paragraph 1 of the preceding Article and the name of To, Do, Fu or prefecture in which his factory or workshop is located;provided that this shall not apply to the measuring devices on which the indication of the mark is difficult owing to its construction and which are prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 26.　The manufacturer shall, when he intends to change the manufacturing equipment or move the factory or workshop, obtain a permission from the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

2　The provisions of Article 19 paragraph 1 item (3) and paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the permission under the preceding paragraph.

Article 27.　In case there has been an inheritance or amalgamation to the manufacturer, the heir (in case there are two or more heirs and the successor to the enterprise is selected by the consent of all, the person who succeeds) or the juridical person that continues to exist after the amalgamation or the juridical person formed after an amalgamation shall succeed to the status of the manufacturer.

2　In case there has been a transfer of the entire business of manufacturing, the transferee shall succeed to the status of the manufacturer.

Article 28.　When there has been a change in the matters provided for in Article 21 paragraph 2 item (2) or (3), the manufacturer shall present his permit without delay to the Minister of International Trade and Industry and have the corrections made.

2　In the case under the preceding paragraph, the person who has succeeded to the status of the manufacturer shall submit papers proving the fact.

Article 29.　When the manufacturer has discontinued his business, he shall report to that effect without delay to the Minister of International Trade and Industry. This shall also apply in case the business is suspended for a period of one month or more.

2　When the juridical person manufacturer has changed its representative or when the name of the representative has been changed, the said juridical person shall report to that effect without delay to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 30.　When the manufacturer has soiled, damaged or lost his permit, he may apply for reissuance of the permit to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 31.　When the manufacturer has discontinued his business, his permit shall lose its validity.

Article 32.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry may, when the manufactuer falls under any one of the following items, revoke his permit or order the suspension of his business by stipulating the period within the limit of one year:

Article 33.　When the permit for manufacture has become invalid, the manufacturer shall return it, within one month, to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 34.　With respect to the reissuance of the permit provided for in the proviso to Article 20, the permit may be reissued by the simple procedure prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 16 to Article 18 inclusive and Article 19 paragraph 1 item (4).

Article 35.　Any person who intends to engage in the business of repairing measuring devices shall obtain a permission, in accordance with the classification of the following Article, from the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who exercises jurisdiction over the location of the factory or workshop;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to the person who intends to engage in the repairing work of measuring devices of his own use.

2　When the person provided for in the proviso to the perceding paragraph intends to engage in the repairing work, he shall report to that effect to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over the factory or workshop.

Article 36.　The classification for the enterprise of repair shall be as follows:

Article 37.　Any person who intends to obtain a permission for the enterprise of repair shall submit his application, on which the following items are mentioned together with a plan of the factory or workshop and, in the case of a juridical person, the articles of association or acts of donation, to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over the location of the factory or workshop:

Article 38.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall give a permission when he finds that the application for the enterprise of repair conforms to every one of the following items:

2　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall, when he deems that the application for the enterprise of repair does not conform to every one of the items of the preceding paragraph, notify to that effect to the applicant.

Article 39.　The person who has obtained the permission for the enterprise of repair (hereinafter referred to as "mender" ) shall not be prevented, notwithstanding the provision of Article 47 paragraph 1, from engaging in the business of selling the measuring devices which he repaired at the factory or workshop for which the permission has been given.

Article 40.　The mender shall not be prevented, notwithstanding the provision of Article 35 paragraph 1, from engaging in repairing business of measuring devices at a place other than the factory or workshop for which the permission has been given in case he has obtained in advance a permission from the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over the place (or in case the applicant has reported the same to the governor if the place is in the same area under the jurisdiction of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who has given the permission for the enterprise of repair).

Article 41.　The mender shall, in order to show that a certain measuring device has been repaired by him, decide on a mark and report the same to the Minister of International Trade and Industry. The same shall also apply in case he has changed the mark.

2　The provisions of Article 24 paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the mark under the preceding paragraph.

3　The manufacturer who is at the same time the mender shall use the same mark for both enterprises.

Article 42.　The mender shall, when he intends to change the repairing equipment or to move the factory or workshop within the To, Do, Fu or prefecture under the jurisdiction of the governor who has given the permission, obtain a permission of the said governor.

2　The provisions of Article 38 paragraph 1 item (3) and paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the permission under the preceding paragraph.

Article 43.　When any mender has discontinued the business or has moved his factory or workshop to a place outside the jurisdiction of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture from whom he has obtained the permission, the permit shall lose its validity.

Article 44.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture may, when the mender falls under any one of the following items, revoke the permission or order the suspension of the business by stipulating a period within the limit of one year:

Article 45.　With respect to the reissuance of the permit provided for in the proviso to Article 20 which applies mutatis mutandis in the following Article, the permit may be reissued by the simple procedure prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance, notwithstanding the provision of Article 37.

Article 46.　The provisions of Article 15, Article 20, Article 21, Article 25, Article 27 to Article 30 inclusive and Article 33 shall be apply mutatis mutandis to the enterprise of repair. In this case, the term "Minister of International Trade and Industry" as used in Article 21 paragraph 1, Article 28 to Article 30 inclusive, and Article 33 shall read "governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture" .

Article 47.　Any person who intends to engage in the business of sale of measuring devices or brokerage of sale (hereinafter referred to as "sale, etc." ) shall receive a registration, for each shop, according to the classification of the following Article, from the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over the location of such establishment;provided, however, that the same shall not apply in cases where the person who has obtained the permission for the enterprise of manufacture or repair of measuring devices or the person who has been registered for the business of sale, etc. intends to dispose the measuring devices by sale when the permit for the enterprise or the registration for the sale has lost its validity, and in the case prescribed otherwise by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

2　In the case under the proviso to the preceding paragraph, the person who intends to engage in the business of sale, etc. shall in advance, by determining the method and period of the sale, etc., report to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over the place of the shop (or the place of abode if one has not a shop). This shall also apply in case the person intends to change the method or the period of the sale, etc.

Article 48.　The classification for the registration of the business of sale, etc. shall be as follows:

Article 49.　Any person who comes under any one of the following items shall not be registered for the business of sale, etc. of measuring devices:

Article 50.　Any person who intends to get registration of the business of sale, etc. shall submit an application, on which the following matters are mentioned and, in the case of a juridical person, together with the articles of association or acts of donation, to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over the place where the shop is located:

Article 51.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall register the business of sale, etc. when he finds that the application for the registration conforms to each one of the following items:

2　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall when he deems that the application for the business of sale, etc. does not conform to each item of the preceding paragraph, notify to that effect to the applicant.

Article 52.　The effective period of the registration for the business of sale, etc. shall be five years reckoned from the day of the registration;provided that this shall not preclude the registration.

Article 53.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall keep a registration book and register the following matters:

Article 54.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall, when he has effected the registration of the enterprise of sale, etc., deliver a registration card to the applicant.

2　The following items shall be mentioned on the registration card:

Article 55.　The person who has been registered for the enterprise of sale, etc.(hereinafter referred to as "seller" ) shall not be prevented, notwithstanding the provision of Article 47 paragraph 1, from selling measuring devices at the exhibitions, previews, or the place within the establishment determined by Minister of International Trade and Industry Ordinance in case he has reported in advance such a sale to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture exercising jurisdiction over such place.

Article 56.　The seller shall, when he intends to move his shop within the district under the jurisdiction of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture by whom the registration was made, report it to the same governor.

Article 57.　The seller shall, when there has been a change in the items provided for in Article 54 paragraph 2 item (2) or item (3), present, without delay, his registration card to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture and have the corrections made.

2　The provision of Article 28 paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case under the preceding paragraph.

Article 58.　When the seller has discontinued his business or moved his shop to a place outside the jurisdiction of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture by whom the registration was effected the registration shall lose its validity.

Article 59.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture may, when the seller comes under any one of the following items, revoke the registration or order the suspension of the business by stipulating the period within the limit of one year:

Article 60.　When any registration for the enterprise of sale, etc. has lost its validity, the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall deleted the registration under the provision of Article 53.

Article 61.　With respect to the re-registration provided for in the proviso to Article 52, the re-registration may be made by the simple procedure prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance, notwithstanding the provision of Article 50.

Article 62.　The provisions of Articles 27, 29, 30 and 33 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the registration for the enterprise of sale, etc. In this case the term "Minister of International Trade and Industry" shall read "governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture" .

Article 86.　The verification shall be performed by the Minister of International Trade and Industry or governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, according to the classification of measuring devices as determined by Cabinet Order.

Article 87.　The governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture under the preceding Article shall be the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who exercises jurisdiction over the place of manufacture, repair or import in case the person who has manufactured, repaired, or imported measuring devices in accordance with the provision of Article 63 receives the verification therefor, and in other cases the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who exercises jurisdiction over the place where the measuring devices are located;provided that in the following cases the verification shall be performed as provided for in each item:

2　The person who intends to receive the verification of measuring devices provided for in item (1) of the proviso to the preceding paragraph shall report his place of manufacture, repair, or import to the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture who exercises jurisdiction over such place.

Article 88.　The place of verification shall be the Ministry of International Trade and Industry or the verification office to be established in To, Do, Fu or prefecture, provided that in the following cases the verification shall be performed as provided for in each item:

Article 89.　When a measuring device, which has been verified, conforms to each one of the following items, it shall be regarded as qualified:

2　Whether or not a measuring device conforms to items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the method prescribed by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance and by using the model measuring device which has passed the model measuring device verification.

Article 90.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry or the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall not, when the parts of the measuring devices mentioned in the following items are those passed in the inspection of parts performed by the Minister of International Trade and Industry, verify with respect to the said parts in case the verification is to be performed on the measuring device to which the said parts belong:

2　In the inspection of parts under the preceding paragraph, when to parts are of the structure under paragraph 1 item (2) of the preceding Article and furthermore when it is deemed that they are of the structure stipulated in the specification of parts thereof, it shall be regarded as passed.

3　Other than those prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the method of performance of the inspection of parts shall be prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 91.　The measuring device which is duplicated from the original qualified in the inspection of the original of measuring device performed by the Minister of International Trade and Industry or the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture in accordance with the classification of measuring devices prescribed by Cabinet Order under Article 86 and which is determined by Cabinet Order shall be regarded, in the inspection of the same, as conforming to the provision of Article 89 paragraph 1 item (3).

2　In the case of the inspection of original under the preceding paragraph, it shall be regarded as passed when the original is recognized as conforming to the provision of Article 89 paragraph 1 item (3).

3　other than that prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the method of performance of the inspection of the original shall be prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 92.　The terms of validity of the taximeter, gas-meter, water-meter, and gasoline measure shall be one year for taximeter, seven years for gas-meter, and eight years for watermeter and gasoline measure counting from the first day of the month following one in which the verification stamp has been affixed.

Article 93.　The verification stamp shall be affixed to the measuring devices which have passed the verification;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to those on which it is difficult, owing to their construction, to affix the said stamp and which are prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

2　On the verification stamp to be affixed in accordance with the provision of the preceding paragraph, to the measuring device provided for in the preceding Article, the expiration date of the term of validity of the preceding Article shall be indicated.

3　On the measuring device prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance, the figure showing the year in which the verification has been performed shall be indicated together with the verification stamp.

Article 94.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry or the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall, when he has received an application, for verification, perform the verification on the measuring device applied for and decide on its qualification or disqualification within twenty days (or the period stipulated if the same is provided for by Cabinet Order) since the day of the receipt of the application.

Article 95.　When the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture has taken an action of disqualification on the verification of measuring device, he shall notify the reason for the disqualification to the person who has applies for verification.

Article 96.　In case a measuring device which has failed in the verification bears a verification or calibration stamp, the said verification stamp or calibration stamp shall be either deleted or be cancelled with a stamp.

2　In case the person who applied for the verification has been delivered a calibration record belonging to the disqualified measuring device, the said calibration record shall be cancelled with a stamp.

Article 97.　The calibration shall be performed by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

Article 98.　The place of calibration shall be this verification office to be established in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry;provided, however, that in the following instances the same shall be performed at the place provided for in each item:

Article 99.　When a calibrated measuring device conforms to each one of the following items, it shall be regarded as qualified:

2　Whether or not the measuring device conforms to item (2) of the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the method prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

3　Whether or not the said measuring device conforms to paragraph 1 item (3) shall be determined by measuring the difference between the measure of the state of thing of object indicated by the said measuring device and that indicated by the original or primary standard according to the method prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 100.　The term of validity of calibration shall be five years;provided that the measuring devices prescribed by Cabinet Order shall follow the stipulation thereof.

Article 101.　The measuring device which has passed the calibration shall be affixed with a calibration stamp;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to a measuring device to which it is difficult, owing to the construction, to affix the calibration stamp and which is prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 102.　When a measuring device has passed the calibration, a calibration record, on which its instrumental error is recorded, shall be delivered to the person who applied for the calibration.

2　The term of validity provided for in Article 100 shall be written on the calibration record provided for in the preceding paragraph.

Article 103.　In case the measuring device which has been disqualified in calibration is in conformity whih every item of Article 89 paragraph 1, it shall be regarded as qualified for verification, and, upon request of the person who applied for the calibration, the verification stamp shall be affixed.

Article 104.　In case a measuring device which has failed in the calibration bears a calibration or verification stamp, the said calibration stamp shall either be deleted or be cancelled with a stamp;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to the verification stamp if the said measuring device is in conformity with every item of Article 89 paragraph 1.

2　In case the person who applied for the calibration has been delivered a calibration record belonging to the disqualified measuring device, the said calibration record shall be cancelled with a stamp.

Article 105.　The provisions of Article 94 and Article 95 shall apply mutatis mutandis to calibration.

Article 106.　The inspection of the model measuring device shall be performed by the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 107.　When a model measuring device which has received the model measuring device inspection is in conformity with each one of the following items, it shall be regarded as passed:

2　Whether or not a model measuring device is in conformity with item (2) of the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the method prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

3　Whether or not the said measuring device conforms to paragraph 1 item (3) shall be determined by measuring the difference between the measure of the state of thing of object indicated by the said measuring device and that indicated by the original or primary standard, according to the method prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

4　In case any model measuring device prescribed by Cabinet Order is recognized, even if it is not in conformity with paragraph 1 item (3), as having no hindrance in measurement, the same shall be regarded as qualified, notwithstanding the provision of the said item of the same paragraph.

Article 108.　The term of validity of the model measuring device inspection shall be three years;provided that the model measuring device prescribed by Cabinet Order shall follow the stipulation thereof.

Article 109.　A model measuring device which has passed the model measuring device inspection shall be affixed with a model measuring device inspection stamp;provided, however, that the same shall not apply to the one on which it is difficult, owing to its construction, to affix the said stamp and which is prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 110.　When a model measuring device is qualified in the inspection thereof, a model measuring device inspection record, on which its instrumental error is recorded, shall be delivered to the applicant.

2　On the model measuring device record of the preceding paragraph, there shall be written the method of correction as its instrumental error and the term of validity under Article 108.

Article 111.　The qualified model measuring device shall not be transferred or loaned unless it is effected with the accompaniment of the model measuring device inspection record.

2　The qualified model measuring device shall be used after its instrumental error has been corrected in accordance with the method stated on the model measuring device inspection record.

Article 112.　On the model measuring device prescribed by Cabinet Order, there shall be stated, on its model measuring device inspection record, the use or the method of use of the same.

2　The model measuring device of which the use or the method of use is stated in accordance with the provision of the preceding paragraph, on its model measuring device inspection record, shall not be used for the purpose other than the stated purpose or used by a method other than that stated.

Article 113.　In case a model measuring device which has failed in the model measuring device inspection bears a model measuring device inspection stamp, the said model measuring device inspection stamp shall either be deleted or be cancelled with a stamp.

2　In case a person who applied for model measuring device inspection and has been delivered a model measuring device inspection record belonging to the disqualified model measuring device, the said record shall be cancelled with a stamp.

Article 114.　The provisions of Article 94, Article 95 and Article 98 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the model measuring device inspection.

Article 115.　The capacity inspection shall be performed by the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture.

Article 116.　The capacity inspection shall be performed only for containers used, in transaction, to measure volumes by using the statutory measuring units and which are prescribed by Cabinet Order.

Article 117.　The place of capacity inspection shall be the verification office to be established in To, Do, Fu or prefecture;provided, however, that in the following instances the same shall be performed at the place where the measuring devices are located:

Article 118.　The person who intends to get the capacity inspection shall indicate on the container the capacity to be used and the graduation of the capacity.

Article 119.　When an inspected container is in conformity with each one of the following items, it shall be regarded as qualified:

2　Whether or not a container conforms to items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the method prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance and by using a model measuring device which passed the model measuring device inspection.

Article 120.　The container which has passed the capacity inspection shall be affixed with a capacity inspection stamp.

Article 121.　In case a container which has failed in the capacity inspection bears a capacity inspection stamp, the said capacity inspection stamp shall either be deleted or be cancelled with a stamp.

Article 122.　The provisions of Article 94 and Article 95 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the capacity inspection.

Article 182.　Any person who is dissatisfied with the disposition of disqualification in the verification, calibration, model measuring device inspection, capacity inspection, inspection under Article 132, periodical inspection or the inspection under Article 149 (hereinafter collectively referred to as "verification, etc." ) or who is dissatisfied with the disposition under Article 156 paragraph 1 may apply for the re-inspection of the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

2　In case a person to whom the measuring device, model measuring device, or container (hereinafter referred to as "measuring device, etc." ) is to be transferred, loaned, or delivered is specifically determined, the said person may, when he is dissatisfied with the disposition of qualifying in the verification, etc. of the measuring device, etc., apply for the re-inspection of the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 183.　A person who intends to apply for are-inspection under the provision of the preceding Article shall, promptly after the disposition of disqualification or qualification in verification, etc. or the disposition under the provision of Article 156 paragraph 1 (hereinafter referred to as "primary disposition" ), seal, in the presence of the official of the administrative agency which has caused the disposition, the measuring devices in question and present the same to the administrative agency.

2　With respect to the measuring device, etc. which has, in accordance with the provision of the proviso to Article 88, proviso to Article 98 (including the case where this applies mutatis mutandis in Article 114), proviso to Article 117 or proviso to Article 142 (including the case applies mutatis mutandis in Article 150 paragraph 2), received the verification, etc., at a place where the same is located or at a place where the land, building or other structure, to which the same is attached, is located the owner shall, notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph, have the measuring device sealed by the administrative organ which has taken the primary disposition and shall keep the same in the original condition until the time of the re-inspection. The same shall apply in case where the inspection under Article 132 or the disposition under Article 156 paragraph 1 has been made, in case the measuring device is used by attaching to a land, building or other structure or in case the permission of the administrative agency, which has caused the disposition, has been obtained owing to the difficulty of transportation or other special reason.

3　The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall not apply to a measuring device for which there is no fear, because of the construction or the nature of the same, of changing the original condition as of the time when the disposition was made.

4　A person provided for in paragraph 2 of the preceding Article shall, in order to effect the sealing under paragraph 1 or to get the sealing under paragraph 2, obtain in advance the consent of the person who received the verification, etc.

Article 184.　A person who intends to apply for a re-inspection in accordance with the provision of Article 182 shall, within ten days after the time when the primary disposition was made (or one month in the case of measuring device, etc. provided for in paragraph 3 of the preceding Article), submit an application with stated reasons to the administrative agency which has caused the primary disposition.

Article 185.　The administrative agency which caused the primary disposition shall, when it has received the application under the preceding Article, forward, within ten days, the same with an attached opinion to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 186.　A person who applies for a re-inspection of measuring device, etc. provided for in Article 183 paragraph 3 shall, simultaneously with the application and in the presence of the official of the administrative agency which has caused the primary disposition, seal the measuring device, etc. in question and present the same to the said administrative agency.

2　The provision of Article 183 paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the preceding paragraph.

Article 187.　The administrative agency which has received the measuring device, etc. in accordance with the provision of Article 183 paragraph 1 or paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall keep at original state the same until the time of reinspection.

Article 188.　The administrative agency which caused the primary disposition shall, when there has been no presentation of the measuring device, etc. under the provision of Article 183 paragraph 1 or Article 186 paragraph 1 report to that effect without delay to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 189.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he deems that the application for re-inspection is improper, forthwith reject the same.

2　The decision for rejection under the provision of the preceding paragraph shall be made in writing and also the reason shall be attached to the same.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall deliver the original copy of the decision to the applicant for the re-inspection.

Article 190.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he has received an application for re-inspection, perform, excepting the case of rejection under the provision of the preceding Article, the re-inspection within one month from the day when he received the application.

Article 191.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall decide the date and place of the re-inspection and notify the same to the applicant for re-inspection and the administrative agency which caused the primary disposition.

Article 192.　The applicant for the re-inspection and the person who been designated, from among the the officials of the administrative agency which caused the primary disposition, by the head o the said agency shall be present to witness the re-inspection.

Article 193.　In the re-inspection, it shall be determined whether the action of primary disposition has been taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 89, Article 99, Article 107, Article 119, Article 135, Article 145 (including the cases where this provision applies mutatis mutandis in Article 152), or Article 156 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2.

Article 194.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall make a decision, within three months since the day when he received the application for re-inspection, according to the result of the re-inspection and the opinion under Article 185.

2　The decision under the preceding paragraph shall be made in writing and also the reasons shall be attached to the same.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall send the original copies of the decision paper to the applicant for re-inspection and the administrative agency which caused the primary disposition.

Article 195.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall take necessary measures according to the decision under paragraph 1 of the preceding Article.

Article 196.　The procedures for the re-inspection, other than those provided for in this Section, shall be prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.

Article 197.　Any person who is dissatisfied with the disposition of the Minister of International Trade and Industry, the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, or the head of the specified city, town or village under the provisions of this Law or orders issued thereunder may submit a plea of protest to the Minister of International Trade and Industry;provided that the same shall not apply to matters for which application for re-inspection can be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 182.

2　The plea of protest shall be made within one month from the day of the receipt of the notice for those who are to receive the notice of the decision and from the day that the aggrieved has been informed of the fact of the disposition for the others, and the said plea shall be made by submitting a pleading with stated reasons to the administrative agency which has caused the disposition;provided that the aggrieved may not make the plea of protest after the lapse of three months from the day of the disposition.

3　In case a person has proved his inability, owing to due reasons, to have made the plea within the stipulated period under the preceding paragraph, he may make the plea of protest even after the lapse of the period provided for in the same paragraph.

Article 198.　The administrative agency which caused the disposition shall, when it has received the pleading under paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, forward, within ten days, the said pleading accompanied with its written explanation to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

Article 199.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he deems that the plea of protest is improper, forthwith reject the same.

2　The decision for the rejection under the provision of the preceding paragraph shall be made in writing and also the reason shall be attached to the same.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall send the original copy of the decision paper to the pleader.

Article 200.　The Execution of the disposition shall not be suspended by the plea of protest;provided, however, the administrative agency that caused the disposition may, either by the pleading or its own authority, suspend the execution of the disposition.

Article 201.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he has received a plea of protest excepting the case of rejection under Article 99 paragraph 1, hold a hearing within one month from the day of the receipt of the plea.

Article 202.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, by fixing the date and place, notify the same to the pleader and the administrative agency that caused the disposition.

2　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he has made the notice under the provision of the preceding paragraph, make public the gist of the subject matter, date and place of the hearing.

Article 203.　Any person other than the pleader, who intends to take part in the hearing and state opinions shall make a requested stating to the effect that he will participate in the hearing as a person concerned and with a stated reason of the interests and the gist of his assertion, to the Minister of International Trade and Industry and shall obtain a permission thereof.

Article 204.　In the hearing an opportunity shall be given to the pleader and the participant under the provision of the preceding Article to present proofs and evidences in regard to the matter in question and to state their opinions.

Article 205.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, according to the result of the hearing and the written explanation under Article 198, make within two months from the day of the receipt of the plea, a decision on the case.

2　The decision under the preceding paragraph shall be made in writing and also the reason shall be attached to the same.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall send the original copies of the decision to the pleader, the participant under Article 203, and the administrative agency that caused the disposition, and at the same time make public the gist of the decision.

Article 206.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, according to the decision under the preceding paragraph, take a necessary measure.

Article 207.　The procedures, other than those provided for in this Section, relating to the plea of protest shall be prescribed by Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ordinance.