Article 1This Cabinet Order come into effect as of May 1, 1989.

Article 2Prior laws continue to govern the gas appliances and materials set forth in Appended Table 2 prior to amendment by this Act that and not set forth in Appended Table 2 amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "Type 2 gas appliances and materials") and which has been manufactured prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order (excluding imported appliances and materials and those which have been modified by the manufacturer and meet the technical standards specified by Order of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry prescribed in Article 39-19, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act")), notwithstanding the provisions of Appended Table 2 amended by this Act.

Article 3Any person who has obtained an approval for Type 2 gas appliances and materials (excluding those which are governed by prior laws pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article) from the Minister of International Trade and Industry referred to in the proviso to Article 39-3 of the Act or has filed a request for approval prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order is deemed to have obtained an approval referred to in the proviso to Article 39-11, paragraph (1) or the proviso to Article 39-20 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 39-19, paragraph (2) of the Act for the Type 2 gas appliances and materials pertaining to the approval or the request for approval.

Article 4With respect to the application of Article 39-17 or Article 39-18 of the Act to any manufacturer or importer of Type 2 gas appliances and materials prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, the phrase "within thirty days from the business commencement date" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "until May 31, 1989".

Article 5Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order and conduct related to Type 2 gas appliances and materials in which a person engages after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, which is being governed by prior laws pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect on the date on which the Administrative Procedure Act (October 1, 1994) comes into effect.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect on the date on which Partial Amendment to the Gas Business Act (Act No. 42 of 1994) (March 1, 1995) comes into effect.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of May 1, 1996.

Article 2Prior laws continue to govern the gas appliances and materials set forth in Appended Table 2 prior to amendment by this Act, which are not set forth in Appended Table 2 amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials"), which has been manufactured prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order (excluding imported appliances and materials), notwithstanding the provisions of Appended Table 2 amended by this Act.

Article 3Any person who has obtained an approval for transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials ((excluding those which are governed by prior laws pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article) from the Minister of International Trade and Industry referred to in the proviso to Article 39-3 or the proviso to Article 39-11, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order or has filed a request for approval, is deemed to have obtained an approval referred to in the proviso to Article 39-11, paragraph (1) or the proviso to Article 39-20 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 39-19, paragraph (2) of the Act for the transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials pertaining to the approval or the request for approval.

Article 4With respect to the application of Article 39-17 or Article 39-18 of the Act to any manufacturer or importer of transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials, prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, the phrase "within thirty days from the business commencement date" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "until May 31, 1996".

Article 5Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, any person who has obtained a type approval for any transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials referred to in Article 39-8, paragraph (1) of the Act or has filed a request for approval prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, is deemed to have filed a notice on the type of transferred Type 2 gas appliance or material pertaining to the approval or request under the provisions of Article 39-17 of the Act.

Article 6Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order and conduct related to any transferred Type 2 gas appliance or material in which a person engages after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order which is being governed by prior laws pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 1997.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of November 19, 1999.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 2000.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of October 1, 2000.

Article 2The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on Consolidation and Streamlining of Standards and Certification Systems Relating to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (hereinafter referred to as the "Consolidation and Streamlining Act") for the transferred specified products set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 1 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the transferred specified products set forth in that paragraph), is set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 3The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 5, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act for any transferred special specified products set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 2 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning transferred special specified products specified in that paragraph), is set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 4The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act is set forth respectively for the transferred liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) equipment, etc. set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 3 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the transferred LPG equipment, etc. specified in Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act), as set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 5The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act is set forth respectively for the specified transferred LPG equipment, etc. set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 4 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the specified LPG equipment, etc. specified in that paragraph), as set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 6The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act is set forth respectively for the transferred Type 2 LPG equipment, etc. set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 5 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the transferred Type 2 LPG equipment, etc. specified in that Article), as set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 7The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 61, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act is set forth respectively for the transferred gas appliances and materials set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 6 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the transferred gas appliances and materials specified in Article 59 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act), as set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 8The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 61, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act is set forth respectively for the transferred specified gas appliances and materials set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 7 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the transferred specified gas appliances and materials specified in that paragraph), as set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 9The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 62 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act is set forth respectively for the transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 8 of the Supplementary Provisions (meaning the transferred Type 2 gas appliances and materials specified in that Article), as set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 10(1)In addition to the cases which are governed by prior laws pursuant to the following paragraph, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) and Article 5 of the Consumer Product Safety Act amended by this Act under the provisions of Article 1 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act, prior laws continue to govern the Type 1 specified products set forth in item (ii) of Appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Article 3, to which a label under the provisions of Article 27 of the Consumer Product Safety Act prior to amendment by this Act is affixed, as applied pursuant to Article 32-4, paragraph (2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act prior to amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Consumer Product Safety Act" in this Article) under the provisions of Article 1 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act, until a day on which three years have elapsed from the date of enforcement referred to in Article 1 of that Act.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) and Article 5 of the New Consumer Product Safety Act, prior laws continue to govern the sale or labels of the Type 1 specified products set forth in item (ii) of Appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Article 3 pertaining to type approval under the provisions of Article 32-4, paragraph (1) of the Former Consumer Product Safety Act which has been obtained prior to the enforcement of Article 1 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act (including type approval that has been obtained, which is to be governed by prior laws pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act (limited to those related to the foreign registered manufacturers referred to in Article 32-2 of the Former Consumer Product Safety Act)), until the date on which three years have elapsed from the date on which the provisions of Article 1 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act come into effect or the date on which ten years have elapsed from the approval date, whichever is earlier.

Article 11(1)In addition to the cases which are to be governed by prior laws pursuant to the following paragraph, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39-3, paragraph (1) and Article 39-4 of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act (referred to as the "New Gas Business Act" in the following paragraph), prior laws continue to govern Type 1 gas appliances and materials specified in Appended Table 2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment of this Act under the provisions of paragraph (1), to which labels under the provisions of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Gas Business Act" in this Article) under the provisions of Article 11 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act are affixed, which are not specified in the left-hand column of Appended Table 2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act under the provisions of that Article (hereinafter referred to as the "transferred Type 1 gas appliances and materials" in the following paragraph), until the day on which five years have elapsed from the date on which the provisions of Article 11 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act come into effect.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39-3, paragraph (1) and Article 39-4 of the New Gas Business Act, prior laws continue to govern the sale or labels of the transferred Type 1 gas appliances and materials related to type approval under the provisions of Article 39-13-3 of the Former Gas Business Act, which has been obtained prior to the enforcement of Article 11 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act (including type approval, which is to be governed by prior laws pursuant to the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act (limited to those related to the foreign registered manufacturers referred to in Article 39-13-3 of the Former Gas Business Act)), until the date on which five years have elapsed from the date on which the provisions of Article 11 of the Consolidation and Streamlining Act come in to effect or the date on which five years have elapsed from the approval date, whichever is earlier.

Article 12Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order and conduct in which a person engages after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, which is to be governed by prior laws pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which Partial Amendment to the Cabinet Act (Act No. 88 of 1999) (January 6, 2001) comes into effect.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of October 1, 2000; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles 1 (limited to the parts regarding item (i)) through 3, Article 5, the provisions revising Article 3 of the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act and Article 12 in Article 10 come into effect as of April 1, 2001.

Article 1This Cabinet Order come into effect as of April 1, 2004; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 5 and Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of its promulgation.

Article 2(1)A request for large-volume gas supply license (excluding large-volume gas supplied to persons who are closely related to the supplier specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry referred to in Article 2, paragraph (7) of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Gas Business Act") under the provisions of Article 2 of the Amendment Act , which has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment Act"), prior to the enforcement of the provisions of Article 2 of the Amendment Act, is deemed to be a notification submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the New Gas Business Act. In this case, the term the "notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph" in paragraph (2) of that Article and the term the "notification under the provisions of paragraph (1)" in paragraphs (3) through (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with the "request for approval under the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act (Act No. 92 of 2003), which is deemed to be a notification under the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act (Cabinet Order No. 475 of 2003)" and the term the "notification" in paragraph (2), paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with the "request for approval."

(2)A request for large-volume gas supply license, which has been filed prior to the enforcement of Article 2 of the Revised Act pursuant to Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Former Gas Business Act (limited to gas supplied to persons who are closely related to the supplier specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry referred to in Article 2, paragraph (7) of the New Gas Business Act) is deemed to be a notification which is submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the New Gas Business Act.

(3)A request for approval of gas supply through pipes, which has been filed prior to the enforcement of Article 2 of the Amendment Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Former Gas Business Act (limited to gas supplied to gas users (limited to persons who are closely related to the supplier specified by the Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry referred to in Article 2, paragraph (7) of the New Gas Business Act), is deemed to be a notification which is submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the New Gas Business Act.

Article 3(1)A notification of large-volume gas supply that has been submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 37-8, paragraph (1) of the Former Gas Business Act prior to the enforcement of this Act is deemed to be a notification that is submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 37-9, paragraph (1) of the New Gas Business Act.In this cases, the term the "notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph" in Article 37-7-3, paragraph (2) of the New Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article and the term "notification under the provisions of paragraph (1)" in provisions of paragraphs (3) through (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with the "notification under the provisions of Article 37-8, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act (Act No. 92 of 2003) which is deemed to be a notification under the provisions of Article 37-9, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act (Cabinet Order No. 475 of 2003)."

(2)A request for large-volume gas supply license, which has been submitted prior to the enforcement of Article 2 of the Amendment Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 37-9, paragraph (1) of the Former Gas Business Act is deemed to be a notification which is submitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 37-9, paragraph (1) of the New Gas Business Act.In this case, the term the "notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph" in Article 37-7-3, paragraph (2) of the New Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article and the term the "notification under the provisions of paragraph (1)" in paragraphs (3) through (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with the "request for approval under the provisions of Article 37-9, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act (Act No. 92 of 2003), which is deemed to be a notification under the provisions of Article 37-9, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act, under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act (Cabinet Order No. 475 of 2003)" and the term the "notification" in paragraph (2), paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with the "request for approval."

Article 4(1)A notification which has been submitted by a person specified in the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amendment Act, prior to the enforcement of the provisions of Article 2 of the Amendment Act, under the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 31, paragraph (2) or Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Former Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-10 of the Former Gas Business Act, is deemed to be a notification submitted respectively by a person specified in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amendment Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 31, paragraph (2) or Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-8 of the New Gas Business Act on the date on which the person has submitted a notification under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.In this cases, the term a "notification under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs" in Article 36-2, paragraph (3) of the New Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-8 of the New Gas Business Act and the term a "notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2)" in paragraphs (4) through (6) of that Article, is deemed to be replaced with a " notification under the provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act, under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act (Act No. 92 of 2003) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-10 of that Act, which is deemed to be a notification under the provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-8 of that Act amended by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act, pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act (Cabinet Order No. 475 of 2003)".

(2)A notification which has been submitted by a person specified in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amendment Act, prior to the enforcement of Article 2 of the Amendment Act, under the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (2) or Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Former Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38 of the Former Gas Business Act, is deemed to be a notification submitted by a person specified in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amendment Act under the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (2) or Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-8 of the New Gas Business Act on the date on which the person has submitted the notification under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.In this cases, the term a "notification under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs" in Article 36-2, paragraph (3) of the New Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-8 of the New Gas Business Act and the term a "notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2)" in paragraphs (4) through (6) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with a "notification under the provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Gas Business Act prior to amendment by this Act, under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act (Act No. 92 of 2003) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38 of that Act, which is deemed to be a notification under the provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Gas Business Act amended by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Electricity Business Act and the Gas Business Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-8 of that Act under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act (Cabinet Order No. 475 of 2003)".

Article 5The authority of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry set forth in the left-hand column of the following Table is to be exercised by the Director of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry set forth in the right-hand column of that Table.

Article 6In addition to what is set forth in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of the Amendment Act and this Cabinet Order are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act on the Consolidation of the Acts Related to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to Promote Reformed Public Interest Corporations (March 1, 2004) comes into effect.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into force as of April 1, 2005.

Article 2Permission, approval granted and other dispositions implemented by the Director of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to the provisions of the respective Cabinet Orders prior to amendment by the Cabinet Orders before the enforcement of this Cabinet Order (limited to permission, approval and other dispositions related to the functions set forth in Article 4, paragraph (1), item (lix) of the Former Act on the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, among the functions administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry specified in Article 12, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Act No. 99 of 1999; hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act on the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry") prior to amendment by this Act under the provisions of Article 2 of Partial Amendment to the Mine Safety Act and the Act on the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), is deemed to be permission, approval granted and dispositions implemented by the Director-General of the Industrial Safety and Inspection Department having jurisdiction over the district which is under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, and any request or act filed with, or notification submitted to the Director of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to the provisions of the respective Cabinet Orders prior to amendment by the Cabinet Orders before the enforcement of this Cabinet Order (limited to those related to the functions set forth in Article 4, paragraph (1), item (lix) of the Former Act on the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, among the functions administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry specified in Article 12, paragraph (2) of the Former Act on the Establishment of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; hereinafter referred to as a "request, etc."), is deemed to be a request, etc. that has been filed with the Director-General of the Industrial Safety and Inspection Department having jurisdiction over the district which is under the jurisdiction of the relevant Director of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of October 1, 2008.

Article 2(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39-3 of the Gas Business Act, a manufacturer, importer or seller of gas appliances and materials specified in item (v) of Appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Gas Business Act amended by this Cabinet Order may, for one year from the date on which this Cabinet Order comes into effect, sell or display gas appliances and materials for sale to which the labels under the provisions of Article 39-12 of that Act are not affixed.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39 of the Act on Securing the Liquefied Petrol Gas Safety and Optimized Liquefied Petroleum Gas Trading, a manufacture, importer or seller of liquefied petroleum (LPG) equipment, etc. set forth in item (ii), (b) of Appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Securing the LPG Gas Safety and Optimized LPG Trading amended by this Cabinet Order may, for a period of one year from the date on which this Cabinet Order comes into effect, sell or display the LPG equipment, etc. for sale to which the labels under the provisions of Article 48 of such Act are not affixed.

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 2012.

Article 2Any collection of reports or other action taken by a prefectural governor prior to the date on which this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date") comes into effect, pursuant to the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (1), Article 47, paragraph (1) or Article 47-2, paragraph (1) of the Gas Business Act, which relates to functions to be administered by a mayor after the effective date pursuant to these provisions, is deemed to be a collection of reports or other actions taken respectively by the relevant mayor pursuant to these provisions.