(Household Goods) Article 1 Household goods referred to in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Household Goods Quality Labeling Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") are as per the appended table.

(Collection of Reports) Article 2 (1) The Prime Minister or the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry may collect reports on the following matters pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act: (i) the quantity and the labeling conditions of the Household Goods by item that display labeling matters; (ii) with respect to manufactures, beyond the matters set forth in the preceding item, among the Household Goods manufactured or processed by the manufacturers, the ratio of those by item that display labeling matters; and (iii) with respect to sellers (limited to wholesalers), beyond the matters set forth in item (i), among the Household Goods sold by the sellers, the ratio of those by item that display labeling matters. (2) The Prime Minister may collect reports on the following matters pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act: (i) the quantity and the labeling conditions of the Household Goods by item that display labeling matters; and (ii) beyond to the matters set forth in the preceding item, among the Household Goods sold by the sellers (excluding wholesalers), the ratio of those by item that display labeling matters.

(Authority Not Delegated to the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency) Article 3 The authority specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Act is the authority under Article 3, paragraphs (1) and (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article), Article 11 (limited to the part pertaining to when determining or revising the matters that constitute labeling standards pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or paragraph (5)), and Article 22 of the Act.

(Administrative Affairs Performed by Prefectures or Cities) Article 4 (1) Among the administrative affairs falling within the authority delegated to the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretarial Authority" in this Article), those administrative affairs relating to the instructions pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act, the public announcements pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act, the acceptance of reports pursuant to Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act, the investigation pursuant to Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act, and the collection of reports pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act that concern sellers (excluding wholesalers; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), whose principal offices and retail stores are located within the limits of only one prefecture, are to be performed by the governor of that prefecture; provided, however, that this does not prevent the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency from personally performing the administrative affairs that relate to the public announcements pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act and the collection of reports pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act. (2) Among the administrative affairs falling within the Secretarial Authority, those administrative affairs relating to on-site inspection of a seller pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act are to be performed by prefectural governors having jurisdiction over the locations of the retail stores, business offices, administrative offices, or warehouses of the seller; provided, however, that this does not prevent the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency from personally performing the affairs. (3) Among administrative affairs to be performed by prefectural governors pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), those administrative affairs relating to sellers whose principal offices and retail stores are located within the limits of only one city are to be performed by the mayor of that city notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1); provided, however, that this does not prevent the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency or the governor of the prefecture to which the city belongs from personally performing the administrative affairs that relate to the public announcements pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act and the collection of reports pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act. (4) Among the administrative affairs to be performed by prefectural governors pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), those administrative affairs relating to the retail stores, business offices, administrative offices, or warehouse of sellers that are located within the limits of a city are to be performed by the mayor of that city notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2); provided, however, that this does not prevent the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency or the governor of the prefecture to which the city belongs from personally performing the affairs. (5) Prefectural governors or city mayors must consult with the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency in advance, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order, when performing administrative affairs relating to public announcements pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (3). In this case, city mayors must consult with the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency through the governors of the prefectures to which their cities belong. (6) When prefectural governors or city mayors perform administrative affairs relating to the instructions pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act, or the collection of reports or on-site inspection pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) to (4), they must report the results to the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order. In this case, city mayors must provide the report to the Secretary General of the Consumer Affairs Agency through the governors of the prefectures to which their cities belong. (7) In the cases referred to in the main clauses of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), the provisions relating to the Prime Minister pertaining to the administrative affairs provided for in the main clauses of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) in the Act (excluding the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (2) and (4), and Article 19, paragraph (5) of the Act) are to apply to prefectural governors or city mayors as provisions relating to prefectural governors or city mayors.

(Effective Date) Article 1 This Cabinet Order comes into effect on April 1, 2000.

(Effective Date) Article 1 This Cabinet Order comes into effect on the day on which the Act to Partially Revise the Cabinet Act (Act No. 88 of 1999) comes into effect (January 6, 2001).

(Effective Date) Article 1 This Cabinet Order comes into effect on April 1, 2012.

(Transitional Measures) Article 2 (1) When enforcing this Cabinet Order, with regard to the reports under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Household Goods Quality Labeling Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") that are actually made to the prefectural governors pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Order for Enforcement of the Household Goods Quality Labeling Act before it is revised by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "Old Enforcement Order"), if it is the city mayors who are to perform the administrative affairs pertaining to the reports as of the day on which this Cabinet Order comes into effect (hereinafter the "Date of Coming into Force"), when applying the Order for Enforcement of the Household Goods Quality Labeling Act after it is revised by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "New Enforcement Order") on and after the Date of Coming into Force, the reports are deemed as the reports under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act that are made to the city mayors pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (3) of the New Enforcement Order. (2) Among the matters on which reports under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act must be made before the Date of Coming into Force to a prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Old Enforcement Order, with regard to those matters that are to be reported to a city mayor pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (3) of the New Enforcement Order, and are not yet reported before the Date of Coming into Force, it is deemed after the Date of Coming into Force that no reports under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act have been made on the matters that should be reported to a city mayor pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (3) of the New Enforcement Order, and the provisions of the New Enforcement Order apply.