Order for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution The Cabinet thus enacts this Cabinet Order based on the provisions of the proviso of Article 2, item (i) and Article 7, item (ix) and item (x) of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Act No. 151 of 2004).

(Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Not Falling under Private Dispute Resolution Procedures) Article 1 The alternative dispute resolution procedures specified by a Cabinet Order as stated in the proviso of Article 2, item (i) of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (below referred to as the "Act") are as follows (i) a conciliation procedure carried out by a designated dispute resolution organization (which means a designated dispute resolution organization prescribed in Article 23-5, paragraph (2) of the Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents (Act No. 97 of 1955)) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter III, Section 2-2 of the same Act (ii) A mediation procedure and a conciliation procedure carried out by a designated housing dispute resolution organization (which is a designated housing dispute resolution organization prescribed in Article 66, paragraph (2) of the Housing Quality Assurance Act (Act No. 81 of 1999)) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VI, Section 1 of the same Act

(Employee Specified by a Cabinet Order as Stated in Article 7, item (ix) and item (x) of the Act) Article 2 The employee specified by Cabinet Order as stated in Article 7, item (ix) and item (x) of the Act is an employee of a person who has filed an application for the certification stated in Article 5 of the Act and who is specified by Ministry of Justice Order to be a person who supervises private dispute resolution services at an office stated in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act or an equivalent person.

(Amount of the Fee for an Application for Certification) Article 3 (1) The amount of the fee specified by Cabinet Order as stated in Article 8, paragraph (3) of the Act is 145,000 yen per application. (2) The amount of the fee specified by Cabinet Order as stated in Article 8, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12, paragraph (4) of the Act is 60,600 yen per application.

Supplementary Provisions This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the day of enforcement of the Act (April 1, 2007). Supplementary Provisions This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date of promulgation. Supplementary Provisions

(Effective Date) Article 1 This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of January 7, 2012.

(Transitional Measures) Article 2 With regard to the fees stated in Article 8, paragraph (3) of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12, paragraph (4) of the same Act) to be paid by a person who has filed an electronic application (meaning an application filed by using the electronic data processing system prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedure (Act No. 151 of 2002), pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph) prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, prior laws continue to govern.