Enforcement Order of the Act on the Promotion of Housing Quality Assurance (Tentative translation)
(Valid Period of Registration as a Registered Housing Performance Evaluation Agency, etc.)
Article 1  The period specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Promotion of Housing Quality Assurance (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25, paragraph (2), Article 44, paragraph (3), or Article 61, paragraph (3) of the Act) is five years.
(Valid Period of Certification for Manufacturer of a Part of Type of Housing, etc.)
Article 2  The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 36, paragraph (1) of the Act is five years.
(Burden of Expenses Required for Inspections at Factories of Certified Foreign Manufacturer of the Certified Part of Type of Housing, etc.)
Article 3  The expenses specified by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 43, paragraph (4) of the Act are to be those equivalent to the amount of travel expenses required for the officials set forth in Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Act to make a business trip to the location of factories, business offices, administrative offices, warehouses, or any other workplaces pertaining to the inspection set forth in the same paragraph for conducting the inspection. In this case, the number of officials who make the business trip is two, and the details necessary for the calculation of the amount of the travel expenses are specified by Order of Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
(Burden of Expenses Required for Inspections at the Office of a Registered Foreign Housing Type Performance Certification, etc. Agency, etc.)
Article 4  The expenses specified by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 55, paragraph (5) and Article 65, paragraph (5) of the Act are to be equivalent to the amount of travel expenses required for an official set forth in Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 44, paragraph (3) or Article 61, paragraph (3) of the Act, to travel to the location of the office pertaining to the inspection set forth in Article 55, paragraph (5) or Article 65, paragraph (5) of the Act for the inspection. In this case, two officials are to travel, and the details necessary for the calculation of the amount of the travel expenses are specified by Order of Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
(Main Structural Parts of the House, etc.)
Article 5  (1) The parts of the housing set forth in Article 94, paragraph (1) of the Act that are specified by Cabinet Order as the main structural parts of the house, etc. are to be the foundations, piles, walls, pillars, roof frames, bases, diagonal members (meaning diagonal bracings, angle braces, flints and other similar materials), floor plates, roof plates or horizontal members (meaning beams, girders and other similar materials) that support the relevant house under its own weight or loading capacity, accumulated snow, wind pressure, earth pressure or water pressure, or earthquakes or other tremors or shocks.
(2) The parts of the housing set forth in Article 94, paragraph (1) of the Act that are specified by Cabinet Order as parts to prevent rainwater from penetrating are as follows:
(i) doors, fences, and other fittings installed in the roofs or exterior walls of a house or in the openings thereof;
(ii) a part of drain pipes installed in a house to remove rainwater, which is installed inside or inside the roof or exterior wall of the house.
(Authority Not Delegated to the Commissioner of the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs)
Article 6  The authority specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 99, paragraph (2) of the Act is the authority of the Prime Minister prescribed in Article 3, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 3-2, paragraph (3), and Article 98-2 of the Act.