第一条個人情報の保護に関する法律（以下「法」という。）第二条第二項第二号の政令で定めるものは、これに含まれる個人情報を一定の規則に従って整理することにより特定の個人情報を容易に検索することができるように体系的に構成した情報の集合物であって、目次、索引その他検索を容易にするためのものを有するものをいう。

Article 1The set of data that Cabinet Order provides for which is referred to in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") is any set of data to which a fixed set of rules is applied to arrange the personal information contained therein so that it is structurally organized to enable personal information to be easily retrieved from it, and which has a table of contents, an index, or anything else that aids in retrieval.

第二条法第二条第三項第五号の政令で定める者は、その事業の用に供する個人情報データベース等を構成する個人情報によって識別される特定の個人の数（当該個人情報データベース等の全部又は一部が他人の作成に係る個人情報データベース等であって、次の各号のいずれかに該当するものを編集し、又は加工することなくその事業の用に供するときは、当該個人情報データベース等の全部又は一部を構成する個人情報によって識別される特定の個人の数を除く。）の合計が過去六月以内のいずれの日においても五千を超えない者とする。

Article 2The business operator that Cabinet Order provides for which is referred to in Article 2, paragraph (3), item (v) of the Act is any business operator with a database, etc. of personal information for business use which is made up of personal information that could be used to identify no more than a total of five thousand certain individuals on any single day in the past six months (if all or part of that database, etc. of personal information was created by another business operator and the entity using it for business has not edited or reworked any of the data set forth in the following items, the certain individuals that can be identified using the personal information that makes up the whole or the relevant part of that database, etc. of personal information are excluded from being calculated as among the number of certain individuals that the personal information could be used to identify on any single day during the past six months):

第三条法第二条第五項の政令で定めるものは、次に掲げるものとする。

Article 3The personal data that Cabinet Order provides for which is referred to in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Act is:

第四条法第二条第五項の政令で定める期間は、六月とする。

Article 4The period that Cabinet Order specifies which is referred to in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Act is six months.

第五条法第二十四条第一項第四号の政令で定めるものは、次に掲げるものとする。

Article 5The matters specified by Cabinet Order which is referred to in Article 24, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Act is:

第六条法第二十五条第一項の政令で定める方法は、書面の交付による方法（開示の求めを行った者が同意した方法があるときは、当該方法）とする。

Article 6The means that Cabinet Order provides for which is referred to in Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Act is any paper-based means of delivery (or a means agreed to by the person requesting disclosure, if any).

第七条法第二十九条第一項の規定により個人情報取扱事業者が開示等の求めを受け付ける方法として定めることができる事項は、次に掲げるとおりとする。

Article 7The matters that a Business Operators Handling Personal Information may establish, pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Act, as how that business operator will accept requests for disclosure and other handling are:

第八条法第二十九条第三項の規定により開示等の求めをすることができる代理人は、次に掲げる代理人とする。

Article 8The following representatives may request disclosure or other handling pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (3) of the Act:

第九条法第三十七条第二項の規定による申請は、次に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を主務大臣に提出してしなければならない。

Article 9(1)To apply for certification pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (2) of the Act, a person must submit a written application to the competent minister, stating:

２前項の申請書には、次に掲げる書類を添付しなければならない。

(2)The following documents must accompany the written application referred to in the preceding paragraph:

３認定個人情報保護団体は、第一項第一号若しくは第二号に掲げる事項又は前項第二号から第四号まで、第六号若しくは第八号に掲げる書類に記載した事項に変更があったときは、遅滞なく、その旨（同項第三号に掲げる書類に記載した事項に変更があったときは、その理由を含む。）を記載した届出書を主務大臣に提出しなければならない。

(3)If matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii) or matters given in a document set forth in item (ii) through item (iv), item (vi), or item (viii) of the preceding paragraph change, the accredited personal information protection organization must submit written notice of this to the competent minister without delay (and must also give the reason for the change, if the matters given in the document set forth in item (iii) of that paragraph changes).

第十条認定個人情報保護団体は、認定業務を廃止しようとするときは、廃止しようとする日の三月前までに、次に掲げる事項を記載した届出書を主務大臣に提出しなければならない。

Article 10Before discontinuing accredited services, an accredited personal information protection organization must submit written notice to the competent minister three months prior to the date it plans to discontinue the services, giving the following information:

第十一条法第三十二条から第三十四条までに規定する主務大臣の権限に属する事務は、個人情報取扱事業者が行う事業であって当該主務大臣が所管するものについての報告の徴収、検査、勧告その他の監督に係る権限に属する事務の全部又は一部が他の法令の規定により地方公共団体の長その他の執行機関（以下この条において「地方公共団体の長等」という。）が行うこととされているときは、当該地方公共団体の長等が行う。この場合において、当該事務を行うこととなる地方公共団体の長等が二以上あるときは、法第三十二条及び第三十三条に規定する主務大臣の権限に属する事務は、各地方公共団体の長等がそれぞれ単独に行うことを妨げない。

Article 11(1)If, pursuant to any other law or regulation, it has been decided that the head of a local government or other executive agencies (hereinafter referred to as the "Head, etc. of the Local Government or Chief Executive" in this Article) is to collect reports, conduct investigations, or issue recommendations in connection with business that Business Operators Handling Personal Information conduct which falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the competent minister, or that the Head, etc. of the Local Government or Chief Executive is to otherwise perform all or a part of the functions that are part of the supervisory authority of the competent minister, the Head of the Local Government or Chief Executive performs the affairs that Article 32 through Article 34 of the Act prescribe as being part of the authority of the competent minister. If, in such a case, there are multiple Heads, etc. of Local Government or Chief Executives that are to perform those affairs, nothing prevents each of those Heads, etc. of Local Government or Chief Executives from independently performing the affairs that Article 32 and Article 33 of the Act prescribe as being part of the authority of the competent minister.

２法第三十七条、第四十条及び第四十六条から第四十八条までに規定する主務大臣の権限に属する事務は、認定個人情報保護団体（法第三十七条第一項の認定を受けようとする者を含む。）であってその設立の許可又は認可に係る主務大臣の権限に属する事務が他の法令の規定により地方公共団体の長等が行うこととされているときは、当該地方公共団体の長等が行う。

(2)If, pursuant to any other law or regulation, it is decided that the Head, etc. of the Local Government or Chief Executive is to perform affairs connected with the permission or authorization for incorporation of an accredited personal information protection organization (or of a business operator seeking to be accredited as referred to in Article 37, paragraph (1) of the Act) which are part of the authority of the competent minister, the Head, etc. of the Local Government or Chief Executive performs affairs that Article 37, Article 40, and Article 46 through Article 48 of the Act prescribe as being part of the authority of the competent minister.

３第一項の規定は、主務大臣が自ら同項に規定する事務を行うことを妨げない。

(3)The provisions of paragraph (1) do not prevent the competent minister from independently performing the affairs provided for in that paragraph.

４第一項の規定により同項に規定する主務大臣の権限に属する事務を行った地方公共団体の長等は、速やかに、その結果を主務大臣に報告しなければならない。

(4)A Head, etc. of Local Government or Chief Executive performing, pursuant to paragraph (1), affairs that that paragraph prescribes to be part of the authority of the competent minister must promptly report the results of this affair to the competent minister.

５第一項及び第二項に規定する場合においては、法及びこの政令中これらの規定に規定する事務に係る主務大臣に関する規定は、地方公共団体の長等に関する規定として地方公共団体の長等に適用があるものとする。

(5)In cases as provided in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), the provisions of the Act and of this Cabinet Order concerning the competent minister, as they relate to the functions provided for in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), apply to the Head, etc. of the Local Government or Chief Executive as provisions of the Act and of this Order which concern the Head, etc. of the Local Government or Chief Executive.

第十二条主務大臣は、法第五十二条の規定により、内閣府設置法（平成十一年法律第八十九号）第四十九条第一項の庁の長、国家行政組織法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十号）第三条第二項の庁の長又は警察庁長官に法第三十二条から第三十四条まで、第三十七条、第三十九条、第四十条及び第四十六条から第四十八条までに規定する権限又は事務のうちその所掌に係るものを委任することができる。

Article 12(1)The competent minister, pursuant to the provisions of Article 52 of the Act, may delegate any authority or affairs that is within the minister's jurisdiction and is prescribed in Article 32 through Article 34, Article 37, Article 39, Article 40, or Article 46 through Article 48 of the Act to the head of an agency provided for in Article 49, paragraph (1) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office (Act No. 89 of 1999), to the head of an agency provided for in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act (Act No. 120 of 1948), or to the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency.

２主務大臣（前項の規定によりその権限又は事務が内閣府設置法第四十九条第一項の庁の長又は国家行政組織法第三条第二項の庁の長に委任された場合にあっては、その庁の長）は、法第五十二条の規定により、内閣府設置法第十七条若しくは第五十三条の官房、局若しくは部の長、同法第十七条第一項若しくは第六十二条第一項若しくは第二項の職、同法第四十三条若しくは第五十七条の地方支分部局の長又は国家行政組織法第七条の官房、局若しくは部の長、同法第九条の地方支分部局の長若しくは同法第二十条第一項若しくは第二項の職に法第三十二条から第三十四条まで、第三十七条、第三十九条、第四十条及び第四十六条から第四十八条までに規定する権限又は事務のうちその所掌に係るものを委任することができる。

(2)The competent minister (or the head of the relevant agency, if the competent minister's authority or affairs are delegated to the head of an agency provided for in Article 49, paragraph (1) of Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office or to the head of an agency provided for in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act, pursuant to the preceding paragraph), pursuant to the provisions of Article 52 of the Act, may delegate any authority or affairs that is within the minister's jurisdiction and is prescribed in Article 32 through Article 34, Article 37, Article 39, Article 40, or Article 46 through Article 48 of the Act to the head of a secretariat, bureau, or department provided for in Article 17 or Article 53 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office; to a person in a position provided for in Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 62, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of that Act; to the head of a local branch office provided for in Article 43 or Article 57 of that Act; to the head of a secretariat, bureau, or department provided for in Article 7 of the National Government Organization Act; to the head of a local branch office provided for in Article 9 of that Act; or to a person in a position provided for in Article 20, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of that Act.

３警察庁長官は、法第五十二条の規定により、警察法（昭和二十九年法律第百六十二号）第十九条第一項の長官官房若しくは局、同条第二項の部又は同法第三十条第一項の地方機関の長に第一項の規定により委任された権限又は事務を委任することができる。

(3)The Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, pursuant to the provisions of Article 52 of the Act, may delegate any authority or affairs with which the commissioner has been delegated pursuant to paragraph (1) to the head of the Commissioner General's Secretariat; to the head of a bureau provided for in Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Police Act (Act No. 162 of 1954); to the head of a department provided for in paragraph (2) of that Article; or to the head of a regional institution provided for in Article 30, paragraph (1) of that Act.

４主務大臣、内閣府設置法第四十九条第一項の庁の長、国家行政組織法第三条第二項の庁の長又は警察庁長官は、前三項の規定により権限又は事務を委任しようとするときは、委任を受ける職員の官職、委任する権限又は事務及び委任の効力の発生する日を公示しなければならない。

(4)Before delegating authority or an affair pursuant to the provisions of one of the preceding three paragraphs, the competent minister, head of an agency provided for in Article 49, paragraph (1) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, head of an agency provided for in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act, or Commissioner General of the National Police Agency must issue public notice of the official position of the member of personnel being delegated, the authority or affair being delegated, and the date the delegation comes into effect.

第十三条個人情報取扱事業者が行う個人情報の取扱いについて、法第三十六条第一項の規定による主務大臣が二以上あるときは、法第三十二条及び第三十三条に規定する主務大臣の権限は、各主務大臣がそれぞれ単独に行使することを妨げない。

Article 13(1)If multiple competent ministers under Article 36, paragraph (1) of the Act have jurisdiction over the handling of personal information that a Business Operator Handling Personal Information carries out, nothing prevents each competent minister from independently exercising the authority prescribed in Article 32 and Article 33 of the Act.

２前項の規定によりその権限を単独に行使した主務大臣は、速やかに、その結果を他の主務大臣に通知するものとする。

(2)A competent minister independently exercising authority pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must promptly report the results to the other competent ministers.