Article 1The purpose of this Act is to ensure that waste from end-of-life automobiles is properly disposed of and that resources are used effectively through reduction of the amount of waste from end-of-life automobiles, and recycling and sufficiently using the recycled parts of the end-of-life automobiles. This is to be accomplished by having automobile manufacturers, etc. and operators of related businesses collect and deliver the end-of-life automobiles, and by means of recycling end-of-life automobiles, etc. in an appropriate and smooth manner, thereby contributing to the preservation of the environment and the development of a sound national economy.

Article 2(1)The term "vehicle" as used in this Act means a vehicle prescribed in the Road Transport Vehicle Act (Act No. 185 of 1951), Article 2, paragraph (2) (except for the following items).

(2)The term "end-of-life automobiles" as used in this Act means automobiles (including those used as warehouses and those used for purposes other than transportation; the same applies hereinafter) which are no longer in use (in automobiles possessing anything specified by Cabinet Order consisting of refrigeration equipment for refrigerated cargo or equipment that is removed and recycled when other aautomobiles are removed from regular use and recycled, those for which the termination of the use and the removal of the equipment has occurred.).

(3)The term "dismantled automobiles" as used in this Act means remains after the recovery of parts, materials and other useful items that have been separated by dismantling the end-of-life automobiles.

(4)The term "specified parts for recycling" as used in this Act means automobile shredder residue and designated parts for recovery; and the term "specified parts for recycling, etc." means specified parts for recycling and fluorocarbons.

(5)The term "automobile shredder residue" as used in this Act means residue which remains after the dismantled vehicles have been shredded and metal and other useful substances have been separated and recovered.

(6)The term "designated parts for recovery" as used in this Act means parts specified by Cabinet Order as having been installed in automobiles which fall under any of the following items.

(7)The term "fluorocarbons" as used in this Act means fluorocarbons prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Secure Implementation of Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons for Specified Products (Act No. 64 of 2001; hereinafter referred to as the " Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Act").

(8)The term "specified air conditioners" as used in this Act means air conditioners which have been installed in automobiles (of these vehicles, restricted to those used for cooling a location and installed in passenger vehicles; the same applies hereinafter) in which fluorocarbons have been packed as a cooling medium.

(9)The term "recycling" as used in this Act means acts prescribed below.

(10)The term "recycling, etc." as used in this Act means recycling and the destruction of fluorocarbons (indicating destruction as prescribed in Article 33, paragraph (3) of the Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Act; the same applies hereinafter).

(11)The term "collection operations" as used in this Act means operations involving the collecting of end-of-life automobiles from the owners of automobiles (except for operations wherein transportation is carried out only in order to deliver end-of-life automobiles to a party designated by the owner of the automobile after receiving an entrustment therefrom), and "collection operators" as used in this Act means entities having obtained the registration under Article 42, paragraph (1) for carrying out collection operations.

(12)The term "fluorocarbons recovery operations" as used in this Act means operations nvolving the recovery of fluorocarbons from specified air conditioners installed in end-of-life automobiles, and "fluorocarbons recovery operators" as used in this Act means a person having obtained the registration of Article 53, paragraph (1) for carrying out fluorocarbons recovery operations.

(13)The term "dismantling operations" as used in this Act means operations involving the dismantling of end-of-life automobiles or dismantled vehicles, and the term "dismantling operators" as used in this Act means a person having obtained the license of Article 60, paragraph (1) for carrying out dismantling operations.

(14)The term "shredding and sorting operations" as used in this Act means operations involving the shredding and sorting of dismantled automobiles and pre-shredding and sorting processing (meaning compressing and other pre-shredding and sorting processing as specified by order of the competent ministry; the same applies hereinafter), and "shredding and sorting operators" as used in this Act means a person having obtained the license of Article 67, paragraph (1) for carrying out shredding and sorting operations.

(15)The term "manufacturing, etc." as used in this Act means acts prescribed below.

(16)The term "vehicle manufacturers, etc." as used in this Act means entities carrying out the manufacture, etc. of automobiles in the course of trade.

(17)The term "related business operators" as used in this Act means collection operators, fluorocarbons recovery operators, dismantling operators or shredding and sorting operators.

Article 3(1)Automobile manufacturers, etc. must endeavor to promote long-term use of automobiles, facilitate the recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles and endeavor to reduce the expenses required for the recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles by devising the design of automobiles and parts thereof or types of raw materials.

(2)Automobile manufacturers, etc. must take into account the importance of the role they play in the implementation of the recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles to provide implementation in an appropriate and smooth manner, and adequately provide information regarding the structure of automobiles they manufacture, etc. as well as parts and raw materials used to related business operators, and must endeavor to cooperate as necessary to implement recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles.

Article 4(1)The related business operators must endeavor to improve their knowledge and competence relating to recycling of end-of-life automobiles to properly dispose the waste pertaining to the end-of-life automobiles and to ensure that the resources are used effectively by implementing recycling of end-of-life automobiles in a proper and smooth manner.

(2)Collection operators must work in concert with the automobile manufacturers, etc. to ensure that the automobile owners are thoroughly familiar with the fees for recycling, etc. of automobiles and other matters and must endeavor so that the delivery of the end-of-life automobiles by the owners of the automobiles is carried out in a smooth manner.

Article 5Automonile owners must endeavor so as to prevent vehicles from becoming End-of-Live Vehicles by using the vehicle for as long a period as possible, and endeavor to promote recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles by selecting a automobile manufactured taking into account the implementation of recycling, etc. when they purchase a vehicle and using goods obtained from recycling of end-of-life automobiles or goods using them.

Article 6(1)The State must endeavor to promote research and development relating to recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles, to disseminate the results, and take other necessary measures.

(2)The State must endeavor to appropriately provide expenses required for recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles, to provide resources in an amount which can be effectively utilized in recycling, and other information required for recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles to promote the delivery of end-of-life automobiles by the automobile owners as well as implement recycling by related business operators in a proper and smooth manner.

(3)The State must, through educational and publicity activities, endeavor to increase the public understanding of the recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles and to ask for public cooperation for the implementation of such activities. The State must, through educational and publicity activities, endeavor to increase the public understanding of promotion of the effective use of recycled resources and to ask for public cooperation for the implementation of the relevant activities

Article 7Local governments must endeavor to take the necessary measures to promote recycling, etc. of end-of-life automobiles pursuant to local circumstances conjointly with national policies.

Article 73(1)The owner of an automobile (except for those prescribed in paragraph (3); hereinafter the same applies to this paragraph and the following paragraph) must deposit the amount of money equivalent to the recycling fee for the automobile as a recycling deposit with the deposit management corporation (the fee indicated in the middle column of the following table that is made public pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) by the automobile manufacturers, etc., which has to collect the specified parts for recycling, etc. relating to the automobiles according to the classification of the automobiles indicated in the upper column of the same table (when there is no relevant automobile manufacturers, etc. or when the automobile manufacturer, etc. cannot be acertained (referred to as "when the manufacturer does not exist" in the following items; the same applies hereinafter); the fee indicated in the lower column that is made public by the designated recycling organization as prescribed in Article 108, paragraph (1)); the same applies to paragraph (3)) by the time the automobile is first registered in the automobile rgistration file (meaning a registration in automobile registration file under the provisions of Article 4 of the Road Transport Vehicle Act; the same applies hereinafter), (for a light automobile prescribed in Article 3 of the same Act (except for automobiles not subject to the inspections prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1) of the same Act) when the initial vehicle inspection certificate for the automobile (meaning an issuance of vehicle inspection certificates under the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1) or Article 71, paragraph (4) of the same Act; the same applies hereinafter) has been issued, for light automobiles which are not subject to the inspections prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1) of the same Act, when the vehicle number of the automobie is designated first (meaning the designation of vehicle number as prescribed in Article 97-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act; the same applies hereinafter).

(2)After the owner of an automobile has had the automobile registered in the automobie registration file as prescribed in the preceding paragraph or has received the first vehicle inspection certificate or had the first vehicle number registered and had the parts indicated in the following items installed in the automobile, the owner of the automobile must make an additional deposit with the deposit management corporation as a recycling deposit, etc. in an amount equivalent to the fee indicated in the respective items by the time the automobile is delivered to the collection operator as an End-of-Life Vehicle.

(3)The owner of an automobile (limited to automobiles not requiring registration in the automobile registration file, issuance of vehicle inspection certificates or designated vehicle numbers since it is not used for transportation prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) must deposit an amount of money equivalent to the recycling fee, etc. pertaining to the automobile as a recycling deposit, etc. with the deposit management corporation by the time the automobile is delivered to the collection operator as an End-of-Life Vehicle.

(4)The owner of an automobile who deposits recycling deposit, etc. pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph must deposit the amount equivalent to the information management fees pertaining to the automobile (the Information Management Center prescribed in Article 114 (hereinafter referred to simply as the "Information Management Center" in this Chapter, the following Chapter and in Chapter 6, Section 1) refers to the fee set forth upon receiving authorization from the competent minister specified by Cabinet Order relating to the information management services specified in the same Article provided for the end-of-life automobiles when the automobile becomes an End-of-Life Vehicle; the same applies hereinafter) with the Deposit Management Center as the information management deposit.

(5)When the authorization set forth in the preceding paragraph has been received, the Information Management Center must make the information management fees public as specified by order of the competent ministry.

(6)The Deposit Management Corporation, as specified by Cabinet Order, may request a person who deposits recycling deposit, etc. pursuant to the provisons of paragraph (1) through paragraph (4) to deposit a fee specified after obtaining the authorization of the competent minister for the management of recycling deposit, etc. and the information management deposit (hereinafter referred to as "recycling deposit, etc.").

(7)When the authorization set forth in the preceding paragraph has been received, the Deposit Management Corporation must make the fee public as specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 74(1)When a person who intends to have an automobile registered in the automobile registration file or to otain an automobile inspection certificate (limited to the first registration of automobiles in the automobile registration file or to issuance of the first vehicle inspection certificate as prescribed in paragraph (1)), the person must present a document certifying that the owner of the automobile has deposited the recycling deposit, etc. relating to the automobile with the Deposit Management Corporation to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, etc. (the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the Head of the Regional Transport Agency mandated with the authority of the Minister, the Head of the Transport Surveillance Section or the Head of the Transport Branch Office or the Light Vehicle Inspection Association (indicating the Light Vehicle Inspection Association set up by the provisions of Chapter 5-2 of the Road Transport Vehicle Act, the same applies hereinafter), the same applies hereinafter) (hereinafter referred to as " deposit certificate"); provided, however, that when the person notifies a Registration Information Processing Organization (referred to in the following paragraph simply as the "Registration Information Processing Organization") as prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (4) of the same Act, the notification specified by Cabinet Order as corresponding to the deposit certificate entrusted to the Deposit Management Corporation, the deposit certificate is deemed to be submitted to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, etc.

(2)In the case of the Proviso to the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism must make inquiries about the necessary information to the Registration Information Processing Organizations as specified by the Order of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

(3)When no deposit certificatge is presented, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, etc. must not register the automobile in the automobile registration file or issue the vehicle inspection certificate as set forth in paragraph (1).

Article 75The Deposit Management Corporation must pay interest on the recycling deposit, etc. specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 76(1)When specified parts for recycling, etc. are collected from fluorocarbons recovery operators, dismantling operators or shredding and sorting operators pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, the automobile manufacturers, etc. may request that the Deposit Management Corporation makes payment for recycling deposit, etc. deposited pursuant to the provisions of Article 73, paragraphs (1) through (3) relating to the specified parts for recycling, etc. as specified by order of the competent ministry.In this case, the automobile manufacturers, etc. requesting the payment must submit to the Deposit Management Corporation documents, etc. prescribed in the same paragraph indicating that the Information Management Corporation has in fact received the request pursuant to the provisions of Article 85, paragraph (1) and that matters attesting to the fact that the specified parts for recycling, etc. have been collected reliably has been noted or recorded.

(2)When documents, etc. are to be submitted to the Deposit Management Corporation indicated in the preceding paragraph, the Information Management Center may be asked to send information to be recorded or noted in the documents, etc. from a computer (including input and output devices; the same applies hereinafter) used by the Information Management Center to a computer used by the Deposit Management Corporation via telecommunications lines.

(3)The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis when the designated recycling organization collects specified parts for recycling, etc. as they relate to the operations prescribed in Article 106, item (ii).

(4)When the dismantling operators or the shredding and sorting operators to whom the implementation of recycling of the dismantled automobiles have been entrusted by the automobile manufacturers, etc. pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "entrusted dismantling operators, etc." in this Article) have delivered the dismantled automobiles to scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles., the automobile manufacturers, etc. who have obtained the authorization indicated in Article 31, paragraph (1) may request that the Deposit Management Corporation makes payment for a sum of recycling deposit etc., deposited pursuant to the provisions of Article 73, paragraphs (1) through (3), equivalent to the fee set forth in Article 34, paragraph (1), item (i) relating to the dismantled automobiles.In this case, the automobile manufacturers, etc. making the request must submit to the Deposit Management Corporation written documents, etc. indicating that the Information Management Center has received the request pursuant to the provisions of Article 85, paragraph (3) and the information recorded or noted attesting to the fact that the entrusted dismantling operators have reliably delivered the dismantled automobiles to scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles.

(5)The provisions of paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to submission of written documents, etc. under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(6)When reports pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (1) are made, the Information Management Center may request that the Deposit Management Corporation pay the information management deposit deposited pursuant to the provisions of Article 73, paragraph (4) relating to the reported end-of-life automobiles specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 77(1)In the event of succession and other types of general succession regarding the ownership of an automobile, the recycling deposit, etc. which has been deposited by the owner is considered as deposited by the heir of the owner or other general successor.

(2)When ownership of an automobile is transferred, the recycling deposit, etc. deposited by the person having the ownership is considered as having been deposited by the transferee.

Article 78(1)When an automobile is exported and in other instances set forth in Cabinet Order when it is not necessary to deposit a recycling deposit, etc., the owner of an automobie for which a recycling deposit, etc. has been deposited may recover the recycling deposit, etc. specified by order of the competent ministry.

(2)When two years have elapsed from the date on which an automobile has been exported (in cases where specified by Cabinet Order in the preceding paragraph, when specified by Cabinet Order), the rights to recovery pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph expire on prescription.

(3)A person who intends to recover the recycling deposit, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must pay the Deposit Management Corporation a fee in an amount set by the Deposit Management Corporation after obtaining approval from the competent minister specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 79In addition to what is prescribed in this Chapter, information necessary for the deposit, payment and recovery of the recycling deposit, etc. is specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 80(1)When end-of-life automobiles are collected, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, the collection operators must issue written document to the person requesting collection of the end-of-life automobiles indicating the name, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobile (including information specified by order of the competent ministry as those similar to this; the same applies hereinafter) and other information specified by order of the competent ministry.

(2)Collection operators with the approval of the person requesting collection of the end-of-life automobiles, may provide information to be included in the documentation by methods using electronic data processing systems or other types of information communications technology which are specified by order of the competent ministry, instead of issuing the written documents pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph specified by Cabinet Order.In this case, the collection operators is deemed to have issued the documentation.

Article 81(1)When end-of-life automobiles are collected as specified by order of the competent ministry, the collection operator must report the name of the person requesting collection of the end-of-life automobiles and vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles and other information specified by order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(2)When end-of-life automobiles are delivered to fluorocarbons recovery operators or dismantling operators (in the case where the transport is entrusted to another person that delivers the end-of-life automobiles to the fluorocarbons recovery operator or dismantling operator; when the end-of-life automobiles are delivered to the person to whom the transport of the end-of-life automobiles is entrusted), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the collection operator must report the name of the person taking the delivery of the end-of-life automobiles, the vehicle numbers of the end-of-life automobiles and other information specified by order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(3)When end-of-life automobiles are collected, as specified by order of the competent ministry, the fluorocarbons recovery operators must report the name of the person requesting collection of the end-of-life automobiles, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles and other information specified by the order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within a period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(4)When fluorocarbons are delivered to automobile manufacturers, etc. or designated recycling organizations (in the case where the transportation necessary to deliver fluorocarbons to the automobile manufacturers, etc. or designated recycling organizations is entrusted to another party and when the fluorocarbons are delivered to the person to whom the transport of the fluorocarbons is entrusted), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the fluorocarbons recovery operators must report the name of the person taking the delivery of the fluorocarbons and the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles pertaining to the fluorocarbons to the Information Management Center within a period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(5)The fluorocarbons recovery operators, as specified by orderof the competent ministry, must report to the Information Management Center the amount of fluorocarbons recovered and reutilized within the specified period of time, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles relating to the fluorocarbons and other information specified by order of the competent ministry for each period of time specified by order of the competent ministry.

(6)When end-of-life automobiles are delivered to dismantling operators (in case of transport required to deliver the end-of-life automobiles to the dismantling operators which is entrusted to another person and when the end-of-life automobiles are delivered to the another person to whom the transport of the end-of-life automobiles is entrustsed), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the fluorocarbons recovery operators must report the name of the person taking the delivery of the end-of-life automobiles, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles and other information specified by order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(7)When end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles are collected, as specified by order of the competent ministry, the dismantling operators must report the name of the person requesting collection of the end-of-life automobile or dismantled automobile, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobile or dismantled automobile and other information specified by order of the competent ministry within the period specified by order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(8)When designated parts for recovery are delivered to automobile manufacturers, etc. or to designated recycling organizations (in case of transport required to deliver designated parts for recovery to automobile manufacturers, etc. or designated recycling organizations which is entruste to another person and when the designated parts for recovery are delivered to the entrustee to transport the designated parts for recovery), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the dismantling operators must report the name of the person taking the delivery of the designated parts for recovery, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles relating to the designated parts for recovery and other information specified by order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(9)When end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles are delivered to other dismantling operators, shredding and sorting operators or scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles (in case of transport for delivery of the end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles to other dismantling operators, shredding and sorting operators or scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles is entrusted to another party and when the end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles are delivered to the emtrustee to transport the end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the dismantling operators must report to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry the name of the person taking the delivery of the end-of-life automobile or dismantled automobile (when the dismantled automobile involves the entrustment of recycling of the whole automobile manufacturers, etc. upon the authorization of the competent minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1), the gist of this as well as the name of scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles taking the delivery of the end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles), the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles and other information specified by order of the competent ministry.

(10)When dismantled automobiles are collected, as specified by order of the competent ministry, the shredding and sorting operators must report the name of the person requesting collection of the dismantled automobiles, the vehicle number of the dismantled automobiles and other information specified by the order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(11)When the dismantled automobiles are delivered to other shredding and sorting operators or scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles (in case of transport for delivery of the dismantled automobiles which is entrusted to another shredding and sorting operator or scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles, when the dismantled automobile is delivered to the entrustee to transport the dismantled automobile), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the shredding and sorting operator must report to the Information Management Center the name of the person taking the delivery of the dismantled automobiles (in case of the dismantled automobiles involve the entrustment of recycling of the whole dismantled automobiles by automobile manufacturers, etc. authorized by the competent minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1), the gist of this as well as the name of scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles taking the delivery of the end-of-life automobiles and dismantled automobiles), the vehicle number of the dismantled automobiles and other information specified by order of the competent ministry within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(12)When automobile shredder residue is delivered to automobile manufacturers, etc. or designated recycling organizations (in case of transport to deliver automobile shredder residue to automobile manufacturers, etc. or designated recycling organizations which is entrusted to another person, when automobile shredder residue is delivered to the entrustee to transport the automobile shredder residue), as specified by order of the competent ministry, the shredding and sorting operators must report to the Information Management Center the name of the person taking the delivery of the automobile shredding residue, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles related to the automobile shredding residue and other information specified by order of the competent ministry within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

(13)When specified parts for recycling, etc. are collected as specified by order of the competent ministry, the automobile manufacturers, etc. and the designated recycling organizations must report the name of the person requesting collection of the specified parts for recycling, etc., the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles related to the specified parts for recycling, etc. and other information specified by order of the competent ministry to the Information Management Center within the period specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 82(1)The related business operators, automobile manufacturers, etc. or designated recycling organizations (hereinafter collectively referred to as "related business operators, etc." in this Chapter) must use electronic data processing systems (meaning the electronic data processing systems connecting computers used by the Information Management Center to the computers used by related business operators, etc. via the telecommunications lines; the same applies hereinafter) for reports (hereinafter referred to comprehensively as "Reports on Movements") pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

(2)The report on the movements made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be recorded in files provided for electronic computers used by the Information Management Center (except for Article 89, item (iii), hereinafter simply referred to as "files") and is deemed to have arrived at the Information Management Center when they are recorded in the files.

(3)When the related business operators, etc. request that the Information Management Center pay a fee in an amount specified by the Information Management Center upon the authorization of the competent minister and record the information provided in the documents relating to the report on the movements in the file specified by Cabinet Order, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), they may submit the report on the movements in writing, as specified by order of the competent ministry.

(4)When a report on the movements is submitted in writing pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Information Management Center must enter the information listed in the written document in the file as specified by order of the competent ministry.

(5)The information recorded in the file pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph regarding the report on the movements submitted in writing are presumed to be the same as the information recorded in the written document.

(6)When the Information Management Center finds that the information recorded in the file set forth in the preceding paragraph is not the same as the information recorded in the written document set forth in the same paragraph, the Information Management Center must immediately make corrections to the information recorded in the file.

(7)When the related business operator finds that the information recorded in the file referred to in paragraph (5) relating to the report on the movements made by the related business operator, etc., is not the same as the information provided in the written document set forth in the same paragraph, the related business operator, etc. may report this to the Information Management Center.

Article 83(1)When the telecommunications lines have broken down and when the report on the movements cannot be made using other electronic data processing system which is specified by the order of the competent ministry, the related business operators, etc. may submit the report on the movements recorded on magnetic disk instead of the electronic data processing system specified by order of the competent ministry.

(2)When the report on the movements is submitted on magnetic disk pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Information Management Center must record the information recorded on the magnetic disk in the files specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 84The Information Management Center must retain the records on files relating to the information reported in the report on the movements for a period specified by order of the competent ministry from the date on which the report on the movements is received.

Article 85(1)The related business operators, etc. may request that the Information Management Center make the inspection available using an electronic data processing system (hereinafter referred to as "inspection of files") or issuance of written documents containing the information or a magnetic disk with these information recorded (hereinafter referred to as "written documents, etc.") regarding the information recorded in the files and the end-of-life automobiles, dismantled automobiles or specified parts for recycling, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "end-of-life automobiles, etc." in this Chapter) collected by these related business operators as specified by order of the competent ministry.

(2)When the related business operators, etc. (except for collection operators) are requested to collect the end-of-life automobiles, etc., they may request that the Information Management Center makes the inspection of the files available or delivers the written documents, etc. regarding the information recorded in the files relating to the end-of-life automobiles, etc. which they have been required to collect as specified by order of the competent ministry.

(3)The automobile manufacturers, etc. who have received authorization set forth in Article 31, paragraph (1) may request that the Information Management Center make the inspection of the files available or issue the written documents, etc. regarding the information recorded in the files and regarding dismantled automobiles for which the automobile manufacturers, etc. have received authorization and to whom the implementation of recycling of the whole dismantled vehicles has been entrusted.

(4)A person who requests the issuance of the written documents, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs must pay to the Information Management Center a fee in an amount specified by the Information Management Center which has been approved by the competent minister as specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 87A person who has delivered an end-of-life automobile to a collection operator may request that the collection operator make an inquiry to the Information Management Center regarding the information recorded in the files and relating to the end-of-life automobile.In this case, unless they have legitimate grounds, the collection operator must request that the Information Management Center make the inspection of the files available or issue the written documents, etc. pursuant to the provisions of Article 85, paragraph (1) and must respond to that person.

Article 88(1)When a report pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (2), (6), (8), (9), (11) or (12) (hereinafter referred to as "report on implementing delivery after collection" in this Article) which must be made by the person making the report on implementing delivery after collection has not been received within the period specified by order of the competent ministry after the report (hereinafter referred to as "report on implementing collection" in this Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (1), (3), (7) or (10) was received, the Information Management Center must notify the person making the report on implementing collection of this without delay.

(2)When a report (hereinafter referred to as "report on implementing collection after delivery" in this Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (3), (7), (10) or (13) is to be made by the person (hereinafter simply referred to simply as a "person taking delivery" in this Article) taking delivery of the end-of-life automobiles reported on in the report on implementing delivery within a period of time specified by order of the competent ministry after the report (in the report pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (9) or (11), this does not apply to delivery to scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles. Hereinafter referred to as "report on implementing delivery" in this Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (2), (4), (6), (8), (9), (11) or (12) was received, the Information Management Center must notify the person making the report on implementing delivery of this without delay.

(3)The person receiving the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph must confirm the status of the collection or delivery of the end-of-life automobile, etc. without delay by making an inquiry to the entrustee to transport the end-of-life automobiles, etc. by the person taking delivery or the person receiving notification or by another method.

(4)When a report on implementing delivery after collection to be made by the person making the report on implementing collection in paragraph (1) has not been received even after the period specified by order of the competent ministry has elapsed after the notification referred to in paragraph (1) has been made as specified by order of the competent ministry, the Information Management Center must report to the prefectural governor without delay that there is likelihood that the end-of-life automobiles, etc. may not be collected or delivered as is appropriate in addition to the name of the person making the report on implementing collection, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles, etc. (when these are specified parts for recycling, etc., the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles related to the specified parts for recycling, etc.; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) and other information specified by order of the competent ministry.

(5)When the report on implementing collection after delivery to be made by the person taking delivery set forth in paragraph (2) has not been received even after the period specified by order of the competent ministry after the notification indicated in paragraph (2) has been made, specified by order of the competent ministry, the Information Management Center must report to the prefectural governor without delay that it is likely that the end-of-life automobiles, etc. may not be collected or delivered as is appropriate in addition to the name of the person making the report on implementing delivery relating to the notification, the vehicle number of the end-of-life automobiles, etc. and other information specified by order of the competent ministry.

(6)When the report pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (5) has not been received from the fluorocarbons recovery operators or when the information prescribed in the same paragraph have not been recorded or included in the report, as specified by the order of the competent ministry, the Information Management Center must report to the prefectural governor the name of the fluorocarbons recovery operators and other information specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 89(1)The Information Management Center may use an electronic data processing system for notifications (hereinafter referred to as "notice of confirmation") pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article as specified by order of the competent ministry with the approval of the related business operators receiving the notice of confirmation.

(2)When a report on the movements is made using an electronic data processing system, the related business operators may not refuse to grant approval referred to in the preceding paragraph for the notice of confirmation pertaining to the report on the movements unless they have legitimate grounds.

(3)A notice of confirmation made using an electronic data processing system pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) is deemed to have reached a related business operator when a record is saved in the files provided in the computer used by the related business operators.

Article 90(1)When the prefectural governor finds that the related business operators are not in compliance with the provisions of Article 80, paragraph (1), Article 81, paragraphs (1) through (12) or the provisions of Article 87, the prefectural governor may recommend that the related business operators take the necessary measures.

(2)When the competent minister finds that the automobile manufacturers, etc. are not in compliance with the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (13), the competent minister may recommend that the automobile manufacturers, etc. take the necessary measures.

(3)When a related business operator who has received a recommendation prescribed in paragraph (1) has not taken the measures related to the recommendation without legitimate grounds, the prefectural governor may order the related business operator to take the measures pertaining to the recommendation.

(4)When automobile manufacturers, etc. who have received a recommendation prescribed in paragraph (2) have not taken the measures pertaining to the recommendation without legitimate grounds, the competent minister may order the automobile manufacturers, etc. to take the measures pertaining to the recommendation.

Article 91In addition to what is prescribed in this Chapter, information required for the report on the movements and providing information pertaining to the report on the movements are specified by order of the competent ministry.

Article 121End-of-life automobiles, dismantled automobiles (excluding those delivered to scrap dealers of whole dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to Article 16, paragraph (4) and of the proviso to Article 18, paragraph (2)), and specified parts for recycling are deemed as waste (meaning waste as provided in the Waste Management Act, Article 2, paragraph (1)), and the provisions of the Waste Management Act are applicable unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

Article 122(1)Collection operators and fluorocarbons recovery operators may, notwithstanding the provision of Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (1) and Article 14, paragraph (1), carry out collection or transport of end-of-life automobiles (limited to those pertaining to collection pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) or Article 11 and to delivery pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 or Article 14) in the course of trade without obtaining license pursuant to these provisions; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where suspension of business is ordered pursuant to the provisions of Article 51, paragraph (1) or Article 58, paragraph (1).

(2)Dismantling operators may, notwithstanding the provision of Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraphs (1) and (6), and Article 14, paragraphs (1) and (6), implement the acts necessary to recycle end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles (limited to those acts falling under collection, transport, or disposal (including the recovery; the same applies hereinafter) of general waste (meaning the general waste prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 2, paragraph (2)) or industrial waste (meaning the industrial waste prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 2, paragraph (4)) in the course of trade without obtaining the license pursuant to these provisions; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where suspension of business is ordered pursuant to the provisions of Article 66.

(3)Shredding and sorting operators may, notwithstanding the provision of the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraphs (1) and (6), implement the acts necessary to recycle dismantled automobiles (limited to those falling under collection, transport, and disposal of industrial waste) within the scope of business with the license of Article 67, paragraph (1) without obtaining the license pursuant to these provisions; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where suspension of business is ordered pursuant to the provisions of Article 66 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 72 following the replacement of terms.

(4)Automobile manufacturers, etc. having received the authorization referred to in Article 28, paragraph (1) and a person (limited to those prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (2), item (ii)) receiving an entrustment therefrom and implementing the acts necessary to recycle specified parts for recycling (limited to those that fall under the transport or disposal of industrial waste) in the course of trade may implement the acts in the course of trade without obtaining the license pursuant to the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraphs (1) and (6) notwithstanding these provisions.

(5)Designated Recycling Organizations and a person receiving an entrustment therefrom and implementing the acts necessary to recycle dismantled automobiles or specified parts for recycling (limited to those falling under the collection, transport, or disposal of general waste or industrial waste) may implement the acts in the course of trade without obtaining the license pursuant to the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraphs (1) and (6), and Article 14, pragraphs (1) and (6) notwithstanding these provisions.

(6)Designated recycling organization must follow the standards specified by Cabinet Order in cases when entrusting the acts prescribed in the preceding paragraph to another person.

(7)With respect to the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (13); Article 7-5; Article 14, paragraphs (12) and (13); and Article 14-3-3, collection operators and fluorocarbon recovery operators are deemed as general waste collectors and transporters (meaning the general waste collectors and transporters prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (12); the same applies hereinafter) or industrial waste collectors and transporters (meaning the industrial waste collectors and transporters prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraph (12); the same applies hereinafter).

(8)With respect to the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (13); Article 7-5; Article 14, paragraphs (12) and (13); and Article 14-3-3, dismantling operators and the person prescribed in paragraph (5) are deemed as general waste collectors and transporters or general waste disposal operators (meaning the general waste disposal operators prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (12); the same applies hereinafter) or industrial waste collectors and transporters, or industrial waste disposal operators (meaning the industrial waste disposal operators prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraph (12); the same appl hereinafter).

(9)With respect to the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraphs (12) and (13) and Article 14-3-3, shredding and sorting operators and the person prescribed in paragraph (4) are deemed as industrial waste collectors and transporters or industrial waste disposal operators.

(10)With respect to the application of the Waste Management Act, Article 19-3, the person prescribed in the preceding three paragraphs are deemed as general waste collectors and transporters, general waste disposal operators, industrial waste collectors and transporters, or industrial waste disposal operators.

(11)Collection operators and fluorocarbons recovery operators and dismantling operators (limited to those collecting end-of-life automobiles (limited to those that are general waste; hereinafter referred to as "general waste from end-of-life automobile") pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, receiving delivery of general waste from end-of-life automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (6), and delivering general waste from end-of-life automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (6)) must follow the standards specified by Cabinet Order in cases when entrusting the collection or transport of general waste from end-of-life automobile to another person.

(12)With respet to the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraph (14), collection operators, fluorocarbons recovery operators, and dismantling operators (limited to these persons collecting end-of-life automobiles (limited to those that are industrial waste; hereinafter referred to as " industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles ") pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, receiving delivery of dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (7)), receiving delivery of industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (7); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and delivering industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles industrial waste or dismantled automobile pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (6)) and shredding and sorting operators (limited to those persons collecting dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 or Article 18, paragraph (3), receiving delivery of dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (2) or (7), or delivering dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (2) or (7)) are deemed as industrial waste collectors and transporters. In this case, the term "the collection, transport and disposal of industrial waste whose entrustment was received from a business operator" in Article 14, paragraph (14) is deemed to be replaced with "the transport of industrial waste (limited to end-of-life automobiles (meaning the end-of-life automobiles prescribed in the Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Automobiles (Act No. 87 of 2002; hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Automobiles"), Article 2, paragraph (2)) and dismantled automobiles (meaning the dismantled automobiles prescribed in the Act on Recycling, etc., of End-of-Life Automobiles, Article 2, paragraph (3)) collected pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Automobiles, Article 9, paragraph (1); Article 11; Article 15; Article 17; and Article 18, paragraph (3), whose delivery is received pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Automobiles, Article 16, paragraphs (4) and (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (7)) and Article 18, paragraphs (2) and (7)), or which are delivered pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Automobiles, Article 10; Article 14; Article 16, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (7)); and Article 18, paragraph (7)".

(13)The provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 12, paragraph (3) do not apply to the following acts.

(14)The provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 12-3, paragraph (1) do not apply to the following acts.

Article 123(1)Industrial waste collectors and transporters (limited to persons receiving the entrustment of a collection operator, fluorocarbons recovery operator, or dismantling operator and carrying out collection or transport of industrial waste from end-of-life automobile industrial waste in the course of trade) may conduct the trade of collection or transport of general waste from end-of-life automobile notwithstanding the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (1).In this case, the person must carry out the collection or transport of general waste from the end-of-life automobile in accordance with the general waste disposal standards prescribed in the Waste Mangement Act, Article 6-2, paragraph (2) (hereinafter simply referred to as the "general waste management standards").

(2)The provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (12) do not apply to collection and transport carried out by a person having obtained the license of the Waste Management Act, Article 7, paragraph (1) and pertaining to general waste from end-of-life automobile.

(3)General industrial waste collectors and rransporters (limited to those receiving the entrustment of a collection operator, fluorocarbons recovery operator, or dismantling operator and carrying out collection or transport of industrial waste from end-of-life automobile in the course of trade) may carry out the trade of collection or transport of industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles notwithstanding the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 14, paragraph (1).In this case, that person must carry out the collection or transport of industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles in accordance with the industrial waste management standards prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 12, paragraph (1) (hereinafter simply referred to as the "industrial waste management standards").

Article 124(1)When the disposal of general waste from end-of-life automobiles does not comply with the general waste management standards pursuant to an entrustment of collection or transport of general waste from end-of-life automobiles is carried out in violation of the provisions of Article 122, paragraph (11), the entrusting person is deemed to fall under the person that dispose of waste, etc. prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 19-4, paragraph (1) with respect to the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 19-4.

(2)In the case (excluding cases where the disposal is carried out for specified parts for recycling collected by an automobile manufacturer, etc or a Designated Recycling Organization) where the disposal of industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles, dismantled automobiles, specified parts for recycling (hereinafter referred to as "the industrial waste from end-of-life automobilese, etc." in this paragraph) not conforming to the industrial waste management standards is carried out, persons falling under any of the following items are deemed to fall under the persons prescribed in the Waste Management Act, Article 19-5, paragraph (1), item (iii) with respect to the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Act, Article 19-5 for the obligations pertaining to the report on the movements in the course of a series of collecting, delivering, or recycling pertaining to industrial waste from end-of-life automobiles, etc.

Article 125(1)The prefectural governor is to listen to the opinion of the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Chief of the Prefectural Police Headquarters on whether or not they have grounds (limited to the grounds falling under Article 62, paragraph (1), item (ii), (g), (h), or (j) pertaining to item (ii), (f); the same applies in the following paragraph and the following Article) falling under Article 62, paragraph (1), item (ii), (f) to (j), when the prefectural governor intends to give the license referred to in Article 60, paragraph (1) or Article 67, paragraph (1).

(2)The prefectural governor may listen to the opinion of the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Chief of the Prefectural Police Headquarters on whether or not they have grounds falling under Article 62, paragraph (1), item (ii), (f) to (j), when the prefectural governor intends to impose disposition pursuant to the provisions of Article 66 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 72 following the deemed replacement of terms).

Article 126If the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Chief of the Prefectural Police Headquarters finds that the prefectural governor needs to take appropriate measures against a dismantling operator or a shredding and sorting operator because they have appropriate reasons to suspect they have grounds falling under Article 62, paragraph (1), item (ii), (f) to (j) concerning the dismantling operator or shredding and sorting operator, the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Chief of the Prefectural Police Headquarters may state their opinion to the prefectural governor.

Article 127In addition to what is prescribed in Article 125, the prefectural governor may make an inquiry, or request cooperation from a relevant administrative organ or relevant local government regarding affairs pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

Article 128A person who is dissatisfied with the administrative determination on the request for examination for disposition (limited to that relating to the type-1 statutory entrusted functions prescribed in Article 135) imposed by the head of a city or a special ward in which a health center is established pursuant to the provisions of this Act, may request a re-examination to the competent minister.

Article 129(1)A person who conducts business in which the objects obtained through recycling of end-of-life automobiles, dismantled automobiles, or specified parts for recycling can be utilized, must utilize them pursuant to the provisions of the Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (Act No. 48 of 1991).

(2)A person who conducts the business of manufacturing, processing, repairing, or selling automobiles must take measures to promote the recycling of the automobiles pertaining to the business which have become end-of-life automobiles, or dismantled automobiles and specified parts for recycling pertaining to the automobiles pursuant to the provisions of the Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources.

Article 130(1)The prefectural governor may have a related business operator report on the implementation status of the collection or delivery of end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles, the delivery of specified parts for recycling, etc., or recycling of end-of-life automobiles or dismantled automobiles pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act.

(2)The prefectural governor may have an information management center report the information recorded in its files to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act.

(3)To the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the competent minister may have an automobile manufacturer, etc. or an entrustee (limited to those prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (2), item (ii); the same applies to paragraph (2) of the following Article) report on the implementation status of the collection or recycling, etc. of specified parts for recycling, etc. pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.

Article 131(1)The prefectural governor may have the officials enter the office, factory, workplace, or warehouse of a related business operator and inspect the books, documents, and other objects pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act.

(2)The competent minister may have officials of the Ministry enter the office, factory, workplace, or warehouse of an automobile manufacturer, etc or an entrustee and inspect the books, documents, and other objects pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act,.

(3)The officials of the Ministry who conducts on-site inspection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs must carry an identification card and present it to the person concerned.

(4)The authority granted for the on-site inspection pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) must not be construed as the authorization for a criminal investigation.

Article 132When the competent minister specifies the standards referred to in Article 16, paragraph (2); Article 18, paragraph (1) or (5); or Article 25, paragraph (2), or make a decision on other important matters relating to the enforcement of this Act, the competent minister must listen to the opinions of the Industrial Structure Council and the Central Environment Council in advance.

Article 133(1)The competent ministers in this Act are the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment.

(2)Orders of the competent minister in this Act are orders issued by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of the Environment.

Article 134The authority of the competent minister under the provisions of Article 130, paragraph (3) and Article 131, paragraph (2) may be delegated to the heads of local branch offices pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.

Article 135The functions among the affairs to be handled by a prefecture, or city or special ward having established a health center (hereinafter referred to as "prefectures, etc." in this Article) pursuant to the provisions of this Act, are type-1 statutory entrusted functions prescribed in the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1967), Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i).

Article 136In the case an order is established, revised or revoked according to the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) may be set up to the extent considered reasonable for the establishment, or revision or abolition.

Article 137Any person entrusting to another person the transport of general waste from end-of-life automobiles in violation of the provisions of Article 122, paragraph (11) is punished by imprisonment with work not more than three years or a fine not more than 3,000,000 yen, or both.

Article 138A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment with work not more than one year or a fine not more than 500,000 yen.

Article 139A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by a fine not more than 500,000 yen

Article 140A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by a fine not more than 300,000 yen

Article 141If an officer or a member of the deposit management corporation, the Designated Recycling Organization, or the information management center falls under any of the following items, the officer or the member responsible for the violation is punished by a fine not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 142When the representative of a juridical person, or the agent, employee, or other worker of a juridical person or individual engages in an act violating Article 137; Article 138, items (i) through (vi); Article 139; or Article 140 in relation to the business of that juridical person or individual, the responsible person is punished and the juridical person or individual is also punished by a fine as prescribed in the respective Articles.

Article 143A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by a civil fine not more than 100,000 yen