Article 1Terms used in this Office Order have the same meanings as those used in the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").

Article 1-2The processed products specified by the Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in the "Processed product" column of Appended Table 5 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as the "Order") are the processed products specified in the "Processed products" column of the following table for the respective families set forth in the "Family" column of the same table.

Article 1-3The facilities specified by the Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act are insectariums or facilities similar to zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums, or insectariums, excluding those whose principal purpose is to sell or lease live individuals of wild fauna or flora or to provide food and drink.

Article 1-4(1)The solicitation of proposals under Article 6, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be made at least once a year by setting a reasonable notice period for the solicitation of proposals.

(2)The Minister of the Environment is to announce the period referred to in the preceding paragraph by using the internet or by other appropriate means.

Article 1-5The unavoidable grounds specified by the Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 9, item (iv) of the Act are to be those set forth in the following items:

Article 2The purposes specified by the Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act are educational purposes, the purpose of investigating the status of inhabitation or growth of individuals of nationally rare species of wild fauna and flora, etc., and other purposes that are considered to contribute to the conservation of nationally rare species of wild fauna and flora, etc.

Article 3(1)An application for permission under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act (excluding an application for permission prescribed in paragraph (3)) is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the documents set forth in the following items:

(3)An application for permission under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act to capture or subject to other actions taken regarding a live individual of a specified class I nationally rare species of wild fauna and flora for the purpose of reproducing individuals for transfer or delivery of individual, etc. in a business conducted under Article 30, paragraph (1) is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(4)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the documents set forth in the following items:

(5)The form of the permit referred to in Article 10, paragraph (5) of the Act (hereinafter simply referred to as a "permit" in this Article) is as shown in Form 1.

(6)An application for issuance of worker certificates under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (6) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(7)The form of worker certificates referred to in Article 10, paragraph (6) of the Act (hereinafter simply referred to as a "worker certificates" in this Article) is as shown in Form 2.

(8)An application for reissuance of a permit or a worker certificate under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (7) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(9)A permit or a worker certificate must be returned to the Minister of the Environment within thirty days of the date of expiry.

(10)If a person that has received issuance of a permit returns the permit pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the person must report to the Minister of the Environment an outline of the quantity and treatment (or, in the case of the permission provided in paragraph (3), usage) regarding individuals captured or subjected to other actions by prefecture.

(11)If a person that has received reissuance of a permit or a worker certificate pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (7) of the Act recovers the lost permit or worker certificate after receiving its reissuance, the person must promptly return the recovered permit or worker certificate to the Minister of the Environment.

Article 4The methods specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 10, paragraph (9) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (4) of the Act) are those set forth in the following items:

Article 5(1)The cases specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 12, paragraph (1), item (viii) are those set forth in the following items:

(2)The cases specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 12, paragraph (1), item (ix) are those set forth in the following items:

(3)A person that has received a transfer or delivery prescribed in item (iv) of paragraph (1) or item (i), (iii), (iv) or (vi) of the preceding paragraph is to make a notification (or give notice if the transfer or delivery is received by a national government organ, a local government, a public university, a public museum or a public museum-like facility) to the Minister of the Environment within thirty days of the receipt of the transfer or delivery.

Article 6The purposes specified by the Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Act are educational purposes, the purpose of investigating the status of inhabitation or growth of individuals of rare species of wild fauna and flora, and other purposes that are considered to contribute to the conservation of rare species of wild fauna and flora.

Article 7(1)An application for permission under the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)A person which intends to make a transfer, etc. of an individual, etc. of a rare species of wild fauna and flora and which is set forth in the following items must attach the documents specified in the respective items to the written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph:

Article 8(1)A person wishing to have a written certification issued under Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Order must file a written application giving the following information with the Minister of the Environment:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by a document falling under any of the following items:

Article 9The cases specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 17, item (i) of the Act are cases where individuals legally captured or subjected to other actions or body parts thereof or processed products of these individuals or body parts are displayed or advertised.

Article 10The form of the identification referred to in Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Act is as shown in Form 3.

Article 10-2The tusks specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in the "Individual, etc." column of Appended Table 7 of the Order are to be deemed to have been imported to Japan in accordance with the note for Loxodonta africana (African elephant) listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (referred to as the "Convention" in paragraph (1), item (iv) of the following Article).

Article 11(1)The written application prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act must be accompanied by photographs of the individual, etc. intended for registration (in the case of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3), photographs of the individual and photographs which allow the identification of the number relevant to the measure for identifying the individual (limited to photographs which allow confirmation that the measure for identifying individuals is taken with respect to the individual)) and a certificate for that individual (in the case only of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3), if the measure for identifying the individual is microchipping (limited to microchips that conform to ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 set by the International Organization for Standardization; the same applies hereinafter), a certificate issued by a veterinarian that certifies the identification number assigned to the microchip, or if the measure for identifying the individual is leg banding, a certificate certifying the identification number assigned to the leg band), and, depending on which category of individual, etc. set forth in the following items the individual, etc. belongs to, the documents which are specified in the applicable item; provided, however, that if it is difficult to attach these documents, the applicant may attach a document certifying that the individual, etc. falls under the relevant category:

(2)The Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, the individual, etc. registration organization) may request a person which has filed an application for registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act to submit documents found to be necessary to confirm that the registration requirements as defined in Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Act are satisfied, in addition to the written application prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act and the applicable documents prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

(3)The internationally rare species of wild fauna and flora specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 20, paragraph (2), item (iv) of the Act are the species set forth in the following items, and for each live individual of the relevant species set forth in the items that apply among the following items, the measures specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in item (iv) of the same paragraph are microchipping, application of a leg ring, or any other measure specified by the Minister of the Environment:

(4)The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 20, paragraph (2), item (v) is the following:

(5)The form prescribed by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 20, paragraph (4) of the Act is as shown in Form 4.

(6)The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 20, paragraph (4), item (vi) is the following:

(7)An application for registration of change under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (6) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the following information and accompanied by the registration card for the individual, etc. intended for registration of change and by photographs of the individual, etc., to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card if it still exists, or to the existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card no longer exists):

(8)An application for registration of change under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (7) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application that gives the following information and is accompanied by the registration card for the individual intended for registration of change and by photographs of the individual and photographs which allow confirmation of the number relevant to the measure for identifying individuals after the change (limited to photographs which allow confirmation that the measure for identifying individuals after the change is taken with respect to the individual) and also by a certificate (if the measure for identifying the individual is microchipping, a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying a change in the identification number assigned to the microchip, or if the measure for identifying the individual is leg banding, a certificate certifying a change in the identification number assigned to the leg band) to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card if it still exists, or to the actually existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card no longer exists), no later than the day on which thirty days have elapsed since the date of change of the measure for identifying individuals taken with respect to the individual.

(9)An application for rewriting and reissuance of a registration card under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (9) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application that gives the following information and is accompanied by the registration card for the individual, etc. intended for rewriting and reissuance and by photographs of the individual, etc. (in the case of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3), photographs of the individual and photographs which allow confirmation of its individual identification number (limited to photographs which allow confirmation that the measure for identifying individuals is taken with respect to the individual)) and also by a certificate (in the case only of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3), if the measure for identifying the individual is microchipping, a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying the identification number assigned to the microchip, or if the measure for identifying the individual is leg banding, a certificate certifying the identification number assigned to the leg band) to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card if the organization still exists, or to the existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card no longer exists).

(10)An application for reissuance of a registration card under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (10) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Act) is to be filed by submitting a written application that gives the following information and is accompanied by photographs of the individual, etc. for which reissuance of the registration card is being applied for (in the case of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3), photographs of the individual and photographs which allow confirmation of its individual identification number (limited to photographs which allow confirmation that the measure for identifying individuals is taken with respect to the individual)) and also by a certificate (in the case only of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3), if the measure for identifying the individual is microchipping, a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying the identification number assigned to the microchip, or if the measure for identifying the individual is leg banding, a certificate certifying the identification number assigned to the leg band) to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individuals registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card whose reissuance is being applied for if the organization still exists, or to the actually existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card whose reissuance is being applied for no longer exists).

(11)Submission of a written application under the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs (2) and (4) of the Act may be done by submitting an optical disc (including anything that reliably keeps a record of certain information by means similar to an optical disc) containing information required to be given in the written application, only if this is found by the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, the individual, etc. registration organization) to cause no problems.

Article 11-2(1)Notification under the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (11) of the Act is to be made by submitting a written notification giving the following information to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card for the individual, etc. of an internationally rare species of wild fauna and flora for which the notification is made if the organization still exists, or to the existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card for the individual, etc. of an internationally rare species of wild fauna and flora for which the notification is made no longer exists).

(2)Submission of a written notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be done by using an electronic information processing organization, only, however, if this is found by the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, the individual, etc. registration organization) to cause no problems.

Article 11-3The individual, etc. specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of the Act is a live individual.

Article 11-4The period prescribed by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 20-2, paragraph (1) is five years.

Article 11-5(1)An application for renewal of registration under the provisions of Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-2, paragraph (2) of the Act that is accompanied by the registration card for the relevant individual and by photographs of the individual (in the case of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3) of Article 11, photographs of the individual and photographs which allow confirmation of its individual identification number (limited to photographs which allow confirmation that the measure for identifying individuals is taken with respect to the individual)) and also by a certificate (only in the case of a live individual of any of the species set forth in the items of paragraph (3) of Article 11, if the measure for identifying the individual is microchipping, a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying the identification number assigned to the microchip, or if the measure for identifying the individual is leg banding, a certificate certifying the identification number assigned to the leg band) to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card if the organization still exists, or to the existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card no longer exists), within six months prior to the date of expiration of the validity period of the registration of the individual whose registration renewal is being applied for.

(2)The provisions of Article 11, paragraphs (2) through (6) are to apply mutatis mutandis to a renewal of registration under the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "main characteristics" in (d) of item (i) of paragraph (iv) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "main characteristics and registration code number."

Article 11-6The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Act is the registration code number, the date of registration, and the date of expiration of the validity period of the registration (limited to cases where the individuals specified in Article 11-3 are advertised).

Article 12(1)Notification under the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be made by submitting a written notification giving the following information to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card for the individual, etc. of an internationally rare species of wild fauna and flora for which the notification is made if the organization still exists, or to the existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card for the individual, etc. of an internationally rare species of wild fauna and flora for which the notification is made no longer exists).

(2)The provisions of Article 11, paragraph (11) apply mutatis mutandis to submission of a written notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 12-2(1)Pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (6) of the Act, a person handling an individual for which a measure for identifying individuals has been taken must handle the individual in the following ways with regard to the identification of the individual identification number of the individual:

(2)In any of the circumstances set forth in the following items, notification of the relevant circumstances (in either of the cases set forth in items (ii) and (iii), if the measure for identifying the individual is microchipping, accompanied by, a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying the identification number assigned to the microchip, or, if the measure for identifying the individual is leg banding, a certificate certifying the identification number assigned to the leg band) must be made to the Minister of the Environment (or, if an individual, etc. registration organization conducts the individual, etc. registration-related affairs, to the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card if the organization still exists, or to the existing individual, etc. registration organization if the individual, etc. registration organization which issued the registration card no longer exists), no later than the day on which thirty days have elapsed since the date of the circumstance:

Article 12-3If a returned registration card needs to be marked as cancelled pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (3) of the Act, holes are to be punched through a conspicuous part of the card.

Article 13(1)An application for registration under the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the following information:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the following documents:

(3)The individual, etc. specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Act is an individual of the species set forth in Appended Table 2, List 2 of the Order and processed products thereof and the body parts and processed products set forth in Appended Table 5 of the Order.

Article 14(1)The procedures specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Act are the following:

(2)The changes to minor information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 24, paragraph (3) of the Act are changes in the address (or, in the case of a corporation, the name of its representative or the location of its principal office) of the person registered under Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Act.

(3)The rules for conducting the individual, etc. registration-related matters referred to in Article 24, paragraph (5) of the Act are to prescribe the following matters:

(4)If an individual, etc. registration organization wishes to obtain the authorization under the first sentence of paragraph (5) of Article 24 of the Act, the individual, etc. registration organization must submit to the Minister of the Environment a written application stating to that effect accompanied by the organization's rules for conducting the individual, etc. registration-related affairs.

(5)If an individual, etc. registration organization wishes to obtain the authorization under the second sentence of paragraph (5) of Article 24 of the Act, the individual, etc. registration organization must submit to the Minister of the Environment a written application giving the following information:

Article 14-2(1)The means specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 24, paragraph (7), item (iii) of the Act are the display of information recorded in the electromagnetic records on paper or on the imaging screen of an output device.

(2)The means specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 24, paragraph (7), item (iv) of the Act are the following:

(3)The means set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph must be those that allow the recipient to produce documents by reading out records in the file.

Article 15The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 24, paragraph (8) of the Act is the following:

Article 16An individual, etc. registration organization wishing to obtain permission under Article 24, paragraph (9) of the Act must submit to the Minister of the Environment a written application giving the following information:

Article 17If the Minister of the Environment conducts all or part of the individual, etc. registration-related affairs of an individual, etc. registration organization pursuant to Article 24, paragraph (10) of the Act, or if an individual, etc. registration organization discontinues all or part of its individual, etc. registration-related affairs with permission under paragraph (9) of the same Article, or if the Minister of the Environment cancels the organization registration of an individual, etc. registration organization under the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (4) or (5) of the Act, the individual, etc. registration organization must take the following actions:

Article 18The form of the identification referred to in Article 27, paragraph (2) of the Act is as shown in Form 5.

Article 19(1)A fee provided in Article 29 of the Act, if paid to the State, must be paid by affixing a revenue stamp in the amount of the fee to a written application prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-2, paragraph (2) of the Act) or in any of Article 11, paragraphs (7) through (10), or if paid to an individual, etc. registration organization, must be paid pursuant to the provisions of the rules for conducting the individual, etc. registration-related affairs referred to in Article 24, paragraph (5) of the Act.

(2)No fee paid pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is refundable.

Article 20Public notice under the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (5) of the Act are to be given with regard to the information set forth in the following items by using the Internet or by other appropriate means:

Article 21(1)If the Minister of the Environment intends to hold a public hearing pursuant to the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (7) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37, paragraph (3) of the Act), the minister is to give public notice of the date, time, and place of the public hearing and the matter on which opinions will be heard, and also is to give notice to the same effect to persons who the minister finds should be heard with regard to the matter (hereinafter each referred to as a "speaker at public hearing" in this Article).

(2)The public notice under the preceding paragraph is to be given in the official gazette at least three weeks prior to the date of the public hearing.

(3)A public hearing is presided over by the Minister of the Environment or the designee thereof, who will serve as the chairperson.

(4)At a public hearing, the chairperson must first allow those speakers at public hearing who have submitted a written opinion raising an objection and other persons who have objections to the matter on which opinions will be heard to state the details of and reasons for their objections.

(5)Before making a statement, a speaker at public hearing must obtain the permission of the chairperson.

(6)If found to be particularly necessary, the chairperson may allow persons who observe the public hearing to make statements.

(7)Statements by speakers at public hearing or persons permitted to make statements must not go beyond the scope of the matter on which opinions are being heard.

(8)If a speaker at public hearing or a person permitted to make statements makes statements beyond the scope prescribed in the preceding paragraph or acts inappropriately, the chairperson may prohibit the speaker or the person from making statements or may eject the speaker or the person.

(9)If found to be necessary to maintain the order of a public hearing, the chairperson may expel the person who has disturbed order or has acted inappropriately.

(10)Without delay after the closing of a public hearing, the chairperson must prepare, and sign and seal, a record containing important information on the process of the public hearing.

Article 22The provisions of Article 20 apply mutatis mutandis to any public notice under the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37, paragraph (3) of the Act. In this case, the phrase "habitat protection zone" is deemed to be replaced with "controlled area."

Article 23(1)An application for permission under the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the drawings set forth in the following items:

Article 24(1)The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 37, paragraph (8) of the Act is as set forth in the following items:

(2)Notification under the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (8) of the Act is to be made by submitting a written notification giving the information set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph.

(3)The written notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the drawings set forth in the following items:

Article 25The acts specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 37, paragraph (9), item (ii) of the Act are those set forth in the following items:

Article 26(1)Notification under the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (10) of the Act is to be made by submitting a written notification giving the information set forth in the following items.

(2)The written notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by a topographical map on a scale of at least 1: 50,000 indicating the location of the place of the act.

Article 27The acts specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 38, paragraph (4), item (ii) of the Act are those set forth in the following items:

Article 28(1)An application for permission under Article 37, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be filed by submitting a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by a location map and by drawings indicating the route for entry or the scope of entry or other procedures for entry.

Article 29(1)The information specified by Ministry of the Environment referred to in Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act is the information set forth in the items of paragraph (1) of Article 23.

(2)Notification under the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act is to be made by submitting a written notification giving the information set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(3)The written notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the drawings set forth in the items of paragraph (2) of Article 23.

Article 30The acts specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 39, paragraph (6), item (ii) of the Act are those set forth in the following items:

Article 31The form of the identification referred to in Article 41, paragraph (3) of the Act and that referred to in Article 42, paragraph (3) of the Act are as shown in Form 6 and Form 7, respectively.

Article 32A claim for compensation under the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (2) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 48-3, paragraph (2) of the Act) is to be made by submitting a written claim giving the information set forth in the following items:

Article 33(1)If a person other than the national government or a local government wishes to obtain certification under Article 46, paragraph (3) of the Act, the person must submit to the Minister of the Environment a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by a written program plan for the protection and reproduction program and by the documents set forth in the following items:

Article 34Public notice under the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be given with regard to the information set forth in the applicable items among the following items depending on which of the cases set forth in the following items the public notice belongs to, by using the Internet or by other appropriate means:

Article 35The form of the identification referred to in Article 48, paragraph (3) of the Act is as shown in Form 8.

Article 36The standards specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 48-4, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act are that the systems for the rearing, etc. and transfer, etc. and the rearing or cultivation facilities are found to be capable of appropriately handling individuals of the rare species of wild fauna and flora handled at the zoo, botanical garden, etc. for which certification is applied for, according to the purpose of their rearing, etc. and transfer, etc. and for the purpose of conservation of species.

Article 37The standards specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 48-4, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Act are that the plans for the rearing, etc. and transfer, etc. are found to be capable of appropriately handling individuals of the rare species of wild fauna and flora handled at the zoo, botanical garden, etc. for which certification is applied for, according to the purpose of their rearing, etc. and transfer, etc. and for the purpose of species conservation.

Article 38The standards specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 48-4, paragraph (1), item (v) are the following:

Article 39(1)A person intending to file an application for certification under Article 48-4, paragraph (1) of the Act pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article must submit to the Minister of the Environment a written application prescribed in paragraph (2) of the same Article accompanied by the following documents:

(2)The Minister of the Environment may request the person intending to file an application under Article 48-4, paragraph (1) of the Act to submit any documents deemed to be necessary by the minister in addition to a written application prescribed in paragraph (2) of the same Article and the documents prescribed in the items of the preceding paragraph.

(3)The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 48-4, paragraph (2), item (vii) are the following:

Article 40Public notice under the provisions of Article 38-4, paragraph (5) of the Act is to be given with regard to the information set forth in the following items by using the Internet or by other appropriate means:

Article 41(1)A person intending to obtain certification of change under the provisions of Article 48-5, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit to the Minister of the Environment a written application giving the following information:

(2)The written application prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the documents among those set forth in the items of paragraph (1) of Article 39 whose content will be changed as a result of certification of change under the provisions of Article 48-5, paragraph (1) of the Act.

(3)The provisions of Article 39, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to certification of change under the provisions of Article 48-5, paragraph (1) of the Act.

Article 42The minor changes specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 48-5 of the Act are changes in the information set forth in Article 48-4, paragraph (2), item (iii) or (iv) of the Act (excluding cases where new additions are made to the names of the rare species of wild fauna and flora handled at the certified zoo, botanical garden, etc. conserving rare species subject to the changes or to the purposes of rearing, etc. and transfer, etc. for the respective species) or changes in the information set forth in item (v) or (vi) of the same paragraph (limited to cases where the zoo, botanical garden, etc. are found to remain in clear conformity to the standards referred to in item (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1) of the same Article).

Article 43(1)Notification under the provisions of Article 48-5, paragraph (3) of the Act are to be made by submitting to the Minister of the Environment a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)The written notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the documents among those set forth in the items of paragraph (1) of Article 39 whose content has been changed as a result of the notified change.

Article 44Notification of discontinuation under the provisions of Article 48-5, paragraph (4) of the Act is to be made by submitting to the Minister of the Environment a written application giving the information set forth in the following items:

Article 45The provisions of Articles 36 through 39 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where a person intends to obtain renewal of certification under Article 48-6, paragraph (1) of the Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 48-4, paragraphs (2) through (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 48-6, paragraph (2) of the Act.

Article 46(1)The information specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 48-7 of the Act is the details of rearing, etc. and transfer, etc. that took place for the respective rare species of wild fauna and flora, and, in case of change in any of the information set forth in Article 48-4, paragraph (2), items (iii) through (vi) of the Act (excluding cases where certification of change is required under the provisions of Article 48-5, paragraph (1) of the Act or where notification of change is required under the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article), the details of the change and other necessary information.

(2)The report under the provisions of Article 48-7 of the Act must be made at least once every fiscal year.

Article 47The form of the identification referred to in Article 48-11, paragraph (2) of the Act is as shown in Form 9.

Article 48The form of the identification referred to in Article 50, paragraph (2) of the Act is as shown in Form 10.

Article 49(1)The research project specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 51, paragraph (4) of the Act will research the status of inhabitation or growth of individuals of rare species of wild fauna and flora or otherwise contribute to the conservation of rare species of wild fauna and flora and must be notified to the Minister of the Environment in advance.

(2)Notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph are to be made by submitting a written notification giving the address, name, and occupation of the person making the notification as well as the information set forth in Article 3, paragraph (1), items (ii) through (viii).

(3)The provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the written notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

Article 50(1)The cases specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 54, paragraph (2) of the Act are those set forth in the following items:

(2)The cases specified by Ministry of the Environment Order referred to in Article 54, paragraph (3) of the Act are those set forth in the following items:

(3)A person which has captured or taken other actions regarding an individual as provided in paragraph (1), item (i), (b) is to give notice to the Minister of the Environment within thirty days following the capture or these actions.

Article 51The provisions of Article 3, paragraphs (1) and (2) apply mutatis mutandis to notification under Article 1-5, items (ii) and (iv). In this case, the phrase "area in which the capture or other actions will take place" in Article 3, paragraph 1, item (iv) is deemed to be replaced with "area in which the capture or other actions will take place (including the area to which the individuals will be relocated or transplanted; the same applies in the following paragraph)" in the case of notification under the provisions of Article 1-5, item (iv).

Article 52(1)Notification under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (3) (limited to notification of receipt of a transfer or delivery provided in item (iv), paragraph (1) of the same Article) is to be made by submitting a written notification giving the information set forth in the following items:

(2)The written notification prescribed in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by drawings and photographs indicating the size and structure of the rearing or cultivation facilities, if the person making the notification intends to rear or cultivate the individual transferred or delivered to the person making the notification.

Article 53The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to notification under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (3) (limited to notification of receipt of a transfer or delivery prescribed in item (i), (iii), (iv) or (vi) of paragraph (2) of the same Article). In this case, the phrase "whether live individuals or eggs" in (b) of item (ii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "in the case of individuals, whether live individuals, eggs, or other individuals, or in the case of processed products of individuals, whether stuffed specimens or other processed products of individuals, or in the case of body parts of individuals or processed products of body parts of individuals, their name."

Article 54The provisions of Article 23 apply mutatis mutandis to any notification under Article 25, item (iii), (g).

Article 55(1)In the case of an application for permission of change in an act for which permission has been obtained under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act, Article 37, paragraph (4) of the Act, or Article 38, paragraph (4), item (iii) of the Act, or in the case of notification of change in an act for which notification has been completed under the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (8) or (10) of the Act, Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act, Article 1-5, item (ii) or (iv), Article 25, item (iii), (g), or Article 49, paragraph (1), for all of the above, it is sufficient for a written application or written notification to be accompanied by those drawings or photographs that are required to accompany it pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 51), Article 23, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54), Article 24, paragraph (3), Article 26, paragraph (2), Article 28, paragraph (2), Article 29, paragraph (3), or Article 49, paragraph (3) (referred to as "accompanying drawings" in paragraph (3)) and that clarify matters about the change.

(2)In the case of an application for permission of or notification of, change referred to in the preceding paragraph, the written application or written notification must be accompanied by a document stating the purpose and reason for the change.

(3)Other than in cases falling under paragraph (1), if it is found that not all of the accompanying documents need to be attached due to the minor nature of the act for which an application for permission is filed under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Act or Article 37, paragraph (5) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38, paragraph (5) of the Act) or for which notification is made under the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (8) or (10) of the Act, Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act, Article 1-5, item (ii) or (iv), Article 25, item (iii), (g), or Article 49, paragraph (1) or for any other reason, part of the accompanying documents may be omitted.

Article 56Of the authorities of the Minister of the Environment prescribed in the Act and this Ministry Order, the following authorities are delegated to the heads of regional environmental offices (excluding the head of the Fukushima Regional Environmental Office); provided, however, that this does not preclude the Minister of the Environment from directly exercising the authorities set forth in items (iii) (excluding the portion related to Article 11, paragraph (4) of the Act) through (v), items (vii) through (xi), and items (xvi), (xvii), (xix), (xx), and (xxi):