Article 6(1)When the Prime Minister finds that it is appropriate for Japan to implement international peace cooperation assignments and the following consent has been obtained (if implementing international peace cooperation assignments for United Nations peacekeeping operations or internationally coordinated operations for peace and security, which fall under the operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (g), or those specified by Cabinet Order sub-item (u) that item as operations similar to them, or those in sub-item (v) of that item, limited to the case in which it is found that the consent prescribed in item (i), sub-items (a) through (c) or item (ii), sub-items (a) through (c) of that Article and the consent stated in item (i) or (ii) will be maintained in a stable manner throughout the period of the assignment and the operation are conducted; if implementing international peace cooperation assignments for international humanitarian relief operations which fall under operations stated in item (v), sub-item (g) of that Article, limited to the case in which the consent stated in item (iii) of that Article and the consent stated in item (iii) will be maintained in a stable manner throughout the period the assignment and the operation are conducted; and if the country to which the area the assignments are implemented belongs is the party to armed conflict, limited to the case in which there is consent for the party to armed conflict to conduct the assignment and the operation, and, it is found that the consent will be maintained in a stable manner throughout the period the assignment and the operation are conducted), the Prime Minister must seek a Cabinet decision on the implementation of international peace cooperation assignments and the draft of implementation plan:

(2)The matters to be prescribed in the implementation plan are as follows:

(3)If the Minister for Foreign Affairs finds that the implementation of international peace cooperation assignments is appropriate, the Minister may submit a request seeking a Cabinet decision referred to in paragraph (1) to the Prime Minister.

(4)The equipment stated in paragraph (2), item (ii) is what is provided for in the implementation plan within the scope that is necessary for implementing the provisions of this Section in light of the purpose of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (2) and Article 3, items (i) through (iv). In such a case, the equipment for international peace cooperation assignments implemented for United Nations peacekeeping operations are to be specified to the extent found necessary by the Secretary-General.

(5)International peace cooperation assignments implemented using Japan Coast Guard vessels or aircrafts are to be specified in the implementation plan from among the operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (i) or (k) (limited to those related to affairs provided for in Article 5 of the Japan Coast Guard Act (Act No. 28 of 1948)), or the operations stated in sub-items (m) through (s) of that item, or those specified by Cabinet Order under sub-item (u) of that item as operations similar to those operations, which are found appropriate to be implemented by using Japan Coast Guard vessels or aircrafts in view of the purpose of Article 25 of that Act, to the extent that their implementation does not hinder the performance of missions by the Japan Coast Guard.

(6)International peace cooperation assignments implemented by Self-Defense Forces units, etc. are to be specified in the implementation plan from among the operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-items (a) through (g), the operations stated in sub-items (l) through (t), the operations specified by Cabinet Order under sub-item (u) as those similar to those operations, or the operations stated in sub-item (v), which are found appropriate to be implemented by Self-Defense Force units, etc., to the extent that their implementation does not hinder the performance of the main missions by Self-Defense Forces.

(7)For international peace cooperation assignments conducted by Self-Defense Force units, etc., which are implemented for United Nations peacekeeping operations or internationally coordinated operations for peace and security, and which fall under the operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-items (a) through (g) and those specified by Cabinet Order under sub-item (u) as operations similar to those operations, before commencing the dispatch of Self-Defense Force units, etc. engaged in the international peace cooperation assignments overseas, the Prime Minister must obtain the approval of the Diet for implementing the international peace cooperation assignments in light of the five basic principles governing the participation of Japan in the United Nations peacekeeping forces or implementing international peace cooperation assignments in cooperation with other countries (meaning the purpose of the provisions of Article 3, items (i) and (ii), paragraphs (1) (excluding item (iii) and (iv)) and paragraph (13) (limited to the parts related to items (i) through (vi), item (ix), and item (x)) of this Article, Article 8, paragraph (1), items (vi) and (vii), Article 25, and Article 26), and the purpose of this Act, by attaching the implementation plan; provided, however, that if the Diet is not in session or the House of Representatives has been dissolved, the approval must be sought at the first Diet session after commencing the dispatch of Self-Defense Force units, etc. engaged in the international peace cooperation assignments overseas, without delay.

(8)If the approval of the Diet is sought by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of the preceding paragraph, the first House that deliberates the approval must endeavor to make a decision within seven days after the approval is sought, excluding the period of recess, and the second House that deliberates the approval must endeavor to make a decision within seven days after the bill has been sent by the first House, excluding the period of recess.

(9)When the Diet reaches a resolution of disapproval in the case referred to in the proviso to paragraph (7), the government must terminate the international peace cooperation assignments referred to in that paragraph, without delay.

(10)For the international peace cooperation assignments referred to in paragraph (7), if intending to continue its implementation after two years have passed from the date approval by the Diet under the provisions of that paragraph was obtained, the Prime Minister must bring the subject of continuing the implementation of the international peace cooperation assignments for deliberation to the Diet during the period from thirty days before that day to that day by attaching the implementation plan and seek the approval of the Diet; provided, however, that if the Diet is not in session or the House of Representatives has been dissolved, the approval must be sought at the first Diet session to be convened after that time.

(11)When the Diet reaches a resolution of disapproval in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the government must terminate the international peace cooperation assignments referred to in paragraph (7), without delay.

(12)The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to cases intended to further continue the implementation of international peace cooperation assignments referred to in paragraph (7) for longer than two years after continuing the implementation of the international peace cooperation assignments with the approval of the Diet.

(13)When the Prime Minister finds that changing the implementation plan (including making changes to the termination of dispatch of persons engaged in international peace cooperation assignments overseas, which should be made in the cases stated in items (1) through (8), and to the termination of assignments prescribed in items (9) through (11), which should be made in the cases stated in each of those items; the same applies in the following paragraph) is necessary or appropriate, the Prime Minister must seek a Cabinet decision on the draft amendment of the implementation plan:

(14)When the Minister for Foreign Affairs finds that changing the implementation plan is necessary or appropriate, the Minister may request the Prime Minister to seek a Cabinet decision referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 7In the cases stated in the following items, the Prime Minister must report the matters prescribed in each of those items to the Diet, without delay:

Article 8(1)The Chief is to prepare implementation guidelines that prescribe the specific content concerning the matters stated in the following items (i) through (v), and the matters stated in the following items (vi) through (ix) to implement international peace cooperation assignments in accordance with the implementation plan:

(2)The preparation of and changes to implementation guidelines for international peace cooperation assignments to be implemented as United Nations peacekeeping operations are to be made so as to conform with the orders of the Secretary-General or the person exercising the authority of the Secretary-General in the receiving country, excluding when the Chief finds them necessary for the matters stated in items (vi) and (vii) of the preceding paragraph.

(3)When the Chief finds it necessary, the Chief may delegate part of their authority for the preparation of or changes to implementation guidelines to a Corps member they designate.

Article 9(1)The Corps implements international peace cooperation assignments in accordance with the implementation plan and implementation guidelines.

(2)When engaging in the affairs stated in Article 4, paragraph (2), item (iii) by taking into account the purport of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1), the Corps members are to actively endeavor to collect information and materials considered to be useful for appropriately conducting the affairs in response to changes in the situation in the actual place where international peace cooperation assignments are implemented.

(3)When the Chief makes a request for international peace cooperation assignments referred to in Article 6, paragraph (5) specified in the implementation plan, the Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard may have the Japan Coast Guard employees who are the crew members of Japan Coast Guard vessels or aircrafts to conduct international peace cooperation assignments by using those vessels or aircrafts in accordance with the implementation plan and implementation guidelines.

(4)When the Chief makes a request for international peace cooperation assignments referred to in Article 6, paragraph (6) specified in the implementation plan, the Minister of Defense may have Self-Defense Forces units, etc. to conduct international peace cooperation assignments in accordance with the implementation plan and implementation guidelines.

(5)When international peace cooperation assignments are implemented based on the two preceding paragraphs, the Japan Coast Guard employees referred to in paragraph (3) or Self-Defense Forces personnel that belong to Self-Defense Force units, etc. referred to in the preceding paragraph (meaning the Corps members as defined in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Self-Defense Forces Act; the same applies below) are to engage in the respective international peace cooperation assignments in accordance with the implementation plan and implementation guidelines.

(6)The Corps is to maintain close contact with overseas diplomatic establishments designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

(7)The heads of overseas diplomatic establishments designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs is to provide necessary cooperation for the implementation of international peace cooperation assignments, as ordered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Article 10In implementing international peace cooperation assignments, the Chief must endeavor to promote their smooth and effective implementation, as well as give due consideration to securing the safety of the members of the Corps (referred to as "Corps members" below).

Article 11The Chief appoints and dismisses the Corps members.

Article 12(1)The Chief may recruit Corps members by a selection process from among the persons who wish to engage in international peace cooperation assignments, in order to have them engage in the international peace cooperation assignments stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (d), or sub-items (h) through (t) or those specified by Cabinet Order under sub-item (u) of that item as operations similar to those operations by specifying the term of service.

(2)When conducting the recruitment under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Chief is to endeavor to recruit from a large pool of candidates, with the cooperation from relevant administrative organs or local governments, or private-sector organizations.

Article 13(1)The Chief may make a request to the heads of the relevant administrative organs to dispatch employees possessing skills, abilities, or other capabilities necessary for implementing international peace cooperation assignments (excluding operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (v)) which are conducted by the Corps to the Corps (excluding persons stated the items of Article 2, paragraph (3) (excluding item (xvi)) of the National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947)), in accordance with the implementation plan; provided, however, that the Chief may not request persons other than Self-Defense Forces personnel to be dispatched for international peace cooperation assignments related to the operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-items (a) through (c) and sub-items (e) through (f), and those specified by Cabinet Order under sub-item (u) of that item as operations similar to those operations, and the Chief may not request Self-Defense Forces personnel to be dispatched for international peace cooperation assignments related to the operations stated in sub-item (h) and those specified by Cabinet Order under sub-item (u) of that item as operations similar to those operations.

(2)When a request under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is made, the head of the relevant administrative organs is to dispatch employees that fall under the employees referred to in that paragraph to the Corps by specifying a period, to the extent that it does not hinder the performance of the affairs under their jurisdiction.

(3)The persons other than the Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph are to be assigned as Corps members for a term referred to in that paragraph by maintaining their original government positions.

(4)The Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) are to be assigned as Corps members for a term referred to in that paragraph, and are to concurrently possess the position as a Corps member and the position as a Self-Defense Forces personnel.

(5)A person assigned as a Corps member by maintaining their original government positions pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), or a person that concurrently possess the position as a Corps member and the position as a Self-Defense Forces personnel pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, is to engage in international peace cooperation assignments under the instruction and supervision of the Chief.

(6)If the dispatch of a Corps member dispatched by the Minister of Defense based on the provisions of paragraph (2) (referred to as "Corps member dispatched from the Self-Defense Forces" below in this Article) is no longer required or in other cases specified by Cabinet Order, the Chief is to remove that person's position as the Corps member dispatched from the Self-Defense Forces. In such a case, that Self-Defense Forces personnel is to be reinstated to the position of a Self-Defense Forces personnel.

(7)If a Corps member dispatched from the Self-Defense Forces loses their position as the Self-Defense Forces personnel, they are to lose their position as the Corps member at the same time.

(8)In applying the laws and regulations on salary, etc. to a person who is to concurrently possess the position as a Corps member and the position as Self-Defense Forces personnel pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) (salary, etc. means the salary other than the international peace cooperation allowances specified in Article 17, accident compensation and retirement allowances, and the system by the Mutual Aid Association), the person is deemed to belong only to the Self-Defense Forces.

(9)Beyond what is provided for in paragraphs (4) through the preceding paragraph, the necessary matters concerning various actions and benefits related to the status of a civil servant for the persons specified in those paragraphs are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 14(1)If the Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard has a Japan Coast Guard employee conduct international peace cooperation assignments based on the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (3), the Commandant is to dispatch that employee to the Corps by specifying a period. In such a case, the person dispatched from the Japan Coast Guard is to be appointed as a Corps member while maintaining their original government position by considering the period as the term of service, and is to engage in the affairs stated in Article 4, paragraph (2), item (iii) as a Corps member.

(2)If the Minister of Defense has the Self-Defense Forces units, etc. conduct international peace cooperation assignments based on the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4), the Minister is to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces personnel belonging to the Self-Defense Forces units, etc. to the Corps by specifying a period. In such a case, the dispatched Self-Defense Forces personnel is to be assigned as a Corps member by considering the period to be the term of service, and concurrently possess the position as Self-Defense Forces personnel and as Corps member, and is to engage in the affairs stated in Article 4, paragraph (2), item (iii) as a Corps member.

(3)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of paragraph (6) through (9) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to various actions and benefits related to the status of a civil servant for the personnel who possess both the position as Self-Defense Forces personnel and the position as Corps member pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.

Article 15The provisions of Article 103, paragraph (1) and Article 104 of the National Public Service Act do not apply to the Corps members to be recruited pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1), even if they have assumed the position of an officer, advisor, or councilor (referred to as "officer, etc." below in this Article) in an organization whose purpose is to run an enterprise for profit prescribed in Article 103, paragraph (1) of the National Public Service Act (referred to as "enterprise for profit" below in this Article) or have run an enterprise for profit themselves, or by receiving remuneration have assumed the position of officer, etc. or engaged in business, or conducted affairs in an organization conducting business other than an enterprise for profit, before becoming Corps personnel.

Article 16The Corps members must receive training for properly and effectively implementing international peace cooperation assignments, which are conducted as specified by the Chief.

Article 17(1)International peace cooperation allowances may be provided to persons engaged in international peace cooperation assignments taking into account the working environment in a receiving country where the international peace cooperation assignments are implemented and the characteristics of those assignments.

(2)The necessary matters concerning international peace cooperation allowances referred to in the preceding paragraph are specified by Cabinet Order.

(3)The Prime Minister must hear the opinions of the National Personnel Authority upon the enactment, amendment, or repeal of Cabinet Order under the preceding paragraph.

Article 18(1)The rules on uniforms of Corps members are specified by Cabinet Order.

(2)The clothing necessary for performing duties may be supplied or lent to Corps members, as specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 19The total number of persons engaged in international peace cooperation assignments is not to exceed two thousand.

Article 20The quota of Corps members is to be specified by Cabinet Order for each Corps which is necessary for the implementing international peace cooperation assignments in accordance with the implementation plan.

Article 21(1)The Chief may entrust the transportation of affected people by using vessels or aircrafts to implement international peace cooperation assignments prescribed in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (n) or the transportation of goods by using vessels or aircrafts to implement international peace cooperation assignments prescribed in Article 3, item (v), sub-items (m) through (r) (excluding transportation of affected people or goods between areas within a receiving country, or between a receiving country and another adjacent receiving country) to the Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard or the Minister of Defense, in accordance with the implementation plan.

(2)When the entrustment of transportation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been requested, the Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard may accept the entrustment and undertake the transportation, to the extent that this does not hinder the performance of the Japan Coast Guard's duties.

(3)When the entrustment of transportation under the provisions of paragraph (1) has been requested, the Minister of Defense may accept the entrustment and undertake the transportation, to the extent that this does not hinder the performance of the main duties of the Self-Defense Forces.

Article 22(1)If the Chief finds it necessary for implementing international peace cooperation assignments conducted by the Corps, the Chief may submit a request for cooperation to the heads of the relevant administrative organs, such as the transfer of jurisdiction of goods under their respective jurisdictions.

(2)When the request under the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been made, the heads of the relevant administrative organs are to provide the cooperation referred to in that paragraph, to the extent that this does not hinder the performance of the duties under the jurisdiction of the relevant administrative organs.

Article 23The Headquarters may possess the types of small arms and light weapons specified by Cabinet Order, which are necessary for maintaining the safety of the Corps members.

Article 24(1)In having the Corps members engage in international peace cooperation assignments that the Corps conduct in a receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) (excluding the operations stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (h) and those specified by Cabinet Order as operations similar to those operations), if the Chief finds it particularly necessary taking into account the public order and other situations in the receiving country, the Chief may lend small arms and light weapons referred to in the preceding Article which are equipment specified in the implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraphs (2), item (ii), sub-item (c) and paragraph (4) to the Corps members during the period they stay in the receiving country.

(2)The person designated by the Chief who is to be responsible for of small arms and light weapons may take custody of those small arms and light weapons in order to lend them to the Corps members pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(3)The necessary matters concerning the lending criteria, management, and other matters of small arms and light weapons are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 25(1)The Corps members who has been lent small arms and light weapons pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article who engage in international peace cooperation assignments in a receiving country may use those small arms and light weapons to the extent it is judged reasonably necessary depending on the circumstances, when there are adequate grounds to find that there is unavoidable necessity to protect the lives and bodies of themselves or other Corps members who are with them on the site, or persons who have come under their control in performing their duties.

(2)The Japan Coast Guard officers and assistant Japan Coast Guard officers (referred to as "Japan Coast Guard officers, etc." below in this Article) who engage in international peace cooperation assignments in a receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5) may use the types of small arms and light weapons specified by Cabinet Order under Article 23, which are equipment specified in the implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (d), 2 and paragraph (4) which the Japan Coast Guard officers, etc. carry with them, to the extent it is judged reasonably necessary depending on the circumstances, when there are adequate grounds to find that there is unavoidable necessity to protect the lives and bodies of themselves or other Japan Coast Guard employees or Corps members who are with them on the site, or persons who have come under their control in performing their duties.

(3)The uniformed Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in international peace cooperation assignments in a receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5) may use weapons that are equipment specified in the implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (e), 2 and paragraph (4), to the extent that this is judged reasonably necessary depending on the circumstances, when there are adequate grounds to find that there is unavoidable necessity to protect the lives and bodies of themselves or other Self-Defense Forces personnel or Corps members who are with them on the site, or persons who have come under their control in performing their duties.

(4)If a superior officer is on the site, the use of small arms and light weapons or other weapons under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs must be made as ordered by the superior officer; provided, however, that this does not apply if serious risk to lives and bodies is imminent and there is no time to wait for the orders.

(5)In the cases referred to in paragraph (2) or (3), a superior officer present on the site is to give necessary orders to prevent danger to lives or bodily harm, or disorder through uncontrolled use of small arms and light weapons or other weapons, and from the standpoint of ensuring that the use of small arms and light weapons or other weapons conform to the provisions of these paragraphs and the following paragraph and appropriately within the scope of their purpose.

(6)The use of small arms and light weapons or other weapons pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) must not inflict injury on persons, excluding the cases falling under Article 36 or Article 37 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907).

(7)When the billeting place (meaning the area used for billeting which are distinguished from other places by installing enclosures; the same applies below in this paragraph) which the uniformed Self-Defense Force personnel who engage in international peace cooperation assignments in a receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5) are staying together with foreign military units who engage in United Nations peacekeeping operations, internationally coordinated operations for peace and security, or international humanitarian relief operations related to international peace cooperation assignments have been attacked, they may use weapons under the provisions of paragraph (3) together with those members who take measures to protect the lives and bodies of the persons staying at the billeting place.

(8)The provisions of Article 20 of the Japan Coast Guard Act do not apply to the Japan Coast Guard officers, etc. that engage in international peace cooperation assignments in the receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5).

(9)The provisions of Article 96, paragraph (3) of the Self-Defense Forces Act do not apply to the crimes committed by persons other than Self-Defense Forces personnel for the uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel engaged in international peace cooperation assignments in the receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5).

(10)The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the Corps members engaged in the international peace cooperation assignments in the case of interruption of international peace cooperation assignments prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (vi) (referred to as "interruption of the assignments" below in this paragraph); the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (8) apply mutatis mutandis to Japan Coast Guard officers, etc. engaged in the international peace cooperation assignments in the case of interruption of the assignments; the provisions of paragraph (3), paragraph (7), and the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel engaged in the international peace cooperation assignments in the case of interruption of the assignments; the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the use of small arms and light weapons or other weapons under the provisions of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) (including as applied pursuant to paragraph (7) following the deemed replacement of terms) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to this paragraph; the provisions of paragraph (6) apply mutatis mutandis to the use of small arms and light weapons or other weapons under the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), and the provisions of paragraph (3) (including as applied pursuant to paragraph (7) following the deemed replacement of terms) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to this paragraph .

Article 26(1)In addition to the case prescribed in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article (including as applied pursuant to paragraph (7) following the deemed replacement of terms), when uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel that engage in international peace cooperation assignments in a receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5) which are stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (g), or those specified by Cabinet Order as operations similar to those operations, engage in those operations, they may use weapons which are equipment specified in the implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (e), 2 and paragraph (4) to the extent that this is judged to be reasonably necessary depending on the circumstances, when there are adequate grounds to find that there is unavoidable necessity to protect the lives and bodies of themselves or other persons , or to eliminate acts that hinder their operations.

(2)In addition to what is provided for in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article (including as applied pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article following the deemed replacement of terms), when uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel that engage in international peace cooperation assignments that are stated in Article 3, item (v), sub-item (v) in a receiving country pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (5) engage in those operations, they may use weapons which are equipment specified in the implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (e), 2 and paragraph (4) to the extent that this is judged to be reasonably necessary depending on the circumstances, when there are adequate grounds to find that there is unavoidable necessity to protect the lives and bodies of themselves or persons concerned with the operations who they intend to protect,.

(3)The use of weapons under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs must not cause injury to humans, excluding the cases falling under the provisions of Article 36 or Article 37 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907).

(4)The provisions of Article 89, paragraph (2) of Self-Defenses Forces Act apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel use weapons pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2).

Article 27(1)In response to a request from the United Nations, the Minister of Defense may dispatch uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel to have them engage in an operation of the United Nations which is the overall management of operations implemented by the Self-Defense Forces units, etc. or foreign military units participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, by obtaining consent from the Prime Minister.

(2)The Prime Minister is to give the consent referred to in the preceding paragraph to the dispatch, only when it is found that the consent prescribed in Article 3, item (i), sub-items (a) through (c) on the fact that the United Nations peacekeeping operations related to the operations to be implemented by uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel to be dispatched pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph will be stably maintained throughout the duration of the dispatch, and, that there is no prospect of circumstances that require interruption of the dispatch arising.

(3)If the Minister of Defense dispatches a uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister must obtain a consent from the uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel.

Article 28The provisions of Article 3 through Article 14 of the Act on Treatment of Personnel of Ministry of Defense Dispatched to International Organizations, etc. (Act No. 122 of 1995) apply mutatis mutandis to the status and treatment of the uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

Article 29If the United Nations requests a lending of small arms and light weapons free of charge to be used for activities performed by uniformed Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1), and it is found necessary for the smooth implementation of those activities, the Minister of Defense or the person entrusted by the Minister may lend small arms and light weapons that were requested, free of charge to the United Nations.