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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has drawn up relevant ministerial ordinance plans, etc. (see attachments) accompanying the revision of the Broadcast Act and Radio Law (to be enforced within nine months of promulgation of the Law) included in the Law for Partial Revision of the Broadcast Act, etc. (Act No. 65 of 2010 Law).
Accordingly, there will be an appeal for opinions on these ministerial ordinance plans, etc. from March 5 (Sat) to April 4 (Mon), 2011.
1. Background
The Law for Partial Revision of the Broadcast Act, etc., came into existence at the 176th National Diet and was promulgated on December 3, 2010.
The same Law also dictates that, except for provisions set forth in the first article of supplementary provisions, enforcement is to be carried out within nine months from the date of the promulgation of the Law, and accordingly the MIC has drawn up relevant ministerial ordinance plans, etc. in order to carry out maintenance, etc. of regulations that are necessary to achieve this.
Accordingly, there will now be a broad appeal for opinions on these ministerial ordinance plans, etc.
2. Outline of ministerial ordinance plans, etc.
An outline of the ministerial ordinance plans, etc. can be found in the enclosed documents.
3. Outline of public appeal for opinions
(1) Subjects of appeal for opinions
- Ministerial ordinances
- Ministerial ordinance plan for partial revision of Broadcast Act enforcement regulations (1950 Radio Regulatory Council Regulation No. 10) (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan establishing ministerial ordinance concerning standards for the possession of freedom of expression in relation to key broadcasting businesses (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan establishing exceptions from standards for freedom of expression concerning broadcasting channels for subsidiaries of authorized broadcasting holding companies (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan for partial revision of Radio Law enforcement regulations (1950 Radio Regulatory Council Regulation No. 14) (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan for partial revision of radio station license procedural rules (1950 Radio Regulatory Council Regulation No. 15) (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan for partial revision of basic standards for establishment of broadcasting channels (1950 Radio Regulatory Council Regulation No. 21) (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan for partial revision of Telecommunications Business Dispute Settlement Commission procedural rules (2001 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order No. 155) (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan establishing exceptions for notifications concerning general broadcasting equipment and business (see attachments)
- Ministerial ordinance plan for partial revision of ministerial ordinance concerning surveys, etc. on state of radio wave utilization (2002 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order No. 110) (see attachments)
- Bulletins
- Bulletin plan for partial revision of Broadcasting Diffusion Master Plan (1988 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Bulletin No. 660) (see attachments)
- Bulletin plan for partial revision of Frequency Allocation Plan (2009 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order No. 714) (see attachments)
- Bulletin plan for partial revision of Broadcast Use Frequency Utilization Plan (1988 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Bulletin No. 661) (see attachments)
- Item establishing code table for publication in intended code fields and communication item codes in radio station documents attached to radio station license applications (2004 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Bulletin No. 860) (see attachments)
(2) Submission deadline
Must arrive no later than 12:00 on April 4 (Mon), 2011
For further details, please refer to the enclosed outline of the public appeal for opinions.
Please note that this ministerial ordinance plan, etc. will be published in the "Reports and documents" area of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) website as well as in the "Public comments" section of the e-Gov coordinated electronic government website, and can also be inspected at the contact address provided at the end of this document.
4. Schedule
The relevant ministerial ordinances, etc. will be revised based on the opinions received and the report from the Radio Regulatory Council.
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For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/contact.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
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