May 12, 2020 Revision of Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has revised Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney (established on March 16, 2018) to promote the utilization of electronic power of attorney in administrative procedures.

1. Overview

MIC and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) enacted the Act on Promotion of Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney (Act No. 64 of 2017) in January 2018. This act was established to promote the dissemination of electronic power of attorney, which displays the authorization of representation given by corporate representatives to others, such as their employees. This act stipulates basic guidelines for promoting the dissemination of electronic power of attorney and sets out an accreditation system for handling electronic power of attorney, in which electronic power of attorney is to be kept under the consignment of corporations and presented to the parties concerned.
Recently, MIC has revised the Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney to promote the utilization of electronic power of attorney in administrative procedures. This revision will make it possible to handle electronic power of attorney by using the Individual Number Card as one of the methods of recording electronic power of attorney. Furthermore, the use of electronic power of attorney will be possible in the Government Electronic Procurement System (GEPS) starting in May 2021.

2. Contents announced

Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Dissemination of Electronic Power of Attorney (revised on May 12, 2020) (in Japanese only)
https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000686872.pdf PDF
An overview of the revision (in Japanese only)
https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000686874.pdf PDF

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