April 1, 2022 Results of Solicitation of Opinions on Draft Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending Regulation for Enforcement of Act on Identity Confirmation, etc. Performed by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers for Their Subscribers, etc. and Prevention of Wrongful Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) made a solicitation of opinions from Wednesday, February 9 through Thursday, March 10, 2022, on a draft Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending Regulation for Enforcement of Act on Identity Confirmation, etc. Performed by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers for Their Subscribers, etc. and Prevention of Wrongful Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services (Ministerial Ordinance of MIC No. 167 of 2005). As a result, one opinion was submitted. Accordingly, MIC discloses the submitted opinion along with MIC’s views on the opinion to the public.

1. Background

MIC prepared a draft Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending Regulation for Enforcement of Act on Identity Confirmation, etc. Performed by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers for Their Subscribers, etc. and Prevention of Wrongful Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services, and made a solicitation of opinions from Thursday, February 9 through Thursday, March 10, 2022.

1. Results of solicitation of opinions

In response to the solicitation of opinions, one opinion was submitted.

2. Promulgation and coming into effect of the Ministerial Ordinance

Based on the results of the solicitation of opinions, the Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending Regulation for Enforcement of Act on Identity Confirmation, etc. Performed by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers for Their Subscribers, etc. and Prevention of Wrongful Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services was promulgated and came into effect today.