Nov 7, 2026ImportantDue Dec 4, 2026

METI public comment on draft amendment to the enforcement order of the Information-Technology Promotion Act

Summary: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is seeking public comments on a draft cabinet order that would amend the enforcement order (施行令) of the Act on Promotion of Information Processing (情報処理の促進に関する法律). The draft is made under Article 51, paragraph 6 of that Act. The notice text does not describe the specific changes; these are in the draft order and comparison table linked from the e-Gov page.
Who is affected: Companies and organizations subject to the Information-Technology Promotion Act. The notice does not name the affected groups, so the draft order should be checked to confirm.
What to do: Review the draft order, the reasoning document and the comparison table (PDFs on the e-Gov page), then submit any comments by the deadline using the method in the 意見募集要領 (call for comments guidelines). Submission is not mandatory.
Deadline: Dec 4, 2026
Original title (Japanese): 情報処理の促進に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令（案）に対する意見募集について
Issued by: e-Gov Public Comments

Summarized and translated by AI. The original Japanese text is authoritative. Sources: the websites of each Japanese government body (see the original link for each notice). Summarized and translated into English by AI by Japan Regulation Watch under the Public Data License (Version 1.0) of the Government of Japan. This is not an official translation and was not created by the government.