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Public consultation on draft Cabinet Order amending the Measurement Act Enforcement Order

「計量法施行令の一部を改正する政令案」に対する意見公募について

Published: 2026-10-28 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-11-27 00:00 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-29

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

A draft Cabinet Order amending the Measurement Act Enforcement Order was published for public comment on 2026-10-28, with a stated deadline of 2026-11-27 00:00 JST. The listed contact is the Metrology Administration Office, Innovation and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Business Impact

Businesses subject to measurement regulation under the Measurement Act Enforcement Order may be affected, but the available information does not identify the proposed changes or which regulated activities they concern.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese consultation materials to check the proposed amendments, their scope and any proposed effective date.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

  1. 2026-10-28 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 「計量法施行令の一部を改正する政令案」に対する意見公募について (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-11-27 — Public comment deadline (2026-11-27 00:00 JST) (this update) Original Japanese source

What happens next

General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.