We sincerely apologize to residents living in the surrounding areas of the
nuclear power stations and the general public for the anxiety and
inconvenience caused by the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station and Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station.
1. Temporary Payments for Public-service Corporations
We have already been making temporary payments for persons engaged in small
and medium-sized businesses located in the Evacuation Area *1 for business
losses caused by the nuclear accident (commenced from June 1, 2011). We
would like to announce that in addition, we have decided to include public-
service corporations such as medical companies and incorporated educational
institutions etcetera as eligible payees.
(1) Additional payees
Additional payments shall apply to corporate bodies in the following
categories whose all or partial business activities were conducted in the
Evacuation Area.
- medical corporations stipulated by Medical Service Law
- social welfare corporations stipulated by Social Welfare Law
- incorporated educational institution stipulated by the Private Schools
Act
- non-profit organization stipulated by NPO Law
- religious organization stipulated by Religious Corporate Body Law
- corporate bodies for offenders rehabilitation stipulated by the Offenders
Rehabilitation Services Act
- general incorporated association or the general incorporated foundation
stipulated by the Act on General Incorporated Association and the General
Incorporated Foundation
- public interest incorporated association or public interest incorporated
foundation stipulated by the Act on the Authorization of Public Interest
Incorporated Associations and the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
- Special exceptions for civil corporate bodies
(2) Specific Claim Measures
First, we ask that you fill in an "Application Form of Temporary
Compensation Payment" designated for persons independently engaged in small
and medium-sized businesses and attach the Necessary Documents *2, to be
sent to us. If you have already applied using the "Application Form of
Temporary Compensation Payment" designated for persons independently engaged
in small and medium sized businesses, it is not necessary to re-apply with
this application form.
In case you are not clear on how to fill in the form or have any questions,
please contact the Fukushima Nuclear Compensation Office (call center).
Contact information is below.
(3) Specific Contents of Temporary Payments
We will verify the contents of the applications sent to us from small and
medium-sized businesses or related organizations and make payment for half
of the Equivalent to the Gross Margin*3 in the period from March 12 to the
end of May (Upper limit is 2,500,000 Yen). For business persons unable to
prepare the Necessary Documentation, based on the "Verification Documents
of Actual Business" *4, we will make a payment of 200,000 yen as temporary
compensation to persons engaged in small and medium-sized businesses.
After June, the subsequent following steps will be adhered to taking into
account other situations.
2. Others
- For business losses incurred by persons in small and medium-sized
businesses, in terms of the procedures to confirm the actual condition
of the business, even though the business did not have an office within
the Evacuation Area, we will compensate in the form of temporary payments
if the business has an applicable facility.
- For purchase cutback losses incurred by persons engaged in agriculture,
forestry and fishery, we will compensate in the form of temporary payments
based on discussions with related organizations.
We will continuously consider the most feasible way to handle compensation
payments and hold discussions with other related organizations.
Under the Nuclear Compensation System and with the support of our government,
we intend to handle the provision of compensation in a fair and prompt
manner in compliance with the instructions released from the National
Committee for Compensation Disputes due to the Nuclear Power Accident.
*1 Evacuation Area: The evacuation area designated by government
instructions according to the "Regarding the loss related to the third
governmental evacuation instruction" in the "Primary Guideline for
judging the extent of nuclear damage caused by the accident at Fukushima
Daiichi and Daini Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company,
Incorporated"
*2 Necessary Documents: Audited statement of accounts or final return
including other attached documentation.
*3 Equivalent to Gross Margin: The amount, which is calculated based on
actual past gross margins (Sales subtracted by the cost of goods and
sales).
*4 Verification Documents of Actual Business: Verification Documents, which
shows the business track record in the evacuation area, as of March 12,
2011.
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<Contact regarding compensation caused by damage related to the Nuclear
Accident>
Fukushima Nuclear Compensation Office (call center)
TEL: 0120-926-404
Business hour: 9:00-21:00
[Postal Address]
〒 105-8730
P.O Box 78, Shiba branch, Japan Post Service Company
1-1-3 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
To: Tokyo Electric Power Company
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