With regard to the following matters concerning declaration of commencement of assistance, the jurisdiction to hear the proceedings exclusively belongs to the court for the place of the domicile or the habitual residence of the person who is or should be subject to the declaration of commencement of assistance; in case that the said person does not have a domicile or a habitual residence, the jurisdiction to hear the proceedings may be exercised by the court for the place where the said person currently resides, if the court considers appropriate:
1. matters concerning motion for a declaration of commencement of assistance;
2. matters concerning re-designation or changing of an assistant;
3. matters concerning resignation of an assistant;
4. matters concerning exercise of rights by the assistant;
5. matters concerning the determination of the remuneration of an assistant;
6. matters concerning designation of a special agent for a person subject to a declaration of commencement of assistance;
7. matters concerning designating, revoking, or amending the ambits of functions of the assistant;
8. matters concerning the authorization of an action;
9. matters concerning claims for damages arising from the exercise of assistance;
10. matters concerning motion for annulment of assistance;
11. matters concerning converting a declaration of commencement of guardianship into a declaration of commencement of assistance;
12. other matters concerning the declaration of commencement of assistance.
Provisions in Article 164, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters provided in the preceding paragraph.

A court ruling on a declaration of commencement of assistance shall take effect upon the service of the ruling on or being notified in open court to the person who is subject to the ruling in question.
Provisions in Articles 106, 108, 166 to 168, 169 Paragraph 2 and Article 170 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning declaration of commencement of assistance.

Where a court, in deliberating on a motion for a declaration of commencement of assistance, considers it necessary to subject the person concerned to a declaration of commencement of guardianship, it may, upon motion by the parties or on its own initiative, make a ruling of declaration of commencement of guardianship.
Provisions in Article 174, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the making of the court ruling in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

Provisions in Articles 106 to 108 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning designation, re-designation or changing of an assistant by the court.
Provisions in Article 122 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning resignation of an assistant.
Provisions in Article 112 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning the determination of the remuneration of an assistant.
Provisions in Articles 111 and 112 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning designation of a special agent for a person subject to a declaration of commencement of assistance.
Provisions in Article 121 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning claims for damages arising from the exercise of assistance.
Provisions in Article 172 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters concerning motion for annulment of assistance.