ɔːlðˈoʊ nˈɑːt "fˈaɪnəlˌaɪzd" nˌɑːt ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ pˈiːnəl kˈoʊd, ɐ ɹˈɪtsuː, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, ðə kˈoʊd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɛvɹəl ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ sˈɪɾɪzənz ænd pˈɛstɪləns ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ sˈɪstəm, wˌɪtʃ pˈeɪvd ðə wˈeɪ fɚðə mˈoːɹ kəmplˈiːt tˈeɪhoʊ kˈoʊd.
Although not "finalized" (not incorporating a penal code, a ritsu, for instance), the code already incorporated several important regulations (for instance compulsory registration for citizens and pestilence reporting system), which paved the way for the more complete Taihō Code.