Supplementary Provisions, Article 20, paragraph (1)
第一項
Permission, authorization or any other disposition, or a contract or any other act (hereinafter referred to as a "disposition, etc." in this Article), made before this Act comes into effect by a national government organ affected by the amendments made by this Act pursuant to the provisions of a law or an order based on it, is, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order, deemed to be a disposition, etc. made by the corresponding national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the respective laws as amended by this Act or orders based on them, or in accordance with the division of affairs under its jurisdiction based on those provisions.
この法律の施行前にしたこの法律による改正に係る国の機関の法律若しくはこれに基づく命令の規定による許可、認可その他の処分又は契約その他の行為(以下この条において「処分等」という。)は、政令で定めるところにより、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律若しくはこれに基づく命令の規定により又はこれらの規定に基づく所掌事務の区分に応じ、相当の国の機関のした処分等とみなす。