The Organization, with respect to business related to insured long-term care, may borrow long-term debt, short-term debt, or issue bonds, after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
機構は、介護保険関係業務に関し、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、長期借入金若しくは短期借入金をし、又は債券を発行することができる。
Long-term debt and bonds pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be repaid within two years.
前項の規定による長期借入金及び債券は、二年以内に償還しなければならない。
Short-term debt pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) must be repaid within said fiscal year, however, provided that when said short-term debt fails to be repaid due to a lack of funds, only said lack of funds portion may be refinanced, after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
第一項の規定による短期借入金は、当該事業年度内に償還しなければならない。ただし、資金の不足のため償還することができないときは、その償還することができない金額に限り、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、これを借り換えることができる。
Short-term debt that is refinanced pursuant to the proviso of the preceding paragraph must be repaid within one year.
前項ただし書の規定により借り換えられた短期借入金は、一年以内に償還しなければならない。
The Organization, in a case when issuing bonds pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), may issue said bonds subject to a bond discount.
A creditor holding bonds pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) has the right to receive payment of the creditor's own claim in preference to that of other creditors with regard to the property of the Organization.
The order of statutory lien as set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be in the first subordinate position of priority to a general statutory lien pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896).
前項の先取特権の順位は、民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）の規定による一般の先取特権に次ぐものとする。
The Organization may entrust the whole or a portion of affairs concerning issuance of bonds pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) to banks and trust companies after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The provisions of Article 705, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), and Article 709 of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005) apply mutatis mutandis to banks and trust companies that are entrusted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第七百五条第一項及び第二項並びに第七百九条の規定は、前項の規定により委託を受けた銀行又は信託会社について準用する。
In addition to those items as prescribed in paragraph (1), paragraph (2), and paragraph (5) through paragraph (9), other necessary matters concerning bonds pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) are provided by a Cabinet Order.