Supplementary Provisions, Article 115
第百十五条
The designation under Article 113, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions loses its effect upon the lapse of the period unless it is renewed every three years.
第百十三条第一項の規定による指定は、三年ごとにその更新を受けなければ、その期間の経過によつて、その効力を失う。
In the case where an application for renewal under the preceding paragraph has been filed, if no disposition on the application has been made by the date of expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "period of validity of designation" in this Article), the previous designation remains in force, even after the expiry of the period of validity of designation, until the disposition is made.
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the designation has been renewed, the period of validity of designation is to be counted from the day following the date of expiry of the previous period of validity of designation.
The provisions of the preceding two Articles apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal of designation under paragraph (1).