This Act comes into effect on January 1, 2026;provided, however, that the provisions of Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect on the date of promulgation.

①The provisions of the Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment, etc. amended by the provisions of Article 1 (referred to below as the "new Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc." in this Article) do not apply to acts committed before the enforcement of this Act that fall under the category of manufacturing consignment prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the new Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc. by an entrusting business operator prescribed in paragraph (8) of that Article (limited to a person who falls under items (i) through (iv) of that paragraph) (limited to manufacturing consignment related to the manufacture of dies (excluding metal dies) prescribed in that paragraph or tools prescribed in that paragraph) and the category of specific transportation consignment prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article, and manufacturing consignment, etc. prescribed in paragraph (6) of that Article by an entrusting business operator prescribed in paragraph (8) of that Article (limited to a person who falls under items 5 and 6 of that paragraph)

②The provisions of Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, paragraph (2), and Article 10 of the new Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc. apply to a manufacturing consignment, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (6) of the new Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc. that is made after the enforcement of this Act, and prior laws and regulations continue to govern a manufacturing consignment, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, etc. to Subcontractors before amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (referred to as the "former Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc." in the following paragraph) that is made before the enforcement of this Act.

③A recommendation issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the former Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc. before this Act comes into effect (including a recommendation that continues to be governed by prior laws and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph after this Act comes into effect) is deemed to be a recommendation issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 of the new Act on the Prevention of Delay in Payment, etc.

Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in before this Act comes into effect, and to conduct that a person engages in after this Act comes into effect but which, pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, is to continue to be governed by prior laws and regulations.

In addition to what is provided for in the preceding three Articles, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.

Approximately five years after the enforcement of this Act, the government will take into account the status, etc. of enforcement of the respective Acts amended by the provisions of this Act (referred to below as the "respective amended Acts" in this Article), if the government finds it necessary, will review the provisions of the respective amended Acts and take necessary measures based on the results of the review.