Local governments have the responsibility to formulate and implement, in accordance with the basic principles and with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises, policies that suit the natural, economic and social conditions of their areas, taking into account an appropriate division of roles with the national government.
地方公共団体は、基本理念にのつとり、中小企業に関し、国との適切な役割分担を踏まえて、その地方公共団体の区域の自然的経済的社会的諸条件に応じた施策を策定し、及び実施する責務を有する。
basic principlesmachine translation
「基本理念」
The basic principles in Article 3: that, since small and medium-sized enterprises (中小企業) form the base of Japan's economy and have an important part in keeping it vigorous, their varied and vigorous growth is to be achieved by encouraging the independent enterprises' own efforts, promoting their business innovation and start-ups, strengthening their business foundations and easing their adaptation to economic and social change, and that small-scale enterprises (小規模企業), which support their regions' economies and residents' lives and contribute to Japan's future development, are to be able to make the most of their vitality in a business environment that supports their own efforts.
Short name set inArticle 4, paragraph (1)