A specified business operator may prepare a plan concerning management innovation that it intends to carry out alone or jointly (including, where a specified business operator intends to establish an association, federation or company listed in Article 2, paragraph (5), items (v) through (vii), a plan concerning management innovation that the specified business operator carries out jointly with that association, federation or company; where a specified business operator intends to establish a company by merger, a plan concerning management innovation carried out by the company established by the merger (including the company surviving after the merger); and, where a specified business operator intends to carry out management innovation jointly with all or part of its foreign affiliated corporation, etc. (meaning a corporation or other foreign organization established in accordance with the laws and regulations of a foreign state (including one to be newly established) that has a relationship specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one in which the specified business operator is recognized as substantially controlling its management; the same applies hereinafter in this Chapter), a plan concerning management innovation that the specified business operator carries out jointly with that foreign affiliated corporation, etc.; hereinafter referred to as a "management innovation plan"), submit it to the administrative agency as provided by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and obtain approval to the effect that the management innovation plan is appropriate; provided, however, that where specified business operators have prepared a management innovation plan jointly, they are to designate a representative and submit it to the administrative agency, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
特定事業者は、単独で又は共同で行おうとする経営革新に関する計画（特定事業者が第二条第五項第五号から第七号までに掲げる組合若しくは連合会又は会社を設立しようとする場合にあっては当該特定事業者がその組合、連合会又は会社と共同で行う経営革新に関するものを、特定事業者が合併して会社を設立しようとする場合にあっては合併により設立される会社（合併後存続する会社を含む。）が行う経営革新に関するものを、特定事業者がその外国関係法人等（外国の法令に準拠して設立された法人その他の外国の団体（新たに設立されるものを含む。）であって、特定事業者がその経営を実質的に支配していると認められるものとして経済産業省令で定める関係を持つものをいう。以下この章において同じ。）の全部又は一部と共同で経営革新を行おうとする場合にあっては当該特定事業者が当該外国関係法人等と共同で行う経営革新に関するものを含む。以下「経営革新計画」という。）を作成し、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、これを行政庁に提出して、その経営革新計画が適当である旨の承認を受けることができる。ただし、特定事業者が共同で経営革新計画を作成した場合にあっては、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、代表者を定め、これを行政庁に提出するものとする。
A management innovation plan must state the following matters:
経営革新計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
the targets of management innovation;
経営革新の目標
indicators showing the degree of improvement in management achieved through management innovation;
経営革新による経営の向上の程度を示す指標
the content and timing of implementation of management innovation;
経営革新の内容及び実施時期
the amount of funds necessary to implement management innovation and the method of raising them;
経営革新を実施するために必要な資金の額及びその調達方法
where a specified business operator (limited to those listed in Article 2, paragraph (5), items (vii) and (viii)) intends to impose contributions on its direct or indirect members to cover the expenses of testing and research pertaining to management innovation, the standards for imposing them.
When an application for the approval under paragraph (1) is filed, the administrative agency is to grant the approval if it finds that the management innovation plan pertaining to the application conforms to all of the following items:
the matters listed in items (i) through (iii) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate in light of the basic policy;
前項第一号から第三号までに掲げる事項が基本方針に照らして適切なものであること。
the matters listed in items (iii) and (iv) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate for carrying out management innovation reliably;
where a specified business operator intends to impose contributions prescribed in item (v) of the preceding paragraph, the standards for imposing them are appropriate.
前項第五号に規定する負担金の賦課をしようとする場合にあっては、その賦課の基準が適切なものであること。
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specified business operatormachine translation
「特定事業者」
A company or individual whose main business is in manufacturing, construction, transport or most other industries and that has no more than 500 regular employees, in wholesale no more than 400, in retail or services no more than 300, or in an industry a Cabinet Order (政令) names no more than the number it sets; an enterprise association (企業組合); a cooperative partnership (協業組合); a business cooperative (事業協同組合) or other union set up under a special law, or a federation of them, that a Cabinet Order specifies; or a general incorporated association (一般社団法人) whose direct or indirect members are any of these and that meets requirements a Cabinet Order sets.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)· applies throughout the law
management innovationmachine translation
「経営革新」
A business operator considerably improving its management by carrying on new business activities (新事業活動).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (9)· applies throughout the law
basic policymachine translation
「基本方針」
The basic policy on strengthening the management of small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. that the competent ministers (主務大臣) must set under Article 3, covering new businesses, management innovation and management capacity improvement, the introduction of advanced equipment and business continuity enhancement.
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (1)
foreign affiliated corporation, etc.machine translation
「外国関係法人等」
In Chapter III, a corporation or other body set up under the laws of a foreign country (including one about to be set up) with which a specified business operator (特定事業者) has a relationship that an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) specifies as one in which the operator is regarded as in effect controlling its management.
Defined inArticle 14, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
management innovation planmachine translation
「経営革新計画」
A plan for management innovation (経営革新) that a specified business operator (特定事業者) draws up, alone or with others, and submits to the administrative agency (行政庁) to be approved as appropriate under Article 14, including one carried out with a union, federation or company it is to set up, by a company formed through its merger, or together with its foreign affiliated corporations, etc. (外国関係法人等).
Short name set inArticle 14, paragraph (1)
administrative agencymachine translation
「行政庁」
The authority that approves a management innovation plan (経営革新計画), which Article 72, paragraph (1) sets by the kind of plan: the governor of the prefecture where the main office is, for a plan an individual specified business operator (個別特定事業者) draws up alone; the governor of the prefecture, for one drawn up alone by a district association (地区組合) whose district lies within that prefecture; the governor of the one prefecture concerned, for a joint plan whose representatives all belong to that prefecture as item (iii) sets out; and otherwise the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業大臣) together with the minister in charge of the business the plan covers.
Defined inArticle 72, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law