A small and medium-sized enterprise may prepare a plan concerning business continuity enhancement (hereinafter in this Article and the following Article referred to as a "business continuity enhancement plan"), submit it to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and receive certification to the effect that the business continuity enhancement plan is appropriate.
A business continuity enhancement plan must state the following matters:
事業継続力強化計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
the goals of business continuity enhancement;
事業継続力強化の目標
the following matters concerning the content of business continuity enhancement:
事業継続力強化の内容に関する次に掲げる事項
the response procedures in the case where a natural disaster, etc. occurs;
自然災害等が発生した場合における対応手順
the types of business continuity enhancement equipment, etc. (meaning equipment, instruments or devices specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as contributing particularly to business continuity enhancement; the same applies in Article 58, paragraph (2), item (iii), (b));
事業継続力強化設備等（事業継続力強化に特に資する設備、機器又は装置として経済産業省令で定めるものをいう。第五十八条第二項第三号ロにおいて同じ。）の種類
matters concerning securing means of raising funds for continuing business activities, such as the conclusion of a non-life insurance contract;
損害保険契約の締結その他の事業活動を継続するための資金の調達手段の確保に関する事項
if there are local governments, consigning business operators, financial institutions related to the government, commercial associations, chambers of commerce, federations of small business associations, or other persons that cooperate in the implementation of business continuity enhancement (hereinafter in this item referred to as "cooperating parties"), the name and address of the cooperating party and the name of its representative, and the content of its cooperation;
matters concerning efforts to ensure the effectiveness of business continuity enhancement, such as the development of the necessary organization and the conduct of training;
必要な組織の整備、訓練の実施その他の事業継続力強化の実効性を確保するための取組に関する事項
matters concerning measures and efforts contributing to business continuity enhancement, in addition to those set out in (a) through (e);
イからホまでに掲げるもののほか、事業継続力強化に資する対策及び取組に関する事項
other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
その他経済産業省令で定める事項
the period for implementing business continuity enhancement; and
事業継続力強化の実施期間
the amount of funds necessary for implementing business continuity enhancement and the method of raising them.
事業継続力強化を実施するために必要な資金の額及びその調達方法
When an application for the certification referred to in paragraph (1) is filed, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to grant the certification if the Minister finds that the business continuity enhancement plan pertaining to the application conforms to all of the following items:
the matters set out in items (i) through (iii) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate in light of the basic policy; and
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 set out in items (ii) through (iv) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate for reliably carrying out business continuity enhancement.
前項第二号から第四号までに掲げる事項が事業継続力強化を確実に遂行するために適切なものであること。
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small and medium-sized enterprisemachine translation
「中小企業者」
A company or individual whose main business is in an industry and that is within that industry's size limit — a company with stated capital or total contributions of no more than 300 million yen, or a company or individual with no more than 300 regular employees, in manufacturing, construction, transport and most other industries; 100 million yen or 100 employees in wholesale; 50 million yen or 100 employees in services; 50 million yen or 50 employees in retail; or the limits a Cabinet Order (政令) sets for the industries it names — or an enterprise association (企業組合), a cooperative partnership (協業組合), or a business cooperative (事業協同組合), commercial and industrial association (商工組合) or other union set up under a special law, or a federation of them, that a Cabinet Order specifies.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
business continuity enhancementmachine translation
「事業継続力強化」
A business operator's strengthening of its ability to keep operating when a natural disaster or a serious failure of communications or other infrastructure its business relies on (自然災害等) occurs, by taking measures in advance in light of the effect such an event would have — deciding how to respond, installing equipment that lessens the effect, taking out non-life insurance, working together with others concerned and the like — and by organising itself, holding drills and taking other steps to make those measures work.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (15)· applies throughout the law
natural disaster, etc.machine translation
「自然災害等」
A natural disaster, or a serious failure of communications or other infrastructure on which business activities rely.
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (15)
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)
consigning business operatormachine translation
「委託事業者」
A consigning business operator as defined in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Contractor Enterprises: a business that, as its trade, entrusts manufacturing, repair, the creation of information products, services or transport work (製造委託等) to a small and medium-sized enterprise smaller than itself — for a corporation, smaller in stated capital or total contributions or in regular employees; for an individual, smaller in regular employees.
Defined inArticle 3, paragraph (2), item (iv), (a), (4)
business continuity enhancement planmachine translation
「事業継続力強化計画」
In Articles 56 and 57, a plan for business continuity enhancement (事業継続力強化) that a small and medium-sized enterprise (中小企業者) draws up and submits to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業大臣) to be certified as appropriate.
Short name set inArticle 56, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article and in Article 57
business continuity enhancement equipment, etc.machine translation
「事業継続力強化設備等」
Facilities, machinery or equipment that an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) specifies as particularly helping business continuity enhancement (事業継続力強化), whose kinds a business continuity enhancement plan or joint business continuity enhancement plan states.
Defined inArticle 56, paragraph (2), item (ii), (b)· applies only in this provision and in Article 58, paragraph (2), item (iii), (b)
cooperating partymachine translation
「協力者」
A local government, consigning business operator (委託事業者), financial institution related to the government (政府関係金融機関), commercial association (商工会), chamber of commerce (商工会議所), federation of small business associations (中小企業団体中央会) or other party that cooperates in carrying out the business continuity enhancement, or joint business continuity enhancement, that a plan sets out, and whose name, address, representative and part in it the plan states.
Short name set inArticle 56, paragraph (2), item (ii), (d)· applies only in this item