A small and medium-sized enterprise that has received the certification referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article must, when it intends to change the business continuity enhancement plan pertaining to the certification, obtain certification from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds that business continuity enhancement is not being carried out in accordance with the business continuity enhancement plan pertaining to the certification referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (where certification of a change has been given under the preceding paragraph, the plan as changed; hereinafter referred to as a "certified business continuity enhancement plan"), the Minister may rescind that certification.
The provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the certification under paragraph (1).
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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
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
certified business continuity enhancement planmachine translation
「認定事業継続力強化計画」
A business continuity enhancement plan (事業継続力強化計画) certified under Article 56, paragraph (1), as changed where a change has been certified.
Short name set inArticle 57, paragraph (2)