Multiple small and medium-sized enterprises may jointly prepare a plan concerning joint business continuity enhancement (including, where multiple small and medium-sized enterprises intend to carry out joint business continuity enhancement jointly with all or some of the foreign affiliated corporations, etc. of each of those small and medium-sized enterprises, a plan concerning the joint business continuity enhancement carried out by those multiple small and medium-sized enterprises jointly with those foreign affiliated corporations, etc.; hereinafter in this Article and the following Article referred to as a "joint business continuity enhancement plan"), designate a representative as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, submit the plan to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and receive certification to the effect that the joint business continuity enhancement plan is appropriate.
A joint business continuity enhancement plan must state the following matters:
連携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 joint business continuity enhancement;
連携事業継続力強化の目標
if there is a business operator other than the small and medium-sized enterprises that carry out joint business continuity enhancement (including, where multiple small and medium-sized enterprises intend to carry out joint business continuity enhancement jointly with all or some of the foreign affiliated corporations, etc. of each of those small and medium-sized enterprises (meaning a corporation or other foreign organization established in accordance with foreign laws and regulations (including one to be newly established) that has a relationship specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one by which a small and medium-sized enterprise is found to substantially control its management; the same applies in this Article and Article 63, paragraph (1), item (ii)), those foreign affiliated corporations, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as a "large enterprise"), the name and address of the large enterprise and the name of its representative;
連携事業継続力強化を行う中小企業者（複数の中小企業者がそれぞれの中小企業者の外国関係法人等（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、中小企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。以下この条及び第六十三条第一項第二号において同じ。）の全部又は一部と共同で連携事業継続力強化を行おうとする場合にあっては、当該外国関係法人等を含む。）以外の事業者（以下「大企業者」という。）がある場合は、当該大企業者の名称及び住所並びにその代表者の氏名
the following matters concerning the content of joint business continuity enhancement:
連携事業継続力強化の内容に関する次に掲げる事項
the mode of cooperation in joint business continuity enhancement;
連携事業継続力強化における連携の態様
the types of business continuity enhancement equipment, etc.;
事業継続力強化設備等の種類
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 joint 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 joint 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連携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
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 joint business continuity enhancement;
連携事業継続力強化の実施期間
the amount of funds necessary for implementing joint business continuity enhancement and the method of raising them.
連携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 joint business continuity enhancement plan pertaining to the application conforms to all of the following items:
経済産業大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、当該申請に係る連携事業継続力強化計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。
the matters set out in items (i), (iii) and (iv) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate in light of the basic policy;
the matters set out in items (iii) through (v) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate for reliably carrying out joint business continuity enhancement.
前項第三号から第五号までに掲げる事項が連携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
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)
joint business continuity enhancementmachine translation
「連携事業継続力強化」
Business continuity enhancement (事業継続力強化) that businesses carry out together.
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (2), item (iv), (b)
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)
joint business continuity enhancement planmachine translation
「連携事業継続力強化計画」
In Articles 58 and 59, a plan for joint business continuity enhancement (連携事業継続力強化) that several small and medium-sized enterprises (中小企業者) draw up together, including with their foreign affiliated corporations, etc. (外国関係法人等), and submit through a representative to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業大臣) to be certified as appropriate.
Short name set inArticle 58, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article and in Article 59
foreign affiliated corporation, etc.machine translation
「外国関係法人等」
In Article 58 and Article 63, paragraph (1), item (ii), a corporation or other body set up under the laws of a foreign country (including one about to be set up) with which a small and medium-sized enterprise (中小企業者) 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 enterprise is regarded as in effect controlling its management.
Defined inArticle 58, paragraph (2), item (ii)· applies only in this article and in Article 63, paragraph (1), item (ii)
large enterprisemachine translation
「大企業者」
A business operator other than the small and medium-sized enterprises (中小企業者) carrying out joint business continuity enhancement (連携事業継続力強化), together with any foreign affiliated corporations, etc. (外国関係法人等) joining them, whose name, address and representative a joint business continuity enhancement plan states where one takes part.
Short name set inArticle 58, paragraph (2), item (ii)
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 58, paragraph (2), item (iii), (c)· applies only in this item