Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 3 years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provision in Article 1 amending Article 2-3 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Immigration Control Act"), the provision amending Article 2-4 of the Immigration Control Act and the provision amending the proviso to Article 69-2, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act, and the provisions of the following Article through Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions and Article 15, Article 23 and Article 24, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation.

①The government may, even before the effective date, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) through (5) of the Act on Proper Implementation of Employment for Skill Development and Protection of Skill Development Employees (Act No. 89 of 2016) as amended by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as "This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024"), establish and publish the basic policy prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as the "basic policy" in this Article). In this case, the basic policy so established and published is, on and after the effective date, deemed to have been established pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4) of that Article and published pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article.

②If a basic policy has been established pursuant to the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, the competent ministers may, even before the effective date, deeming that basic policy to be the basic policy established pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) through (4) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, establish and publish the field-specific operation policy prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the "field-specific operation policy" in this paragraph), in the same manner as under the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (5) of that Article. In this case, the field-specific operation policy so established and published is, on and after the effective date, deemed to have been established pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4) of that Article and published pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article.

①A person who intends to obtain the accreditation under Article 8, paragraph (1) or Article 8-6, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 may file an application therefor even before the effective date, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 8 or Article 8-6 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024.

②If an application for accreditation has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, even before the effective date, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 9 or Article 9-3 and Articles 10 and 12 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, grant the accreditation and carry out other procedures necessary therefor. In this case, those procedures are, on and after the effective date, deemed to be the accreditation under Article 8, paragraph (1) or Article 8-6, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 and other procedures necessary therefor.

③A person who intends to obtain the license under Article 23, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 may file an application therefor even before the effective date, in the same manner as under paragraphs (2) through (4) of that Article.

④If an application for the license has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the competent ministers may, even before the effective date, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 23, paragraphs (5) and (6) and Articles 24 through 26 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, grant the license and carry out other procedures necessary therefor. In this case, those procedures are, on and after the effective date, deemed to be the license under Article 23, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 and other procedures necessary therefor.

⑤With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 12 and Article 24 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 in the case where, pursuant to paragraph (2) and the preceding paragraph, procedures are to be carried out in the same manner as under those provisions, the Organization for Technical Intern Training prescribed in Article 57 of the Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Technical Intern Training Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization for Technical Intern Training") is deemed to be the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals prescribed in Article 57 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals").

⑥With regard to the application of Article 94, paragraph (3) and Article 114 (limited to the part pertaining to item (iii)) of the Former Technical Intern Training Act, the operations conducted by the Organization for Technical Intern Training pursuant to paragraph (2) and the preceding two paragraphs are deemed to be the operations prescribed in Article 87 of that Act.

⑦In the case where, pursuant to paragraphs (2), (4) and (5), the Organization for Technical Intern Training conducts, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 12 or Article 24 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, the operations set forth in Article 87, paragraph (1), item (i), (c), (e) and (f) and item (vi) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 (in the case of the operations set forth in item (vi) of that paragraph, limited to those pertaining to the operations set forth in item (i), (c), (e) and (f) of that paragraph), no stamp tax is imposed on documents pertaining to those operations that are prepared by the Organization for Technical Intern Training.

⑧The provisions of Article 4, paragraph (6) of the Stamp Tax Act (Act No. 23 of 1967) apply mutatis mutandis to a document prescribed in the preceding paragraph that is prepared jointly by the Organization for Technical Intern Training and another person (excluding the national government, etc. prescribed in that paragraph).

⑨If a person has submitted a written application pertaining to an application under paragraph (3), or a document to be attached thereto, that contains a false statement, the person who committed that violation is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

⑩If the representative of a corporation, the agent or employee of a juridical or natural person, or any other person working for a juridical or natural person has committed the violation set forth in the preceding paragraph in connection with the business of the corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject to punishment, the corporation or individual is also subject to the fine set forth in that paragraph.

①The Organization for Technical Intern Training established pursuant to the provisions of Chapter III, Section 2 of the Former Technical Intern Training Act is to, by the effective date, in the same manner as under the provisions of Articles 65 and 66 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, prepare the articles of incorporation of the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals, file an application for authorization for the incorporation of the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals, and perform other acts necessary for the incorporation of the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals. In this case, the articles of incorporation prepared in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 65 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 and the authorization for incorporation by the competent ministers received in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 66, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 are, on and after the effective date, deemed to be the articles of incorporation prepared pursuant to the provisions of Article 65 of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 and the authorization received pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.

②In the case where the Organization for Technical Intern Training performs acts necessary for the incorporation of the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals pursuant to the preceding paragraph, in Article 65, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, the phrase "Incorporators must promptly prepare articles of incorporation for the ESDO, and must solicit capital contributions for the ESDO from non-governmental persons" is deemed to be replaced with "The Organization for Technical Intern Training must, by the date of enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees (Act No. 60 of 2024; referred to as the 'Amending Act' in paragraph (1) of the following Article), prepare articles of incorporation for the ESDO"; in Article 66, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, the phrase "Upon the completion of the solicitation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, incorporators must promptly submit the articles of incorporation" is deemed to be replaced with "The Organization for Technical Intern Training must, by the date of enforcement of the Amending Act, submit the articles of incorporation of the ESDO"; in paragraph (2) of that Article, the phrase "The competent ministers nominate a person to be the president and persons to be inspectors of the ESDO" is deemed to be replaced with "The person to be the president and the persons to be inspectors of the ESDO are the persons who, at the time of the establishment of the ESDO, are actually the president and inspectors of the Organization for Technical Intern Training"; and in paragraph (3) of that Article, the phrase "The person nominated to be the president and the inspectors of the ESDO pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "The person to be the president and the inspectors of the ESDO".

③When the authorization under Article 66, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, as read with replaced terms pursuant to the preceding paragraph and as to be followed in the same manner pursuant to paragraph (1), has been received, the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals is established at the time this Act comes into effect, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 68, paragraph (2) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024.

④The Organization for Technical Intern Training is to be dissolved at the time this Act comes into effect, and all of its rights and obligations are to be succeeded to by the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals at that time.

⑤Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 68, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024, the Organization for Employment for Skill Development for Foreign Nationals must complete the registration of its incorporation without delay after its establishment.

⑥With regard to the application of Article 94, paragraph (3) and Article 114 (limited to the part pertaining to item (iii)) of the Former Technical Intern Training Act, the operations conducted by the Organization for Technical Intern Training pursuant to paragraph (1) are deemed to be the operations prescribed in Article 87 of that Act.

⑦The registration of dissolution in the case where the Organization for Technical Intern Training is dissolved pursuant to paragraph (4) is specified by Cabinet Order.

⑧In the case where the Organization for Technical Intern Training is dissolved pursuant to paragraph (4), the provisions of Article 102, paragraph (1) of This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024 do not apply.

Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.

④The Government is to make known to foreign nationals residing in Japan and relevant persons the matters concerning social security systems and the payment of taxes and public dues pertaining to foreign nationals residing in Japan, and the purport and contents of the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (2) and Article 22-4, paragraph (1) of the New Immigration Control Act and other provisions of the New Immigration Control Act and This Act as Amended by Act No. 60 of 2024.