If a qualified recipient who has commenced a business after the basis day (excluding a business whose period of implementation is less than 30 days and other businesses specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), or a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as equivalent thereto, has notified the chief of the Public Employment Security Office to that effect as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the period of implementation of the business (excluding, where the number of days in the period of implementation exceeds the number of days obtained by deducting the number of days in the period calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding Article from four years, the number of days in excess) is not to be included in the period under the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of that Article.