# Changes to Japanese law on 1 July 2016

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2016-07-01. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp.

What changed on 1 July 2016 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Basic Act (中小企業基本法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-basic-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act for Facilitating New Business Activities of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Act No. 58 of 2016) (中小企業の新たな事業活動の促進に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000058 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000058)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-basic-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/338AC0000000154/20160701_428AC0000000058

Every day: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/338AC0000000154)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/822)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI