# Article 70-3, paragraph (1), its wordings — Order for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 70-3, paragraph (1) (第七十条の三第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Order for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act (消費税法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-order
- Provision: Article 70-3, paragraph (1) (第七十条の三第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-order/art-70-3/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-order/art-70-3/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-order/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Cabinet Order No. 96 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 登録を受けようとする法第五十七条の二第五項第一号に規定する特定国外事業者は、同条第二項の申請書に財務省令で定める書類を添付して提出するものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A specified foreign business operator prescribed in Article 57-2, paragraph (5), item (i) of the Act that intends to receive registration is to submit the written application under paragraph (2) of that Article with the documents specified by Ministry of Finance Order attached.

## 2. 1 April 2028 — Cabinet Order No. 96 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Cabinet Order No. 96 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-order/amendments/20280401_508CO0000000096

Japanese:

> 登録を受けようとする特定国外事業者（法第五十七条の二第五項第一号に規定する特定国外事業者をいう。以下この章において同じ。）は、同条第二項の申請書に財務省令で定める書類を添付して提出するものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A specified foreign business operator (meaning a specified foreign business operator prescribed in Article 57-2, paragraph (5), item (i) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Chapter) that intends to receive registration is to submit the written application under paragraph (2) of that Article with the documents specified by Ministry of Finance Order attached.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363CO0000000360)
- English name of the law: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363CO0000000360/20280101_508CO0000000096)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363CO0000000360/20280401_508CO0000000096)