# Article 23-4, paragraph (3), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 23-4, paragraph (3) (第二十三条の四第三項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act (消費税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
- Provision: Article 23-4, paragraph (3) (第二十三条の四第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-4/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-4/par-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 法第四十六条の二第一項に規定する財務省令で定める方法は、次の各号に掲げる事項の区分に応じ当該各号に定める方法とする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The method specified by Ministry of Finance Order prescribed in Article 46-2, paragraph (1) of the Act is, according to the categories of matters set out in the following items, the method specified in the relevant item:

## 2. 1 April 2028 — Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments/20280401_508M60000040019

Japanese:

> 法第四十六条の三第八項に規定する財務省令で定める事項は、次に掲げる事項とする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The matters specified by Ministry of Finance Order prescribed in Article 46-3, paragraph (8) of the Act are the following:

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053)
- 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/363M50000040053/20271001_508M60000040019)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053/20280401_508M60000040019)