# Article 23-5, paragraph (2), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 23-5, paragraph (2) (第二十三条の五第二項) 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 23-5, paragraph (2) (第二十三条の五第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-5/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-5/par-2)
- 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:

> 法第四十六条の三第二項に規定する財務省令で定める書類は、電気通信回線の故障、災害その他の理由により電子情報処理組織を使用することが困難であることを明らかにする書類とする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The documents specified by Ministry of Finance Order prescribed in Article 46-3, paragraph (2) of the Act are documents that make clear that it is difficult to use an electronic data processing system due to a failure of a telecommunications line, a disaster, or another reason.

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

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

Japanese:

(none: the provision is not in the law at this point)

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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)