# Article 3, paragraph (2), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions concerning Preservation Methods for Books and Documents Related to National Tax Prepared by Means of Computers

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How the wording of Article 3, paragraph (2) (第三条第二項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions concerning Preservation Methods for Books and Documents Related to National Tax Prepared by Means of Computers (電子計算機を使用して作成する国税関係帳簿書類の保存方法等の特例に関する法律施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation
- Provision: Article 3, paragraph (2) (第三条第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-3/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-3/par-2)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Ministry of Finance Order No. 28 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 前項の規定は、法第五条第二項の規定により国税関係書類に係る電磁的記録の電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムによる保存をもって当該国税関係書類の保存に代えようとする保存義務者の当該電磁的記録の電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムによる保存について準用する。この場合において、前項中「前条第二項各号」とあるのは「前条第二項第一号及び第三号」と、「第五条第五項第二号に定める要件に従って当該電磁的記録の備付け及び」とあるのは「第五条第五項第二号ハからホまでに掲げる要件に従って」と、「及び次に」とあるのは「並びに次に」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the preservation by computer output microfilm of electronic or magnetic records by a person required to preserve who intends, pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (2) of the Act, to substitute the preservation by computer output microfilm of the electronic or magnetic records relating to documents related to national tax for the preservation of those documents related to national tax. In this case, the phrase "the items of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "items (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article", the phrase "keeping those electronic or magnetic records and preserving them by computer output microfilm in accordance with the requirement prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (5), item (ii)" is deemed to be replaced with "preserving those electronic or magnetic records by computer output microfilm in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article 5, paragraph (5), item (ii), (c) through (e)", and the phrase "及び次に" (and the following) is deemed to be replaced with "並びに次に" (and the following, joining larger groups).

## 2. 1 January 2027 — Ministry of Finance Order No. 28 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 January 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Ministry of Finance Order No. 28 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments/20270101_507M60000040028

Japanese:

> 前項の規定は、法第五条第二項の規定により国税関係書類に係る電磁的記録の電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムによる保存をもって当該国税関係書類の保存に代えようとする保存義務者の当該電磁的記録の電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムによる保存について準用する。この場合において、前項中「前条第二項各号」とあるのは「前条第二項第一号及び第三号」と、「第五条第四項第二号に定める要件に従って当該電磁的記録の備付け及び」とあるのは「第五条第四項第二号ハからホまでに掲げる要件に従って」と、「及び次に」とあるのは「並びに次に」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the preservation by computer output microfilm of electronic or magnetic records by a person required to preserve who intends, pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (2) of the Act, to substitute the preservation by computer output microfilm of the electronic or magnetic records relating to documents related to national tax for the preservation of those documents related to national tax. In this case, the phrase "the items of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "items (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article", the phrase "keeping those electronic or magnetic records and preserving them by computer output microfilm in accordance with the requirement prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (4), item (ii)" is deemed to be replaced with "preserving those electronic or magnetic records by computer output microfilm in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article 5, paragraph (4), item (ii), (c) through (e)", and the phrase "及び次に" (and the following) is deemed to be replaced with "並びに次に" (and the following, joining larger groups).

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410M50000040043)
- 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/410M50000040043/20250401_507M60000040028)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410M50000040043/20270101_507M60000040028)