# 労働基準法施行規則 / Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28. 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. - Law: 労働基準法施行規則 (Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年厚生省令第二十三号 - English title "Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: MinisterialOrdinance — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4119-28` - Text in force since: 2026-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 平成一一年三月三一日労働省令第二八号 suppl-4119-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4119-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-1 **第一項** この省令は、平成十一年四月一日から施行する。ただし、第一条中労働基準法施行規則第二十一条の改正規定は平成十一年十月一日から、第一条中労働基準法施行規則第二十五条の二の改正規定は平成十三年四月一日から施行する。 suppl-4119-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-1/par-1 This Ministerial Order comes into effect as of April 1, 1999; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 1 amending Article 21 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act come into effect as of October 1, 1999, and the provisions of Article 1 amending Article 25-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act come into effect as of April 1, 2001. machine translation, not official ### 第二条（労働時間に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Working Hours caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4119-28/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-2 **第一項** 平成十三年三月三十一日を含む一週間に係る労働時間については、この省令による改正後の労働基準法施行規則（以下「新規則」という。）第二十五条の二第一項の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-1 With respect to the working hours pertaining to the week that includes March 31, 2001, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (1) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act as amended by this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Rules"). machine translation, not official **第二項** この省令の施行の際使用者がこの省令による改正前の労働基準法施行規則（以下「旧規則」という。）第二十五条の二第二項の規定により労働させることとしている労働者に関しては、同項の規定に基づく協定による、又は就業規則その他これに準ずるものによる定めをしている一箇月以内の一定の期間又は旧規則第二十五条の二第三項の規定に基づく協定による、又は協定による定めをしている同項第二号の清算期間のうち平成十三年三月三十一日を含む旧規則による協定等の期間に係る労働時間については、新規則第二十五条の二第二項及び第三項の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-2 With respect to a worker whom, at the time this Ministerial Order comes into effect, an employer has arranged to have work pursuant to the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (2) of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act prior to the amendment by this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as the "former Rules"), with respect to the working hours pertaining to the period of an agreement, etc. under the Former Rules that includes March 31, 2001, from among the fixed periods of not more than one month specified by an agreement based on the provisions of that paragraph or by the rules of employment or an equivalent instrument, or the settlement periods referred to in item (ii) of Article 25-2, paragraph (3) of the Former Rules specified by an agreement based on the provisions of that paragraph or by an agreement, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the New Rules. machine translation, not official ### 第三条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4119-28/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-3 **第一項** 第一条中労働基準法施行規則第二十一条の改正規定の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4119-28/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-4119-28/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-4119-28/art-3/par-1 With regard to the application of penal provisions to conduct engaged in before the provisions of Article 1 amending Article 21 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act come into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-1: 第二十五条の二第一項 → 労働基準法施行規則 第二十五条の二第一項 (Article 25-2, paragraph (1)), art-25-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-25-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-25-2/par-1 - suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-2: 新規則第二十五条の二第二項 → 労働基準法施行規則 第二十五条の二第二項 (Article 25-2, paragraph (2)), art-25-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-25-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-25-2/par-2 - suppl-4119-28/art-2/par-2: 第三項 → 労働基準法施行規則 第二十五条の二第三項 (Article 25-2, paragraph (3)), art-25-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-25-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/art-25-2/par-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法施行規則 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20260401_508M60000100057), retrieved 2026-09-10 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2605/tb), retrieved 2026-09-10 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance-016, translated 2026-09-11 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance-017, translated 2026-09-11 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance-20260918T121515-002, translated 2026-09-18 - This site's parser, version 222 — 労働基準法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-10