# 次世代育成支援対策推進法 / Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — 第十三条 (Article 13)

- Law: 次世代育成支援対策推進法 (Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children), 平成十五年法律第百二十号
- English title "Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第十三条 (Article 13)（基準に適合する一般事業主の認定） — address `art-13`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-13
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### 第十三条（基準に適合する一般事業主の認定） — (Certification for General Employers That Conform to Standards)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-13</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、第十二条第一項又は第五項の規定による届出をした一般事業主からの申請に基づき、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該事業主について、雇用環境の整備に関し、行動計画策定指針に照らし適切な一般事業主行動計画を策定したこと、当該一般事業主行動計画を実施し、当該一般事業主行動計画に定めた目標を達成したことその他の厚生労働省令で定める基準に適合するものである旨の認定を行うことができる。
  <sup>art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-13/par-1</sup>
  Based on an application from a general employer who notified the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1) or paragraph (5), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, may certify that the employer has formulated an appropriate general employer action plan in light of the guidelines for the formulation of an action plan, concerning their efforts to improve the employment environment, has implemented the general employer action plan, has achieved the goals specified in the general employer action plan, and conforms to other standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-13/par-1: 第十二条第一項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-12/par-1
- art-13/par-1: 第五項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十二条第五項 (Article 12, paragraph (5)), art-12/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-12/par-5

## Cited by

9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十四条第一項（認定一般事業主の表示等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-14/par-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条第一項（認定一般事業主の認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条第一項第一号（認定一般事業主の認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1/item-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の二第一項（基準に適合する認定一般事業主の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-2/par-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の五第一項第一号（特例認定一般事業主の認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-5/par-1/item-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十三条第一項（権限の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-23/par-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1
- 租税特別措置法 第十条の五の四第二項第二号イ（給与等の支給額が増加した場合の所得税額の特別控除） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-10-5-4/par-2/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-10-5-4/par-2/item-2/sub-1
- 租税特別措置法 第四十二条の十二の五第二項第二号イ（給与等の支給額が増加した場合の法人税額の特別控除） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-42-12-5/par-2/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-42-12-5/par-2/item-2/sub-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000120/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5162/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 201 — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
