# 次世代育成支援対策推進法 / Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — 第十五条 (Article 15)

- 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: 第十五条 (Article 15)（認定一般事業主の認定の取消し） — address `art-15`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15
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### 第十五条（認定一般事業主の認定の取消し） — (Revoking Certifications for Certified General Employers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、認定一般事業主が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第十三条の認定を取り消すことができる。
  <sup>art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may revoke a certification for a certified general employer referred to in Article 13 when a certified general employer falls under any of the following items:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  第十三条に規定する基準に適合しなくなったと認めるとき。
    <sup>art-15/par-1/item-1 · 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</sup>
    when it is found that the certified general employer no longer conforms to the standards prescribed in Article 13;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  この法律又はこの法律に基づく命令に違反したとき。
    <sup>art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1/item-2</sup>
    when the certified general employer violates this Act or orders under this Act; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  前二号に掲げる場合のほか、認定一般事業主として適当でなくなったと認めるとき。
    <sup>art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1/item-3</sup>
    in addition to the cases stated in the preceding two items, when it is found that the person is no longer suitable as a certified general employer.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-15/par-1: 第十三条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十三条 (Article 13), art-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-13
- art-15/par-1/item-1: 第十三条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十三条 (Article 13), art-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-13
- art-15/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条第一項第一号 (Article 15, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-15/par-1/item-1 — 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
- art-15/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条第一項第二号 (Article 15, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-15/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条第一項第三号（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-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15/par-1/item-3
- 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

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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
