# 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 / Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment — 第二条 (Article 2) - Law: 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 (Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment), 昭和三十一年法律第百二十号 - English title "Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — 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: 第二条 (Article 2)（定義） — address `art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-01-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2 - 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). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二条（定義） — (Definitions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2 **第一項** この法律で「製造委託」とは、事業者が業として行う販売若しくは業として請け負う製造（加工を含む。以下同じ。）の目的物たる物品若しくはその半製品、部品、附属品若しくは原材料若しくは専らこれらの製造に用いる金型、木型その他の物品の成形用の型若しくは工作物保持具その他の特殊な工具又は業として行う物品の修理に必要な部品若しくは原材料の製造を他の事業者に委託すること及び事業者がその使用し又は消費する物品の製造を業として行う場合にその物品若しくはその半製品、部品、附属品若しくは原材料又は専らこれらの製造に用いる当該型若しくは工具の製造を他の事業者に委託することをいう。 art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-1 The term "manufacturing consignment" as used in this Act means the consignment to another business operator of the manufacture of goods, their semi-finished products, parts, accessories or raw materials, which are the subject matter of sales conducted on a regular basis or manufacturing contracted on a regular basis (including processing; the same applies below) by a business operator, or metal dies, wooden models or other molds for molding goods, workpiece holders or other special tools to be exclusively used for the manufacture of the goods, their semi-finished products, parts, accessories or raw materials referred to above , or the manufacture of parts or raw materials necessary for the repair of goods conducted on a regular basis, and the consignment to another business operator of the manufacture of goods, their semi-finished products, parts, accessories or raw materials, or the relevant molds or tools to be exclusively used for the manufacture of the goods when a business operator engages in the manufacture of goods to be used or consumed by itself on a regular basis. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The term "manufacturing consignment" as used in this Act means the consignment to another business operator of the manufacture of goods, their semi-finished products, parts, accessories or raw materials, which are the subject matter of sales conducted on a regular basis or manufacturing contracted on a regular basis (including processing; the same applies below) by a business operator, and the consignment to another business operator of the manufacture of goods, or metal dies, wooden models or other molds for molding goods, workpiece holders or other special tools to be exclusively used for the manufacture of the goods, their semi-finished products, parts, accessories or raw materials referred to above , or the manufacture of parts or raw materials necessary for the repair of goods conducted on a regular basis, their semi-finished products, parts, accessories or raw materials, or the relevant molds or tools to be exclusively used for the manufacture of the goods when a business operator engages in the manufacture of goods to be used or consumed on a regular basis." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5106/tb **第二項** この法律で「修理委託」とは、事業者が業として請け負う物品の修理の行為の全部又は一部を他の事業者に委託すること及び事業者がその使用する物品の修理を業として行う場合にその修理の行為の一部を他の事業者に委託することをいう。 art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-2 The term "repair consignment" as used in this Act means the consignment to another business operator of all or a part of the repair of goods which the business operator contracted on a regular basis, and the consignment to another business operator of part of the repair of goods when the business operator is engaging in the repair of the goods which it uses itself on a regular basis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** この法律で「情報成果物作成委託」とは、事業者が業として行う提供若しくは業として請け負う作成の目的たる情報成果物の作成の行為の全部又は一部を他の事業者に委託すること及び事業者がその使用する情報成果物の作成を業として行う場合にその情報成果物の作成の行為の全部又は一部を他の事業者に委託することをいう。 art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-3 The term "information-based product creation consignment" as used in this Act means the consignment to another business operator of all or part of the creation of an information-based product which is the object of provision conducted on a regular basis or creation on a regular basis, and the consignment to another business operator of all or part of the creation of an information-based product which is used by the business operator in the case where the business operator produces that information-based product in the course of trade. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** この法律で「役務提供委託」とは、事業者が業として行う提供の目的たる役務の提供の行為の全部又は一部を他の事業者に委託すること（建設業（建設業法（昭和二十四年法律第百号）第二条第二項に規定する建設業をいう。以下この項において同じ。）を営む者が業として請け負う建設工事（同条第一項に規定する建設工事をいう。）の全部又は一部を他の建設業を営む者に請け負わせることを除く。）をいう。 art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-4 The term "service contract" as used in this Act means the consignment to another business operator of all or part of the provision of a service which is the object of provision conducted on a regular basis (excluding any contract by a person conducting a construction business (meaning a construction business as prescribed by Article 2 paragraph 2 of the Construction Business Act (Act No. 100 of 1949); the same applies below in this paragraph) of all or part of the construction work it contracts as a regular business (meaning construction work prescribed in paragraph 1 of that Article) to other parties conducting a construction business of all or part of the construction work it contracts on a regular basis). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** この法律で「特定運送委託」とは、事業者が業として行う販売、業として請け負う製造若しくは業として請け負う修理の目的物たる物品又は業として請け負う作成の目的たる情報成果物が記載され、記録され、若しくは化体された物品の当該販売、製造、修理又は作成における取引の相手方（当該相手方が指定する者を含む。）に対する運送の行為の全部又は一部を他の事業者に委託することをいう。 art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-5 The term "specific transportation consignment" as used in this Act means the consignment to another business operator of all or part of the transportation for the counterparty (including a person designated by the counterparty) in the sale, manufacture, repair, or creation of goods that are the subject matter of sales conducted by the business operator on a regular basis, manufacturing contracted on a regular basis, or repairs contracted on a regular basis, or goods on which information products that are the subject matter of creation contracted on a regular basis are stated, recorded, or embodied. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** この法律で「製造委託等」とは、製造委託、修理委託、情報成果物作成委託、役務提供委託及び特定運送委託をいう。 art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-6 The term "manufacturing consignment, etc." as used in this Act means manufacturing consignment, repair consignment, information-based product creation consignment, service contract and specific transportation consignment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** この法律で「情報成果物」とは、次に掲げるものをいう。 art-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7 The term "information-based product" as used in this Act means any of the articles described in the following items. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** プログラム（電子計算機に対する指令であつて、一の結果を得ることができるように組み合わされたものをいう。） art-2/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-1 programs (which means those that are directives to a computer and arranged to achieve a single result); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 映画、放送番組その他影像又は音声その他の音響により構成されるもの art-2/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-2 films, broadcast programs, and other products composed of images or voice and other sounds; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 文字、図形若しくは記号若しくはこれらの結合又はこれらと色彩との結合により構成されるもの art-2/par-7/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-3 products composed of letters, figures, or symbols or of their combination, or of a combination of them and colors; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 前三号に掲げるもののほか、これらに類するもので政令で定めるもの art-2/par-7/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-4 in addition to what is provided for in the preceding three items, those that are similar to them and are specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** この法律で「委託事業者」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。 art-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8 The term "entrusting business operator" as used in this Act means a person who falls under any of the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 資本金の額又は出資の総額が三億円を超える法人たる事業者（政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律（昭和二十四年法律第二百五十六号）第十四条に規定する者を除く。）であつて、個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が三億円以下の法人たる事業者に対し製造委託等（情報成果物作成委託及び役務提供委託にあつては、それぞれ政令で定める情報成果物及び役務に係るものに限る。次号及び第五号並びに次項第一号、第二号及び第五号において同じ。）をするもの art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-1 any business operator as a corporation (excluding those prescribed in Article 14 of the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment under Government Contracts, etc. (Act No. 256 of 1949)) with the amount of stated capital or total contributions exceeding 300 million yen that concludes a manufacturing consignment, etc. (in the case of an information-based product creation consignment and service contract, limited to those relating to information-based products and services respectively specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies in the following item and item (v), and item (i), item (ii) and item (v) of the following paragraph) with any individual or any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 300 million yen; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 資本金の額又は出資の総額が千万円を超え三億円以下の法人たる事業者（政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条に規定する者を除く。）であつて、個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が千万円以下の法人たる事業者に対し製造委託等をするもの art-2/par-8/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-2 any business operator as a corporation (excluding those prescribed in Article 14 of the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment under Government Contracts, etc.) with the amount of stated capital or total contributions exceeding 10 million yen but not more than 300 million yen that concludes a manufacturing consignment, etc. with any individual or any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 10 million yen. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 資本金の額又は出資の総額が五千万円を超える法人たる事業者（政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条に規定する者を除く。）であつて、個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が五千万円以下の法人たる事業者に対し情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託（それぞれ第一号の政令で定める情報成果物又は役務に係るものを除く。次号及び第六号並びに次項第三号、第四号及び第六号において同じ。）をするもの art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-3 any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions exceeds 50 million yen (excluding those prescribed in Article 14 of the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment under Government Contracts, etc.) that concludes an information-based product creation consignment or service contract (excluding those relating to the information-based products or services specified by Cabinet Order stated in item (i) respectively; the same applies in the following item and item (vi), and items (iii), (iv), and (vi) of the following paragraph) with any individual or any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 50 million yen; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 資本金の額又は出資の総額が千万円を超え五千万円以下の法人たる事業者（政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条に規定する者を除く。）であつて、個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が千万円以下の法人たる事業者に対し情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託をするもの art-2/par-8/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-4 any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions exceeding 10 million yen but not more than 50 million yen (excluding those prescribed in Article 14 of the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment under Government Contracts, etc.) that concludes an information-based product creation consignment or a service contract with any individual or any business operator as a corporation with the stated amount of capital or total contributions of not more than 10 million yen. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 常時使用する従業員の数が三百人を超える法人たる事業者（国及び政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条に規定する者を除く。）であつて、常時使用する従業員の数が三百人以下の個人又は法人たる事業者に対し製造委託等をするもの（第一号又は第二号に該当する者がそれぞれ次項第一号又は第二号に該当する者に対し製造委託等をする場合を除く。） art-2/par-8/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-5 any business operator that is a corporation having more than 300 regular employees (excluding the State and those prescribed in Article 14 of the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment Under Government Contracts, etc.) and that makes a manufacturing consignment, etc. to any business operator that is an individual or a corporation having 300 or fewer regular employees (excluding the case where a person who falls under item (i) or item (ii) makes a manufacturing consignment, etc. to a person who falls under item (i) or item (ii) of the following paragraph); or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 常時使用する従業員の数が百人を超える法人たる事業者（国及び政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条に規定する者を除く。）であつて、常時使用する従業員の数が百人以下の個人又は法人たる事業者に対し情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託をするもの（第三号又は第四号に該当する者がそれぞれ次項第三号又は第四号に該当する者に対し情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託をする場合を除く。） art-2/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-6 any business operator that is a corporation having more than 100 regular employees (excluding the State and those prescribed in Article 14 of the Act on Prevention of Delay in Payment under Government Contracts, etc.) and that makes an information-based product creation consignment or concludes a service contract with any business operator that is an individual or a corporation having 100 or fewer regular employees (excluding cases where a person who falls under item (iii) or item (iv) makes an information-based product creation consignment or service contract to a person who falls under item (iii) or item (iv) of the following paragraph). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第九項** この法律で「中小受託事業者」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。 art-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9 The term "small and medium-sized entrusted business operator" as used in this Act means a person who falls under any of the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が三億円以下の法人たる事業者であつて、前項第一号に規定する委託事業者から製造委託等を受けるもの art-2/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-1 any individual, or any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 300 million yen that receives a manufacturing consignment, etc. from an entrusting business operator provided for in item (i) of the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が千万円以下の法人たる事業者であつて、前項第二号に規定する委託事業者から製造委託等を受けるもの art-2/par-9/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-2 any individual, or any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 10 million yen that receives a manufacturing consignment, etc. from an entrusting business operator provided for in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が五千万円以下の法人たる事業者であつて、前項第三号に規定する委託事業者から情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託を受けるもの art-2/par-9/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-3 any individual, or any business operator as a corporation with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 50 million yen that receives an information-based product creation consignment or service contract from an entrusting business operator provided for in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 個人又は資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が千万円以下の法人たる事業者であつて、前項第四号に規定する委託事業者から情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託を受けるもの art-2/par-9/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-4 any individual, or any business operator as corporations with the amount of stated capital or total contributions of not more than 10 million yen that receives an information-based product creation consignment or service contract from an entrusting business operator provided for in item (iv) of the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 常時使用する従業員の数が三百人以下の個人又は法人たる事業者であつて、前項第五号に規定する委託事業者から製造委託等を受けるもの art-2/par-9/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-5 any business operator that is an individual or a corporation having 300 or fewer regular employees, and who receives a manufacturing consignment, etc. from an entrusting business operator prescribed in item (v) of the preceding paragraph; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 常時使用する従業員の数が百人以下の個人又は法人たる事業者であつて、前項第六号に規定する委託事業者から情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託を受けるもの art-2/par-9/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-6 any business operator that is an individual or a corporation having 100 or fewer regular employees, and who receives an information-based product creation consignment or service contract from an entrusting business operator as prescribed in item (vi) of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第十項** 資本金の額若しくは出資の総額が千万円を超える法人又は常時使用する従業員の数が百人を超える法人たる事業者から役員の任免、業務の執行又は存立について支配を受け、かつ、その事業者から製造委託等を受ける法人たる事業者が、その製造委託等に係る製造、修理、作成、提供又は運送の行為の全部又は相当部分について再委託をする場合（第八項第一号、第二号又は第五号に該当する者がそれぞれ前項第一号、第二号又は第五号に該当する者に対し製造委託等をする場合及び第八項第三号、第四号又は第六号に該当する者がそれぞれ前項第三号、第四号又は第六号に該当する者に対し情報成果物作成委託又は役務提供委託をする場合を除く。）において、再委託を受ける事業者が、役員の任免、業務の執行又は存立について支配をし、かつ、製造委託等をする当該事業者から直接製造委託等を受けるものとすれば同項各号のいずれかに該当することとなる事業者であるときは、この法律の適用については、再委託をする事業者は委託事業者と、再委託を受ける事業者は中小受託事業者とみなす。 art-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-10 If a business operator that is a corporation whose appointment and dismissal of officers, or execution or existence of business, is controlled by a business operator that is a corporation with the amount of stated capital or the total amount of contributions exceeding 10 million yen or a business operator that is a corporation with the number of regular employees exceeding 100, and that receives a manufacturing consignment, etc. from the business operator, further entrusts all or a considerable part of the act of manufacturing, repairing, creating, providing, or transporting relating to the manufacturing consignment, etc. (excluding cases where a person who falls under paragraph (8), item (i), item (ii), or item (v) makes a manufacturing consignment, etc. to a person who falls under item (i), item (ii), or item (v) of the preceding paragraph respectively, and cases where a person who falls under paragraph (8), item (iii), item (iv), or item (vi) makes an information-based product creation consignment or service contract to a person who falls under item (iii), item (iv), or item (vi) of the preceding paragraph respectively), when the business operator that receives the further consignment is a business operator who would fall under any of the items of that paragraph if the business operator received the manufacturing consignment, etc. directly from the business operator that controls the appointment and dismissal of officers, or the execution or existence of business, and makes the manufacturing consignment, etc., with regard to the application of this Act, the business operator that makes the further consignment is deemed to be an entrusting business operator, and the business operator that receives the further consignment is deemed to be a small and medium-sized entrusted business operator. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a business operator that is a corporation with the amount of stated capital or the total amount of contributions exceeding 10 million yen or a business operator that is a corporation with the number of regular employees exceeding 100 controls the appointment and dismissal of officers, or the execution or existence of business, and that receives a manufacturing consignment, etc. from the business operator further entrusts all or a considerable part of the act of manufacturing, repairing, creating, providing, or transporting relating to the manufacturing consignment, etc. (excluding cases where a person who falls under paragraph (8), item (i), item (ii), or item (v) makes a manufacturing consignment, etc. to a person who falls under item (i), item (ii), or item (v) of the preceding paragraph respectively, and cases where a person who falls under paragraph (8), item (iii), item (iv), or item (vi) makes an information-based product creation consignment or service contract to a person who falls under item (iii), item (iv), or item (vi) of the preceding paragraph respectively), when the business operator that receives the further consignment is a business operator who controls the appointment and dismissal of officers, or the execution or existence of business, and who would fall under any of the items of that paragraph if the business operator received the manufacturing consignment, etc. directly from the business operator that makes the manufacturing consignment, etc., with regard to the application of this Act, the business operator that makes the further consignment is deemed to be an entrusting business operator, and the business operator that receives the further consignment is deemed to be a small and medium-sized entrusted business operator." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5106/tb **第十一項** この法律で「製造委託等代金」とは、委託事業者が製造委託等をした場合に中小受託事業者の給付（役務提供委託又は特定運送委託をした場合にあつては、役務の提供。以下同じ。）に対し支払うべき代金をいう。 art-2/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-11 The term "payment for manufacturing consignment, etc." as used in this Act means the payment to be made for the performance (provision of services in the case of service contract or specific transportation consignment; the same applies below) by a small or medium-sized entrusted business operator when the entrusting business operator concludes a manufacturing consignment, etc. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-2/par-4: 建設業法（昭和二十四年法律第百号）第二条第二項 → e-Gov law 324AC0000000100, 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-4: この項 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第四項 (Article 2, paragraph (4)), art-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-4 - art-2/par-4: 同条第一項 → e-Gov law 324AC0000000100, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-7/item-4: 前三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第七項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (7), item (i)), art-2/par-7/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-1 - art-2/par-7/item-4: 前三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第七項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (7), item (ii)), art-2/par-7/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-2 - art-2/par-7/item-4: 前三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第七項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (7), item (iii)), art-2/par-7/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-3 - art-2/par-8/item-1: 政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律（昭和二十四年法律第二百五十六号）第十四条 → e-Gov law 324AC1000000256, 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-8/item-1: 次号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (ii)), art-2/par-8/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-2 - art-2/par-8/item-1: 第五号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第五号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (v)), art-2/par-8/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-5 - art-2/par-8/item-1: 次項第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i)), art-2/par-9/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-1 - art-2/par-8/item-1: 第二号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (ii)), art-2/par-9/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-2 - art-2/par-8/item-1: 第五号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第五号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (v)), art-2/par-9/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-5 - art-2/par-8/item-2: 政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条 → e-Gov law 324AC1000000256, 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-8/item-3: 政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条 → e-Gov law 324AC1000000256, 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-8/item-3: 第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (i)), art-2/par-8/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-1 - art-2/par-8/item-3: 次号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iv)), art-2/par-8/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-4 - art-2/par-8/item-3: 第六号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第六号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (vi)), art-2/par-8/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-6 - art-2/par-8/item-3: 次項第三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iii)), art-2/par-9/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-3 - art-2/par-8/item-3: 第四号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iv)), art-2/par-9/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-4 - art-2/par-8/item-3: 第六号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第六号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (vi)), art-2/par-9/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-6 - art-2/par-8/item-4: 政府契約の支払遅延防止等に関する法律第十四条 → e-Gov law 324AC1000000256, 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — not held in this collection - art-2/par-8/item-5: 第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (i)), art-2/par-8/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-1 - art-2/par-8/item-5: 第二号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (ii)), art-2/par-8/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-2 - art-2/par-8/item-5: 次項第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i)), art-2/par-9/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-1 - art-2/par-8/item-5: 第二号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (ii)), art-2/par-9/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-2 - art-2/par-8/item-6: 第三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iii)), art-2/par-8/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-3 - art-2/par-8/item-6: 第四号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iv)), art-2/par-8/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-4 - art-2/par-8/item-6: 次項第三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iii)), art-2/par-9/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-3 - art-2/par-8/item-6: 第四号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iv)), art-2/par-9/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-4 - art-2/par-9/item-1: 前項第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (i)), art-2/par-8/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-1 - art-2/par-9/item-2: 前項第二号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (ii)), art-2/par-8/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-2 - art-2/par-9/item-3: 前項第三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iii)), art-2/par-8/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-3 - art-2/par-9/item-4: 前項第四号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iv)), art-2/par-8/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-4 - art-2/par-9/item-5: 前項第五号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第五号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (v)), art-2/par-8/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-5 - art-2/par-9/item-6: 前項第六号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第六号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (vi)), art-2/par-8/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-6 - art-2/par-10: 第八項第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (i)), art-2/par-8/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-1 - art-2/par-10: 第二号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (ii)), art-2/par-8/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-2 - art-2/par-10: 第五号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第五号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (v)), art-2/par-8/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-5 - art-2/par-10: 前項第一号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i)), art-2/par-9/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-1 - art-2/par-10: 第二号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (ii)), art-2/par-9/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-2 - art-2/par-10: 第五号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第五号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (v)), art-2/par-9/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-5 - art-2/par-10: 第八項第三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iii)), art-2/par-8/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-3 - art-2/par-10: 第四号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iv)), art-2/par-8/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-4 - art-2/par-10: 第六号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第六号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (vi)), art-2/par-8/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-6 - art-2/par-10: 前項第三号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iii)), art-2/par-9/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-3 - art-2/par-10: 第四号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iv)), art-2/par-9/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-4 - art-2/par-10: 第六号 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第六号 (Article 2, paragraph (9), item (vi)), art-2/par-9/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-6 - art-2/par-10: 同項 → 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項 (Article 2, paragraph (9)), art-2/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第四項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-4 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第七項第四号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-7/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-7/item-4 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第一号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-1 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第三号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-3 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第五号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-5 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第八項第六号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-8/item-6 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第一号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-1 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第二号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-2 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第三号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-3 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第四号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-4 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第五号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-5 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第九項第六号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-9/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-9/item-6 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 第二条第十項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/art-2/par-10 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 附則第二条第一項（下請代金支払遅延等防止法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/suppl-5071-41/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/suppl-5071-41/art-2/par-1 - 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 附則第二条第二項（下請代金支払遅延等防止法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/suppl-5071-41/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/331AC0000000120/suppl-5071-41/art-2/par-2 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-11 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-01-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/331AC0000000120/20260101_507AC0000000041), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5106/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment (製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律), Article 2, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5106/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment (製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律), Article 2, paragraph (10) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5106/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 189 — 製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11