# 小規模企業共済法 / Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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- Law: 小規模企業共済法 (Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act), 昭和四十年法律第百二号
- English title "Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4141-146`
- Text in force since: 2021-06-17
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## 附　則 平成一四年一二月一一日法律第一四六号
<sup>suppl-4141-146 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構（以下「機構」という。）の成立の時から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the time of establishment of the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization"); provided, however, that the provisions set out in the following items come into effect as of the days specified in those items:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  次条から附則第五条まで並びに附則第十八条及び第五十二条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the following Article through Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions, and Articles 18 and 52 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十一条（小規模企業共済法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-31</sup>

**第一項**  前条の規定の施行前に同条の規定による改正前の小規模企業共済法の規定によってした共済契約の申込み、掛金月額の増加又は減少の申込みその他の手続は、同条の規定による改正後の小規模企業共済法の規定によってしたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-31/par-1</sup>
An application for a mutual aid contract, an application to increase or decrease the monthly premium and other procedures made under the provisions of the Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act before the amendment by the provisions of the preceding Article, before the enforcement of the provisions of that Article, are deemed to have been made under the provisions of the Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act after the amendment by the provisions of that Article.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第五十二条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-52</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-52/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第五十二条 → 小規模企業共済法 附則第五十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 52), suppl-4141-146/art-52 — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-52

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 小規模企業共済法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 小規模企業共済法 — the text in force from 2021-06-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000102/20210617_503AC0000000070), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 小規模企業共済法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/846), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act-20261106T173426-007, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act-20261106T173426-008, translated 2026-11-07
- This site's parser, version 225 — 小規模企業共済法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
