# 中小企業倒産防止共済法 / Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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- Law: 中小企業倒産防止共済法 (Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), 昭和五十二年法律第八十四号
- English title "Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
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- Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4111-19`
- Text in force since: 2020-04-01
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## 附　則 平成一一年三月三一日法律第一九号
<sup>suppl-4111-19 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4111-19/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成十一年七月一日から施行する。ただし、次条並びに附則第三条、第十一条、第十二条及び第五十九条の規定は、公布の日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4111-19/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on July 1, 1999; provided, however, that the provisions of the following Article and Articles 3, 11, 12 and 59 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect on the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十三条（中小企業倒産防止共済法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4111-19/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-33</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中小企業倒産防止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中小企業倒産防止共済法の規定によってしたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4111-19/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-33/par-1</sup>
An application for a mutual aid contract, an application for an increase or decrease in the monthly premium, and any other procedure made before the enforcement of the provisions of the preceding Article under the provisions of the Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises before amendment by the provisions of that Article are deemed to have been made under the provisions of the Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises as amended by the provisions of that Article.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第五十九条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4111-19/art-59 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-59</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-4111-19/art-59/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-59/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-4111-19/art-1/par-1: 第五十九条 → 中小企業倒産防止共済法 附則第五十九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 59), suppl-4111-19/art-59 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-59

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業倒産防止共済法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4111-19/art-1/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 中小企業倒産防止共済法 — the text in force from 2020-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/352AC0000000084/20200401_429AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 中小企業倒産防止共済法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1056), retrieved 2026-10-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act-20261106T173426-006, translated 2026-11-07
- This site's parser, version 225 — 中小企業倒産防止共済法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
