# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第三十一条 (Article 31) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 中小企業等経営強化法 (Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc.), 平成十一年法律第十八号 - English title "Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc.": claude-opus-5-5 - 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: 第三十一条 (Article 31)（認定経営革新等支援機関） — address `art-31` - Text in force since: 2026-01-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31 - e-Gov law ID: 411AC0000000018 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第三十一条（認定経営革新等支援機関） — Certified Support Body for Management Innovation, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31 **第一項** 主務大臣は、主務省令で定めるところにより、次項に規定する業務（以下「経営革新等支援業務」という。）を行う者であって、基本方針に適合すると認められるものを、その申請により、経営革新等支援業務を行う者として認定することができる。 art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-1 The competent minister may, as provided by order of the competent ministry, certify, upon application, a person that conducts the work prescribed in the following paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "support work for management innovation, etc.") and that is found to conform to the basic policy, as a person that conducts support work for management innovation, etc. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の認定を受けた者（以下「認定経営革新等支援機関」という。）は、次に掲げる業務を行うものとする。 art-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-2 A person that has obtained the certification under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "certified support body for management innovation, etc.") is to conduct the following work: machine translation, not official **一** 経営革新又は経営力向上を行おうとする中小企業等の経営資源の内容、財務内容その他経営の状況の分析 art-31/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-2/item-1 analysis of the content of management resources, financial position and other management conditions of small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. that intend to carry out management innovation or management capacity improvement; machine translation, not official **二** 経営革新のための事業又は経営力向上に係る事業の計画の策定に係る指導及び助言並びに当該計画に従って行われる事業の実施に関し必要な指導及び助言 art-31/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-2/item-2 guidance and advice concerning the formulation of a plan for a business for management innovation or a business pertaining to management capacity improvement, and guidance and advice necessary for the implementation of the business carried out in accordance with that plan. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の認定を受けようとする者は、主務省令で定めるところにより、次に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を主務大臣に提出しなければならない。 art-31/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3 A person who seeks to obtain the certification referred to in paragraph (1) must submit to the competent minister a written application stating the following matters, as specified by order of the competent ministry. machine translation, not official **一** 氏名又は名称及び住所並びに法人にあっては、その代表者の氏名 art-31/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-1 the name or title and address and, in the case of a corporation, the name of its representative; machine translation, not official **二** 事務所の所在地 art-31/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-2 the location of its office; machine translation, not official **三** 経営革新等支援業務に関する次に掲げる事項 art-31/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-3 the following matters concerning support work for management innovation, etc.: machine translation, not official **イ** 経営革新等支援業務の内容 art-31/par-3/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-3/sub-1 the content of the support work for management innovation, etc.; machine translation, not official **ロ** 経営革新等支援業務の実施体制 art-31/par-3/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-3/sub-2 the system for implementing the support work for management innovation, etc.; machine translation, not official **ハ** イ及びロに掲げるもののほか、主務省令で定める事項 art-31/par-3/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-3/sub-3 other matters specified by order of the competent ministry, in addition to those set out in (a) and (b). machine translation, not official **第四項** 認定経営革新等支援機関は、前項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事項に変更があったときは遅滞なく、同項第三号イからハまでに掲げる事項の変更（主務省令で定める軽微な変更を除く。）をしようとするときはあらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。 art-31/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-4 A certified support body for management innovation, etc. must notify the competent minister to that effect without delay when there is a change in the matters set out in items (i) and (ii) of the preceding paragraph, and in advance when it intends to make a change in the matters set out in item (iii), (a) through (c) of that paragraph (excluding minor changes specified by order of the competent ministry). machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-31/par-1: 次項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第二項 (Article 31, paragraph (2)), art-31/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-2 - art-31/par-2: 前項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第一項 (Article 31, paragraph (1)), art-31/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-1 - art-31/par-3: 第一項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第一項 (Article 31, paragraph (1)), art-31/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-1 - art-31/par-4: 前項第一号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第三項第一号 (Article 31, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-31/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-1 - art-31/par-4: 第二号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第三項第二号 (Article 31, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-31/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-2 - art-31/par-4: 同項第三号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第三項第三号 (Article 31, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-31/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3/item-3 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三条第二項第二号ハ（１）（基本方針） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-3/par-2/item-2/sub-3/sub2-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第一項（認定経営革新等支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第二項（認定経営革新等支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-2 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第三項（認定経営革新等支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-3 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第四項（認定経営革新等支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-4 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項（欠格条項） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十三条第一項（認定の更新） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-33/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十三条第二項（認定の更新） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-33/par-2 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十六条第一項第三号（認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-36/par-1/item-3 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十七条第一項（中小企業信用保険法の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-37/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第五項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-5 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第六項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-6 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第十一項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-11 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第十二項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-12 - 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第二条第一項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4281-58/art-2/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — English titles of cited laws, written for this site, written 2026-10-08 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 中小企業等経営強化法 — the text in force from 2026-01-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000018/20260101_507AC0000000041), retrieved 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-009, translated 2026-11-07 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-010, translated 2026-11-07 - This site's parser, version 225 — 中小企業等経営強化法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06