# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第三十八条 (Article 38)

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- 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
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- Provision: 第三十八条 (Article 38)（中小企業基盤整備機構の行う認定経営革新等支援機関協力業務） — address `art-38`
- Text in force since: 2026-01-01
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### 第三十八条（中小企業基盤整備機構の行う認定経営革新等支援機関協力業務） — Cooperation Work for Certified Support Bodies for Management Innovation, etc. Performed by the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-38</sup>

  **第一項**  中小企業基盤整備機構は、認定経営革新等支援機関の依頼に応じて、専門家の派遣その他経営革新等支援業務の実施に関し必要な協力の業務を行う。
  <sup>art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-38/par-1</sup>
  In response to a request from a certified support body for management innovation, etc., the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN is to carry out work of cooperation necessary for the implementation of support work for management innovation, etc., such as the dispatch of experts.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## 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-20261106T173426-011, 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