# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第七十条 (Article 70) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70. 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: 第七十条 (Article 70)（調査、指導及び助言） — address `art-70` - Text in force since: 2026-01-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70 - e-Gov law ID: 411AC0000000018 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七十条（調査、指導及び助言） — Surveys, Guidance and Advice caption: machine translation, not official art-70 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70 **第一項** 主務大臣は、認定社外高度人材活用新事業分野開拓事業を行う新規中小企業者等について、その社外高度人材活用新事業分野開拓の状況を把握するための調査を行うものとする。 art-70/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-1 The competent minister is to conduct a survey to ascertain the status of developing new business fields using outside highly skilled personnel with regard to a new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. that carries out a certified project for developing new business fields using outside highly skilled personnel. machine translation, not official **第二項** 行政庁は、承認経営革新事業を行う特定事業者について、その経営の向上の状況を把握するための調査を行うものとする。 art-70/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-2 The administrative agency is to conduct a survey to ascertain the status of improvement of the management of a specified business operator that carries out an approved management innovation project. machine translation, not official **第三項** 主務大臣は、認定経営力向上事業を行う特定事業者等について、その経営の向上の状況を把握するための調査を行うものとする。 art-70/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-3 The competent minister is to conduct a survey to ascertain the status of improvement of the management of a specified business operator, etc. that carries out a certified management capacity improvement project. machine translation, not official **第四項** 経済産業大臣は、認定事業再編投資組合について、その事業再編投資の状況を把握するための調査を行うものとする。 art-70/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-4 The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to conduct a survey to ascertain the status of business restructuring investment by a certified business restructuring investment partnership. machine translation, not official **第五項** 特定市町村は、認定先端設備等導入事業者について、その先端設備等導入の状況を把握するための調査を行うものとする。 art-70/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-5 A specified municipality is to conduct a survey to ascertain the status of advanced equipment introduction by a certified advanced equipment introduction business operator. machine translation, not official **第六項** 経済産業大臣は、認定事業継続力強化又は認定連携事業継続力強化を行う中小企業者について、その事業継続力強化又は連携事業継続力強化の状況を把握するための調査を行うものとする。 art-70/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-6 The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to conduct a survey to ascertain the status of business continuity enhancement or joint business continuity enhancement with regard to a small and medium-sized enterprise that carries out certified business continuity enhancement or certified joint business continuity enhancement. machine translation, not official **第七項** 国は、認定社外高度人材活用新事業分野開拓事業、認定経営力向上事業、認定事業再編投資計画に従って行われる事業再編投資、認定事業継続力強化又は認定連携事業継続力強化の適確な実施に必要な指導及び助言を行うものとする。 art-70/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-7 The State is to provide the guidance and advice necessary for the proper implementation of certified projects for developing new business fields using outside highly skilled personnel, certified management capacity improvement projects, business restructuring investment carried out in accordance with a certified business restructuring investment plan, certified business continuity enhancement, or certified joint business continuity enhancement. machine translation, not official **第八項** 国及び都道府県は、承認経営革新事業の適確な実施に必要な指導及び助言を行うものとする。 art-70/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-8 The national government and prefectures are to provide the guidance and advice necessary for the appropriate implementation of an approved management innovation project. machine translation, not official **第九項** 特定市町村は、認定先端設備等導入の適確な実施に必要な指導及び助言を行うものとする。 art-70/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-70/par-9 A specified municipality is to provide the guidance and advice necessary for the appropriate implementation of certified advanced equipment introduction. machine translation, not official ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十四条第一項（中小企業信用保険法の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-54/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第二項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-2 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第四項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-4 --- ## 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-20261106T173426-016, translated 2026-11-07 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-017, 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