# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4241-44`
- Text in force since: 2026-01-01
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## 附　則 平成二四年六月二七日法律第四四号
<sup>suppl-4241-44 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して三月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three months from the date of promulgation.
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### 第二条（経営革新計画及び異分野連携新事業分野開拓計画に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Management Innovation Plans and Plans for Developing New Business Fields Through Collaboration Between Different Fields
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<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  第一条の規定による改正後の中小企業の新たな事業活動の促進に関する法律（以下この条において「新新事業促進法」という。）第十三条第二項、第十五条及び第十六条の規定は、この法律の施行後に新新事業促進法第九条第一項の承認（新新事業促進法第十条第一項の変更の承認を含む。）を受けた新新事業促進法第九条第一項に規定する経営革新計画に従って行われる新新事業促進法第二条第六項に規定する経営革新のための事業について適用する。
<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-2/par-1</sup>
The provisions of Article 13, paragraph (2), Article 15 and Article 16 of the Act for Facilitating New Business Activities of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "New New Business Promotion Act") apply to the project for management innovation prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (6) of the New New Business Promotion Act that is carried out in accordance with the management innovation plan prescribed in Article 9, paragraph (1) of the New New Business Promotion Act for which approval under Article 9, paragraph (1) of the New New Business Promotion Act (including approval of a change under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the New New Business Promotion Act) has been obtained after this Act comes into effect.
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**第二項**  新新事業促進法第十三条第五項、第十五条及び第十六条の規定は、この法律の施行後に新新事業促進法第十一条第一項の認定（新新事業促進法第十二条第一項の変更の認定を含む。）を受けた新新事業促進法第十一条第一項に規定する異分野連携新事業分野開拓計画に従って行われる新新事業促進法第二条第八項に規定する異分野連携新事業分野開拓に係る事業について適用する。
<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-2/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 13, paragraph (5), Article 15 and Article 16 of the New New Business Promotion Act apply to the business relating to developing new business fields through collaboration between different fields prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (8) of the New New Business Promotion Act that is carried out in accordance with the plan for developing new business fields through collaboration between different fields prescribed in Article 11, paragraph (1) of the New New Business Promotion Act for which certification under Article 11, paragraph (1) of the New New Business Promotion Act (including certification of a change under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the New New Business Promotion Act) has been obtained after this Act comes into effect.
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### 第五条（検討） — Review
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<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後の規定の実施状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、当該規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4241-44/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-5/par-1</sup>
The Government is to, with five years after this Act comes into effect as a target, take into account the implementation status of the provisions as amended by this Act and, if it finds it necessary, review those provisions and take necessary measures based on the results.
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## Cites
- suppl-4241-44/art-2/par-1: この条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4241-44/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-2

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第二条第一項（経営革新計画及び異分野連携新事業分野開拓計画に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-4241-44/art-2/par-1

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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-20261106T173426-019, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-020, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-021, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-021, 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
