# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)

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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: 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)（施行期日） — address `suppl-5031-70/art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-01-01
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### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-5031-70/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/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。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 3 months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
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  **一**  第一条中産業競争力強化法目次の改正規定（「事業活動における知的財産権」を「場所の定めのない株主総会等」に改める部分に限る。）及び同法第三章第四節の改正規定並びに附則第三条、第十九条及び第二十条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions in Article 1 amending the table of contents of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (limited to the part replacing "Intellectual Property Rights in Business Activities" with "Shareholders Meetings Without a Specified Place, etc.") and the provisions amending Chapter III, Section 4 of that Act, and the provisions of Articles 3, 19 and 20 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  第一条の規定（前号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第三条の規定、第八条の規定（次号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）及び第十条の規定並びに附則第四条から第六条まで、第十二条から第十八条まで、第二十三条、第二十四条、第二十六条、第二十八条、第三十条、第三十二条、第三十三条及び第三十五条の規定　令和三年六月五日又はこの法律の公布の日のいずれか遅い日
  <sup>suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1 (excluding the amending provisions listed in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 3, the provisions of Article 8 (excluding the amending provisions listed in the following item) and the provisions of Article 10, and the provisions of Articles 4 through 6, Articles 12 through 18, Article 23, Article 24, Article 26, Article 28, Article 30, Article 32, Article 33 and Article 35 of the Supplementary Provisions: June 5, 2021 or the date of promulgation of this Act, whichever is later;
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  **三**  略
  <sup>suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-3</sup>
  Omitted;
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  **四**  第四条中中小企業等経営強化法第二十四条の見出しの改正規定、同条に二項を加える改正規定、第六十三条の見出しの改正規定及び同条に二項を加える改正規定並びに第五条中地域経済牽引事業の促進による地域の成長発展の基盤強化に関する法律第二十二条第五項の改正規定、同項を同条第六項とする改正規定及び同条第四項の次に一項を加える改正規定　公布の日から起算して一年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
  <sup>suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-4</sup>
  the provisions in Article 4 amending the caption of Article 24 of the Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc., adding two paragraphs to that Article, amending the caption of Article 63 and adding two paragraphs to that Article, and the provisions in Article 5 amending Article 22, paragraph (5) of the Act on Strengthening a Framework for Regional Growth and Development by Promoting Regional Economy Advancement Projects, renumbering that paragraph as paragraph (6) of that Article and adding one paragraph after paragraph (4) of that Article: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation.
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## Cites
- suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第十九条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第十九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 19), suppl-5031-70/art-19 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-19
- suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第二十条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第二十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20), suppl-5031-70/art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-20
- suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-1
- suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-2: 次号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-3

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-1/par-1/item-2
- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第七条第一項（中小企業等経営強化法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-7/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第十九条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5031-70/art-19/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-20261106T173426-021, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-023, 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