# 次世代育成支援対策推進法 / Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — 第十五条の三 (Article 15-3)

- Law: 次世代育成支援対策推進法 (Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children), 平成十五年法律第百二十号
- English title "Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children": Ministry of Justice translation
- 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: 第十五条の三 (Article 15-3)（特例認定一般事業主の特例等） — address `art-15-3`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3
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### 第十五条の三（特例認定一般事業主の特例等） — (Special Provisions for Specially Certified General Employers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-15-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3</sup>

  **第一項**  前条の認定を受けた認定一般事業主（以下「特例認定一般事業主」という。）については、第十二条第一項及び第五項の規定は、適用しない。
  <sup>art-15-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3/par-1</sup>
  The provisions of Article 12, paragraphs (1) and (5) do not apply to a certified general employer who has obtained the certification referred to in the preceding Article (referred to below as a "specially certified general employer").
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  特例認定一般事業主は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、毎年少なくとも一回、次世代育成支援対策の実施の状況を公表しなければならない。
  <sup>art-15-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3/par-2</sup>
  A specially certified general employer must make public the status of the implementation of the measures to support raising next-generation children at least once every year pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  特例認定一般事業主が前項の規定による公表をしない場合には、厚生労働大臣は、当該特例認定一般事業主に対し、相当の期間を定めて当該公表をすべきことを勧告することができる。
  <sup>art-15-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3/par-3</sup>
  If a specially certified general employer does not make the relevant facts public pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may recommend the specially certified general employer to make the facts public within a reasonable period of time.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-15-3/par-1: 前条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の二 (Article 15-2), art-15-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-2
- art-15-3/par-1: 第十二条第一項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-12/par-1
- art-15-3/par-1: 第五項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十二条第五項 (Article 12, paragraph (5)), art-12/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-12/par-5
- art-15-3/par-3: 前項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の三第二項 (Article 15-3, paragraph (2)), art-15-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の三第三項（特例認定一般事業主の特例等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3/par-3
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の五第一項第三号（特例認定一般事業主の認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-15-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-5/par-1/item-3
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十三条第一項（権限の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-23/par-1
- 次世代育成支援対策推進法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1
- 租税特別措置法 第十条の五の四第一項第二号イ（給与等の支給額が増加した場合の所得税額の特別控除） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-taxation-measures-act/art-10-5-4/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-10-5-4/par-1/item-2/sub-1
- 租税特別措置法 第十条の五の四第二項第二号ロ（給与等の支給額が増加した場合の所得税額の特別控除） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-taxation-measures-act/art-10-5-4/par-2/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-10-5-4/par-2/item-2/sub-2
- 租税特別措置法 第四十二条の十二の五第一項第二号イ（給与等の支給額が増加した場合の法人税額の特別控除） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-taxation-measures-act/art-42-12-5/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-42-12-5/par-1/item-2/sub-1
- 租税特別措置法 第四十二条の十二の五第二項第二号ロ（給与等の支給額が増加した場合の法人税額の特別控除） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-taxation-measures-act/art-42-12-5/par-2/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-42-12-5/par-2/item-2/sub-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000120/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5162/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 201 — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
