# 小規模企業共済法 / Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

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- Law: 小規模企業共済法 (Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act), 昭和四十年法律第百二号
- English title "Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
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- Provision: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（施行前に共済事由等が生じた共済契約に係る経過措置） — address `suppl-4071-44/art-2`
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### 第二条（施行前に共済事由等が生じた共済契約に係る経過措置） — Transitional Measures concerning Mutual Aid Contracts for Which a Cause for Mutual Aid, etc. Arose Before Enforcement
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<sup>suppl-4071-44/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前に効力を生じた第一条の規定による改正前の小規模企業共済法（以下「旧法」という。）第二条の三に規定する第一種共済契約（以下「旧第一種共済契約」という。）のうちこの法律の施行前に同条各号に掲げる事由が生じたもの及びこの法律の施行前に効力を生じた旧法第二条の四に規定する第二種共済契約（以下「旧第二種共済契約」という。）のうちこの法律の施行前に同条各号に掲げる事由が生じたものに係る旧法第九条第一項の共済金の額の算定については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-1</sup>
With respect to the calculation of the amount of the mutual aid benefit under Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Former Act in relation to those, among the type 1 mutual aid contracts prescribed in Article 2-3 of the Small Enterprise Mutual Relief Projects Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") that took effect before this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "former type 1 mutual aid contracts"), for which a cause set out in the items of Article 2-3 of the Former Act arose before this Act comes into effect, and those, among the type 2 mutual aid contracts prescribed in Article 2-4 of the Former Act that took effect before this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "former type 2 mutual aid contracts"), for which a cause set out in the items of that Article arose before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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**第二項**  前項の共済金を分割払の方法により支給する場合の旧法第九条の三の分割共済金の額及び旧法第九条の四の現価相当額の算定については、当該分割払の請求がこの法律の施行前に行われた場合に限り、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-2</sup>
With respect to the calculation of the amount of the installment mutual aid benefit under Article 9-3 of the Former Act and of the present value amount under Article 9-4 of the Former Act where the mutual aid benefit referred to in the preceding paragraph is paid by the installment payment method, the provisions then in force continue to govern only where the request for that installment payment was made before this Act comes into effect.
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**第三項**  旧第一種共済契約のうちこの法律の施行前に旧法第七条第四項各号に掲げる事由が生じたものに係る解約手当金の額の算定については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-3</sup>
With regard to the calculation of the amount of the cancellation refund for a former type 1 mutual aid contract for which a ground set out in the items of Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Former Act arose before the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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## Cites
- suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 小規模企業共済法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 小規模企業共済法 附則第二条第二項（施行前に共済事由等が生じた共済契約に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-2/par-2
- 小規模企業共済法 附則第九条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act/suppl-4071-44/art-9/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 小規模企業共済法 — the text in force from 2021-06-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000102/20210617_503AC0000000070), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 小規模企業共済法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/846), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act-20261106T173426-007, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act-20261106T173426-007, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch small-enterprise-mutual-aid-act-20261106T173426-008, translated 2026-11-07
- This site's parser, version 225 — 小規模企業共済法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
