# 中小企業倒産防止共済法 / Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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- Law: 中小企業倒産防止共済法 (Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), 昭和五十二年法律第八十四号
- English title "Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4141-146`
- Text in force since: 2020-04-01
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## 附　則 平成一四年一二月一一日法律第一四六号
<sup>suppl-4141-146 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構（以下「機構」という。）の成立の時から施行する。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-4141-146/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect from the time of establishment of the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization"); provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the date specified in the respective items.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  次条から附則第五条まで並びに附則第十八条及び第五十二条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of the following Article through Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions, and Articles 18 and 52 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十五条（中小企業倒産防止共済法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-35</sup>

**第一項**  前条の規定の施行前に同条の規定による改正前の中小企業倒産防止共済法の規定によってした共済契約の申込み、掛金月額の増加又は減少の申込みその他の手続は、同条の規定による改正後の中小企業倒産防止共済法の規定によってしたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-35/par-1</sup>
An application for a mutual aid contract, an application for an increase or decrease in the monthly premium, and any other procedure made before the enforcement of the provisions of the preceding Article under the provisions of the Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises before amendment by the provisions of that Article are deemed to have been made under the provisions of the Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises as amended by the provisions of that Article.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第五十二条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-52</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4141-146/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-52/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第五十二条 → 中小企業倒産防止共済法 附則第五十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 52), suppl-4141-146/art-52 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-52

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業倒産防止共済法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/suppl-4141-146/art-1/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 中小企業倒産防止共済法 — the text in force from 2020-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/352AC0000000084/20200401_429AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 中小企業倒産防止共済法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1056), retrieved 2026-10-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act-20261106T173426-006, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-bankruptcy-prevention-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 sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act-20261106T173426-007, translated 2026-11-07
- This site's parser, version 225 — 中小企業倒産防止共済法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
