# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第二十条 (Article 20)

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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: 第二十条 (Article 20)（事業再編投資計画の認定） — address `art-20`
- Text in force since: 2026-01-01
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### 第二十条（事業再編投資計画の認定） — Certification of Business Restructuring Investment Plans
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<sup>art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20</sup>

  **第一項**  事業再編投資を行おうとする投資事業有限責任組合は、事業再編投資に関する計画（以下この条及び次条において「事業再編投資計画」という。）を作成し、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、経済産業大臣に提出して、その事業再編投資計画が適当である旨の認定を受けることができる。
  <sup>art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-1</sup>
  An investment limited partnership that intends to carry out business restructuring investment may prepare a plan concerning business restructuring investment (hereinafter referred to as a "business restructuring investment plan" in this Article and the following Article), submit it to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as provided by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and obtain certification to the effect that the business restructuring investment plan is appropriate.
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  **第二項**  事業再編投資計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
  <sup>art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-2</sup>
  A business restructuring investment plan must state the following matters:
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    **一**  事業再編投資の内容及び実施時期
    <sup>art-20/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-2/item-1</sup>
    the content and timing of implementation of business restructuring investment;
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    **二**  事業再編投資を実施するために必要な資金の額及びその調達方法
    <sup>art-20/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-2/item-2</sup>
    the amount of funds necessary for carrying out business restructuring investment and the method of raising them.
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  **第三項**  経済産業大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、当該申請に係る事業再編投資計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。
  <sup>art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-3</sup>
  Where an application for the certification under paragraph (1) is filed, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to grant the certification if the minister finds that the business restructuring investment plan pertaining to the application conforms to all of the following items.
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    **一**  前項第一号に掲げる事項が基本方針に照らして適切なものであること。
    <sup>art-20/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-3/item-1</sup>
    the matters listed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph are appropriate in light of the basic policy;
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    **二**  前項各号に掲げる事項が事業再編投資を確実に遂行するために適切なものであること。
    <sup>art-20/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-3/item-2</sup>
    the matters listed in the items of the preceding paragraph are appropriate for reliably carrying out business restructuring investment.
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## Cites
- art-20/par-1: この条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20
- art-20/par-1: 次条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十一条 (Article 21), art-21 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-21
- art-20/par-3: 第一項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第一項 (Article 20, paragraph (1)), art-20/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-1
- art-20/par-3/item-1: 前項第一号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第二項第一号 (Article 20, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-20/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-2/item-1
- art-20/par-3/item-2: 前項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第二項 (Article 20, paragraph (2)), art-20/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二条第十三項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-2/par-13
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第一項（事業再編投資計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第三項（事業再編投資計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-3
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第三項第一号（事業再編投資計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-3/item-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十条第三項第二号（事業再編投資計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-20/par-3/item-2
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十一条第一項（事業再編投資計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-21/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十一条第二項（事業再編投資計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-21/par-2
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二十一条第三項（事業再編投資計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-21/par-3

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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-20261106T173426-007, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-008, 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
