# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第三十二条 (Article 32)

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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
- 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: 第三十二条 (Article 32)（欠格条項） — address `art-32`
- Text in force since: 2026-01-01
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### 第三十二条（欠格条項） — Disqualification Clause
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32</sup>

  **第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、前条第一項の認定を受けることができない。
  <sup>art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1</sup>
  A person that falls under any of the following items may not obtain the certification referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  拘禁刑以上の刑に処せられ、その執行を終わり、又は執行を受けることがなくなった日から起算して五年を経過しない者
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-1</sup>
    a person who was subject to imprisonment or a heavier punishment, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the completion of the sentence or since the date on which the person ceased to be subject to the sentence;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  この法律の規定により罰金の刑に処せられ、その執行を終わり、又は執行を受けることがなくなった日から起算して五年を経過しない者
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-2</sup>
    a person who was sentenced to a fine under the provisions of this Act, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the completion of the sentence or since the date on which the person ceased to be subject to the sentence;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  心身の故障により経営革新等支援業務を適正に行うことができない者として主務省令で定めるもの
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-3</sup>
    a person specified by order of the competent ministry as unable to properly conduct support work for management innovation, etc. due to mental or physical disorder;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **四**  破産手続開始の決定を受けて復権を得ない者又は外国の法令上これと同様に取り扱われている者
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-4</sup>
    a person that has become subject to an order to commence bankruptcy proceedings and has not been released from bankruptcy restrictions, or a person that is treated in the same manner under foreign laws and regulations;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **五**  第三十六条の規定により認定を取り消され、当該取消しの日から起算して五年を経過しない者
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-5</sup>
    a person whose certification was rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 36, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the date of the rescission;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **六**  暴力団員による不当な行為の防止等に関する法律（平成三年法律第七十七号）第二条第六号に規定する暴力団員又は同号に規定する暴力団員でなくなった日から起算して五年を経過しない者（第八号において「暴力団員等」という。）
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-6</sup>
    an organized crime group member prescribed in Article 2, item (vi) of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1991), or a person for whom five years have not yet passed since the date on which the person ceased to be an organized crime group member prescribed in that item (referred to as an "organized crime group member, etc." in item (viii));
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **七**  法人であって、その役員のうちに前各号のいずれかに該当する者があるもの
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-7</sup>
    a corporation in which one of its officers falls under any of the preceding items; or
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **八**  暴力団員等がその事業活動を支配する者
    <sup>art-32/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-8</sup>
    a person whose business activities are controlled by an organized crime group member, etc.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-32/par-1: 前条第一項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十一条第一項 (Article 31, paragraph (1)), art-31/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-31/par-1
- art-32/par-1/item-5: 第三十六条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十六条 (Article 36), art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-36
- art-32/par-1/item-6: 暴力団員による不当な行為の防止等に関する法律（平成三年法律第七十七号）第二条第六号 → e-Gov law 403AC0000000077, 第二条第一項第六号 (Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-2/par-1/item-6 — not held in this collection
- art-32/par-1/item-6: 第八号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第八号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-32/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-8
- art-32/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第一号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-32/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-1
- art-32/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第二号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-32/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-2
- art-32/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第三号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-32/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-3
- art-32/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第四号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-32/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-4
- art-32/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第五号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-32/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-5
- art-32/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第六号 (Article 32, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-32/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-6

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第六号（欠格条項） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-6
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十二条第一項第七号（欠格条項） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-32/par-1/item-7
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十三条第二項（認定の更新） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-33/par-2
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第三十六条第一項第一号（認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-36/par-1/item-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十二条第一項（準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-42/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十七条第一項（準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-47/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第十一項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-11
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第七十三条第十二項（主務大臣） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-73/par-12

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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-20261106T173426-010, 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