# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第四十三条 (Article 43)

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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: 第四十三条 (Article 43)（認定情報処理支援機関） — address `art-43`
- Text in force since: 2026-01-01
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### 第四十三条（認定情報処理支援機関） — Certified Information Processing Support Bodies
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<sup>art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43</sup>

  **第一項**  経済産業大臣は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、ソフトウェア業又は情報処理サービス業に属する事業を行う者であって、情報処理に関する高度な知識及び経験を有するもののうち、次項に規定する業務（以下「情報処理支援業務」という。）を行うものであって、基本方針に適合すると認められるものを、その申請により、情報処理支援業務を行う者として認定することができる。
  <sup>art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-1</sup>
  The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, certify, upon application, a person that carries on a business belonging to the software industry or the information processing service industry and has advanced knowledge and experience regarding information processing, and that carries out the work prescribed in the following paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "information processing support work") and is found to conform to the basic policy, as a person that carries out information processing support work.
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  **第二項**  前項の認定を受けた者（以下「認定情報処理支援機関」という。）は、経営能率の相当程度の向上を行おうとする中小企業等に対する情報処理を行う方法（サイバーセキュリティ（サイバーセキュリティ基本法（平成二十六年法律第百四号）第二条に規定するサイバーセキュリティをいう。第四十五条において同じ。）の確保を含む。）に係る指導、助言、情報の提供その他の情報処理に関する支援を行うものとする。
  <sup>art-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-2</sup>
  A person that has received the certification referred to in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "certified information processing support body") is to provide guidance, advice, provision of information and other support regarding information processing, relating to methods of performing information processing (including ensuring cybersecurity (meaning cybersecurity prescribed in Article 2 of the Basic Act on Cybersecurity (Act No. 104 of 2014); the same applies in Article 45)) for small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. that intend to improve their management efficiency to a considerable degree.
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  **第三項**  第一項の認定を受けようとする者は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、次に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。
  <sup>art-43/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3</sup>
  A person who seeks to obtain the certification referred to in paragraph (1) must, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, submit to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry a written application stating the following matters:
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    **一**  氏名又は名称及び住所並びに法人にあっては、その代表者の氏名
    <sup>art-43/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-1</sup>
    the name or title and address and, in the case of a corporation, the name of its representative;
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    **二**  事務所の所在地
    <sup>art-43/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-2</sup>
    the location of its office;
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    **三**  情報処理支援業務に関する次に掲げる事項
    <sup>art-43/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-3</sup>
    the following matters concerning information processing support work:
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      **イ**  情報処理支援業務の内容
      <sup>art-43/par-3/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-3/sub-1</sup>
      the content of the information processing support work;
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      **ロ**  情報処理支援業務の実施体制
      <sup>art-43/par-3/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-3/sub-2</sup>
      the system for implementing the information processing support work;
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      **ハ**  イ及びロに掲げるもののほか、経済産業省令で定める事項
      <sup>art-43/par-3/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-3/sub-3</sup>
      other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in addition to those set out in (a) and (b).
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  **第四項**  認定情報処理支援機関は、前項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事項に変更があったときは遅滞なく、同項第三号イからハまでに掲げる事項の変更（経済産業省令で定める軽微な変更を除く。）をしようとするときはあらかじめ、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。
  <sup>art-43/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-4</sup>
  A certified information processing support body must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to that effect without delay when there is a change in the matters set out in items (i) and (ii) of the preceding paragraph, and in advance when it intends to make a change in the matters set out in item (iii), (a) through (c) of that paragraph (excluding minor changes specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).
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## Cites
- art-43/par-1: 次項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第二項 (Article 43, paragraph (2)), art-43/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-2
- art-43/par-2: 前項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第一項 (Article 43, paragraph (1)), art-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-1
- art-43/par-2: サイバーセキュリティ基本法（平成二十六年法律第百四号）第二条 → e-Gov law 426AC1000000104, 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — not held in this collection
- art-43/par-2: 第四十五条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十五条 (Article 45), art-45 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-45
- art-43/par-3: 第一項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第一項 (Article 43, paragraph (1)), art-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-1
- art-43/par-4: 前項第一号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第三項第一号 (Article 43, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-43/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-1
- art-43/par-4: 第二号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第三項第二号 (Article 43, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-43/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-2
- art-43/par-4: 同項第三号 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第三項第三号 (Article 43, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-43/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3/item-3

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業等経営強化法 第二条第四項第四号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-2/par-4/item-4
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第三条第二項第二号ハ（７）（基本方針） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-3/par-2/item-2/sub-3/sub2-7
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第一項（認定情報処理支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第二項（認定情報処理支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-2
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第三項（認定情報処理支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-3
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十三条第四項（認定情報処理支援機関） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-43/par-4
- 中小企業等経営強化法 第四十四条第一項（中小企業信用保険法の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-44/par-1

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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-20261106T173426-011, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-011, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-012, 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