# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第五十二条 (Article 52) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第五十二条 (Article 52)（先端設備等導入計画の認定） — address `art-52` - Text in force since: 2026-01-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52 - e-Gov law ID: 411AC0000000018 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第五十二条（先端設備等導入計画の認定） — Certification of Advanced Equipment Introduction Plans caption: machine translation, not official art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52 **第一項** 同意導入促進基本計画に基づく先端設備等の導入（以下「先端設備等導入」という。）をしようとする中小企業者は、その実施しようとする先端設備等導入に関する計画（以下この条及び次条において「先端設備等導入計画」という。）を作成し、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、その導入する先端設備等の所在地を管轄する特定市町村（同意導入促進基本計画を作成した市町村をいう。以下同じ。）に提出して、その認定を受けることができる。 art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-1 A small and medium-sized enterprise that intends to carry out the introduction of advanced equipment, etc. based on an agreed introduction promotion basic plan (hereinafter referred to as "advanced equipment introduction") may prepare a plan concerning the advanced equipment introduction it intends to carry out (hereinafter in this Article and the following Article referred to as an "advanced equipment introduction plan"), submit it, in accordance with Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, to the specified municipality (meaning a municipality that has prepared an agreed introduction promotion basic plan; the same applies hereinafter) having jurisdiction over the location of the advanced equipment, etc. to be introduced, and obtain its certification. machine translation, not official **第二項** 二以上の中小企業者が先端設備等導入を共同で行おうとする場合にあっては、当該二以上の中小企業者は共同して先端設備等導入計画を作成し、前項の認定を受けることができる。 art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-2 In the case where two or more small and medium-sized enterprises intend to carry out advanced equipment introduction jointly, those two or more small and medium-sized enterprises may jointly prepare an advanced equipment introduction plan and obtain the certification under the preceding paragraph. machine translation, not official **第三項** 先端設備等導入計画においては、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。 art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-3 The following matters must be stated in an advanced equipment introduction plan. machine translation, not official **一** 先端設備等の種類及び導入時期 art-52/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-3/item-1 the type and timing of introduction of the advanced equipment, etc.; machine translation, not official **二** 先端設備等導入の内容 art-52/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-3/item-2 the content of the advanced equipment introduction; machine translation, not official **三** 先端設備等導入に必要な資金の額及びその調達方法 art-52/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-3/item-3 the amount of funds necessary for the advanced equipment introduction and the method of raising them. machine translation, not official **第四項** 特定市町村は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その先端設備等導入計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合すると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。 art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-4 Where an application for the certification under paragraph (1) is filed, the specified municipality is to grant the certification if it finds that the advanced equipment introduction plan conforms to all of the following items. machine translation, not official **一** 基本方針及び当該特定市町村の同意導入促進基本計画に適合するものであること。 art-52/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-4/item-1 the plan conforms to the basic policy and the agreed introduction promotion basic plan of the specified municipality; machine translation, not official **二** 当該先端設備等導入計画に係る先端設備等導入が円滑かつ確実に実施されると見込まれるものであること。 art-52/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-4/item-2 the advanced equipment introduction pertaining to the advanced equipment introduction plan is expected to be carried out smoothly and reliably. machine translation, not official **第五項** 特定市町村は、第一項の認定をしたときは、経済産業大臣に対し、遅滞なく、その旨を通知しなければならない。 art-52/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-5 When a specified municipality has granted the certification under paragraph (1), it must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of that fact without delay. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-52/par-1: この条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条 (Article 52), art-52 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52 - art-52/par-1: 次条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十三条 (Article 53), art-53 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-53 - art-52/par-2: 前項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第一項 (Article 52, paragraph (1)), art-52/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-1 - art-52/par-4: 第一項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第一項 (Article 52, paragraph (1)), art-52/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-1 - art-52/par-5: 第一項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第一項 (Article 52, paragraph (1)), art-52/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-1 ## Cited by 8 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第一項（先端設備等導入計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第二項（先端設備等導入計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-2 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第四項（先端設備等導入計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-4 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十二条第五項（先端設備等導入計画の認定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-52/par-5 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十三条第一項（先端設備等導入計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-53/par-1 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十三条第三項（先端設備等導入計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-53/par-3 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十三条第四項（先端設備等導入計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-53/par-4 - 中小企業等経営強化法 第五十三条第五項（先端設備等導入計画の変更等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/art-53/par-5 --- ## 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-20261106T173426-013, 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