# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5011-21`
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## 附　則 令和元年六月五日法律第二一号
<sup>suppl-5011-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。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-5011-21/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the date prescribed in each item:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  附則第七条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-5011-21/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第六条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-6/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第七条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-7</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（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-7/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第八条（検討） — Review
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後の規定の実施状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、当該規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5011-21/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-8/par-1</sup>
The Government is to, with five years after this Act comes into effect as a target, take into account the implementation status of the provisions as amended by this Act and, if it finds it necessary, review those provisions and take necessary measures based on the results.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5011-21/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第七条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-5011-21/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-7

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5011-21/art-1/par-1/item-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-20261106T173426-019, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-021, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-022, translated 2026-11-07
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-management-strengthening-act-20261106T173426-023, 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
