# 中小企業等経営強化法 / Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)

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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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### 第四条（中小企業等経営強化法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc.
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<sup>suppl-5021-63/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  第四条の規定による改正前の中小企業等経営強化法（以下この条において「旧中小強化法」という。）第二条第十七項に規定する特定補助金等は、新活性化法第二条第十六項に規定する指定補助金等とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-1</sup>
The specified subsidies, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (17) of the Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "Former SME Management Strengthening Act") are deemed to be the designated subsidies, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the New Activation Act.
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**第二項**  旧中小強化法第六十五条の規定を受けて成立している同条第一項に規定する特定新技術事業活動関連保証に係る保険関係については、新活性化法第三十四条の十三の規定の適用を受けて成立している同条第一項に規定する特定新技術事業活動関連保証に係る保険関係とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-2</sup>
With regard to the insurance relations pertaining to guarantee related to specified new technology business activities prescribed in Article 65, paragraph (1) of the Former SME Management Strengthening Act that have been established under Article 65 of the Former SME Management Strengthening Act, they are deemed to be insurance relations pertaining to guarantee related to specified new technology business activities prescribed in Article 34-13, paragraph (1) of the New Activation Act that have been established by application of Article 34-13 of the New Activation Act.
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**第三項**  旧中小強化法第六十六条第一項第一号の規定により中小企業投資育成株式会社が引き受けた株式の保有及び同項第二号の規定により中小企業投資育成株式会社が引き受けた株式、新株予約権（その行使により発行され、又は移転された株式を含む。）又は新株予約権付社債等（中小企業投資育成株式会社法（昭和三十八年法律第百一号）第五条第一項第二号に規定する新株予約権付社債等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）（新株予約権付社債等に付された新株予約権の行使により発行され、又は移転された株式を含む。）の保有については、それぞれ新活性化法第三十四条の十四第一項第一号及び第二号の規定により保有しているものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-3</sup>
With regard to the holding of shares underwritten by a Small and Medium Business Investment and Consultation Company pursuant to Article 66, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Former SME Management Strengthening Act, and the holding of shares, share options (including shares issued or transferred upon their exercise) or bonds with share options, etc. (meaning bonds with share options, etc. prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Investment Business Corporation Act (Act No. 101 of 1963); the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) (including shares issued or transferred upon the exercise of share options attached to bonds with share options, etc.) underwritten by a Small and Medium Business Investment and Consultation Company pursuant to Article 66, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Former SME Management Strengthening Act, they are deemed to be held pursuant to Article 34-14, paragraph (1), item (i) and item (ii) of the New Activation Act, respectively.
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## Cites
- suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-1: この条 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-5021-63/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4
- suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-3: 中小企業投資育成株式会社法（昭和三十八年法律第百一号）第五条第一項第二号 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000101, 第五条第一項第二号 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-5/par-1/item-2 — not held in this collection
- suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-3: この項 → 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第四条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (3)), suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第四条第一項（中小企業等経営強化法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4/par-1
- 中小企業等経営強化法 附則第四条第三項（中小企業等経営強化法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-management-strengthening-act/suppl-5021-63/art-4/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-20261106T173426-022, 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
