第五条の二政府は、新技術等実証及び新事業活動の総合的かつ効果的な推進を図るための基本的な方針（以下この条、第八条の二第四項第一号及び第九条第四項第一号において「基本方針」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 5-2(1)The government is to establish a basic policy for comprehensively and effectively promoting the demonstration of new technology, etc. and new business activities (that policy is referred to below as the "basic policy" in this Article, Article 8-2, paragraph (4), item (i), and Article 9, paragraph (4), item (i)).

２基本方針には、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。

(2)The basic policy is to specify the following:

３内閣総理大臣は、基本方針の案を作成し、閣議の決定を求めるものとする。

(3)The Prime Minister is to prepare a draft of the basic policy and seek a cabinet decision.

４政府は、前項の規定による閣議の決定があったときは、遅滞なく、基本方針を公表しなければならない。

(4)The government must publicize the basic policy without delay when a cabinet decision is made under the preceding paragraph.

５政府は、経済事情の変動その他の情勢の推移により必要が生じたときは、基本方針を変更するものとする。

(5)The government is to revise the basic policy if need arises, due to changes in circumstances, such as fluctuations in the state of the economy.

６第三項及び第四項の規定は、前項の規定による基本方針の変更について準用する。

(6)The provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to changes in basic policy under the preceding paragraph.

第六条新たな規制の特例措置の適用を受けて新技術等実証又は新事業活動を実施しようとする者は、主務省令で定めるところにより、主務大臣に対し、当該新たな規制の特例措置の整備を求めることができる。

Article 6(1)A person that intends to start implementing the demonstration of new technology, etc. or new business activities, by receiving the application of special measures for new regulations may request the competent minister to prepare new special measures for new regulations, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２前項の規定による求めを受けた主務大臣は、当該求めを踏まえた新たな規制の特例措置を講ずることが必要かつ適当であると認めるときは、遅滞なく、その旨及び講ずることとする新たな規制の特例措置の内容を当該求めをした者に通知するとともに、講ずることとする新たな規制の特例措置の内容を公表するものとする。

(2)If the competent minister who has received a request under the preceding paragraph finds it necessary and appropriate to take new special measures for regulations based on the request, that minister is to notify the person who made that request to that effect, and give the details of the new special measures for regulations to be taken, and is to publicize without delay the details of the new special measures for regulations to be taken.

３第一項の規定による求めを受けた主務大臣は、当該求めを踏まえた新たな規制の特例措置を講ずることが必要でないと認めるとき、又は適当でないと認めるときは、遅滞なく、その旨及びその理由を当該求めをした者に通知するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has received a request under paragraph (1) and finds it unnecessary or inappropriate to take new special measures for regulations based on the request, that minister is to notify the person making the request to that effect and give the reason for the notice, without delay.

４第一項の規定による求めを受けた主務大臣は、当該求めを踏まえた新たな規制の特例措置（新技術等実証に係るものに限る。）を講ずるか否かを判断するに当たっては、新技術等効果評価委員会（第十四条の二の新技術等効果評価委員会をいう。以下この節において同じ。）の意見を聴くものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has received a request under paragraph (1) and determines whether or not to take new special measures for regulations (limited to those regarding the demonstration of new technology, etc.) based on the request, the competent minister is to hear the opinion of the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee (meaning the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee referred to in Article 14-2; the same applies below in this Section).

５第一項の規定による求めを受けた主務大臣は、当該求めを踏まえた新たな規制の特例措置（新事業活動に係るものに限る。）を講ずるか否かを判断するに当たって必要があると認めるときは、新技術等効果評価委員会の意見を聴くことができる。

(5)The competent minister may hear the opinion of the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee if the minister has received a request under paragraph (1) and finds it necessary to do so in determining whether or not to take any new special measures for regulations (limited to those regarding new business activities) based on the request.

第七条新技術等実証又は新事業活動を実施しようとする者は、主務省令で定めるところにより、主務大臣に対し、その実施しようとする新技術等実証又は新事業活動及びこれに関連する事業活動（以下この項及び第十四条において「新事業活動等」という。）に関する規制について規定する法律及び法律に基づく命令（告示を含む。以下この条及び第百四十七条第一項において同じ。）の規定の解釈並びに当該新技術等実証又は新事業活動等に対するこれらの規定の適用の有無について、その確認を求めることができる。

Article 7(1)A person that intends to start implementing the demonstration of new technology, etc. or new business activities may ask for confirmation from the competent minister regarding the interpretation of provisions of Acts and orders based on Acts (including public notices; the same applies below in this Article and Article 147, paragraph (1)) that provide for regulations on the demonstration of new technology, etc. or the new business activities and business activities related to them (referred to below as the "new business activities, etc." in this paragraph and Article 14) and the applicability of those provisions to the demonstration of new technology, etc. or the new business activities, etc., as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２前項の規定による求めを受けた主務大臣は、遅滞なく、当該求めをした者に理由を付して回答するとともに、その回答の内容を公表するものとする。

(2)If the competent minister has been asked for confirmation under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to give a response without delay to the person making the request with the reason for the reply, and publicize the details of the response.

第八条主務大臣は、第六条第一項又は前条第一項の規定による求めをしようとする者からの相談に応じ、必要な情報の提供及び助言を行うものとする。

Article 8The competent minister is to provide necessary information and advice, in response to consultation from a person that intends to make a request under Article 6, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

第八条の二新技術等実証を実施しようとする者は、その実施しようとする新技術等実証に関する計画（以下「新技術等実証計画」という。）を作成し、主務省令で定めるところにより、これを主務大臣に提出して、その認定を受けることができる。

Article 8-2(1)A person that intends to start implementing the demonstration of new technology, etc. may prepare a plan for that demonstration of new technology, etc. (referred to below as a "plan to demonstrate new technology, etc."), and submit it to the competent minister to receive its approval, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２二以上の者が新技術等実証を共同して実施しようとする場合にあっては、当該二以上の者は共同して新技術等実証計画を作成し、前項の認定を受けることができる。

(2)If two or more persons intend to coordinate in starting implementing the demonstration of new technology, etc., those two or more persons may coordinate in preparing a plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. to receive the approval as referred to in the preceding paragraph.

３新技術等実証計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。

(3)A plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. must contain the following:

４主務大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その新技術等実証計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。この場合において、主務大臣は、新技術等効果評価委員会の意見を聴くものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has received an application for approval as stated in paragraph (1) and finds that the plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. conforms to all of the following items, the minister is to approve the plan; and in this case, the competent minister is to hear the opinion of the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee.:

５主務大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該認定に係る新技術等実証計画の内容を公表するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has granted the approval as stated in paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize the details of the plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. related to the approval, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

第八条の三主務大臣は、前条第一項の認定をしたときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、速やかに、同項の認定を受けた者（以下「認定新技術等実証実施者」という。）に対し、認定証を交付するものとする。

Article 8-3(1)If the competent minister has granted the approval as stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the minister is to promptly issue a certificate of approval to the person that has obtained the approval referred to in the paragraph (referred to below as the "approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc."), as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２前項の認定証には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。

(2)The certificate of approval referred to in the preceding paragraph must contain the following:

３認定新技術等実証実施者は、参加者等の同意を求める場合には、第一項の認定証を提示しなければならない。

(3)When an approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. seeks the consent of the participants, etc., the implementer must present the certificate of approval referred to in paragraph (1).

４認定新技術等実証実施者は、前条第三項第四号に規定する同意を取得したときは、その旨を主務大臣に報告しなければならない。

(4)When an approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. obtains the consent prescribed in paragraph (3), item (iv) of the preceding Article, the implementer must report to the competent minister to that effect.

第八条の四認定新技術等実証実施者は、当該認定に係る新技術等実証計画を変更しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該認定に係る認定証を提出して、主務大臣の認定を受けなければならない。

Article 8-4(1)When an approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. intends to make changes to the plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. regarding that approval, the implementer must submit the certificate concerning the approval and receive the approval of the competent minister, as prescribed by Orders of the competent ministries.

２主務大臣は、認定新技術等実証実施者が当該認定に係る新技術等実証計画（前項の規定による変更の認定があったときは、その変更後のもの。以下「認定新技術等実証計画」という。）に従って新技術等実証を実施していないと認めるときは、その認定を取り消すことができる。

(2)The competent minister may rescind the approval if the minister finds that an approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. is not carrying out the demonstration of new technology, etc. in accordance with the plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. regarding the approval (or, the plan after changes under the preceding paragraph, if an approval has been granted for those changes; referred to below as an "approved plan for the demonstration of new technology, etc.")..

３主務大臣は、認定新技術等実証計画が第八条の二第四項各号のいずれかに適合しないものとなったと認めるときは、認定新技術等実証実施者に対して、当該認定新技術等実証計画の変更を指示し、又はその認定を取り消すことができる。この場合において、主務大臣は、新技術等効果評価委員会の意見を聴くものとする。

(3)If the competent minister finds that an approved plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. no longer conforms to any of the items of Article 8-2, paragraph (4), the minister may direct the approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. to make changes to the approved plan for the demonstration of new technology, etc. or may rescind the approval. In such a case, the competent minister is to hear the opinion of the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee.

４主務大臣は、前二項の規定により第八条の二第一項の認定を取り消したときは、その旨を、当該認定新技術等実証実施者に通知するとともに、公表するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has rescinded the approval referred to in Article 8-2, paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to notify the approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. to that effect, and publicize it. .

５認定新技術等実証実施者は、第二項又は第三項の規定により第八条の二第一項の認定を取り消されたときは、速やかに、認定証を主務大臣に返納しなければならない。

(5)If the approval stated in Article 8-2, paragraph (1) has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or (3), the approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. must promptly return the certificate of approval to the competent minister.

６第八条の二第四項及び第五項並びに前条の規定は、第一項の認定について準用する。

(6)The provisions of Article 8-2, paragraphs (4) and (5) and the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the approval stated in paragraph (1).

第九条新事業活動を実施しようとする者は、その実施しようとする新事業活動に関する計画（以下「新事業活動計画」という。）を作成し、主務省令で定めるところにより、これを主務大臣に提出して、その認定を受けることができる。

Article 9(1)A person that intends to start new business activities may prepare a plan for those activities (referred to below as a "plan for new business activities"), and submit it to the competent minister to seek their approval, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２二以上の者が新事業活動を共同して実施しようとする場合にあっては、当該二以上の者は共同して新事業活動計画を作成し、前項の認定を受けることができる。

(2)If two or more persons intend to coordinate in implementing new business activities, those two or more persons may coordinate in preparing a plan for new business activities, and receive the approval for them referred to in the preceding paragraph.

３新事業活動計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。

(3)A plan for new business activities must contain the following matters:

４主務大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その新事業活動計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。この場合において、主務大臣は、必要があると認めるときは、新技術等効果評価委員会の意見を聴くことができる。

(4)If the competent minister has received an application for approval as stated in paragraph (1) and finds that the plan for new business activities conforms to all of the following items, the minister is to approve the plan; in this case, the minister may hear the opinion of the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee if the minister finds it necessary:

５主務大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該認定に係る新事業活動計画の内容を公表するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has granted approval as stated in paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize the details of the plan for new business activities subject to the approval, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

第十条前条第一項の認定を受けた者（以下「認定新事業活動実施者」という。）は、当該認定に係る新事業活動計画を変更しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、主務大臣の認定を受けなければならない。

Article 10(1)If a person that has obtained approval as stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (referred to below as an "approved implementer of new business activities") intends to make changes to the plan for new business activities regarding that approval, the person must receive approval from the competent minister, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、認定新事業活動実施者が当該認定に係る新事業活動計画（前項の規定による変更の認定があったときは、その変更後のもの。以下「認定新事業活動計画」という。）に従って新事業活動を実施していないと認めるときは、その認定を取り消すことができる。

(2)The competent minister may rescind the approval if the minister finds that an approved implementer of new business activities is not implementing new business activities in accordance with the plan for new business activities regarding the approval (or, the plan after changes under the preceding paragraph, if an approval has been granted for those changes; referred to below as an "approved plan for new business activities").

３主務大臣は、認定新事業活動計画が前条第四項各号のいずれかに適合しないものとなったと認めるときは、認定新事業活動実施者に対して、当該認定新事業活動計画の変更を指示し、又はその認定を取り消すことができる。この場合において、主務大臣は、必要があると認めるときは、新技術等効果評価委員会の意見を聴くことができる。

(3)If the competent minister finds that an approved plan for new business activities no longer conforms to any of the items of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article, the minister may direct the approved implementer of new business activities to make changes to the approved plan for new business activities, or may rescind the approval. In this case, if the competent minister finds it necessary, the minister may hear the opinion of the New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee.

４主務大臣は、前二項の規定により前条第一項の認定を取り消したときは、その旨を、当該認定新事業活動実施者に通知するとともに、公表するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has rescinded the approval referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to notify the approved implementer of new business activities to that effect and publicize it.

５前条第四項及び第五項までの規定は、第一項の認定について準用する。

(5)The provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the approval stated in paragraph (1).

第十一条主務大臣は、認定新技術等実証実施者が新技術等実証を実施している間又は認定新事業活動実施者が新事業活動を実施している間、必要に応じ、当該認定新技術等実証実施者又は当該認定新事業活動実施者に対し必要な情報の提供及び助言を行うものとする。

Article 11While an approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. is implementing demonstration of new technology, etc. or an approved implementer of new business activities is implementing new business activities, the competent minister is to provide necessary information and advice to the approved implementer to demonstrate new technology, etc. or the or approved implementer of new business activities as needed.

第十一条の二債権の譲渡（現に発生していない債権の譲渡を含む。）の通知又は承諾（以下この項において「債権譲渡通知等」という。）が認定新事業活動実施者が認定新事業活動計画（次条第一項又は第三項の規定による公示に係るものに限る。）に従って提供する情報システム（次の各号のいずれにも該当するものに限る。）を利用してされたときは、当該債権譲渡通知等は、民法第四百六十七条第二項に規定する確定日付のある証書による通知又は承諾とみなす。この場合においては、当該債権譲渡通知等がされた日付をもって確定日付とする。

Article 11-2(1)If a notice of or consent to the assignment of a claim (including the assignment of a claim that has not yet arisen) (referred to below as a "notice of the assignment of a claim, etc." in this paragraph) is given by using an information system (limited to that falling under both of the following items) provided by an approved implementer of new business activities, in accordance with an approved plan for new business activities (limited to that regarding the public notice under paragraph (1) or (3) of the following Article), the notice, etc. of the assignment of a claim is deemed to be the notice or consent through an instrument with a certified date, prescribed in Article 467, paragraph (2) of the Civil Code; in this case, the date on which the notice of the assignment of a claim, etc. was given is the certified date:

２前項の規定は、債権を目的とする質権の設定（現に発生していない債権を目的とするものを含む。）の通知又は承諾について準用する。

(2)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a notice of or consent to creation of a pledge over a claim (including a pledge over a claim which has not yet arisen).

３第一項の規定は、民法第五百条において準用する同法第四百六十七条第一項の弁済による代位の通知又は承諾について準用する。この場合において、第一項中「第四百六十七条第二項」とあるのは、「第五百条において準用する同法第四百六十七条第二項」と読み替えるものとする。

(3)The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the notice of or consent to the subrogation by performance referred to in Article 467, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 500 of the Code. In this case, the phrase "Article 467, paragraph (2) of the Civil Code" in paragraph (1) is to be deemed replaced with "Article 467, paragraph (2) of the Civil Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 500 of the Code".

４第一項の規定は、信託法（平成十八年法律第百八号）第二条第七項に規定する受益権の譲渡の通知又は承諾について準用する。この場合において、第一項中「民法第四百六十七条第二項」とあるのは、「信託法（平成十八年法律第百八号）第九十四条第二項」と読み替えるものとする。

(4)The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to a notice of or consent to transfer of the beneficial interest prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (7) of the Trust Act (Act No. 108 of 2006). In this case, the phrase "Article 467, paragraph (2) of the Civil Code" in paragraph (1) is to be deemed replaced with "Article 94, paragraph (2) of the Trust Act (Act No. 108 of 2006)".

第十一条の三主務大臣は、第九条第三項第四号に掲げる事項として前条に規定する規制の特例措置を記載した新事業活動計画について第九条第一項の認定をしたときは、当該認定を受けた者の氏名、商号又は名称及び住所を公示するものとする。

Article 11-3(1)If the competent minister has granted approval as stated in Article 9, paragraph (1) for a plan for new business activities, describing the special measures for regulations prescribed in the preceding Article, as the matters stated in Article 9, paragraph (3), item (iv), the minister is to issue a public notice concerning the name, trade name, and address of the person that has obtained that approval.

２前項の規定による公示に係る認定新事業活動実施者は、その氏名、商号若しくは名称又は住所を変更しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

(2)If an approved implementer of new business activities concerning a public notice under the preceding paragraph intends to change their name, trade name, and address, they must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

３主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

４第一項又は前項の規定による公示に係る認定新事業活動実施者は、その公示に係る認定新事業活動計画に従って実施する新事業活動を廃止しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

(4)If an approved implementer of new business activities concerning the public notice under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph intends to discontinue the new business activities implemented in accordance with the approved plan for new business activities concerning that public notice, they must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance, as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

５主務大臣は、第十条第二項若しくは第三項の規定により第一項若しくは第三項の規定による公示に係る認定新事業活動計画の認定を取り消したとき、又は前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister is to issue a public notice to that effect if the minister has rescinded the approval of an approved plan for new business activities concerning the public notice under paragraph (1) or (3), pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) or (3), or has received a notification under the preceding paragraph .

第十二条認定新技術等実証実施者が認定新技術等実証計画に従って実施する新技術等実証又は認定新事業活動実施者が認定新事業活動計画に従って実施する新事業活動については、政令により規定された規制に係るものにあっては政令で、主務省令により規定された規制に係るものにあっては主務省令で、それぞれ定めるところにより、規制の特例措置を適用する。

Article 12Special measures for regulations apply as prescribed respectively to the demonstration of new technology, etc. carried out by approved implementers to demonstrate new technology, etc. in accordance with approved plans to demonstrate new technology, etc. or new business activities carried out by approved implementers of new business activities in accordance with approved plans for new business activities, as prescribed by Cabinet Order for the regulations prescribed by Cabinet Order, and as prescribed by order of the competent ministry for the regulations prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

第十三条主務大臣（第六条第一項の規定による求めに係る新たな規制の特例措置に係る法律及び法律に基づく命令を所管する大臣に限る。）は、第百四十四条第一項の報告を踏まえ、当該報告に係る規制の特例措置について、必要があると認めるときは、その見直しその他必要な措置を講ずるものとする。

Article 13Based on the report stated in Article 144, paragraph (1), the competent minister (limited to the minister that has jurisdiction over Acts and orders based on Acts related to new special measures for regulations concerning the request under Article 6, paragraph (1)) is to review the special measures for regulations regarding that report or otherwise take necessary measures if they find it necessary to do so.

第十四条主務大臣（第六条第一項の規定による求めに係る新たな規制の特例措置若しくは第七条第一項の規定による求めに係る法律及び法律に基づく命令又は第八条の二第三項第六号に規定する法律及び法律に基づく命令を所管する大臣に限る。）は、新技術等又は新事業活動等に関する規制について規定する法律及び法律に基づく命令の規定に基づく規制の在り方について、規制の特例措置の整備及び適用の状況、諸外国における規制の状況、技術の進歩の状況その他の事情を踏まえて検討を加え、その結果に基づき、規制の撤廃又は緩和のために必要な法制上の措置その他の措置を講ずるものとする。

Article 14The competent minister (limited to the minister that has jurisdiction over Acts, and orders based on Acts related to new special measures for regulations concerning a request made under Article 6, paragraph (1) or related to a request made under Article 7, paragraph (1), or the Acts and orders based on Acts prescribed in Article 8-2, paragraph (3), item (vi)) is to discuss ideal regulations based on provisions of Acts, and those of orders based on Acts that provide for regulations on new technology, etc. or new business activities, etc., taking into consideration the state of the development and application of special measures for regulations, the state of regulations in foreign countries, the advancement of technology, and other factors, and are to take legal or other measures necessary for the removal or relaxation of regulations, based on the results of that discussion.

第十四条の二次に掲げるものを行うため、内閣府に、新技術等効果評価委員会（以下この節において「委員会」という。）を置く。

Article 14-2The New Technology Effects Evaluation Committee (referred to below as the "committee" in this Section) is established in the Cabinet Office to carry out the following:

第十四条の三委員会は、この法律の規定によりその権限に属させられた事項を処理する。

Article 14-3(1)The committee is to process matters that have been placed under its authority pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

２委員会は、前項の規定によりその権限に属させられた事項に関し、内閣総理大臣を通じて主務大臣に対し、必要な勧告をすることができる。

(2)The committee may make necessary recommendations to the competent minister through the Prime Minister, concerning the matters placed under its authority pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

３委員会は、前項の勧告をしたときは、遅滞なく、その勧告の内容を公表しなければならない。

(3)When the committee has made recommendations under the preceding paragraph, it must publicize the details of the recommendations without delay.

４主務大臣は、第二項の勧告に基づき講じた措置について委員会に通知しなければならない。

(4)The competent minister must notify the committee of the measures taken, based on the recommendations under paragraph (2).

第十四条の四委員会の委員は、内外の経済社会情勢及び新技術等を用いて行う事業活動の動向に関して優れた識見を有する者のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する。

Article 14-4Members of the committee are appointed by the Prime Minister from among persons with distinguished insight into the trends of social and economic circumstances and business activities conducted by using new technology, etc. in and outside Japan.

第十四条の五委員会は、その所掌事務を遂行するため必要な限度において、主務大臣又は新技術等実証計画若しくは新事業活動計画を提出した者に対して、報告又は資料の提出を求めることができる。

Article 14-5The committee may request the competent minister or a person that has submitted a plan to demonstrate new technology, etc. or a plan for new business activities to submit reports or materials, within the limit necessary for performance of the affairs under its jurisdiction.

第十四条の六この法律に定めるもののほか、委員会に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。

Article 14-6In addition to what is provided for in this Act, necessary matters concerning the committee are prescribed by Cabinet Order.

第二十一条の十三経済産業大臣及び財務大臣（財務大臣にあっては、次項第一号ハ、第二号ハ及び第三号ハに掲げる事項に限る。以下この条において同じ。）は、事業適応の実施に関する指針（以下この節において「実施指針」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 21-13(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance are to establish guidelines concerning the implementation of business adaptation (referred to below as the "implementation guidelines" in this Section) (for the Minister of Finance, limited to the matters stated in item (i), (c), item (ii), (c), and item (iii), (c) of the following paragraph; the same applies below in this Article).

２実施指針においては、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。

(2)The implementation guidelines are to specify the following matters:

３経済産業大臣及び財務大臣は、経済事情の変動により必要が生じたときは、実施指針を変更するものとする。

(3)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance are to make changes to the implementation guidelines when necessary due to fluctuations in the state of the economy.

４経済産業大臣及び財務大臣は、実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、関係行政機関の長に協議するものとする。

(4)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance intend to establish or make changes to the implementation guidelines, they are to consult with the head of the relevant administrative organ in advance.

５経済産業大臣及び財務大臣は、実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するものとする。

(5)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance have established or made changes to the implementation guidelines, they are to publicize the guidelines without delay.

第二十一条の十四主務大臣は、実施指針に基づき、所管に係る事業分野のうち、当該事業分野の特性に応じた事業適応を図ることが適当と認められるものを指定し、当該事業分野に係る事業適応の実施に関する指針（以下この条及び次条第四項第一号において「事業分野別実施指針」という。）を定めることができる。

Article 21-14(1)Based on implementation guidelines, the competent minister may designate a business field from those under the minister's jurisdiction, for which the minister finds it appropriate to achieve business adaptation that corresponds to the characteristics of that business field, and establish guidelines for the implementation of business adaptation regarding the business field concerned (referred to below as "business field-specific implementation guidelines" in this Article and paragraph (4), item (i) of the following Article).

２事業分野別実施指針においては、前項の規定により指定した事業分野に係る事業適応の実施方法に関し必要な事項を定めるものとする。

(2)The business field-specific implementation guidelines are to specify necessary matters concerning the method of implementation of business adaptation regarding the business field designated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

３主務大臣は、経済事情の変動により必要が生じたときは、事業分野別実施指針を変更するものとする。

(3)The competent minister is to make changes to the business field-specific implementation guidelines when necessary due to fluctuations in the state of the economy.

４主務大臣は、事業分野別実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、経済産業大臣その他関係行政機関の長に協議するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister intends to establish the business field-specific implementation guidelines or make changes to them, the minister is to consult with the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the head of the relevant administrative organ in advance.

５主務大臣は、事業分野別実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has established the business field-specific implementation guidelines or has made changes to them, the minister is to publicize to the effect without delay.

第二十一条の十五事業者は、その実施しようとする事業適応（当該事業者が法人を設立し、その法人が実施しようとするものを含む。以下同じ。）に関する計画（以下「事業適応計画」という。）を作成し、主務省令で定めるところにより、これを主務大臣に提出して、その認定を受けることができる。

Article 21-15(1)A business entity may prepare a plan for business adaptation that it intends to conduct (including business adaptation that a corporation established by the business entity intends to start; the same applies below) (the relevant plan is referred to below as a "business adaptation plan"), and submit it to the competent minister to receive its approval , pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２二以上の事業者が事業適応を共同して行おうとする場合にあっては、当該二以上の事業者は共同して事業適応計画を作成し、前項の認定を受けることができる。

(2)If two or more business entities intend to jointly conduct business adaptation, those two or more business entities may jointly prepare a business adaptation plan to receive the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph.

３事業適応計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。

(3)A business adaptation plan must contain the following matters:

４主務大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その事業適応計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has received an application for approval as stated in paragraph (1) and finds that the business adaptation plan conforms to all of the following items, the minister is to approve the plan:

５主務大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該認定に係る事業適応計画の内容を公表するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has granted approval as stated in paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize the details of the business adaptation plan regarding that approval, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

第二十一条の十六前条第一項の認定を受けた者（当該認定に係る事業適応計画に従って設立された法人を含む。以下「認定事業適応事業者」という。）は、当該認定に係る事業適応計画を変更しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、主務大臣の認定を受けなければならない。

Article 21-16(1)If a person that has obtained approval as stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (including a corporation established in accordance with the business adaptation plan regarding that approval; referred to below as an "approved business entity for business adaptation") intends to make changes to the business adaptation plan regarding that approval, the person must receive the approval of the competent minister, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、認定事業適応事業者が当該認定に係る事業適応計画（前項の規定による変更の認定があったときは、その変更後のもの。以下「認定事業適応計画」という。）に従って事業適応のための措置を行っていないと認めるときは、その認定を取り消すことができる。

(2)The competent minister may rescind an approval if the minister finds that the approved business entity for business adaptation is not taking measures for business adaptation in accordance with the business adaptation plan regarding the approval (if a change has been approved under the preceding paragraph, the plan after the changes; referred to below as the "approved business adaptation plan"), the minister may rescind the approval.

３主務大臣は、認定事業適応計画が前条第四項各号のいずれかに適合しないものとなったと認めるときは、認定事業適応事業者に対して、当該認定事業適応計画の変更を指示し、又はその認定を取り消すことができる。

(3)If the competent minister finds that an approved business adaptation plan no longer conforms to any of the items of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article, the minister may direct the approved business entity for business adaptation to make changes to the relevant plan, or rescind the approval.

４主務大臣は、前二項の規定による認定の取消しをしたときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has rescinded the approval under the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

５前条第四項及び第五項の規定は、第一項の認定について準用する。

(5)The provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the approval stated in paragraph (1).

第二十一条の十七公庫は、株式会社日本政策金融公庫法（平成十九年法律第五十七号。次項及び第三十五条において「公庫法」という。）第一条及び第十一条の規定にかかわらず、次に掲げる業務（以下「事業適応促進円滑化業務」という。）を行うことができる。

Article 21-17(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 1 and 11 of the Japan Finance Corporation Act apply (Act No. 57 of 2007; referred to as the "Japan Finance Corporation Act" in the following paragraph and Article 35), the JFC may undertake the following duties (referred to below as "duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion"):

２事業適応促進円滑化業務が行われる場合には、事業適応促進円滑化業務をエネルギー環境適合製品の開発及び製造を行う事業の促進に関する法律（平成二十二年法律第三十八号）第六条に規定する特定事業促進円滑化業務とみなし、かつ、同法第十七条の表の上欄に掲げる公庫法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句（次の表の上欄に掲げる公庫法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句を除く。）は、それぞれ同条の表の下欄に掲げる字句とし、次の表の上欄に掲げる公庫法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。この場合において、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(2)If duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion are undertaken, those operations are deemed to be duties to facilitate specified business promotion as prescribed in Article 6 of the Act on the Promotion of Business Developing and Manufacturing Energy-Environment Friendly Products (Act No. 38 of 2010); and the phrases stated in the middle column of the table of Article 17 of that Act, used in the provisions of the Japan Finance Corporation Act, stated in the left-hand column of the that table (excluding the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Japan Finance Corporation Act stated in the left-hand column of that table) are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table in the Article, and the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table which are used in the provisions of the Japan Finance Corporation Act, stated in the left-hand column of that table, are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table. In this case, Cabinet Order prescribes any necessary technical replacement of terms.

第二十一条の十八公庫は、実施指針（第二十一条の十三第二項第一号ハ、第二号ハ及び第三号ハに掲げる事項に限る。次条第一項第二号及び第二項において同じ。）に即して、主務省令で定めるところにより、事業適応促進円滑化業務の方法及び条件その他事業適応促進円滑化業務を実施するための方針（以下この条並びに次条第一項第二号及び第二項において「事業適応促進円滑化業務実施方針」という。）を定めなければならない。

Article 21-18(1)In accordance with the implementation guidelines (limited to the matters stated in Article 21-13, paragraph (2), item (i), (c), item (ii), (c), and item (iii), (c); the same applies in paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2) of the following Article), the JFC must specify the methods and conditions for duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion and other policies for implementing those operations (referred to below as "policies for implementing duties for facilitating business adaptation promotion" in this Article and paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2) of the following Article), pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２公庫は、事業適応促進円滑化業務実施方針を定めようとするときは、主務大臣の認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。

(2)If the JFC intends to specify policies for implementing duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion, it must obtain the authorization of the competent minister. This also applies if the JFC intends to make changes to those policies.

３公庫は、前項の主務大臣の認可を受けたときは、遅滞なく、事業適応促進円滑化業務実施方針を公表しなければならない。

(3)If the JFC has obtained the authorization of the competent minister referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must publicize the policies for implementing duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion without delay.

４公庫は、事業適応促進円滑化業務実施方針に従って事業適応促進円滑化業務を行わなければならない。

(4)The JFC must undertake duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion in accordance with the policies for implementing duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion.

第二十一条の十九主務大臣は、主務省令で定めるところにより、認定事業適応事業者が認定事業適応関連措置を行うのに必要な資金を貸し付ける業務のうち、当該貸付けに必要な資金について公庫から貸付けを受け、又は利子補給金の支給を受けて行おうとするもの（以下「事業適応促進業務」という。）に関し、次の各号のいずれにも適合すると認められる者を、その申請により、指定金融機関として指定することができる。

Article 21-19(1)Pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, the competent minister may designate a person that is found to conform to all of the following items as a designated financial institution, offering loans for funds necessary regarding duties for approved business adaptation-related measures, taken by an approved business entity for business adaptation, which are undertaken by way of borrowing funds necessary for offering those loans from the JFC or receiving provision of interest subsidies (referred to below as "duties to promote business adaptation").

２前項の規定による指定を受けようとする者は、主務省令で定める手続に従い、実施指針及び事業適応促進円滑化業務実施方針に則して事業適応促進業務に関する規程（次項及び第二十一条の二十一において「業務規程」という。）を定め、これを申請書に添えて、主務大臣に提出しなければならない。

(2)A person intending to receive designation under the preceding paragraph must specify the rules concerning policies for implementing duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion (referred to as the "operational rules" in the following paragraph and Article 21-21), in line with the implementation guidelines, and the policies for undertaking duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion, in accordance with the procedures specified by order of the competent ministry, and submit them to the competent minister together with a written application.

３業務規程には、事業適応促進業務の実施体制及び実施方法に関する事項その他の主務省令で定める事項を定めなければならない。

(3)The operational rules must specify matters concerning the implementation framework and methods for duties to promote business adaptation and other matters specified by order of the competent ministry.

４次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、第一項の規定による指定を受けることができない。

(4)Those falling under any of the following items may not receive designation under paragraph (1):

第二十一条の二十主務大臣は、前条第一項の規定による指定をしたときは、指定金融機関の商号又は名称、住所及び事業適応促進業務を行う営業所又は事務所の所在地を公示するものとする。

Article 21-20(1)If the competent minister has made a designation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the minister is to issue a public notice concerning the trade name or name, and the address of the designated financial institution, as well as the location of its business office or office where it implements duties to promote business adaptation.

２指定金融機関は、その商号若しくは名称、住所又は事業適応促進業務を行う営業所若しくは事務所の所在地を変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

(2)If a designated financial institution intends to change its trade name or name, its address, or the location of its business office or office where it implements duties to promote business adaptation, it must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance.

３主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

第二十一条の二十一指定金融機関は、業務規程を変更しようとするときは、主務大臣の認可を受けなければならない。

Article 21-21(1)If a designated financial institution intends to change its operational rules, it must obtain the authorization of the competent minister.

２主務大臣は、指定金融機関の業務規程が事業適応促進業務の適正かつ確実な実施上不適当となったと認めるときは、その業務規程を変更すべきことを命ずることができる。

(2)The competent minister may order the institution to change its operational rules if the minister finds that the operational rules of a designated financial institution are no longer appropriate for the proper and reliable implementation of duties to promote business adaptation, the minister.

第二十一条の二十二公庫は、事業適応促進円滑化業務については、指定金融機関と次に掲げる事項をその内容に含む協定を締結し、これに従いその業務を行うものとする。

Article 21-22(1)The JFC is to conclude an agreement containing the following matters with a designated financial institution, regarding duties to facilitate business adaptation promotion, and undertake the duties in accordance with the agreement:

２公庫は、前項の協定を締結しようとするときは、主務大臣の認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。

(2)If the JFC intends to conclude an agreement as referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must obtain the authorization of the competent minister. This also applies if the JFC intends to make changes to the agreement.

第二十一条の二十三指定金融機関は、事業適応促進業務について、主務省令で定めるところにより、帳簿を備え、主務省令で定める事項を記載し、これを保存しなければならない。

Article 21-23A designated financial institution must keep books regarding duties to promote business adaptation, record the matters specified by order of the competent ministry, and preserve them, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

第二十一条の二十四主務大臣は、この法律を施行するため必要があると認めるときは、指定金融機関に対し、事業適応促進業務に関し監督上必要な命令をすることができる。

Article 21-24The competent minister may issue an order necessary for supervision regarding duties to promote business adaptation to a designated financial institution if the minister finds it necessary to do so for the enforcement of this Act.

第二十一条の二十五指定金融機関は、事業適応促進業務の全部又は一部を休止し、又は廃止しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

Article 21-25(1)If a designated financial institution intends to suspend or discontinue all or part of its duties to promote business adaptation, it must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(2)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

３指定金融機関が事業適応促進業務の全部を廃止したときは、当該指定金融機関の指定は、その効力を失う。

(3)If a designated financial institution has discontinued all of the duties to promote business adaptation, the designation of that designated financial institution ceases to be effective.

第二十一条の二十六主務大臣は、指定金融機関が第二十一条の十九第四項各号（第二号を除く。）のいずれかに該当するに至ったときは、その指定を取り消すものとする。

Article 21-26(1)If a designated financial institution has come to fall under any of the items (excluding item (ii)) of Article 21-19, paragraph (4), the competent minister is to rescind the designation of that institution.

２主務大臣は、指定金融機関が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その指定を取り消すことができる。

(2)If a designated financial institution falls under any of the following items, the competent minister may rescind the designation of that institution:

３主務大臣は、前二項の規定により指定を取り消したときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has rescinded a designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

第二十一条の二十七指定金融機関について、第二十一条の二十五第三項の規定により指定が効力を失ったとき、又は前条第一項若しくは第二項の規定により指定が取り消されたときは、当該指定金融機関であった者又はその一般承継人は、当該指定金融機関が行った事業適応促進業務の契約に基づく取引を結了する目的の範囲内においては、なお指定金融機関とみなす。

Article 21-27If designation as a designated financial institution has ceased to be effective pursuant to the provisions of Article 21-25, paragraph (3) or has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, a person that was the designated financial institution or its general successor is deemed to be the designated financial institution to the extent of completing transactions based on the agreement on the designated financial institution's duties to promote business adaptation undertaken.

第二十一条の二十八認定事業適応計画に従って実施される成長発展事業適応（経済社会情勢の著しい変化に対応して行うものとして主務大臣が定める基準に適合することについて主務大臣の確認を受けたものに限る。）を行う認定事業適応事業者について欠損金を生じたときは、租税特別措置法（昭和三十二年法律第二十六号）で定めるところにより、法人税に係る欠損金の繰越しについて特別の措置を講ずるものとする。

Article 21-28(1)Pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (Act No. 26 of 1957), special measures are to be taken regarding the carryover of losses relating to corporation tax, if losses arise in an approved business entity for business adaptation that undertakes business adaptation for achieving growth (limited to a business confirmed by the competent minister to conform to the standards specified by the competent minister as being implemented in response to significant changes in economic and social circumstances), in accordance with an approved business adaptation plan.

２認定事業適応計画に従って実施される情報技術事業適応（生産性の向上又は需要の開拓に特に資するものとして主務大臣が定める基準に適合することについて主務大臣の確認を受けたものに限る。）を行う認定事業適応事業者が、当該情報技術事業適応の用に供するために取得し、又は製作した機械及び装置、器具及び備品並びにソフトウェア並びに当該情報技術事業適応を実施するために利用したソフトウェアについては、租税特別措置法で定めるところにより、課税の特例の適用があるものとする。

(2)Pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, special provisions on taxation are to apply to machinery, devices, tools, fixtures, and software an approved business entity that undertakes information technology business adaptation (limited to the business adaptation confirmed by the competent minister to be in conformity with the standards specified by the competent minister as particularly contributing to the improvements in productivity or creation of demand) implemented in accordance with an approved business adaptation plan has acquired or manufactured for the information technology adaptation, or software used for implementing the information technology business adaptation.

第二十二条経済産業大臣及び財務大臣（財務大臣にあっては、次項第三号に掲げる事項に限る。以下この条において同じ。）は、事業再編の実施に関する指針（以下この節において「実施指針」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 22(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance are to establish the guidelines for the implementation of corporate restructuring (referred to below as the "implementation guidelines" in this Section) (for the Minister of Finance, limited to the matters stated in item (iii) of the following paragraph; the same applies below in this Article).

２実施指針においては、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。

(2)The implementation guidelines are to specify the following matters:

３経済産業大臣及び財務大臣は、経済事情の変動により必要が生じたときは、実施指針を変更するものとする。

(3)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance are to make changes to the implementation guidelines when necessary due to fluctuations in the state of the economy.

４経済産業大臣及び財務大臣は、実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、関係行政機関の長に協議するものとする。

(4)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance intend to establish or make changes to the implementation guidelines, they are to consult with the head of the relevant administrative organ in advance.

５経済産業大臣及び財務大臣は、実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するものとする。

(5)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Finance have established or made changes to the implementation guidelines, they are to publicize the guidelines without delay.

第二十三条事業者は、その実施しようとする事業再編（当該事業者が法人を設立し、その法人が実施しようとするものを含む。）に関する計画（以下「事業再編計画」という。）を作成し、主務省令で定めるところにより、これを主務大臣に提出して、その認定を受けることができる。

Article 23(1)A business entity may prepare a plan for corporate restructuring that it intends to implement (including corporate restructuring that a corporation established by the business entity intends to implement; the relevant plan is referred to below as a "corporate restructuring plan"), and submit the plan to the competent minister to receive its approval , pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２二以上の事業者がその事業再編のための措置を共同して行おうとする場合にあっては、当該二以上の事業者は共同して事業再編計画を作成し、前項の認定を受けることができる。

(2)If two or more business entities intend to coordinate in starting measures for corporate restructuring, those two or more business entities may coordinate in preparing a corporate restructuring plan to receive the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph.

３事業再編計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。

(3)A corporate restructuring plan must contain the following matters:

４事業再編計画には、関係事業者及び外国関係法人が当該事業者の事業再編のために行う措置に関する計画を含めることができる。

(4)A corporate restructuring plan may contain plans for the measures to be taken by a related business entity and a foreign affiliated corporation for corporate restructuring by the business entity.

５主務大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その事業再編計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has received an application for approval as stated in paragraph (1) and finds that the corporate restructuring plan conforms to all of the following items, the minister is to approve the plan:

６主務大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該認定に係る事業再編計画の内容を公表するものとする。

(6)If the competent minister has granted approval as stated in paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize the details of the corporate restructuring plan regarding that approval, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

第二十四条前条第一項の認定を受けた者（当該認定に係る事業再編計画に従って設立された法人を含む。以下「認定事業再編事業者」という。）は、当該認定に係る事業再編計画を変更しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、主務大臣の認定を受けなければならない。

Article 24(1)If a person that has obtained approval as stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (including a corporation established in accordance with the corporate restructuring plan regarding that approval; the relevant person is referred to below as an "approved business entity for corporate restructuring") intends to make changes to the corporate restructuring plan regarding that approval, the person must seek the approval of the competent minister pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、認定事業再編事業者又はその関係事業者若しくは外国関係法人が当該認定に係る事業再編計画（前項の規定による変更の認定があったときは、その変更後のもの。以下「認定事業再編計画」という。）に従って事業再編のための措置を行っていないと認めるときは、その認定を取り消すことができる。

(2)The competent minister may rescind an approval if the minister finds that an approved business entity for corporate restructuring, or its related business entity or foreign affiliated corporation is not taking measures for corporate restructuring in accordance with the corporate restructuring plan regarding the approval (the plan after changes under the preceding paragraph if approval has been granted for those changes; referred to below as an "approved corporate restructuring plan").

３主務大臣は、認定事業再編計画が前条第五項各号のいずれかに適合しないものとなったと認めるときは、認定事業再編事業者に対して、当該認定事業再編計画の変更を指示し、又はその認定を取り消すことができる。

(3)If the competent minister finds that an approved corporate restructuring plan no longer conforms to any of the items of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article, the minister may direct the approved business entity for corporate restructuring to make changes to the relevant plan or rescind the approval.

４主務大臣は、前二項の規定による認定の取消しをしたときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has rescinded the approval under the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

５前条第五項及び第六項の規定は、第一項の認定について準用する。

(5)The provisions of paragraph (5) and paragraph (6) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the approval stated in paragraph (1).

第二十五条主務大臣は、事業再編計画について第二十三条第一項の認定（前条第一項の変更の認定を含む。第三項において同じ。）をしようとする場合において、当該事業再編計画に従って行おうとする事業再編のための措置（以下この項において「事業再編関連措置」という。）が、当該申請を行う事業者の営む事業の属する事業分野における適正な競争が確保されないおそれがある場合として政令で定める場合に該当するときは、当該認定に係る申請書の写しを公正取引委員会に送付するとともに、あらかじめ公正取引委員会に協議するものとする。この場合において、主務大臣は、事業再編関連措置が当該申請を行う事業者の営む事業の属する事業分野における競争に及ぼす影響に関する事項その他の必要な事項について意見を述べるとともに、当該事業分野における内外の市場の状況、事業再編関連措置を講ずることによる生産性の向上の程度その他の当該意見の裏付けとなる根拠を示すものとする。

Article 25(1)If the competent minister intends to grant approval as stated in Article 23, paragraph (1) (including the approval of changes stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article; the same applies in paragraph (3)) regarding a corporate restructuring plan and the measures for corporate restructuring to be implemented in accordance with the corporate restructuring plan (referred to below as "corporate restructuring-related measures" in this paragraph) fall under the cases specified by Cabinet Order as cases in which fair competition might not be ensured within the field in which the business entity filing the application engages in their own business, the competent minister is to forward a copy of the application form regarding the approval to the Japan Fair Trade Commission and consult with the Japan Fair Trade Commission in advance. In such a case, the competent minister is to present the opinion regarding matters concerning the effect that will be exerted by the corporate restructuring-related measures on competition within the field in which the business entity filing the application engage in its own business, as well as other necessary matters, and is to indicate the situation in domestic and foreign markets within that field, the level of improvement in productivity through taking the corporate restructuring-related measures, and any other supporting grounds for that opinion.

２主務大臣及び公正取引委員会は、前項の協議に当たっては、産業競争力の強化を図ることの必要性に鑑み、所要の手続の迅速かつ的確な実施を図るため、相互に緊密に連絡するものとする。

(2)Upon having a consultation as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the competent minister and the Japan Fair Trade Commission are to keep in close contact with each other so as to carry out necessary procedures promptly and appropriately, in consideration of the necessity of strengthening industrial competitiveness.

３主務大臣及び公正取引委員会は、第一項の規定による送付に係る事業再編計画であって主務大臣が第二十三条第一項の認定をしたものに従ってする行為について、当該認定後の経済事情の変動により事業者間の適正な競争関係を阻害し、並びに一般消費者及び関連事業者の利益を不当に害することとならないよう、相互に緊密に連絡するものとする。

(3)Regarding acts taken in accordance with a corporate restructuring plan for which a copy of the application form has been forwarded under paragraph (1) and to which the competent minister has granted approval as stated in Article 23, paragraph (1), the competent minister and the Japan Fair Trade Commission are to maintain close contact with each other so as to not hinder fair competitive relations among business entities, as well or unfairly harm the interests of general consumers and related business entities, due to fluctuations in the state of the economy after the approval.

第二十六条事業者が認定事業再編計画に従ってその財産の全部又は一部を出資し、又は譲渡することにより新たに株式会社を設立する場合における当該新たに設立される株式会社の発起人に係る会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第三十三条第十項第一号の規定の適用については、同号中「超えない場合」とあるのは、「超えない場合並びに産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十六条第一項に規定する場合」とする。

Article 26(1)If a business entity establishes a new stock company through the contribution or transfer of all or part of its assets in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, to establish a new stock company for the purpose of the application of the provisions of Article 33, paragraph (10), item (i) of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005) regarding the incorporators of the newly established stock company, the phrase "does not exceed" in the item is replaced with "does not exceed, and in the cases prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)".

２前項の場合における商業登記法（昭和三十八年法律第百二十五号）第四十七条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「次の書面」とあるのは、「次の書面（第四号に掲げる書面を除く。）及び産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十四条第二項に規定する認定事業再編計画に従つた財産の出資又は譲渡であることを証する書面」とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (2) of the Commercial Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1963) to the cases referred to in that preceding paragraph, the phrase "the following documents" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the following documents (excluding the documents stated in item (iv)) and a document certifying that the contribution or transfer of assets was in accordance with the approved corporate restructuring plan prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)".

第二十七条事業者が認定事業再編計画に従ってその財産の全部又は一部を他の株式会社に出資する場合（新株予約権を行使する場合を含む。）における当該他の株式会社については、会社法第二百七条第一項から第八項まで及び第二百八十四条第一項から第八項までの規定は、適用しない。

Article 27(1)If a business entity contributes all or part of its assets to another stock company in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan (including cases in which share options are exercised), the provisions of Article 207, paragraph (1) through paragraph (8), and Article 284, paragraph (1) through paragraph (8) of the Companies Act do not apply to that other stock company.

２前項の場合における商業登記法第五十六条及び第五十七条の規定の適用については、これらの規定中「次の書面」とあるのは、「次の書面（第三号イ及び第四号に掲げる書面を除く。）及び産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十四条第二項に規定する認定計画に従つた財産の出資であることを証する書面」とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 56 and Article 57 of the Commercial Registration Act to the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "the following documents" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "the following documents (excluding the documents stated in item (iii), (a) and item (iv)) and a document certifying that the contribution of assets was in accordance with the approved plan prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)".

第二十八条認定事業再編事業者の特定関係事業者（関係事業者であって、当該認定事業再編事業者及び当該認定事業再編事業者が発行済株式の全部を有する株式会社並びに認定事業再編計画に係る他の認定事業再編事業者及び当該他の認定事業再編事業者が発行済株式の全部を有する株式会社がその総株主の議決権の三分の二以上を有しているものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）である株式会社であって認定事業再編計画に従って次に掲げる行為（第四号から第七号までに掲げるものにあっては、株式会社とするものに限る。）をするものに係る会社法第四百六十八条第一項、第四百六十九条第二項第二号及び第三項、第七百八十四条第一項、第七百八十五条第二項第二号及び第三項、第七百九十六条第一項並びに第七百九十七条第二項第二号及び第三項の規定の適用については、同法第四百六十八条第一項中「特別支配会社（ある株式会社の総株主の議決権の十分の九（これを上回る割合を当該株式会社の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）以上を他の会社及び当該他の会社が発行済株式の全部を有する株式会社その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定める法人が有している場合における当該他の会社をいう。以下同じ。）」とあるのは「特定特別支配会社（産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十四条第二項に規定する認定事業再編計画においてある株式会社が特定関係事業者（同法第二十八条第一項に規定する特定関係事業者をいう。以下この条において同じ。）である場合における当該特定関係事業者に係る同法第二十四条第一項に規定する認定事業再編事業者若しくは当該認定事業再編事業者の他の特定関係事業者又は当該認定事業再編計画に係る他の認定事業再編事業者若しくは当該他の認定事業再編事業者の特定関係事業者をいう。以下同じ。）」と、同法第四百六十九条第二項第二号及び第三項、第七百八十四条第一項、第七百八十五条第二項第二号及び第三項、第七百九十六条第一項並びに第七百九十七条第二項第二号及び第三項中「特別支配会社」とあるのは「特定特別支配会社」とする。

Article 28(1)In applying the provisions of Article 468, paragraph (1), Article 469, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3), Article 784, paragraph (1), Article 785, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3), Article 796, paragraph (1), and Article 797, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3) of the Companies Act regarding a stock company that is a specified related business entity of an approved business entity for corporate restructuring (meaning a related business entity in which two-thirds or more of the voting rights of all shareholders are held by the approved business entity for corporate restructuring, and a stock company in cases in which all of its issued shares are held by the approved business entity for corporate restructuring, as well as another approved business entity for corporate restructuring regarding an approved corporate restructuring plan, and a stock company in which all of its issued shares are held by the other relevant approved business entity for corporate restructuring; the same applies below in this Article) and which performs any of the following acts (for acts stated in item (iv) through item (vii), limited to an act performed in cooperation with another stock company) in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, the phrase "special controlling company (when nine tenths (9/10) (or, when any proportion higher than that is provided for in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) or more of the voting rights of all shareholders of a stock company are held by another company, and by stock companies in cases in which all of its issued shares are held by the relevant other company, and other corporations prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order as entities equivalent to the above, referring to the relevant other company; the same applies below)" in Article 468, paragraph (1) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "specified special controlling company (when a stock company is a specified related business entity (meaning the specified related business entity prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013); the same applies below in this Article) in an approved corporate restructuring plan as prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Act, a specified special controlling company means an approved business entity for corporate restructuring prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Act regarding the specified related business entity, another specified related business entity of the approved business entity for corporate restructuring, another approved business entity for corporate restructuring regarding the approved corporate restructuring plan, or a specified related business entity of the relevant other approved business entity for corporate restructuring; the same applies below)"; and the phrase "special controlling company" in Article 469, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3), Article 784, paragraph (1), Article 785, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3), Article 796, paragraph (1), and Article 797, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3) of the Companies Act is deemed replaced with the term "specified special controlling company":

２認定事業再編事業者の特定関係事業者であって株式会社であるものが、認定事業再編計画に従って次に掲げる行為をする場合においては、当該特定関係事業者については、会社法第八百四条第一項の規定は、適用しない。

(2)If a specified related business entity of an approved business entity for corporate restructuring that is a stock company performs any of the following acts in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, the provisions of Article 804, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act do not apply to the specified related business entity:

３前項の場合における会社法第八百六条第三項及び第八百八条第三項の規定の適用については、同法第八百六条第三項中「決議の日」とあるのは「決議の日（産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十八条第二項に規定する場合にあっては、新設合併契約の日又は新設分割計画の作成の日）」と、同法第八百八条第三項中「作成の日」とあるのは「作成の日、産業競争力強化法第二十八条第二項に規定する場合にあっては新設合併契約の日又は新設分割計画の作成の日」とする。

(3)In applying the provisions of Article 806, paragraph (3) and Article 808, paragraph (3) of the Companies Act to the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "the day of resolution at the shareholders meeting set forth in Article 804, paragraph (1)" in Article 806, paragraph (3) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "the day of the resolution at the shareholders meeting stated in Article 804, paragraph (1) (in the cases prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013), the day of the conclusion of the consolidation-type merger agreement or the day of the preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan)"; and the phrase "and in the cases prescribed in Article 805, the day of the preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan" in Article 808, paragraph (3) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "in the cases prescribed in Article 805, the day of the preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan, and in the cases prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness, the day of the conclusion of the consolidation-type merger agreement or the day of the preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan)".

４第一項及び第二項の場合における商業登記法第八十条、第八十一条、第八十五条、第八十六条及び第八十九条の規定の適用については、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。

(4)In applying the provisions of Article 80, Article 81, Article 85, Article 86, and Article 89 of the Commercial Registration Act to the cases stated in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table.

５認定事業再編事業者が認定事業再編計画に従ってその特定関係事業者であって株式会社であるものの株主（当該特定関係事業者及び当該認定事業再編事業者（この項の規定により読み替えて適用する会社法第百七十九条第一項ただし書の規定により当該認定事業再編事業者が発行済株式の全部を有する株式会社又は当該認定事業再編計画に係る他の認定事業再編事業者若しくは当該他の認定事業再編事業者が発行済株式の全部を有する株式会社に対してこの項の規定による請求をしないこととする場合にあっては、当該者を含む。）を除く。）の全員に対しその有する当該特定関係事業者の株式の全部を当該認定事業再編事業者に売り渡すことを請求する場合における同法第百五十一条第二項、第百五十四条第三項、第百七十九条、第百七十九条の二第一項第一号、第四号イ及び第五号並びに第二項、第百七十九条の三第一項、第二項及び第四項、第百七十九条の四第一項各号、第三項及び第四項、第百七十九条の五第一項第一号、第百七十九条の六第一項、第三項及び第七項、第百七十九条の七、第百七十九条の八第二項及び第三項、第百七十九条の九、第百七十九条の十第一項、第二百十九条第二項第二号及び第四項、第二百七十二条第四項、第二百九十三条第二項第一号及び第四項、第八百四十六条の三並びに第八百七十条第二項第五号の規定の適用については、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(5)If an approved business entity for corporate restructuring demands that all shareholders of its specified related business entity that is a stock company sell back all of the shares of the specified related business entity that they hold, in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, (excluding cases in which a specified related business entity and an approved corporate business entity are implementing corporate restructuring (including cases where pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph a claim will not be made to a stock company, in which the approved corporate restructuring business entity holds all of its shares, or to another approved business entity for corporate restructuring relating to the approved corporate restructuring plan, or a stock company where issued shares of the other relevant approved business entity for corporate restructuring are held, and the relevant approved business entity for corporate restructuring has decided not to make a demand under this paragraph of any of the above points, pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to Article 179, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph)), and applying the provisions of Article 151, paragraph (2); Article 154, paragraph (3); Article 179; Article 179-2, paragraph (1), item (i), item (iv), (a), item (v), and paragraph (2); Article 179-3, paragraph (1), paragraph (2), and paragraph (4); Article 179-4, items of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3), and paragraph (4); Article 179-5, paragraph (1), item (i); Article 179-6, paragraph (1), paragraph (3), and paragraph (7); Article 179-7; Article 179-8, paragraph (2), and paragraph (3); Article 179-9; Article 179-10, paragraph (1); Article 219, paragraph (2), item (ii), and paragraph (4); Article 272, paragraph (4); Article 293, paragraph (2), item (i), and paragraph (4); Article 846-3; and Article 870, paragraph (2), item (v) of the Companies Act, the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table, and Cabinet Order prescribes any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases.

第二十九条認定事業再編事業者若しくはその関係事業者である株式会社が認定事業再編計画に従って資本金、資本準備金又は利益準備金の額の減少と同時に行う株式の併合であって次の各号のいずれにも該当する場合における会社法第百八十条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「株主総会」とあるのは、「株主総会（取締役会設置会社にあっては、取締役会）」とする。

Article 29(1)In applying the provisions of Article 180, paragraph (2) of the Companies Act regarding share consolidation to cases in which an approved business entity for corporate restructuring or a stock company that is its related business entity has undertaken, at the same time as a reduction in the amount of stated capital, capital reserves or retained earnings reserves, in accordance with the approved corporate restructuring plan, and which falls under both of the following items, the phrase "a shareholders meeting" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "a shareholders meeting (in the case of a company with a board of directors, a board of directors meeting applies)":

２前項の場合における商業登記法第六十一条の規定の適用については、同条中「掲げる書面」とあるのは、「掲げる書面及び産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十四条第二項に規定する認定事業再編計画に従つた株式の併合であることを証する書面」とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 61 of the Commercial Registration Act to the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "documents listed in Article 59, paragraph (1), item (ii)" in the Article is deemed to be replaced with "documents stated in Article 59, paragraph (1), item (ii), and a document certifying that share consolidation was in accordance with the approved corporate restructuring plan prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)".

第三十条認定事業再編事業者である株式会社が認定事業再編計画に従って譲渡により他の株式会社の株式（外国法人の株式若しくは持分又はこれらに類似するものを含む。以下この項において同じ。）を取得する場合（当該他の株式会社又は当該外国法人がその関係事業者又は外国関係法人でない場合にあっては、当該取得により当該他の株式会社又は当該外国法人をその関係事業者又は外国関係法人としようとする場合に限る。以下この項において同じ。）であって当該取得の対価として株式の発行若しくは自己株式の処分をするとき、又は認定事業再編事業者である株式会社が認定事業再編計画に従ってその子会社（会社法第二条第三号に規定する子会社をいい、会社が発行済株式の全部を有する株式会社その他これに準ずるものとして主務省令で定める法人に限る。以下この項において同じ。）に対して株式の発行若しくは自己株式の処分をするとともに当該子会社が当該認定事業再編計画に従って譲渡により他の株式会社の株式を取得する場合であって当該取得の対価として当該認定事業再編事業者である株式会社の株式（金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二条第一項第二十号に掲げる有価証券で当該株式に係る権利を表示するもの及び当該有価証券に表示されるべき権利を含む。）を交付するときにおける当該認定事業再編事業者に係る会社法第百九十九条、第二百一条（第一項及び第二項を除く。）、第二百八条及び第四百四十五条の規定の適用については、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

Article 30(1)If a stock company that is an approved business entity for corporate restructuring acquires shares of another stock company (including shares, equity, or the equivalent in a foreign corporation; the same applies below in this paragraph) through transfer in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan (limited to cases in which the stock company intends to make that other stock company fall under the category of its own related business through the acquisition, if that other stock company's business does not fall under the category of its own related business, or if it intends to make the other stock company or foreign business entity an affiliated business entity of the other stock company; the same applies below in this paragraph), and it issues shares or disposes of treasury shares in exchange for the acquisition; or a stock company that is an approved business entity for corporate restructuring, issues shares or disposes of treasury shares to its subsidiary (meaning the subsidiary prescribed in Article 2, item (iii) of the Companies Act and limited to stock companies all of whose issued shares are held by the company and other corporations specified by order of the competent ministry as those equivalent to them; the same applies below in this paragraph) in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, and the subsidiary acquires shares of another stock company by transfer in accordance with the approved corporate restructuring plan and issues shares (including securities stated in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xx) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) that indicate the rights regarding those shares and the rights to be indicated on the securities) of the stock company that is the approved business entity for corporate restructuring in exchange for the acquisition; in applying the provisions of Article 199, Article 201 (excluding paragraph (1) and paragraph (2)), Article 208, and Article 445 of the Companies Act regarding the relevant approved business entity for corporate restructuring, the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table, and any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases is specified by Cabinet Order.

２前項の規定により認定事業再編事業者である株式会社が行う株式の発行又は自己株式の処分については、会社法第百三十五条第一項、第二百条、第二百一条第一項及び第二項、第二百六条の二並びに第二百十二条の規定は、適用しない。

(2)Pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of Article 135, paragraph (1), Article 200, Article 201, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), Article 206-2, and Article 212 of the Companies Act do not apply concerning the issuance of shares or disposal of treasury shares undertaken by a stock company that is an approved business entity for corporate restructuring

３会社法第二百三十四条、第三百九条第二項、第七百九十六条第二項及び第三項、第七百九十七条、第七百九十八条、第八百六十八条から第八百七十六条まで並びに第九百四十条の規定は、第一項の場合について準用する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句と読み替えるほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(3)The provisions of Article 234, Article 309, paragraph (2), Article 796, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), Article 797, Article 798, Article 868 through Article 876, and Article 940 of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the cases stated in paragraph (1). In this case, the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table, and Cabinet Order prescribes any other necessary technical replacement of these phrases.

４第一項の場合における商業登記法第五十六条の規定の適用については、同条中「次の書面」とあるのは、「次の書面（第三号イ及び第四号に掲げる書面を除く。）及び産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二十三条第一項の認定（同法第二十四条第一項の変更の認定を含む。）を受けた計画に従つた株式の発行であることを証する書面」とする。

(4)In applying the provisions of Article 56 of the Commercial Registration Act to the cases stated in paragraph (1), the phrase "the following documents" in the Article is deemed to be replaced with "the following documents (excluding the documents stated in item (iii), (a) and item (iv)), and a document certifying that the issuance of shares was in accordance with the plan for which the approval stated in Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013) (including the approval of changes stated in Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Act) was obtained".

５社債、株式等の振替に関する法律第百五十五条（第八項を除く。）の規定は、第一項の場合に準用する。この場合において、同条第一項中「会社法第百十六条第一項各号の行為、同法第百八十二条の二第一項に規定する株式の併合、事業譲渡等（同法第四百六十八条第一項に規定する事業譲渡等をいう。第四項において同じ。）、合併、吸収分割契約、新設分割、株式交換契約、株式移転又は株式交付をしようとする場合」とあるのは「産業競争力強化法第三十条第一項の規定による株式の発行又は自己株式の処分をしようとする場合」と、同条第四項中「会社法第百十六条第一項各号の行為、同法第百八十二条の二第一項に規定する株式の併合、事業譲渡等、吸収合併、吸収分割若しくは株式交換がその効力を生ずる日又は新設合併、新設分割、株式移転若しくは株式交付により設立する会社の成立の日」とあるのは「産業競争力強化法第三十条第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する会社法第百九十九条第一項第四号の期日又は同号の期間の初日」と読み替えるものとするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(5)The provisions of Article 155 (excluding paragraph (8)) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds and Shares apply mutatis mutandis to the cases stated in paragraph (1). In this case, the phrase "intends to perform any of the acts stated in the items of Article 116, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act, the share consolidation prescribed in Article 182-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, business transfer, etc. (meaning the business transfer, etc. prescribed in Article 468, paragraph (1) of the Act; the same applies in paragraph (4)), merger, conclusion of an absorption-type company split agreement, incorporation-type company split, conclusion of a share exchange agreement, share transfer, or share delivery" in paragraph (1) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "intends to undertake the issuance of shares or disposal of treasury shares under Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness"; the phrase "the day when any of the acts set forth in the items of Article 116, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act, consolidation of shares prescribed in Article 182-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, business transfer, etc., absorption-type merger, absorption-type company split, or a share exchange becomes effective or the day of the establishment of a company through a consolidation-type merger, incorporation-type company split, share transfer, or share delivery" in paragraph (4) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "the date stated in Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Companies Act as applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness, following the deemed replacement of the terms or the first day of the period stated in the item"; and Cabinet Order prescribes any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases.

第三十一条認定事業再編事業者である株式会社が認定事業再編計画に従って特定剰余金配当（剰余金の配当であって、配当財産が当該認定事業再編事業者の関係事業者の株式又は外国関係法人の株式若しくは持分若しくはこれらに類似するものであるものをいう。次項において同じ。）をする場合における会社法第三百九条第二項、第四百五十九条第一項、第四百六十条第一項及び第四百六十五条第一項の規定の適用については、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

Article 31(1)In applying the provisions of Article 309, paragraph (2), Article 459, paragraph (1), Article 460, paragraph (1), and Article 465, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act in cases in which a stock company that is an approved business entity for corporate restructuring distributes specified dividends of surplus (meaning dividends of surplus using, as dividend property, shares of a related business entity of the approved business entity for corporate restructuring or shares, equity, or the equivalent in a foreign affiliated corporation; the same applies in the following paragraph) in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act set forth in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases set forth in the right-hand column of the table, and Cabinet Order prescribes any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases.

２前項の場合において、認定事業再編事業者である株式会社（会社法第四百五十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めがあるものに限る。）の定款には、特定剰余金配当に係る同法第四百五十四条第一項各号及び同条第四項各号に掲げる事項を取締役会が定めることができる旨の定めがあるものとみなす。

(2)In the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the articles of incorporation of a stock company that is an approved business entity for corporate restructuring (limited to a stock company that has provisions concerning the articles of incorporation under Article 459, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act) are to be deemed to have provisions indicating that the board of directors may decide the matters stated in the items of Article 454, paragraph (1) of the Act and the items of paragraph (4) of the Article regarding specified surplus dividends.

第三十二条事業者であって株式会社であるもの（以下この項及び第四項において単に「会社」という。）は、認定事業再編計画に従って行われる事業の全部又は一部の譲渡について株主総会若しくは取締役会の決議又は執行役の決定がされたときは、当該決議又は決定の日から二週間以内に、特定債権者（当該会社に対する債権を有する者のうち、当該事業の全部又は一部の譲渡に伴い、当該事業の全部又は一部を譲り受ける者に対する債権を有することとなり、当該債権を当該会社に対して有しないこととなる者をいう。以下この条において同じ。）に対して各別に、当該事業の全部又は一部の譲渡の要領を通知し、かつ、当該事業の全部又は一部の譲渡に異議のある場合には一定の期間内に異議を述べるべき旨を催告することができる。

Article 32(1)If a resolution at the shareholders meeting or the board of directors or a decision by executive officers has been made regarding the transfer of all or part of business to be undertaken in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, a business entity which is a stock company (simply referred to below as a "company" in this paragraph and paragraph (4)) may notify each of its specified creditors within two weeks from the date of the resolution or decision (meaning, from among persons holding claims against the company, those that will hold claims against persons taking over all or part of the business and will not hold the claims against the company as a result of the transfer of all or part of the business; the same applies below in this Article), explaining the outline of the transfer of all or part of the business, and may require them to state within a fixed period of time if they have any objections to all or part of the business .

２前項の期間は、一月を下ってはならない。

(2)The period referred to in the preceding paragraph must not be less than one month.

３第一項に規定する催告を受けた特定債権者が同項の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該特定債権者は、当該事業の全部又は一部の譲渡を承認したものとみなす。

(3)If a specified creditor that has received the notice prescribed in paragraph (1) has not raised an objection within the period stated in the paragraph, the specified creditor is deemed to have approved the transfer of all or part of the business.

４特定債権者が第一項の期間内に異議を述べたときは、当該会社は弁済し、又は相当の担保を提供し、若しくは特定債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社若しくは信託業務を営む金融機関に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。ただし、当該事業の全部又は一部の譲渡をしても当該特定債権者を害するおそれがないときは、この限りでない。

(4)If a specified creditor has raised an objection within the period stated in paragraph (1), the company must make a payment, or provide reasonable security or entrust appropriate assets to a trust company or financial institution engaged in a trust business with the aim of having the specified creditor receive repayment; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases in which there is no risk of damage to the specified creditor even if the transfer of all of part of the business takes place.

第三十三条投資事業有限責任組合の組合員は、事業再編を円滑化するため、組合契約において、投資事業有限責任組合契約に関する法律第三条第一項各号に掲げる事業のほか、各当事者が共同で、外国法人の発行する株式、新株予約権若しくは指定有価証券若しくは外国法人の持分又はこれらに類似するものであって、外国関係法人（認定事業再編計画において外国関係法人が行う措置に関する計画が含まれている場合における当該外国関係法人に限る。）に係るものの取得及び保有の事業を営むことを約することができる。

Article 33(1)A partner of a limited investment partnership may pledge under the terms of a partnership agreement to operate a coordinated business to acquire and hold shares, share options or designated securities issued by, or equity in, a foreign corporation, or their equivalent in a foreign corporation, which are related to a foreign affiliated corporation (limited to a foreign affiliated corporation, in cases in which a plan concerning measures to be taken by the foreign affiliated corporation is included in the approved corporate restructuring plan), for facilitating corporate restructuring, in addition to the business activities stated in the items of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act.

２前項に規定する事業を営むことを約した投資事業有限責任組合の組合員に対する投資事業有限責任組合契約に関する法律第七条第四項の規定の適用については、同項中「第三条第一項に掲げる事業以外の行為」とあるのは「第三条第一項に掲げる事業及び産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第三十三条第一項に規定する事業以外の行為」と、「同項に掲げる事業以外の行為」とあるのは「第三条第一項に掲げる事業及び同法第三十三条第一項に規定する事業以外の行為」とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment regarding partners of a limited investment partnership who have pledged to operate the business prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "acts other than the business activities listed in Article 3, paragraph (1)" in Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "acts other than the business activities stated in Article 3, paragraph (1) or the business activities prescribed in Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)"; and the phrase "a business other than those stated in the paragraph" in Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment is deemed to be replaced with "acts other than the business activities stated in Article 3, paragraph (1) or the business activities prescribed in Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Act".

第三十四条独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構は、事業再編を円滑化するため、認定事業再編事業者又はその関係事業者（以下「認定事業再編事業者等」という。）が認定事業再編計画に従って事業再編のための措置を行うために必要な資金を調達するために発行する社債（社債、株式等の振替に関する法律第六十六条第一号に規定する短期社債を除く。第百一条第一項第六号において同じ。）及び当該資金の借入れに係る債務の保証の業務を行う。

Article 34In order to facilitate corporate restructuring, the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation is to undertake duties to guarantee bonds (excluding the short term bonds prescribed in Article 66, item (i) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares; the same applies in Article 101, paragraph (1), item (vi)) issued by an approved business entity for corporate restructuring or its related business entity (referred to below as an "approved business entity for corporate restructuring, etc.") to procure funds necessary for taking measures for corporate restructuring in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, and to guarantee debt obligations regarding the borrowing of the funds.

第三十五条公庫は、公庫法第一条及び第十一条の規定にかかわらず、指定金融機関に対し、認定事業再編事業者等が認定事業再編計画に従って行う事業再編のための措置のうち、合併、保有する施設の撤去又は保有する設備の廃棄、生産性向上設備等の導入その他政令で定めるもの（第三十七条第一項において「認定事業再編関連措置」という。）を行うのに必要な資金の貸付けに必要な資金を貸し付ける業務及びこれに附帯する業務（以下「事業再編促進円滑化業務」という。）を行うことができる。

Article 35(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 and Article 11 of the Japan Finance Corporation Act, the JFC may provide duties to a designated financial institution with the funds necessary to offer loans for funds that an approved business entity for corporate restructuring, etc. needs for conducting a merger, dismantling facilities held or disposing of equipment held, or installing equipment for improving productivity, etc. or taking other measures as specified by Cabinet Order, out of measures for corporate restructuring taken in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan (those measures are referred to as "approved corporate restructuring-related measures" in Article 37, paragraph (1)), and duties incidental to them (referred to below as "duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion").

２事業再編促進円滑化業務が行われる場合には、事業再編促進円滑化業務をエネルギー環境適合製品の開発及び製造を行う事業の促進に関する法律第六条に規定する特定事業促進円滑化業務とみなし、かつ、同法第十七条の表の上欄に掲げる公庫法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句（次の表の上欄に掲げる公庫法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句を除く。）は、それぞれ同条の表の下欄に掲げる字句とし、次の表の上欄に掲げる公庫法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。この場合において、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(2)If duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion are undertaken, those operations are deemed to be duties to facilitate specified business promotion as prescribed in Article 6 of the Act on the Promotion of Business Developing and Manufacturing Energy-Environment Friendly Products; and the phrases stated in the middle column of the table of Article 17 of the Act that are used in the provisions of the Japan Finance Corporation Act stated in the left-hand column of the table (excluding the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Japan Finance Corporation Act, stated in the left-hand column of the table) are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table of the Article, and the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Japan Finance Corporation Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table. In this case, Cabinet Order prescribes any necessary technical replacement of the phrases.

第三十六条公庫は、実施指針（第二十二条第二項第三号に掲げる事項に限る。次条第一項第二号及び第二項において同じ。）に即して、主務省令で定めるところにより、事業再編促進円滑化業務の方法及び条件その他事業再編促進円滑化業務を実施するための方針（以下この条並びに次条第一項第二号及び第二項において「事業再編促進円滑化業務実施方針」という。）を定めなければならない。

Article 36(1)Pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, in line with the implementation guidelines (limited to the matters stated in Article 22, paragraph (2), item (iii); the applies in paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2) of the following Article), the JFC must specify the methods and conditions for duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion, and other policies for implementing those operations (referred to below as "policies for implementing duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion"), as prescribed by order of the competent ministry.

２公庫は、事業再編促進円滑化業務実施方針を定めようとするときは、主務大臣の認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。

(2)If the JFC intends to specify policies for implementing duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion, it must obtain the authorization of the competent minister. This also applies if the JFC intends to make changes to those policies.

３公庫は、前項の主務大臣の認可を受けたときは、遅滞なく、事業再編促進円滑化業務実施方針を公表しなければならない。

(3)When the JFC has obtained the authorization of the competent minister referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must publicize its policies for implementing duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion without delay.

４公庫は、事業再編促進円滑化業務実施方針に従って事業再編促進円滑化業務を行わなければならない。

(4)The JFC must undertake duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion in accordance with its policies for undertaking duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion.

第三十七条主務大臣は、主務省令で定めるところにより、認定事業再編事業者等が認定事業再編計画に従って認定事業再編関連措置を行うのに必要な資金を貸し付ける業務のうち、当該貸付けに必要な資金について公庫から貸付けを受けて行おうとするもの（以下「事業再編促進業務」という。）に関し、次の各号のいずれにも適合すると認められる者を、その申請により、指定金融機関として指定することができる。

Article 37(1)Pursuant to the provisions of Order of the competent ministry, the competent minister may designate those that are found to conform to all of the following items as designated financial institutions, upon application, regarding duties to offer loans for funds necessary for approved corporate restructuring-related measures taken by an approved business implementing corporate restructuring, etc. in accordance with an approved corporate restructuring plan, which are to be undertaken by borrowing funds necessary for offering those loans from the JFC (referred to below as "duties to promote corporate restructuring"):order of the competent ministry

２前項の規定による指定（以下この節において単に「指定」という。）を受けようとする者は、主務省令で定める手続に従い、実施指針及び事業再編促進円滑化業務実施方針に即して事業再編促進業務に関する規程（次項及び第三十九条において「業務規程」という。）を定め、これを申請書に添えて、主務大臣に提出しなければならない。

(2)A person intending to receive designation under the preceding paragraph (simply referred to below as "designation" in this Section) must specify the rules concerning duties to promote corporate restructuring promotion (referred to as the "operational rules" in the following paragraph and Article 39), in line with the implementation guidelines, and the policies for implementing duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion in accordance with the procedures specified by order of the competent ministry, and submit them together with a written application to the competent minister.

３業務規程には、事業再編促進業務の実施体制及び実施方法に関する事項その他の主務省令で定める事項を定めなければならない。

(3)The operational rules must specify matters concerning the implementation framework and methods for implementing duties to promote corporate restructuring and other matters specified by order of the competent ministry.

４次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、指定を受けることができない。

(4)Any person falling under any of the following items may not receive designation:

第三十八条主務大臣は、指定をしたときは、指定金融機関の商号又は名称、住所及び事業再編促進業務を行う営業所又は事務所の所在地を公示するものとする。

Article 38(1)If the competent minister has made a designation, the minister is to issue a public notice concerning the trade name or name, the address of the designated financial institution, as well as its business office or office location where it undertakes duties to promote corporate restructuring.

２指定金融機関は、その商号若しくは名称、住所又は事業再編促進業務を行う営業所若しくは事務所の所在地を変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

(2)If a designated financial institution intends to change its trade name or name, its address, or its business office or office location where it undertakes duties to promote corporate restructuring, it must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance.

３主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

第三十九条指定金融機関は、業務規程を変更しようとするときは、主務大臣の認可を受けなければならない。

Article 39(1)If a designated financial institution intends to change its operational rules, it must obtain the authorization of the competent minister.

２主務大臣は、指定金融機関の業務規程が事業再編促進業務の適正かつ確実な実施上不適当となったと認めるときは、その業務規程を変更すべきことを命ずることができる。

(2)If the competent minister finds that the operational rules of a designated financial institution are no longer appropriate for the proper and reliable implementation of duties to promote corporate restructuring, the minister may order the institution to change its operational rules.

第四十条公庫は、事業再編促進円滑化業務については、指定金融機関と次に掲げる事項をその内容に含む協定を締結し、これに従いその業務を行うものとする。

Article 40(1)The JFC is to conclude an agreement containing the following matters with a designated financial institution, regarding duties to facilitate corporate restructuring promotion, and undertake its duties in accordance with the agreement:

２公庫は、前項の協定を締結しようとするときは、主務大臣の認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。

(2)If the JFC intends to conclude an agreement under the preceding paragraph, it must obtain the authorization of the competent minister. This also applies if the JFC intends to make changes to the agreement.

第四十一条指定金融機関は、事業再編促進業務について、主務省令で定めるところにより、帳簿を備え、主務省令で定める事項を記載し、これを保存しなければならない。

Article 41A designated financial institution must keep books, record the particulars specified by order of the competent ministry, and preserve them regarding duties to promote corporate restructuring, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

第四十二条主務大臣は、この法律を施行するため必要があると認めるときは、指定金融機関に対し、事業再編促進業務に関し監督上必要な命令をすることができる。

Article 42The competent minister may issue to a designated financial institution an order necessary for supervision regarding its duties to promote corporate restructuring if the competent minister finds it necessary to do so for the enforcement of this Act.

第四十三条指定金融機関は、事業再編促進業務の全部又は一部を休止し、又は廃止しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

Article 43(1)If a designated financial institution intends to suspend or discontinue all or part of the duties to promote corporate restructuring, it must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(2)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

３指定金融機関が事業再編促進業務の全部を廃止したときは、当該指定金融機関の指定は、その効力を失う。

(3)If a designated financial institution has discontinued all of its duties to promote corporate restructuring, its designation as a designated financial institution ceases to be effective.

第四十四条主務大臣は、指定金融機関が第三十七条第四項各号（第二号を除く。）のいずれかに該当するに至ったときは、その指定を取り消すものとする。

Article 44(1)If a designated financial institution has come to fall under any of the items (excluding item (ii)) of Article 37, paragraph (4), the competent minister is to rescind its designation.

２主務大臣は、指定金融機関が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その指定を取り消すことができる。

(2)If a designated financial institution falls under any of the following items, the competent minister may rescind its designation:

３主務大臣は、前二項の規定により指定を取り消したときは、その旨を公示するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has rescinded a designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to issue a public notice to that effect.

第四十五条指定金融機関について、第四十三条第三項の規定により指定が効力を失ったとき、又は前条第一項若しくは第二項の規定により指定が取り消されたときは、当該指定金融機関であった者又はその一般承継人は、当該指定金融機関が行った事業再編促進業務の契約に基づく取引を結了する目的の範囲内においては、なお指定金融機関とみなす。

Article 45If a designation as a designated financial institution has ceased to be effective pursuant to the provisions of Article 45, paragraph (3) or has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, a person that has been the designated financial institution or its general successor is deemed to be the designated financial institution within the context of its purpose of completing transactions, based on a contract for duties to promote corporate restructuring conducted by the designated financial institution.

第四十六条政府は、事業者による事業再編の実施の円滑化のために必要があると認めるときは、次に掲げる調査を行い、その結果を公表するものとする。

Article 46The government is to conduct the following investigations and publicize the results if it finds it necessary to do so for facilitating corporate restructuring by a business entity:

第四十七条認証紛争解決事業者であって、裁判外紛争解決手続の利用の促進に関する法律第六条第一号の紛争の範囲を事業再生に係る紛争を含めて定めているものは、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、次の各号のいずれにも適合していることにつき、経済産業大臣の認定を受けることができる。

Article 47(1)Pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, certified dispute resolution business entities that have specified the scope of disputes stated in Article 6, item (i) of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution as including disputes regarding corporate rehabilitation, may receive the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry regarding the fact that they conform to both of the following items,:

２経済産業大臣は、前項の認定の申請に係る認証紛争解決事業者が同項各号のいずれにも適合していると認めるときは、同項の認定をするものとする。

(2)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to grant approval as stated in the preceding paragraph if the minister finds that the certified dispute resolution business entity in relation to the application for approval referred to in the preceding paragraph conforms to both of the items of the paragraph.

３経済産業大臣は、第一項の認定を受けた認証紛争解決事業者が同項各号のいずれかに適合しなくなったと認めるとき、又は第五十四条第一項の償還すべき社債の金額の減額に係る確認、第五十六条第一項の資金の借入れに係る確認若しくは第五十九条第一項の債権に係る確認を適切に行っていないと認めるときは、当該認定を取り消すことができる。

(3)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may rescind an approval if the minister finds that a certified dispute resolution business entity that has obtained approval as stated in paragraph (1) no longer conforms to either of the items of the paragraph, or finds that confirmation regarding the reduction of the amount of bonds to be redeemed stated in Article 54, paragraph (1), confirmation regarding the borrowing of the funds stated in Article 56, paragraph (1), or confirmation regarding the claims specified in Article 59, paragraph (1) is not being made properly.

第四十八条事業者が特定債務等の調整（特定債務等の調整の促進のための特定調停に関する法律（平成十一年法律第百五十八号）第二条第二項に規定する特定債務等の調整をいう。）に係る調停の申立てをした場合（当該調停の申立ての際に同法第三条第二項の申述をした場合に限る。）において、当該申立て前に当該申立てに係る事件について特定認証紛争解決手続が実施されていた場合には、裁判所は、当該特定認証紛争解決手続が実施されていることを考慮した上で、民事調停法（昭和二十六年法律第二百二十二号）第五条第一項ただし書の規定により裁判官だけで調停を行うことが相当であるかどうかの判断をするものとする。

Article 48If a business entity has filed an application for conciliation regarding the arrangement of specified debts, etc. (meaning the arrangement of specified debts, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Special Conciliation for Expediting Arrangement of Specified Debts, etc. (Act No. 158 of 1999)) (this is limited to cases in which a request as stated in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Act was made at the time of the application for conciliation), and specified certified dispute resolution procedures were undertaken regarding the subject incident of the application before that application, the court is to make a judgment as to whether it is appropriate for the conciliation to be undertaken only by a judge alone, considering that the specified dispute resolution procedures were undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Civil Mediation Act (Act No. 222 of 1951).

第四十九条再生手続開始の申立てがあった場合において、当該申立て前に当該申立てに係る紛争について特定認証紛争解決手続が実施されていたときは、裁判所（再生事件を取り扱う一人の裁判官又は裁判官の合議体をいう。第五十七条、第六十条から第六十二条まで及び第六十五条の四において同じ。）は、民事再生法（平成十一年法律第二百二十五号）第五十四条第一項の処分をする場合には、手続実施者が当該特定認証紛争解決手続において和解の仲介を実施していたことを考慮した上で、同条第二項の規定による監督委員の選任をするものとする。

Article 49If a petition to commence rehabilitation proceedings has been filed, and specified certified dispute resolution procedures have been implemented regarding the subject dispute of the petition before that petition, the court (meaning a judge or panel of judges in charge of the rehabilitation case; the same applies in Article 57, Articles 60 through 62, and Article 65-4), in the case of making the disposition referred to in Article 54, paragraph (1) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act (Act No. 225 of 1999) is to appoint a supervisor under paragraph (2) of the Article, after considering that a dispute resolution provider was implementing a settlement through the specified certified dispute resolution procedures.

第五十条更生手続開始の申立てがあった場合において、当該申立て前に当該申立てに係る紛争について特定認証紛争解決手続が実施されていたときは、裁判所（更生事件を取り扱う一人の裁判官又は裁判官の合議体をいう。第五十八条及び第六十三条から第六十五条までにおいて同じ。）は、会社更生法（平成十四年法律第百五十四号）第三十五条第一項の処分をする場合には、手続実施者が当該特定認証紛争解決手続において和解の仲介を実施していたことを考慮した上で、同条第二項の規定による監督委員の選任をするものとする。

Article 50If a petition to commence reorganization proceedings has been filed, and specified certified dispute resolution procedures were implemented regarding the subject dispute of the petition before that petition, the court (meaning a judge or panel of judges handling the reorganization case; the same applies in Article 58 and Articles 63 through 65), when making the disposition referred to in Article 35, paragraph (1) of the Corporate Reorganization Act (Act No. 154 of 2002) is to appoint a supervisor under paragraph (2) of the Article after considering that a dispute resolution provider was arranging settlement through the specified certified dispute resolution procedures.

第五十一条独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構は、次の各号に掲げる者が関与する事業再生について、それぞれ当該各号に定める期間（当該期間内に破産手続開始、再生手続開始、更生手続開始又は特別清算開始の申立てがあったときは、当該申立ての時までの期間。次条第一項において「事業再生準備期間」という。）における事業再生を行おうとする事業者の事業の継続に欠くことができない資金の借入れに係る債務の保証を行う。

Article 51Regarding corporate rehabilitation involving the persons referred to in the following items, the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation guarantees debts regarding the borrowing of funds that are indispensable for a business entity intending to undertake corporate rehabilitation, within the period specified in each respective item (or, until an application for the starting of bankruptcy proceedings, the starting of rehabilitation proceedings, reorganization proceedings, or special liquidation is filed within that period; the period until filing is referred to as the "corporate rehabilitation preparation period" in paragraph (1) of the following Article):

第五十二条中小企業信用保険法（昭和二十五年法律第二百六十四号）第三条第一項に規定する普通保険（以下「普通保険」という。）、同法第三条の二第一項に規定する無担保保険（以下「無担保保険」という。）又は同法第三条の三第一項に規定する特別小口保険（以下「特別小口保険」という。）の保険関係であって、事業再生円滑化関連保証（同法第三条第一項、第三条の二第一項又は第三条の三第一項に規定する債務の保証であって、事業再生を行おうとする中小企業者の原材料の購入のための費用その他の事業の継続に欠くことができない費用で経済産業省令で定めるものに充てるために必要な資金の借入れ（事業再生準備期間における資金の借入れに限る。）に係るものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）を受けた中小企業者に係るものについての次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定の適用については、これらの規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。

Article 52(1)In applying the provisions of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act (Act No. 264 of 1950) as stated in the left-hand column of the following table regarding the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to below as "ordinary insurance"), unsecured insurance prescribed in Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to below as "unsecured insurance"), or special petty insurance prescribed in Article 3-3, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to below as "special petty insurance") that relates to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual that has received a corporate rehabilitation facilitation-related guarantee (meaning a guarantee for debts as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), Article 3-2, paragraph (1), or Article 3-3, paragraph (1) of the Act that are related to the borrowing of funds (limited to the borrowing of the funds within the corporate rehabilitation preparation period) necessary to cover the expenses for purchasing raw materials by a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual intending to implement corporate rehabilitation, or other expenses indispensable for the continuity of its business, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; the same applies below in this Article), the phrases stated in the middle column of the table that are used in these provisions are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table.

２普通保険の保険関係であって、事業再生円滑化関連保証に係るものについての中小企業信用保険法第三条第二項及び第五条の規定の適用については、同項中「百分の七十」とあり、及び同条中「百分の七十（無担保保険、特別小口保険、流動資産担保保険、公害防止保険、エネルギー対策保険、海外投資関係保険、新事業開拓保険、事業再生保険及び特定社債保険にあつては、百分の八十）」とあるのは、「百分の八十」とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) and Article 5 of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act regarding the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance that are related to a corporate rehabilitation facilitation-related guarantee, the phrase "70 percent" in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Act and the phrase "70 percent (or 80 percent for unsecured insurance, special petty insurance, current assets insurance, pollution prevention insurance, energy conservation insurance, overseas investment-related insurance, new business development insurance, corporate rehabilitation insurance, and specific corporate bond insurance)" in Article 5 of the Act are deemed to be replaced with "80 percent".

３普通保険、無担保保険又は特別小口保険の保険関係であって、事業再生円滑化関連保証に係るものについての保険料の額は、中小企業信用保険法第四条の規定にかかわらず、保険金額に年百分の二以内において政令で定める率を乗じて得た額とする。

(3)The amount of insurance premiums relating to the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance, unsecured insurance, or special petty insurance related to a corporate rehabilitation facilitation-related guarantee is the amount arrived at if the insurance amount is multiplied by a percentage specified by Cabinet Order within two percent per annum, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act.

第五十三条普通保険、無担保保険又は特別小口保険の保険関係であって、事業再生計画実施関連保証（中小企業信用保険法第三条第一項、第三条の二第一項又は第三条の三第一項に規定する債務の保証であって、独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構又は認定支援機関による指導若しくは助言を受けて作成した第五十一条第二号の事業再生の計画（当該計画に係る債権者全員の合意が成立したものに限る。）その他経済産業省令で定めるところにより作成された事業再生の計画に従って行われる事業再生に必要な資金に係るものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）を受けた中小企業者に係るものについての次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定の適用については、これらの規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。

Article 53(1)In applying the provisions of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act, as stated in the left-hand column of the following table regarding the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance, unsecured insurance, or special petty insurance that are related to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual which has received a corporate rehabilitation plan implementation-related guarantee (meaning a guarantee for debts as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), Article 3-2, paragraph (1) or Article 3-3, paragraph (1) of the Act related to funds necessary for corporate rehabilitation, to be implemented in accordance with a plan for corporate rehabilitation stated in Article 51, item (ii) prepared through receiving guidance or advice from the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation or approved support institutions (limited to a plan on which all of the creditors subject to the plan have reached an agreement) or a plan for corporate rehabilitation prepared pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; the same applies below in this Article), the phrases stated in the middle column of the table that are used in these provisions are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table.

２普通保険の保険関係であって、事業再生計画実施関連保証に係るものについての中小企業信用保険法第三条第二項及び第五条の規定の適用については、同項中「百分の七十」とあり、及び同条中「百分の七十（無担保保険、特別小口保険、流動資産担保保険、公害防止保険、エネルギー対策保険、海外投資関係保険、新事業開拓保険、事業再生保険及び特定社債保険にあつては、百分の八十）」とあるのは、「百分の八十」とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) and Article 5 of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act regarding the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance that are related to a corporate rehabilitation plan implementation-related guarantee, the phrase "70 percent" in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Act and the phrase "70 percent (or 80 percent for unsecured insurance, special petty insurance, current assets insurance, pollution prevention insurance, energy conservation insurance, overseas investment-related insurance, new business development insurance, corporate rehabilitation insurance, and specific corporate bond insurance)" in Article 5 of the Act are deemed to be replaced with "80 percent".

３普通保険、無担保保険又は特別小口保険の保険関係であって、事業再生計画実施関連保証に係るものについての保険料の額は、中小企業信用保険法第四条の規定にかかわらず、保険金額に年百分の二以内において政令で定める率を乗じて得た額とする。

(3)The amount of insurance premiums for insurance relationships of ordinary insurance, unsecured insurance, or special petty insurance that are related to a corporate rehabilitation plan implementation-related guarantee is the amount arrived at if the insurance amount is multiplied by a percentage as specified by Cabinet Order within two percent per annum, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act.

第五十四条特定認証紛争解決手続により事業再生を図ろうとする事業者は、当該特定認証紛争解決手続を行う特定認証紛争解決事業者に対し、社債権者集会の決議に基づき行う償還すべき社債の金額の減額が、当該事業者の事業再生に欠くことができないものとして経済産業省令・内閣府令で定める基準に適合するものであることの確認を求めることができる。

Article 54(1)A business entity intending to promote corporate rehabilitation through specified certified dispute resolution procedures may request the specified certified dispute resolution business entity undertaking the specified certified dispute resolution procedures to confirm that the reduction in the amount of bonds to be redeemed based on a resolution at a bondholders meeting conforms to the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Cabinet Office Order, as being indispensable for the corporate rehabilitation of the business.

２特定認証紛争解決事業者は、前項の確認を行ったときは、直ちに、その旨を、当該確認を求めた事業者に通知するものとする。

(2)When having made the confirmation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the specified certified dispute resolution business entity is to immediately notify the business entity that sought confirmation to that effect.

第五十五条裁判所は、前条第一項の規定により特定認証紛争解決事業者が確認を行った償還すべき社債の金額について減額を行う旨の社債権者集会の決議に係る会社法第七百三十二条に規定する認可の申立てが行われた場合には、当該減額が当該事業者の事業再生に欠くことができないものであることが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該社債権者集会の決議が同法第七百三十三条第四号に掲げる場合に該当するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 55(1)If an application has been filed for the approval prescribed in Article 732 of the Companies Act, regarding a resolution of a bondholders meeting stating the amount of bonds to be redeemed is to be reduced on which a specified certified dispute resolution business entity has confirmed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the court is to make a decision as to whether the resolution at the bondholders meeting falls under the cases stated in Article 733, item (iv) of the Act, after considering that it had been confirmed that the reduction is indispensable for the corporate rehabilitation of the relevant business.

２裁判所は、前項に規定する認可の申立てが行われた場合には、特定認証紛争解決事業者に対し、意見の陳述を求めることができる。

(2)If an application has been filed for the approval prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the court may request the specified certified dispute resolution business entity to present its opinion.

第五十六条特定認証紛争解決手続により事業再生を図ろうとする事業者は、当該特定認証紛争解決手続を行う特定認証紛争解決事業者に対し、当該特定認証紛争解決手続の開始から終了に至るまでの間における当該事業者の資金の借入れが次の各号のいずれにも適合することの確認を求めることができる。

Article 56(1)A business entity intending to promote corporate rehabilitation through specified certified dispute resolution procedures may request confirmation from the specified certified dispute resolution business entity undertaking the specified certified dispute resolution procedures that the borrowing of funds by the relevant business entity during a period from the start of the specified certified dispute resolution procedures up to their termination conforms to both of the following items:

２特定認証紛争解決事業者は、前項の確認を行ったときは、直ちに、その旨を、当該確認を求めた事業者に通知するものとする。

(2)When having made the confirmation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the specified certified dispute resolution business entity is to immediately notify the business entity that requested the confirmation to that effect.

３前二項の規定は、独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構又は認定支援機関から事業再生の計画の作成についての指導又は助言を受けて事業再生を行おうとする中小企業者について準用する。この場合において、第一項中「当該特定認証紛争解決手続を行う特定認証紛争解決事業者」とあり、及び前項中「特定認証紛争解決事業者」とあるのは「独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構又は認定支援機関」と、第一項中「当該特定認証紛争解決手続の開始から終了に至るまでの間」とあるのは「第五十一条第二号に定める期間」と、同項第二号中「当該特定認証紛争解決手続における紛争の当事者である」とあるのは「当該事業再生に係る」と読み替えるものとする。

(3)The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual intending to implement corporate rehabilitation after receiving guidance or advice from the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation or an approved support institution regarding the preparation of a plan for corporate rehabilitation. In this case, the phrase "the specified certified dispute resolution business entity undertaking the specified certified dispute resolution procedures" in paragraph (1) and the term "the specified certified dispute resolution business entity" in the preceding paragraph are deemed to be replaced with "the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation or an approved support institution", the phrase "during the period from the commencement of the specified certified dispute resolution procedures up to their termination" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "during the period specified in Article 51, item (ii)", and the phrase "that are parties to the dispute under the specified certified dispute resolution procedures" in item (ii) of the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "relating to that corporate rehabilitation".

第五十七条裁判所は、前条第一項の規定による確認を受けた資金の借入れをした事業者について再生手続開始の決定があった場合において、同項の規定による確認を受けた資金の借入れに係る再生債権と他の再生債権（同項第二号の債権者に同号の同意の際保有されていた再生債権に限る。）との間に権利の変更の内容に差を設ける再生計画案（民事再生法第百六十三条第一項の再生計画案をいう。第六十二条において同じ。）が提出され、又は可決されたときは、当該資金の借入れが前条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該再生計画案が同法第百五十五条第一項ただし書に規定する再生債権者の間に差を設けても衡平を害しない場合に該当するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 57If a ruling has been made to commence rehabilitation proceedings regarding a business entity that has borrowed funds for which it obtained confirmation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, and a proposed rehabilitation plan (meaning the proposed rehabilitation plan stated in Article 163, paragraph (1) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act; the same applies in Article 62) that creates a difference in the details of changes to rights between rehabilitation claims regarding the borrowing of the funds for which it obtained the confirmation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and other rehabilitation claims (limited to rehabilitation claims that the creditors stated in item (ii) of the paragraph held at the time of giving the consent stated in the item) has been submitted or approved, the court is to make a decision as to whether the proposed rehabilitation plan falls under cases in which fairness will not be compromised, even if the difference is created among the rehabilitation creditors prescribed in the proviso to Article 155, paragraph (1) of the Act, when it has been confirmed that the borrowing of funds conforms to both of the items of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

第五十八条裁判所は、第五十六条第一項の規定による確認を受けた資金の借入れをした事業者について更生手続開始の決定があった場合において、同項の規定による確認を受けた資金の借入れに係る更生債権等（会社更生法第二条第十二項の更生債権等をいう。第六十四条及び第六十五条において同じ。）とこれと同一の種類の他の更生債権等（第五十六条第一項第二号の債権者に同号の同意の際保有されていた更生債権等に限る。）との間に権利の変更の内容に差を設ける更生計画案が提出され、又は可決されたときは、当該資金の借入れが同項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該更生計画案が同法第百六十八条第一項ただし書に規定する同一の種類の権利を有する更生債権者等（同法第二条第十三項の更生債権者等をいう。第六十五条において同じ。）の間に差を設けても衡平を害しない場合に該当するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 58If a ruling has been made to commence reorganization proceedings regarding a business that has borrowed funds that have been confirmed under Article 56, paragraph (1), and a proposed reorganization plan that creates a difference in details of changes to rights between reorganization claims, etc. (meaning the reorganization claims, etc. stated in Article 2, paragraph (12) of the Corporate Reorganization Act; the applies in Article 64 and Article 65) regarding the borrowing of the funds that have been confirmed under Article 56, paragraph (1) and other reorganization claims, etc. of the type (limited to reorganization claims, etc. that the creditors stated in Article 56, paragraph (1), item (ii) held at the time of giving the consent stated in the item) has been submitted or approved, the court is to make a decision as to whether the proposed reorganization plan falls under the cases in which fairness will not be compromised even if a difference is made among reorganization creditors, etc. (meaning the reorganization creditors, etc. stated in Article 2, paragraph (13) of the Act; the same applies in Article 65) that have the same type of rights prescribed in the proviso to Article 168, paragraph (1) of the Act.

第五十八条の二前二条の規定は、第五十六条第三項において準用する同条第一項の確認を受けた資金の借入れについて準用する。この場合において、第五十七条中「前条第一項各号」とあるのは「第五十六条第三項において準用する同条第一項各号」と、前条中「第五十六条第一項第二号」とあるのは「第五十六条第三項において準用する同条第一項第二号」と読み替えるものとする。

Article 58-2The provisions of the preceding two Articles apply mutatis mutandis to the borrowing of funds confirmed that has been confirmed under Article 56, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of the Article. In this case, the phrase "the items of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 57 is deemed to be replaced with "the items of Article 56, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of the Article", and the phrase "Article 56, paragraph (1), item (ii)" in the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 56, paragraph (1), item (ii) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of the Article".

第五十九条特定認証紛争解決手続により事業再生を図ろうとする事業者は、当該特定認証紛争解決手続を行う特定認証紛争解決事業者に対し、当該特定認証紛争解決手続の終了に至るまでの間の原因に基づいて生じた債権が次の各号のいずれにも適合することの確認を求めることができる。

Article 59(1)A business entity intending to promote corporate rehabilitation through specified certified dispute resolution procedures may request the specified certified dispute resolution business entity undertaking the specified certified dispute resolution procedures to confirm that the claims arising from any causes during a period up to the termination of the specified certified dispute resolution procedures conform to both of the following items:

２特定認証紛争解決事業者は、前項の確認を行ったときは、直ちに、その旨を、当該確認を求めた事業者に通知するものとする。

(2)When having made the confirmation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the specified certified dispute resolution business entity is to immediately notify the business entity that requested the confirmation to that effect.

３前二項の規定は、独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構又は認定支援機関から事業再生の計画の作成についての指導又は助言を受けて事業再生を行おうとする中小企業者について準用する。この場合において、第一項中「当該特定認証紛争解決手続を行う特定認証紛争解決事業者」とあり、及び前項中「特定認証紛争解決事業者」とあるのは「独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構又は認定支援機関」と、第一項中「当該特定認証紛争解決手続の終了に至る」とあるのは「第五十一条第二号に定める期間の終了」と読み替えるものとする。

(3)The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual intending to implement corporate rehabilitation after receiving guidance or advice from the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, or an approved support institution regarding the preparation of a plan for corporate rehabilitation. In this case, the phrase "the specified certified dispute resolution business entity undertaking the specified certified dispute resolution procedures" in paragraph (1) and the term "the specified certified dispute resolution business entity" in the preceding paragraph are deemed to be replaced with "the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation or an approved support institution", and the phrase "up to the termination of the specified certified dispute resolution procedures" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the termination of the period specified in Article 51, item (ii)".

第六十条裁判所は、前条第一項の規定による確認を受けた債権（この条から第六十五条までにおいて「確認債権」という。）に係る債務を負担した事業者について再生手続開始の申立てがあった場合において、民事再生法第三十条第一項の規定による保全処分を命ずるときは、当該確認債権が前条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該確認債権の弁済を当該保全処分で禁止するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 60If an application for the starting of rehabilitation proceedings is filed regarding a business entity that has incurred debts regarding the claims confirmed under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (referred to as the "confirmed claims" from this Article through Article 65), and the court issues a provisional order under Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act, and after taking in consideration that the confirmed claims have been found to conform to both of the items of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the court is to make a decision as to whether or not it should prohibit payment of the confirmed claims, using that provisional order.

第六十一条裁判所は、確認債権に係る債務を負担した事業者について再生手続開始の決定があった場合において、当該確認債権について、民事再生法第八十五条第五項の規定に基づき、少額の再生債権を早期に弁済しなければ再生債務者の事業の継続に著しい支障を来すものとして弁済の許可の申立てがなされたときは、当該確認債権が第五十九条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該確認債権の弁済が同法第八十五条第五項に規定する少額の再生債権を早期に弁済しなければ再生債務者の事業の継続に著しい支障を来すときに該当するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 61If a ruling has been made on the starting of rehabilitation proceedings with respect to a business entity that has incurred debts regarding confirmed claims, and a petition has been filed for permission to pay those confirmed claims, pursuant to the provisions of Article 85, paragraph (5) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act, as those falling under cases in which significant hindrance would be caused to the continuation of the business of the rehabilitation debtor, unless the payment of the rehabilitation claims of small amounts are performed promptly, pursuant to the provisions of Article 85, paragraph (5) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act, the court is to make a decision as to whether the confirmed claims have been confirmed to comply with the all items of Article 59, paragraph 1, and determine whether payment of the confirmed claims falls under cases in which significant hindrance would be caused to the continuation of the business of the rehabilitation debtor, unless small amounts of the rehabilitation claims are performed promptly, as prescribed in Article 85, paragraph (5) of the Act. .

第六十二条裁判所は、確認債権に係る債務を負担した事業者について再生手続開始の決定があった場合において、当該確認債権と他の再生債権との間に権利の変更の内容に差を設ける再生計画案が提出され、又は可決されたときは、当該確認債権が第五十九条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該再生計画案が民事再生法第百五十五条第一項ただし書に規定する少額の再生債権について別段の定めをし、その他再生債権者の間に差を設けても衡平を害しない場合に該当するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 62If a ruling has been made on the starting of rehabilitation proceedings regarding a business entity that has incurred debts regarding confirmed claims, and a proposed rehabilitation plan that creates a difference in the details of changes to rights between the confirmed claims and other rehabilitation claims has been submitted or approved, the court is to make a decision as to whether the proposed rehabilitation plan falls under cases in which fairness will not be compromised, and the proposed rehabilitation plan provides for rehabilitation claims of small amounts or any other difference is created among rehabilitation creditors, as prescribed in the proviso to Article 155, paragraph (1) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act, after considering that the confirmed claims have been confirmed to conform to both of the items of Article 59, paragraph (1).

第六十三条裁判所は、確認債権に係る債務を負担した事業者について更生手続開始の申立てがあった場合において、会社更生法第二十八条第一項の規定による保全処分を命ずるときは、当該確認債権が第五十九条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該確認債権の弁済を当該保全処分で禁止するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 63If an application for the starting of reorganization proceedings has been filed regarding a business entity that has incurred debts regarding the confirmed claims, and the court has issued a provisional order under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Corporate Reorganization Act, the court is to make a decision as to whether it should prohibit the payment for the confirmed claims by using that provisional order, after considering that it was confirmed that the confirmed claims conform to both of the items of Article 59, paragraph (1).

第六十四条裁判所は、確認債権に係る債務を負担した事業者について更生手続開始の決定があった場合において、当該確認債権について、会社更生法第四十七条第五項の規定に基づき、少額の更生債権等を早期に弁済しなければ更生会社の事業の継続に著しい支障を来すものとして弁済の許可の申立てがなされたときは、当該確認債権が第五十九条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該確認債権の弁済が同法第四十七条第五項に規定する少額の更生債権等を早期に弁済しなければ更生会社の事業の継続に著しい支障を来すときに該当するかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 64If a ruling has been made on the starting of reorganization proceedings regarding a business entity that has incurred debts regarding confirmed claims, and a petition has been filed for permission for the payment of those confirmed claims pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (5) of the Corporate Reorganization Act on the grounds that significant hindrance would be caused to the continuation of the business of the reorganization company, unless payment of small amounts of the reorganization claims, etc. is performed promptly, the court is to make a decision after considering that the confirmed claims conform to comply with any of the items of Article 59, paragraph (1), and whether the payment of the confirmed claims falls under cases in which significant hindrance would be caused to the continuation of the business of the reorganization company, unless the reorganization claims, etc. of small amounts are performed promptly, as prescribed in Article 47, paragraph (5) of the Act.

第六十五条裁判所は、確認債権に係る債務を負担した事業者について更生手続開始の決定があった場合において、当該確認債権とこれと同一の種類の他の更生債権等との間に権利の変更の内容に差を設ける更生計画案が提出され、又は可決されたときは、当該確認債権が第五十九条第一項各号のいずれにも適合することが確認されていることを考慮した上で、当該更生計画案が会社更生法第百六十八条第一項ただし書に規定する少額の更生債権等について別段の定めをしても衡平を害しない場合その他同一の種類の権利を有する更生債権者等の間に差を設けても衡平を害しない場合に該当するかどうか判断するものとする。

Article 65If a ruling has been made on the starting of reorganization proceedings regarding a business entity that has incurred debts regarding confirmed claims, and a proposed reorganization plan that creates a difference in the details of changes to rights between the confirmed claims and other reorganization claims, etc. of the type has been submitted or approved, the court is to make a decision as to whether the proposed reorganization plan falls under cases in which fairness will not be compromised, even if a proposed reorganization plan otherwise provides for the reorganization claims, etc. of small amounts or any other difference is created among reorganization creditors, etc. who have rights of the type, as prescribed in the proviso to Article 168, paragraph (1) of the Corporate Reorganization Act, after considering that it was confirmed that the confirmed claims conform to both of the items of Article 59, paragraph (1).

第六十五条の二第六十条から前条までの規定は、第五十九条第三項において準用する同条第一項の確認を受けた債権の弁済について準用する。この場合において、第六十条中「前条第一項各号」とあり、及び第六十一条から前条までの規定中「第五十九条第一項各号」とあるのは、「第五十九条第三項において準用する同条第一項各号」と読み替えるものとする。

Article 65-2The provisions of Article 60 through the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the performance of claims confirmed under Article 59, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis to paragraph (3) of the Article. In such a case, the phrase "the items of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 60 and the phrase "the items of Article 59, paragraph (1)" in Article 61 through the preceding Article are deemed to be replaced with "the items of Article 59, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of the Article".

第六十五条の三特定認証紛争解決手続により事業再生を図ろうとする事業者は、当該特定認証紛争解決手続における紛争の当事者である債権者の債権の総額の五分の三以上に当たる債権を有する債権者が当該事業者に係る事業再生の計画について同意した場合には、当該特定認証紛争解決手続を行う特定認証紛争解決事業者に対し、当該事業再生の計画に基づき行う債権の金額の減額が、当該事業者の事業再生に欠くことができないものとして経済産業省令で定める基準に適合するものであることの確認を求めることができる。

Article 65-3(1)A business intending to promote corporate rehabilitation through specified certified dispute resolution procedures may, if creditors holding claims amounting to three-fifths or more of the total amount of claims of the creditors that are parties to the dispute, under the specified certified dispute resolution procedures, give their consent to the plan for corporate rehabilitation regarding the business, request the specified certified dispute resolution business entity undertaking the specified certified dispute resolution procedures to confirm that the reduction of the amount of claims based on the plan for corporate rehabilitation is in conformity with the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as being indispensable for the corporate rehabilitation of the business.

２特定認証紛争解決事業者は、前項の確認を行ったときは、直ちに、その旨を、当該確認を求めた事業者に通知するものとする。

(2)When having made the confirmation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the specified certified dispute resolution business entity is to immediately give notice to the business entity that requested the confirmation to that effect.

第六十五条の四裁判所は、前条第一項の規定により特定認証紛争解決事業者が確認を行った債権の金額の減額に係る事業者について民事再生法第二百十一条第一項の申立てがあった場合には、当該減額が当該事業者の事業再生に欠くことができないものであることが確認されていることを考慮した上で、同項後段の再生計画案について同法第百七十四条第二項第四号に該当する事由があるかどうかを判断するものとする。

Article 65-4If the petition referred to in Article 211, paragraph (1) of the Civil Rehabilitation Act has been filed regarding a business entity subject to a reduction in the amount of claims, for which a specified certified dispute resolution business entity has given confirmation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the court is to make a decision whether the proposed rehabilitation plan referred to in the second sentence of Article 211, paragraph (1) of the Act falls under the grounds stated in Article 174, paragraph (2), item (iv) of the Act, after considering that it has been confirmed that the reduction is indispensable for the corporate rehabilitation of the relevant business.

第六十五条の五特定認証紛争解決手続により事業再生を図ろうとする事業者の事業再生の円滑化に資するため、当該事業者に対する債権の全部又は一部を有する金融機関は、当該特定認証紛争解決手続に参加するよう特定認証紛争解決事業者から求めがあった場合には、これに協力するよう努めなければならない。

Article 65-5To contribute to the facilitation of corporate rehabilitation of a business entity intending to promote corporate rehabilitation through specified certified dispute resolution procedures, a financial institution holding all or part of the claims against the business must cooperate when it receives a request from a specified certified dispute resolution business entity to participate in the specified certified dispute resolution procedures.

第六十五条の六独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構は、事業の継続が困難となっている新事業開拓事業者（中小企業者を除く。）の求めに応じ、当該新事業開拓事業者の行う合併、分割、事業の譲渡又は譲受け、資金の調達その他の事業の再生のための措置に関し必要な助言を行う。

Article 65-6At the request of a new business developing business entity (excluding a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual) that has a difficulty in continuing its business, the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation provides necessary advice regarding measures for business rehabilitation implemented by the new business developing business entity, such as a merger, company split, transfer or acquisition of a business, and procuring funds.

第六十六条金融商品取引法第二条第十六項に規定する金融商品取引所に上場されている株式を発行している株式会社（以下この条において「上場会社」という。）は、株主総会（種類株主総会を含む。以下この項及び次項において同じ。）を場所の定めのない株主総会（種類株主総会にあっては、場所の定めのない種類株主総会。以下この項及び次項において同じ。）とすることが株主の利益の確保に配慮しつつ産業競争力を強化することに資する場合として経済産業省令・法務省令で定める要件に該当することについて、経済産業省令・法務省令で定めるところにより、経済産業大臣及び法務大臣の確認を受けた場合には、株主総会を場所の定めのない株主総会とすることができる旨を定款で定めることができる。

Article 66(1)If a stock company that issues shares listed on the financial instruments exchange prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (referred to below as a "listed company" in this Article) has obtained confirmation from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Justice, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Justice Order, that the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Justice Order are satisfied regarding holding a shareholders meeting (including a general meeting of class shareholders; the same applies below in this paragraph and the following paragraph) as a shareholders meeting without a designated location (a general meeting of class shareholders without a designated location in the case of a general meeting of class shareholders; the same applies below in this paragraph and the following paragraph) the listed company may provide in its articles of incorporation that a shareholders meeting may be held as a shareholders meeting without a designated location in cases that contribute to strengthening industrial competitiveness while giving consideration to securing the interests of shareholders.

２前項の規定による定款の定めがある上場会社の取締役（会社法第二百九十七条第四項（同法第三百二十五条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により株主が株主総会を招集する場合にあっては、当該株主）が場所の定めのない株主総会を招集する場合（その招集の決定の時において前項の経済産業省令・法務省令で定める要件に該当しない場合を除く。）における同法第二百九十八条第一項及び第四項、第二百九十九条第四項、第三百十七条並びに第三百十八条第一項（これらの規定を同法第三百二十五条において準用する場合を含む。）並びに同法第三百四十二条の二第三項及び第三百四十五条第三項の規定の適用については、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(2)In applying the provisions of Article 298, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 299, paragraph (4), Article 317, and Article 318, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act (including the case where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325 of the Act) and the provisions of Article 342-2, paragraph (3) and Article 345, paragraph (3) of the Act in the case where directors (in the case where shareholders call a shareholders meeting pursuant to the provisions of Article 297, paragraph (4) of the Companies Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325 of the Act), those shareholders) of a listed company of which articles of incorporation have the provisions as provided for in the preceding paragraph call a shareholders meeting without a designated location (excluding cases where the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Justice Order as referred to in the preceding paragraph are not satisfied on the time of determining the calling of the meeting), the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table, are deemed to be replaced with the phrases respectively stated in the right-hand column of the table, and Cabinet Order prescribes any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases.

３第一項の規定による定款の定めがある上場会社についての会社法第二十九条、第三百四十八条第三項、第三百九十九条の十三第五項、第四百十六条第四項、第四百八十二条第三項及び第四百九十一条の規定の適用については、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

(3)In applying the provisions of Article 29, Article 348, paragraph (3), Article 399-13, paragraph (5), Article 416, paragraph (4), Article 482, paragraph (3), and Article 491 of the Companies Act regarding a listed company of which articles of incorporation have the provisions as provided for in paragraph (1), the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases respectively stated in the right-hand column of the table, and Cabinet Order prescribes any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases

第六十七条主務大臣は、技術等情報漏えい防止措置の実施の促進に関する指針（以下「促進指針」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 67(1)The competent minister is to establish the guidelines for promotion of implementing the measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information (referred to below as the "promotion guidelines").

２促進指針においては、次に掲げる事項を定めるものとする。

(2)The promotion guidelines are to specify the following matters:

３主務大臣は、促進指針を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has established the promotion guidelines or made changes to them, the minister is to publicize the guidelines without delay.

第六十八条技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務を行う者は、主務大臣の認定を受けることができる。

Article 68(1)A person that undertakes duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information may receive the approval of the competent minister.

２前項の認定を受けようとする者は、主務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その他主務省令で定める書類を主務大臣に提出しなければならない。

(2)A person that intends to receive the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph must submit a written application containing the following matters and other documents, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry to the competent minister:

３主務大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その申請に係る技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務の実施の方法が促進指針において定められた前条第二項第三号に規定する基準に適合していると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。

(3)The competent minister is to grant approval if the minister has received an application for the approval as stated in paragraph (1) and finds that the methods of the implementation of duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information in relation to the application conform to the criteria prescribed in paragraph (2), item (iii) of the preceding Article as established in the promotion guidelines.

４次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、第一項の認定を受けることができない。

(4)Those falling under any of the following items may not obtain the approval stated in paragraph (1):

５主務大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、氏名又は名称、住所、業務の範囲その他主務省令で定める事項を公表するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has granted approval as stated in paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize the name, address, scope of business operations, and other matters specified by order of the competent ministry.

第六十九条前条第一項の認定は、三年を超えない範囲内で政令で定める期間ごとにその更新を受けなければ、その期間の経過によって、その効力を失う。

Article 69(1)Unless the approval stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is renewed for each period as specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three years, the relevant approval becomes invalid upon the expiration of that period.

２前条第二項、第三項及び第四項（第二号を除く。）の規定は、前項の認定の更新について準用する。

(2)The provisions of paragraph (2), paragraph (3), and paragraph (4) (excluding item (ii)) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal of the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph.

３主務大臣は、第一項の規定により前条第一項の認定がその効力を失ったときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(3)If the approval stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article has become invalid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the competent minister is to publicize to that effect.

第七十条第六十八条第一項の認定を受けた者（以下「認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関」という。）が当該認定に係る技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務を行う事業の全部を譲渡し、又は認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関について相続、合併若しくは分割（当該認定に係る技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務を行う事業の全部を承継させるものに限る。）があったときは、その事業の全部を譲り受けた者又は相続人（相続人が二人以上ある場合において、その全員の同意により当該事業を承継すべき相続人を選定したときは、その者。以下この項において同じ。）、合併後存続する法人若しくは合併により設立した法人若しくは分割によりその事業の全部を承継した法人は、その認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関の地位を承継する。ただし、当該事業の全部を譲り受けた者又は相続人、合併後存続する法人若しくは合併により設立した法人若しくは分割により当該事業の全部を承継した法人が同条第四項各号のいずれかに該当するときは、この限りでない。

Article 70(1)If a person that has obtained approval as stated in Article 68, paragraph (1) (referred to below as an "approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information ") has transferred the entirety of their business to undertake measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information regarding the approval or when there has been an inheritance, merger or split (limited to the inheritance, merger or split to cause succession of the entirety of the business to undertake duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information regarding the approval) regarding an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, the person that has received the entirety of the relevant business through transfer or; the heir (or, the single heir selected to relevant business with the consent of all the heirs, for cases in which there are two or more heirs and that single heir is thus selected; the applies below in this paragraph); the corporation surviving the merger or corporation established through the merger; or the corporation that has succeeded to the entirety of the relevant business through the split succeeds to the status of the approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information; provided, however, that this does not apply if the person that has received the entirety of the relevant business through transfer or, the heir, the corporation surviving the merger or corporation established through the merger, or the corporation that has succeeded to the entirety of the relevant business through the split falls under any of the items of paragraph (4) of the Article.

２前項の規定により認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関の地位を承継した者は、遅滞なく、主務省令で定めるところにより、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

(2)A person that has succeeded to the status of an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must notify the competent minister to that effect without delay, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

３主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(3)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

第七十一条認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関は、第六十八条第二項第二号に掲げる事項を変更しようとするときは、主務大臣の認定を受けなければならない。ただし、主務省令で定める軽微な変更については、この限りでない。

Article 71(1)If an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information intends to make changes to the matters stated in Article 68, paragraph (2), item (ii), the body must receive the approval of the competent minister; provided, however, that this does not apply to minor changes specified by order of the competent ministry.

２第六十八条第二項、第三項及び第四項（第二号を除く。）の規定は、前項の変更の認定について準用する。この場合において、同条第二項中「次に掲げる事項」とあるのは、「次に掲げる事項（第二号に掲げる事項にあっては、変更に係るものに限る。）」と読み替えるものとする。

(2)The provisions of Article 68, paragraph (2), paragraph (3), and paragraph (4) (excluding item (ii)) apply mutatis mutandis to the approval of changes referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "the following matters" in paragraph (2) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "the following matters (for the matters stated in item (ii), limited to those regarding the changes)".

３認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関は、第六十八条第二項第一号に掲げる事項に変更があったとき、又は第一項ただし書の主務省令で定める軽微な変更をしたときは、遅滞なく、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

(3)If there have been any changes to the matters stated in Article 68, paragraph (2), item (i), or an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information has made the minor changes specified by order of the competent ministry as stated in the proviso to paragraph (1), the body must notify the competent minister to that effect without delay.

４主務大臣は、第一項の変更の認定をしたとき、又は前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has granted approval of changes as stated in paragraph (1) or has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

第七十二条認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関の役員若しくは職員又はこれらの職にあった者は、正当な理由がある場合を除き、技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務に関して知り得た秘密を漏らし、又は盗用してはならない。

Article 72Officers or employees of an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, or persons who were once employed as such must not divulge or misappropriate any confidential information that has come to their knowledge regarding duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, except if reasonable grounds exist.

第七十三条主務大臣は、認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関の技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務の運営に関し改善が必要であると認めるときは、当該認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関に対し、その改善に必要な措置を講ずべきことを命ずることができる。

Article 73If the competent minister determines that improvements are necessary regarding management of duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, which are undertaken by an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, the minister may order the relevant body to take measures necessary for those improvements.

第七十四条認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関は、技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務を廃止しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、その旨を主務大臣に届け出なければならない。

Article 74(1)If an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information intends to discontinue its duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, the body must notify the competent minister to that effect in advance, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、前項の規定による届出があったときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(2)If the competent minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

第七十五条主務大臣は、認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その認定を取り消すことができる。

Article 75(1)If an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information has fallen under any of the following items, the competent minister may rescind its approval:

２主務大臣は、前項の規定による認定の取消しをしたときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(2)If the competent minister has rescinded the approval under the preceding paragraph, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

第七十六条技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務の範囲を中小企業者に対して行うものに限定して第六十八条第一項の認定を受けた一般社団法人又は一般財団法人（一般社団法人にあってはその社員総会における議決権の二分の一以上を中小企業者が有しているもの、一般財団法人にあってはその設立に際して拠出された財産の価額の二分の一以上が中小企業者により拠出されているものに限る。以下この条において「認定一般社団法人等」という。）であって、技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務の実施に必要な資金に係る中小企業信用保険法第三条第一項又は第三条の二第一項に規定する債務の保証を受けたものについては、当該認定一般社団法人等を同法第二条第一項の中小企業者とみなして、同法第三条、第三条の二及び第四条から第八条までの規定を適用する。この場合において、同法第三条第一項及び第三条の二第一項の規定の適用については、これらの規定中「借入れ」とあるのは、「産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第七十六条に規定する認定一般社団法人等が行う同法第二条第二十四項に規定する技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務の実施に必要な資金の借入れ」とする。

Article 76Regarding a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation that has obtained approval as stated in Article 68, paragraph (1) by limiting the scope of the implementation of duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information to those only targeting a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual (limited to a general incorporated association for which at least half of the voting rights in its general meeting of members are held by small or medium-sized enterprises or individuals, and a general incorporated foundation for which at least half of the value of the property contributed upon its incorporation has been contributed by small or medium-sized enterprises or individuals; referred to below as an "approved general incorporated association, etc." in this Article) and has received a guarantee for debts prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act regarding funds necessary for undertaking the duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, the provisions of Article 3, Article 3-2, and Articles 4 through 8 of the Act apply by deeming the relevant approved general incorporated association, etc. as the small or medium-sized enterprise or individual stated in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act. In applying the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) and Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, in this case, the phrase "the borrowings" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "the borrowing of funds necessary for undertaking duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (24) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013) undertaken by the approved general incorporated association, etc. prescribed in Article 76 of the Act".

第七十七条独立行政法人情報処理推進機構は、認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関の依頼に応じて、当該認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関が行う技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務に関する情報の提供その他必要な協力の業務（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に関する情報の提供その他の技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務に係る情報処理の高度化を推進するものに限る。）を行う。

Article 77In response to a request from an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan@ provides information on the relevant approved body's duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, or otherwise undertakes duties to offer necessary cooperation (limited to providing the information on cybersecurity prescribed in Article 2 of the Basic Act on Cybersecurity (Act No. 104 of 2014) and other duties that promote the advancement of information processing in duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information).

第七十八条独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構は、中小企業者の技術等情報漏えい防止措置の実施の促進のため、認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関の依頼に応じて、当該認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関が行う第二条第二十四項第二号に掲げる業務に関する情報の提供その他必要な協力の業務を行う。

Article 78To promote the implementation of measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information by a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual, in response to a request from an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information, the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation provides information on the duties stated in Article 2, paragraph (24), item (ii) which that approved body undertakes, or otherwise undertakes duties to offer necessary cooperation.

第七十九条技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務を行う者は、当該技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証業務について、第六十八条第一項の認定を受けていないのに、認定技術等情報漏えい防止措置認証機関であると明らかに誤認されるおそれのある表示をしてはならない。

Article 79A person that undertakes duties to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information but has not obtained approval as stated in Article 68, paragraph (1) regarding those duties must not give any indication that could clearly give rise to the misconception that the person is an approved body to certify measures to prevent leakage of technology and other information.

第八十条株式会社産業革新投資機構は、最近における産業構造及び国際的な競争条件の変化に我が国産業が的確に対応するためには、自らの経営資源以外の経営資源の有効な活用を通じた産業活動の革新が重要となっていること及びその業務が民間投資の拡大に寄与することに鑑み、特定投資事業者及び特定事業活動に対し投資をはじめとする資金供給その他の支援等を行うことにより、我が国において特定事業活動を推進することを目的とする株式会社とする。

Article 80The Japan Investment Corporation is to be a stock company, with the purpose of promoting specified business activities within Japan through making investments or otherwise providing funds and offering other support towards specified investment businesses and specified business activities, considering that innovation in industrial activities has become increasingly important by effectively utilizing management resources other than those owned individually, in order for Japanese industries to properly handle recent changes to industrial structure and global competitive conditions, and with an awareness that its duties will contribute to expanding private investment.

第八十一条株式会社産業革新投資機構（以下「機構」という。）は、一を限り、設立されるものとする。

Article 81Only one Japan Investment Corporation (referred to below as the "JIC") is to be incorporated.

第八十二条政府は、常時、機構が発行している株式（株主総会において決議することができる事項の全部について議決権を行使することができないものと定められた種類の株式を除く。以下この条において同じ。）の総数の三分の二以上に当たる数の株式を保有するものとする。

Article 82The government is to hold at all times a number of shares equivalent to two-thirds or greater of the total number of shares issued by the JIC (excluding shares of a class specified as those that cannot be used to exercise voting rights regarding all of the matters for which a resolution can be made at a shareholders meeting; the same applies in this Article).

第八十三条機構は、会社法第百九十九条第一項に規定する募集株式（第百六十条第一号において「募集株式」という。）、同法第二百三十八条第一項に規定する募集新株予約権（同号において「募集新株予約権」という。）若しくは同法第六百七十六条に規定する募集社債（第百二十二条及び同号において「募集社債」という。）を引き受ける者の募集をし、株式交換若しくは株式交付に際して株式、社債若しくは新株予約権を発行し、又は資金を借り入れようとするときは、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければならない。

Article 83(1)The JIC must obtain the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry if it intends to solicit subscribers for shares offered for subscription as prescribed in Article 199, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act (referred to as "shares for subscription" in Article 160, item (i)), the share options for subscription prescribed in Article 238, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to as "share options for subscription" in the item), or the bonds for subscription prescribed in Article 676 of the Act (referred to as "bonds for subscription" in Article 122 and Article 160, item (i)); intends to issue shares, bonds, or share options at a share exchange or share delivery; or intends to borrow funds.

２機構は、新株予約権の行使により株式を発行した後、遅滞なく、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。

(2)After issuing shares through exercising share options, the JIC must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to that effect without delay.

第八十四条政府は、必要があると認めるときは、予算で定める金額の範囲内において、機構に出資することができる。

Article 84The government may make capital contributions to the JIC within a range of amounts specified in the budget, when the government considers it to be necessary.

第八十五条機構は、その商号中に株式会社産業革新投資機構という文字を用いなければならない。

Article 85(1)The JIC must use the Japanese characters "株式会社産業革新投資機構" (pronounced "kabushiki gaisha sangyō kakushin tōshi kikō", meaning "Japan Investment Corporation") in its trade name.

２機構でない者は、その名称中に産業革新投資機構という文字を用いてはならない。

(2)That which is not JIC must not use the Japanese characters "産業革新投資機構" (pronounced "sangyō kakushin tōshi kikō", meaning "Japan Investment Corporation") in their names.

第八十六条機構の定款には、会社法第二十七条各号に掲げる事項のほか、次に掲げる事項を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。

Article 86(1)Beyond the matters stated in the items of Article 27 of the Companies Act, the following matters must be specified or recorded in the articles of incorporation of the JIC:

２機構の定款には、次に掲げる事項を記載し、又は記録してはならない。

(2)The following matters must not be specified or recorded in the articles of incorporation of the JIC:

第八十七条機構の発起人は、定款を作成し、かつ、発起人が割当てを受ける設立時発行株式を引き受けた後、速やかに、定款及び事業計画書を経済産業大臣に提出して、設立の認可を申請しなければならない。

Article 87The incorporators of the JIC must prepare the articles of incorporation and, after having subscribed for their allotted shares issued at incorporation, they must submit the articles of incorporation and the business plan to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and promptly apply for approval of that incorporation.

第八十八条経済産業大臣は、前条の規定による認可の申請があった場合においては、その申請が次の各号のいずれにも適合するかどうかを審査するものとする。

Article 88(1)If an application for approval under the preceding Article has been filed, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to examine whether or not the application conforms to all of the following:

２経済産業大臣は、前項の規定により審査した結果、その申請が同項各号のいずれにも適合していると認めるときは、設立の認可をするものとする。

(2)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to give approval for incorporation if the minister finds that the application conforms to all of the items of the preceding paragraph, as a result of the examination carried out pursuant to the provisions of the paragraph.

第八十九条会社法第三十八条第一項に規定する設立時取締役及び同条第二項第二号に規定する設立時監査役の選任及び解任は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

Article 89The appointment and dismissal of the directors at incorporation prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act and the auditors at incorporation prescribed in paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Article do not become effective unless the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained.

第九十条会社法第三十条第二項、第三十四条第一項、第五十九条第一項第一号及び第九百六十三条第一項の規定の適用については、同法第三十条第二項中「前項の公証人の認証を受けた定款は、株式会社の成立前」とあるのは「産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第八十八条第二項の認可の後株式会社産業革新投資機構の成立前は、定款」と、同法第三十四条第一項中「設立時発行株式の引受け」とあるのは「産業競争力強化法第八十八条第二項の認可の」と、同法第五十九条第一項第一号中「定款の認証の年月日及びその認証をした公証人の氏名」とあるのは「産業競争力強化法第八十八条第二項の認可の年月日」と、同法第九百六十三条第一項中「第三十四条第一項」とあるのは「第三十四条第一項（産業競争力強化法第九十条の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）」とする。

Article 90In applying the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (2), Article 34, paragraph (1), Article 59, paragraph (1), item (i), and Article 963, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act, the phrase "Articles of incorporation that are certified by a notary public pursuant to the preceding paragraph before the formation of the stock company" in Article 30, paragraph (2) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "Articles of incorporation may not be amended before the incorporation of the Japan Investment Corporation after the approval stated in Article 88, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)"; the phrase "subscription for shares issued at incorporation" in Article 34, paragraph (1) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "the approval stated in Article 88, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness"; the phrase "the date of the certification of the articles of incorporation and the name of the notary public who effected the certification" in Article 59, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "the date of the approval stated in Article 88, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness"; and the phrase "Article 34, paragraph (1)" in Article 963, paragraph (1) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "Article 34, paragraph (1) (including as applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 90 of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness, following the replacement of these terms)".

第九十一条会社法第三十条第一項及び第三十三条の規定は、機構の設立については、適用しない。

Article 91The provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) and Article 33 of the Companies Act do not apply to the incorporation of the JIC.

第九十二条機構の取締役及び監査役の選任及び解任の決議は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

Article 92Resolutions to appoint or dismiss directors and company auditors do not become effective unless the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained.

第九十三条機構の取締役、会計参与（会計参与が法人であるときは、その職務を行うべき社員）、監査役若しくは職員又はこれらの職にあった者は、その職務上知ることができた秘密を漏らし、又は盗用してはならない。

Article 93The directors, accounting advisors (or, a member who is to perform the duties of an accounting advisor, if the accounting advisor is a corporation), company auditors, or employees of the JIC, or persons who have been employed as such must not divulge or misappropriate any confidential information that has come to their knowledge in the performance of their duties.

第九十四条機構に、産業革新投資委員会（以下この章において「委員会」という。）を置く。

Article 94The Japan Investment Committee (referred to below as the "Committee" in this Chapter) is established in the JIC.

第九十五条委員会は、次に掲げる決定及び評価を行う。

Article 95(1)The Committee makes the following decisions and evaluations:

２委員会は、前項第一号及び第三号から第五号までに掲げる事項の決定並びに同項第二号に掲げる評価について、取締役会から委任を受けたものとみなす。

(2)The Committee is deemed to have received delegation from the board of directors regarding decisions on the matters stated in item (i), and items (iii) through (v) of the preceding paragraph and evaluation stated in item (ii) of the paragraph.

第九十六条委員会は、取締役である委員三人以上七人以内で組織する。

Article 96(1)The Committee is composed of three through seven members who are directors.

２委員の過半数は、社外取締役でなければならない。

(2)The majority of the Committee members must be outside directors.

３委員の中には、代表取締役が、一人以上含まれなければならない。

(3)One or more representative directors must be included within the Committee members.

４委員は、取締役会の決議により定める。

(4)Committee members are decided through a resolution of the board of directors.

５委員の選定及び解職の決議は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

(5)A resolutions on the appointment and dismissal of Committee members does not become effective unless the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained.

６委員は、それぞれ独立してその職務を執行する。

(6)The Committee members perform their duties independently.

７委員会に委員長を置き、委員の互選によってこれを定める。

(7)The Committee has a chairperson, who is elected from among themselves.

８委員長は、委員会の会務を総理する。

(8)The chairperson presides over all of the affairs of the Committee.

９委員会は、あらかじめ、委員のうちから、委員長に事故がある場合に委員長の職務を代理する者を定めておかなければならない。

(9)The Committee must designate a Committee member to undertake the duties of chairperson in advance if the chairperson is unable to perform their duties.

第九十七条委員会は、委員長（委員長に事故があるときは、前条第八項に規定する委員長の職務を代理する者。次項及び第三項において同じ。）が招集する。

Article 97(1)The Committee is to be convened by the chairperson (or, by the person who undertakes the duties of chairperson as prescribed in paragraph (8) of the preceding Article, if the chairperson is unable to perform their duties; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (3)).

２委員会は、委員長が出席し、かつ、現に在任する委員の総数の三分の二以上の出席がなければ、会議を開き、議決をすることができない。

(2)The Committee may not hold a meeting or make a resolution without the chairperson and at least two-thirds of the total number of incumbent Committee members in attendance.

３委員会の議事は、出席した委員の過半数をもって決する。可否同数のときは、委員長が決する。

(3)A resolution by the Committee is made by a majority of the Committee members in attendance at the meeting. In case of a tie, the chairperson makes the final decision.

４前項の規定による決議について特別の利害関係を有する委員は、議決に加わることができない。

(4)A Committee member who has a special interest regarding a resolution made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph may not participate in voting on it.

５前項の規定により議決に加わることができない委員の数は、第二項に規定する現に在任する委員の数に算入しない。

(5)The number of Committee members who may not participate in voting pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is not included in the number of incumbent Committee members prescribed in paragraph (2).

６監査役は、委員会に出席し、委員会が第九十五条第一項第二号に掲げる評価を行おうとするときその他必要があると認めるときは、意見を述べなければならない。

(6)A Company auditor must attend a Committee meeting and state their opinion if the Committee intends to make the evaluations stated in Article 95, paragraph (1), item (ii) or otherwise considers it necessary.

７委員会の委員であって委員会によって選定された者は、第三項の規定による決議後、遅滞なく、当該決議の内容を取締役会に報告しなければならない。

(7)After a resolution has been made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), any member of the Committee who has been appointed by the Committee must notify the board of directors of the details of the resolution without delay.

８委員会の議事については、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、議事録を作成し、議事録が書面をもって作成されているときは、出席した委員及び監査役は、これに署名し、又は記名押印しなければならない。

(8)Minutes must be prepared regarding resolutions of the Committee, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and if those minutes are in the form of written documents, the Committee members and company auditors who attended the Committee meeting must sign, or affix their names and seals to those minutes.

９前項の議事録が電磁的記録（電子的方式、磁気的方式その他人の知覚によっては認識することができない方式で作られる記録であって、電子計算機による情報処理の用に供されるものをいう。以下この項及び次条第二項第二号において同じ。）をもって作成されている場合における当該電磁的記録に記録された事項については、経済産業省令で定める署名又は記名押印に代わる措置をとらなければならない。

(9)If the minutes referred to in the preceding paragraph have been prepared in the form of electronic or magnetic records (meaning records created in electronic form, magnetic form, or any other form that is impossible to perceive by human senses, which are used in information processing by computers; the same applies below in this paragraph and paragraph (2), item (ii) of the following Article), measures in lieu of the affixation of signatures or names and seals specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry must be taken regarding the matters recorded in the electronic or magnetic records.

１０前各項及び次条に定めるもののほか、議事の手続その他委員会の運営に関し必要な事項は、委員会が定める。

(10)In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraphs and the following Article, the Committee decides on procedures for meetings and other necessary matters concerning its own operations.

第九十八条機構は、委員会の日から十年間、前条第八項の議事録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。

Article 98(1)The JIC must keep the minutes stated in paragraph (8) of the preceding Article at its head office for ten years from the date of the Committee meeting.

２株主は、その権利を行使するため必要があるときは、裁判所の許可を得て、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。

(2)A shareholder may make the following requests by receiving the permission of the court, if it is necessary for exercising their rights:

３債権者は、委員の責任を追及するため必要があるときは、裁判所の許可を得て、第一項の議事録について前項各号に掲げる請求をすることができる。

(3)A creditor may make a request as stated in the items of the preceding paragraph regarding the minutes stated in paragraph (1) by receiving the permission of the court, if they find it necessary for pursuing the liability of a Committee member.

４裁判所は、第二項各号に掲げる請求又は前項の請求に係る閲覧又は謄写をすることにより、機構に著しい損害を及ぼすおそれがあると認めるときは、第二項又は前項の許可をすることができない。

(4)The court may not grant the permission stated in paragraph (2) or the preceding paragraph if it considers that substantial detriment to the JIC is likely to be caused by the inspection or copying regarding the requests stated in the items of paragraph (2) or the requests referred to in the preceding paragraph.

５会社法第八百六十八条第一項、第八百六十九条、第八百七十条第二項（第一号に係る部分に限る。）、第八百七十条の二、第八百七十一条本文、第八百七十二条（第五号に係る部分に限る。）、第八百七十二条の二、第八百七十三条本文、第八百七十五条及び第八百七十六条の規定は、第二項及び第三項の許可について準用する。

(5)The provisions of Article 868, paragraph (1), Article 869, Article 870, paragraph (2) (limited to the portion regarding item (i)), Article 870-2, the main clause of Article 871, Article 872 (limited to the portion regarding item (v)), Article 872-2, the main clause of Article 873, Article 875, and Article 876 of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the permissions stated in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3).

６取締役は、第一項の議事録について第二項各号に掲げる請求をすることができる。

(6)A director may make the requests stated in the items of paragraph (2) regarding the minutes stated in paragraph (1).

第九十九条機構は、委員を選定したときは、二週間以内に、その本店の所在地において、委員の氏名を登記しなければならない。委員の氏名に変更を生じたときも、同様とする。

Article 99(1)If the JIC has appointed a Committee member, it must register their name at the location of its head office within two weeks. This also applies if a change to the name of a Committee member has arisen.

２前項の規定による委員の選定の登記の申請書には、委員の選定及びその選定された委員が就任を承諾したことを証する書面を添付しなければならない。

(2)A written application for registration of the appointment of a Committee member under the preceding paragraph must be filed with a document certifying the appointment of the Committee member, and the appointed Committee member' acceptance of the assumption of office.

３委員の退任による変更の登記の申請書には、これを証する書面を添付しなければならない。

(3)A written application for registration of a changes due to the resignation of a Committee member must be filed with a document certifying that fact.

４機構は、委員に選定された取締役のうち社外取締役であるものについて、社外取締役である旨を登記しなければならない。

(4)The JIC must register any director selected as a committee member who is an outside director as being an outside director.

第百条機構の定款の変更の決議は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

Article 100A resolution on a change to the articles of incorporation of the JIC does not become effective unless the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained.

第百一条機構は、その目的を達成するため、次に掲げる業務を営むものとする。

Article 101(1)The JIC is to undertake the following duties for achieving its objective:

２機構は、前項各号に掲げる業務のほか、当該業務の遂行に支障のない範囲内で、次に掲げる業務を行うことができる。

(2)In addition to the business activities stated in the items of the preceding paragraph, the JIC may undertake the following duties to an extent that does not hinder its business performance:

３機構は、前二項に規定するもののほか、機構の目的に資する業務を営もうとするときは、あらかじめ、経済産業大臣の認可を受けて、当該業務を行うことができる。

(3)If the JIC intends to undertake duties contributing to its objective, beyond what is provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, it may undertake those duties by obtaining the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in advance.

第百二条経済産業大臣は、特定資金供給の対象となる特定投資事業者及び当該特定資金供給の内容を決定するに当たって機構が従うべき基準（以下この章において「投資基準」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 102(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to establish the standards that the JIC should comply with, when making decisions on a specified investment business entity subject to specified fund provision and the details of the specified fund provision (referred to below as the "investment standards" in this Chapter).

２投資基準においては、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。

(2)The investment standards are to specify the following matters:

３経済産業大臣は、第一項の規定により投資基準を定めようとするときは、あらかじめ、事業所管大臣（特定投資事業者による特定事業活動に対する資金供給その他の支援又は特定事業活動に対する資金供給その他の支援を行う事業活動に対する資金供給その他の支援の対象となる活動に係る事業を所管する大臣をいう。第百四条第三項において同じ。）の意見を聴くものとする。

(3)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry intends to establish the investment standards pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the minister is to hear the opinion of the competent minister for the business (meaning the minister with jurisdiction over the business regarding activities subject to specified investment business entity's provision of funds or other support for specified business activities or their provision of funds or other support for business activities to provide funds or other support for specified business activities; the same applies in Article 104, paragraph (3)) in advance.

４経済産業大臣は、第一項の規定により投資基準を定めたときは、これを公表するものとする。

(4)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to publicize the investment standards pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) when the minister has established them.

５経済産業大臣は、経済事情の変動により必要が生じたときは、投資基準を変更するものとする。

(5)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to make changes to the investment standards when any need arises due to fluctuations in the state of the economy.

６第三項及び第四項の規定は、前項の規定による投資基準の変更について準用する。

(6)The provisions of paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to changes to the investment standards under the preceding paragraph.

第百三条機構は、特定資金供給を行おうとするときは、投資基準に従って、その対象となる特定投資事業者及び当該特定資金供給の内容を決定しなければならない。

Article 103(1)If the JIC intends to conduct specified fund provision, it must make a decision on a specified investment business entity subject to the fund provision and the details of the specified fund provision in accordance with the investment standards.

２機構は、特定資金供給を行うかどうかを決定しようとするときは、あらかじめ、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければならない。

(2)If the JIC intends to make a decision as to whether or not it conducts specified fund provision, it must obtain the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in advance.

３機構は、前項の認可を受けようとするときは、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。

(3)If the JIC intends to obtain the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must submit a written application containing the following matters to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry:

第百四条経済産業大臣は、前条第三項の認可の申請があった場合においては、その申請が次の各号のいずれにも適合するかどうかを審査するものとする。

Article 104(1)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has received an application for the approval stated in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, the minister is to examine whether the application conforms to both of the following:

２経済産業大臣は、前項の規定により審査した結果、その申請が同項各号のいずれにも適合していると認めるときは、前条第二項の認可をするものとする。

(2)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds that the application conforms to both of the items of the preceding paragraph as a result of the examination carried out pursuant to the provisions of the paragraph, the minister is to give approval as stated in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article.

３経済産業大臣は、前条第二項の認可をしようとするときは、あらかじめ、事業所管大臣の意見を聴くものとする。

(3)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry intends to give approval as stated in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the minister is to hear the opinion of the competent minister for the business in advance.

第百五条機構は、第百三条第三項各号に掲げる事項を変更しようとするときは、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければならない。

Article 105(1)If the JIC intends to make changes to the matters stated in the items of Article 103, paragraph (3), it must obtain the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

２前条の規定は、前項の認可について準用する。

(2)The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph.

第百六条機構は、認可特定投資事業者（機構が第百三条第二項の認可を受けて、特定資金供給を行う特定投資事業者をいう。以下同じ。）の事業年度ごとの業務の実績について、評価を行わなければならない。

Article 106(1)The JIC must evaluate the performance of duties of an approved specified investment business entity (meaning specified investment business entity to which the JIC conducts specified fund provision by obtaining the approval stated in Article 103, paragraph (2); the same applies below) for each business year.

２機構は、前項の評価を行ったときは、遅滞なく、認可特定投資事業者に対し評価の結果を通知するとともに、当該評価の結果に応じて、認可特定投資事業者に対し、特定資金供給に係る資金の回収その他必要な措置をとらなければならない。

(2)If the JIC has made the evaluation referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must notify the relevant approved specified investment business entity of the evaluation results without delay, and collect funds regarding the specified provision of funds, or otherwise take necessary measures against the approved specified investment business entity in accordance with the evaluation results.

３機構は、第一項の評価を行い、又は前項の措置をとったときは、経済産業大臣に当該評価の結果又は当該措置の内容を報告しなければならない。

(3)If the JIC has made the evaluation stated in paragraph (1) or has taken the measures referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must report the evaluation results or the details of the measures to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

４経済産業大臣は、前項の規定による報告を受けた場合において、必要があると認めるときは、投資基準を変更するものとする。

(4)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to change the investment standards if the minister has received a report under the preceding paragraph and finds it necessary to do so.

第百七条経済産業大臣は、直接資金供給の対象となる事業者及び当該直接資金供給の内容を決定するに当たって機構が従うべき基準（次項及び第三項並びに次条第一項において「支援基準」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 107(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to establish the standards that the JIC should comply with when making a decision on a business entity subject to direct fund provision, and the details of the direct fund provision (referred to as the "support standards" in the following paragraph and paragraph (3) of this Article, and paragraph (1) of the following Article).

２経済産業大臣は、前項の規定により支援基準を定めようとするときは、あらかじめ、事業所管大臣（直接資金供給の対象となる活動に係る事業を所管する大臣をいう。次条第四項及び第五項において同じ。）の意見を聴くものとする。

(2)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry intends to establish the support standards pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the minister is to hear the opinion of the competent minister for the business (meaning the minister with jurisdiction over the business regarding the activities subject to direct fund provision; the same applies in paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) of the following Article) in advance.

３経済産業大臣は、第一項の規定により支援基準を定めたときは、これを公表するものとする。

(3)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has established the support standards pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize them.

４経済産業大臣は、経済事情の変動により必要が生じたときは、支援基準を変更するものとする。

(4)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to make changes to the support standards when necessary due to fluctuations in the state of the economy.

５第二項及び第三項の規定は、前項の規定による支援基準の変更について準用する。

(5)The provisions of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to changes to the support standards under the preceding paragraph.

第百八条機構は、直接資金供給を行おうとするときは、支援基準に従って、その対象となる事業者及び当該直接資金供給の内容を決定しなければならない。

Article 108(1)If the JIC intends to conduct direct fund provision, it must make a decision on a business entity subject to it and the details of the direct fund provision, in accordance with the support standards.

２機構は、直接資金供給を行うかどうかを決定しようとするときは、あらかじめ、経済産業大臣にその旨を通知し、相当の期間を定めて、意見を述べる機会を与えなければならない。ただし、直接資金供給の内容が出資（その額が一定額以下のものその他の政令で定めるものに限る。）のみである場合は、この限りでない。

(2)If the JIC intends to make a decision as to whether it conducts direct fund provision or not, it must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to that effect and specify a reasonable period of time for the minister to state their opinion, in advance; provided, however, that this does not apply if direct fund provision consists solely of contributions (limited to contributions whose amount is below a certain amount and other contributions specified by Cabinet Order).

３機構は、前項ただし書に規定する場合において、直接資金供給をする旨の決定を行ったときは、速やかに、経済産業大臣にその旨及びその内容を報告しなければならない。

(3)If the JIC has made a decision to conduct direct fund provision in cases prescribed in the proviso to the preceding paragraph, it must promptly report to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to that effect with the relevant details.

４経済産業大臣は、第二項の規定による通知を受けたときは、速やかに、その内容を事業所管大臣に通知するものとする。

(4)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has received a notification under paragraph (2), the minister is to promptly notify the competent minister for the business of the details of the notification.

５事業所管大臣は、前項の規定による通知を受けた場合において、当該事業者の属する事業分野の実態を考慮して必要があると認めるときは、第二項の期間内に、機構に対して意見を述べることができる。

(5)The competent minister for the business may state their opinion to the JIC within the period of time stated in paragraph (2) if the minister has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, and finds it to be necessary to do so in view of the situation in the field of business to which the relevant business belongs.

第百九条機構は、次に掲げる場合には、速やかに、直接資金供給の決定を撤回しなければならない。

Article 109(1)In the following cases, the JIC must promptly revoke a decision on direct fund provision:

２機構は、前項の規定により直接資金供給の決定を撤回したときは、直ちに、当該直接資金供給の対象である事業者に対し、その旨を通知しなければならない。

(2)If the JIC has revoked a decision on direct fund provision pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must immediately notify the business entity subject to direct fund provision to that effect.

第百十条機構は、その保有する直接資金供給の対象である事業者に係る有価証券又は債権の譲渡その他の処分の決定を行おうとするときは、あらかじめ、経済産業大臣にその旨を通知し、相当の期間を定めて、意見を述べる機会を与えなければならない。

Article 110(1)If the JIC intends to make a decision on the transfer or other disposal of securities or claims that it holds regarding a business entity subject to direct fund provision, it must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to that effect and specify a reasonable period of time for the minister to state their opinion in advance.

２機構は、経済事情、対象事業者の事業の状況等を考慮しつつ、令和十六年三月三十一日までに、保有する全ての有価証券及び債権の譲渡その他の処分を行うよう努めなければならない。

(2)The JIC must endeavor to transfer or otherwise dispose of all securities and claims that it holds by March 31, 2034, in consideration of the economic situation and the state, etc. of the business of a target business entity.

３機構が債務の保証を行う場合におけるその対象となる貸付金の償還期限は、令和十六年三月三十一日まででなければならない。

(3)The redemption date for loans that are subject to a guarantee for obligations by the JIC must be not later than March 31, 2034.

第百十一条主務大臣は、財務大臣に協議の上、機構に対し、政府が保有する特定政府出資会社の株式（次条及び第百十四条において「特定株式」という。）の全部を、次条第三項の評価委員が評価した価額で譲り受けるよう求めるものとする。

Article 111Upon consulting with the Minister of Finance, the competent minister is to request the JIC to acquire all shares that the government holds in specified government-funded companies (referred to as "specified shares" in the following Article and Article 114) at the value evaluated by the evaluation committee members as stated in paragraph (3) of the following Article.

第百十二条前条の規定による求めを受けた機構は、当該求めから三月を超えない範囲内において経済産業大臣が指定する期間内に、当該特定株式の全部を譲り受けなければならない。この場合において、機構が譲り受けた当該特定株式は、第二条第二十七項の規定及び当該特定株式について政府が保有すべき旨を定めている他の法令の規定の適用については、なお政府が保有するものとみなす。

Article 112(1)If the JIC has received a request pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, it must acquire all of the specified shares within a period of time designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry within a period not exceeding three months from the date of the request. In this case, those specified shares that the JIC has acquired are deemed to be held by the government for applying the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (27) of this Act and the provisions of other laws and regulations that provide that those specified shares should be held by the government.

２機構が前項の規定による譲受けを行う場合であって、当該譲受けの対価として株式の発行又は自己株式の処分をするときにおける機構に係る会社法第百九十九条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「株主総会」とあるのは「取締役会」と、「ならない。」とあるのは「ならない。ただし、取締役会は、産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第百十二条第三項の評価委員の評価を踏まえて前項第二号に掲げる払込金額又はその算定方法を決定しなければならない。」とする。

(2)If the JIC has acquired specified shares under the preceding paragraph, and has issued shares or disposed of treasury shares in exchange for their acquisition, in applying the provisions of Article 199, paragraph (2) of the Companies Act to the JIC, the phrase "a shareholders meeting" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "a board of directors" and the following proviso is to be added to the paragraph: "; provided, however, that the board of directors must decide the amount to be paid or the method for calculating the relevant amount as stated in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, based on the evaluation by the evaluation committee members stated in Article 112, paragraph (3) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)".

３第一項の規定により機構が譲り受ける特定株式の価額は、評価委員が評価した価額とする。

(3)The value of the specified shares that the JIC has acquired pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) is the value evaluated by the evaluation committee members.

４前項の評価委員（第百十四条第二項及び第三項において単に「評価委員」という。）は、前項の評価をしようとするときは、当該特定株式の全部の譲受けがその効力を生ずる日における当該特定株式の時価を基準とするものとする。ただし、当該特定株式の種類その他の事項を勘案して時価によることが適当でないと認めるときは、当該特定株式の時価によらないことができる。

(4)If the evaluation committee members referred to in the preceding paragraph (simply referred to as the "evaluation committee members" in Article 114, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3)) intend to make the evaluation referred to in the preceding paragraph, they are to use as its basis, the market value of the specified shares on the day on which the acquisition of all of the specified shares becomes effective; provided, however, that they may decide not to depend on the market value of the specified shares if they find it inappropriate to do so, in consideration of the types of the specified shares and other matters.

５前各項に規定するもののほか、機構による特定株式の譲受けに関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。

(5)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraphs, Cabinet Order prescribes necessary matters concerning the acquisition of specified shares by the JIC.

第百十三条会社法第四百六十九条第一項（各号列記以外の部分に限る。）、第三項及び第五項から第九項まで、第四百七十条並びに第八百六十八条から第八百七十六条までの規定は、前条第一項の場合について準用する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げる同法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句と読み替えるほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。

Article 113The provisions of Article 469, paragraph (1) (limited to the part other than what is listed in the items provided), paragraph (3), and paragraph (5) through paragraph (9), Article 470, and Article 868 through Article 876 of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the cases stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In this case, the phrases stated in the middle column of the following table that are used in the provisions of the Act stated in the left-hand column of the table are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table, and any other necessary technical replacement of the phrases is to be specified by Cabinet Order.

第百十四条機構は、特定株式の譲渡を行おうとするときは、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければならない。

Article 114(1)If the JIC intends to transfer specified shares, it must obtain the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

２前項の認可を受けて機構が特定株式の譲渡を行おうとする場合における当該特定株式の価額は、評価委員が評価した価額とする。

(2)When the JIC intends to transfer the specified shares by obtaining the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph, the value of those shares is that evaluated by the evaluation committee members.

３評価委員は、前項の評価をしようとするときは、当該特定株式の譲渡がその効力を生ずる日における当該特定株式の時価を基準とするものとする。ただし、当該特定株式の種類その他の事項を勘案して時価によることが適当でないと認めるときは、当該特定株式の時価によらないことができる。

(3)If the evaluation committee members intend to make an evaluation as referred to in the preceding paragraph, they are to use, as its basis, the market value of the specified shares on the day on which the transfer of the specified shares becomes effective; provided, however, that they may decide not to depend on the market value of the specified shares if they find it inappropriate to do so, in consideration of the types of the specified shares and other matters.

４前三項に規定するもののほか、機構による特定株式の譲渡に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。

(4)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding three paragraphs, Cabinet Order prescribes necessary matters concerning the transfer of specified shares by the JIC.

第百十五条経済産業大臣及び国の関係行政機関の長は、機構及び対象事業者に対し、その事業の円滑かつ確実な実施に関し必要な助言その他の援助を行うよう努めるものとする。

Article 115(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and heads of national administrative organs are to endeavor to provide the JIC and target business entities with advice or other assistance necessary for the target business entities to implement their business smoothly and reliably.

２前項に定めるもののほか、経済産業大臣及び国の関係行政機関の長は、機構及び対象事業者の行う事業の円滑かつ確実な実施が促進されるよう、相互に連携を図りながら協力するものとする。

(2)In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and heads of national administrative organs are to cooperate and mutually coordinate, so as to encourage the JIC and target business entities to implement their business smoothly and reliably.

第百十六条機構は、毎事業年度の開始前に、その事業年度の予算を経済産業大臣に提出して、その認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。

Article 116(1)Before the start of each business year, the JIC must submit the budget for the relevant business year to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and obtain the approval of the minister. This also applies if the JIC intends to make changes to the budget.

２前項の予算には、その事業年度の事業計画及び資金計画に関する書類を添付しなければならない。

(2)The JIC must attach documents concerning the business plan and financial plan for that relevant business year regarding the budget referred to in the preceding paragraph.

第百十七条機構の剰余金の配当その他の剰余金の処分の決議は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

Article 117Resolutions at the JIC on dividends of surplus and other dispositions of surplus do not become effective unless the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained.

第百十八条機構は、毎事業年度終了後三月以内に、その事業年度の貸借対照表、損益計算書及び事業報告書を経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。

Article 118The JIC must submit a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and business report for the relevant business year to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry within three months from the end of each business year.

第百十九条政府は、法人に対する政府の財政援助の制限に関する法律（昭和二十一年法律第二十四号）第三条の規定にかかわらず、国会の議決を経た金額の範囲内において、機構の第八十三条第一項の社債又は借入れに係る債務について、保証契約をすることができる。

Article 119Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Act on the Restrictions on Government Financial Assistance to Corporations (Act No. 24 of 1946), the government may provide guarantees for obligations regarding the JIC's bonds or borrowing stated in Article 83, paragraph (1), within the limit of the amount approved by the Diet.

第百二十条機構は、その取締役の報酬及び退職手当並びに職員の給与の支給の基準を定め、これを経済産業大臣に届け出るとともに、公表しなければならない。これを変更したときも、同様とする。

Article 120(1)The JIC must establish standards for remuneration and severance pay for directors and salaries for employees, notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of those standards, and also publicize them. This also applies if the JIC has made changes to the standards.

２機構は、専ら出資を行う業務に従事する職員（この項において「出資専従者」という。）の給与その他の処遇については、第百十六条第一項の規定による認可を受けた予算の範囲内において、優秀な人材の確保並びに若年の出資専従者の育成及び活躍の推進に配慮して行うものとする。

(2)Regarding salary or other treatment for employees solely engaging in duties to make capital contributions (referred to as "employees solely engaging in contributions" in this paragraph), the JIC is to pay attention to securing excellent personnel, and nurturing and promoting the active participation of full-time young contribution employees, within the scope of the budget approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 116, paragraph (1).

第百二十一条機構は、経済産業大臣がこの法律の定めるところに従い監督する。

Article 121(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry supervises the JIC, in accordance with what is provided for by this Act.

２経済産業大臣は、この法律を施行するため必要があると認めるときは、機構に対し、機構及び認可特定投資事業者の業務に関し監督上必要な命令をすることができる。

(2)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may issue orders to the JIC as necessary for its supervision regarding duties of the JIC and authorized specified investment business entities if the minister finds it necessary to do so for the enforcement of this Act.

第百二十二条経済産業大臣は、第八十三条第一項（募集社債を引き受ける者の募集をし、株式交換若しくは株式交付に際して社債を発行し、又は資金を借り入れようとするときに限る。）、第八十八条第二項、第百条、第百一条第三項、第百三条第二項、第百五条第一項、第百十四条第一項、第百十六条第一項、第百十七条若しくは第百二十五条の認可をしようとするとき、第百二条第一項の規定により投資基準を定めるとき、又は同条第五項若しくは第百六条第四項の規定により投資基準を変更するときは、財務大臣に協議するものとする。

Article 122The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to consult with the Minister of Finance if the minister intends to give the authorization stated in Article 83, paragraph (1) (limited to cases in which the JIC intends to solicit persons to subscribe for the subscription shares, issue bonds at a share exchange or share delivery, or borrow funds), Article 88, paragraph (2), Article 100, Article 101, paragraph (3), Article 103, paragraph (2), Article 105, paragraph (1), Article 114, paragraph (1), Article 116, paragraph (1), Article 117, or Article 125; establishes the investment standards pursuant to the provisions of Article 102, paragraph (1); or makes changes to the investment standards pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the Article or Article 106, paragraph (4) .

第百二十三条経済産業大臣は、機構の事業年度ごとの業務の実績について、評価を行うものとする。

Article 123(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to evaluate the performance of duties by the JIC for each business year.

２経済産業大臣は、前項の評価を行ったときは、遅滞なく、機構に対し、当該評価の結果を通知するとともに、これを公表するものとする。

(2)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has made an evaluation as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the minister is to notify the JIC concerning the evaluation results and publicize them, without delay.

３経済産業大臣は、第一項の評価を行うに当たっては、機構の業務が、産業構造及び国際的な競争条件の変化に対応するための高度に専門的かつ実践的な知見を活用することが求められるものであることを考慮するものとする。

(3)Upon making the evaluation referred to in paragraph (1), the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is to take into account the fact that the JIC is required to utilize highly professional and practical knowledge in its duties, to deal with the changes in the industrial structure and global competitive conditions.

第百二十四条機構は、第百一条第一項各号に掲げる業務の完了により解散する。

Article 124The JIC is to be dissolved upon the completion of the duties stated in the items of Article 101, paragraph (1).

第百二十五条機構の合併、分割、事業の譲渡又は譲受け及び解散の決議は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。

Article 125Resolutions on mergers, company splits, transfer or acquisition of a business, and dissolution of the JIC do not become effective unless the authorization of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained.

第百二十六条経済産業大臣及び総務大臣は、創業支援等事業により創業を適切に支援し、及び創業に関する普及啓発を積極的に行い、中小企業の活力の再生に資するため、創業支援等事業の実施に関する指針（以下この条及び次条第四項第一号において「実施指針」という。）を定めるものとする。

Article 126(1)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications are to establish guidelines for the implementation of programs for supporting start-ups, etc. (referred to below as the "implementation guidelines" in this Article and paragraph (4), item (i) of the following Article) in order to properly support start-ups through programs for supporting start-ups, etc. and proactively carrying out dissemination and awareness-raising activities concerning start-ups, therefore contributing to the revitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises.

２実施指針においては、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。

(2)The implementation guidelines are to specify the following matters:

３経済産業大臣及び総務大臣は、経済事情の変動により必要が生じたときは、実施指針を変更するものとする。

(3)The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications are to make changes to the implementation guidelines when necessary due to fluctuations in the state of the economy.

４経済産業大臣及び総務大臣は、実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、中小企業者の事業を所管する大臣に協議するとともに、中小企業政策審議会の意見を聴くものとする。ただし、経済産業省令・総務省令で定める軽微な変更については、この限りでない。

(4)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications intend to establish or make changes to the implementation guidelines, they are to consult with the ministers with jurisdiction over the businesses of small or medium-sized enterprises or individuals, and hear the opinion of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Policy Making Council, in advance; provided, however, that this does not apply to minor changes specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

５経済産業大臣及び総務大臣は、実施指針を定め、又はこれを変更したときは、遅滞なく、これを公表するものとする。

(5)If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications have established or made changes to the implementation guidelines, they are to publicize the guidelines without delay.

第百二十七条市町村は、その実施しようとする創業支援等事業（これと連携して市町村以外の者が実施しようとする創業支援等事業を含む。以下同じ。）に関する計画（以下「創業支援等事業計画」という。）を作成し、主務省令で定めるところにより、これを主務大臣に提出して、その認定を受けることができる。

Article 127(1)A municipality may prepare a plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. it intends to implement (including a program for supporting start-ups, etc. that a person other than the municipality intends to implement in coordination with the municipality's program for supporting start-ups, etc.; the same applies below) (the relevant plan is referred to below as a "plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc."), and submit it to the competent minister to receive approval, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２二以上の市町村がその創業支援等事業を共同して実施しようとする場合にあっては、当該二以上の市町村は共同して創業支援等事業計画を作成し、前項の認定を受けることができる。

(2)If two or more municipalities intend to jointly implement their program for supporting start-ups, etc., those two or more municipalities may jointly prepare a plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. to receive the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph.

３創業支援等事業計画には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。

(3)A plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. must contain the following matters:

４主務大臣は、第一項の認定の申請があった場合において、その創業支援等事業計画が次の各号のいずれにも適合するものであると認めるときは、その認定をするものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has received an application for approval as stated in paragraph (1) and finds that the plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. conforms to both of the following items, the minister is to approve the plan:

５主務大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該認定に係る創業支援等事業計画の内容を公表するものとする。

(5)If the competent minister has granted approval as stated in paragraph (1), the minister is to publicize the details of the plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. regarding the approval, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

第百二十八条前条第一項の認定を受けた市町村（以下「認定市町村」という。）は、当該認定に係る創業支援等事業計画を変更しようとするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、主務大臣の認定を受けなければならない。

Article 128(1)If a municipality that has obtained approval as stated in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (referred to below as an "approved municipality") intends to make changes to the plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. regarding the approval, the municipality must seek the approval of the competent minister, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.

２主務大臣は、認定市町村（当該認定に係る創業支援等事業計画（前項の規定による変更の認定があったときは、その変更後のもの。以下「認定創業支援等事業計画」という。）において認定市町村が実施する創業支援等事業と連携して市町村以外の者が実施する事業（第百三十条において「認定連携創業支援等事業」という。）を実施する者（第百三十一条第一項及び第百四十一条第一項において「認定連携創業支援等事業者」という。）を含む。）が認定創業支援等事業計画に従って創業支援等事業を実施していないと認めるときは、その認定を取り消すことができる。

(2)If the competent minister may rescind an approval if the minister finds that an approved municipality (including a person that implements the program conducted by a person other than the municipality in coordination with the program for supporting start-ups, etc. that the approved municipality is implementing under a plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. regarding the approval (or the plan after changes if an approval has been granted for those changes under the preceding paragraph; referred to below as an "approved plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc."); the relevant coordinated program is referred to as an "approved coordinated program for supporting start-ups, etc." in Article 130, and the relevant person is referred to as a "business entity for approved coordinated program for supporting start-ups, etc." in Article 131, paragraph (1) and Article 141, paragraph (1)) is not implementing the program for supporting start-ups, etc. in accordance with the approved plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc..

３主務大臣は、認定創業支援等事業計画が前条第四項各号のいずれかに適合しないものとなったと認めるときは、認定市町村に対して、当該認定創業支援等事業計画の変更を指示し、又はその認定を取り消すことができる。

(3)If the competent minister finds that an approved plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. no longer conforms to either of the items of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article, the minister may direct the approved municipality to make changes to the approved plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. or may rescind its approval.

４主務大臣は、前二項の規定による認定の取消しをしたときは、その旨を公表するものとする。

(4)If the competent minister has rescinded the approval under the preceding two paragraphs, the minister is to publicize to that effect.

５前条第四項及び第五項の規定は、第一項の認定について準用する。

(5)The provisions of paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the approval stated in paragraph (1).

第百二十九条無担保保険の保険関係であって、創業関連保証（中小企業信用保険法第三条の二第一項に規定する債務の保証であって、創業者の要する資金のうち経済産業省令で定めるものに係るものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）を受けた創業者である中小企業者（第二条第二十九項第一号、第三号及び第五号に掲げる創業者を含む。以下同じ。）に係るものについての同法第三条の二第一項及び第三項の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「中小企業者の」とあるのは「中小企業者（産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第二条第二十九項第一号、第三号及び第五号に掲げる創業者を含む。以下同じ。）の」と、「保険価額の合計額が八千万円」とあるのは「同法第百二十九条第一項に規定する創業関連保証（以下「創業関連保証」という。）に係る保険関係の保険価額の合計額及びその他の保険関係の保険価額の合計額がそれぞれ三千五百万円及び八千万円」と、同条第三項中「当該借入金の額のうち保証をした額が八千万円（当該債務者」とあるのは「創業関連保証及びその他の保証ごとに、当該借入金の額のうち保証をした額がそれぞれ三千五百万円及び八千万円（創業関連保証及びその他の保証ごとに、当該債務者」と、「八千万円から」とあるのは「それぞれ三千五百万円及び八千万円から」とする。

Article 129(1)In applying the provisions of Article 3-2, paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act regarding the insurance relationships of unsecured insurance relating to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual that is a founder (including the founders stated in Article 2, paragraph (29), item (i), item (iii), and item (v); the same applies below) having received a start-up-related guarantee (meaning a guarantee for debts prescribed in Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Act regarding the required funds of a founder that are specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; the same applies below in this Article), the phrase "small or medium-sized enterprise or individual" in Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "small or medium-sized enterprise or individual (including the founders stated in Article 2, paragraph (29), item (i), item (iii), and item (v) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013); the same applies below)"; the phrase "the total insurance value per each small or medium-sized enterprise or individual" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the total insurance value of the insurance relationships regarding a start-up-related guarantee prescribed in Article 129, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to below as a "start-up-related guarantee") and the total insurance value for other insurance relationships per each small or medium-sized enterprise or individual, respectively,"; and the phrase "80,000,000 yen" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "35,000,000 yen and 80,000,000 yen"; and the phrase "the amount guaranteed out of the amount of the borrowings" in paragraph (3) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "the amount guaranteed out of the amount of the borrowings, for each start-up-related guarantee and other guarantees, respectively,"; the phrase "exceed 80,000,000 yen" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "exceed 35,000,000 yen and 80,000,000 yen)"; the phrase "a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual that is the debtor" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual that is the debtor, for each of the start-up-related guarantee and other guarantees"; and the phrase "from 80,000,000 yen" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "from 35,000,000 yen and 80,000,000 yen, respectively".

２第二条第二十九項第二号に掲げる創業者であって新たに会社（中小企業者に限る。以下この項において同じ。）を設立したもの（以下この項において「会社設立創業者」という。）が、事業の譲渡により事業の全部又は一部を当該会社に承継させるときは、当該会社設立創業者が事業を開始した日から起算して五年を経過するまでの間は、当該会社を、同条第二十九項第四号に掲げる創業者とみなして、前項の規定を適用する。この場合において、同項中「三千五百万円及び八千万円」と、」とあるのは「三千五百万円（当該中小企業者を設立した会社設立創業者（同条第二項に規定する会社設立創業者をいい、当該会社設立創業者が新たに他の会社（中小企業者に限る。）を設立し、事業の譲渡により事業の全部又は一部を当該他の会社に承継させるときは、当該他の会社も含む。第三項において同じ。）について既に創業関連保証に係る保険関係が成立している場合にあつては、三千五百万円から当該保険関係における保険価額の合計額を控除した残額）及び八千万円」と、」と、「及びその他の保証ごとに、当該債務者」とあるのは「については当該債務者たる中小企業者及び会社設立創業者について、その他の保証については当該債務者」とする。

(2)If the founder stated in Article 2, paragraph (29), item (ii) that has established a new company (limited to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual; the same applies below in this paragraph) (the founder is referred to below as the "company-establishing founder" in this paragraph) causes the company to succeed to all or part of the founder's business through a business transfer, the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply, by deeming the company as the founder stated in paragraph (29), item (iv) of the Article until five years have elapsed from the day on which the company-establishing founder started business. In this case, the phrase "with '35,000,000 yen and 80,000,000 yen';" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "with '35,000,000 yen (if the insurance relationships regarding a start-up-related guarantee has already been established for the company-establishing founder (meaning the company-establishing founder prescribed in paragraph (2) of the Article, and for cases in which the company-establishing founder establishes another new company (limited to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual) and causes that other company to succeed to all or part of the founder's business through a business transfer, and includes that other company; the same applies in paragraph (3)) that established the small or medium-sized enterprise or individual, an amount that remains after deducting the total insurance value of the insurance relationships from 35,000,000 yen) and 80,000,000 yen';", and the phrase "a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual that is the debtor, for each of the start-up-related guarantee and other guarantees" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual and a company-establishing founder that are the debtors concerning the start-up-related guarantee, and a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual that is the debtor regarding other guarantees".

３第二条第二十九項第一号、第三号及び第五号に掲げる創業者であって、創業関連保証を受けたものについては、当該創業者を中小企業信用保険法第二条第一項の中小企業者とみなして、同法第三条の二及び第四条から第八条までの規定を適用する。

(3)The founder stated in Article 2, paragraph (29), item (i), item (iii), and item (v) that has received a start-up-related guarantee is deemed to be a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual as stated in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act, and the provisions of Article 3-2 and Articles 4 through 8 of the Act apply to the relevant founder.

４無担保保険の保険関係であって、創業関連保証に係るもののうち、次の各号のいずれにも該当する創業者である中小企業者に係るものについての中小企業信用保険法第三条の二第二項及び第五条の規定の適用については、同項中「百分の八十」とあり、及び同条中「百分の七十（無担保保険、特別小口保険、流動資産担保保険、公害防止保険、エネルギー対策保険、海外投資関係保険、新事業開拓保険、事業再生保険及び特定社債保険にあつては、百分の八十）」とあるのは、「百分の九十」とする。

(4)In applying the provisions of Article 3-2, paragraph (2) and Article 5 of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act to the insurance relationships of unsecured insurance from among those regarding start-up-related guarantees that are related to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual which is a founder falling under both of the following items, the phrase "80 percent" in Article 3-2, paragraph (2) of the Act and the phrase "70 percent (or 80 percent, for unsecured insurance, special petty insurance, current assets insurance, pollution prevention insurance, energy conservation insurance, overseas investment-related insurance, new business development insurance, corporate rehabilitation insurance, and specific corporate bond insurance)" in Article 5 of the Act are deemed to be replaced with "90 percent":

５創業関連保証を受けた者一人についての無担保保険の保険関係であって政令で指定するものの保険価額の合計額の限度額は、政令で定める。

(5)Cabinet Order prescribes the limit on the total of the insurance values of unsecured insurance relationships that are designated by Cabinet Order for a person who has received a start-up-related guarantee.

６無担保保険の保険関係であって、創業関連保証に係るものについての保険料の額は、中小企業信用保険法第四条の規定にかかわらず、保険金額に年百分の二以内において政令で定める率を乗じて得た額とする。

(6)The amount of insurance premiums for insurance relationships of unsecured insurance relating to start-up related guarantees is to be the amount obtained by multiplying the insurance amount by the rate specified by Cabinet Order within two hundredths per annum notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act.

第百三十条認定連携創業支援等事業を実施する一般社団法人若しくは一般財団法人（一般社団法人にあってはその社員総会における議決権の二分の一以上を中小企業者が有しているもの、一般財団法人にあっては設立に際して拠出された財産の価額の二分の一以上が中小企業者により拠出されているものに限る。）又は特定非営利活動促進法（平成十年法律第七号）第二条第二項に規定する特定非営利活動法人（その社員総会における表決権の二分の一以上を中小企業者が有しているものに限る。）であって、当該認定連携創業支援等事業の実施に必要な資金に係る中小企業信用保険法第三条第一項又は第三条の二第一項に規定する債務の保証を受けたもの（以下この条において「認定一般社団法人等」という。）については、当該認定一般社団法人等を同法第二条第一項の中小企業者とみなして、同法第三条、第三条の二及び第四条から第八条までの規定を適用する。この場合において、同法第三条第一項及び第三条の二第一項の規定の適用については、これらの規定中「借入れ」とあるのは、「産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第百二十八条第二項に規定する認定連携創業支援等事業の実施に必要な資金の借入れ」とする。

Article 130Regarding a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation (limited to a general incorporated association in which at least half of the voting rights in its general meeting of members are held by small and medium-sized enterprises and to a general incorporated foundation for which at least half of the value of the property contributed upon its incorporation has been contributed by small and medium-sized enterprises or individuals) or a specified nonprofit corporation prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities (Act No. 7 of 1998) (limited to a specified nonprofit corporation for which at least half of the rights to vote in its general meeting of members are held by small and medium-sized enterprises) that implements an approved coordinated program for supporting start-ups, etc. and has received a guarantee for debts prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act regarding funds necessary for implementing the approved coordinated program for supporting start-ups, etc. (referred to below as an "approved general incorporated association, etc." in this Article), the approved general incorporated association, etc. is deemed to be the small or medium-sized enterprise or individual stated in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act, and the provisions of Article 3, Article 3-2, and Articles 4 through Article 8 of the Act apply to the relevant approved general incorporated association, etc. In this case, in applying the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) and Article 3-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, the phrase "borrowing" in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "borrowing of funds necessary for implementing the approved coordinated program for supporting start-ups, etc. prescribed in Article 128, paragraph (2) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013)".

第百三十一条独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構は、認定市町村又は認定連携創業支援等事業者の依頼に応じて、その行う創業支援等事業に関する情報の提供その他必要な協力の業務を行う。

Article 131(1)In response to a request from an approved municipality or a business entity for an approved coordinated program for supporting start-ups, etc., the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation provides information concerning the relevant program for supporting start-ups, etc. or other necessary cooperation.

２都道府県は、創業支援等事業計画を作成しようとする市町村又は認定市町村に対し、創業支援等事業に関する情報の提供その他の援助を行うことができる。

(2)Prefectures may provide municipalities that intend to prepare a plan for a program for supporting start-ups, etc. or approved municipalities with information concerning programs for supporting start-ups, etc. or other assistance.

第百三十二条中小企業者の特定信用状発行契約に基づく債務については、当該債務を中小企業信用保険法第三条第一項に規定する借入れによる債務とみなして、同法第三条及び第四条から第八条までの規定を適用する。この場合において、普通保険の保険関係であって、特定信用状関連保証（特定信用状発行契約に基づく債務の保証をいう。以下この条において同じ。）を受けた中小企業者に係るものについての同法第三条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「保険価額の合計額が」とあるのは「産業競争力強化法（平成二十五年法律第九十八号）第百三十二条第一項に規定する特定信用状関連保証に係る保険関係の保険価額の合計額とその他の保険関係の保険価額の合計額とがそれぞれ」と、「借入金」とあるのは「特定信用状発行契約（同法第二条第三十三項の特定信用状発行契約をいう。）に基づく債務の額（当該中小企業者の外国関係法人（同法第二条第十六項の外国関係法人をいう。）の外国銀行等（銀行法（昭和五十六年法律第五十九号）第四条第三項の外国銀行等をいう。）からの借入金の額に相当する額に限る。）のうち保証をした額（特殊保証の場合は限度額）の総額と借入金」と、「総額が」とあるのは「総額とがそれぞれ」とする。

Article 132(1)The debts of a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual based on a specified letter of credit issuance contract are deemed to be debt obligations due to the borrowing prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act, and the provisions of Article 3 and Articles 4 through 8 of the Act apply to them. In this case, in applying the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act regarding the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance that are related to a small or medium-sized enterprise or individual which has received a specified letter of credit-related guarantee (meaning a guarantee for debts based on a specified letter of credit issuance contract; the same applies below in this Article), the phrase "the total insurance value per each small or medium-sized enterprise or individual " in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the total insurance value of the insurance relationships regarding a specified letter of credit-related guarantee prescribed in Article 132, paragraph (1) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Act No. 98 of 2013) and the total insurance value for other insurance relationships per each small or medium-sized enterprise or individual, respectively,"; the phrase "the total amount guaranteed out of the amount of the borrowings" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the total amount guaranteed (or the maximum amount in the case of a special guarantee) out of the amount of debts based on a specified letter of credit issuance contract (meaning the specified letter of credit issuance contract stated in Article 2, paragraph (33) of the Act) (limited to the amount equivalent to the amount of borrowings from a foreign bank, etc. (meaning the foreign bank, etc. stated in Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Banking Act (Act No. 59 of 1981)) of a foreign affiliated corporation (meaning the foreign affiliated corporation stated in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness) of the small or medium-sized enterprise or individual) and the total amount guaranteed out of the amount of the borrowings"; and the phrase "total amount" in the paragraph is deemed to be replaced with ", total amount, and the amount of the borrowing, respectively".

２普通保険の保険関係であって、特定信用状関連保証に係るものについての次の表の上欄に掲げる中小企業信用保険法の規定の適用については、これらの規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。

(2)In applying the provisions of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act stated in the left-hand column of the following table regarding the insurance relationships of ordinary insurance that are related to a specified letter of credit-related guarantee, the phrases stated in the middle column of the table that are used in these provisions are deemed to be replaced with the phrases stated in the right-hand column of the table.