第一条この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect, on the dates specified in each item:

第二条機構の成立の際現に次に掲げる機関の職員である者は、別に辞令を発せられない限り、機構の成立の日において、機構の職員となるものとする。

Article 2A person who is an employee of any of the following institutes at the time of establishment of the Agency, is to become an employee of the Agency on the date of establishment, unless a written appointment is issued separately:

第三条前条の規定により機構の職員となった大学共同利用機関及び研究所の職員に対する国家公務員法（昭和二十二年法律第百二十号）第八十二条第二項の規定の適用については、機構の職員を同項に規定する特別職国家公務員等と、前条の規定により国家公務員としての身分を失ったことを任命権者の要請に応じ同項に規定する特別職国家公務員等となるため退職したこととみなす。

Article 3Regarding the application of Article 82, paragraph (2) of the National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947) to an employee of an inter-university research institute or NAL who became an employee of the Agency pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the employee of the Agency is deemed to be a national public employee in the special service as prescribed in that paragraph, and the loss of status as a national public employee pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article is deemed to be due to retirement upon the request of an appointing authority, to become a national public employee in the special service as prescribed in that paragraph.

第四条附則第二条の規定により大学共同利用機関及び研究所の職員が機構の職員となる場合には、その者に対しては、国家公務員退職手当法（昭和二十八年法律第百八十二号）に基づく退職手当は、支給しない。

Article 4(1)When an employee of an inter-university research institute or NAL becomes an employee of the Agency pursuant to Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions, severance pay is not paid to that employee under the Act on National Public Officers' Retirement Allowance (Act No. 182 of 1953).

２機構は、前項の規定の適用を受けた機構の職員の退職に際し、退職手当を支給しようとするときは、その者の国家公務員退職手当法第二条第一項に規定する職員（同条第二項の規定により職員とみなされる者を含む。）としての引き続いた在職期間を機構の職員としての在職期間とみなして取り扱うべきものとする。

(2)When the Agency intends to pay severance pay to an employee of the Agency to whom the provisions of the preceding paragraph have been applied upon that employee's retirement, the Agency is to handle that severance pay by deeming the employee's continuous period of holding office as an employee as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on National Public Officers' Retirement Allowance (including a person who is deemed to be an employee pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article) as their period of service as an employee of the Agency.

３機構の成立の日の前日に大学共同利用機関又は研究所の職員として在職する者が、附則第二条の規定により引き続いて機構の職員となり、かつ、引き続き機構の職員として在職した後引き続いて国家公務員退職手当法第二条第一項に規定する職員となった場合におけるその者の同法に基づいて支給する退職手当の算定の基礎となる勤続期間の計算については、その者の機構の職員としての在職期間を同項に規定する職員としての引き続いた在職期間とみなす。ただし、その者が機構を退職したことにより退職手当（これに相当する給付を含む。）の支給を受けているときは、この限りでない。

(3)If an employee who holds office as an employee of an inter-university research institute or NAL on the date preceding the day of establishment of the Agency becomes an employee of the Agency without interruption pursuant to Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions, and after holding office as an employee of the Agency without interruption, becomes an employee as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on National Public Officers' Retirement Allowance without interruption, regarding calculation of the length of service that serves as the basis for calculation of severance pay to be paid to that employee based on that Act, that employee's period of holding office as an employee of the Agency is deemed to be the continuous period of holding office as prescribed in that paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply if that employee has received severance pay (including an equivalent payment) due to retirement from the Agency.

４機構は、機構の成立の日の前日に大学共同利用機関又は研究所の職員として在職し、附則第二条の規定により引き続いて機構の職員となった者のうち機構の成立の日から雇用保険法（昭和四十九年法律第百十六号）による失業給付の受給資格を取得するまでの間に機構を退職したものであって、その退職した日まで大学共同利用機関又は研究所の職員として在職したものとしたならば国家公務員退職手当法第十条の規定による退職手当の支給を受けることができるものに対しては、同条の規定の例により算定した退職手当の額に相当する額を退職手当として支給するものとする。

(4)If an employee who holds office as an employee of an inter-university research institute or NAL on the date preceding the day of establishment of the Agency becomes an employee of the Agency without interruption pursuant to Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions, and retires from the Agency during the period from the day of establishment of the Agency until the time of obtaining the qualification to receive benefits for unemployment under the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 116 of 1974), and if the employee would have been entitled to receive payment of severance pay under Article 10 of the Act on National Public Officers' Retirement Allowance if the employee had held office as an employee of the inter-university research institute or NAL until the day of the retirement, the Agency is to pay the employee an amount equivalent to the amount of severance pay calculated in the same way as the provisions of that Article.

第五条附則第二条の規定により機構の職員となった大学共同利用機関の職員であって、機構の成立の日の前日において文部科学大臣又はその委任を受けた者から児童手当法（昭和四十六年法律第七十三号）第七条第一項（同法附則第六条第二項、第七条第四項又は第八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の規定による認定を受けているものが、機構の成立の日において児童手当又は同法附則第六条第一項、第七条第一項若しくは第八条第一項の給付（以下この条において「特例給付等」という。）の支給要件に該当するときは、その者に対する児童手当又は特例給付等の支給に関しては、機構の成立の日において同法第七条第一項の規定による市町村長（特別区の区長を含む。）の認定があったものとみなす。この場合において、その認定があったものとみなされた児童手当又は特例給付等の支給は、同法第八条第二項（同法附則第六条第二項、第七条第四項又は第八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定にかかわらず、機構の成立の日の前日の属する月の翌月から始める。

Article 5If an employee of an inter-university research institute who becomes an employee of the Agency pursuant to Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions and who obtains approval under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act (Act No. 73 of 1971) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (2), Article 7, paragraph (4), or Article 8, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act; the same applies below in this Article) from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or from a person who has been entrusted by the minister on the day preceding the day of establishment of the Agency satisfies the requirements for receiving payment of child allowance or the benefits referred to in Article 6, paragraph (1), Article 7, paragraph (1), or Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (referred to below as "special benefits and other benefits") on the day of establishment of the Agency, the approval of the mayor of a municipality (including of the mayor of a special ward) is deemed to have been given on the day of establishment of the Agency pursuant to Article 7, item 1 of that Act regarding payment of child allowance, or special benefits and other benefits to that employee. In this case, the payment of child allowance or special benefits and other benefits for which approval is deemed to have been granted, starts in the month following that with the day preceding the day of establishment of the Agency, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (2) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (2), Article 7, paragraph (4), or Article 8, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act).

第六条機構の成立の日の前日において国家公務員共済組合法（昭和三十三年法律第百二十八号）第三条第一項の規定により文部科学省に属する同法第二条第一項第一号に規定する職員及びその所管する独立行政法人の同号に規定する職員をもって組織された国家公務員共済組合（以下この条において「文部科学省共済組合」という。）の組合員である同号に規定する職員（同日において大学共同利用機関又は研究所に属する者に限る。）が機構の成立の日において機構の役員及び職員（同号に規定する職員に相当する者に限る。以下この条において「役職員」という。）となり、かつ、引き続き同日以後において機構の役職員である場合において、その者が同日から起算して二十日を経過する日（正当な理由があると文部科学省共済組合が認めた場合には、その認めた日）までに文部科学省共済組合に申出をしたときは、当該役職員は、機構の成立の日以後引き続く当該役職員である期間文部科学省共済組合を組織する同号に規定する職員に該当するものとする。

Article 6(1)If the employee prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128 of 1958) is a member of a national public employee mutual aid association that has been organized by the employees prescribed in that item who belong to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the employees prescribed in that item of incorporated administrative agencies, under the jurisdiction of the ministry pursuant to Article 3, paragraph (1) of that Act (referred to below as the "mutual aid association of MEXT" in this Article) on the day preceding the day of establishment of the Agency (limited to an employee who belongs to an inter-university research institute or NAL on that day), and the employee becomes an officer or employee (limited to an employee who is as prescribed in that item; referred to below as an "officer or employee" in this Article) of the Agency on the day of establishment of the Agency and continues to be an officer or employee of the Agency on and after the day of establishment, and the employee makes a request to the mutual aid association of MEXT by the date on which twenty days have elapsed from the day of establishment (if the mutual aid association of MEXT finds that there are reasonable grounds, by the date of recognition of those grounds), that officer or employee is an employee as prescribed in that item constituting a member of the mutual aid association of MEXT during the period in which the employee continues to be officer or employee after the day of establishment of the Agency.

２前項に規定する役職員が同項に規定する申出をその期限内に行うことなく死亡した場合には、その申出は、当該期限内に当該役職員の遺族（国家公務員共済組合法第二条第一項第三号に規定する遺族に相当する者に限る。次項において同じ。）がすることができる。

(2)If the officer or employee prescribed in the preceding paragraph dies without making the request by the time limit prescribed in that paragraph, that request may be made by a surviving family member (limited to a person who corresponds to the surviving family member prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act; the same applies in the following paragraph) of that officer or employee within that time limit.

３機構の成立の日の前日において文部科学省共済組合の組合員である国家公務員共済組合法第二条第一項第一号に規定する職員（同日において大学共同利用機関又は研究所に属する者に限る。）が機構の成立の日において機構の役職員となる場合において、当該役職員又はその遺族が第一項の規定による申出を行わなかったときは、当該役職員は、機構の成立の日の前日に退職（同条第一項第四号に規定する退職をいう。）をしたものとみなす。

(3)If the employee prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act, who is a member of the mutual aid association of MEXT on the day preceding the day of establishment of the Agency (limited to an employee who belongs to an inter-university research institute or NAL on that day) becomes an officer or employee of the Agency on the day of establishment of the Agency, and if the officer or employee or a surviving family member fails to make a request under paragraph (1), that officer or employee is deemed to have retired (meaning the retirement as prescribed in paragraph (1), item (iv) of that Article) on the day preceding the day of establishment of the Agency.

第七条機構の成立の際現に存する国家公務員法第百八条の二第一項に規定する職員団体であって、その構成員の過半数が附則第二条の規定により機構に引き継がれる者であるものは、機構の成立の際労働組合法（昭和二十四年法律第百七十四号）の適用を受ける労働組合となるものとする。この場合において、当該職員団体が法人であるときは、法人である労働組合となるものとする。

Article 7(1)Any employee organization prescribed in Article 108-2, paragraph (1) of the National Public Service Act that actually exists at the time of establishment of the Agency and of which the majority of its members are employees who are succeeded to by the Agency pursuant to Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions is to become a labor union to which the Labor Union Act (Act No. 174 of 1949) applies upon establishment of the Agency. In this case, if the employee organization is a corporation, it is deemed to be a labor union which is a corporation.

２前項の規定により法人である労働組合となったものは、機構の成立の日から起算して六十日を経過する日までに、労働組合法第二条及び第五条第二項の規定に適合する旨の労働委員会の証明を受け、かつ、その主たる事務所の所在地において登記しなければ、その日の経過により解散するものとする。

(2)An employee organization that becomes a labor union which is a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to obtain certification from the labor relations commission that the organization conforms to the provisions of Article 2 and Article 5, paragraph (2) of the Labor Union Act by the date on which sixty days have elapsed from the date of establishment of the Agency, and is to register at the location of its principal office, or else the organization is to be deemed to be dissolved with the passage of that date.

３第一項の規定により労働組合となったものについては、機構の成立の日から起算して六十日を経過する日までは、労働組合法第二条ただし書（第一号に係る部分に限る。）の規定は、適用しない。

(3)The proviso to Article 2 of the Labor Union Act (limited to the portion relating to item (i)) does not apply to an employee organization that becomes a labor union pursuant to paragraph (1) until the date on which sixty days have elapsed from the date of establishment of the Agency.

第八条機構の成立前に特定独立行政法人等の労働関係に関する法律（昭和二十三年法律第二百五十七号。以下この条において「特労法」という。）第十八条の規定に基づき研究所がした解雇に係る中央労働委員会に対する申立て及び中央労働委員会による命令の期間については、なお従前の例による。

Article 8(1)Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the period for filing a petition with the Central Labor Relations Commission against dismissal by NAL, based on Article 18 of the Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (Act No. 257 of 1948; referred to below as the "Specified Labor Act" in this Article) before the establishment of the Agency, and the period for an order by the Central Labor Relations Commission.

２機構の成立の際現に中央労働委員会に係属している研究所とその職員に係る特労法の適用を受ける労働組合とを当事者とするあっせん、調停又は仲裁に係る事件に関する特労法第三章（第十二条から第十六条までの規定を除く。）及び第六章に規定する事項については、なお従前の例による。

(2)Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the matters prescribed in Chapter III (excluding the provisions of Articles 12 through 16) and Chapter VI of the Specified Labor Act concerning the cases related to mediation, conciliation, or arbitration, which the NAL and the labour union of its employees, to which the Specified Labour Act applies are the parties actually pending with the Central Labour Relations Commission, at the time of establishment of the Agency.

第九条機構の成立の際、第十八条第一項に規定する業務に関し、現に国が有する権利及び義務のうち政令で定めるものは、機構の成立の時において機構が承継する。

Article 9(1)Rights and obligations which are held by the national government regarding the operations prescribed in Article 18, paragraph (1) at the time of establishment of the Agency and which are specified by Cabinet Order are succeeded to by the Agency at the time of its establishment.

２機構の成立の際、国立学校特別会計法（昭和三十九年法律第五十五号）第十七条の規定に基づき文部科学大臣から大学共同利用機関の長に交付され、その経理を委任された金額に残余があるときは、その残余に相当する額は、機構の成立の日において機構に奨学を目的として寄附されたものとする。この場合において、当該寄附金の経理に関し必要な事項は、文部科学省令で定める。

(2)If any amount of money which the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has granted to the head of an inter-university research institute and had that head manage the accounting for that based on Article 17 of the National School Special Account Act (Act No. 55 of 1964) remains at the time of establishment of the Agency, the amount equivalent to that remainder is deemed to have been contributed to the Agency for scholarship on the day of establishment of the Agency. In such a case, necessary matters concerning the accounting of that contribution are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

第十条研究所及び事業団は、機構の成立の時において解散するものとし、次項の規定により国が承継する資産を除き、その一切の権利及び義務は、その時において機構が承継する。

Article 10(1)NAL and NASDA are to dissolve at the time of establishment of the Agency, and all of their rights and obligations, excluding the assets to be succeeded to by the national government pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph, are to be succeeded to by the Agency at that time.

２機構の成立の際現に研究所及び事業団が有する権利のうち、機構がその業務を確実に実施するために必要な資産以外の資産は、機構の成立の時において国が承継する。

(2)Of the rights actually held by NAL and NASDA at the time of establishment of the Agency, assets other than those necessary for the Agency to securely implement its operations are to be succeeded by the national government at the time of establishment of the Agency.

３前項の規定により国が承継する資産の範囲その他当該資産の国への承継に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。

(3)The scope of assets to be succeeded to by the national government pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and other necessary matters concerning the succession of the assets to the national government are specified by Cabinet Order.

４研究所及び事業団の平成十五年四月一日に始まる事業年度は、それぞれ研究所及び事業団の解散の日の前日に終わるものとする。

(4)The business years of NAL and NASDA starting on April 1, 2003 are to end on the day preceding the day of the dissolution of NAL and NASDA, respectively.

５平成十五年四月一日に始まる事業年度に係る研究所及び事業団の決算並びに研究所の通則法第三十八条に規定する財務諸表及び事業報告書並びに事業団の附則第十六条の規定による廃止前の宇宙開発事業団法（昭和四十四年法律第五十号。以下「旧事業団法」という。）第二十八条に規定する財務諸表、附属明細書及び事業報告書の作成等については、機構が従前の例により行うものとする。この場合において、事業団の当該決算の完結の期限は、解散の日から起算して二月を経過する日とする。

(5)For a business year starting on April 1, 2003, the settlement of accounts of NAL and NASDA and preparation and other activities, of NAL's financial statements and business reports prescribed in Article 38 of the Act on General Rules and NASDA's financial statements, a detailed statement annexed to them, and business reports prescribed in Article 28 of the Act on the National Space Development Agency of Japan (Act No. 50 of 1969; referred to below as the "former NASDA Act") before the repeal under the provisions of Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions are to be carried out by the Agency, as governed by prior laws and regulations. In this case, the time limit for the completion of that settlement of accounts of NASDA is to be the day when two months have passed since the date of dissolution.

６研究所の平成十五年四月一日に始まる事業年度における業務の実績については、機構が評価を受けるものとする。この場合において、通則法第三十二条第三項の規定による勧告は、機構に対してなされるものとする。

(6)Regarding the performance of the operations of NAL for a business year starting on April 1, 2003, the Agency is to receive an evaluation of them. In this case, any recommendation under Article 32, paragraph (3) of the Act on General Rules is to be made to the Agency.

７研究所の平成十五年四月一日に始まる事業年度における利益及び損失の処理については、機構が従前の例により行うものとする。

(7)The processing of any profit or loss of NAL for the business year starting on April 1, 2003 is to be carried out by the Agency, continuing to be governed by prior laws and regulations.

８研究所の積立金の処分は、研究所の解散の日の前日において中期目標の期間が終了したものとして、機構が従前の例により行うものとする。この場合において、附則第十六条の規定による廃止前の独立行政法人航空宇宙技術研究所法（平成十一年法律第百七十五号。以下「旧研究所法」という。）第十五条第一項中「当該次の中期目標の期間における前条」とあるのは、「機構の最初の中期目標の期間における独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構法第十八条第一項」とする。

(8)The disposal of accumulated funds of NAL is to be carried out by the Agency, continuing to be governed by prior laws and regulations, by deeming that the period for the medium-term objectives has terminated on the day preceding the day of dissolution of NAL. In this case, the term "the preceding Article for the next period for the medium-term objectives" in Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Act on the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (Act No. 175 of 1999; referred to below as the "former NAL Act") before the repeal under Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions is to be replaced with "Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Independent Administrative Agency during the first period for the medium-term objectives of the Agency."

９事業団の解散については、旧事業団法第三十八条第一項の規定による残余財産の分配は、行わない。

(9)Regarding the dissolution of NASDA, the distribution of residual assets under Article 38, paragraph (1) of the former NASDA Act is not to be carried out.

１０第一項の規定により研究所及び事業団が解散した場合における解散の登記については、政令で定める。

(10)The registration of dissolution when NAL and NASDA dissolve pursuant to paragraph (1) is specified by Cabinet Order.

第十一条附則第九条第一項の規定により機構が国の有する権利及び義務を承継したときは、その承継の際、承継される権利に係る土地、建物その他の財産で政令で定めるものの価額の合計額に相当する金額は、政府から機構に出資されたものとする。

Article 11(1)If the Agency succeeds to the rights and obligations held by the national government pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, an amount equivalent to the total amount of values of the land, buildings, and any other property specified by Cabinet Order is deemed to have been contributed by the government to the Agency at the time of the succession.

２前項の出資による権利は、一般会計に帰属するものとする。

(2)Rights contributed under the preceding paragraph are to belong to the general account.

３前条第一項の規定により機構が研究所の権利及び義務を承継したときは、その承継の際、機構が承継する資産の価額（前条第八項の規定により読み替えられた旧研究所法第十五条第一項の規定による承認を受けた金額があるときは、当該金額に相当する金額を除く。）から負債の金額を差し引いた額は、政府から機構に出資されたものとする。

(3)If the Agency succeeds to rights and obligations of NAL pursuant to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, an amount obtained by deducting the amount of liabilities from the value of assets succeeded to by the Agency (if any amount has been approved under Article 15, paragraph (1) of the former NAL Act of which terms are deemed to have been replaced pursuant to paragraph (8) of the preceding Article, excluding an amount equivalent to that amount) is deemed to have been contributed by the government to the Agency at the time of the succession.

４前条第一項の規定により機構が事業団の権利及び義務を承継したときは、その承継の際、国及び機構が承継する事業団に属する資産の価額の合計額から機構が承継する負債の金額を差し引いた額（当該差し引いた額が事業団の資本金の額を超えるときは、当該資本金の額に相当する金額）に、事業団に対する政府以外の者の出資額の割合を乗じて得た額は、当該政府以外の者から機構に出資されたものとする。

(4)If the Agency succeeds to rights and obligations of NASDA pursuant to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, an amount obtained by deducting the amount of liabilities succeeded to by the Agency (if that amount deducted exceeds the amount of NASDA's stated capital, the amount equivalent to the amount of the stated capital) from the total value of NASDA's assets to be succeeded to by the national government and the Agency and multiplying the result by the percentage of the amount of contributions made to NASDA by entities other than the government is deemed to have been contributed to the Agency by those entities other than the government at the time of succession.

５前条第一項の規定により機構が事業団の権利及び義務を承継したときは、その承継の際、機構が承継する事業団に属する資産の価額から負債の金額を差し引いた額から、前項の規定により政府以外の者から機構に出資があったものとされた額を差し引いた額は、政府から機構に出資されたものとする。

(5)If the Agency succeeds to rights and obligations of NASDA pursuant to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, an amount obtained by deducting the amount of liabilities from the value of NASDA's assets succeeded to by the Agency, and further deducting the amount deemed to have been contributed to the Agency by entities other than the government pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is deemed to have been contributed by the government to the Agency at the time of the succession.

６第一項に規定する財産の価額及び前三項に規定する資産の価額は、機構の成立の日現在における時価を基準として評価委員が評価した価額とする。

(6)The value of property prescribed in paragraph (1) and the value of assets prescribed in the preceding three paragraphs are to be the value evaluated by evaluation committee members on the basis of the market value on the date of establishment of the Agency.

７前項の評価委員その他評価に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。

(7)The evaluation committee members prescribed in the preceding paragraph and other necessary matters concerning the evaluation are specified by Cabinet Order.

８事業団が発行した出資証券の上に存在する質権は、第七条第一項の規定により出資者が受けるべき機構の出資証券の上に存在する。

(8)A pledge existing on investment securities issued by NASDA exists on investment securities of the Agency to be received by contributors pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1).

第十二条前条第四項の規定により政府以外の者が機構に出資したものとされた金額については、当該政府以外の者は、機構に対し、その成立の日から起算して一月を経過する日までの間に限り、当該持分の払戻しを請求することができる。

Article 12(1)Regarding the amount deemed to be contributed to the Agency by entities other than the government pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article, those entities may request the refund of their equity interests from the Agency only within one month from the date of the establishment of the Agency.

２機構は、前項の規定による請求があったときは、第八条第一項の規定にかかわらず、当該持分に係る出資額に相当する金額により払戻しをしなければならない。この場合において、機構は、その払戻しをした金額により資本金を減少するものとする。

(2)When the Agency receives a request under the preceding paragraph, it must refund an amount equivalent to the amount of contributions related to those equity interests, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1). In this case, the Agency is to reduce its stated capital by the amount thus refunded.

第十三条第十一条の規定は、通則法第十四条第一項の規定による機構の理事長となるべき者及び監事となるべき者の指名について準用する。

Article 13The provisions of Article 11 apply mutatis mutandis to nomination of a person as the president and the persons to be auditors of the Agency under Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules.

第十四条通則法第十四条第二項の規定により機構の成立の時に理事長に任命されたものとされる理事長の任期については、第十二条第一項中「任命の日」とあるのは、「機構の成立の日」とする。

Article 14Regarding the term of office of the president who is deemed to have been appointed at the time of establishment of the Agency pursuant to Article 14, paragraph (2) of the Act on General Rules, the term "date of appointment" in Article 12, paragraph (1) is to be replaced with "date of establishment of the Agency."

第十五条削除

Article 15Deleted.

第十六条次の法律は、廃止する。

Article 16The following Acts are to be repealed:

第十七条前条の規定の施行前に旧研究所法又は旧事業団法（第十二条及び第二十条を除く。）の規定によりした処分、手続その他の行為は、この法律又は通則法中の相当する規定によりした処分、手続その他の行為とみなす。

Article 17Any dispositions, procedures and acts conducted pursuant to the provisions of the former NAL Act and the former NASDA Act (excluding Articles 12 and 20) before the date on which the provisions of the preceding Article come into effect are deemed to be dispositions, procedures and other acts conducted pursuant to the corresponding provisions of this Act or the Act on General Rules.

第十八条附則第十六条の規定の施行前にした行為並びに附則第十条第五項、第七項及び第八項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる事項に係るこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。

Article 18Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts conducted before the date on which the provisions of Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, and to acts conducted after this Act comes into effect, regarding matters for which prior laws and regulations are to continue to govern, pursuant to Article 10, paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of the Supplementary Provisions.

第十九条附則第二条から第十四条まで、第十七条及び前条に定めるもののほか、機構の設立に伴い必要な経過措置その他この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。

Article 19Beyond what is provided for in Articles 2 through 14 and Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions and the preceding Article, any necessary transitional measures for the establishment of the Agency and other necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.

第一条この法律は、協定の効力発生の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、それぞれ当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the date on which the Agreement comes into effect; provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect on the days respectively specified in those items:

第一条この法律は、協定の効力発生の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、それぞれ当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the date on which the Agreement comes into effect; provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect on the days respectively specified in those items:

第一条この法律は、平成十六年十月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on October 1, 2004; provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect on the days respectively specified in those items:

第一条この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect on the days respectively specified in those items:

第一条この法律は、公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日（以下「施行日」という。）から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation (referred to below as the "enforcement date").

第三十四条この法律の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。

Article 34Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the date on which this Act comes into effect.

第三十五条この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。

Article 35Beyond what is provided for in the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.

第一条この法律は、公布の日から起算して一月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one month from the date of promulgation.

第四条この法律の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。

Article 4Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the date on which this Act comes into effect.

第六条この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。

Article 6Beyond what is provided for in the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.

第一条この法律は、独立行政法人通則法の一部を改正する法律（平成二十六年法律第六十六号。以下「通則法改正法」という。）の施行の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the date of enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 66 of 2014; referred to below as the "Act Amending the Act on General Rules"); provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect on the days respectively specified in those items:

第二十七条新通則法第一条第一項に規定する個別法及び新通則法第四条第二項の規定によりその名称中に国立研究開発法人という文字を使用するものとされた新通則法第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人が当該名称の変更に伴い受ける名義人の名称の変更の登記又は登録については、登録免許税を課さない。

Article 27According to the provisions of the individual laws provided for in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the New Act on General Rules and the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the New Act on General Rules, no registration and license tax is imposed when an incorporated administrative agency, prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the New Act on General Rules, the specified name of which includes the words "国立研究開発法人"(with a pronunciation of "Kokuritsu-Kenkyu-Kaihatsu-Hojin" and with a literal meaning of "National Research and Development Agency") registers the name of a nominal person that will be changed.

第二十八条この法律の施行前にこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。）の規定によってした又はすべき処分、手続その他の行為であってこの法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条において「新法令」という。）に相当の規定があるものは、法律（これに基づく政令を含む。）に別段の定めのあるものを除き、新法令の相当の規定によってした又はすべき処分、手続その他の行為とみなす。

Article 28Dispositions, procedures and other acts that have been conducted, or should be conducted before the provisions of this Act come into effect, pursuant to the provisions of individual laws (including orders based on them) before their amendment by this Act, and that are provided for in the corresponding provisions of the respective individual laws (including orders based on them; referred to below as "new laws and regulations" in this Article) following their amendment by this Act are deemed to be dispositions, procedures and other acts that have been conducted or should be conducted pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the new laws and regulations (including Cabinet Orders based on them), unless otherwise provided in the laws.

第二十九条この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなおその効力を有することとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。

Article 29Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts conducted before the date on which this Act comes into effect, and to acts conducted after this Act comes into effect, in cases that are to remain in effect pursuant to the provisions of the Supplementary Provisions.

第三十条附則第三条から前条までに定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令（人事院の所掌する事項については、人事院規則）で定める。

Article 30Beyond what is provided for in Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions through the preceding Article, any necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures on penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order (or for matters under the jurisdiction of the National Personnel Authority, under the Rules of the National Personnel Authority).

第一条この法律は、公布の日から起算して二年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions stated in the following items come into effect on the days respectively specified in those items:

第七条この法律の施行前にした前条の規定による改正前の国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構法の規定に違反する行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。

Article 7Prior laws and regulations continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts that were committed before the date on which this Act comes into effect, in violation of the provisions of the Act on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, National Research and Development Agency, before amendment under the preceding Article.

第十条この附則に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。

Article 10Beyond what is provided for in the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures on penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.

第一条この法律は、公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation.

第三十五条この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。

Article 35Any necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures on penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.

第一条この法律は、令和三年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次条及び附則第六条の規定は、公布の日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2021; provided, however, that the provisions of the following Article and Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect on the date of promulgation.

第六条附則第二条から前条までに規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。

Article 6Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures concerning the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.