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Local Autonomy Act amendment under the Act on Environmentally Harmonized Food Systems

環境と調和のとれた食料システムの確立のための環境負荷低減事業活動の促進等に関する法律

Published: 2022-05-02 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Energy / Environment · Impact (preliminary): Low · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-29

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

Act No. 37 of 2022, the Act on Promoting Business Activities to Reduce Environmental Burdens for Establishing Environmentally Harmonized Food Systems, amends the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947), according to the listing. The stated promulgation date is 2022-05-02, and the stated effective date is 2022-07-01.

Business Impact

Local governments may be affected because the listed amendment concerns the Local Autonomy Act, rather than directly identifying obligations for food-system businesses. The metadata does not describe the amended provisions or their practical effects.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese source to identify the Local Autonomy Act provisions amended by Act No. 37 of 2022 and confirm their scope and effective-date provisions.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2022-05-02 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 環境と調和のとれた食料システムの確立のための環境負荷低減事業活動の促進等に関する法律(令和四年法律第三十七号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2022-07-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 地方自治法 (this update) Original Japanese source