Act Partially Amending the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act, etc. (SME Management Strengthening Act)
産業競争力強化法等の一部を改正する等の法律
Published: 2021-06-16 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-09-09
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Summary
The item is an e-Gov law-update entry for the Act on Strengthening Management of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Act No. 18 of 1999), listing an amending law titled in English roughly as 'Act Partially Amending the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act, etc.' (Act No. 70 of Reiwa 3). The metadata gives a promulgation date of 2021-06-16 and an enforcement date of 2022-04-01; the listing's update date is shown as 2026-09-08. The metadata does not describe the substance of the amendments.
Business Impact
Small and medium-sized enterprises, or firms that use support measures under the SME Management Strengthening Act, may be affected depending on the content of the amendments. The scope and nature of any impact cannot be determined from the metadata provided.
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Timeline of related official records
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- 2021-06-16 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) Original Japanese source
- 2021-06-16 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2021-08-02 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2022-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Original Japanese source