Ministerial Ordinance on Electronic Recordkeeping under Finance and Agriculture Ministry Laws

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Summary

Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ordinance No. 5 of 2026 sets out enforcement regulations for the Act on the Use of Information and Communications Technology in the Preservation of Documents by Private Businesses and Others, for laws under those ministries' jurisdiction. The stated promulgation date is 2026-09-30, and the stated effective date is 2027-04-01; the metadata does not specify whether this is a new instrument or an amendment.

Business Impact

Private businesses and others preserving documents under laws administered by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries may be affected by the rules on using information and communications technology for that recordkeeping.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese ordinance would help clarify the covered records, permitted electronic preservation methods, and any transitional provisions before the stated effective date.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

1. 2026-09-30 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 財務省及び農林水産省の所管する法令に係る民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則（令和八年財務省・農林水産省令第五号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 財務省及び農林水産省の所管する法令に係る民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source