Ministerial Ordinance Amending Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Facilitating Business Succession in SMEs

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Summary

This is a ministerial ordinance (METI Ordinance No. 33 of 2026) that amends the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Facilitating the Succession of Business Management in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (originally METI Ordinance No. 22 of 2009). According to the provided metadata, the amending ordinance was promulgated on 2026-03-31 with a stated enforcement date of 2026-04-01. The specific substance of the amendments is not described in the metadata.

Business Impact

Small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in business succession, and their advisors, may need to review whether procedural or eligibility details under the enforcement regulations have changed. The practical effect cannot be determined from this metadata alone.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official Japanese source on e-Gov to confirm the scope and effective date of the amendments.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-03-31 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 中小企業における経営の承継の円滑化に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令（令和八年経済産業省令第三十三号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 中小企業における経営の承継の円滑化に関する法律施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source