Progress Made in Regulatory Reform for Individual Enterprises

1. Number of requests submitted by entities

	Number of requests (number of entities)
	April-June 2018	FY2017	Total number of requirements submitted after the enforcement of the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act
Systems to Remove Gray Zone Areas	6(6) (including SMEs: 3(3))	21(22) (including SMEs: 17(18))	123(129) (including SMEs: 82(83))
Systems of Special Arrangements for New Business Activities	0(0) (including SMEs:0(0))	0(0) (including SMEs: 0(0))	11(16) (including SMEs: 4(6))
Total	6(6) (including SMEs: 3(3))	21(22) (including SMEs: 17(18))	134(145) (including SMEs: 85(89))

2. Progress in examination of the requests

	Number of requests for which entities have been notified of results (number of entities)
	April-June 2018	FY2017	Total number of requirements submitted after the enforcement of the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act	Number of requests still under examination (number of entities)
Systems to Remove Gray Zone Areas	6(6) (including SMEs: 3(3))	19(20) (including SMEs: 15(16))	119(125) (including SMEs: 79(80))	4(4) (including SMEs: 3(3))
Systems of Special Arrangements for New Business Activities	0(0) (including SMEs:0(0))	0(0) (including SMEs: 0(0))	11(16) (including SMEs: 4(6))	0(0) (including SMEs:0(0))
Total	6(6) (including SMEs: 3(3))	19(20) (including SMEs: 15(16))	130(141) (including SMEs: 83(86))	4(4) (including SMEs: 3(3))

• For further details, see the Appendix attached to the Japanese language press release.(PDF:387KB)

Division in Charge

Industrial Structure Policy Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau