“Gifu Prefecture Compliance Fund (3rd) to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19”
Related to the Demand for Cooperation with a Shortening of Business Opening Hours
Implementation Outline
1. Outline
Compliance Fund (3rd) payments will be made to those business operators who have complied fully with
the Prefectural Government’s demands for a shortening of opening hours for the entirety of the demanded
period, in order to help suppress the further spread of COVID-19 infection which continues to expand daily.
2. Application Process
Applications for payment of this Compliance Fund (3rd) can be made by those who have cooperated withthe demands outlined for either section (A) or section (B) below and met the relevant conditions.
(A) For those who have complied with the demands since January 12th 2021 (Tuesday)
Targeted Period:

January 12th 2021 (Tuesday) – February 7th 2021 (Sunday)

Targeted Business Types:

Eating & drinking businesses serving alcohol (including karaoke boxes &live houses that serve alcohol)※ Those business branches which serve alcohol, from amongst the business branches which havereceived operating permission in accordance with the Food Sanitation Law※ Takeaway and delivery businesses, supermarkets or convenience stores with eat-in spaces andkitchen cars are not targeted.
Demand Contents:

Shortening of opening hours to from 5:00AM until 8:00PM and alcohol serving
hours to from 11:00AM until 7:00PM(B) For those who have complied with the demands since January 16th 2021 (Saturday)
Targeted Period: January 16th 2021 (Saturday) – February 7th 2021 (Sunday)
Targeted Business Types:
・Eating & drinking businesses※ Eating & drinking businesses (including izakayas), cafes etc. (excluding takeaway and deliveryservices)・Entertainment Facilities※ Bars & karaoke facilities etc. which have received operating permission in accordance with the Food
Sanitation Law (excluding internet & manga cafes)
Demand Contents:

Shortening of opening hours to from 5:00AM until 8:00PM and alcohol serving
hours to from 11:00AM until 7:00PM

Conditions common to both section (A) and section (B):•The business branch must be located within Gifu Prefecture.

•The business operator must have complied fully with the contents of the demands for the entire period.

•The applicant must be a person with the authority to decide the opening hours and the contents of thebusiness operations of the relevant business branch.

•Eating & drinking businesses involving hospitality service, karaoke facilities & live houses must havecreated and submitted an Infection Prevention Measures Manual and have had it checked and confirmed.

•The applicant must not have submitted a false or improper application for the earlier “Gifu Prefecture
Compliance Fund (2nd) to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19”.

•The company must have no employee, representative or director of the business who is involved incriminal gangs or other such anti-social activities and the running of the business must not be under theinfluence of any criminal gang.

•The applicant is not an individual or corporation which operates a business which the Governor has
recognized as having been a place where COVID-19 infection has spread during the formation of an
infection cluster in the period from January 11th 2021 (Monday; national holiday) until the day on which
the decision of whether to grant the fund is made.

3. Amount Paid
Those applying under section (A): 1,540,000 yen
Those applying under section (B): 1,380,000 yen
4. Inquiries Regarding the Compliance Fund (3rd)“Gifu Prefecture Compliance Fund (3rd) Consultation Center (Call Center)”:
TEL: 058-272-8192(open from 9:00 until 17:00)

Please check the Gifu Prefectural Government’s official website for further information:
https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/site/covid19/122433.html (Japanese only)