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The Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines
are established as follows:
February 6, 2014
Toshimitsu Motegi,
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines
Article 1 (General Principles)
The subsidy for the decommissioning and contaminated water management project cost(hereinafter referred to as “Subsidy”) shall be granted based on the provisions of these Grant
Guidelines, as well as the provisions of the Act on Regulation of Execution of Budget Pertaining
to Subsidies, etc. (Act No. 179 of 1955; hereinafter referred to as “Rationalization Act”), the Orderfor Enforcement of the Act on Regulation of Execution of Budget Pertaining to Subsidies, etc.
(Cabinet Order No. 255 of 1955; hereinafter referred to as “Enforcement Order”), and other laws
and regulations.
Article 2 (Objective)
The objectives of the Subsidy are to improve national scientific and technological capabilities
and ensure the smooth implementation of the decommissioning and contaminated water
management by encouraging subsidized entities to receive the Subsidy from the national
government to establish a fund and conducting a project to support development of technologies
which can contribute to the decommissioning and contaminated water management utilizing suchfund.
Article 3 (Subsidy Grantee)
The Subsidy shall be granted by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to the fundestablishing corporation based on its application.
Article 4 (Subsidy Targets)
The Subsidy shall cover the cost of a project to establish a fund for the implementation ofprojects specified in the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project
Implementation Guidelines established by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry(hereinafter referred to as “Implementation Guidelines”) (hereinafter referred to as “Fund”)(hereinafter referred to as “Subsidized Project”), which will be conducted by the fund establishingcorporation.
Article 5 (Amount of Subsidy)
The amount of the Subsidy shall be calculated at a fixed rate.
Article 6 (Application for Subsidy)
The application for the Subsidy shall be made by submitting an Application for Subsidy (FormNo.1) to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry by the date specified separately.
Article 7 (Application for Change)
When conducting a project by changing the content specified in the application due to change
in the circumstances after a notification of the decision to grant the Subsidy is accepted, anApplication for Change of Subsidy (Form No. 2) shall be submitted promptly to the Minister ofEconomy, Trade and Industry.
Article 8 (Normal Period of Time for Decision and Notification)
In the event that an application form is submitted in accordance with the provisions of Article
6 and Article 7, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry shall examine the content of theapplication within thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of the application in principle, makea decision to grant the Subsidy (including to change the Subsidy), and send a Notification of theGrant Decision (Form No. 3) to the applicant.
Article 9 (Conditions for Subsidy)
Upon receipt of the Subsidy, a fund establishing corporation shall establish a fund for theimplementation of decommissioning and contaminated water management. The grant decision
shall be subject to the following conditions:(1)
In the event of suspending or terminating a Subsidized Project, the fund establishingcorporation shall obtain approval from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(2)
In the event that the Subsidized Project is unlikely to be completed on schedule or it becomesdifficult to conduct the project, the fund establishing corporation shall promptly report to theMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry to receive instructions.
(3)
To ensure appropriate and smooth implementation of projects specified in theImplementation Guidelines using the Fund, the fund establishing corporation shall provide
sufficient guidance and supervision to a contractor.
(4)
In the event that the fund establishing corporation is asked by the Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry to make a report on the progress of the Subsidized Project, the expenditure
incurred for the project, and projects specified in the Implementation Guidelines conducted bythe corporation, the corporation shall promptly prepare a document containing a description of
the above matters and submit it to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(5)
The fund establishing corporation shall prepare a Statement (Form No. 4) that clarifies therelations between the budget and settlement for the Subsidized Project, and retain it for five (5)years after the end of the fiscal year containing the completion date of the Subsidized Project (orthe date of the approval of the suspension or termination of the Subsidized Project).
(6)
In the event of dissolving the Fund, the fund establishing corporation shall report theremaining amount of the Fund retained at the time of dissolution to the Minister of Economy,

Trade and Industry, and shall refund it to the national treasury under its direction.
(7)
With regard to the Fund accounting, the fund establishing corporation shall keep books
clearly separated from accounting of other funds and maintain records of the revenue andexpenditure related thereto so as to clarify how the Fund is used.
Article 10 (Withdrawal of Application)
With regard to notification of the grant decision in accordance with Article 8, in the event thata fund establishing corporation is dissatisfied with the content of the decision and the conditions
and intends to withdraw the application for the Subsidy, the applicant shall notify the Minister ofEconomy, Trade and Industry in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the receipt of thenotification.
Article 11 (Claim for Subsidy)
In the event that a fund establishing corporation receives the Notification of the Grant Decisionin accordance with Article 8 and does not intend to withdraw the application under the provisionsof the preceding article, the fund establishing corporation shall prepare a Subsidy Payment
Request (Form No. 5) and submit it to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Article 12 (Project Result Report)
With regard to report on the Subsidized Project’s results, a Project Result Report (Form No. 6)
shall be submitted to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry by the 30th day from the dateof the completion of the Subsidized Project (in the case of obtaining the approval of suspension or
termination of the Subsidized Project in accordance with Article 9 Paragraph 1, the 30th day fromthe date when the notification of approval is received) or April 10 in the next fiscal year,
whichever is the earlier.
Article 13 (Determination, etc. of Subsidy Amount)In the event of receiving the report in the preceding article, the Minister of Economy, Tradeand Industry shall examine the report and other documents, conduct on-site inspection and the likeas needed, and if it considers that the reported Subsidized Project results conform to the content of
the grant decision (or the approved content if approval was given pursuant to Article 7) and theconditions thereto, it shall determine the amount of the Subsidy to be granted, and notify the fundestablishing corporation of such determination.
Article 14 (Refund of Subsidy)
1. In the event that the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry determines the amount of theSubsidy to be granted and the Subsidy exceeding the said amount has already been granted, it shallset a due date and issue an order to refund the exceeding amount to the national treasury.
2. The refund of the exceeding amount in the preceding paragraph shall be made within twenty(20) days of the day on which the order is issued. In the event that the refund is not made within thetime limit, penal interest shall be imposed for the unpaid amount until the payment is made,calculated at the annual interest rate of ten point nine five percent (10.95%).
Article 15 (Corrective Action)
In the event of recognizing that the Subsidized Project, Fund management, or projects

specified in the Implementation Guidelines using the Fund are not implemented properly, theMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry may order the fund establishing corporation to takecorrective action.
Article 16 (Revocation of Grant Decision, etc.)
1. The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may revoke or alter the grant decision, in wholeor in part, which is made pursuant to Article 8, if there is an application for the suspension ortermination of the Subsidized Project, in whole or in part, or if any of the following events occur:(1)
If the fund establishing corporation breaches any of the provisions of laws and regulations,these Guidelines, or any other decision or direction given by the Minister of Economy, Trade andIndustry under the provisions of the laws and regulations or these Guidelines;(2)
If the fund establishing corporation has used the Subsidy for purposes other than projects
specified in the Implementation Guidelines;(3)
When the fund establishing corporation has engaged in fraudulence, negligence, or any otherinappropriate conduct with respect to the management and operation of the Subsidized Project orthe Fund;(4)
If the fund establishing corporation fails to provide sufficient guidance on supervision
regarding projects specified in the Implementation Guidelines using the Fund; or(5)
If it has become unnecessary to continue the Subsidized Project, in whole or in part, due to achange in circumstances or the like occurred after the grant decision is made.
2. In the event of revoking the grant decision as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, theMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry shall set a due date and issue orders to refund all or partof the Subsidy to the national treasury, if the Subsidy for the revoked part of the Subsidy has
already been granted.
3. The refund specified in the preceding paragraph shall be made in accordance with Article 14,
Paragraph 2.
Article 17 (Miscellaneous)
1. In the event that it is difficult to follow the procedures specified in Articles 6, 7, 9 and 12 due to
exceptional circumstances, a fund establishing corporation shall seek approval in advance from the
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and follow its direction.
2. With regard to the matters specified in these Grant Guidelines, the Minister of Economy, Tradeand Industry may make necessary modifications when the need arises.
Supplementary Provision
These Grant Guidelines shall enter into force on February 6, 2014.

(Form No. 1)
No.
Date:
To:
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
ApplicantName of Representative:
Name of Corporation:
Address:(Seal)

Subsidy Application Form for Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost
In accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water
Management Project Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines, we hereby apply for the above-mentioned
subsidy as follows:
1. Subsidy amount to be applied for:JPY

2. Accompanying documents(1) Articles of incorporation or endowment act (copy)(2) Business reports and settlement reports for the last two years (or business plans and income
and expenditure budgets)(3) Documents clarifying the fund management and operation method and business
implementation organization structure(Form No. 2)
No.
Date:
To:
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Name of Representative:
Name of Corporation:
Address:(Seal)

Application for Change of Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project
Cost Subsidy
With regard to the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy
decided to be granted based on Decision No._____ dated _______________, we hereby apply forchange as follows in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Decommissioning andContaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines:
1. Amount of additional subsidy to be applied for:
Partial revocation(Amount of subsidy to be applied for after change:
2. Reasons for change
3. Accompanying documents
Documents showing the fund management conditions

JPYJPY)

(Form No. 3)
No.
Date:
To:
(Name of corporation and its representative)(Name)
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Notification of the Decision toGrant the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy
In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Act on Rationalization of Budgetary
Spending on Subsidies, etc. (Law No. 179 of 1955; hereinafter referred to as “Rationalization Act”), I
hereby inform you that we decided to grant the subsidy for the decommissioning and contaminatedwater management project cost applied for by the application No. _____ dated _______________
under the provisions of Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Rationalization Act as follows:1.

A project subject to the Subsidy (hereinafter referred to as “Subsidized Project”) shall be theone specified in Article 4 of the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project
Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines (hereinafter referred to as “Grant Guidelines”).

2.

The amount of the Subsidy shall be as shown below; provided, however, that if the amount ofthe Subsidy is changed, it shall be notified separately.
Amount of the subsidy:
JPY

3.

The Subsidy shall be granted under the conditions listed in Article 9 of the Grant Guidelines.

4.

The results of the grant for the Subsidized Project shall be reported in accordance with theprovisions of Article 12 of the Grant Guidelines.

5. In the event that there is dissatisfaction with the content of the notification or the conditions, theapplicant may withdraw the application for the Subsidy until February 28, 2014 in accordance withthe provisions of Article 9 of the Rationalization Act.

(Form No. 4)
Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy Statement
Name of Corporation:(Unit: JPY)
National government

Calculated budget items

Decidedamount ofsubsidy

Corporation
Revenue

Item

ActualbudgetExpenditure

Actualrevenue

Item

ActualbudgetOf which
Of which
Actualappropriation
appropriation
expenditurefrom subsidy
from subsidy(Note 1) In the space for “Item” of the revenue and expenditure under “corporation”, specify the detailed accounting item categories.
(Note 2) In the space for “Remarks”, specify the matters for reference.

Remarks

(Form No. 5)
No.
Date:
To: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Name of Representative:
Name of Corporation:
Address:(seal)

Request for Payment ofDecommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy
With regard to the above-mentioned subsidy decided to be granted based on the Decision No.____dated _____________, I hereby request for payment as follows, in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 11 of the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy
Grant Guidelines.

(1) Amount of subsidy(2) Recipient(account holder)(3) Name of financial
institution and branch(4) Type of account

JPYAddressNameBank
Shinkin Bank
Other(Other: )Current accountBranch

Deposit account(5) Account number(Note)
1. The recipient (account holder) shall correspond to the corporation name and address of theapplicant.
2. Accurately fill out each space for the above item (2) and below as described in the passbook.
3. In the space for the above item (3), fill in the name of the financial institution and circle “Bank”,“Shinkin Bank” or “Other”. In the case of choosing “Other”, fill in the name of the financial
institution (e.g. ___ City Agricultural Cooperatives).
4. In the space for the above item (4), circle either of “Current account” or “Deposit account”.

(Form No. 6)
No.
Date:
To: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Name of Representative:
Name of Corporation:
Address:(seal)

Project Result Report Concerning
Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy

With regard to the Decommissioning and Contaminated Water Management Project Cost Subsidy
granted based on the Decision No.____ dated _______________, I hereby report the results asfollows in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of the Decommissioning and Contaminated
Water Management Project Cost Subsidy Grant Guidelines.

1. Amount of balance of subsidy

JPY

A. Amount of subsidy decided

JPY

B. Amount of subsidy received

JPY

C. Balance(A-B)

JPY

2. Accompanying documents
Documents showing how much of the fund is received and left