# 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 / Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade — 第百十一条 (Article 111)

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- Law: 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 (Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade), 昭和二十二年法律第五十四号
- English title "Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百十一条 (Article 111) — address `art-111`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第百十一条
<sup>art-111 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-111</sup>

**第一項**  委員会職員は、この章の規定により質問、検査、領置、臨検、捜索、差押え又は記録命令付差押えをしたときは、その処分を行つた年月日及びその結果を記載した調書を作成し、質問を受けた者又は立会人に示し、これらの者とともにこれに署名押印しなければならない。ただし、質問を受けた者又は立会人が署名押印せず、又は署名押印することができないときは、その旨を付記すれば足りる。
<sup>art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-111/par-1</sup>
After carrying out questioning, inspection, retention, on-site inspection, search, seizure, or seizure with ordering records pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, a Japan Fair Trade Commission staff member must prepare a written report that states the date when the measures were taken and the findings, and show it to the person who was questioned or the witness, and, along with the person who was questioned or the witness, affix the person's name and seal thereto provided, however, that if the person who was questioned or the witness does not affix the person's name and seal thereto or is unable to do so, it is sufficient to make supplementary note to that effect.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000054/20260521_505AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5212/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
