# 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 — 第三十二条 (Article 32)

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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: 第三十二条 (Article 32) — address `art-32`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第三十二条
<sup>art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-32</sup>

  **第一項**  前条第一号又は第三号から第六号までの場合においては、内閣総理大臣は、その委員長又は委員を罷免しなければならない。
  <sup>art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-32/par-1</sup>
  In cases under items (i) or (iii) through (vi) of the preceding Article, the Prime Minister must dismiss the Chair or Commissioner concerned from office.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-32/par-1: 前条第一号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十一条第一項第一号 (Article 31, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-31/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-31/par-1/item-1
- art-32/par-1: 第三号から第六号まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十一条第一項第三号 (Article 31, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-31/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-31/par-1/item-3
- art-32/par-1: 第三号から第六号まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十一条第一項第四号 (Article 31, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-31/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-31/par-1/item-4
- art-32/par-1: 第三号から第六号まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十一条第一項第五号 (Article 31, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-31/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-31/par-1/item-5
- art-32/par-1: 第三号から第六号まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十一条第一項第六号 (Article 31, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-31/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-31/par-1/item-6

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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