# 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 — 第九十四条 (Article 94)

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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: 第九十四条 (Article 94) — address `art-94`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第九十四条
<sup>art-94 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-94</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-94/par-1</sup>
A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three million yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第四十七条第一項第一号又は第二項の規定による事件関係人又は参考人に対する処分に違反して出頭せず、陳述をせず、若しくは虚偽の陳述をし、又は報告をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をした者
  <sup>art-94/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-94/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person concerned with a case or any witness who, in violation of the measures taken against them, pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (i) or paragraph (2), has failed to appear or to make a statement, or has made a false statement, or failed to submit a report, or submitted a false report;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第四十七条第一項第二号又は第二項の規定による鑑定人に対する処分に違反して出頭せず、鑑定をせず、又は虚偽の鑑定をした者
  <sup>art-94/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-94/par-1/item-2</sup>
  an expert witness who, in violation of the measures taken with regard to them, pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (ii) or paragraph (2), has failed to appear or to give an expert opinion, or submitted a false expert opinion;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  第四十七条第一項第三号又は第二項の規定による物件の所持者に対する処分に違反して物件を提出しない者
  <sup>art-94/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-94/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a holder of the materials who, in violation of the measures taken with regard to them pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iii) or paragraph (2), has failed to submit the objects; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a holder of the materials who, in violation of the objects taken with regard to them pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iii) or paragraph (2), has failed to submit the objects; or" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5212/tb</sup>

  **四**  第四十七条第一項第四号又は第二項の規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、又は忌避した者
  <sup>art-94/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-94/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person who has refused, obstructed or evaded the inspection pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) or paragraph (2).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-94/par-1/item-1: 第四十七条第一項第一号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第一項第一号 (Article 47, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-47/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-1/item-1
- art-94/par-1/item-1: 第二項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第二項 (Article 47, paragraph (2)), art-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-2
- art-94/par-1/item-2: 第四十七条第一項第二号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第一項第二号 (Article 47, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-47/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-1/item-2
- art-94/par-1/item-2: 第二項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第二項 (Article 47, paragraph (2)), art-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-2
- art-94/par-1/item-3: 第四十七条第一項第三号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第一項第三号 (Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-47/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-1/item-3
- art-94/par-1/item-3: 第二項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第二項 (Article 47, paragraph (2)), art-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-2
- art-94/par-1/item-4: 第四十七条第一項第四号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第一項第四号 (Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-47/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-1/item-4
- art-94/par-1/item-4: 第二項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十七条第二項 (Article 47, paragraph (2)), art-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-47/par-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第九十五条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-95/par-1/item-3
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第九十五条第二項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/art-95/par-2/item-3

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-11-06
- 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 (私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律), Article 94, paragraph (1), item (iii) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5212/tb), 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
