# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号 - English title "Bankruptcy Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5041-48` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 令和四年五月二五日法律第四八号 suppl-5041-48 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5041-48/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から起算して四年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。 suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding four years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items. machine translation, not official **一** 第三条の規定並びに附則第六十条中商業登記法（昭和三十八年法律第百二十五号）第五十二条第二項の改正規定及び附則第百二十五条の規定　公布の日 suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions of Article 3, the provision in Article 60 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 52, paragraph (2) of the Commercial Registration Act (Act No. 125 of 1963), and the provisions of Article 125 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation. machine translation, not official **二及び三** 略 suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-3 Omitted machine translation, not official **四** 第二条中民事訴訟法第八十七条の次に一条を加える改正規定及び第八条の規定並びに附則第四条、第四十九条、第六十五条、第七十条、第七十八条及び第八十三条の規定、附則第八十七条中犯罪被害者等の権利利益の保護を図るための刑事手続に付随する措置に関する法律（平成十二年法律第七十五号）第四十条の改正規定（「第八十七条」の下に「、第八十七条の二」を加える部分に限る。）、附則第八十八条、第九十三条、第九十六条及び第百三条の規定並びに附則第百十八条中消費者の財産的被害等の集団的な回復のための民事の裁判手続の特例に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第九十六号）第五十三条の改正規定（「第八十七条」の下に「、第八十七条の二」を加える部分に限る。）　公布の日から起算して二年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日 suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-4 the provisions in Article 2 adding one Article after Article 87 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the provisions of Article 8, the provisions of Articles 4, 49, 65, 70, 78 and 83 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 87 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 40 of the Act on Measures Incidental to Criminal Proceedings for Protecting the Rights and Interests of Crime Victims (Act No. 75 of 2000) (limited to the part adding ", Article 87-2" after "Article 87"), the provisions of Articles 88, 93, 96 and 103 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the provisions in Article 118 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 53 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Damage Incurred by Consumers (Act No. 96 of 2013) (limited to the part adding ", Article 87-2" after "Article 87"): the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation. machine translation, not official ### 第百二十四条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5041-48/art-124 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-124 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-124 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-5041-48/art-124/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-124/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-124/par-1 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official ### 第百二十五条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5041-48/art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-125 **第一項** この附則に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。 suppl-5041-48/art-125/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-125/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-125/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第百二十五条 → 破産法 附則第百二十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 125), suppl-5041-48/art-125 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-125 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 破産法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-5041-48/art-1/par-1/item-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch bankruptcy-act-20261019T021325-006, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19