# Changes to Japanese law on 1 December 2016

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2016-12-01. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp.

What changed on 1 December 2016 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Unfair Competition Prevention Act (不正競争防止法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, etc. (Act No. 54 of 2016) (刑事訴訟法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000054 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000054)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000047/20161201_428AC0000000054
- Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, etc. (Act No. 54 of 2016) (刑事訴訟法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000054 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000054)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20161201_428AC0000000054

Every day: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI