# Article 316-21, paragraph (3), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 316-21, paragraph (3) (第三百十六条の二十一第三項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
- Provision: Article 316-21, paragraph (3) (第三百十六条の二十一第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-21/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-21/par-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴いた上で、第一項の書面の提出及び送付並びに前項の請求の期限を定めることができる。

English (Written for this site with AI, correcting the Ministry of Justice's English):

> A court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, set deadlines for submitting and sending the document under paragraph (1) and making the request under the preceding paragraph.

## 2. By 31 March 2027 — Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2027
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (4) and reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴いた上で、第一項の規定による提出、第二項において準用する第三百十六条の十三第二項の規定による送付及び前項の規定による請求の期限を定めることができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A court may, after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, set deadlines for the submission under the provisions of paragraph (1), the sending under the provisions of Article 316-13, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2), and the request under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039)