# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)

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- Law: 刑事訴訟法 (Code of Criminal Procedure), 昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号
- English title "Code of Criminal Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)（施行期日） — address `suppl-4191-95/art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4191-95/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4191-95/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して一年六月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、それぞれ当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year and six months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the respective dates specified in those items.
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  **一**  第一条（刑事訴訟法第二百九十二条の二の改正規定に限る。）並びに次条及び附則第六条（裁判員の参加する刑事裁判に関する法律（平成十六年法律第六十三号）第五十八条の改正規定に限る。）の規定　公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日
  <sup>suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1 (limited to the provision amending Article 292-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure), the following Article, and Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions (limited to the provision amending Article 58 of the Act on Criminal Trials with the Participation of Saiban-in (Act No. 63 of 2004)): the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  第一条（刑事訴訟法第二百九十条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第二百九十一条第一項の次に一項を加える改正規定、同法第二百九十一条の二及び第二百九十五条の改正規定、同法第二百九十九条の二の次に一条を加える改正規定並びに同法第三百五条、第三百十六条の二十三、第三百二十一条の二第二項及び第三百五十条の八の改正規定に限る。）及び第三条の規定　公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
  <sup>suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1 (limited to the provision adding one Article after Article 290 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the provision adding one paragraph after Article 291, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Articles 291-2 and 295 of that Act, the provision adding one Article after Article 299-2 of that Act, and the provisions amending Articles 305, 316-23, 321-2, paragraph (2) and 350-8 of that Act) and Article 3: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation.
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## Cites
- suppl-4191-95/art-1/par-1/item-1: 次条 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4191-95/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4191-95/art-2

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第一項（調整規定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4191-95/art-2/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-10-20 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-019, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-021, translated 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
