# Fair Trade Commission (公正取引委員会, こうせいとりひきいいんかい)

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- Group: Institutions, offices and documents
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/fair-trade-commission
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/concepts/fair-trade-commission
- Written by: AI, 2026-09-29

The body the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (独占禁止法, the Antimonopoly Act) sets up to achieve that Act's purpose — among other things, to promote fair and free competition by banning private monopolization, unreasonable restraint of trade and unfair trade practices, and so to protect the interests of general consumers and the democratic and sound development of the national economy (Antimonopoly Act, Articles 1 and 27, paragraph (1)). It comes under the Prime Minister's jurisdiction, but its chairperson and four commissioners — appointed by the Prime Minister with the consent of both Houses of the Diet — exercise their authority independently (Articles 27, paragraph (2), 28 and 29). Under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, businesses and trade associations may, with the approval of both the Prime Minister and the Fair Trade Commission, conclude or set agreements or rules (協定又は規約) on premiums or representations (Article 36, paragraph (1)).

Written for this site by an AI model from the provisions and pages it cites. Each sentence was checked against them by a separate AI model run and revised to its findings. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

## Provisions and sources it draws on

- [Antimonopoly Act, Arts. 1, 27, 28, 29](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000054)
- [Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, Art. 36](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000134) — on this site: https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act

## Where the laws use it

4 laws in force use it in this sense, in 21 provisions; there the word opens this explanation.

- [Act on Preventing Delay in Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Entrusted Business Operators in Relation to Manufacturing Consignment (製造委託等に係る中小受託事業者に対する代金の支払の遅延等の防止に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act): 8 provisions, among them [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-5), [Article 8](https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-8), [Article 9](https://japanlaw.org/en/small-contractor-payment-act/art-9)
- [Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act): 6 provisions, among them [Article 22](https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/art-22), [Article 36](https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/art-36), [Article 37](https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/art-37)
- [Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators (特定受託事業者に係る取引の適正化等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/freelance-act): 6 provisions, among them [Article 6](https://japanlaw.org/en/freelance-act/art-6), [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/freelance-act/art-7), [Article 8](https://japanlaw.org/en/freelance-act/art-8)
- [Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (犯罪による収益の移転防止に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 13](https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act/art-13)

## Related

- [Act (法律, ほうりつ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/act)
- [Prime Minister (内閣総理大臣, ないかくそうりだいじん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/prime-minister)
- [Commissioner of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (中小企業庁長官, ちゅうしょうきぎょうちょうちょうかん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/sme-agency-commissioner)

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## Sources

- Explanation: Written for this site with AI (2026-09-29)
- Where it is used, and how often: Worked out by this site from e-Gov's text
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (3 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI