# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第百七条 (Article 107)

- Law: 著作権法 (Copyright Act), 昭和四十五年法律第四十八号
- English title "Copyright 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: 第百七条 (Article 107)（手数料） — address `art-107`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-107
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-107
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### 第百七条（手数料） — (Application Fees)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-107 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-107 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-107</sup>

**第一項**  あつせんの申請をする者は、実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を納付しなければならない。
<sup>art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-107/par-1</sup>
A person that applies for mediation must pay the application fee that has been fixed by Cabinet Order in consideration of actual costs.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定は、同項の規定により手数料を納付すべき者が国であるときは、適用しない。
<sup>art-107/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-107/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-107/par-2</sup>
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply if the person that would be required to pay an application fee pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph is the national government.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-107/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 第百七条第一項 (Article 107, paragraph (1)), art-107/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-107/par-1

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 著作権法 第百七条第二項（手数料） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-107/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-107/par-2
- 著作権法 附則第九条第一項（手数料の納付についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5021-48/art-9/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 著作権法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Copyright Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
