# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4301-70` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七〇号 suppl-4301-70 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-70/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。 suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in each of the following items come into effect as of the day specified in the relevant item: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 略 suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-1 omitted Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 附則第四条及び第五条の規定　この法律の公布の日又は著作権法の一部を改正する法律（平成三十年法律第三十号）の公布の日のいずれか遅い日 suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-2 the provisions of Article 4 and Article 5 of these Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation of this Act or the date of promulgation of the Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 30 of 2018), whichever comes later. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五条（著作権法改正法の一部改正に伴う調整規定） — (Provisions on Coordination Due to the Partial Amendment of the Amended Copyright Act) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-70/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-5 **第一項** 施行日が著作権法改正法附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の日以後である場合には、著作権法改正法附則第八条中「。以下「整備法」という。）の」とあるのは「）の」と、著作権法改正法附則第九条第一項中「整備法」とあるのは「環太平洋パートナーシップ協定の締結及び環太平洋パートナーシップに関する包括的及び先進的な協定の締結に伴う関係法律の整備に関する法律（平成二十八年法律第百八号。以下「整備法」という。）」とし、前条の規定は、適用しない。 suppl-4301-70/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-5/par-1 If the effective date falls on or after the effective date of the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amended Copyright Act, the phrases "; hereinafter referred to as the 'adjustment Act')" in Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amended Copyright Act and "adjustment Act" in Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amended Copyright Act are deemed to be replaced with ")" and "the Act on Adjust Related Acts to Coordinate with the Conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the Conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Act No. 108 of 2016; hereinafter referred to as the 'adjustment Act')", respectively and the provisions of the preceding Article do not apply. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-2: 第五条 → 著作権法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-4301-70/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-5 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-70/art-1/par-1/item-2 --- ## 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