# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)

- 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
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- Provision: 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — address `suppl-5031-52/art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五条（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — (Preparatory Actions for Designation of the Association)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  文化庁長官は、附則第一条第四号に掲げる規定の施行の日（以下この条において「第四号施行日」という。）前においても、第二条の規定による改正後の著作権法（以下この条及び附則第八条第二項において「第二条改正後著作権法」という。）第百四条の十の二第一項及び第百四条の十の三の規定の例により、団体の指定をすることができる。この場合において、当該指定は、第四号施行日以後は、第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の二第一項の規定による指定とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1</sup>
The Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may designate the association in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-10-2, paragraph (1) and Article 104-10-3 of the Copyright Act as amended by the provisions of the Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Copyright Act amended under Article 2" in this Article and Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions) prior to the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as "item (iv) effective date"). In this case, such designation is deemed to be the designation under the provisions of Article 104-10-2, paragraph (1) after the item (iv) effective date.
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**第二項**  前項の規定による指定を受けた団体は、第四号施行日前においても、第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の四第一項及び第三項の規定の例により、同項の意見を聴き、及び同条第一項の認可の申請をすることができる。
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2</sup>
The designated association under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may hear the opinions of that paragraph and file an application for the approval of Article 104-10-4, paragraph (1) in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-10-4, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 before the item (iv) effective date.
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**第三項**  文化庁長官は、前項の規定による認可の申請があった場合には、第四号施行日前においても、第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の四第四項及び第五項の規定の例により、文化審議会に諮問し、及びその認可をすることができる。この場合において、当該認可は、第四号施行日以後は、同条第一項の規定による認可とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3</sup>
Upon receipt of an application for the approval of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may consult the Culture Council and grant the approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-10-4, paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 before the item (iv) effective date. In this case, the approval deemed to be the approval under the provisions of Article 104-10-4, paragraph (1) after the item (iv) effective date.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  第一項の規定による指定を受けた団体は、第四号施行日前においても、第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の五の規定の例により、同条第一項の補償金関係業務の執行に関する規程を定め、文化庁長官に届け出ることができる。この場合において、当該届出は、第四号施行日以後は、同項の規定による届出とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4</sup>
The designated association under the provisions of paragraph (1) may establish rules on the execution of functions connected with compensation of Article 104-10-5, paragraph (1) and notify the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs thereof in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-10-5 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 before the item (iv) effective date. In this case, the notification is deemed to be the notification under the provisions of Article 104-10-5, paragraph (1) on and after the item (iv) effective date.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The designated association under the provisions of paragraph (1) may establish rules on the execution of functions connected with compensation of Article 104-10-5, paragraph (1) and notify the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs thereof in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-10-5 of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 before the item (iv) effective date. In this case, the notification deemed to be the notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the item (iv) effective date." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb</sup>

**第五項**  文化庁長官は、第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の六第一項の政令の制定の立案のために、第四号施行日前においても、文化審議会に諮問することができる。
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-5</sup>
The Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may consult the Culture Council for planning the enactment of Cabinet Order referred to in Article 104-10-6, paragraph (1) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2 before the item (iv) effective date.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1: 附則第一条第四号 → 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第四号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iv)), suppl-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-4
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1: この条 → 著作権法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-5031-52/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1: 附則第八条第二項 → 著作権法 附則第八条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (2)), suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-8/par-2
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1: 第百四条の十の二第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の二第一項 (Article 104-10-2, paragraph (1)), art-104-10-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-2/par-1
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1: 第百四条の十の三 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の三 (Article 104-10-3), art-104-10-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-3
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 附則第五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (1)), suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2: 第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の四第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の四第一項 (Article 104-10-4, paragraph (1)), art-104-10-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-4/par-1
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2: 第三項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の四第三項 (Article 104-10-4, paragraph (3)), art-104-10-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-4/par-3
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3: 前項 → 著作権法 附則第五条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (2)), suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3: 第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の四第四項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の四第四項 (Article 104-10-4, paragraph (4)), art-104-10-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-4/par-4
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3: 第五項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の四第五項 (Article 104-10-4, paragraph (5)), art-104-10-4/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-4/par-5
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3: 同条第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の四第一項 (Article 104-10-4, paragraph (1)), art-104-10-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-4/par-1
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4: 第一項 → 著作権法 附則第五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (1)), suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4: 第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の五 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の五 (Article 104-10-5), art-104-10-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-5
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4: 同条第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の五第一項 (Article 104-10-5, paragraph (1)), art-104-10-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-5/par-1
- suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-5: 第二条改正後著作権法第百四条の十の六第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十の六第一項 (Article 104-10-6, paragraph (1)), art-104-10-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-104-10-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-10-6/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第三号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-3
- 著作権法 附則第五条第一項（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-1
- 著作権法 附則第五条第二項（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-2
- 著作権法 附則第五条第三項（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-3
- 著作権法 附則第五条第四項（団体の指定等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5/par-4
- 著作権法 附則第七条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1

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## Sources

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