# 個人情報の保護に関する法律 / Act on the Protection of Personal Information — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 個人情報の保護に関する法律 (Act on the Protection of Personal Information), 平成十五年法律第五十七号 - English title "Act on the Protection of Personal Information": 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-4151-57` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 suppl-4151-57 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4151-57/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、第四章から第六章まで及び附則第二条から第六条までの規定は、公布の日から起算して二年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。 suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Chapter IV through Chapter VI and Article 2 through Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation. machine translation, not official ### 第二条（本人の同意に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Consent of the Identifiable Person caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4151-57/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-2 **第一項** この法律の施行前になされた本人の個人情報の取扱いに関する同意がある場合において、その同意が第十五条第一項の規定により特定される利用目的以外の目的で個人情報を取り扱うことを認める旨の同意に相当するものであるときは、第十六条第一項又は第二項の同意があったものとみなす。 suppl-4151-57/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-2/par-1 If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given before the enforcement of this Act, and that consent corresponds to consent to the handling of personal information for a purpose other than the purpose of use specified under Article 15, paragraph (1), the consent referred to in Article 16, paragraph (1) or (2) is deemed to have been given. machine translation, not official ### 第三条 suppl-4151-57/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-3 **第一項** この法律の施行前になされた本人の個人情報の取扱いに関する同意がある場合において、その同意が第二十三条第一項の規定による個人データの第三者への提供を認める旨の同意に相当するものであるときは、同項の同意があったものとみなす。 suppl-4151-57/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-3/par-1 If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given before the enforcement of this Act, and that consent corresponds to consent to the provision of personal data to a third party under Article 23, paragraph (1), the consent referred to in that paragraph is deemed to have been given. machine translation, not official ### 第四条（通知に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Notification caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4151-57/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-4 **第一項** 第二十三条第二項の規定により本人に通知し、又は本人が容易に知り得る状態に置かなければならない事項に相当する事項について、この法律の施行前に、本人に通知されているときは、当該通知は、同項の規定により行われたものとみなす。 suppl-4151-57/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-4/par-1 If matters corresponding to those that must be notified to the identifiable person or made readily accessible to the identifiable person under Article 23, paragraph (2) have been notified to the identifiable person before the enforcement of this Act, that notification is deemed to have been made under that paragraph. machine translation, not official ### 第五条 suppl-4151-57/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-5 **第一項** 第二十三条第五項第三号の規定により本人に通知し、又は本人が容易に知り得る状態に置かなければならない事項に相当する事項について、この法律の施行前に、本人に通知されているときは、当該通知は、同号の規定により行われたものとみなす。 suppl-4151-57/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-5/par-1 If matters corresponding to those that must be notified to the identifiable person or made readily accessible to the identifiable person under Article 23, paragraph (5), item (iii) have been notified to the identifiable person before the enforcement of this Act, that notification is deemed to have been made under that item. machine translation, not official ### 第六条（名称の使用制限に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Restriction on Name Use caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4151-57/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-6 **第一項** この法律の施行の際現に認定個人情報保護団体という名称又はこれに紛らわしい名称を用いている者については、第四十五条の規定は、同条の規定の施行後六月間は、適用しない。 suppl-4151-57/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-6/par-1 With respect to a person that is actually using the name "certified personal information protection organization" or a name confusingly similar to it at the time this Act comes into effect, the provisions of Article 45 do not apply for six months after the provisions of that Article come into effect. machine translation, not official ### 第七条（行政機関等匿名加工情報に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Anonymized Personal Information an Administrative Entity Holds caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4151-57/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-7 **第一項** 都道府県及び地方自治法第二百五十二条の十九第一項の指定都市以外の地方公共団体の機関並びに地方独立行政法人についての第百十条及び第百十一条の規定の適用については、当分の間、第百十条中「行政機関の長等は、」とあるのは「行政機関の長等は、次条の規定による募集をしようとする場合であって、」と、第百十一条中「ものとする」とあるのは「ことができる」とする。 suppl-4151-57/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-7/par-1 With respect to the application of the provisions of Article 110 and Article 111 to organs of local governments other than prefectures and the designated cities prescribed in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, and to local incorporated administrative agencies, for the time being, the phrase "If an administrative organ's head or administrative entity" in Article 110 is deemed to be replaced with "If an administrative organ's head or administrative entity intends to request proposals under the following Article, and", and the phrase "is to" in Article 111 is deemed to be replaced with "may". machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1: 附則第二条から第六条まで → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4151-57/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-2 - suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1: 附則第二条から第六条まで → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-4151-57/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-3 - suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1: 附則第二条から第六条まで → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-4151-57/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-4 - suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1: 附則第二条から第六条まで → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-4151-57/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-5 - suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1: 附則第二条から第六条まで → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6), suppl-4151-57/art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-6 - suppl-4151-57/art-7/par-1: 地方自治法第二百五十二条の十九第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000067, 第二百五十二条の十九第一項 (Article 252-19, paragraph (1)), art-252-19/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4151-57/art-7/par-1: 第百十条 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 第百十条 (Article 110), art-110 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/art-110 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/art-110 - suppl-4151-57/art-7/par-1: 第百十一条 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 第百十一条 (Article 111), art-111 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/art-111 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/art-111 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-4151-57/art-1/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 個人情報の保護に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20261001_507AC0000000070), retrieved 2026-10-10 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Protection of Personal Information — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4241/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch personal-information-protection-act-20261010T182616-001, translated 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 190 — 個人情報の保護に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10