# 個人情報の保護に関する法律 / Act on the Protection of Personal Information — 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)

- 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
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- Provision: 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)（第五十条の規定の施行に伴う経過措置） — address `suppl-5031-37/art-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七条（第五十条の規定の施行に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying Enforcement of the Provisions of Article 50
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<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  第五十条の規定の施行の日（以下この条において「第五十条施行日」という。）前に別表第二法人等（第五十条改正後個人情報保護法別表第二に掲げる法人、第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第五十八条第二項の規定により第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第十六条第二項に規定する個人情報取扱事業者、同条第五項に規定する仮名加工情報取扱事業者若しくは同条第七項に規定する個人関連情報取扱事業者とみなされる独立行政法人労働者健康安全機構又は同条第八項に規定する学術研究機関等である同条第二項に規定する個人情報取扱事業者をいう。以下この条において同じ。）に対し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、その同意が第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第十七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、第五十条施行日において第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第十八条第一項又は第二項の同意があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1</sup>
If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given, before the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 50 (hereinafter referred to as the "Article 50 Effective Date" in this Article), to an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent (meaning a corporation listed in Appended Table 2 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50; the Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety that is deemed, pursuant to Article 58, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, to be a business handling personal information prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, a business handling pseudonymized personal information prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article, or a business handling information related to personal information prescribed in paragraph (7) of that Article; or a business handling personal information prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article that is an academic research institution or the equivalent prescribed in paragraph (8) of that Article; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), and that consent is equivalent to consent to the effect of permitting the handling of personal information for a purpose other than the purpose of use specified pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, the consent referred to in Article 18, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 is deemed to have been given on the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第二項**  第五十条施行日前に別表第二法人等に対し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、その同意が第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十七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、第五十条施行日において同項の同意があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-2</sup>
If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given to an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent before the Article 50 Effective Date, and that consent is equivalent to consent to the effect of permitting the provision of personal data to a third party pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, the consent referred to in that paragraph is deemed to have been given on the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第三項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十七条第二項の規定により個人データを第三者に提供しようとする別表第二法人等は、第五十条施行日前においても、個人情報保護委員会規則で定めるところにより、同項各号に掲げる事項に相当する事項について、本人に通知するとともに、個人情報保護委員会に届け出ることができる。この場合において、当該通知及び届出は、第五十条施行日以後は、同項の規定による通知及び届出とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-3</sup>
An Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent that intends to provide personal data to a third party pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 may, even before the Article 50 Effective Date, as provided by Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission, notify the identifiable person of matters equivalent to those set forth in the items of that paragraph and file a notification of them with the Personal Information Protection Commission. In this case, that notice and notification are deemed to be the notice and notification under the provisions of that paragraph on or after the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第四項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十七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、第五十条施行日前に、別表第二法人等により本人に通知されているときは、当該通知は、第五十条施行日以後は、同号の規定による通知とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-4</sup>
If, before the Article 50 Effective Date, an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent has notified the identifiable person of matters equivalent to the matters that must be notified to the identifiable person or made readily accessible to the identifiable person pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (5), item (iii) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, that notice is deemed to be the notice under the provisions of that item on or after the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第五項**  第五十条施行日前に別表第二法人等に対し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、その同意が第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十八条第一項の規定による個人データの外国にある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、第五十条施行日において同項の同意があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-5</sup>
If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given to an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent before the Article 50 Effective Date, and that consent is equivalent to consent to the effect of permitting the provision of personal data to a third party in a foreign country pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, the consent referred to in that paragraph is deemed to have been given on the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第六項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十八条第二項の規定は、別表第二法人等が第五十条施行日以後に第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十八条第一項の規定により本人の同意を得る場合について適用する。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-6</sup>
The provisions of Article 28, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 apply to cases in which an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent obtains the consent of the identifiable person pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 on or after the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第七項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十八条第三項の規定は、別表第二法人等が第五十条施行日以後に個人データを同項に規定する外国にある第三者に提供した場合について適用する。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-7</sup>
The provisions of Article 28, paragraph (3) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 apply to cases in which an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent provides personal data, on or after the Article 50 Effective Date, to a third party in a foreign country prescribed in that paragraph.
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**第八項**  第五十条施行日前に別表第二法人等に対しされた本人の個人関連情報の取扱いに関する同意がある場合において、その同意が第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第三十一条第一項第一号の規定による個人関連情報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、第五十条施行日において同号の同意があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-8</sup>
If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of information related to personal information on the identifiable person that was given to an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent before the Article 50 Effective Date, and that consent is equivalent to consent to the effect of permitting the provision of information related to personal information to a third party pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, the consent referred to in that item is deemed to have been given on the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第九項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第三十一条第二項において読み替えて準用する第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二十八条第三項の規定は、別表第二法人等が第五十条施行日以後に個人関連情報を同項に規定する外国にある第三者に提供した場合について適用する。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-9</sup>
The provisions of Article 28, paragraph (3) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, which are applied mutatis mutandis with terms replaced pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, apply to cases in which an Appended Table 2 corporation or the equivalent provides information related to personal information, on or after the Article 50 Effective Date, to a third party in a foreign country prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (3) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50.
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**第十項**  第五十条施行日前に第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二条第十一項に規定する行政機関等（第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第五十八条第二項の規定により第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第十六条第二項に規定する個人情報取扱事業者とみなされる独立行政法人労働者健康安全機構を除く。以下この条において「行政機関等」という。）に対し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、その同意が第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第六十一条第一項の規定により特定される利用目的以外の目的のために保有個人情報を自ら利用し、又は提供することを認める旨の同意に相当するものであるときは、第五十条施行日において第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第六十九条第二項第一号の同意があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-10</sup>
If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given, before the Article 50 Effective Date, to an administrative entity prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (11) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 (excluding the Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety that is deemed, pursuant to Article 58, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, to be a business handling personal information prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50; hereinafter referred to as the "administrative entity" in this Article), and that consent is equivalent to consent to the effect of permitting the personal use or provision of personal information the administrative entity holds for a purpose other than the purpose of use specified pursuant to the provisions of Article 61, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, the consent referred to in Article 69, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 is deemed to have been given on the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第十一項**  第五十条施行日前に行政機関等に対し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、その同意が第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第七十一条第一項の規定による保有個人情報の外国にある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、第五十条施行日において同項の同意があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-11</sup>
If there is consent of the identifiable person concerning the handling of personal information on the identifiable person that was given to an administrative entity before the Article 50 Effective Date, and that consent is equivalent to consent to the effect of permitting the provision of personal information the administrative entity holds to a third party in a foreign country pursuant to the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50, the consent referred to in that paragraph is deemed to have been given on the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第十二項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第七十一条第二項の規定は、行政機関等が第五十条施行日以後に第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第七十一条第一項の規定により本人の同意を得る場合について適用する。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-12</sup>
The provisions of Article 71, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 apply to cases in which an administrative entity obtains the consent of the identifiable person pursuant to the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 on or after the Article 50 Effective Date.
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**第十三項**  第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第七十一条第三項の規定は、行政機関等が第五十条施行日以後に保有個人情報を同項に規定する外国にある第三者に提供した場合について適用する。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-13</sup>
The provisions of Article 71, paragraph (3) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 apply to cases in which an administrative entity provides personal information the administrative entity holds, on or after the Article 50 Effective Date, to a third party in a foreign country prescribed in that paragraph.
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**第十四項**  第五十条施行日において現に第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第二条第八項に規定する行政機関が保有している第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第六十条第二項に規定する個人情報ファイルについての第五十条改正後個人情報保護法第七十四条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「保有しようとする」とあるのは「保有している」と、「あらかじめ」とあるのは「デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律（令和三年法律第三十七号）第五十条の規定の施行後遅滞なく」とする。
<sup>suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-14</sup>
Regarding the application of Article 74, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 to a personal information file prescribed in Article 60, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 that an administrative organ prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (8) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as Amended by Article 50 actually holds on the Article 50 Effective Date, the phrase "intends to hold" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "holds", and the term "Before" is deemed to be replaced with "Promptly after the enforcement of Article 50 of the Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021), when".
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## Cites
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1: この条 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-5031-37/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-2: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-3: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-4: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-5: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-6: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-7: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-8: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-9: 別表第二 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/appdx-2
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-10: この条 → 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-5031-37/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7
- suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-14: デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律（令和三年法律第三十七号）第五十条 → e-Gov law 503AC0000000037, 第五十条 (Article 50), art-50 — not held in this collection

## Cited by

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- 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第一条第一項第三号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-1/par-1/item-3
- 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第一条第一項第四号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-1/par-1/item-4
- 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第七条第一項（第五十条の規定の施行に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-1
- 個人情報の保護に関する法律 附則第七条第十項（第五十条の規定の施行に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000057/suppl-5031-37/art-7/par-10

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## Sources

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- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch personal-information-protection-act-20261010T182616-005, 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
