# 不正競争防止法 / Unfair Competition Prevention Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 不正競争防止法 (Unfair Competition Prevention Act), 平成五年法律第四十七号 - English title "Unfair Competition Prevention 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-5051-28` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28 - 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 令和五年五月一七日法律第二八号 suppl-5051-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5051-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から起算して五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。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-5051-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 5 years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items. machine translation, not official **一** 略 suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 Omitted machine translation, not official **二** 第一条中刑事訴訟法第三百四十四条に一項を加える改正規定、第二条中刑法第九十七条及び第九十八条の改正規定並びに第三条中出入国管理及び難民認定法第七十二条の改正規定（第一号を削り、第二号を第一号とし、第三号から第八号までを一号ずつ繰り上げる部分に限る。第六号において「第七十二条第一号を削る改正規定」という。）並びに附則第五条第一項及び第二項、第八条第四項並びに第二十条の規定、附則第二十四条中国際受刑者移送法（平成十四年法律第六十六号）第四十二条の改正規定、附則第二十七条中刑事収容施設及び被収容者等の処遇に関する法律（平成十七年法律第五十号）第二百九十三条の改正規定、附則第二十八条第二項、第三十条及び第三十一条の規定、附則第三十二条中少年鑑別所法（平成二十六年法律第五十九号）第百三十二条の改正規定、附則第三十五条のうち、刑法等の一部を改正する法律（令和四年法律第六十七号。以下「刑法等一部改正法」という。）第三条中刑事訴訟法第三百四十四条の改正規定の改正規定及び刑法等一部改正法第十一条中少年鑑別所法第百三十二条の改正規定を削る改正規定並びに附則第三十六条及び第四十条の規定　公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日 suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 the provision in Article 1 adding one paragraph to Article 344 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the provisions in Article 2 amending Articles 97 and 98 of the Penal Code, and the provision in Article 3 amending Article 72 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (limited to the part deleting item (i), renumbering item (ii) as item (i), and moving items (iii) through (viii) up by one item each; referred to as the "provision deleting item (i) from Article 72" in item (vi)); the provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 8, paragraph (4) and Article 20 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provision in Article 24 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 42 of the Act on the Transnational Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Act No. 66 of 2002); the provision in Article 27 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 293 of the Act on Penal Detention Facilities and the Treatment of Inmates and Detainees (Act No. 50 of 2005); the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (2), Article 30 and Article 31 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provision in Article 32 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 132 of the Juvenile Classification Home Act (Act No. 59 of 2014); in Article 35 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provision amending the provision in Article 3 of the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 67 of 2022; hereinafter referred to as the "2022 Act Amending the Penal Code and Other Laws") that amends Article 344 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the provision deleting the provision in Article 11 of the 2022 Act Amending the Penal Code and Other Laws that amends Article 132 of the Juvenile Classification Home Act; and the provisions of Articles 36 and 40 of the Supplementary Provisions: the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation; machine translation, not official **三** 略 suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-3 Omitted machine translation, not official **四** 第一条中刑事訴訟法第百九十九条第二項の改正規定、同法第二百一条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第二百七条の次に二条を加える改正規定、同法第二百八条第一項の改正規定、同法第二百二十四条に一項を加える改正規定、同条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第二百五十六条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第二百七十一条の次に七条を加える改正規定、同法第二百九十条の二第一項、第二百九十一条、第二百九十一条の二、第二百九十九条の三ただし書、第二百九十九条の四、第二百九十九条の五、第二百九十九条の六、第二百九十九条の七及び第三百十二条の改正規定、同条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第三百十六条の五、第三百十六条の十一、第三百十六条の二十三第三項、第三百四十三条、第三百五十条の二十二、第四百二十九条及び第四百六十三条の改正規定並びに同法第四百六十八条に三項を加える改正規定並びに附則第四条の規定、附則第十六条中日米地位協定刑事特別法第十二条の改正規定、附則第十七条中日国連裁判権議定書刑事特別法第四条の改正規定、附則第十九条中日国連地位協定刑事特別法第四条の改正規定、附則第二十一条から第二十三条までの規定、附則第二十六条中裁判員の参加する刑事裁判に関する法律第六十四条第一項の表第四十三条第四項、第六十九条、第七十六条第三項、第八十五条、第百八条第三項、第百二十五条第一項、第百六十三条第一項、第百六十九条、第二百七十八条の二第二項、第二百九十七条第二項、第三百十六条の十一の項の改正規定（「第百六十九条」の下に「、第二百七十一条の八第一項及び第四項」を加える部分に限る。）、附則第三十三条及び第三十四条の規定並びに附則第三十五条のうち刑法等一部改正法第三条中刑事訴訟法第三百四十三条の改正規定の改正規定　公布の日から起算して九月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日 suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-4 the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 199, paragraph (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, adding one Article after Article 201 of that Code, adding two Articles after Article 207 of that Code, amending Article 208, paragraph (1) of that Code, adding one paragraph to Article 224 of that Code, adding one Article after that Article, adding one Article after Article 256 of that Code, adding seven Articles after Article 271 of that Code, amending Article 290-2, paragraph (1), Article 291, Article 291-2, the proviso to Article 299-3, Article 299-4, Article 299-5, Article 299-6, Article 299-7 and Article 312 of that Code, adding one Article after that Article, amending Article 316-5, Article 316-11, Article 316-23, paragraph (3), Article 343, Article 350-22, Article 429 and Article 463 of that Code, and adding three paragraphs to Article 468 of that Code; the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provision in Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 12 of the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement Special Criminal Act; the provision in Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 4 of the Japan-UN Criminal Jurisdiction Protocol Special Criminal Act; the provision in Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 4 of the Japan-UN Status of Forces Agreement Special Criminal Act; the provisions of Articles 21 through 23 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provision in Article 26 of the Supplementary Provisions amending the row for Article 43, paragraph (4), Article 69, Article 76, paragraph (3), Article 85, Article 108, paragraph (3), Article 125, paragraph (1), Article 163, paragraph (1), Article 169, Article 278-2, paragraph (2), Article 297, paragraph (2), Article 316-11 in the table in Article 64, paragraph (1) of the Act on Criminal Trials with the Participation of Saiban-in (limited to the part adding ", Article 271-8, paragraphs (1) and (4)" after "Article 169"); the provisions of Articles 33 and 34 of the Supplementary Provisions; and, in Article 35 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provision amending the provision in Article 3 of the 2022 Act Amending the Penal Code and Other Laws that amends Article 343 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding nine months from the date of promulgation. machine translation, not official ### 第四十条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5051-28/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-40 **第一項** 第二号施行日前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-5051-28/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-40/par-1 The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the item (ii) Effective Date. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2: 刑法等の一部を改正する法律（令和四年法律第六十七号。以下「刑法等一部改正法」という。）第三条 → e-Gov law 504AC0000000067, 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — not held in this collection - suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2: 刑法等一部改正法第十一条 → e-Gov law 504AC0000000067, 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — not held in this collection - suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2: 第四十条 → 不正競争防止法 附則第四十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 40), suppl-5051-28/art-40 — https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-40 - suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-4: 刑法等一部改正法第三条 → e-Gov law 504AC0000000067, 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — not held in this collection ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 不正競争防止法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/suppl-5051-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 不正競争防止法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000047/20260521_507AC0000000039), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Unfair Competition Prevention Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4920/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch unfair-competition-prevention-act-20261011T031431-005, translated 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 189 — 不正競争防止法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11