# 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 / Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade — 第二十条の七 (Article 20-7)
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- Law: 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 (Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade), 昭和二十二年法律第五十四号
- English title "Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第二十条の七 (Article 20-7) — address `art-20-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第二十条の七
art-20-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-7
**第一項** 第七条の二第三項並びに第七条の八第一項から第四項まで及び第六項の規定は、第二十条の二から前条までに規定する違反行為が行われた場合について準用する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げる規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句に読み替えるものとする。
第七条の二第三項 第一項の 第二十条の二から第二十条の六までの
実行期間 第十八条の二第一項に規定する違反行為期間
第一項各号に掲げる 第二十条の二から第二十条の六までに規定する
当該事業者、その特定非違反供給子会社等若しくは特定非違反購入子会社等 当該事業者
第七条の八第一項 第七条の二第一項 第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで
同条、第七条の三、第七条の四第二項若しくは第三項、第七条の五第三項又は前条第一項 これらの規定又は第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第七条の二第三項
第七条の八第二項 第七条の二、第七条の三、第七条の四第二項若しくは第三項、第七条の五第三項又は前条第一項 第二十条の二から第二十条の六までの規定又は第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第七条の二第三項
第七条の八第三項 第七条の二第一項 第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで
並びに当該法人が受けた同項の規定による命令、第七条の四第七項及び前条第三項の規定による通知並びに第六十三条第二項の規定による決定（以下この項及び次項において「命令等」という。）は、合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人がした違反行為及び当該合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人が受けた命令等 は、合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人がした違反行為
第七条の二からこの条まで これらの規定並びに第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第七条の二第三項並びに第一項から次項まで及び第六項
第七条の八第四項 第七条の二第一項に 第二十条の二から第二十条の六までに
違反行為及び当該法人が受けた命令等 違反行為
違反行為及び当該特定事業承継子会社等が受けた命令等 違反行為
同条からこの条まで これらの規定並びに第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第七条の二第三項並びに第一項からこの項まで及び第六項
第七条の二第一項中「当該 第二十条の二から第二十条の六までの規定中「、当該
特定事業承継子会社等（第七条の八第四項に規定する特定事業承継子会社等をいう。以下この項及び同条第一項において同じ。）に対し、この項 、特定事業承継子会社等に対し、この条
、第一項 、第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第一項
受けた特定事業承継子会社等は、同項 受けた特定事業承継子会社等（第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第四項に規定する特定事業承継子会社等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）は、これら
第七条の八第六項 実行期間 第十八条の二第一項に規定する違反行為期間
art-20-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-7/par-1
The provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (3) and Article 7-8, paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) apply mutatis mutandis to the case where a violation prescribed in Articles 20-2 through the preceding Article has been committed. In this case, the terms listed in the middle column of the following table in the provisions listed in the upper column of the same table are deemed to be replaced with the terms listed in the lower column of the same table, respectively.
Article 7-2, paragraph (3) paragraph (1) Articles 20-2 through 20-6
period of implementation violation period prescribed in Article 18-2, paragraph (1)
listed in each of the items in paragraph (1) prescribed in Articles 20-2 through 20-6
the enterprise, its specified non-violating supplying subsidiary companies, etc., its specified non-violating purchasing subsidiary companies, etc. the enterprise
Article 7-8, paragraph (1) paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 Articles 20-2 through 20-6
that Article, Article 7-3, Article 7-4, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 7-5, paragraph (3), or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article these provisions or Article 7-2, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
Article 7-8, paragraph (2) Article 7-2, Article 7-3, Article 7-4, paragraph (2) or (3), Article 7-5, paragraph (3), or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article Articles 20-2 through 20-6 or Article 7-2, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
Article 7-8, paragraph (3) Article 7-2, paragraph (1) Articles 20-2 through 20-6
and order pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (7) and paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, or decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2) received by the corporation (hereinafter referred to as an "order, etc." in this paragraph and the following paragraph) is deemed to be a violation committed by the corporation surviving, or established as a result of the merger, or an order, etc. received by the corporation surviving, or established as a result of the merger is deemed to be a violation committed by the corporation surviving, or established as a result of the merger
from Article 7-2 through this Article of these provisions, and Article 7-2, paragraph (3), paragraph (1) through the following paragraph, and paragraph (6) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
Article 7-8, paragraph (4) a violation provided in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 a violation provided in Articles 20-2 through 20-6
the violation committed by the corporation and the order, etc. received by the corporation the violation committed by the corporation
a violation committed by the subsidiary company, etc. to whom all or part of the relevant business has been transferred or who has succeeded to all or part of the relevant business through a split (hereinafter referred to as a "subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business") or to be an order, etc. received by the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business, respectively a violation committed by the subsidiary company, etc. to whom all or part of the relevant business has been transferred or who has succeeded to all or part of the relevant business through a split (hereinafter referred to as a "subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business")
from that Article through this Article of these provisions, and Article 7-2, paragraph (3), paragraph (1) through this paragraph, and paragraph (6) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
the term "order the enterprise" appearing in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 the term "order the enterprise" appearing in the provisions of Articles 20-2 through 20-6
the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business (meaning the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business as provided in paragraph (4) of Article 7-8; the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (1) of that Article), jointly and severally with any other subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business, jointly and severally with any other subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this Article
appearing in paragraph (1) appearing in paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business and that has received an order, jointly and severally with any other subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of the paragraph subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business (meaning the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business as provided in paragraph (4) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms; the same applies in this paragraph) and that has received an order, jointly and severally with any other subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business and that has received an order pursuant to these provisions
Article 7-8, paragraph (6) period of implementation violation period prescribed in Article 18-2, paragraph (1)
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## Cites
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の二第三項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の二第三項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (3)), art-7-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-2/par-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の八第一項から第四項まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の八第一項 (Article 7-8, paragraph (1)), art-7-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-8/par-1
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の八第一項から第四項まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の八第二項 (Article 7-8, paragraph (2)), art-7-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-8/par-2
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の八第一項から第四項まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の八第三項 (Article 7-8, paragraph (3)), art-7-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-8/par-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の八第一項から第四項まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の八第四項 (Article 7-8, paragraph (4)), art-7-8/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-8/par-4
- art-20-7/par-1: 第六項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の八第六項 (Article 7-8, paragraph (6)), art-7-8/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-8/par-6
- art-20-7/par-1: 第二十条の二から前条まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の二 (Article 20-2), art-20-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-2
- art-20-7/par-1: 第二十条の二から前条まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の三 (Article 20-3), art-20-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第二十条の二から前条まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の四 (Article 20-4), art-20-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-4
- art-20-7/par-1: 第二十条の二から前条まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の五 (Article 20-5), art-20-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-5
- art-20-7/par-1: 第二十条の二から前条まで → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の六 (Article 20-6), art-20-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-6
- art-20-7/par-1: 第一項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の二第一項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (1)), art-7-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-2/par-1
- art-20-7/par-1: 第十八条の二第一項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第十八条の二第一項 (Article 18-2, paragraph (1)), art-18-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-18-2/par-1
- art-20-7/par-1: 前条第一項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の七第一項 (Article 7-7, paragraph (1)), art-7-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-7/par-1
- art-20-7/par-1: 第二十条の七 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の七 (Article 20-7), art-20-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-7
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の二 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の二 (Article 7-2), art-7-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-2
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の三 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の三 (Article 7-3), art-7-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の四第二項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の四第二項 (Article 7-4, paragraph (2)), art-7-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-4/par-2
- art-20-7/par-1: 第三項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の四第三項 (Article 7-4, paragraph (3)), art-7-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-4/par-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の五第三項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の五第三項 (Article 7-5, paragraph (3)), art-7-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-5/par-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第七条の四第七項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の四第七項 (Article 7-4, paragraph (7)), art-7-4/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-4/par-7
- art-20-7/par-1: 前条第三項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の七第三項 (Article 7-7, paragraph (3)), art-7-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-7/par-3
- art-20-7/par-1: 第六十三条第二項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-63/par-2
- art-20-7/par-1: この条 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七条の八 (Article 7-8), art-7-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-7-8
## Cited by
7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十条の七第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-20-7/par-1
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十八条の五第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-48-5/par-4
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第四十八条の九第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-48-9/par-4
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七十条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-70/par-1
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 附則第六条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/suppl-4211-51/art-6/par-4
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 附則第五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/suppl-5011-45/art-5/par-3
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 附則第六条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/suppl-5011-45/art-6/par-4
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## Sources
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000054/20260521_505AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5212/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch antimonopoly-act-20261106T060022-004, translated 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06