# 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 — 第二十七条の二 (Article 27-2)

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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: 第二十七条の二 (Article 27-2) — address `art-27-2`
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### 第二十七条の二
<sup>art-27-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2</sup>

  **第一項**  公正取引委員会は、前条第一項の任務を達成するため、次に掲げる事務をつかさどる。
  <sup>art-27-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1</sup>
  In order to perform the duty set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Japan Fair Trade Commission takes charge of the following administrative affairs:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  私的独占の規制に関すること。
    <sup>art-27-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
    those concerning regulations on private monopolization;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  不当な取引制限の規制に関すること。
    <sup>art-27-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
    those concerning regulations on unreasonable restraint of trade;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  不公正な取引方法の規制に関すること。
    <sup>art-27-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
    those concerning regulations on unfair trade practices;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  独占的状態に係る規制に関すること。
    <sup>art-27-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-4</sup>
    those concerning regulations on monopolistic situations;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  所掌事務に係る国際協力に関すること。
    <sup>art-27-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-5</sup>
    those concerning international cooperation in administrative affairs under the jurisdiction of the Japan Fair Trade Commission; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  前各号に掲げるもののほか、法律（法律に基づく命令を含む。）に基づき、公正取引委員会に属させられた事務
    <sup>art-27-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-6</sup>
    administrative affairs that are assigned to the Japan Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the laws (including an order pursuant to the laws), beyond what is listed in any of the preceding items.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-27-2/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 第二十七条第一項 (Article 27, paragraph (1)), art-27/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27/par-1
- art-27-2/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十七条の二第一項第一号 (Article 27-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-27-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-1
- art-27-2/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十七条の二第一項第二号 (Article 27-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-27-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-2
- art-27-2/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十七条の二第一項第三号 (Article 27-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-27-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-3
- art-27-2/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十七条の二第一項第四号 (Article 27-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-27-2/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-4
- art-27-2/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十七条の二第一項第五号 (Article 27-2, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-27-2/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-5

## Cited by

1 provision cites 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 第二十七条の二第一項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-27-2/par-1/item-6

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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
- 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
