# 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 — 第三十五条の二 (Article 35-2)

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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: 第三十五条の二 (Article 35-2) — address `art-35-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第三十五条の二
<sup>art-35-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2</sup>

  **第一項**  公正取引委員会の事務総局の地方機関として、所要の地に地方事務所を置く。
  <sup>art-35-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-1</sup>
  Local offices are established at necessary locations as local organizations of the General Secretariat of the Japan Fair Trade Commission.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の地方事務所の名称、位置及び管轄区域は、政令で定める。
  <sup>art-35-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-2</sup>
  The names, locations, and jurisdictional districts of the Local Offices referred to in the preceding paragraph are provided by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  第一項の地方事務所には、所要の地にその支所を置き、地方事務所の事務を分掌させることができる。
  <sup>art-35-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-3</sup>
  Branches may be established at necessary locations under the Local Offices referred to in paragraph (1) to conduct some of the affairs of the Local Offices.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  前項の支所の名称、位置及び管轄区域は、内閣府令で定める。
  <sup>art-35-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-4</sup>
  The names, locations, and jurisdictional districts of the branches referred to in the preceding paragraph are provided by Cabinet Office Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-35-2/par-2: 前項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十五条の二第一項 (Article 35-2, paragraph (1)), art-35-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-1
- art-35-2/par-3: 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 第三十五条の二第一項 (Article 35-2, paragraph (1)), art-35-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-1
- art-35-2/par-4: 前項 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十五条の二第三項 (Article 35-2, paragraph (3)), art-35-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-3

## Cited by

3 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 第三十五条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-2
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十五条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/par-3
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第三十五条の二第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-35-2/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
- 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
