# 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 — 第七十九条 (Article 79)

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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: 第七十九条 (Article 79) — address `art-79`
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### 第七十九条
<sup>art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79</sup>

**第一項**  裁判所は、第二十四条の規定による侵害の停止又は予防に関する訴えが提起されたときは、その旨を公正取引委員会に通知するものとする。
<sup>art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-1</sup>
When an action to suspend or prevent an infringement under the provisions of Article 24 has been filed, the court is to notify the Japan Fair Trade Commission to that effect.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  裁判所は、前項の訴えが提起されたときは、公正取引委員会に対し、当該事件に関するこの法律の適用その他の必要な事項について、意見を求めることができる。
<sup>art-79/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-2</sup>
When an action set forth in the preceding paragraph has been filed, the court may ask for the opinion of the Japan Fair Trade Commission with respect to the application of this Act in the case concerned or with respect to other necessary matters.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  公正取引委員会は、第一項の訴えが提起されたときは、裁判所の許可を得て、裁判所に対し、当該事件に関するこの法律の適用その他の必要な事項について、意見を述べることができる。
<sup>art-79/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-3</sup>
When an action set forth in paragraph (1) has been filed, with the permission of the court, the Japan Fair Trade Commission may state an opinion to the court on the application of this Act in the case concerned or with respect to other necessary matters.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-79/par-1: 第二十四条 → 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第二十四条 (Article 24), art-24 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-24
- art-79/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 第七十九条第一項 (Article 79, paragraph (1)), art-79/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-1
- art-79/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 第七十九条第一項 (Article 79, paragraph (1)), art-79/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-1

## Cited by

2 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 第七十九条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-2
- 私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律 第七十九条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/antimonopoly-act/art-79/par-3

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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
