# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号
- English title "Bankruptcy 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-4251-45`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45
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## 附　則 平成二五年六月一九日法律第四五号
<sup>suppl-4251-45 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4251-45/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して一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。
<sup>suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the days specified in those items.
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  **一**  第一条中金融商品取引法第百九十七条の二の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第百九十八条第二号の次に二号を加える改正規定並びに同法第百九十八条の三、第百九十八条の六第二号、第二百五条第十四号並びに第二百七条第一項第二号及び第二項の改正規定、第三条の規定、第四条中農業協同組合法第十一条の四第四項の次に一項を加える改正規定、第五条のうち水産業協同組合法第十一条の十一中第五項を第六項とし、第四項の次に一項を加える改正規定、第八条の規定（投資信託及び投資法人に関する法律第二百五十二条の改正規定を除く。）、第十四条のうち銀行法第十三条中第五項を第六項とし、第四項の次に一項を加える改正規定及び同法第五十二条の二十二第四項中「前三項」を「前各項」に改め、同項を同条第五項とし、同条第三項の次に一項を加える改正規定、第十五条の規定、第十九条のうち農林中央金庫法第五十八条中第五項を第六項とし、第四項の次に一項を加える改正規定、第二十一条中信託業法第九十一条、第九十三条、第九十六条及び第九十八条第一項の改正規定、第二十二条の規定並びに附則第三十条（株式会社地域経済活性化支援機構法（平成二十一年法律第六十三号）第二十三条第二項の改正規定に限る。）、第三十一条（株式会社東日本大震災事業者再生支援機構法（平成二十三年法律第百十三号）第十七条第二項の改正規定に限る。）、第三十二条、第三十六条及び第三十七条の規定　公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日
  <sup>suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1 that add an Article after Article 197-2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the provisions that add two items after Article 198, item (ii) of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 198-3, Article 198-6, item (ii), Article 205, item (xiv), and Article 207, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2) of that Act, the provisions of Article 3, the provisions of Article 4 that add a paragraph after Article 11-4, paragraph (4) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act, the provisions of Article 5 that, in Article 11-11 of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act, make paragraph (5) paragraph (6) and add a paragraph after paragraph (4), the provisions of Article 8 (excluding the provisions amending Article 252 of the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations), the provisions of Article 14 that make paragraph (5) of Article 13 of the Banking Act paragraph (6) and that add a paragraph after paragraph (4) of that Article, and the provisions that amend Article 52-22, paragraph (4) of that Act by replacing "the preceding three paragraphs" with "the preceding paragraphs", that make that paragraph paragraph (5) of that Article and that add a paragraph after paragraph (3) of that Article, the provisions of Article 15, the provisions of Article 19 that, in Article 58 of the Norinchukin Bank Act, make paragraph (5) paragraph (6) and add a paragraph after paragraph (4), the provisions of Article 21 amending Articles 91, 93 and 96 and Article 98, paragraph (1) of the Trust Business Act, the provisions of Article 22, and the provisions of Article 30 of the Supplementary Provisions (limited to the provisions amending Article 23, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Regional Economy Revitalization Corporation of Japan (Act No. 63 of 2009)), Article 31 of the Supplementary Provisions (limited to the provisions amending Article 17, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Great East Japan Earthquake Business Revitalization Support Corporation (Act No. 113 of 2011)), and Articles 32, 36 and 37 of the Supplementary Provisions: the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  略
  <sup>suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  Omitted
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  **三**  第二条の規定、第四条中農業協同組合法第十一条の四第一項及び第三項並びに第九十三条第二項の改正規定、第五条中水産業協同組合法第十一条の十一第一項及び第三項並びに第百二十二条第二項の改正規定、第九条の規定、第十四条中銀行法第十三条第一項及び第三項、第二十四条第二項、第五十二条の二十二第一項及び第二項並びに第五十二条の三十一第二項の改正規定、第十六条中保険業法第百二十八条第二項、第二百条第二項、第二百一条第二項、第二百二十六条第二項、第二百七十一条の二十七第一項、第二百七十二条の二十二第二項及び第二百七十二条の四十第二項の改正規定、第十八条の規定、第十九条中農林中央金庫法第五十八条第一項及び第三項並びに第八十三条第二項の改正規定、第二十一条中信託業法第四十二条第三項及び第五十八条第二項の改正規定並びに附則第七条から第十三条まで、第十五条、第十六条及び第二十六条の規定　公布の日から起算して一年六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
  <sup>suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the provisions of Article 2, the provisions of Article 4 amending Article 11-4, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 93, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act, the provisions of Article 5 amending Article 11-11, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 122, paragraph (2) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act, the provisions of Article 9, the provisions of Article 14 amending Article 13, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 24, paragraph (2), Article 52-22, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 52-31, paragraph (2) of the Banking Act, the provisions of Article 16 amending Article 128, paragraph (2), Article 200, paragraph (2), Article 201, paragraph (2), Article 226, paragraph (2), Article 271-27, paragraph (1), Article 272-22, paragraph (2) and Article 272-40, paragraph (2) of the Insurance Business Act, the provisions of Article 18, the provisions of Article 19 amending Article 58, paragraphs (1) and (3) and Article 83, paragraph (2) of the Norinchukin Bank Act, the provisions of Article 21 amending Article 42, paragraph (3) and Article 58, paragraph (2) of the Trust Business Act, and the provisions of Articles 7 through 13, Article 15, Article 16 and Article 26 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year and six months from the date of promulgation.
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### 第三十六条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions
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<sup>suppl-4251-45/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-36</sup>

**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条各号に掲げる規定にあっては、当該規定。以下この条において同じ。）の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後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。
<sup>suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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## Cites
- suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三十六条 → 破産法 附則第三十六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 36), suppl-4251-45/art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-36
- suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1: 附則第一条 → 破産法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4251-45/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1
- suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1: この条 → 破産法 附則第三十六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 36), suppl-4251-45/art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-36

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 破産法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 破産法 附則第三十六条第一項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4251-45/art-36/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch bankruptcy-act-20261019T021325-005, translated 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch bankruptcy-act-20261019T021325-005, translated 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
