# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百十六条の三 (Article 316-3)

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- Law: 刑事訴訟法 (Code of Criminal Procedure), 昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号
- English title "Code of Criminal Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第三百十六条の三 (Article 316-3) — address `art-316-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百十六条の三
<sup>art-316-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-3</sup>

        **第一項**  裁判所は、充実した公判の審理を継続的、計画的かつ迅速に行うことができるよう、公判前整理手続において、十分な準備が行われるようにするとともに、できる限り早期にこれを終結させるように努めなければならない。
        <sup>art-316-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-3/par-1</sup>
        The court must endeavor to ensure sufficient preparation in the pretrial arrangement proceeding and, insofar as possible, have speedy conclusion of the proceeding in order to conduct productive proceedings of the trial consecutively, systematically and speedily.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第二項**  訴訟関係人は、充実した公判の審理を継続的、計画的かつ迅速に行うことができるよう、公判前整理手続において、相互に協力するとともに、その実施に関し、裁判所に進んで協力しなければならない。
        <sup>art-316-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-3/par-2</sup>
        In order to have productive proceedings which are conducted consecutively, systematically and speedily, the persons concerned in the case must, in a pretrial arrangement proceeding, cooperate with one another and also must cooperate with the court willingly in the conduct of the proceeding.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-10-20 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06