# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

- Law: 著作権法 (Copyright Act), 昭和四十五年法律第四十八号
- English title "Copyright 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（商業用レコードの輸入等についての経過措置） — address `suppl-4161-92/art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第二条（商業用レコードの輸入等についての経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for the Importation of Commercial Phonograms)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4161-92/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4161-92/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4161-92/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  改正後の著作権法第百十三条第五項の規定は、この法律の施行前に輸入され、この法律の施行の際現に頒布の目的をもって所持されている同項に規定する国外頒布目的商業用レコードについては、適用しない。
<sup>suppl-4161-92/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4161-92/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4161-92/art-2/par-1</sup>
The provisions of Article 113, paragraph (5) of the post-amendment Copyright Act do not apply to a commercial phonogram for foreign distribution provided for in that paragraph which is imported before this Act comes into effect and which a person possesses for the purpose of distribution at the time this Act comes into effect.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4161-92/art-2/par-1: 著作権法第百十三条第五項 → 著作権法 第百十三条第十項 (Article 113, paragraph (10)), art-113/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-113/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-113/par-10

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 著作権法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Copyright Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 211 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19