# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1) - 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: 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)（施行期日） — address `suppl-4301-30/art-1` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-1 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-1 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4301-30/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、平成三十一年一月一日から施行する。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。 suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on January 1, 2019;provided, however, that the provisions set forth in each of the following items come into effect as of the day specified in the relevant item: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第百十三条第四項の改正規定並びに附則第四条及び第七条から第十条までの規定　公布の日 suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions amending Article 113, paragraph (4) and the provisions of Article 4 and Articles 7 through 10 of these Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 目次の改正規定、第三十五条の改正規定、第四十八条第一項第三号の改正規定（「第三十五条」を「第三十五条第一項」に改める部分に限る。）、第八十六条第三項前段の改正規定（「第三十五条第二項」を「第三十五条第一項」に改める部分に限る。）、同項後段の改正規定（「第三十五条第二項」を「第三十五条第一項ただし書」に改める部分に限る。）及び第五章の改正規定　公布の日から起算して三年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日 suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-2 the provisions amending the Contents; the provisions amending Article 35; the provisions amending Article 48, paragraph (1), item (iii) (limited to the part replacing the term "Article 35" with "Article 35, paragraph (1)"); the provisions amending the first sentence of Article 86, paragraph (3) (limited to the part replacing the term "Article 35, paragraph (2)" with "Article 35, paragraph (1)"); the provisions amending the second sentence of Article 86, paragraph (3) (limited to the part replacing the term "Article 35, paragraph (2)" with "the proviso to Article 35, paragraph (1)"); and the provisions amending Chapter V:the date fixed by Cabinet Order within three years from the date of promulgation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第四条 → 著作権法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-4301-30/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-4 - suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第十条まで → 著作権法 附則第十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 10), suppl-4301-30/art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-10 - suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第十条まで → 著作権法 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-4301-30/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-7 - suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第十条まで → 著作権法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-4301-30/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-8 - suppl-4301-30/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第十条まで → 著作権法 附則第九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9), suppl-4301-30/art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-9 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第四条第一項（準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第六条第一項（罰則についての経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-6/par-1 - 著作権法 附則第八条第一項（調整規定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-8/par-1 --- ## 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