# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4) - 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: 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)（準備行為） — address `suppl-4301-30/art-4` - 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-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-4 - 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. --- ### 第四条（準備行為） — (Preparatory Actions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System 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 **第一項** 新法第百四条の十一第一項の規定による指定、新法第百四条の十三第一項の規定による認可、同条第五項の規定による諮問、新法第百四条の十四第一項の規定による届出及び新法第百四条の十五第二項の規定による諮問並びにこれらに関し必要な手続その他の行為は、新法第五章第二節の規定の例により、附則第一条第二号に掲げる規定の施行の日（以下「第二号施行日」という。）前においても行うことができる。 suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1 · 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 A designation under the provisions of Article 104-11, paragraph (1) of the new Act, approval under the provisions of Article 104-13, paragraph (1) of the new Act, consultation under the provisions of Article 104-13, paragraph (5) of the new Act, notification under the provisions of Article 104-14, paragraph (1) of the new Act, consultation under the provisions of Article 104-15, paragraph (2) of the new Act, or the necessary procedure or other action in connection with the same may be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V, Section 2 of the new Act prior to the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of these Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as "item (ii) effective date"). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1: 新法第百四条の十一第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十一第一項 (Article 104-11, paragraph (1)), art-104-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-11/par-1 - suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1: 新法第百四条の十三第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十三第一項 (Article 104-13, paragraph (1)), art-104-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-13/par-1 - suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1: 同条第五項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十三第五項 (Article 104-13, paragraph (5)), art-104-13/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-13/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-13/par-5 - suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1: 新法第百四条の十四第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十四第一項 (Article 104-14, paragraph (1)), art-104-14/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-14/par-1 - suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1: 新法第百四条の十五第二項 → 著作権法 第百四条の十五第二項 (Article 104-15, paragraph (2)), art-104-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-15/par-2 - suppl-4301-30/art-4/par-1: 附則第一条第二号 → 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), 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 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — 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 - 著作権法 附則第七条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-4301-30/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-4301-30/art-7/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