# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)

- 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: 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)（政令への委任） — address `suppl-5031-52/art-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-7
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-7
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### 第七条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  附則第二条から前条までに規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に係る経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1</sup>
Beyond as prescribed from Article 2 through the preceding Article of these Supplementary Provisions, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures for penal provisions) connected with the coming into effect of this Act are provided for by Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 著作権法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-5031-52/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-2
- suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 著作権法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-5031-52/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-3
- suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 著作権法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-5031-52/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-4
- suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 著作権法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-5031-52/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-5
- suppl-5031-52/art-7/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 著作権法 附則第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6), suppl-5031-52/art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5031-52/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-6

## Cited by

1 provision cites 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-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5031-52/art-1/par-1/item-1

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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 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
