# 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)（登録確認機関の登録等に関する準備行為） — address `suppl-5051-33/art-4` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/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（登録確認機関の登録等に関する準備行為） — Preparatory Actions for Registration, etc. of Registered Verification Bodies caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5051-33/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4 **第一項** 新法第百四条の三十三第一項の登録を受けようとする者は、施行日前においても、新法第百四条の三十四第一項及び第二項の規定の例により、その申請を行うことができる。 suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1 A person who wishes to obtain the registration under Article 104-33, paragraph (1) of the new Act may file the application for it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-34, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the new Act. machine translation, not official **第二項** 文化庁長官は、前項の規定により登録の申請があった場合には、施行日前においても、新法第百四条の三十三第一項及び第百四条の三十四第三項から第六項までの規定の例により、その登録及び告示をすることができる。この場合において、当該登録及び告示は、施行日以後は、それぞれ新法第百四条の三十三第一項の登録及び新法第百四条の三十四第六項の規定による告示とみなす。 suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 If an application for registration has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may make the registration and give public notice of it, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-33, paragraph (1) and Article 104-34, paragraphs (3) through (6) of the new Act. In this case, on and after the effective date, that registration and public notice are deemed to be the registration under Article 104-33, paragraph (1) of the new Act and the public notice under the provisions of Article 104-34, paragraph (6) of the new Act, respectively. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項の規定により登録を受けた者は、施行日前においても、新法第百四条の三十五第一項から第三項までの規定の例により、同項の意見を聴き、同条第一項に規定する確認等事務規程の認可の申請を行うことができる。 suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 A person registered pursuant to the preceding paragraph may, even before the effective date, in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-35, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the new Act, hear the opinions referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article and file an application for approval of the rules on verification and other affairs provided for in paragraph (1) of that Article. machine translation, not official **第四項** 文化庁長官は、前項の規定により認可の申請があった場合には、施行日前においても、新法第百四条の三十五第一項、第四項及び第五項の規定の例により、文化審議会に諮問し、その認可をすることができる。この場合において、当該認可は、施行日以後は、同条第一項の認可とみなす。 suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4 If an application for approval has been filed pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may, even before the effective date, consult the Culture Council and grant the approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-35, paragraphs (1), (4) and (5) of the new Act. In this case, on and after the effective date, that approval is deemed to be the approval under paragraph (1) of that Article. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1: 新法第百四条の三十三第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十三第一項 (Article 104-33, paragraph (1)), art-104-33/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-33/par-1 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1: 新法第百四条の三十四第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十四第一項 (Article 104-34, paragraph (1)), art-104-34/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-34/par-1 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1: 第二項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十四第二項 (Article 104-34, paragraph (2)), art-104-34/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-34/par-2 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2: 前項 → 著作権法 附則第四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-1 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2: 新法第百四条の三十三第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十三第一項 (Article 104-33, paragraph (1)), art-104-33/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-33/par-1 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2: 第百四条の三十四第三項から第六項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十四第三項 (Article 104-34, paragraph (3)), art-104-34/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-34/par-3 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2: 第百四条の三十四第三項から第六項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十四第四項 (Article 104-34, paragraph (4)), art-104-34/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-34/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-34/par-4 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2: 第百四条の三十四第三項から第六項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十四第五項 (Article 104-34, paragraph (5)), art-104-34/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-34/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-34/par-5 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2: 第百四条の三十四第三項から第六項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十四第六項 (Article 104-34, paragraph (6)), art-104-34/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-34/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-34/par-6 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3: 前項 → 著作権法 附則第四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (2)), suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3: 新法第百四条の三十五第一項から第三項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十五第一項 (Article 104-35, paragraph (1)), art-104-35/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-35/par-1 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3: 新法第百四条の三十五第一項から第三項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十五第二項 (Article 104-35, paragraph (2)), art-104-35/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-35/par-2 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3: 新法第百四条の三十五第一項から第三項まで → 著作権法 第百四条の三十五第三項 (Article 104-35, paragraph (3)), art-104-35/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-35/par-3 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4: 前項 → 著作権法 附則第四条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (3)), suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4: 新法第百四条の三十五第一項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十五第一項 (Article 104-35, paragraph (1)), art-104-35/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-35/par-1 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4: 第四項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十五第四項 (Article 104-35, paragraph (4)), art-104-35/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-35/par-4 - suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4: 第五項 → 著作権法 第百四条の三十五第五項 (Article 104-35, paragraph (5)), art-104-35/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/art-104-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-104-35/par-5 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 著作権法 附則第一条第一項第三号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-1/par-1/item-3 - 著作権法 附則第四条第二項（登録確認機関の登録等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-2 - 著作権法 附則第四条第三項（登録確認機関の登録等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-3 - 著作権法 附則第四条第四項（登録確認機関の登録等に関する準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-4/par-4 - 著作権法 附則第六条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/copyright-act/suppl-5051-33/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5051-33/art-6/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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch copyright-act-20261019T151240-012, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19