# 不正競争防止法 / Unfair Competition Prevention Act — 第七章 (Chapter 7) - Law: 不正競争防止法 (Unfair Competition Prevention Act), 平成五年法律第四十七号 - English title "Unfair Competition Prevention 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: 第七章 (Chapter 7) — address `ch-7` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/ch-7 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/ch-7 - 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. --- ## 第七章　没収に関する手続等の特例 — Chapter VII Special Provisions on the Procedures for Confiscation heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/ch-7 ### 第三十二条（第三者の財産の没収手続等） — (Procedures for the Confiscation of Assets of Third Parties) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32 **第一項** 第二十一条第十三項各号に掲げる財産である債権等（不動産及び動産以外の財産をいう。第三十四条において同じ。）が被告人以外の者（以下この条において「第三者」という。）に帰属する場合において、当該第三者が被告事件の手続への参加を許されていないときは、没収の裁判をすることができない。 art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-1 If a claim, etc. (meaning assets other than real property and movables; the same applies in Article 34) that falls under the assets stated in each item of Article 21, paragraph (13) belongs to a person other than the accused (referred to as "third party" in this Article below), and the third party is not permitted to participate in the proceedings of the case under public prosecution, a judicial decision for confiscation may not be made. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第二十一条第十三項の規定により、地上権、抵当権その他の第三者の権利がその上に存在する財産を没収しようとする場合において、当該第三者が被告事件の手続への参加を許されていないときも、前項と同様とする。 art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply if the assets encumbered by superficies, a mortgage, or any other rights of a third party are to be confiscated pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (13) and the third party is not allowed to participate in the proceedings of the case under public prosecution. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条第三項から第五項までの規定は、地上権、抵当権その他の第三者の権利がその上に存在する財産を没収する場合において、第二十一条第十四項において準用する組織的犯罪処罰法第十五条第二項の規定により当該権利を存続させるべきときについて準用する。 art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-3 The provisions of Article 18, paragraphs (3) through (5) of the Organized Crime Punishment Act apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the assets encumbered by superficies, a mortgage, or any other rights of a third party are to be confiscated and the relevant rights should continue to exist pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Organized Crime Punishment Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (14). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項及び第二項に規定する財産の没収に関する手続については、この法律に特別の定めがあるもののほか、刑事事件における第三者所有物の没収手続に関する応急措置法（昭和三十八年法律第百三十八号）の規定を準用する。 art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-4 Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the provisions of the Act on Emergency Measures on Criminal Procedure to Confiscate Items Owned by Third Parties (Act No. 138 of 1963) are to apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for the confiscation of assets prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十三条（没収された債権等の処分等） — (Disposition of Confiscated Claims, Etc.) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33 **第一項** 組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条の三及び第十九条の規定は第二十一条第十三項の規定による没収について、組織的犯罪処罰法第二十条の規定は権利の移転について登記又は登録を要する財産を没収する裁判に基づき権利の移転の登記又は登録を関係機関に嘱託する場合について準用する。この場合において、同条中「係る登記等」とあるのは「係る登記若しくは登録」と、「次章第一節」とあるのは「不正競争防止法第八章」と読み替えるものとする。 art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33/par-1 The provisions of Articles 18-3 and 19 of the Organized Crime Punishment Act apply mutatis mutandis to confiscation under Article 21, paragraph (13), and the provisions of Article 20 of the Organized Crime Punishment Act apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the registration of a transfer of rights is commissioned to the relevant organization based on a judicial decision to confiscate the assets for which registration is required in the case of a transfer of rights. In such cases, the phrase "registration, etc. pertaining to" in the same Article is to be replaced with "registration or recording pertaining to", and the phrase "Section 1 of the following Chapter" is to be replaced with "Chapter VIII of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act". machine translation, not official ### 第三十三条の二（没収の裁判の執行における移転命令違反） — Violation of Transfer Order in Execution of Judicial Decision for Confiscation caption: machine translation, not official art-33-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33-2 **第一項** 正当な理由がなく、前条において準用する組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条の三ただし書の規定による命令に違反したときは、その違反行為をした者は、三年以下の拘禁刑若しくは二百五十万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。 art-33-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33-2/par-1 If a person violates, without justifiable grounds, an order under the proviso of Article 18-3 of the Organized Crime Punishment Act as applied mutatis mutandis in the preceding Article, the person that has committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine of not more than 2.5 million yen, or both. machine translation, not official **第二項** 法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関して、前項の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対しても同項の罰金刑を科する。 art-33-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33-2/par-2 If the representative of a corporation, or the agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or of any person has committed the violation referred to in the preceding paragraph with regard to the business of the corporation or the person, the corporation or the person is to be subject to the fine prescribed in that paragraph in addition to the offender being subject to punishment. machine translation, not official ### 第三十四条（刑事補償の特例） — (Special Provisions on Criminal Compensation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-34 **第一項** 債権等の没収の執行に対する刑事補償法（昭和二十五年法律第一号）による補償の内容については、同法第四条第六項の規定を準用する。 art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-34/par-1 The provisions of Article 4, paragraph (6) of the Criminal Compensation Act (Act No. 1 of 1950) apply mutatis mutandis to the contents of compensation under the same Act with regard to the enforcement of confiscation of claims, etc. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-32/par-1: 第二十一条第十三項 → 不正競争防止法 第二十一条第十三項 (Article 21, paragraph (13)), art-21/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-21/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-21/par-13 - art-32/par-1: 第三十四条 → 不正競争防止法 第三十四条 (Article 34), art-34 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-34 - art-32/par-1: この条 → 不正競争防止法 第三十二条 (Article 32), art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32 - art-32/par-2: 第二十一条第十三項 → 不正競争防止法 第二十一条第十三項 (Article 21, paragraph (13)), art-21/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-21/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-21/par-13 - art-32/par-2: 前項 → 不正競争防止法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-1 - art-32/par-3: 組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条第三項から第五項まで → e-Gov law 411AC0000000136, 第十八条第三項 (Article 18, paragraph (3)), art-18/par-3 — not held in this collection - art-32/par-3: 第二十一条第十四項 → 不正競争防止法 第二十一条第十四項 (Article 21, paragraph (14)), art-21/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-21/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-21/par-14 - art-32/par-3: 組織的犯罪処罰法第十五条第二項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000136, 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-32/par-4: 第一項 → 不正競争防止法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-1 - art-32/par-4: 第二項 → 不正競争防止法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-32/par-2 - art-33/par-1: 組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条の三 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000136, 第十八条の三 (Article 18-3), art-18-3 — not held in this collection - art-33/par-1: 第十九条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000136, 第十九条 (Article 19), art-19 — not held in this collection - art-33/par-1: 第二十一条第十三項 → 不正競争防止法 第二十一条第十三項 (Article 21, paragraph (13)), art-21/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-21/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-21/par-13 - art-33/par-1: 組織的犯罪処罰法第二十条 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000136, 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — not held in this collection - art-33-2/par-1: 前条 → 不正競争防止法 第三十三条 (Article 33), art-33 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33 - art-33-2/par-1: 組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条の三 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000136, 第十八条の三 (Article 18-3), art-18-3 — not held in this collection - art-33-2/par-2: 前項 → 不正競争防止法 第三十三条の二第一項 (Article 33-2, paragraph (1)), art-33-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-33-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-33-2/par-1 - art-34/par-1: 同法第四条第六項 → e-Gov law 325AC0000000001, 第四条第六項 (Article 4, paragraph (6)), art-4/par-6 — not held in this collection --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 不正競争防止法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000047/20260521_507AC0000000039), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Unfair Competition Prevention Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4920/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch unfair-competition-prevention-act-20261011T031431-001, translated 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 189 — 不正競争防止法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11