私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律(昭和二十二年法律第五十四号)
Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade(Act No. 54 of 1947)
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私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律
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Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade
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昭和二十二年四月十四日法律第五十四号
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Act No. 54 of April 14, 1947
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Table of Contents
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第一章 総則(第一条・第二条)
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Chapter I General Provisions(Articles 1 and 2)
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第二章 私的独占及び不当な取引制限(第三条―第七条の二)
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Chapter II Private Monopolization and Unreasonable Restraint of Trade(Articles 3 to 7-2)
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第三章 事業者団体(第八条―第八条の三)
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Chapter III Trade Associations(Articles 8 to 8-3)
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第三章の二 独占的状態(第八条の四)
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Chapter III-2 Monopolistic Situations(Article 8-4)
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第四章 株式の保有、役員の兼任、合併、分割、株式移転及び事業の譲受け(第九条―第十八条)
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Chapter IV Shareholdings, Interlocking Officers, Mergers, Splits, Share Transfers and Acceptance of Assignments of Business(Articles 9 to 18)
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第五章 不公正な取引方法(第十九条―第二十条の七)
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Chapter V Unfair Trade Practices(Articles 19 to 20-7)
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第六章 適用除外(第二十一条―第二十三条)
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Chapter VI Exemptions(Articles 21 to 23)
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第七章 差止請求及び損害賠償(第二十四条―第二十六条)
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Chapter VII Injunctions and Damages(Articles 24 to 26)
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第八章 公正取引委員会
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Chapter VIII Fair Trade Commission
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第一節 設置、任務及び所掌事務並びに組織等(第二十七条―第四十四条)
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Section 1 Establishment, Duty, Affairs under Jurisdiction and Organization, Etc.(Articles 27 to 44)
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第二節 手続(第四十五条―第七十条の十二)
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Section 2 Proceedings(Articles 45 to 70-12)
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第三節 雑則(第七十一条―第七十六条)
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Section 3 Miscellaneous Provisions(Articles 71 to 76)
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第九章 訴訟(第七十七条―第八十八条)
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Chapter IX Legal Actions(Articles 77 to 88)
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第十二章 犯則事件の調査等(第百一条―第百十八条)
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Chapter XII Investigation of Criminal Cases, Etc.(Articles 101 to 118)
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Supplementary Provisions
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第一章 総則
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Chapter I General Provisions
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第一条この法律は、私的独占、不当な取引制限及び不公正な取引方法を禁止し、事業支配力の過度の集中を防止して、結合、協定等の方法による生産、販売、価格、技術等の不当な制限その他一切の事業活動の不当な拘束を排除することにより、公正且つ自由な競争を促進し、事業者の創意を発揮させ、事業活動を盛んにし、雇傭及び国民実所得の水準を高め、以て、一般消費者の利益を確保するとともに、国民経済の民主的で健全な発達を促進することを目的とする。
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Article 1The purpose of this Act is to promote fair and free competition, stimulate the creative initiative of enterprise, encourage business activity, heighten the level of employment and actual national income, and thereby promote the democratic and wholesome development of the national economy as well as secure the interests of general consumers by prohibiting private monopolization, unreasonable restraint of trade and unfair trade practices, preventing excessive concentration of economic power and eliminating unreasonable restraints on production, sale, price, technology, etc. , and all other unjust restrictions on business activity through combinations, agreements, etc. ,.
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Article 2(1)The term "enterprise" as used in this Act means a person who operates a commercial, industrial, financial or other business. Any officer, employee, agent or other person who acts for the benefit of any enterprise is deemed to be an enterprise with regard to the application of the provisions of the following paragraph or of Chapter III.
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(2)The term "trade association" as used in this Act means any combination or federation of combinations of two or more enterprises having as its principal purpose the furtherance of their common interests as enterprise and includes the following; provided, however, that a combination or federation of combinations of two or more enterprises which has capital or contributions made by the constituent enterprise, and whose principal purpose is to operate and which is actually operating a commercial, industrial, financial or other business for profit is not included:
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一二以上の事業者が社員(社員に準ずるものを含む。)である社団法人その他の社団
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(i)any incorporated association or other association of which two or more enterprises are members (including the equivalent thereof)
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二二以上の事業者が理事又は管理人の任免、業務の執行又はその存立を支配している財団法人その他の財団
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(ii)any incorporated foundation or other foundation for which two or more enterprises control the appointment and dismissal of officers or managers, the management of business or continuation of its existence
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三二以上の事業者を組合員とする組合又は契約による二以上の事業者の結合体
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(iii)any partnership for which two or more enterprises are partners, or any contractual combination of two or more enterprises.
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(4)The term "competition" as used in this Act means a state in which two or more enterprises, within the normal scope of their business activities and without making any material change to the facilities for, or kinds of, such business activities, engage in, or are able to engage in, any act listed in the following items.
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一同一の需要者に同種又は類似の商品又は役務を供給すること
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(i)supplying the same or similar goods or services to the same user
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二同一の供給者から同種又は類似の商品又は役務の供給を受けること。
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(ii)receiving supplies of the same or similar goods or services from the same supplier
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(5)The term "private monopolization" as used in this Act means such business activities, by which any enterprise, individually or by combination, in conspiracy with other enterprises, or by any other manner, excludes or controls the business activities of other enterprises, thereby causing, contrary to the public interest, a substantial restraint of competition in any particular field of trade.
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(6)The term "unreasonable restraint of trade" as used in this Act means such business activities, by which any enterprise, by contract, agreement or any other means irrespective of its name, in concert with other enterprises, mutually restrict or conduct their business activities in such a manner as to fix, maintain or increase prices, or to limit production, technology, products, facilities or counterparties, thereby causing, contrary to the public interest, a substantial restraint of competition in any particular field of trade.
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7この法律において「独占的状態」とは、同種の商品(当該同種の商品に係る通常の事業活動の施設又は態様に重要な変更を加えることなく供給することができる商品を含む。)(以下この項において「一定の商品」という。)並びにこれとその機能及び効用が著しく類似している他の商品で国内において供給されたもの(輸出されたものを除く。)の価額(当該商品に直接課される租税の額に相当する額を控除した額とする。)又は国内において供給された同種の役務の価額(当該役務の提供を受ける者に当該役務に関して課される租税の額に相当する額を控除した額とする。)の政令で定める最近の一年間における合計額が千億円を超える場合における当該一定の商品又は役務に係る一定の事業分野において、次に掲げる市場構造及び市場における弊害があることをいう。
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(7)The term "monopolistic situation" as used in this Act means circumstances in which each of the following market structures and negative effect in the market exist in any particular field of business when the aggregate total value (this term refers to the prices of the relevant goods less an amount equivalent to the amount of taxes levied directly on such goods) of goods of the same description (including goods capable of being supplied without making any material change to the facilities for, or kinds of, such business activities; hereinafter referred to as "Particular Goods" in this paragraph) and those of any other goods having an extremely similar function and utility thereto, which are supplied in Japan (excluding those exported), or the total value (this term refers to the prices of the relevant services less an amount equivalent to the amount of taxes levied on the recipient of such services with respect thereto) of services of the same description which are supplied in Japan, during the latest one-year period designated by Cabinet Order, exceeds one hundred billion yen:
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一当該一年間において、一の事業者の事業分野占拠率(当該一定の商品並びにこれとその機能及び効用が著しく類似している他の商品で国内において供給されたもの(輸出されたものを除く。)又は国内において供給された当該役務の数量(数量によることが適当でない場合にあつては、これらの価額とする。以下この号において同じ。)のうち当該事業者が供給した当該一定の商品並びにこれとその機能及び効用が著しく類似している他の商品又は役務の数量の占める割合をいう。以下この号において同じ。)が二分の一を超え、又は二の事業者のそれぞれの事業分野占拠率の合計が四分の三を超えていること。
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(i)a single enterprise' share of a field of business (meaning, out of the aggregate volume (if calculation in terms of volume is not appropriate, out of the aggregate value; hereinafter the same applies in this item) of the Particular Goods and any other goods with an extremely similar function and utility that are supplied in Japan (excluding those exported), or out of the aggregate volume of the services that are supplied in Japan, the ratio of Particular Goods and any other goods with an extremely similar function and utility or services that are supplied by the enterprise; hereinafter the same applies in this item) exceeding one-half or two enterprise' combined share of a field of business exceeding three-fourths during the relevant one-year period.
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二他の事業者が当該事業分野に属する事業を新たに営むことを著しく困難にする事情があること。
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(ii)the existence of conditions that make it extremely difficult for any other enterprise to newly enter the relevant particular field of business.
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三当該事業者の供給する当該一定の商品又は役務につき、相当の期間、需給の変動及びその供給に要する費用の変動に照らして、価格の上昇が著しく、又はその低下がきん少であり、かつ、当該事業者がその期間次のいずれかに該当していること。
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(iii)the existence of a remarkable increase or of a slight decrease in the price of the Particular Goods or services supplied by the relevant enterprise during a considerable period of time in light of the changes in supply and demand, and changes in the cost of supply, for the Particular Goods or services, and the enterprise falling under any of the following items during the period.
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イ当該事業者の属する政令で定める業種における標準的な政令で定める種類の利益率を著しく超える率の利益を得ていること。
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(a)that the enterprise has made a profit at a rate far exceeding the profit rate specified by Cabinet Order as the standard for the business type specified by Cabinet Order to which the relevant enterprise belongs
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ロ当該事業者の属する事業分野における事業者の標準的な販売費及び一般管理費に比し著しく過大と認められる販売費及び一般管理費を支出していること。
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(b)that the enterprise has expended selling and general administrative expenses which are considered to be far exceeding the standard selling and general administrative expenses for the field of business to which the relevant enterprise belongs
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一正当な理由がないのに、競争者と共同して、次のいずれかに該当する行為をすること。
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(i)engaging, without justifiable grounds, in any of the following acts, in concert with a competitor:
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イある事業者に対し、供給を拒絶し、又は供給に係る商品若しくは役務の数量若しくは内容を制限すること。
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(a)refusing to supply to a certain enterprise or restricting the quantity or substance of goods or services supplied to a certain enterprise
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ロ他の事業者に、ある事業者に対する供給を拒絶させ、又は供給に係る商品若しくは役務の数量若しくは内容を制限させること。
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(b)causing another enterprise to refuse to supply a certain enterprise, or to restrict the quantity or substance of goods or services supplied to a certain enterprise
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二不当に、地域又は相手方により差別的な対価をもつて、商品又は役務を継続して供給することであつて、他の事業者の事業活動を困難にさせるおそれがあるもの
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(ii)unjustly and continually supplying goods or services at a price applied differentially between regions or between parties, thereby tending to cause difficulties to the business activities of other enterprise
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三正当な理由がないのに、商品又は役務をその供給に要する費用を著しく下回る対価で継続して供給することであつて、他の事業者の事業活動を困難にさせるおそれがあるもの
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(iii)without justifiable grounds, continuously supplying goods or services at a price far below the cost incurred to supply them, thereby tending to cause difficulties to the business activities of other enterprises
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四自己の供給する商品を購入する相手方に、正当な理由がないのに、次のいずれかに掲げる拘束の条件を付けて、当該商品を供給すること。
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(iv)supplying goods to another party who purchases the relevant goods from oneself while imposing, without justifiable grounds, one of the restrictive terms listed below:
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イ相手方に対しその販売する当該商品の販売価格を定めてこれを維持させることその他相手方の当該商品の販売価格の自由な決定を拘束すること。
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(a)causing the party to maintain the selling price of the goods that one has determined, or otherwise restricting the party's free decision on selling price of the goods
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ロ相手方の販売する当該商品を購入する事業者の当該商品の販売価格を定めて相手方をして当該事業者にこれを維持させることその他相手方をして当該事業者の当該商品の販売価格の自由な決定を拘束させること。
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(b)having the party cause an enterprise that purchases the goods from the party maintain the selling price of the goods that one has determined, or otherwise causing the party to restrict the relevant enterprise's free decision on the selling price of the goods.
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五自己の取引上の地位が相手方に優越していることを利用して、正常な商慣習に照らして不当に、次のいずれかに該当する行為をすること。
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(v)engaging in any act specified in one of the following by making use of one's superior bargaining position over the counterparty unjustly, in light of normal business practices:
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イ継続して取引する相手方(新たに継続して取引しようとする相手方を含む。ロにおいて同じ。)に対して、当該取引に係る商品又は役務以外の商品又は役務を購入させること。
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(a)causing the counterparty in continuous transactions (including a party with whom one newly intends to engage in continuous transactions; the same applies in (b) below) to purchase goods or services other than those to which the relevant transactions pertain
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ロ継続して取引する相手方に対して、自己のために金銭、役務その他の経済上の利益を提供させること。
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(b)causing the counterparty in continuous transactions to provide money, services or other economic benefits
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ハ取引の相手方からの取引に係る商品の受領を拒み、取引の相手方から取引に係る商品を受領した後当該商品を当該取引の相手方に引き取らせ、取引の相手方に対して取引の対価の支払を遅らせ、若しくはその額を減じ、その他取引の相手方に不利益となるように取引の条件を設定し、若しくは変更し、又は取引を実施すること。
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(c)refusing to receive goods in transactions with the counterparty, causing the counterparty to take back such goods after receiving them from the counterparty, delaying payment to the counterparty or reducing the amount of payment, or otherwise establishing or changing trade terms or executing transactions in a way disadvantageous to the counterparty
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六前各号に掲げるもののほか、次のいずれかに該当する行為であつて、公正な競争を阻害するおそれがあるもののうち、公正取引委員会が指定するもの
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(vi)any act falling under any of the following items, which tends to impede fair competition and which is designated by the Fair Trade Commission, other than the acts listed in the preceding items:
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イ不当に他の事業者を差別的に取り扱うこと。
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(a)unjustly treating other enterprise in a discriminatory manner
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ロ不当な対価をもつて取引すること。
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(b)engaging in transactions at an unjust price
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ハ不当に競争者の顧客を自己と取引するように誘引し、又は強制すること。
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(c)unjustly inducing or coercing the customers of a competitor to deal with one
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ニ相手方の事業活動を不当に拘束する条件をもつて取引すること。
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(d)dealing with another party on such conditions that will unjustly restrict the business activities of the counterparty
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ホ自己の取引上の地位を不当に利用して相手方と取引すること。
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(e)dealing with the counterparty by making use of one's superior bargaining position unjustly
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ヘ自己又は自己が株主若しくは役員である会社と国内において競争関係にある他の事業者とその取引の相手方との取引を不当に妨害し、又は当該事業者が会社である場合において、その会社の株主若しくは役員をその会社の不利益となる行為をするように、不当に誘引し、唆し、若しくは強制すること。
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(f)unjustly interfering with a transaction between an enterprise in competition with one in Japan or a corporation of which one is a shareholder or an officer and another transaction counterparty; or, if such enterprise is a corporation, unjustly inducing, instigating or coercing a shareholder or officer of such corporation to act against the corporation's interests.
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第二章 私的独占及び不当な取引制限
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Chapter II Private Monopolization and Unreasonable Restraint of Trade
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Article 7(1)Whenever an act in violation of the provisions of Article 3 or the preceding Article occurs, the Fair Trade Commission may, pursuant to the procedures provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order the relevant enterprise to cease and desist the relevant act, to transfer a part of the relevant enterprise's business, or to take any other measures necessary to eliminate the act in violation of the provisions.
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(2)Whenever the Fair Trade Commission finds it to be particularly necessary, even if an act in violation of the provisions of Article 3 or the preceding Article has already ceased to exist, the Fair Trade Commission may, pursuant to the procedures provided for in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order the following person to take measures to make public that the act has been discontinued and to take any other measures necessary to ensure elimination of the relevant act; provided, however, that this does not apply if five years have passed since the date of discontinuation of the relevant act.
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一当該行為をした事業者
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(i)enterprise who committed the relevant act
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二当該行為をした事業者が法人である場合において、当該法人が合併により消滅したときにおける合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人
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(ii)if the enterprise who committed the relevant act is a juridical person, any juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger the enterprise ceased to exist
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三当該行為をした事業者が法人である場合において、当該法人から分割により当該行為に係る事業の全部又は一部を承継した法人
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(iii)if the enterprise who committed the relevant act is a juridical person, any juridical person who has acquired all or part of the business involving the relevant act from the enterprise by virtue of a company split
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四当該行為をした事業者から当該行為に係る事業の全部又は一部を譲り受けた事業者
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(iv)any enterprise who has acquired all or part of the business involving the relevant act from the enterprise who committed the relevant act
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第七条の二事業者が、不当な取引制限又は不当な取引制限に該当する事項を内容とする国際的協定若しくは国際的契約で次の各号のいずれかに該当するものをしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為の実行としての事業活動を行つた日から当該行為の実行としての事業活動がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為の実行としての事業活動がなくなる日からさかのぼつて三年間とする。以下「実行期間」という。)における当該商品又は役務の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額(当該行為が商品又は役務の供給を受けることに係るものである場合は、当該商品又は役務の政令で定める方法により算定した購入額)に百分の十(小売業については百分の三、卸売業については百分の二とする。)を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、その額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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Article 7-2(1)If an enterprise unreasonably restrains trade or enters into an international agreement or an international contract containing particulars that fall under unreasonable restraint of trade in a category under any of the following items, the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures as provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge of an amount equivalent to ten percent (three percent for a retail business, or two percent for a wholesale business) of the amount of sales from the relevant goods or services (or of the purchase amount of the goods or services, calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, if the relevant act involves being supplied goods or services), calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, for the period from the date on which the enterprise began implementing the act in violation in its business activities to the date on which it stopped implementing the act in violation in its business activities (if the period exceeds three years, during the three years preceding the date on which the business activities constituting the relevant act were discontinued; hereinafter referred to as "Period of Implementation"); provided, however, that if the amount thus calculated is less than one million yen, the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge.
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一商品又は役務の対価に係るもの
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(i)those related to the price of goods or services;
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二商品又は役務について次のいずれかを実質的に制限することによりその対価に影響することとなるもの
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(ii)those that substantially restrain any of the following with respect to goods or services and thereby affecting their price:
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イ供給量又は購入量
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(a)supply or purchase volume
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ロ市場占有率
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(b)market share
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ハ取引の相手方
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(c)transaction counterparties
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2前項の規定は、事業者が、私的独占(他の事業者の事業活動を支配することによるものに限る。)で、当該他の事業者(以下この項において「被支配事業者」という。)が供給する商品又は役務について、次の各号のいずれかに該当するものをした場合に準用する。この場合において、前項中「当該商品又は役務の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額(当該行為が商品又は役務の供給を受けることに係るものである場合は、当該商品又は役務の政令で定める方法により算定した購入額)」とあるのは「当該事業者が被支配事業者に供給した当該商品又は役務(当該被支配事業者が当該行為に係る一定の取引分野において当該商品又は役務を供給するために必要な商品又は役務を含む。)及び当該一定の取引分野において当該事業者が供給した当該商品又は役務(当該被支配事業者に供給したものを除く。)の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額」と、「(小売業については百分の三、卸売業については百分の二とする。)」とあるのは「(当該事業者が小売業を営む場合は百分の三、卸売業を営む場合は百分の二とする。)」と読み替えるものとする。
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(2)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to when an enterprise effects private monopolization (limited to that arising from the control of the business activities of other enterprise) that falls under either of the following items with respect to goods or services supplied by the relevant other enterprise (hereinafter referred to as "Controlled Enterprise" in this paragraph).In this case, the term "the amount of sales from the relevant goods or services (or of the purchase amount of the goods or services, calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, if the relevant act involves being supplied goods or services), calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the amount of sales from the relevant goods or services supplied by the relevant enterprise to the Controlled Enterprise (including goods or services necessary for the Controlled Enterprise to supply the goods or services in the particular field of trade related to the relevant act) and of the goods or services supplied by the enterprise in the particular field of trade (excluding those supplied to Controlled Enterprise) calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order," and the term "(three percent for a retail business, or two percent for a wholesale business)" is deemed to be replaced with "(three percent if the enterprise engages in retail business or two percent if the enterprise engages in wholesale business)."
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一その対価に係るもの
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(i)that involving prices;
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二次のいずれかを実質的に制限することによりその対価に影響することとなるもの
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(ii)that which substantially restrains any of the following and thereby affects prices:
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イ供給量
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(a)supply volume
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ロ市場占有率
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(b)market share
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ハ取引の相手方
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(c)transaction counterparties
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(3)The term "market share" provided in the preceding two paragraphs and paragraph (8) means the ratio of the volume of goods or services that one or two or more enterprise supplies or receives supplies of, to the aggregate total volume of the relevant goods or services supplied in any particular field of trade within a particular period, or the ratio of the value of goods or services that one or two or more enterprise supplies or receives supplies of, to the aggregate total value of the relevant goods or services supplied in any particular field of trade within a particular period.
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4事業者が、私的独占(他の事業者の事業活動を排除することによるものに限り、第二項の規定に該当するものを除く。)をしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為をした日から当該行為がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為がなくなる日からさかのぼつて三年間とする。第二十七項において「違反行為期間」という。)における、当該行為に係る一定の取引分野において当該事業者が供給した商品又は役務(当該一定の取引分野において商品又は役務を供給する他の事業者に供給したものを除く。)及び当該一定の取引分野において当該商品又は役務を供給する他の事業者に当該事業者が供給した当該商品又は役務(当該一定の取引分野において当該商品又は役務を供給する当該他の事業者が当該商品又は役務を供給するために必要な商品又は役務を含む。)の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額に百分の六(当該事業者が小売業を営む場合は百分の二、卸売業を営む場合は百分の一とする。)を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、その額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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(4)If an enterprise has engaged in private monopolization (limited to that engaged in by excluding the business activities of other enterprise, and excluding those which fall under the provisions of paragraph (2)), the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter VIII, Section 2, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to six percent (two percent if the relevant enterprise engages in the retail business, or one percent if the relevant enterprise engages in the wholesale business) of the amount of sales for goods or services supplied by the enterprise in any particular field of trade through the act (excluding goods or services supplied to other enterprise that supply goods or services in the relevant particular field of trade) and of the amount of sales for goods or services supplied by the enterprise to other enterprise that supply goods or services in the relevant particular field of trade (including goods or services that are necessary in order for the relevant other enterprise to supply the relevant goods or services in the relevant particular field of trade), both of which are calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, during the period from the date on which the enterprise began to engage in the act, to the date on which it stopped engaging in the act (if this period exceeds three years, it is deemed to be the three years preceding the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act; referred to as the "Violation Period" in paragraph (27)); provided, however, that if the amount thus calculated is less than one million yen, the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge.
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(5)In a case under paragraph (1), if the enterprise falls under any of the following items, the term "ten percent" appearing in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "four percent," the term "three percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point two percent," and the term "two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one percent":
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一資本金の額又は出資の総額が三億円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が三百人以下の会社及び個人であつて、製造業、建設業、運輸業その他の業種(次号から第四号までに掲げる業種及び第五号の政令で定める業種を除く。)に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
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(i)any company whose amount of stated capital or total contribution amount is not more than three hundred million yen and any company or individual whose number of regular employees is not more than three hundred, which operates as its principal business, a manufacturing, construction, transportation or other business (excluding the business types listed in items (ii) to (iv) inclusive and the business types provided by Cabinet Order pursuant to item (v)).
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二資本金の額又は出資の総額が一億円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が百人以下の会社及び個人であつて、卸売業(第五号の政令で定める業種を除く。)に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
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(ii)any company whose amount of stated capital or total contribution amount is not more than one hundred million yen and any company or individual whose number of regular employees is not more than one hundred, which operates a wholesale business (excluding business types provided by Cabinet Order pursuant to item (v)) as its principal business.
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三資本金の額又は出資の総額が五千万円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が百人以下の会社及び個人であつて、サービス業(第五号の政令で定める業種を除く。)に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
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(iii)any company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contribution is not more than fifty million yen and any company or individual whose number of regular employees is not more than one hundred, which operates as its principal business, business belonging to service business (excluding the business types provided by Cabinet Order pursuant to item (v)).
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四資本金の額又は出資の総額が五千万円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が五十人以下の会社及び個人であつて、小売業(次号の政令で定める業種を除く。)に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
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(iv)any company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contribution is not more than fifty million yen and any company or individual whose number of regular employees is not more than fifty, which operates as its principal business, business belonging to retail business (excluding the business types provided by Cabinet Order pursuant to the following item).
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五資本金の額又は出資の総額がその業種ごとに政令で定める金額以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数がその業種ごとに政令で定める数以下の会社及び個人であつて、その政令で定める業種に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
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(v)any company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contribution is not more than the amount provided by Cabinet Order for each of its business types and any company or individual whose number of regular employees is not more than the number provided by Cabinet Order for each of its business types, which operates as its principal business, business belonging to any of the business types provided by Cabinet Order.
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六協業組合その他の特別の法律により協同して事業を行うことを主たる目的として設立された組合(組合の連合会を含む。)のうち、政令で定めるところにより、前各号に定める業種ごとに当該各号に定める規模に相当する規模のもの
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(vi)of cooperative partnerships and other partnerships established pursuant to special Acts with the principal purpose of company in business (including federation of partnerships), any partnership which has a scale comparable to the scale provided in each of the preceding items for the individual business type in the preceding items as provided by Cabinet Order.
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6第一項の規定により課徴金の納付を命ずる場合において、当該事業者が、当該違反行為に係る事件について第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分又は第百二条第一項に規定する処分が最初に行われた日(以下この条において「調査開始日」という。)の一月前の日(当該処分が行われなかつたときは、当該事業者が当該違反行為について第六十二条第四項において読み替えて準用する第五十条第一項の規定による通知(次項、第十項及び第二十条の二から第二十条の五までにおいて「事前通知」という。)を受けた日の一月前の日)までに当該違反行為をやめた者(当該違反行為に係る実行期間が二年未満である場合に限る。)であるときは、第一項中「百分の十」とあるのは「百分の八」と、「百分の三」とあるのは「百分の二・四」と、「百分の二」とあるのは「百分の一・六」と、前項中「百分の四」とあるのは「百分の三・二」と、「百分の一・二」とあるのは「百分の一」と、「百分の一」とあるのは「百分の〇・八」とする。ただし、当該事業者が、次項から第九項までの規定の適用を受ける者であるときは、この限りでない。
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(6)If an enterprise is ordered to pay a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the term "ten percent" appearing in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "eight percent," the term "three percent" is deemed to be replaced with "two point four percent," the term "two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point six percent," the term "four percent" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "three point two percent," the term "one point two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one percent," and the term "one percent" is deemed to be replaced with "zero point eight percent" if the enterprise had stopped engaging in the relevant violation (limited to when the Period of Implementation for the violation is less than two years) by the day one month prior to the date on which the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) or the measure provided in Article 102, paragraph (1) was first taken for the case connected with the relevant violation (hereinafter referred to as "Investigation Start Date" in this Article) (if the measure is not taken, the day one month prior to the date on which the enterprise received notification in connection with the violation pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 62, paragraph (4) following the deemed replacement of terms (hereinafter referred to as "Advance notification" in the following paragraph, paragraph (10) and Articles 20-2 to 20-5 inclusive)); provided, however, that this does not apply if the enterprise is subject to the application of provisions of the following paragraphs (7), (8) and (9).
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7第一項(第二項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。以下この項、第十九項、第二十二項及び第二十三項において同じ。)又は第四項の規定により課徴金の納付を命ずる場合において、当該事業者が次の各号のいずれかに該当する者であるときは、第一項中「百分の十」とあるのは「百分の十五」と、「百分の三」とあるのは「百分の四・五」と、「百分の二」とあるのは「百分の三」と、第四項中「百分の六」とあるのは「百分の九」と、「百分の二」とあるのは「百分の三」と、「百分の一」とあるのは「百分の一・五」と、第五項中「百分の四」とあるのは「百分の六」と、「百分の一・二」とあるのは「百分の一・八」と、「百分の一」とあるのは「百分の一・五」とする。ただし、当該事業者が、第九項の規定の適用を受ける者であるときは、この限りでない。
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(7)If an enterprise is ordered to pay a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) following the deemed replacement of terms; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and in paragraphs (19), (22) and (23)) or pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), the term "ten percent" appearing in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "fifteen percent," the term "three percent" is deemed to be replaced with "four point five percent," the term "two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "three percent," the term "six percent" appearing in paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "nine percent," the term "two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "three percent," the term "one percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point five percent," the term "four percent" appearing in paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "six percent," the term "one point two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point eight percent," and the term "one percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point five percent," if the enterprise falls under any of the following items; provided, however, that this does not apply if the enterprise is subject to application of the provisions of paragraph (9).
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一調査開始日から遡り十年以内に、第一項若しくは第四項の規定による命令を受けたことがある者(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。次号において同じ。)又は第十八項若しくは第二十一項の規定による通知若しくは第六十三条第二項の規定による決定を受けたことがある者
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(i)a person that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) or (4) (limited to when the order has become final and binding; the same applies in the following item), or a person that has received a notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (18) or (21), or a person that was subject to decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2) within the ten years prior to the Investigation Start Date.
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二第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分又は第百二条第一項に規定する処分が行われなかつた場合において、当該事業者が当該違反行為について事前通知を受けた日から遡り十年以内に、第一項若しくは第四項の規定による命令を受けたことがある者又は第十八項若しくは第二十一項の規定による通知若しくは第六十三条第二項の規定による決定を受けたことがある者
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(ii)a person that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) or (4), a person that has received a notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (18) or (21), or a person that was subject to a decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2) within the ten years prior to the date on which the enterprise received advance notification in connection with a violation if neither the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) nor the measure provided in Article 102, paragraph (1) was taken.
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(8)If an enterprise is ordered to pay a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the term "ten percent" appearing in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "fifteen percent," the term "three percent" is deemed to be replaced with "four point five percent," the term "two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "three percent," the term "four percent" appearing in paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "six percent," the term "one point two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point eight percent," and the term "one percent" is deemed to be replaced with "one point five percent," if the enterprise falls under any of the following items; provided, however, that this does not apply if the enterprise is subject to application of provisions of following paragraph.
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一単独で又は共同して、当該違反行為をすることを企て、かつ、他の事業者に対し当該違反行為をすること又はやめないことを要求し、依頼し、又は唆すことにより、当該違反行為をさせ、又はやめさせなかつた者
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(i)a person that planned to engage in a violation and required, requested or instigated another enterprise to engage in, or not to discontinue, a violation, either individually or in concert with others, thereby causing the other enterprise to engage in, or not to discontinue, a violation
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二単独で又は共同して、他の事業者の求めに応じて、継続的に他の事業者に対し当該違反行為に係る商品若しくは役務に係る対価、供給量、購入量、市場占有率又は取引の相手方について指定した者
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(ii)a person that has, at the request of another enterprise, designated a price, supply volume, purchase volume, market share or transaction counterparty in relation to the goods or services involved in the violation, continuously to other enterprise, either individually or in concert with others
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三前二号に掲げる者のほか、単独で又は共同して、次のいずれかに該当する行為であつて、当該違反行為を容易にすべき重要なものをした者
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(iii)a person that has committed any of the following acts to materially facilitate the relevant violation, either individually or in concert with others, in addition to the person listed in the preceding two items
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イ他の事業者に対し当該違反行為をすること又はやめないことを要求し、依頼し、又は唆すこと。
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(a)requiring, requesting or instigating another enterprise to perform, or not to discontinue, the relevant violation
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ロ他の事業者に対し当該違反行為に係る商品又は役務に係る対価、供給量、購入量、市場占有率、取引の相手方その他当該違反行為の実行としての事業活動について指定すること(専ら自己の取引について指定することを除く。)。
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(b)designating price, supply volume, purchase volume, market share or a transaction counterparty to another enterprise in connection with the goods or services involved in the violation, or about business activities constituting the violation (excluding designations exclusively about one's own transactions)
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(9)If an enterprise is ordered to pay a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the term "ten percent" appearing in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "twenty percent," the term "three percent" is deemed to be replaced with "six percent," the term "two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "four percent," the term "four percent" appearing in paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "eight percent," the term "one point two percent" is deemed to be replaced with "two point four percent," and the term "one percent" is deemed to be replaced with "two percent," if the enterprise falls under any of the items in paragraph (7) and any of the items in the preceding paragraph.
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一公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、単独で、当該違反行為をした事業者のうち最初に公正取引委員会に当該違反行為に係る事実の報告及び資料の提出を行つた者(当該報告及び資料の提出が当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日(第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分又は第百二条第一項に規定する処分が行われなかつたときは、当該事業者が当該違反行為について事前通知を受けた日。次号、次項及び第二十五項において同じ。)以後に行われた場合を除く。)であること。
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(i)the enterprise is the first among the enterprise who committed the relevant violation to individually submit reports and materials regarding the facts of the violation to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission (excluding when the reports and materials are submitted on or after the Investigation Start Date (or the date on which the enterprise received an advance notification in connection with the violation if neither the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) nor the measure provided in Article 102, paragraph (1) was taken; the same applies in the following item, the following paragraph and paragraph (25)) for the case connected with the violation).
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二当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後において、当該違反行為をしていた者でないこと。
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(ii)the enterprise has not committed the relevant violation since the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the violation.
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(11)In a case under paragraph (1), the Fair Trade Commission is to reduce the relevant surcharge by fifty percent of the surcharge calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraphs (5) to (9) inclusive, if the enterprise falls under items (i) and (iv) of this paragraph, or by thirty percent of the surcharge calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraphs (5) to (9) inclusive, if the enterprise falls under items (ii) and (iv) or items (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph:
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一公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、単独で、当該違反行為をした事業者のうち二番目に公正取引委員会に当該違反行為に係る事実の報告及び資料の提出を行つた者(当該報告及び資料の提出が当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後に行われた場合を除く。)であること。
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(i)the enterprise is the second among the enterprise who committed the relevant violation to have individually submitted reports and materials regarding the facts of the violation to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission (excluding when the reports and materials are submitted on or after the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation).
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二公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、単独で、当該違反行為をした事業者のうち三番目に公正取引委員会に当該違反行為に係る事実の報告及び資料の提出を行つた者(当該報告及び資料の提出が当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後に行われた場合を除く。)であること。
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(ii)the enterprise is the third among the enterprise who committed the violation to have individually submitted reports and materials regarding the facts of the violation to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission (excluding when the reports and materials are submitted on or after the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation).
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三公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、単独で、当該違反行為をした事業者のうち四番目又は五番目に公正取引委員会に当該違反行為に係る事実の報告及び資料の提出(第四十五条第一項に規定する報告又は同条第四項の措置その他により既に公正取引委員会によつて把握されている事実に係るものを除く。)を行つた者(当該報告及び資料の提出が当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後に行われた場合を除く。)であること。
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(iii)the enterprise is the fourth or fifth among the enterprises that committed the violation to individually submit reports and materials regarding the facts of the violation (excluding reports and materials related to the facts already ascertained by the Fair Trade Commission through the report provided in Article 45, paragraph (1), or the measures as provided in paragraph (4) of the same Article, or other means) to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission (excluding when the reports and materials are submitted on or after the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation).
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四当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後において、当該違反行為をしていた者でないこと。
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(iv)the enterprise has not committed the relevant violation since the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation.
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12第一項の場合において、公正取引委員会は、当該違反行為について第十項第一号又は前項第一号から第三号までの規定による報告及び資料の提出を行つた者の数が五に満たないときは、当該違反行為をした事業者のうち次の各号のいずれにも該当する者(第十項第一号又は前項第一号から第三号までの規定による報告及び資料の提出を行つた者の数と第一号の規定による報告及び資料の提出を行つた者の数を合計した数が五以下であり、かつ、同号の規定による報告及び資料の提出を行つた者の数を合計した数が三以下である場合に限る。)については、第一項又は第五項から第九項までの規定により計算した課徴金の額に百分の三十を乗じて得た額を、当該課徴金の額から減額するものとする。
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(12)In a case under paragraph (1), the Fair Trade Commission is to reduce the relevant surcharge by thirty percent of the surcharge calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) or (5) to (9) inclusive for an enterprise that committed the relevant violation and that falls under both of the following items, if the enterprise who submitted reports and materials regarding the relevant violation pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of paragraph (10) or item (i) to (iii) of the preceding paragraph number fewer than five (limited to when the sum of the enterprise who submitted reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of paragraph (10) or item (i) to (iii) of the preceding paragraph and the enterprise who submitted reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of item (i) below number five or fewer, and when the total number of enterprise who submitted reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of item (i) below is three or fewer):
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一当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後公正取引委員会規則で定める期日までに、公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、単独で、公正取引委員会に当該違反行為に係る事実の報告及び資料の提出(第四十七条第一項各号に掲げる処分又は第百二条第一項に規定する処分その他により既に公正取引委員会によつて把握されている事実に係るものを除く。)を行つた者
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(i)the enterprise individually submitted reports and materials regarding the facts of the violation (excluding reports and materials related to the facts already ascertained by the Fair Trade Commission through the measures listed in the items under Article 47, paragraph (1) or provided in Article 102, paragraph (1), or other means) to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, by the date set in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission on or after the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation.
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二前号の報告及び資料の提出を行つた日以後において当該違反行為をしていた者以外の者
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(ii)the enterprise other than that which has not committed the relevant violation since the date of submission of the reports and materials pursuant to the preceding item.
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(13)If two or more enterprises (limited to when the enterprises are corporations) that have violated paragraph (1) have jointly submitted reports and materials regarding the facts of the relevant violation to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, the relevant reports and materials are deemed to have been submitted individually and the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply to the two or more enterprises who have submitted the relevant reports and materials, as long as the two or more enterprises fall under item (i) below and either item (ii) or (iii) below. In such cases, the two or more enterprises are deemed to be a single enterprise for the purposes of the calculation of the number of enterprises who have submitted the reports and materials under the provisions of paragraph (10), item (i), paragraph (11), items (i) to (iii) inclusive and item (i) of the preceding paragraph.
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一当該二以上の事業者が、当該報告及び資料の提出の時において相互に子会社等(事業者の子会社(会社がその総株主(総社員を含む。以下同じ。)の議決権(株主総会において決議をすることができる事項の全部につき議決権を行使することができない株式についての議決権を除き、会社法(平成十七年法律第八十六号)第八百七十九条第三項の規定により議決権を有するものとみなされる株式についての議決権を含む。以下同じ。)の過半数を有する他の会社をいう。この場合において、会社及びその一若しくは二以上の子会社又は会社の一若しくは二以上の子会社がその総株主の議決権の過半数を有する他の会社は、当該会社の子会社とみなす。以下この項において同じ。)若しくは親会社(会社を子会社とする他の会社をいう。以下この号において同じ。)又は当該事業者と親会社が同一である他の会社をいう。次号及び第二十五項において同じ。)の関係にあること。
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(i)that, at the time of the submission of the relevant reports and materials, the two or more enterprises are related as co-subsidiaries, etc. (meaning subsidiaries (meaning corporations for which the majority of the voting rights (excluding voting rights from shares for which voting rights cannot be exercised for all matters on which a resolution can be passed at the shareholders meeting, but including voting rights from shares that are deemed to confer voting rights pursuant to the provisions of Article 879, paragraph (3) of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005); hereinafter the same applies) of all shareholders (including all members; the same applies hereinafter) are held by another corporation. In such cases, if another corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or if one or more subsidiaries of a corporation hold the majority of shareholders' voting rights in another corporation, the other corporation is deemed to be a subsidiary of the relevant corporation; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph), a parent company of an enterprise (meaning another corporation of which the corporation is a subsidiary; the same applies in this item) of an enterprise, or another corporation whose parent company is the same as that of the enterprise; the same applies in the following item and paragraph (25)).
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二当該二以上の事業者のうち、当該二以上の事業者のうちの他の事業者と共同して当該違反行為をしたものが、当該他の事業者と共同して当該違反行為をした全期間(当該報告及び資料の提出を行つた日からさかのぼり五年以内の期間に限る。)において、当該他の事業者と相互に子会社等の関係にあつたこと。
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(ii)that, among the relevant two or more enterprises, the one that committed the violation in concert with another of the two or more enterprises, was related to the other enterprise as a co-subsidiary, etc. for the entire period during which it committed the relevant violation concert with the other enterprise (limited to within five years preceding the date on which the relevant reports or materials were submitted).
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三当該二以上の事業者のうち、当該二以上の事業者のうちの他の事業者と共同して当該違反行為をした者でないものについて、次のいずれかに該当する事実があること。
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(iii)that a fact that falls under either of the following exists with regard to one of the two or more enterprises that has not committed the violation in concert with another of the relevant two or more enterprises:
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イその者が当該二以上の事業者のうちの他の事業者に対して当該違反行為に係る事業の全部若しくは一部を譲渡し、又は分割により当該違反行為に係る事業の全部若しくは一部を承継させ、かつ、当該他の事業者が当該譲渡又は分割の日から当該違反行為を開始したこと。
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(a)the enterprises has transferred all or part of the business involved in the violation to another enterprises of the relevant two or more enterprises or has alienated all or part of the business involved in the violation through a company split, and the relevant other enterprise commenced the relevant violation on the date of the relevant transfer or of the company split.
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ロその者が、当該二以上の事業者のうちの他の事業者から当該違反行為に係る事業の全部若しくは一部を譲り受け、又は分割により当該違反行為に係る事業の全部若しくは一部を承継し、かつ、当該譲受け又は分割の日から当該違反行為を開始したこと。
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(b)the enterprise has received all or part of the business connected to the violation from another enterprise of the relevant two or more enterprises or has succeeded to all or part of the business connected to the relevant violation through a company split, and first committed the violation on the date of the relevant transfer or of the company split.
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14前項の場合において、会社が有する議決権並びに会社及びその一若しくは二以上の子会社又は会社の一若しくは二以上の子会社が有する議決権には、社債、株式等の振替に関する法律(平成十三年法律第七十五号)第百四十七条第一項又は第百四十八条第一項の規定により発行者に対抗することができない株式に係る議決権を含むものとする。
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(14)In a case under the preceding paragraph, the voting rights held by a corporation or the voting rights held by a corporation and any one or more of its subsidiaries or by any one or more subsidiaries of a corporation is to include the voting rights from shares that cannot be duly asserted against the issuer pursuant to the provisions of Article 147, paragraph (1) or Article 148, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares (Act No. 75 of 2001).
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(15)Whenever the Fair Trade Commission receives the submission of reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of paragraph (10), items (i) to (iii) inclusive of paragraph (11), or item (i) of paragraph (12), the Fair Trade Commission must promptly notify the enterprise that submitted the relevant reports and materials to that effect in writing.
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(16)Prior to issuing an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or a notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (18) or (21) to a enterprise that falls under any of the provisions of paragraphs (10) to (12) inclusive, the Fair Trade Commission may additionally request the relevant enterprise to submit reports or materials regarding the facts of the violation.
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(17)If the Fair Trade Commission finds that a fact falling under any of the following items exists before issuing an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or a notice pursuant to the provisions of following paragraph to an enterprise that submitted reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of paragraph (10), items (i) to (iii) inclusive of paragraph (11), or item (i) of paragraph (12), these provisions do not apply, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (10) to (12) inclusive:
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一当該事業者(当該事業者が第十三項の規定による報告及び資料の提出を行つた者であるときは、当該事業者及び当該事業者と共同して当該報告及び資料の提出を行つた他の事業者のうち、いずれか一以上の事業者。次号において同じ。)が行つた当該報告又は提出した当該資料に虚偽の内容が含まれていたこと。
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(i)the reports or materials submitted by the enterprise (meaning the enterprise and any one or more other enterprises that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise, if the relevant enterprise is the person who submitted the reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (13); the same applies in the following item) contained false information.
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二前項の場合において、当該事業者が求められた報告若しくは資料の提出をせず、又は虚偽の報告若しくは資料の提出をしたこと。
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(ii)in a case under the preceding paragraph, the relevant enterprise fails to submit the requested reports or materials or submits false reports or materials.
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三当該事業者がした当該違反行為に係る事件において、当該事業者が他の事業者に対し(当該事業者が第十三項の規定による報告及び資料の提出を行つた者であるときは、当該事業者及び当該事業者と共同して当該報告及び資料の提出を行つた他の事業者のうちいずれか一以上の事業者が、当該事業者及び当該事業者と共同して当該報告及び資料の提出を行つた他の事業者以外の事業者に対し)第一項に規定する違反行為をすることを強要し、又は当該違反行為をやめることを妨害していたこと。
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(iii)in the case connected with the violation committed by the relevant enterprise, the enterprise coerced another enterprise (if the enterprise is the person that submitted the reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (13), among the enterprise and any other one or more enterprises that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise, one that has coerced an enterprise other than the relevant enterprise and other than any other enterprise that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise) to commit the violation provided in paragraph (1) or blocked another enterprise from discontinuing the relevant violation.
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(18)If the Fair Trade Commission has decided not to order the payment of a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (10), it is to notify the relevant enterprise in writing of that decision at the time it issues an order, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), to enterprises other than the enterprise regarding the case connected with the violation committed by the enterprise who fall under the provisions of paragraph (10) (by the time provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission if the Fair Trade Commission does not issue an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)).
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(19)In the case under paragraphs (1) or (4), if a final and binding decision on the same case sentences the relevant enterprise to a fine, instead of the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1), (4) to (9) inclusive, (11) or (12), the Fair Trade Commission is to deduct from the relevant amount the amount equivalent to one-half of the amount of the relevant fine; provided, however, that this does not apply if the surcharge amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1), (4) to (9) inclusive, (11) or (12) does not exceed the amount equivalent to one-half of the amount of the relevant fine, or if the surcharge amount after the relevant deduction is less than one million yen.
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(21)If the Fair Trade Commission does not order payment of a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it is to notify the fined enterprise to that effect in writing upon issuing an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) following the deemed replacement of terms) or paragraph (4) to enterprise other than the relevant enterprises regarding the case connected with the violation provided in paragraph (1), (2) or (4) committed by the relevant enterprise (by the deadline provided for in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission if the Fair Trade Commission does not issue an order pursuant to these provisions).
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(24)If an enterprise that has committed a violation provided in paragraphs (1), (2) or (4) is a juridical person and if the relevant juridical person has ceased to exist by virtue of a merger, the violation committed by the relevant juridical person and any order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) following the deemed replacement of terms) and paragraph (4), notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (18) and (21), or decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2), received by the juridical person (hereinafter referred to as an "Order, etc." in this paragraph and the following paragraph) is deemed to be a violation committed by the juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger, or an Order, etc. received by the juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger for the purpose of application of the provisions of the preceding paragraphs and the following paragraph.
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25第一項、第二項又は第四項に規定する違反行為をした事業者が法人である場合において、当該法人が当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後においてその一又は二以上の子会社等に対して当該違反行為に係る事業の全部を譲渡し、又は当該法人(会社に限る。)が当該違反行為に係る事件についての調査開始日以後においてその一又は二以上の子会社等に対して分割により当該違反行為に係る事業の全部を承継させ、かつ、合併以外の事由により消滅したときは、当該法人がした違反行為及び当該法人が受けた命令等は、当該事業の全部若しくは一部を譲り受け、又は分割により当該事業の全部若しくは一部を承継した子会社等(以下「特定事業承継子会社等」という。)がした違反行為及び当該特定事業承継子会社等が受けた命令等とみなして、前各項の規定を適用する。この場合において、当該特定事業承継子会社等が二以上あるときは、第一項(第二項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)中「当該事業者に対し」とあるのは「特定事業承継子会社等(第二十五項に規定する特定事業承継子会社等をいう。以下同じ。)に対し、この項(次項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)の規定による命令を受けた他の特定事業承継子会社等と連帯して」と、第四項中「当該事業者に対し」とあるのは「特定事業承継子会社等に対し、この項の規定による命令を受けた他の特定事業承継子会社等と連帯して」と、第二十二項中「受けた者は」とあるのは「受けた特定事業承継子会社等は、これらの規定による命令を受けた他の特定事業承継子会社等と連帯して」とする。
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(25)If an enterprise that has committed a violation provided for in paragraph (1), (2) or (4) is a juridical person and the juridical person transferred all of the business connected with the violation to any one or more of its subsidiaries, etc. on or after the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation, or if the juridical person (limited to a corporation) had any one or more of its subsidiaries, etc. succeed to all of the business connected with the violation through a company split on or after the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the violation, and ceased to exist due to a reason other than merger, the violation committed by the juridical person and the Order, etc. received by the juridical person is deemed to be a violation committed by the subsidiary, etc. to whom all or part of the relevant business has been transferred or who has succeeded to all or part of the relevant business through a company split (hereinafter referred to as a "Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business") or to be an Order, etc. received by the Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business, respectively, for the purpose of application of the provisions of the preceding paragraphs. In this case, if there are two or more subsidiaries, etc. that have succeeded to the specified business, the term "order the enterprise" appearing in paragraph (1) (including when it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) following the deemed replacement of terms) is deemed to be replaced with "order the subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business (meaning the Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business as provided in paragraph (25); the same applies hereinafter), jointly and severally with any other subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following paragraph following the deemed replacement of terms)," the term "order the enterprise" appearing in paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "order the subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business, jointly and severally with another subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to the specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph," and the term "Any enterprise who has received an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) or (4) must pay" appearing in paragraph (22) is deemed to be replaced with "Any Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) or (4) must pay, jointly and severally with any other Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business and that has received an order pursuant to these provisions."
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第三章 事業者団体
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Chapter III Trade Associations
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一一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限すること。
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(i)substantially restraining competition in any particular field of trade
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二第六条に規定する国際的協定又は国際的契約をすること。
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(ii)entering into an international agreement or an international contract as provided in Article 6
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三一定の事業分野における現在又は将来の事業者の数を制限すること。
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(iii)limiting the present or future number of enterprise in any particular field of business
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四構成事業者(事業者団体の構成員である事業者をいう。以下同じ。)の機能又は活動を不当に制限すること。
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(iv)unjustly restricting the functions or activities of the constituent enterprise (meaning an enterprise who is a member of the trade association; the same applies hereinafter)
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五事業者に不公正な取引方法に該当する行為をさせるようにすること。
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(v)inducing an enterprise to employ such an act as falls under unfair trade practices
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Article 8-2(1)Whenever an act in violation of the provisions of the preceding Article occurs, the Fair Trade Commission may, pursuant to the procedures provided for in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order the relevant trade association to cease and desist the relevant act, to dissolve, or to take any other measures necessary to eliminate the relevant act.
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(3)Whenever the Fair Trade Commission orders a trade association to take measures provided in Article 7, paragraphs (1) or (2), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, if the Fair Trade Commission finds it to be particularly necessary, it may, pursuant to the procedures as provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order an officer, manager or constituent enterprise (including the relevant enterprise if an officer, employee, agent or any other person acting for the benefit of an enterprise is a constituent enterprise; the same applies in Article 26, paragraph (1)) of the relevant association to also take measures necessary to ensure the measures provided in Article 7, paragraphs (1) or (2), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
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第八条の三第七条の二第一項、第三項、第五項、第六項(ただし書を除く。)、第十項から第十八項まで(第十三項第二号及び第三号を除く。)、第二十二項、第二十三項及び第二十七項の規定は、第八条第一号(不当な取引制限に相当する行為をする場合に限る。)又は第二号(不当な取引制限に該当する事項を内容とする国際的協定又は国際的契約をする場合に限る。)の規定に違反する行為が行われた場合に準用する。この場合において、第七条の二第一項中「事業者が」とあるのは「事業者団体が」と、「当該事業者に対し」とあるのは「当該事業者団体の構成事業者(事業者の利益のためにする行為を行う役員、従業員、代理人その他の者が構成事業者である場合には、当該事業者を含む。以下この条において「特定事業者」という。)に対し」と、同条第五項中「当該事業者」とあるのは「当該特定事業者」と、同条第六項本文中「当該事業者」とあるのは「当該特定事業者」と、「をやめた者(当該違反行為」とあるのは「の実行としての事業活動をやめた者(当該違反行為の実行としての事業活動」と、同条第十項中「納付すべき事業者」とあるのは「納付すべき特定事業者」と、「当該事業者」とあるのは「当該特定事業者」と、「当該違反行為をした事業者」とあるのは「当該違反行為をした事業者団体の特定事業者」と、「をしていた」とあるのは「の実行としての事業活動をしていた」と、同条第十一項中「当該事業者」とあるのは「当該特定事業者」と、「又は第五項から第九項まで」とあるのは「、第五項又は第六項」と、「当該違反行為をした事業者」とあるのは「当該違反行為をした事業者団体の特定事業者」と、「をしていた」とあるのは「の実行としての事業活動をしていた」と、同条第十二項中「当該違反行為をした事業者」とあるのは「当該違反行為をした事業者団体の特定事業者」と、「又は第五項から第九項まで」とあるのは「、第五項又は第六項」と、「をしていた」とあるのは「の実行としての事業活動をしていた」と、同条第十三項各号列記以外の部分中「第一項に規定する違反行為をした事業者」とあるのは「次条第一号(不当な取引制限に相当する行為をする場合に限る。)又は第二号(不当な取引制限に該当する事項を内容とする国際的協定又は国際的契約をする場合に限る。)の規定に違反する行為をした事業者団体の特定事業者」と、「二以上の事業者」とあるのは「二以上の特定事業者」と、「第一号に該当し、かつ、第二号又は第三号のいずれかに該当する」とあるのは「第一号に該当する」と、「行つた事業者」とあるのは「行つた特定事業者」と、「一の事業者」とあるのは「一の特定事業者」と、同項第一号中「二以上の事業者」とあるのは「二以上の特定事業者」と、「事業者の」とあるのは「特定事業者の」と、「当該事業者」とあるのは「当該特定事業者」と、同条第十五項及び第十六項中「事業者」とあるのは「特定事業者」と、同条第十七項中「行つた事業者」とあるのは「行つた特定事業者」と、「当該事業者(当該事業者」とあるのは「当該特定事業者(当該特定事業者」と、「、当該事業者」とあるのは「、当該特定事業者」と、「及び当該事業者」とあるのは「及び当該特定事業者」と、「他の事業者」とあるのは「他の特定事業者」と、「一以上の事業者」とあるのは「一以上の特定事業者」と、「当該事業者がした」とあるのは「当該事業者団体がした」と、「対し(当該事業者」とあるのは「対し(当該特定事業者」と、「以外の事業者」とあるのは「以外の特定事業者」と、「第一項に規定する違反行為をする」とあるのは「当該違反行為の実行としての事業活動を行う」と、「をやめる」とあるのは「の実行としての事業活動をやめる」と、同条第十八項中「事業者」とあるのは「特定事業者」と、「した違反行為」とあるのは「行つた同項第一号の規定による報告」と、同条第二十二項中「第一項又は第四項」とあるのは「第一項」と、「第一項、第四項から第九項まで」とあるのは「同項、第五項、第六項」と、「、第十二項又は第十九項」とあるのは「又は第十二項」と、同条第二十三項中「第四項から第九項まで」とあるのは「第五項、第六項」と、「、第十二項又は第十九項」とあるのは「又は第十二項」と、同条第二十七項中「実行期間(第四項に規定する違反行為については、違反行為期間)」とあるのは「実行期間」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 8-3The provisions of Article 7-2, paragraphs (1), (3), (5) and (6) (excluding proviso), (10) to (18) inclusive (excluding paragraph (13), items (ii) and (iii)), and paragraphs (22), (23), and (27) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which an act is committed in violation of the provisions of Article 8, item (i) (limited to when an act is committed that constitutes an unreasonable restraint of trade) or item (ii) thereof (limited when an international agreement or an international contract is concluded that contains matters constituting unreasonable restraint of trade). In this case, in Article 7-2, paragraph (1), the term "enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "trade association"; and the term "order the relevant enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "order the constituent enterprise of the relevant trade association (including the relevant enterprise if an officer, employee, agent or any other person acting for the benefit of an enterprise is a constituent enterprise; hereinafter referred to as a "Specified Enterprise" in this Article)"; in paragraph (5) of the same Article, the term "enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise"; in the main clause of paragraph (6) of the same Article, the term "enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise"; the term "had discontinued the relevant violation (limited to when the Period of implementation for the violation is less than two years)" is deemed to be replaced with "had discontinued the business activities that constituted the relevant violation (limited to when the Period of implementation of the business activities that constituted the relevant violation is less than two years)"; in paragraph (10) of the same Article, the term "enterprise to pay" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise to pay," the term "relevant enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "relevant Specified Enterprise"; the term "enterprise who committed the relevant violation" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise of the trade association that committed the relevant violation"; and the term "has not committed" is deemed to be replaced with "has not effected the business activities that constituted"; in paragraph (11) of the same Article, the term "enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise"; the term "paragraphs (5) to (9) inclusive" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (5) or (6)"; the term "enterprise who committed the relevant violation" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise of the trade association that committed the relevant violation"; and the term "has not committed" is deemed to be replaced with "has not effected the business activities that constituted"; in paragraph (12) of the same Article, the term "enterprise who committed the relevant violation" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise of the trade association that committed the relevant violation"; the term "or (5) to (9) inclusive" is deemed to be replaced with "(5) or (6)"; and the term "has not committed" is deemed to be replaced with "has not effected the business activities that constituted"; in paragraph (13) of the same Article excluding the items thereof, the term "the enterprises who have committed a violation as provided in paragraph (1)" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprises of the trade association that committed an act in violation of the provisions of item (i) (limited to when an act is committed that falls under unreasonable restraint of trade) or item (ii) (limited to when an international agreement or an international contract is entered into containing such matters as fall under unreasonable restraint of trade) of the following Article," the term "two or more of the enterprises" is deemed to be replaced with "two or more of the Specified Enterprises," the term "fall under item (i) below and either item (ii) or (iii) below" is deemed to be replaced with "fall under item (i) below," the term "the number of enterprises who have submitted" is deemed to be replaced with "the number of Specified Enterprises who have submitted," and the term "an enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "a Specified Enterprise"; in item (i) of the same paragraph, the term "two or more enterprises" is deemed to be replaced with "two or more Specified Enterprises," and the term "the relevant enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "the relevant Specified Enterprise"; in paragraphs (15) and (16) of the same Article, the term "enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise"; in paragraph (17) of the same Article, the term "enterprises who submitted" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprises who submitted," the term "the relevant enterprise (if the enterprise is" is deemed to be replaced with "the relevant Specified Enterprise (if the Specified Enterprise is," the term "one or more of the relevant enterprises" is deemed to be replaced with "one or more of the relevant Specified Enterprises," the term "jointly with the relevant enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "jointly with the relevant Specified Enterprise," the term "other enterprises" is deemed to be replaced with "other Specified Enterprises," the term "one or more of the relevant enterprises and other enterprises" is deemed to be replaced with "one or more of the relevant Specified Enterprises and other Specified Enterprises," the term "committed by the relevant enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "committed by the relevant trade association," the term "if the relevant enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "if the relevant Specified Enterprise," the term "an enterprise other than" is deemed to be replaced with "a Specified Enterprise other than," the term "commit the violation provided in paragraph (1)" is deemed to be replaced with "effect the business activities that constituted the relevant violation," and the term "discontinuing" is deemed to be replaced with "discontinuing the business activities that constituted"; in paragraph (18) of the same Article, the term "enterprise" is deemed to be replaced with "Specified Enterprise"; and the term "violation committed" is deemed to be replaced with "report submitted pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of the same paragraph"; in paragraph (22) of the same Article, the term "paragraph (1) or (4)" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1)," the term "paragraphs (1), (4) to (9) inclusive" is deemed to be replaced with "the same paragraph or paragraphs (5), (6)," and the term "(12), or (19)" is deemed to be replaced with "or (12)"; in paragraph (23) of the same Article, the term "(4) to (9) inclusive" is deemed to be replaced with "(5), (6)," and the term "(12), or (19)" is deemed to be replaced with "or (12)"; and in the paragraph (27) of the same Article, the term "the Period of implementation (or since the end of the Violation Period, which is applicable to a violation stipulated in paragraph (4))" is deemed to be replaced with "the Period of implementation."
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第三章の二 独占的状態
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Chapter III-2 Monopolistic Situations
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Article 8-4(1)Whenever a monopolistic situation exists, the Fair Trade Commission may order the relevant enterprise, pursuant to the procedures as provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, to transfer a part of its business or to take any other measures necessary to restore competition with respect to the relevant goods or services; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is found that such measures may, in relation to the relevant enterprise, reduce the scale of business to such an extent that the expenses required for the supply of goods or services the relevant that the enterprise supplies will rise sharply, undermine its financial position, or make it difficult to maintain its international competitiveness, or if alternative measures that are found to be sufficient for restoring competition with respect to the relevant goods or services can be taken.
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(2)In issuing an order pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Fair Trade Commission must give consideration, based on the matters listed in the following items, to the smooth operation of business activities by the relevant enterprise and enterprise affiliated therewith and the stabilization of life of those employed by the relevant enterprise:
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一資産及び収支その他の経理の状況
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(i)situations of assets, income and expenditures and other aspects of accounting
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二役員及び従業員の状況
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(ii)situations of officers and employees
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三工場、事業場及び事務所の位置その他の立地条件
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(iii)location and other locational conditions of factories, workplaces and offices
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四事業設備の状況
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(iv)situations of facilities and equipment for the business
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五特許権、商標権その他の無体財産権の内容及び技術上の特質
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(v)the substance of patent rights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights and other technological features
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六生産、販売等の能力及び状況
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(vi)capacity for and situations of production, sales, etc.
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七資金、原材料等の取得の能力及び状況
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(vii)capacity for and situations of funding and acquisition of raw materials, etc.
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八商品又は役務の供給及び流通の状況
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(viii)situations of supply and distribution of goods or services.
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第四章 株式の保有、役員の兼任、合併、分割、株式移転及び事業の譲受け
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Chapter IV Shareholdings, Interlocking Officers, Mergers, Splits, Share Transfers and Acceptance of Assignments of Business
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(3)The term "excessive concentration of economic power" in the preceding two paragraphs means that the overall business scale of a company, its subsidiary companies, and other domestic companies whose business activities it controls through shareholding, is extremely large across a considerable number of business fields; that a company, its subsidiary companies, and other domestic companies it controls have a great amount of power to influence other enterprises through transactions with their funds; or that a company, its subsidiary companies, and other domestic companies it controls occupy influential positions in a considerable number of interrelated fields of business; and that any of these factors have a large effect on the national economy and impede fair and free competition from moving forward.
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(4)If the sum of the total assets (meaning the amount of total assets calculated pursuant to the method provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) of a company falling under any of the descriptions listed in the following items and its subsidiary companies (limited to total assets of companies in Japan), as aggregated pursuant to the method provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than the amount listed in the relevant item, the company must submit, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, a written report on its and its subsidiary companies' business to the Fair Trade Commission within three months from the end of each business year; provided, however, that this does not apply if the company is a subsidiary company of another company.
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一子会社の株式の取得価額(最終の貸借対照表において別に付した価額があるときは、その価額)の合計額の当該会社の総資産の額に対する割合が百分の五十を超える会社(次号において「持株会社」という。)六千億円
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(i)a company for which the ratio of the total acquisition value (or other value if it is so listed in the latest balance sheet) of the shares of subsidiary companies to the total assets of the relevant company exceeds fifty percent (referred to as "holding company" in the following item):six hundred billion yen
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二銀行業、保険業又は第一種金融商品取引業(金融商品取引法(昭和二十三年法律第二十五号)第二十八条第一項に規定する第一種金融商品取引業をいう。次条第三項及び第四項において同じ。)を営む会社(持株会社を除く。)八兆円
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(ii)a company that is engaged in banking, insurance or Type I Financial Instruments Business (meaning Type I Financial Instruments Business as provided in Article 28, paragraph (1) of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948); the same applies in paragraphs (3) and (4) of the following Article) (excluding holding companies):eight trillion yen
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三前二号に掲げる会社以外の会社二兆円
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(iii)a company other than those listed in the preceding two items:two trillion yen
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(5)The term "subsidiary companies" as used in the preceding two paragraphs means other companies in Japan of which the majority of voting rights of all shareholders are held by another company.In this case, any other company in Japan of which majority of voting rights of all shareholders are held by a company and any one or more of its subsidiary companies or by any one or more subsidiary companies of a company is deemed as a subsidiary company of the relevant company.
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6前項の場合において、会社が有する議決権並びに会社及びその一若しくは二以上の子会社又は会社の一若しくは二以上の子会社が有する議決権には、社債、株式等の振替に関する法律第百四十七条第一項又は第百四十八条第一項の規定により発行者に対抗することができない株式に係る議決権を含むものとする。
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(6)In a case under the preceding paragraph, the voting rights held by a company or the voting rights held by a company and one or two or more of its subsidiary companies or by one or two or more of subsidiary companies of a company are to include the voting rights from shares that cannot be duly asserted against the issuer pursuant to the provisions of Article 147, paragraph (1) and Article 148, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares, etc.
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第十条会社は、他の会社の株式を取得し、又は所有することにより、一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限することとなる場合には、当該株式を取得し、又は所有してはならず、及び不公正な取引方法により他の会社の株式を取得し、又は所有してはならない。
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2会社であつて、その国内売上高(国内において供給された商品及び役務の価額の最終事業年度における合計額として公正取引委員会規則で定めるものをいう。以下同じ。)と当該会社が属する企業結合集団(会社及び当該会社の子会社並びに当該会社の親会社であつて他の会社の子会社でないもの及び当該親会社の子会社(当該会社及び当該会社の子会社を除く。)から成る集団をいう。以下同じ。)に属する当該会社以外の会社等(会社、組合(外国における組合に相当するものを含む。以下この条において同じ。)その他これらに類似する事業体をいう。以下この条において同じ。)の国内売上高を公正取引委員会規則で定める方法により合計した額(以下「国内売上高合計額」という。)が二百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるもの(以下この条において「株式取得会社」という。)は、他の会社であつて、その国内売上高と当該他の会社の子会社の国内売上高を公正取引委員会規則で定める方法により合計した額が五十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるもの(以下この条において「株式発行会社」という。)の株式の取得をしようとする場合(金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式について、自己が、委託者若しくは受益者となり議決権を行使することができる場合又は議決権の行使について受託者に指図を行うことができる場合において、受託者に株式発行会社の株式の取得をさせようとする場合を含む。)において、当該株式取得会社が当該取得の後において所有することとなる当該株式発行会社の株式に係る議決権の数と、当該株式取得会社の属する企業結合集団に属する当該株式取得会社以外の会社等(第四項において「当該株式取得会社以外の会社等」という。)が所有する当該株式発行会社の株式に係る議決権の数とを合計した議決権の数の当該株式発行会社の総株主の議決権の数に占める割合が、百分の二十を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める数値(複数の数値を定めた場合にあつては、政令で定めるところにより、それぞれの数値)を超えることとなるときは、公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、あらかじめ当該株式の取得に関する計画を公正取引委員会に届け出なければならない。ただし、あらかじめ届出を行うことが困難である場合として公正取引委員会規則で定める場合は、この限りでない。
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(2)If a company whose domestic sales (meaning the amount stipulated by the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission as the total amount of value of goods and services supplied in Japan in the most recent business year; the same applies hereinafter) as calculated in conjunction with the domestic sales of companies, etc. other than the relevant company (meaning companies, partnerships (including equivalents of partnerships in foreign countries; the same applies hereinafter) and any other business entities that are similar to these; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) that belong to the group of combined companies to which the relevant company belongs (meaning a group consisting of the relevant company, its subsidiary companies, its parent company which is not a subsidiary company of another company, and subsidiary companies of the relevant parent company (excluding the relevant company and subsidiary companies of the relevant company); the same applies hereinafter) using a method stipulated in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Total Domestic Sales Amount") exceed the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen (such a company is referred to as an "Acquiring Company" hereinafter in this Article), intends to acquire shares of another company whose domestic sales as calculated in conjunction with the domestic sales of subsidiary companies of the relevant other company using a method stipulated in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission exceed the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen (such a company is referred to as the "Issuing Company" hereinafter in this Article) (including when the Acquiring Company is a settlor or beneficiary and may exercise voting rights or give instructions to the trustee regarding the exercise of such voting rights with regard to the shares held in money or securities trust, and intends to have the trustee acquire shares issued by the Issuing Company), so that the ratio of the number of voting rights, which combines the number of voting rights for the shares of the Issuing Company to be held by the Acquiring Company after the acquisition with the number of voting rights for the shares of the Issuing Company held by companies, etc. other than the Acquiring Company that belongs to the group of combined companies to which the Acquiring Company belongs (referred to as "companies, etc. other than the Acquiring Company" in paragraph (4) below), to the voting rights of all shareholders of the Issuing Company exceeds the numerical value provided for by Cabinet Order (if more than one numerical value is provided for, each of the numerical values pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order), which must be no less than twenty percent, is to give the Fair Trade Commission advance notification of the plan for the acquisition, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission; provided, however, this does not apply if the advance submission of such a plan is stipulated as being difficult under the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission.
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3前項の場合において、当該株式取得会社が当該取得の後において所有することとなる当該株式発行会社の株式に係る議決権には、金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式に係る議決権(委託者又は受益者が行使し、又はその行使について受託者に指図を行うことができるものに限る。)、当該株式取得会社が銀行業又は保険業を営む会社(保険業を営む会社にあつては、公正取引委員会規則で定める会社を除く。次項並びに次条第一項及び第二項において同じ。)であり、かつ、他の国内の会社(銀行業又は保険業を営む会社その他公正取引委員会規則で定める会社を除く。次項並びに次条第一項及び第二項において同じ。)の株式の取得をしようとする場合における当該株式取得会社が当該取得の後において所有することとなる株式に係る議決権及び当該株式取得会社が第一種金融商品取引業を営む会社であり、かつ、業務として株式の取得をしようとする場合における当該株式取得会社が当該取得の後において所有することとなる株式に係る議決権を含まないものとし、金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式に係る議決権で、自己が、委託者若しくは受益者として行使し、又はその行使について指図を行うことができるもの(公正取引委員会規則で定める議決権を除く。次項において同じ。)及び社債、株式等の振替に関する法律第百四十七条第一項又は第百四十八条第一項の規定により発行者に対抗することができない株式に係る議決権を含むものとする。
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(3)In a case under the preceding paragraph, the voting rights from shares of the Issuing Company to be held by the Acquiring Company after the acquisition may not include voting rights from shares held in money or securities trust (limited to when the settlor or beneficiary may exercise the voting rights or give instructions to the trustee regarding the exercise of such voting rights), voting rights from shares to be held by the Acquiring Company after the acquisition if the Acquiring Company is engaged in banking or insurance (excluding companies engaged in insurance that are provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraphs (1) and (2) of the following Article) and intends to acquire shares of other companies in Japan (excluding companies engaged in banking or insurance and other companies provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraphs (1) and (2) of the following Article), and voting rights from shares to be held by the Acquiring Company after the acquisition if the Acquiring Company is engaged in Type I Financial Instruments Business and intends to acquire the shares in the course of its business, but do include voting rights from shares held in money or securities trust that the Acquiring Company may exercise as the settlor or beneficiary or that allow the Acquiring Company to give instructions regarding their exercise (excluding voting rights provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission; the same applies in the following paragraph), and voting rights for the shares that may not be duly asserted against the issuer pursuant to the provisions of Article 147, paragraph (1) and Article 148, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares, etc.
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4第二項の場合において、当該株式取得会社以外の会社等が所有する当該株式発行会社の株式に係る議決権には、金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式に係る議決権(委託者又は受益者が行使し、又はその行使について受託者に指図を行うことができるものに限る。)、当該株式取得会社以外の会社等が銀行業又は保険業を営む会社である場合における当該株式取得会社以外の会社等が所有する他の国内の会社の株式に係る議決権及び当該株式取得会社以外の会社等が第一種金融商品取引業を営む会社である場合における当該株式取得会社以外の会社等が業務として所有する株式に係る議決権を含まないものとし、金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式に係る議決権で、自己が、委託者若しくは受益者として行使し、又はその行使について指図を行うことができるもの及び社債、株式等の振替に関する法律第百四十七条第一項又は第百四十八条第一項の規定により発行者に対抗することができない株式に係る議決権を含むものとする。
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(4)In a case under paragraph (2), voting rights from shares of the Issuing Company to be held by companies, etc. other than the Acquiring Company may not include voting rights from shares held in money or securities trust (limited to voting rights that the settlor or beneficiary can exercise or give instructions to the trustee to exercise), voting rights from the shares of other companies in Japan held by companies, etc. other than the Acquiring Company if the Acquiring Company is engaged in banking or insurance, and voting rights from shares held by companies, etc. other than the Acquiring Company in the course of its business if the Acquiring Company is engaged in Type I Financial Instruments Business, but do include voting rights from shares held in money or securities trust that the Acquiring Company may exercise as the settlor or beneficiary, or that allow the Acquiring Company to give instructions regarding their exercise, and voting rights from shares that may not be duly asserted against the issuer pursuant to the provisions of Article 147, paragraph (1) and Article 148, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares, etc.
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5会社の子会社である組合(民法(明治二十九年法律第八十九号)第六百六十七条第一項に規定する組合契約によつて成立する組合、投資事業有限責任組合契約に関する法律(平成十年法律第九十号)第二条第二項に規定する投資事業有限責任組合(次条第一項第四号において単に「投資事業有限責任組合」という。)及び有限責任事業組合契約に関する法律(平成十七年法律第四十号)第二条に規定する有限責任事業組合並びに外国の法令に基づいて設立された団体であつてこれらの組合に類似するもの(以下この項において「特定組合類似団体」という。)に限る。以下この項において同じ。)の組合員(特定組合類似団体の構成員を含む。以下この項において同じ。)が組合財産(特定組合類似団体の財産を含む。以下この項において同じ。)として株式発行会社の株式の取得をしようとする場合(金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式について、会社の子会社である組合の組合員の全員が、委託者若しくは受益者となり議決権を行使することができる場合又は議決権の行使について受託者に指図を行うことができる場合において、受託者に株式発行会社の株式の取得をさせようとする場合を含む。)には、当該組合の親会社(当該組合に二以上の親会社がある場合にあつては、当該組合の親会社のうち他のすべての親会社の子会社であるものをいう。以下この項において同じ。)が、そのすべての株式の取得をしようとするものとみなし、会社の子会社である組合の組合財産に株式発行会社の株式が属する場合(会社の子会社である組合の組合財産に属する金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る株式について、当該組合の組合員の全員が、委託者若しくは受益者となり議決権を行使することができる場合又は議決権の行使について受託者に指図を行うことができる場合を含む。)には、当該組合の親会社が、そのすべての株式を所有するものとみなして、第二項の規定を適用する。
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(5)If a partner in a partnership that is a subsidiary company of a company (limited to partnerships that were established under a partnership contract as provided in Article 667, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896), an Investment LPS as provided in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (Act No. 90 of 1998) (referred to simply as an "investment limited partnership" in paragraph (1), item (iv) of the following Article), a Limited Liability Partnership as provided in Article 2 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act (Act No. 40 of 2005), or an organization similar to these that were established in accordance with the laws and regulations of a foreign country (hereinafter referred to as a "Specified Organization Similar to a Partnership" in this paragraph); the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) (including a member of a Specified Organization Similar to a Partnership; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) intends to acquire shares of the Issuing Company as partnership property (including property of a Specified Organization Similar to a Partnership; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) (including if all of the partners in a partnership that is a subsidiary company of a company may be settlors or beneficiaries and may exercise voting rights or give instructions to the trustee regarding the exercise of voting rights with regard to shares held in money or securities trust, and intend to have the trustee acquire shares issued by the Issuing Company), it is deemed that the parent company of the partnership (meaning, if a partnership has two or more parent companies, the parent company of the partnership that is a subsidiary company of all the other parent companies; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) intends to acquire all of the shares, and if the shares of the Issuing Company belong to the partnership property of a partnership that is a subsidiary company of a company (including when, regarding the shares held in money or securities trust that belong to the partnership property of a partnership that is a subsidiary company of a company, all the partners in the partnership may be trustees or beneficiaries and may exercise the voting rights or give instructions to the trustee regarding the exercise of such voting rights), the parent company of the relevant partnership is deemed to hold all of the shares, for the purpose of the application of the provisions of paragraph (2).
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(6)The term "subsidiary company" as used in paragraph (2) and the preceding paragraph means a stock company for which the majority of voting rights of all shareholders are held by a company or any other company, etc. prescribed by the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission as one whose management is controlled by such a company.
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(8)No company that gave notification in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) may acquire the shares under the notification until the expiration of the thirty-day waiting period from the date of acceptance of the notification; provided, however, that whenever the Fair Trade Commission finds it to be necessary, it may shorten the relevant period.
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9公正取引委員会は、第十七条の二第一項の規定により当該届出に係る株式の取得に関し必要な措置を命じようとする場合には、前項本文に規定する三十日の期間又は同項ただし書の規定により短縮された期間(公正取引委員会が株式取得会社に対してそれぞれの期間内に公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより必要な報告、情報又は資料の提出(以下この項において「報告等」という。)を求めた場合においては、前項の届出受理の日から百二十日を経過した日と全ての報告等を受理した日から九十日を経過した日とのいずれか遅い日までの期間)内に、株式取得会社に対し、第五十条第一項の規定による通知をしなければならない。ただし、次に掲げる場合は、この限りでない。
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(9)If the Fair Trade Commission intends to order necessary measures regarding the relevant share acquisition under a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1), it must notify the Acquiring Company pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) before the expiration of the thirty-day waiting period provided in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, or of any shortened period pursuant to the proviso thereof (if the Fair Trade Commission requested the Acquiring Company to submit necessary reports, information or materials (hereinafter in this paragraph, "Reports, etc.") pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission during the relevant period, the period up to the date on which one hundred-twenty days from the date of acceptance of the notification stipulated in the preceding paragraph have passed, or the date on which ninety days from the date of acceptance of all the Reports, etc. have passed, whichever is later); provided, however, that this does not apply to cases falling under any of the following items:
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一当該届出に係る株式の取得に関する計画のうち、第一項の規定に照らして重要な事項が当該計画において行われることとされている期限までに行われなかつた場合
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(i)of matters in the plan regarding the acquisition of shares under the notification, those which are considered important in light of the provisions of paragraph (1) are not carried out by the deadline stipulated in the relevant plan.
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二当該届出に係る株式の取得に関する計画のうち、重要な事項につき虚偽の記載があつた場合
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(ii)there has been a false statement with respect to important matters in the plan regarding the acquisition of shares under the notification.
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(10)In cases falling under the provisions of item (i) of the preceding paragraph, the Fair Trade Commission must send a notification under the main clause of the preceding paragraph within one year from the deadline in the same item if it intends to order necessary measures relating to the acquisition of shares under the notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1).
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Article 11(1)No company engaged in banking or insurance businesses may acquire or hold voting rights in another company in Japan if it results in its holding more than five percent (ten percent for a company engaged in insurance business; the same applies in the following paragraph) of voting rights of all shareholders; provided, however, that this does not apply if the approval of the Fair Trade Commission is obtained in advance pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, and to cases falling under any of the following items:
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一担保権の行使又は代物弁済の受領により株式を取得し、又は所有することにより議決権を取得し、又は保有する場合
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(i)cases in which voting rights are acquired or held by acquisition or holding of shares as a result of the exercise of a security interest, or of receipt of substitute performance
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二他の国内の会社が自己の株式の取得を行つたことにより、その総株主の議決権に占める所有する株式に係る議決権の割合が増加した場合
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(ii)cases in which the ratio of the voting rights from shares already held to voting rights of all shareholders of the company increases, as a result of acquisition by another company in Japan of its own shares
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三金銭又は有価証券の信託に係る信託財産として株式を取得し、又は所有することにより議決権を取得し、又は保有する場合
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(iii)cases in which voting rights are acquired or held by acquisition or holding of the shares in the form of trust property in a money or securities trust
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四投資事業有限責任組合の有限責任組合員(以下この号において「有限責任組合員」という。)となり、組合財産として株式を取得し、又は所有することにより議決権を取得し、又は保有する場合。ただし、有限責任組合員が議決権を行使することができる場合、議決権の行使について有限責任組合員が投資事業有限責任組合の無限責任組合員に指図を行うことができる場合及び当該議決権を有することとなつた日から政令で定める期間を超えて当該議決権を保有する場合を除く。
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(iv)cases in which voting rights are acquired or held by a limited liability partner in an investment limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as "Limited Liability Partner" in this item) as a result of acquisition or holding of shares as partnership property; provided, however, that this does not apply if the Limited Liability Partner may exercise the voting rights, if the Limited Liability Partner may give instructions to an unlimited liability partner in the investment limited partnership regarding the exercise of such voting rights, or if the voting rights are held in excess of the period provided by Cabinet Order from the date on which the voting rights were acquired
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五民法第六百六十七条第一項に規定する組合契約で会社に対する投資事業を営むことを約するものによつて成立する組合(一人又は数人の組合員にその業務の執行を委任しているものに限る。)の組合員(業務の執行を委任された者を除く。以下この号において「非業務執行組合員」という。)となり、組合財産として株式を取得し、又は所有することにより議決権を取得し、又は保有する場合。ただし、非業務執行組合員が議決権を行使することができる場合、議決権の行使について非業務執行組合員が業務の執行を委任された者に指図を行うことができる場合及び当該議決権を有することとなつた日から前号の政令で定める期間を超えて当該議決権を保有する場合を除く。
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(v)cases in which voting rights are acquired or held by a partner (excluding a partner to which management of the business is delegated; hereinafter referred to as a "Non-Managing Partner" in this item) in a partnership that was established by a partnership contract provided in Article 667, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code, whose purpose is operation of business to make investments into companies (limited to partnerships in which management of the business is delegated to one or more partners) as a result of acquisition or holding of shares as partnership property; provided, however, that this does not apply if the Non-Managing Partner may exercise voting rights, if the Non-Managing Partner may give instructions to a partner to which the management of business regarding the exercise of such voting rights is delegated, or if the voting rights are held in excess of the period provided in the Cabinet Order referred to in the preceding item from the date on which the relevant voting rights were acquired
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六前各号に掲げる場合のほか、他の国内の会社の事業活動を拘束するおそれがない場合として公正取引委員会規則で定める場合
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(vi)In addition to the cases under the preceding items, cases provided for in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission as cases in which there is no danger of restriction on the business activities of another company in Japan
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2前項第一号から第三号まで及び第六号の場合(同項第三号の場合にあつては、当該議決権を取得し、又は保有する者以外の委託者又は受益者が議決権を行使することができる場合及び議決権の行使について当該委託者又は受益者が受託者に指図を行うことができる場合を除く。)において、他の国内の会社の議決権をその総株主の議決権の百分の五を超えて有することとなつた日から一年を超えて当該議決権を保有しようとするときは、公正取引委員会規則で定めるところにより、あらかじめ公正取引委員会の認可を受けなければならない。この場合における公正取引委員会の認可は、同項第三号の場合を除き、銀行業又は保険業を営む会社が当該議決権を速やかに処分することを条件としなければならない。
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(2)Any company, in the cases under items (i) to (iii) inclusive and (vi) of the preceding paragraph (in the case under item (iii) of the same paragraph, excluding when the settlor or beneficiary other than those acquired or holding the relevant voting rights may exercise the voting rights and the relevant settlor or beneficiary may instruct the trustee on the exercise of such voting rights), that attempts to hold the relevant voting rights of another company in Japan over a period of one year from the date of such acquisition resulting in holding in excess of five percent of total voting rights of all shareholders must obtain approval to do so in advance from the Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission. Except in a case under item (iii) of the same paragraph, the approval of the Fair Trade Commission in such cases must be conditional on prompt disposal of the relevant voting rights by the company engaged in the banking or insurance business.
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Article 13(1)An officer or an employee (meaning, in this Article, a person other than an officer engaged in the business of a company on a regular basis) of a company may not hold a position as an officer of another company at the same time, if the person's doing so substantially restrains competition in any particular field of trade.
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2会社は、不公正な取引方法により、自己と国内において競争関係にある他の会社に対し、自己の役員がその会社の役員若しくは従業員の地位を兼ね、又は自己の従業員がその会社の役員の地位を兼ねることを認めるべきことを強制してはならない。
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(2)A company must not use unfair trade practices to coerce another company with which it is in competition in Japan to admit its officer to a concurrent position as an officer or employee of the other company, or to coerce another company to admit its employee to a concurrent position as an officer.
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第十四条会社以外の者は、会社の株式を取得し、又は所有することにより一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限することとなる場合には、当該株式を取得し、又は所有してはならず、及び不公正な取引方法により会社の株式を取得し、又は所有してはならない。
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一当該合併によつて一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限することとなる場合
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(i)if the merger substantially restrains competition in a particular field of trade
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二当該合併が不公正な取引方法によるものである場合
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(ii)if unfair trade practices are employed in the course of the merger.
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(2)Every company that intends to become a party to a merger (hereinafter in this Article "Merging Company") must, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, notify the Fair Trade Commission in advance of its merger plan if the total domestic sales amount of any one of the companies intending to be parties to the merger exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen, and the total domestic sales amount of any one of the other merging companies exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen; provided, however, that this does not apply if all of the merging companies belong to the same group of combined companies.
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(3)The provisions of paragraphs (8) to (10) inclusive of Article 10 apply mutatis mutandis to the restriction of a merger under a notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and to the orders made by the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1).In this case, in Article 10, paragraph (8), the term "acquire the shares" is deemed to be replaced with "merge"; in paragraph (9) of the same Article, the terms "share acquisition" and "acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "merger"; the term "notify the Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "notify the merging companies"; and the term "requested the Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "requested at least one of the merging companies"; and in paragraph (10) of the same Article, the term "acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "merger."
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一当該共同新設分割又は当該吸収分割によつて一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限することとなる場合
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(i)if the joint incorporation-type company split or absorption-type split substantially restrains competition in a particular field of trade
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二当該共同新設分割又は当該吸収分割が不公正な取引方法によるものである場合
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(ii)if unfair trade practices have been employed in the course of the joint incorporation-type company split or absorption-type split
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(2)Every company that intends to become a party to a joint incorporation-type company split, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, is to notify the Fair Trade Commission in advance of its plan with regard to such a joint incorporation-type company split if any of the following items applies; provided, however, that this does not apply if all the companies intending to become parties to the joint incorporation-type company split belong to the same group of combined companies:
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一当該共同新設分割をしようとする会社のうち、いずれか一の会社(当該共同新設分割で設立する会社にその事業の全部を承継させようとするもの(以下この項において「全部承継会社」という。)に限る。)に係る国内売上高合計額が二百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、他のいずれか一の会社(全部承継会社に限る。)に係る国内売上高合計額が五十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき。
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(i)the total domestic sales amount of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the joint incorporation-type company split (limited to a company that intends to have the company incorporated through such a joint incorporation-type company split acquire all of its business (hereinafter in this paragraph "Total Succession Company")) exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen, and the total domestic sales amount of any one of the other companies that intend to become parties to the same company split (limited to a Total Succession Company) exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen.
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二当該共同新設分割をしようとする会社のうち、いずれか一の会社(全部承継会社に限る。)に係る国内売上高合計額が二百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、他のいずれか一の会社(当該共同新設分割で設立する会社にその事業の重要部分を承継させようとするもの(以下この項において「重要部分承継会社」という。)に限る。)の当該承継の対象部分に係る国内売上高が三十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき。
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(ii)the total domestic sales amount of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the joint incorporation-type company split (limited to a Total Succession Company) exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen, and the domestic sales of any one of the other companies that intend to become parties to the same company split (limited to a company that intends to have the company incorporated through such a joint incorporation-type company split acquire a substantial part of its business (hereinafter in this paragraph "substantial part succession company")), in connection with the part of the business to be succeeded to, exceed the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than three billion yen.
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三当該共同新設分割をしようとする会社のうち、いずれか一の会社(全部承継会社に限る。)に係る国内売上高合計額が五十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、他のいずれか一の会社(重要部分承継会社に限る。)の当該承継の対象部分に係る国内売上高が百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき(前号に該当するときを除く。)。
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(iii)the total domestic sales amount of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the joint incorporation-type company split (limited to a Total Succession Company) exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen, and the domestic sales of any one of the other companies that intend to become parties to the same company split (limited to a substantial part succession company), in connection with the part of the business to be succeeded to, exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than ten billion yen (excluding cases that fall under the previous item).
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四当該共同新設分割をしようとする会社のうち、いずれか一の会社(重要部分承継会社に限る。)の当該承継の対象部分に係る国内売上高が百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、他のいずれか一の会社(重要部分承継会社に限る。)の当該承継の対象部分に係る国内売上高が三十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき。
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(iv)the domestic sales of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the joint incorporation-type company split (limited to a substantial part succession company), in connection with the part of the business to be succeeded to, exceed the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than ten billion yen, and the domestic sales of any one of the other companies that intend to become parties to the same company split (limited to a substantial part succession company), in connection with the part of the business to be succeeded to, exceed the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than three billion yen.
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(3)Every company that intends to become a party to an absorption-type split must, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, notify the Fair Trade Commission in advance of its plan with regard to such an absorption-type split if any of the following items applies; provided, however, that this does not apply if all the companies intending to become parties to the absorption-type split belong to the same group of combined companies:
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一当該吸収分割をしようとする会社のうち、分割をしようとするいずれか一の会社(当該吸収分割でその事業の全部を承継させようとするもの(次号において「全部承継会社」という。)に限る。)に係る国内売上高合計額が二百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、分割によつて事業を承継しようとする会社に係る国内売上高合計額が五十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき。
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(i)the total domestic sales amount of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the absorption-type split (limited to a company that intends to alienate all of its business through such absorption-type split (referred to in the following item as "Total Succession Company")) exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen, and the total domestic sales amount of the company that intends to succeed to the business through such a split exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen.
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二当該吸収分割をしようとする会社のうち、分割をしようとするいずれか一の会社(全部承継会社に限る。)に係る国内売上高合計額が五十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、分割によつて事業を承継しようとする会社に係る国内売上高合計額が二百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき(前号に該当するときを除く。)。
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(ii)the total domestic sales amount of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the absorption-type split (limited to a Total Succession Company) exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen, and the total domestic sales amount of the company that intends to succeed to the business through such a split exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen (excluding cases that fall under the previous item).
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三当該吸収分割をしようとする会社のうち、分割をしようとするいずれか一の会社(当該吸収分割でその事業の重要部分を承継させようとするもの(次号において「重要部分承継会社」という。)に限る。)の当該分割の対象部分に係る国内売上高が百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、分割によつて事業を承継しようとする会社に係る国内売上高合計額が五十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき。
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(iii)the domestic sales of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the absorption-type split (limited to a company that intends to alienate a substantial part of its business through such an absorption-type split (referred to in the following item as "substantial part succession company")), in connection with the part of the business to be alienated, exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than ten billion yen, and the total domestic sales amount of the company that intends to succeed to the business through such a split exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen.
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四当該吸収分割をしようとする会社のうち、分割をしようとするいずれか一の会社(重要部分承継会社に限る。)の当該分割の対象部分に係る国内売上高が三十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超え、かつ、分割によつて事業を承継しようとする会社に係る国内売上高合計額が二百億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき(前号に該当するときを除く。)。
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(iv)the domestic sales of any one of the companies that intend to become parties to the absorption-type split (limited to a substantial part succession company), in connection with the part of the business to be alienated, exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than three billion yen, and the total domestic sales amount of the company that intends to succeed to the business through such a split exceeds the amount specified by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen (excluding cases that fall under the previous item).
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(4)The provisions of Article 10, paragraphs (8) to (10) inclusive apply mutatis mutandis to the restriction of joint incorporation-type company splits and absorption-type splits under a notification pursuant to the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs and to the orders made by the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1).In this case, the term "acquire the shares" in Article 10, paragraph (8) is deemed to be replaced with "become a party to the joint incorporation-type company split or to the absorption-type split"; in paragraph (9) of the same Article, the terms "share acquisition" and "acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "joint incorporation-type company split or absorption-type split"; the term "requested the Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "requested at least one of the companies intending to become parties to the joint incorporation-type company split or to the absorption-type split"; and the term "notify the Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "notify the company intending to be a party to the joint incorporation-type company split or to the absorption-type split"; and in paragraph (10) of the same Article, the term "the acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "the joint incorporation-type company split or the absorption-type split."
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一当該共同株式移転によつて一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限することとなる場合
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(i)if the joint share transfer substantially restrains competition in a particular field of trade
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二当該共同株式移転が不公正な取引方法によるものである場合
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(ii)if unfair trade practices have been employed in the course of the share transfer
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(2)Every company that intends to engage in a joint share transfer must, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, notify the Fair Trade Commission in advance of its plan with regard to the share transfer, if the total amount of the domestic sales of any one of the companies intending to be parties to the joint share transfer exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen, and the total amount of the domestic sales of any one of the other companies intending to be parties to the same joint share transfer exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than five billion yen; provided, however, that this does not apply if all the companies intending to be parties to the joint share transfer belong to the same group of combined companies.
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(3)The provisions of the paragraphs (8) to (10) inclusive of Article 10 apply mutatis mutandis to the restriction of a joint share transfer under a notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and to the orders made by the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1).In this case, the term "acquire the shares" appearing in Article 10, paragraph (8) is deemed to be replaced with "perform the joint share transfer"; in paragraph (9) of the same Article, the terms "share acquisition" and "acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "joint share transfer"; the term "notify the Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "notify at least one of the companies intending to be parties to the joint share transfer"; and the term "requested the Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "requested the company intending to be a party to the joint share transfer"; and in paragraph (10) of the same Article, the term "acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "joint share transfer."
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一他の会社の事業の全部又は重要部分の譲受け
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(i)accepting assignment of the whole or a substantial part of the business of another company
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二他の会社の事業上の固定資産の全部又は重要部分の譲受け
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(ii)accepting assignment of the whole or a substantial part of the fixed assets used for the business of another company
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三他の会社の事業の全部又は重要部分の賃借
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(iii)taking on a lease of the whole or a substantial part of the business of another company
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四他の会社の事業の全部又は重要部分についての経営の受任
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(iv)undertaking the management of the whole or a substantial part of the business of another company
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五他の会社と事業上の損益全部を共通にする契約の締結
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(v)entering into a contract which provides for a joint profit and loss account for business with another company
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(2)Any company whose total domestic sales amount exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than twenty billion yen (referred to in paragraph (4) as "assignee company") must, pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, notify the Fair Trade Commission in advance of its plan with regard to the acceptance of assignment of the business or the fixed assets used for the business (hereinafter in this Article "Business, etc.") if either of the following items applies; provided, however, that this does not apply if the company intending to accept assignment of the Business, etc. and the company intending to assign the relevant Business, etc. belong to the same group of combined companies.
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一国内売上高が三十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超える他の会社の事業の全部の譲受けをしようとする場合
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(i)the company intends to accept assignment of the whole business of another company whose domestic sales exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than three billion yen.
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二他の会社の事業の重要部分又は事業上の固定資産の全部若しくは重要部分の譲受けをしようとする場合であつて、当該譲受けの対象部分に係る国内売上高が三十億円を下回らない範囲内において政令で定める金額を超えるとき。
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(ii)the company intends to accept assignment of a substantial part of the business or the whole or a substantial part of the fixed assets used for the business of another company, and the domestic sales in connection with the subject of such acceptance of assignment exceeds the amount provided by Cabinet Order, which must be no less than three billion yen.
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(3)The provisions of paragraphs (8) to (10) inclusive of Article 10 apply mutatis mutandis to the restriction of acceptance of assignment of Business, etc. under a notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and the orders made by the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1).In this case, the term "acquire the shares" appearing in Article 10, paragraph (8) is deemed to be replaced with "accept assignment of the business or the fixed assets used for the business"; in paragraph (9) of the same Article, the terms "share acquisition" and "acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "acceptance of assignment of the business or the fixed assets used for the business"; and the term "Acquiring Company" is deemed to be replaced with "company intending to accept assignment of the business or the fixed assets used for the business"; and in paragraph (10) of the same Article, the term "the acquisition of shares" is deemed to be replaced with "the acceptance of assignment of the business or the fixed assets used for the business."
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Article 17-2(1)If an act in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1); Article 11, paragraph (1); Article 15, paragraph (1); Article 15-2, paragraph (1); Article 15-3, paragraph (1); Article 16, paragraph (1); or the preceding Article has occurred, the Fair Trade Commission may, pursuant to the procedures provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order the enterprise concerned to dispose of all or some of its shares, transfer a part of its business or take any other measures necessary to eliminate the act in violation of the provisions.
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(2)If an act in violation of the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 13, Article 14, or the preceding Article has occurred, the Fair Trade Commission may, pursuant to the procedures provided for in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order the person violating the provisions to dispose of all or some of the person's shares, resign from the person's position as an officer of the company or take any other measures necessary to eliminate the act in violation of the provisions.
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Article 18(1)If companies have merged in violation of the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2) and Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms, the Fair Trade Commission may bring an action to have the merger declared invalid.
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(2)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to when companies have effected a joint incorporation-type company split or an absorption-type split in violation of the provisions of Article 15-2, paragraph (2) and (3) and Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-2, paragraph (4) following the deemed replacement of terms.In this case, the term "action seeking invalidation of the merger" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "action seeking invalidation of the joint incorporation-type company split or the absorption-type split."
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(3)The provisions of paragraph (1) are applied mutatis mutandis to when companies have affected a joint share transfer in violation of provisions of Article 15-3, paragraph (2) and Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-3, paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms.In this case, the term "action seeking invalidation of the merger" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "action seeking invalidation of the joint share transfer."
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第五章 不公正な取引方法
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Chapter V Unfair Trade Practices
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Article 20(1)If an act in violation of the provisions of the preceding Article has occurred, the Fair Trade Commission may, pursuant to the procedures provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, order the enterprise to cease and desist from engaging in the relevant act, delete the relevant clauses from the contract, or take any other measure necessary to eliminate the relevant act.
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第二十条の二事業者が、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者であつて、第十九条の規定に違反する行為(第二条第九項第一号に該当するものに限る。)をしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為をした日から当該行為がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為がなくなる日から遡つて三年間とする。)における、当該行為において当該事業者がその供給を拒絶し、又はその供給に係る商品若しくは役務の数量若しくは内容を制限した事業者の競争者に対し供給した同号イに規定する商品又は役務と同一の商品又は役務(同号ロに規定する違反行為にあつては、当該事業者が同号ロに規定する他の事業者(以下この条において「拒絶事業者」という。)に対し供給した同号ロに規定する商品又は役務と同一の商品又は役務(当該拒絶事業者が当該同一の商品又は役務を供給するために必要な商品又は役務を含む。)、拒絶事業者がその供給を拒絶し、又はその供給に係る商品若しくは役務の数量若しくは内容を制限した事業者の競争者に対し当該事業者が供給した当該同一の商品又は役務及び拒絶事業者が当該事業者に対し供給した当該同一の商品又は役務)の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額に百分の三(当該事業者が小売業を営む場合は百分の二、卸売業を営む場合は百分の一とする。)を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、当該事業者が当該行為に係る行為について第七条の二第一項(同条第二項及び第八条の三において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。次条から第二十条の五までにおいて同じ。)若しくは第七条の二第四項の規定による命令(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。第二十条の四及び第二十条の五において同じ。)、第七条の二第十八項若しくは第二十一項の規定による通知若しくは第六十三条第二項の規定による決定を受けたとき、又はこの条の規定による課徴金の額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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Article 20-2If an enterprise under either of the following items has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 19 (limited to acts that fall under Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i)), the Fair Trade Commission is to order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter VIII, Section 2, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to three percent (two percent if the enterprise engages in retail business, or one percent if the enterpriseengages in wholesale business) of the amount of sales for goods or services identical to those set forth in (a) of the same item that the relevant enterprise supplied, through the act in violation, to the competitor of an enterprise to which it refused to supply the goods or services or to which it supplied the goods or services in limited quantities or with a limited content (for an act in violation under the provisions of (b) of the same item, the amount of sales for goods or services identical to those set forth in (b) of the same item that the relevant enterprise supplied to the other enterprise prescribed in (b) of the same item (hereinafter referred to as the "Refusing Enterprise" in this Article) (including goods or services that were necessary in order for the Refusing Enterprise to supply the relevant type of goods or services), for goods or services identical to those that the enterprise supplied to the competitor of a enterprise to which the Refusing Enterprise refused to supply the goods or services or to which it supplied the goods or services in limited quantities or with a limited content, and for goods or services identical to those that the refusing company supplied to the relevant enterprise), which is calculated using the method prescribed by Cabinet Order, during the period from the date on which the enterprise began to engage in the act to the date on which it stopped engaging in the act (if this period exceeds three years, it is deemed to be the three years preceding the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act); provided, however, that the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge if, with regard to the act in violation, the enterprise has received an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article and to Article 8-3 following the deemed replacement of terms; the same applies in the following Article to Article 20-5 inclusive) or an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (4) (limited to when the relevant order is final and binding; the same applies in Article 20-4 and Article 20-5), a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (18) or (21), or a decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2), or if the amount of surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen:
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一当該行為に係る事件について第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分が最初に行われた日(次条から第二十条の五までにおいて「調査開始日」という。)から遡り十年以内に、前条の規定による命令(第二条第九項第一号に係るものに限る。次号において同じ。)又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。次号において同じ。)
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(i)a person who received an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article (limited to an order related to Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i); the same applies in the following item) or an order pursuant to the provisions of this Article (limited to when the relevant order is final and binding; the same applies in the following item), within ten years before the date on which the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) was first made in relation to the case connected with the relevant violation (hereinafter referred to as "Investigation Start Date" in the following Article to Article 20-5 inclusive).
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二第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分が行われなかつた場合において、当該事業者が当該違反行為について事前通知を受けた日から遡り十年以内に、前条の規定による命令又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者
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(ii)if the measures listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) were not taken, the person that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article or of this Article within the ten years prior to the date on which the relevant enterprise received advance notification in connection with the relevant violation.
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第二十条の三事業者が、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者であつて、第十九条の規定に違反する行為(第二条第九項第二号に該当するものに限る。)をしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為をした日から当該行為がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為がなくなる日から遡つて三年間とする。)における、当該行為において当該事業者が供給した同号に規定する商品又は役務の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額に百分の三(当該事業者が小売業を営む場合は百分の二、卸売業を営む場合は百分の一とする。)を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、当該事業者が当該行為に係る行為について第七条の二第一項若しくは第四項若しくは次条の規定による命令(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。)、第七条の二第十八項若しくは第二十一項の規定による通知若しくは第六十三条第二項の規定による決定を受けたとき、又はこの条の規定による課徴金の額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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Article 20-3If an enterprise under either of the following items has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 19 (limited to an act that falls under Article 2, paragraph (9), item (ii), paragraph (9), item (ii)), the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter VIII, Section 2, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to three percent (two percent if the enterprise engages in retail business, or one percent if the enterprise engages in wholesale business) of the amount of sales for the goods or services under the same item that the enterprise supplied through the act in violation, which is calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, during the period from the date on which the enterprise began to engage in the act until the date on which it stopped engaging in the act (if this period exceeds three years, it is deemed to be the three years preceding the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act); provided, however, that the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge if, with regard to the act in violation, the enterprise has received an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) or (4) or provisions of the following Article (limited to when the relevant order is final and binding), a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (18) or (21), or a decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2), or if the amount of surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen:
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一調査開始日から遡り十年以内に、第二十条の規定による命令(第二条第九項第二号に係るものに限る。次号において同じ。)又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。次号において同じ。)
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(i)a person who has received an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 (limited to an order related to Article 2, paragraph (9), item (ii); the same applies in the following item) or an order pursuant to the provisions of this Article (limited to when the relevant order is final and binding; the same applies in the following item), within ten years before the investigation start date.
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二第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分が行われなかつた場合において、当該事業者が当該違反行為について事前通知を受けた日から遡り十年以内に、第二十条の規定による命令又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者
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(ii)if the measures listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) were not taken, a person that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of the Article 20 or of this Article within the ten years prior to the date on which the relevant enterprise received advance notification in connection with the relevant violation.
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第二十条の四事業者が、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者であつて、第十九条の規定に違反する行為(第二条第九項第三号に該当するものに限る。)をしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為をした日から当該行為がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為がなくなる日から遡つて三年間とする。)における、当該行為において当該事業者が供給した同号に規定する商品又は役務の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額に百分の三(当該事業者が小売業を営む場合は百分の二、卸売業を営む場合は百分の一とする。)を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、当該事業者が当該行為に係る行為について第七条の二第一項若しくは第四項の規定による命令、同条第十八項若しくは第二十一項の規定による通知若しくは第六十三条第二項の規定による決定を受けたとき、又はこの条の規定による課徴金の額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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Article 20-4If an enterprise under either of the following items has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 19 (limited to an act that falls under Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iii)), the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter VIII, Section 2, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to three percent (two percent if the enterprise engages in retail business, or one percent if the enterprise engages in wholesale business) of the amount of sales for the goods or services provided in the same item that the enterprise supplied through the act in violation, which is calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, during the period from the date on which the enterprise first engaged in the act to the date on which it stopped engaging in the act (if this period exceeds three years, it is deemed to be the three years preceding the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act); provided, however, that the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge if, with regard to the act in violation, the enterprise has received an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) or (4), a notification pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (18) or (21) of the same Article, or a decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2), or if the amount of surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen:
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一調査開始日から遡り十年以内に、第二十条の規定による命令(第二条第九項第三号に係るものに限る。次号において同じ。)又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。次号において同じ。)
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(i)a enterprise that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 (limited to an order related to Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iii); the same applies in the following item) or an order pursuant to the provisions of this Article (limited to when the relevant order has become final and binding; the same applies in the following item), within ten years before the investigation start date.
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二第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分が行われなかつた場合において、当該事業者が当該違反行為について事前通知を受けた日から遡り十年以内に、第二十条の規定による命令又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者
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(ii)if the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) was not taken, an enterprise that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 or of this Article within the ten years prior to the date on which the relevant enterprise received advance notification in connection with the violation.
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第二十条の五事業者が、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者であつて、第十九条の規定に違反する行為(第二条第九項第四号に該当するものに限る。)をしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為をした日から当該行為がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為がなくなる日から遡つて三年間とする。)における、当該行為において当該事業者が供給した同号に規定する商品の政令で定める方法により算定した売上額に百分の三(当該事業者が小売業を営む場合は百分の二、卸売業を営む場合は百分の一とする。)を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、当該事業者が当該行為に係る行為について第七条の二第一項若しくは第四項の規定による命令、同条第十八項若しくは第二十一項の規定による通知若しくは第六十三条第二項の規定による決定を受けたとき、又はこの条の規定による課徴金の額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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Article 20-5If an enterprise under either of the following items engages in an act in violation of the provisions of Article 19 (limited to an act that falls under Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iv)), the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter VIII, Section 2, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to three percent (two percent if the enterprise engages in retail business, or one percent if the enterprise engages in wholesale business) of the amount of sales for the goods or services under the same item that the enterprise supplied through the act in violation, which is calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, during the period from the date on which the enterprise began to engage in the act to the date on which it stopped engaging in the act (if this period exceeds three years, it is deemed to be the three years preceding the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act); provided, however, that the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge if, with regard to the act in violation, the enterprise has received an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) or (4), a notification pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (18) or (21) of the same Article, or a decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2), or if the amount of surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen:
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一調査開始日から遡り十年以内に、第二十条の規定による命令(第二条第九項第四号に係るものに限る。次号において同じ。)又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者(当該命令が確定している場合に限る。次号において同じ。)
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(i)an enterprise that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 (limited to an order related to Article 2, paragraph (9), item (iv); the same applies in the following item) or an order pursuant to the provisions of this Article (limited to when the order has become final and binding; the same applies in the following item), within ten years before the investigation start date.
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二第四十七条第一項第四号に掲げる処分が行われなかつた場合において、当該事業者が当該違反行為について事前通知を受けた日から遡り十年以内に、第二十条の規定による命令又はこの条の規定による命令を受けたことがある者
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(ii)if the measures listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) are not taken, an enterprise that was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 or of this Article within the ten years prior to the date on which the relevant enterprise received advance notification in connection with the relevant violation.
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第二十条の六事業者が、第十九条の規定に違反する行為(第二条第九項第五号に該当するものであつて、継続してするものに限る。)をしたときは、公正取引委員会は、第八章第二節に規定する手続に従い、当該事業者に対し、当該行為をした日から当該行為がなくなる日までの期間(当該期間が三年を超えるときは、当該行為がなくなる日からさかのぼって三年間とする。)における、当該行為の相手方との間における政令で定める方法により算定した売上額(当該行為が商品又は役務の供給を受ける相手方に対するものである場合は当該行為の相手方との間における政令で定める方法により算定した購入額とし、当該行為の相手方が複数ある場合は当該行為のそれぞれの相手方との間における政令で定める方法により算定した売上額又は購入額の合計額とする。)に百分の一を乗じて得た額に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。ただし、その額が百万円未満であるときは、その納付を命ずることができない。
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Article 20-6If an enterprise has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 19 (limited to an act under Article 2, paragraph (9), item (v) that the enterprise engaged in on a continuous basis), the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Chapter VIII, Section 2, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to one percent of the enterprise's sales to the counterparty to the act in violation, which is calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, for the period from the date on which the enterprise began implementing in the act to the date on which the enterprise discontinued implementing in the act (if this period exceeds three years, it is deemed to be the three years preceding the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act) (if the enterprise engaged in the act in violation against a counterparty to which it supplied goods or services, a surcharge in an amount equivalent to one percent of the amount of purchases by the counterparty, which is calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, and if there were multiple counterparties to the act in violation, the surcharge in an amount equivalent to one percent of the total amount of sales to the counterparties or one percent of the total amount of purchases by the counterparties, which is calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order); provided, however, that the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge if the amount of the surcharge is less than one million yen.
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第二十条の七第七条の二第二十二項から第二十五項まで及び第二十七項の規定は、第二十条の二から前条までに規定する違反行為が行われた場合に準用する。この場合において、第七条の二第二十二項中「第一項又は第四項」とあるのは「第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで」と、「第一項、第四項から第九項まで、第十一項、第十二項又は第十九項」とあるのは「これら」と、同条第二十三項中「第一項、第四項から第九項まで、第十一項、第十二項又は第十九項」とあるのは「第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで」と、同条第二十四項中「第一項、第二項又は第四項」とあるのは「第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで」と、「並びに当該法人が受けた第一項(第二項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)及び第四項の規定による命令、第十八項及び第二十一項の規定による通知並びに第六十三条第二項の規定による決定(以下この項及び次項において「命令等」という。)は、合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人がした違反行為及び当該合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人が受けた命令等」とあるのは「は、合併後存続し、又は合併により設立された法人がした違反行為」と、「前各項及び次項」とあるのは「第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する前二項及び次項並びに第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで」と、同条第二十五項中「第一項、第二項又は第四項」とあるのは「第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで」と、「違反行為及び当該法人が受けた命令等」とあり、及び「違反行為及び当該特定事業承継子会社等が受けた命令等」とあるのは「違反行為」と、「前各項」とあるのは「第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する前三項及び第二十条の二から第二十条の六まで」と、「第一項(第二項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)中「当該」とあるのは「第二十条の二から第二十条の六までの規定中「、当該」と、「特定事業承継子会社等(第二十五項に規定する特定事業承継子会社等をいう。以下同じ。)に対し、この項(次項において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。)の規定による命令を受けた他の特定事業承継子会社等と連帯して」と、第四項中「当該事業者に対し」とあるのは「特定事業承継子会社等に対し、この項の規定による命令を受けた他の特定事業承継子会社等と連帯して」とあるのは「、特定事業承継子会社等に対し、この条の規定による命令を受けた他の特定事業承継子会社等と連帯して」と、「第二十二項」とあるのは「第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第二十二項」と、「受けた特定事業承継子会社等」とあるのは「受けた特定事業承継子会社等(第二十条の七において読み替えて準用する第二十五項に規定する特定事業承継子会社等をいう。以下この項において同じ。)」と、同条第二十七項中「実行期間(第四項に規定する違反行為については、違反行為期間)の終了した日」とあるのは「当該行為がなくなつた日」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 20-7The provisions of paragraph (22) to (25) inclusive and Article 7-2, paragraph (27) are applied mutatis mutandis to when violations as provided in Article 20-2 to the preceding Article inclusive have been committed.In this case, in Article 7-2, paragraph (22), the term "paragraph (1) or (4)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; and the term "paragraphs (1), (4) to (9) inclusive, (11), (12) or (19)" is deemed to be replaced with "these paragraphs"; in paragraph (23) of the same Article, the term "(1), (4) to (9) inclusive, (11), (12) or (19)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; in paragraph (24) of the same Article, the term "paragraph (1), (2) or (4)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; the term "and an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) following the deemed replacement of terms) and paragraph (4), a notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (18) and paragraph (21), and a decision pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2) , received by the relevant juridical person (hereinafter referred to as 'Order, etc.' in this paragraph) is deemed as a violation committed by the juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger, or an Order, etc. received by the juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger" is deemed to be replaced with "is deemed as a violation committed by the juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger"; and the term "the preceding paragraphs and the following paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "the preceding two paragraphs and the following paragraph as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms, and of Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; in paragraph (25) of the same Article, the term "paragraph (1), (2) or (4)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; the term "the violation committed by the relevant juridical person and the Order, etc. received by the relevant juridical person" is deemed to be replaced with "the violation"; the term "or to be an Order, etc. received by the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business, respectively" is deemed to be deleted; the term "the preceding paragraphs" is deemed to be replaced with "the preceding three paragraphs as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms and Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; the term "the term 'order the relevant enterprise' appearing in paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) following the deemed replacement of terms)" is deemed to be replaced with "the term 'order the relevant enterprise' appearing in Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive"; the term "'order subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business (meaning the subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business as provided in paragraph (25); the same applies hereinafter), jointly and severally with another subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following paragraph following the deemed replacement of terms),' the term 'order the relevant enterprise' appearing in paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with 'order subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business, jointly and severally with another subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph'" is deemed to be replaced with "order subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business, jointly and severally with another subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business and that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of this Article"; the term "paragraph (22)" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (22) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms"; and the term "Any subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business and that has received" is deemed to be replaced with "Any subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business (meaning subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business as provided in paragraph (25) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph)"; and in paragraph (27) of the same Article, the term "the end of the Period of implementation (or since the end of the Violation Period, for a violation stipulated in paragraph (4))" is deemed to be replaced with "the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the violation."
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第六章 適用除外
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Chapter VI Exemptions
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Article 21The provisions of this Act do not apply to acts found to constitute an exercise of rights under the Copyright Act, Patent Act, Utility Model Act, Design Act or Trademark Act.
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第二十二条この法律の規定は、次の各号に掲げる要件を備え、かつ、法律の規定に基づいて設立された組合(組合の連合会を含む。)の行為には、これを適用しない。ただし、不公正な取引方法を用いる場合又は一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限することにより不当に対価を引き上げることとなる場合は、この限りでない。
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Article 22The provisions of this Act do not apply to acts by a partnership (including a federation of partnerships) which conforms to the requirements listed in each of the following items and which has been formed pursuant to the provisions of other Acts; provided, however, that this does not apply if unfair trade practices are employed, or if competition in any particular field of trade is substantially restrained, resulting in unjust price increases:
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一小規模の事業者又は消費者の相互扶助を目的とすること。
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(i)the purpose of the partnership is to provide mutual support to small-scale enterprise or consumers
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二任意に設立され、かつ、組合員が任意に加入し、又は脱退することができること。
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(ii)the partnership is voluntarily formed, and the partners may voluntarily participate in and withdraw from it
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三各組合員が平等の議決権を有すること。
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(iii)each partner possesses equal voting rights
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四組合員に対して利益分配を行う場合には、その限度が法令又は定款に定められていること。
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(iv)if a distribution of profits among partners is contemplated, the limits of the distributions are prescribed by laws and regulations or in the articles of partnership
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Article 23(1)The provisions of this Act do not apply to legitimate acts engaged in by an enterprise that produces or sells a goodsdesignated by the Fair Trade Commission of easily recognizable uniform quality, in order to fix and maintain the resale price thereof with another enterprise that purchases such goods (this term "resale price" means the price at which the latter enterprise or an enterprise that purchases such a goods from the latter enterprise for sale sells it; the same applies hereinafter); provided, however, that this does not apply if the act tends to unreasonably harm the interests of general consumers, or if it is engaged in by an enterprise that sells the goods against the will of the enterprise that produces the goods.
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一当該商品が一般消費者により日常使用されるものであること。
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(i)the goods is for daily use by general consumers
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二当該商品について自由な競争が行われていること。
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(ii)free competition exists with respect to the goods
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(5)Organizations formed pursuant to the provisions of any of the following Acts may not be included in another enterprise who purchases goods or works provided in paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that for organizations formed pursuant to the provisions of any of the Acts listed in items (vii) and (x), this only applies if a business cooperative, a minor business cooperative, a federation of cooperatives, a commercial and industrial partnership, or a federation of commercial and industrial partnerships purchases such goods as provided in paragraph (2) or such works as provided in the preceding paragraph, for the consumption of persons directly or indirectly constituting the relevant business cooperative, federation of cooperatives, commercial and industrial partnerships, or a federation of commercial and industrial partnerships:
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一国家公務員法(昭和二十二年法律第百二十号)
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(i)National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947)
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二農業協同組合法(昭和二十二年法律第百三十二号)
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(ii)Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947)
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三消費生活協同組合法(昭和二十三年法律第二百号)
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(iii)Consumer Cooperatives Act (Act No. 200 of 1948)
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四水産業協同組合法(昭和二十三年法律第二百四十二号)
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(iv)Fishery Cooperatives Act (Act No. 242 of 1948)
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五行政執行法人の労働関係に関する法律(昭和二十三年法律第二百五十七号)
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(v)Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (Act No. 257 of 1948)
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六労働組合法(昭和二十四年法律第百七十四号)
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(vi)Labor Union Act (Act No. 174 of 1949)
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七中小企業等協同組合法(昭和二十四年法律第百八十一号)
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(vii)Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949)
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八地方公務員法(昭和二十五年法律第二百六十一号)
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(viii)Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950)
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九地方公営企業等の労働関係に関する法律(昭和二十七年法律第二百八十九号)
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(ix)Local Public Enterprise Labor Relationships Act (Act No. 289 of 1952)
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十中小企業団体の組織に関する法律(昭和三十二年法律第百八十五号)
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(x)Act on the Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Association (Act No. 185 of 1957)
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十一国家公務員共済組合法(昭和三十三年法律第百二十八号)
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(xi)National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128of 1958)
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十二地方公務員等共済組合法(昭和三十七年法律第百五十二号)
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(xii)Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 152 of 1962)
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十三森林組合法(昭和五十三年法律第三十六号)
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(xiii)Forestry Cooperatives Act (Act No. 36 of 1978)
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(6)If an enterprise as provided in paragraph (1) has entered into a contract that fixes and maintains the resale price as provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, notify the Fair Trade Commission thereof within thirty days from the date of the contract; provided, however, that this does not apply if otherwise prescribed by the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission.
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第七章 差止請求及び損害賠償
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Chapter VII Injunctions and Damages
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Article 24A person whose interests are infringed upon or likely to be infringed upon by an act in violation of the provisions of Article 8, item (v) or Article 19 and who is thereby suffering or likely to suffer extreme damage is entitled to seek the suspension or prevention of such infringements from an enterprise or a trade association that infringes upon or is likely to infringe upon such interests.
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第二十五条第三条、第六条又は第十九条の規定に違反する行為をした事業者(第六条の規定に違反する行為をした事業者にあつては、当該国際的協定又は国際的契約において、不当な取引制限をし、又は不公正な取引方法を自ら用いた事業者に限る。)及び第八条の規定に違反する行為をした事業者団体は、被害者に対し、損害賠償の責めに任ずる。
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Article 25(1)An enterprise that has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Articles 3, 6 or 19 (for enterprise that have committed acts in violation of the provisions of Article 6, limited to enterprises that have effected unreasonable restraint of trade or employed unfair trade practices in the international agreement or contract concerned) and any trade association that has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 8 is liable for damages suffered by another party.
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Article 26(1)The right to claim damages under to the provisions of the preceding Article may not be asserted in court until the Cease and Desist Order provided for in the provisions of Article 49 (if no such order has been issued, the Payment Order provided in Article 62, paragraph (1) (excluding those issued against an enterprise that constitutes a trade association that has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 8, item (i) or (ii))) has become final and binding.
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第八章 公正取引委員会
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Chapter VIII Fair Trade Commission
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第一節 設置、任務及び所掌事務並びに組織等
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Section 1 Establishment, Duty, Affairs under the Jurisdiction and Organization, Etc.
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Article 27(1)The Fair Trade Commission, which has the duty to achieve the purpose set forth in Article 1, is hereby established pursuant to the provisions of Article 49, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office (Act No. 89 of 1999).
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一私的独占の規制に関すること。
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(i)those concerning regulations on private monopolization
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二不当な取引制限の規制に関すること。
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(ii)those concerning regulations on unreasonable restraint of trade
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三不公正な取引方法の規制に関すること。
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(iii)those concerning regulations on unfair trade practices
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四独占的状態に係る規制に関すること。
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(iv)those concerning regulations on monopolistic situations
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五所掌事務に係る国際協力に関すること。
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(v)those concerning international company in administrative affairs under the jurisdiction of the Fair Trade Commission
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六前各号に掲げるもののほか、法律(法律に基づく命令を含む。)に基づき、公正取引委員会に属させられた事務
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(vi)administrative affairs that are assigned to the Fair Trade Commission pursuant to an Act (including an order pursuant to an Act), in addition to what is listed in any of the preceding items
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(4)If the term of office of the chairman or commissioner expires, or a vacancy occurs at a time when the consent of both Houses of the Diet cannot be obtained because the Diet is not in session or the House of Representatives has been dissolved, the Prime Minister may appoint a chairman or commissioner from among persons who have the qualifications provided in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article.In this case, the subsequent approval of both Houses of the Diet must be obtained in the first session of the Diet after the appointment.
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一破産手続開始の決定を受けた場合
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(i)a decision of the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings has been made against the chairman or commissioner
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二懲戒免官の処分を受けた場合
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(ii)the chairman or commissioner has been dismissed by disciplinary action
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三この法律の規定に違反して刑に処せられた場合
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(iii)the chairman or commissioner has been punished for violation of the provisions of this Act
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四禁錮以上の刑に処せられた場合
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(iv)the chairman or commissioner has been punished by imprisonment without work or severer punishment
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五公正取引委員会により、心身の故障のため職務を執ることができないと決定された場合
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(v)the Fair Trade Commission has decided that the chairman or commissioner is incapable of executing the chairman or commissioner's duties due to mental or physical disorder
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六前条第四項の場合において、両議院の事後の承認を得られなかつたとき。
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(vi)the subsequent approval of both Houses of the Diet could not be obtained in a case under paragraph (4) of the preceding Article
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(5)The provisions of paragraphs (2) to (8) inclusive of Article 17 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office apply mutatis mutandis to the establishment, the scope of the affairs under the jurisdiction, and the internal organization of the secretariat and bureaus referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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一国会若しくは地方公共団体の議会の議員となり、又は積極的に政治運動をすること。
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(i)becoming a member of the Diet or of the council of a local public entity, or actively engaging in political activities
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二内閣総理大臣の許可のある場合を除くほか、報酬のある他の職務に従事すること。
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(ii)engaging in any other remunerative duties except as permitted by the Prime Minister
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三商業を営み、その他金銭上の利益を目的とする業務を行うこと。
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(iii)engaging in commerce or any other business for monetary profit
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Article 38The chairman, commissioners and staff members of the Fair Trade Commission must not express their opinions outside the Fair Trade Commission on the existence or non-existence of facts or the application of laws and regulations with regard to a case; provided, however, this does not apply to a case provided for in this Act or to a case in which the results of their research on this Act are published.
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Article 40The Fair Trade Commission may, if necessary for the performance of its duties, order public offices, juridical persons formed by special laws and regulations, enterprises or organizations of enterprises, or their personnel to appear before the Fair Trade Commission, or require them to submit necessary reports, information or materials.
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Article 41The Fair Trade Commission may, if necessary for the performance of its duties, commission public offices, juridical persons formed by special laws and regulations, schools, enterprises, organizations of enterprises, persons with the relevant knowledge and experience, or others to carry out necessary investigations.
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Article 43-2(1)The Fair Trade Commission may provide any foreign authority responsible for enforcement of any foreign laws and regulations equivalent to those of this Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article as a "Foreign Competition Authority") with information that is deemed helpful and necessary for the execution performance of the Foreign Competition Authority's duties (limited to duties equivalent to those of the Fair Trade Commission as provided in this Act; the same applies in the following paragraph); provided, however, that this does not apply if the provision of the relevant information is found likely to interfere with the proper execution of this Act or to infringe on the interests of Japan in any other way.
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一当該外国競争当局が、公正取引委員会に対し、前項に規定する情報の提供に相当する情報の提供を行うことができること。
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(i)that the relevant Foreign Competition Authority is capable of providing information equivalent to the information provided pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph
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二当該外国において、前項の規定により提供する情報のうち秘密として提供するものについて、当該外国の法令により、我が国と同じ程度の秘密の保持が担保されていること。
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(ii)that the secrecy of information provided as secret pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph will be protected under the laws and regulations of the relevant foreign country to a degree that is equivalent to the degree to which the secrecy of such information is protected in Japan
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三当該外国競争当局において、前項の規定により提供する情報が、その職務の遂行に資する目的以外の目的で使用されないこと。
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(iii)that the information provided pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph will not be used by the relevant Foreign Competition Authority for purposes other than those contributing to the performance of its duties
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第二節 手続
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Section 2 Proceedings
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(3)If a report made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) includes a written allegation with regard to a specific fact pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, when the Fair Trade Commission decides to take appropriate measures or to take no measures with respect to the case connected with the report, the Fair Trade Commission must promptly notify the person who made the report to that effect.
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Article 46(1)If the Fair Trade Commission believes there to be a fact that falls under the purview of a monopolistic situation and decides to take the measures set forth in paragraph (4) of the preceding Article, the Fair Trade Commission must notify the competent minister for the business that the enterprise concerned operates to that effect.
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(2)When a notice set forth in the preceding paragraph has been given, the competent minister may express the competent minister's opinion to the Fair Trade Commission regarding the existence or non-existence of a monopolistic situation and other measures that the competent minister considers sufficient to restore competition as provided in the proviso to Article 8-4, paragraph (1).
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一事件関係人又は参考人に出頭を命じて審尋し、又はこれらの者から意見若しくは報告を徴すること。
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(i)order persons concerned with a case or witness to appear to be interrogated, or collect their opinions or reports
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二鑑定人に出頭を命じて鑑定させること。
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(ii)order expert witnesses to appear to give expert opinions
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三帳簿書類その他の物件の所持者に対し、当該物件の提出を命じ、又は提出物件を留めて置くこと。
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(iii)order persons holding books and documents and other object to submit such objects, or keep such submitted objects at the Fair Trade Commission
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四事件関係人の営業所その他必要な場所に立ち入り、業務及び財産の状況、帳簿書類その他の物件を検査すること。
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(iv)enter any business office of the persons concerned with a case or other necessary sites, and inspect conditions of business operation and property, books and documents, and other materials
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Article 48Whenever the Fair Trade Commission conducts the necessary investigations for a case, it is to compile a record of the substance of the investigation, and whenever it takes a measure provided in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, it must clearly record the date on which the measure was taken and the results thereof.
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Article 49If the Fair Trade Commission seeks to issue an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (1) or (2) (including when they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 8-2, paragraph (2) and Article 20, paragraph (2)); Article 8-2, paragraphs (1) or (3); Article 17-2; or Article 20, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as a "Cease and Desist Order"), it must conduct a hearing of opinions with the would-be addressee of the Cease and Desist Order.
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一予定される排除措置命令の内容
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(i)the expected contents of the Cease and Desist Order
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二公正取引委員会の認定した事実及びこれに対する法令の適用
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(ii)the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission, and the application of laws and regulations thereto
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三意見聴取の期日及び場所
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(iii)the date and place of hearing
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四意見聴取に関する事務を所掌する組織の名称及び所在地
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(iv)the name and location of the organization which has jurisdiction over affairs relating to hearing
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一意見聴取の期日に出頭して意見を述べ、及び証拠を提出し、又は意見聴取の期日への出頭に代えて陳述書及び証拠を提出することができること。
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(i)that the would-be addressee of the Cease and Desist Order may state its opinions and submit evidence on the date of hearing or submit a written statement and evidence instead of appearance on the date of hearing.
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二意見聴取が終結する時までの間、第五十二条の規定による証拠の閲覧又は謄写を求めることができること。
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(ii)that the would-be addressee of the Cease and Desist Order, until the conclusion of the hearing, may request inspection and a copy of evidence pursuant to the provisions of Article 52.
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Article 52(1)The Party may, between the time when notice of a hearing is given pursuant to Article 50, paragraph (1) and the time when the hearing is concluded, submit a request to the Fair Trade Commission to inspect or copy the evidence proving the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission with respect to the case for hearing (as for copy, only limited to evidence prescribed by the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission as one that was submitted by the relevant Party or its employees or that records the statements of the relevant Party or its employees; hereinafter the same applies in this Article).In this case, the Fair Trade Commission may not refuse the inspection or copy unless this is likely to infringe on the interests of a third party or unless there are any other justifiable grounds.
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(2)The Fair Trade Commission may not designate any staff member who performed the duties of an investigator with respect to the case pursuant to the preceding paragraph and any other staff members who conducted the administrative affairs pertaining to investigations into the relevant case as the presiding staff member for hearing.
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Article 54(1)The Designated Staff Member is to have the investigators designated pursuant to Article 47, paragraph (2) with respect to the case for which the procedures for hearing must be taken and any other staff members who conducted the administrative affairs pertaining to investigations into the relevant case (in the following paragraph and paragraph (3), and Article 56, paragraph (1), referred to as the "investigators, etc.") explain to the Party appearing on the date of hearing the expected content of the Cease and Desist Order, the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission and major evidence among those provided for Article 52, paragraph (1), and the application of laws and regulations to the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission at the outset of the first date of the hearing.
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Article 56(1)The Designated Staff Member may, when it is found necessary to continue the hearing as a result of the statement of opinions, submission of evidence, and questions by the Party, and explanation by the investigators, etc., (in Article 58, paragraphs (1) and (2), referred to as the "statements, etc. by the party"),assign a date for continuation.
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(2)In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the parties must be given, in advance, notice in writing of the date and the location of the next hearing.However, it would be sufficient to notify parties who appeared on the date of hearing of the above matters which is made on the date of hearing.
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Article 57(1)The Designated Staff Member may, where the parties fail to appear on the date of a hearing without justifiable grounds and to submit written statements or evidence pursuant to Article 55, conclude the hearing without giving any further opportunity for the party to state its opinions and submit evidence.
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(2)In addition to the case pursuant to the preceding paragraph, in cases where the parties fail to appear on the date of the hearing and do not submit written statements or evidence pursuant to Article 55, and when the Party is not expected to appear on a date for hearing for a considerable substantial period of time, the Designated Staff Member may ask submission of written statements and evidence of them with the due date, and conclude the hearing when the due date falls.
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Article 58(1)The Designated Staff Member is to prepare a record of the proceedings of the statement of opinions by the Party, etc. on the date of hearing and the record must clearly indicate the outline of the statements raised by parties concerned with respect to the matters listed in Article 50, paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii).
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Article 59(1)The Fair Trade Commission may, when it finds necessary in light of the circumstances arising after conclusion of the hearing, order the Designated Staff Member to reopen a hearing by returning to the Designated Staff Member the report submitted pursuant to the preceding Article, paragraph (4).
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Article 61(1)A Cease and Desist Order must be rendered in writing, and the written Cease and Desist Order is to indicate the measures necessary to eliminate the violation or to ensure that the violation is eliminated, and the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission and the application of laws and regulations thereto, and the chairman and commissioners who attended the meeting pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (1) must affix their names and seals thereto.
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Article 62(1)An order issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 7-2, paragraph (2) and Article 8-3 following the deemed replacement of terms ) or paragraph (4) of Article 7-2, or Articles 20-2 to 20-6 inclusive (hereinafter referred to as a "Payment Order") must be rendered in writing, and the written Payment Order for a surcharge is to state the amount of the surcharge to be paid, the basis of its calculation, the violation to which it pertains, and the time limit for payment, and the chairman and commissioners who attended the meeting pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (1) must affix their names and seals thereto.
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4第四十九条から第六十条までの規定は、納付命令について準用する。この場合において、第五十条第一項第一号中「予定される排除措置命令の内容」とあるのは「納付を命じようとする課徴金の額」と、同項第二号中「公正取引委員会の認定した事実及びこれに対する法令の適用」とあり、及び第五十二条第一項中「公正取引委員会の認定した事実」とあるのは「課徴金の計算の基礎及び課徴金に係る違反行為」と、第五十四条第一項中「予定される排除措置命令の内容、公正取引委員会の認定した事実及び第五十二条第一項に規定する証拠のうち主要なもの並びに公正取引委員会の認定した事実に対する法令の適用」とあるのは「納付を命じようとする課徴金の額、課徴金の計算の基礎及び課徴金に係る違反行為並びに第六十二条第四項の規定により読み替えて準用する第五十二条第一項に規定する証拠のうち主要なもの」と読み替えるものとする。
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(4)The provisions of Articles 49 to 60 inclusive apply mutatis mutandis to the Payment Order.In this case, in Article 50, paragraph (1), item (i), the term "The expected contents of the Cease and Desist Order" is deemed to be replaced with "Amount of the surcharge intended to be ordered to be paid"; the term "The facts found by the Fair Trade Commission, and the application of laws and regulations thereto" in item (ii) of the same paragraph and the term "the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission" in Article 52, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "The basis of calculation of the surcharge and the violation related to the surcharge"; in Article 54, paragraph (1), the term "the expected content of the Cease and Desist Order, the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission and major evidence among those provided for Article 52, paragraph (1), and the application of laws and regulations to the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission" is deemed to be replaced with "Amount of the surcharge intended to be ordered to be paid, the basis of calculation of the surcharge and the violation related to the surcharge, and major evidence among those pursuant to Article 52, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 62, paragraph (4) following the deemed replacement of terms."
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Article 63(1)After the Fair Trade Commission has issued a Payment Order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article following the deemed replacement of terms; the same applies in the following paragraph) or paragraph (4), if a final and binding decision on the same case imposes a fine on the person who received the relevant Payment Order, the Fair Trade Commission must issue a decision to modify the amount of the surcharge in the Payment Order by reducing the amount thereof by an amount equivalent to one-half of the amount of the fine imposed in the final and binding decision; provided, however, that this does not apply if the amount of the surcharge in the Payment Order does not exceed the amount equivalent to one-half of the amount of the fine or if the amount after the modification is less than one million yen.
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(3)A decision under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs must be rendered in writing, and the written decision is to indicate the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission and the application of laws and regulations thereto, and the chairman and commissioners who attended the meeting pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (1) must affix their names and seals thereto.
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(5)In a case under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Fair Trade Commission must refund in money any amount already paid pursuant to the pre-modification or pre-rescission Payment Order (excluding delinquency charges as provided in Article 69, paragraph (2)), if there is some portion that should be refunded.
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Article 64(1)An order issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 8-4, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as a "Competition Restoration Order") must be rendered in writing, and the written Competition Restoration Order is to indicate the measures necessary to restore competition with respect to the goods or services involved in the monopolistic situation, and the facts found by the Fair Trade Commission and the application of laws and regulations thereto, and the chairman and commissioners who attended the meeting pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article must affix their names and seals thereto.
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(5)If the Fair Trade Commission intends to make a notification under provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, it must consult with the competent ministers for the business operated by the enterprise concerned and hold a public hearing to obtain the opinions of the public.
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Article 68After issuing a Cease and Desist Order or a Competition Restoration Order becoming final and binding , the Fair Trade Commission may, if it considers particularly necessary, take the measures, or order its staff members to take the measures, necessary to ascertain whether the measures ordered in that order are being taken pursuant to the provisions of Article 47.
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(2)The Fair Trade Commission may, when it demanded payment pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, collect delinquency charges calculated at a rate of fourteen point five percent per annum of the amount of such surcharge for the number of days intervening between the day after the time limit for payment and the day of payment; provided, however, that this does not apply if the delinquency charges involved are less than one thousand yen.
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(4)If a person upon whom a demand has been served under the provisions of paragraph (1) fails to make the payment by the designated time limit, the Fair Trade Commission may collect the surcharge to the demand and delinquency charges under the provisions of paragraph (2) pursuant to a disposition of the national tax delinquency.
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Article 70(1)If the Fair Trade Commission has ordered payment of a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article following the deemed replacement of terms), paragraph (4) of the same Article, or Article 20-2 to 20-6 inclusive, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (25) (including when these are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms), if there is some portion that should be refunded (except in the cases provided in Article 63, paragraph (5)), the Fair Trade Commission shall promptly refund in money any amount already paid pursuant to these provisions.
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(2)If the Fair Trade Commission refunds the amount set forth in the preceding paragraph, it must add to the relevant amount the amount calculated by multiplying by a rate specified by Cabinet Order, which must not exceed seven point two five percent per annum, of the amount for the number of days in the period between the day after the lapse of one month from the day after the amount was paid and the day on which the decision was made to pay the refund.
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(3)If the Fair Trade Commission finds that maintenance of a Cease and Desist Order or a Competition Restoration Order is inappropriate due to changes in economic conditions or other reasons, it may rescind or modify the Cease and Desist Order by a decision; provided, however, that this does not apply if such action harms the interests of the addressee of the Cease and Desist Order or the Competition Restoration Order.
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Article 70-4(1)Upon petition by the Fair Trade Commission, if the court finds there to be an urgent necessity of doing so, the court may order the person engaging in an act suspected of violating the provisions of Article 3; Article 6; Article 8; Article 9, paragraph (1) or (2); Article 10, paragraph (1); Article 11 paragraph (1); , Article 13; Article 14; Article 15, paragraph (1); Article 15-2, paragraph (1); Article 15-3, paragraph (1); Article 16, paragraph (1); Article 17; or Article 19 to temporarily stop engaging in the act, stop exercising voting rights, or stop executing business as an officer of a company, or may rescind or modify such order.
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(2)The judicial decision under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is made pursuant to the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act (Act No. 51 of 2011).
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第七十条の五前条第一項の規定による裁判については、裁判所の定める保証金又は有価証券(社債、株式等の振替に関する法律第二百七十八条第一項に規定する振替債を含む。次項において同じ。)を供託して、その執行を免れることができる。
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Article 70-5(1)The execution of a judicial decision under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article may be stayed by depositing such security deposits or securities (including book-entry transfer bonds, etc., provided in Article 278, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares, etc.; the same applies in the following paragraph) as the court may fix.
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(2)If a deposit has been made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and the judicial decision pursuant to the preceding Article, paragraph (1) has become final and binding, the court may, upon the petition of the Fair Trade Commission, impose a non-penal confiscation of the whole or a part of the security deposits or securities deposited.
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第七十条の七書類の送達については、民事訴訟法(平成八年法律第百九号)第九十九条、第百一条、第百三条、第百五条、第百六条、第百八条及び第百九条の規定を準用する。この場合において、同法第九十九条第一項中「執行官」とあるのは「公正取引委員会の職員」と、同法第百八条中「裁判長」とあり、及び同法第百九条中「裁判所」とあるのは「公正取引委員会」と読み替えるものとする。
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Article 70-7With regard to the service of documents, the provisions of Article 99, Article 101, Article 103, Article 105, Article 106, Article 108 and Article 109 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) apply mutatis mutandis.In this case, the term "court execution officer" in Article 99, paragraph (1) of the Code is deemed to be replaced with "staff members of the Fair Trade Commission", and the term "presiding judge" in Article 108 of the same Code and the term "court" in Article 109 of the same Code is deemed to be replaced with "the Fair Trade Commission".
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一送達を受けるべき者の住所、居所その他送達をすべき場所が知れない場合
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(i)if the domicile, residence or other place where the would-be service recipient should be served is unknown
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二外国においてすべき送達について、前条において読み替えて準用する民事訴訟法第百八条の規定によることができず、又はこれによつても送達をすることができないと認めるべき場合
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(ii)for service that should be made in a foreign country, if the provisions of Article 108 of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding Article following the deemed replacement of terms cannot be applied, or if it is recognized that service cannot be made based on the provisions
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三前条において読み替えて準用する民事訴訟法第百八条の規定により外国の管轄官庁に嘱託を発した後六月を経過してもその送達を証する書面の送付がない場合
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(iii)if, after the lapse of six months from the date on which a competent foreign government agency was commissioned to make service pursuant to the provisions of Article 108 of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding Article following the deemed replacement of terms, documents certifying that service was made are not received.
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第七十条の九行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律(平成十四年法律第百五十一号)第二条第七号に規定する処分通知等であつて、この法律又は公正取引委員会規則の規定により書類の送達により行うこととしているものについては、行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律第四条第一項の規定にかかわらず、当該処分通知等の相手方が送達を受ける旨の公正取引委員会規則で定める方式による表示をしないときは、電子情報処理組織(同項に規定する電子情報処理組織をいう。以下この条において同じ。)を使用して行うことができない。
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Article 70-9(1)Notice of a disposition, etc. pursuant to Article 2, item (vii) of the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedure (Act No. 151 of 2002), that is to be effected by the service of documents pursuant to the provisions of this Act or the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission, may not be effected using an electronic data processing system ("electronic data processing system" as provided in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedure; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) if the recipient of the notice of the disposition, etc. has not indicated via the method specified in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission that it will be served, notwithstanding the provisions of the same paragraph.
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2公正取引委員会の職員が前項に規定する処分通知等に関する事務を電子情報処理組織を使用して行つたときは、第七十条の七において読み替えて準用する民事訴訟法第百九条の規定による送達に関する事項を記載した書面の作成及び提出に代えて、当該事項を電子情報処理組織を使用して公正取引委員会の使用に係る電子計算機(入出力装置を含む。)に備えられたファイルに記録しなければならない。
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(2)Whenever a staff member of the Fair Trade Commission engages in administrative affairs related to notice of a disposition, etc. as provided in the preceding paragraph using an electronic data processing system, the staff member must record matters related to the service under the provisions of Article 109 of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70-7 following the deemed replacement of terms in a file stored in a computer (including input and output devices) used by the Fair Trade Commission via an electronic data processing system instead of preparing and submitting a document that states those matters.
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Article 70-10In addition to what is provided for in this Act, necessary matters with respect to Fair Trade Commission investigation and any other matters relating to the processing of cases, as well as those with respect to deposits set forth in Article 70-5, paragraph (1) are provided by Cabinet Order.
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第七十条の十一公正取引委員会がする排除措置命令、納付命令、競争回復措置命令及び第七十条の二第一項に規定する認可の申請に係る処分並びにこの節の規定による決定その他の処分(第四十七条第二項の規定によつて審査官がする処分及びこの節の規定によつて指定職員がする処分を含む。)については、行政手続法(平成五年法律第八十八号)第二章及び第三章の規定は、適用しない。
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Article 70-11The provisions of Chapters II and III of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993) does not apply to Cease and Desist Orders, Payment Orders, Competition Restoration Orders or measures connected with applications for approval provided in Article 70-2, paragraph (1), decisions or any other measures under the provisions of this Section (including measures effected by investigators under the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (2) or by a Designated Staff Member under the provisions of this Section) that have been rendered by the Fair Trade Commission.
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第七十条の十二公正取引委員会がした排除措置命令、納付命令及び競争回復措置命令並びにこの節の規定による決定その他の処分(第四十七条第二項の規定によつて審査官がした処分及びこの節の規定によつて指定職員がした処分を含む。)については、行政不服審査法(昭和三十七年法律第百六十号)による不服申立てをすることができない。
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Article 70-12Cease and Desist Orders, Payment Orders and Competition Restoration Orders as well as decisions and any other measures under the provisions of this Section (including measures effected by investigators under the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (2) or by a Designated Staff Member under the provisions of this Section) that have been rendered by the Fair Trade Commission cannot be appealed under the Administrative Appeal Act (Act No. 160 of 1962).
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第三節 雑則
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Section 3 Miscellaneous Provisions
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Article 71If the Fair Trade Commission seeks to designate specific trade practices in a specific field of business pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (9), item (vi), it is first to hear the opinions of enterprises that are engaged in the same type of business as the enterprises who employ the relevant specific trade practices and hold a public hearing to obtain the opinions of the public, and then must make the designation after due consideration of the opinions presented.
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(3)If the Prosecutor General has decided not to prosecute a case that is the subject of an accusation under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the Prosecutor General must promptly submit a written report to that effect to the Prime Minister through the Minister of Justice, giving the reasons therefor.
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(2)In proving rules with respect to the proceedings of cases pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Fair Trade Commission must keep in mind the need to ensure that the relevant proceedings are duly undertaken, including ensuring that the would-be addressee of the Cease and Desist Order, the Payment Order and the Competition Restoration Order and the decision pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Section (hereinafter referred to as a "Cease and Desist Order, etc.") has sufficient opportunity to state and prove the respondent's claims, etc.
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第九章 訴訟
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Chapter IX Legal Actions
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Article 77The Fair Trade Commission is the defendant in the action for the judicial review of an administrative disposition provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Case Litigation Act (Act No. 139 of 1962) in connection with a Cease and Desist Order, etc.
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(2)In order to file the petition set forth in the preceding paragraph, the fact that the action set forth in the same paragraph has been filed for a wrongful purpose (meaning for the purpose of acquiring a wrongful benefit, for the purpose of harming another person, or for any other wrongful purpose) must be shown by prima facie evidence.
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Article 80(1)In an action to suspend or prevent an infringement under the provisions of Article 24, the court may, upon petition of a party, order a party to produce any documents necessary to prove the alleged infringement; provided, however, this does not apply if the holder of the documents has justifiable grounds for refusing to produce them.
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(3)In a case under the preceding paragraph, if the court finds it necessary to disclose the documents prescribed in the second sentence of the preceding paragraph, and to hear the opinions of a party, etc. (meaning a party (or for a juridical person, meaning its representative), an agent (excluding counsel or an assistant), an employee, or other worker of a party; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article), it may disclose the relevant documents to the party, etc. , counsel or an assistant.
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第八十一条裁判所は、第二十四条の規定による侵害の停止又は予防に関する訴訟において、その当事者が保有する営業秘密(不正競争防止法(平成五年法律第四十七号)第二条第六項に規定する営業秘密をいう。以下同じ。)について、次に掲げる事由のいずれにも該当することにつき疎明があつた場合には、当事者の申立てにより、決定で、当事者等、訴訟代理人又は補佐人に対し、当該営業秘密を当該訴訟の追行の目的以外の目的で使用し、又は当該営業秘密に係るこの項の規定による命令を受けた者以外の者に開示してはならない旨を命ずることができる。ただし、その申立ての時までに当事者等、訴訟代理人又は補佐人が第一号に規定する準備書面の閲読又は同号に規定する証拠の取調べ若しくは開示以外の方法により当該営業秘密を取得し、又は保有していた場合は、この限りでない。
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Article 81(1)In an action to suspend or prevent an infringement under the provisions of Article 24, if a prima facie showing of both of the following grounds has been made with regard to a trade secret (meaning a trade secret as provided in Article 2, paragraph (6) of Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Act No. 47 of 1993); the same applies hereinafter) held by a party to the action, the court may order the parties, etc. , counsel, or an assistant not to use the trade secret for any purpose other than pursuing the action, and not to disclose the trade secret to anyone other than a person subject to the order prescribed in this paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply if the party, etc. , counsel, or the assistant had already acquired or held the trade secret by means other than reading the brief prescribed in item (i) or through the examination or disclosure of evidence prescribed in the same item:
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一既に提出され、若しくは提出されるべき準備書面に当事者の保有する営業秘密が記載され、又は既に取り調べられ、若しくは取り調べられるべき証拠(前条第三項の規定により開示された書類を含む。)の内容に当事者の保有する営業秘密が含まれること。
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(i)the trade secret held by the party, is written in an already-produced or to-be-produced brief, or included in the contents of already-examined or to-be-examined evidence (including documents disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the paragraph (3) of the preceding Article)
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二前号の営業秘密が当該訴訟の追行の目的以外の目的で使用され、又は当該営業秘密が開示されることにより、当該営業秘密に基づく当事者の事業活動に支障を生ずるおそれがあり、これを防止するため当該営業秘密の使用又は開示を制限する必要があること。
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(ii)the party's business activities based on the trade secret under the preceding item are likely to be hindered by the use of the relevant trade secret for purpose other than pursuing the action or its disclosure, and it is necessary to restrict the use or disclosure of the trade secret in order to prevent this.
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一秘密保持命令を受けるべき者
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(i)a person to whom the Protective Order to be issued.
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二秘密保持命令の対象となるべき営業秘密を特定するに足りる事実
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(ii)facts that are sufficient for identifying the trade secret to be the subject to the Protective Order
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三前項各号に掲げる事由に該当する事実
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(iii)facts that fall under the grounds listed in each of the items of the preceding paragraph
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Article 82(1)A petitioner for a Protective Order or a person to whom a Protective Order was issued may file a petition for rescission of the Protective Order with the court that retains the case record (if no such court exists, the court that issued the Protective Order) on the grounds that the requirement prescribed in the preceding Article have not been met or are no longer met.
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(5)When a court has rendered a decision to dismiss a Protective Order, if the court had issued a Protective Order for the protection of the trade secret against any person other than the petitioner for rescission of the Protective Order or the adverse party during the same action in which the Protective Order was issued, the court must immediately notify the person of its decision to rescind the Protective Order.
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第八十三条秘密保持命令が発せられた訴訟(すべての秘密保持命令が取り消された訴訟を除く。)に係る訴訟記録につき、民事訴訟法第九十二条第一項の決定があつた場合において、当事者から同項に規定する秘密記載部分の閲覧等の請求があり、かつ、その請求の手続を行つた者が当該訴訟において秘密保持命令を受けていない者であるときは、裁判所書記官は、同項の申立てをした当事者(その請求をした者を除く。第三項において同じ。)に対し、その請求後直ちに、その請求があつた旨を通知しなければならない。
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Article 83(1)When a court has issued a ruling under Article 92, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure with regard to the case record for an action in which a Protective Order has been issued (excluding an action in which all the Protective Orders have been rescinded), if a party requests to conduct an inspection, etc. of the portion of the record that includes the secret provided for in the same paragraph, and the person who make the request was not subject to a Protective Order in the action, the court clerk must, immediately after the request is made, notify the party that filed the petition under the same paragraph (excluding the requestor; the same applies in paragraph (3)) of the fact that such a request was made.
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(2)In a case under the preceding paragraph, the court must not allow the party who performed the procedure for the request under the same paragraph to conduct an inspection, etc. of the portion of the record that represents the secret until two weeks have passed since the date of the request (if a petition for a Protective Order against the person who performed the procedure for the request was filed on or before such date, until the date on which the decision on the petition becomes final and binding).
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(3)The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs are not to apply if all parties who filed a petition under Article 92, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure consent to allow the party who made the request under paragraph (1) to conduct an inspection, etc. of the portion of the record that represents the secret.
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第八十四条の二第二十四条の規定による侵害の停止又は予防に関する訴えについて、民事訴訟法第四条及び第五条の規定により次の各号に掲げる裁判所が管轄権を有する場合には、それぞれ当該各号に定める裁判所にも、その訴えを提起することができる。
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Article 84-2(1)When a court listed in one of the following items has jurisdiction over an action to suspend or prevent an infringement under the provisions of Article 24 pursuant to the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the action may also be filed with the court set forth in the relevant item:
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一東京高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(東京地方裁判所を除く。)、大阪地方裁判所、名古屋地方裁判所、広島地方裁判所、福岡地方裁判所、仙台地方裁判所、札幌地方裁判所又は高松地方裁判所東京地方裁判所
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(i)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo High Court (excluding Tokyo District Court), Osaka District Court, Nagoya District Court, Hiroshima District Court, Fukuoka District Court, Sendai District Court, Sapporo District Court or Takamatsu District Court:Tokyo District Court
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二大阪高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(大阪地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は大阪地方裁判所
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(ii)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Osaka High Court (excluding Osaka District Court):Tokyo District Court or Osaka District Court
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三名古屋高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(名古屋地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は名古屋地方裁判所
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(iii)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Nagoya High Court (excluding Nagoya District Court):Tokyo District Court or Nagoya District Court
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四広島高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(広島地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は広島地方裁判所
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(iv)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Hiroshima High Court (excluding Hiroshima District Court):Tokyo District Court or Hiroshima District Court
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五福岡高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(福岡地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は福岡地方裁判所
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(v)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Fukuoka High Court (excluding Fukuoka District Court):Tokyo District Court or Fukuoka District Court
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六仙台高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(仙台地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は仙台地方裁判所
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(vi)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Sendai High Court (excluding Sendai District Court):Tokyo District Court or Sendai District Court
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七札幌高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(札幌地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は札幌地方裁判所
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(vii)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Sapporo High Court (excluding Sapporo District Court):Tokyo District Court or Sapporo District Court
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八高松高等裁判所の管轄区域内に所在する地方裁判所(高松地方裁判所を除く。)東京地方裁判所又は高松地方裁判所
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(viii)a district court located within the jurisdiction of the Takamatsu High Court (excluding the Takamatsu District Court):Tokyo District Court or Takamatsu District Court
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2一の訴えで第二十四条の規定による請求を含む数個の請求をする場合における民事訴訟法第七条の規定の適用については、同条中「第四条から前条まで(第六条第三項を除く。)」とあるのは、「第四条から前条まで(第六条第三項を除く。)及び私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律第八十四条の二第一項」とする。
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(2)With respect to the application of the provisions of Article 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure to a case in which several claims are made in one action, including a claim under the provisions of Article 24 of this Act, the term "Article 4 to the preceding Article inclusive (excluding Article 6, paragraph (3))" in Article 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure is deemed to be replaced with "Article 4 to the preceding Article inclusive (excluding Article 6, paragraph (3)), and Article 84-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade."
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第八十四条の四前条に規定する罪に係る事件について、刑事訴訟法(昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号)第二条の規定により第八十四条の二第一項各号に掲げる裁判所が管轄権を有する場合には、それぞれ当該各号に定める裁判所も、その事件を管轄することができる。
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Article 84-4If a court listed in one of the items under Article 84-2, paragraph (1) has jurisdiction over a case connected with crimes provided in the preceding Article pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of 1948), the court prescribed in the relevant item also has jurisdiction over the case.
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一排除措置命令等に係る行政事件訴訟法第三条第一項に規定する抗告訴訟
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(i)action for the judicial review of an administrative disposition under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Case Litigation Act in connection with the Cease and Desist Order, etc.
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二第七十条の四第一項、第七十条の五第一項及び第二項、第九十七条並びに第九十八条に規定する事件
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(ii)any case provided for in Article 70-4, paragraph (1), Article 70-5, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 97 and Article 98.
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Article 87With regard to the case subject to appeal to the Tokyo High Court against a final judgment made by the Tokyo District Court for the action or suit set forth in Article 85, item (i) or the action or suit pursuant to Article 85-2 or the case subject to appeal to the Tokyo High Court against a ruling made by the Tokyo District Court for the case as set forth in Article 85, item (ii), in the Tokyo High Court, a panel may make a ruling that the panel of five judges is to conduct a proceeding and make a judicial decision on that case.
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Article 87-2If an action to suspend or prevent an infringement pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 has been filed, and an action pursuant to the same Article in connection with the same or similar acts are pending before another court, when the court finds it proper in consideration of the addresses or locations of the parties, addresses of witnesses to be examined, the commonality of issues or evidence, and any other circumstances, the court may transfer, the case in whole or in part to the relevant other court or other courts having jurisdiction over the relevant action, by the court's own authority pursuant to the provisions of Article 84-2, paragraph (1).
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第八十八条排除措置命令等に係る行政事件訴訟法第三条第一項に規定する抗告訴訟については、国の利害に関係のある訴訟についての法務大臣の権限等に関する法律(昭和二十二年法律第百九十四号)第六条の規定は、適用しない。
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Article 88With respect to action for the judicial review of an administrative disposition under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Case Litigation Act in connection with the Cease and Desist Order, etc., the provisions of Article 6 of the Act on the Authority of the Minister of Justice over Suits Affecting the Interests of State (Act No. 194 of 1947) do not apply.
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第十章 雑則
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Chapter X Miscellaneous Provisions
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Article 88-2If any Cabinet Order or Rules of the Fair Trade Commission are established, revised or abolished pursuant to the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures relating to penal provisions) may be provided by virtue of the Cabinet Order or the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission to the extent they are considered reasonably necessary along with such establishment, revision or abolition.
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第十一章 罰則
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Chapter XI Penal Provisions
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一第三条の規定に違反して私的独占又は不当な取引制限をした者
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(i)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 3, has effected private monopolization or unreasonable restraint of trade
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二第八条第一号の規定に違反して一定の取引分野における競争を実質的に制限したもの
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(ii)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 8, item (i), has effected substantial restraint of competition in any particular field of trade
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一第六条又は第八条第二号の規定に違反して不当な取引制限に該当する事項を内容とする国際的協定又は国際的契約をしたもの
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(i)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 6 or Article 8, item (ii) has entered into an international agreement, or an international contract which contains such matters which fall under unreasonable restraint of trade
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二第八条第三号又は第四号の規定に違反したもの
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(ii)a person who violated the provisions of Article 8, item (iii) or (iv)
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三排除措置命令又は競争回復措置命令が確定した後においてこれに従わないもの
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(iii)a person who fails to comply with a Cease and Desist Order or a Competition Restoration Order after it has become final and binding
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Article 91A person who has acquired or held shares in violation of the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1), who has held shares in violation of provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article, or who has violated, regarding the prohibition or restriction pursuant to these provisions, the provisions of Article 17, is punished by imprisonment with work for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than two million yen.
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一第九条第四項の規定に違反して報告書を提出せず、又は虚偽の記載をした報告書を提出した者
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(i)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (4), has failed to submit a written report or submitted a written report with a false description
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二第九条第七項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(ii)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (7), has failed to notify or submitted a written notification with a false description
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三第十条第二項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(iii)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2), has failed to notify or submitted a written notification with a false description
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四第十条第八項の規定に違反して株式の取得をした者
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(iv)a person who has acquired shares in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (8)
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五第十五条第二項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(v)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2) has failed to notify or submitted a written notification with a false description
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六第十五条第三項において読み替えて準用する第十条第八項の規定に違反して合併による設立又は変更の登記をした者
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(vi)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms, has effected a register of an incorporation or a change as a result of a merger
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七第十五条の二第二項及び第三項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(vii)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 15-2, paragraphs (2) and (3) has failed to notify or submitted a written notification with a false description
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八第十五条の二第四項において読み替えて準用する第十条第八項の規定に違反して共同新設分割による設立の登記又は吸収分割による変更の登記をした者
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(viii)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-2, paragraph (4) following the deemed replacement of terms, has effected a register of incorporation as a result of a joint incorporation-type company split or a register of change as a result of an absorption-type split
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九第十五条の三第二項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(ix)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 15-3, paragraph (2), has failed to give notification or submitted a written notification with a false description
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十第十五条の三第三項において読み替えて準用する第十条第八項の規定に違反して共同株式移転による設立の登記をした者
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(x)a person who has effected a register of incorporation as a result of a joint share transfer in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-3, paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms
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十一第十六条第二項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(xi)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (2), has failed to give notification or submitted a written notification with a false description
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十二第十六条第三項において読み替えて準用する第十条第八項の規定に違反して第十六条第一項第一号又は第二号に該当する行為をした者
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(xii)any person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms, has carried out an act falling under Article 16, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii)
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十三第二十三条第六項の規定に違反して届出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした届出書を提出した者
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(xiii)a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (6), has failed to notify or has submitted a written notification with a false description
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一第四十七条第一項第一号又は第二項の規定による事件関係人又は参考人に対する処分に違反して出頭せず、陳述をせず、若しくは虚偽の陳述をし、又は報告をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をした者
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(i)a person concerned with a case or any witness who, in violation of the measures taken against them, pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (i) or paragraph (2), has failed to appear or to make a statement, or has made a false statement, or failed to submit a report, or submitted a false report
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二第四十七条第一項第二号又は第二項の規定による鑑定人に対する処分に違反して出頭せず、鑑定をせず、又は虚偽の鑑定をした者
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(ii)an expert witness who, in violation of the measures taken with regard to them, pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (ii) or paragraph (2), has failed to appear or to give an expert opinion, or submitted a false expert opinion
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三第四十七条第一項第三号又は第二項の規定による物件の所持者に対する処分に違反して物件を提出しない者
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(iii)a holder of the materials who, in violation of the objects taken with regard to them pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iii) or paragraph (2), has failed to submit the objects
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四第四十七条第一項第四号又は第二項の規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、又は忌避した者
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(iv)a person who has refused, obstructed or evaded the inspection pursuant to the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), item (iv) or paragraph (2)
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Article 95(1)If a representative of a juridical person, or an agent, an employee or any other worker of a juridical person or of an individual has, with regard to the business or property of the juridical person or individual, violated the provisions referred to in any of the following items, in addition to the offender being punished, the juridical person or individual is sentenced to the fine prescribed in each of those items.
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一第八十九条五億円以下の罰金刑
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(i)Article 89:Fine of not more than five hundred million yen.
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二第九十条第三号(第七条第一項又は第八条の二第一項若しくは第三項の規定による命令(第三条又は第八条第一号の規定に違反する行為の差止めを命ずる部分に限る。)に違反した場合を除く。)三億円以下の罰金刑
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(ii)Article 90, item (iii) (excluding violation of an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1); or Article 8-2, paragraphs (1) or (3) (limited to portions ordering the party to cease and desist from the act in violation of the provisions of Article 3 or Article 8, item (i))):Fine of not more than three hundred million yen.
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三第九十条第一号、第二号若しくは第三号(第七条第一項又は第八条の二第一項若しくは第三項の規定による命令(第三条又は第八条第一号の規定に違反する行為の差止めを命ずる部分に限る。)に違反した場合に限る。)、第九十一条、第九十一条の二又は第九十四条各本条の罰金刑
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(iii)Article 90, item (i), (ii), or (iii) (limited to violation of an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 8-2, paragraphs (1) or (3) (limited to portions ordering the party to cease and desist from the act in violation of the provisions of Article 3 or Article 8, item (i))), Article 91, Article 91-2 or Article 94:Fine as provided in each of the Articles.
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(2)If a representative, manager, agent, employee or any other worker of an organization without juridical personality has, with regard to the business or property of the organization, violated the provisions referred to in any of the following items, in addition to the offender being punished, the organization is sentenced to the fine prescribed in each of those items.
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一第八十九条五億円以下の罰金刑
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(i)Article 89:Fine of not more than five hundred million yen
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二第九十条第三号(第七条第一項又は第八条の二第一項若しくは第三項の規定による命令(第三条又は第八条第一号の規定に違反する行為の差止めを命ずる部分に限る。)に違反した場合を除く。)三億円以下の罰金刑
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(ii)Article 90, item (iii) (excluding violation of an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 8-2, paragraphs (1) or (3) (limited to portions ordering the party to cease and desist from the act in violation of the provisions of Article 3 or Article 8, item (i))):Fine of not more than three hundred million yen
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三第九十条第一号、第二号若しくは第三号(第七条第一項又は第八条の二第一項若しくは第三項の規定による命令(第三条又は第八条第一号の規定に違反する行為の差止めを命ずる部分に限る。)に違反した場合に限る。)又は第九十四条各本条の罰金刑
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(iii)Article 90, item (i), (ii), or (iii) (limited to violation of an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 8-2, paragraphs (1) or (3) (limited to portions ordering the party to cease and desist from the act in violation of the provisions of Article 3 or Article 8, item (i))), or Article 94:Fine as provided in each of the Articles
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(3)If a representative of a juridical person, or an agent, employee or any other of a juridical person or an individual has violated paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, in addition to the offender being punished, the juridical person is sentenced to a fine of not more than three hundred million yen, or the individual is sentenced to the fine prescribed in the same paragraph.
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(5)In a case under paragraph (2), the representative or manager represents the organization in procedural acts, and the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure that are applicable to procedural acts if a juridical person is the accused or the suspect apply mutatis mutandis.
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Article 95-2If a violation of Article 89, paragraph (1), item (i); Article 90, item (i) or (iii); or Article 91 occurs, the representative of the relevant juridical person (excluding those that fall under the category of a trade association for a violation of Article 90, items (i) or (iii)) that has failed to take necessary measures to prevent the violation despite the knowledge of a plan for the violation or that has failed to take necessary measures to rectify the violation despite the knowledge of the violation, is also to be punished by the fine as prescribed in the relevant Article.
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Article 95-3(1)If a violation of Article 89, paragraph (1), item (ii) or Article 90 occurs, an officer or any other officer or a manager of the relevant trade association or its constituent enterprise (including, if the officer, employee, agent or other person who has engaged in the act for the benefit of an enterprise was a constituent enterprise, the relevant enterprise) that has failed to take necessary measures to prevent the violation despite the knowledge of a plan for the violation or who has failed to take necessary measures to rectify the violation despite knowledge of the violation, is also to be punished by the fine as prescribed in each of the Articles.
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(2)If an officer or any other officer or a manager of the relevant trade association or its constituent enterprise as provided in the preceding paragraph is a juridical person or any other organization, the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply to the officer or other officer or manager of the organization.
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(3)In filing an accusation under paragraph (1), whenever the Fair Trade Commission finds it to be appropriate for the sentence under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or Article 100, paragraph (1), item (i) to be rendered with respect to a crime related to the accusation, the Fair Trade Commission may state to that effect in the written accusation set forth under the preceding paragraph.
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Article 100(1)In a case under Article 89 or 90, the court may issue the following sentences simultaneously with the rendition of punishments, depending on the circumstances; provided, however, that the sentence under item (i) is limited to a case in which the relevant patent right, or exclusive or non-exclusive license for a patented invention belongs to the criminal:
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一違反行為に供せられた特許権の特許又は特許発明の専用実施権若しくは通常実施権は取り消されるべき旨
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(i)that the patent under patent right or the exclusive or non-exclusive license for the patented invention which was used for the violation related is revoked
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二判決確定後六月以上三年以下の期間、政府との間に契約をすることができない旨
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(ii)that the criminal may not enter into a contract with the government for a period of not less than six months and not more than three years after the judgment becoming final and binding
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第十二章 犯則事件の調査等
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Chapter XII Investigation of Criminal Cases, Etc.
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Article 101(1)Whenever necessary in the investigation of a criminal case (cases related to crimes in Articles 89 to 91 inclusive; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter), a staff member of the Fair Trade Commission (limited to the staff members designated by the Fair Trade Commission; hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as "FTC Staff Member(s)") may request a criminal suspect or witness (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as "Criminal Suspect(s), etc.") to appear before the Fair Trade Commission, may question a Criminal Suspect, etc. , inspect an object possessed or abandoned by a Criminal Suspect, etc. , and may retain an object voluntarily submitted or abandoned by a Criminal Suspect, etc.
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Article 102(1)Whenever necessary in the investigation of a criminal case, an FTC Staff Member may conduct an on-site inspection, search, or seizure, by virtue of a Warrant issued in advance by a judge of the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over the location of the Fair Trade Commission (Note: Tokyo District Court and Tokyo Summary Court).
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(2)In a case under the preceding paragraph requiring urgency, an FTC Staff Member may take the measures under the preceding paragraph by virtue of a warrant issued in advance by a judge of the district court or the summary court having jurisdiction over the location of the site to be inspected, the site, body or an object to be searched, or the object to be seized.
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(4)If a request provided in the preceding paragraph is made, the judge of the district court or the summary court must issue a Warrant to the FTC Staff Member with the judge's name and seal affixed thereto, and the following information entered thereon: the site to be inspected; the site, body or object to be searched; or the object to be seized; the government position and name of the person making the request; the Warrant's valid period; the fact that the inspection, search or seizure may not be initiated and the Warrant must be returned after the expiration of the valid period; the date of issuance of the Warrant; and the name of the court to which the judge belongs.In this case, the name of the criminal suspect and the fact of a criminal offense, if known, must also be written.
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Article 103(1)Whenever necessary in the investigation of a criminal case, after receipt of a Warrant, an FTC Staff Member may seize postal items, correspondence or documents related to telegrams that are sent by or to a criminal suspect and stored or possessed by persons handling communication affairs pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.
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(2)After receipt of a Warrant, an FTC Staff Member may seize postal items, correspondence or documents related to telegrams that are stored or possessed by persons handling communication affairs pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations and do not fall under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, to the extent that there are sufficient grounds to suspect each of the items are related to a criminal case.
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Article 109(1)When conducting an on-site inspection, search or seizure of a person's residence, or a residence, building or other site guarded by a person, an FTC Staff Member must have the owner or superintendent (including their representative or agent or other person who can act on their behalf), or their employee or cohabitating relative who has attained the age of majority witness it.
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(2)If it is not possible, in a case under the preceding paragraph, to have a person provided in that paragraph witness the on-site inspection, search, or seizure, an FTC Staff Member must have a neighbor who has attained the age of majority or a local police official or local government official witness it.
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Article 111After carrying out questioning, inspection, retention, on-site inspection, search or seizure pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, an FTC Staff Member must prepare a written report that states the date when the measures were taken and the findings, and show it to the person who was questioned or the witness, and, along with the person who was questioned or the witness, affix the person's name and seal thereto; provided, however, that if the person who was questioned or the witness does not affix the person's name and seal thereto or is unable to do so, it is sufficient to make supplementary note to that effect.
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Article 113Regarding a retained or seized object that is difficult to transport or store, an FTC Staff Member may, with the consent of the owner or holder of the object or other person that the FTC Staff Member finds to be appropriate, have such a person store the object after receiving a safekeeping receipt.
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(2)If the Fair Trade Commission cannot return a retained or seized object set forth in the preceding paragraph because it does not know the domicile or residence of the person to whom the object should be returned or because of another reason, the Fair Trade Commission must issue a public notice to that effect.
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(2)If a retained or seized object set forth in the preceding paragraph is being stored pursuant to the provisions of Article 113, the Fair Trade Commission must hand over the safekeeping receipt set forth in that Article and notify the person storing the object pursuant to that Article to that effect.
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(3)When a retained or seized object is handed over pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the object is deemed to have been seized pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Article 117The provisions of Chapters II to IV inclusive of the Administrative Procedure Act do not apply to measures taken or administrative guidance implemented by the Fair Trade Commission or an FTC Staff Member in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
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