| The Antimonopoly Act |
Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of
Fair Trade
(1947,revised 2005)
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Rules on Administrative Investigations by the Fair Trade Commission |
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Rules on Compulsory Investigation of Criminal Cases by the Fair Trade Commission
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Rules on Reporting and Submission of Materials Regarding Immunity From or Reduction of Surcharges
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Rules on Hearing by the Fair Trade Commission |
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The Fair Trade Commission's Policy on Criminal Accusation and Compulsory
Investigation of Criminal Cases Regarding Antimonopoly Violations
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New! The Fair Trade Commission's View on New Rules of the Amended Antimonopoly
Act |
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Administrative Guidance |
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Guidelines Concerning Administrative Guidance under the Antimonopoly Act (1994) |
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Distribution Systems and Business Practices |
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Guidelines Concerning Distribution Systems and Business Practices (1991) |
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Trade Associations |
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Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Trade Associations under the Antimonopoly
Act (1995) |
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Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Associations Conducting of Qualified
Professional under the Antimonopoly Act (2001) |
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Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Medical Association under the Antimonopoly
Act (1981) |
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Guidelines Concerning the Activities of Firms and Trade Associations with
Regard to Public Bids (1994) |
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Guidelines Concerning Joint Activities for Recycling under the Antimonopoly
Act (2001) |
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Monopolistic Situations and Parallel Price Increase |
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Guidelines Concerning the Interpretation of "Specific Business Field"
as Defined in the Provisions of "Monopolistic Situation" in the
Antimonopoly Act (1978, rev 2005) |
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Notice: Guidelines for Section 18-2 of the Antimonopoly Act(Parallel Price
Increase) was abolished on 27 May 2005. |
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Mergers and Acquisitions |
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Guidelines Concerning Companies which Constitute an Excessive Concentration
of Economic Power (2002) |
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Guidelines Concerning Authorization of Acquisition and Holding of Voting
Rights by Banking and Insurance Companies under the Provisions of Section
11 of the Antimonopoly Act (2002) |
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New! Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of
Business Combination (2004, revised 2007) |
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Notification System Concerning M&As by Companies outside Japan (1999) |
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New! Policies dealing with prior consultation regarding business combination plans (2002, revised 2007) |
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New! Rules on Applications for Approval, Reporting, Notification, etc. Pursuant to the Provisions of Articles 9 to 16 of the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (2007) |
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Unfair Trade Practices |
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Designation of Unfair Trade Practices (1982) |
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New! Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices by Large-Scale Retailers
Relating to the Trade with Suppliers (2005) |
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Notice: Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices in the Textbook Business was abolished on 1 September 2006. |
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Notice: Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices in the Maritime Business was abolished on 13 April 2006. |
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Decision to Close the Hearing Proceedings against the Far Eastern Freight
Conference (Operation Criteria of Specific Unfair Trade Practices in the
Maritime Business --- i.e. , "FIVE PRINCIPLES") (1959) |
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Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices when Specified Shippers
Assign the Transport and Custody of Articles (2004) |
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Notice: Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices in Canned Food or Bottled
Food Business was abolished on 1 February 2006. |
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Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices in the Newspaper Business (1999) |
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Notice: Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices by Offering Economic Benefits through Lotteries
or Other Means in Advertisement was abolished on 27 April 2006. |
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Guidelines Concerning Designation of Specific Unfair Trade Practices by Large-Scale Retailers Relating to Trade with Suppliers(2005) |
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Guidelines Conderning the Franchise System under the Antimonopoly Act (2002) |
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Guidelines Concerning Unjust Low Price Sales under the Antimonopoly Act (1984) |
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New! Guidelines for the Use of Intellectual Property under the Antimonopoly Act (2007) |
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Guidelines on Standardization and Patent Pool Arrangements(2005) |
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Guidelines for Unfair Trade Practices Associated with Relaxation of
Controls over Classification of Business Categories and Expansion of Scope
of Business for Financial Institutions (2004) |
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Guidelines Concerning Joint Research and Development under the Antimonopoly
Act (1993) |
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Guidelines Concerning Abuse of Dominant Bargaining Position in Service
Transactions under the Antimonopoly Act (1998) |
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Guidelines for Proper Electric Power Trade (1999) |
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Guidelines for Proper Gas Trade (2000) |
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Guidelines for Promotion of Competition in the Telecommunications Business
Field (2001) |
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Prior Consultation System |
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Prior Consultation System for Activities of Business (2001) |
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| The Subcontract Act |
| Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors (1956) |
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Implementing Order of the Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds,
etc. to Subcontractors (2001) |
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| The Premiums and Representations Act |
| Act Against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (1962) |
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Guidelines for the Interpretation of the Notification Concerning Designation
of Premiums, Etc. (1977) |
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Guidelines for the Interpretation of the Notification on Premium Offers
to General Consumers (1977) |
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Guidelines for the Interpretation of the Notification on Premium Offers
by Lotteries or Prize Competition (1977) |
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| New! Act Concerning Elimination and Prevention of Involvement in Bid Rigging
etc (2006) |
