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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) and paragraphs (10) to (14), 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."

Article 15-2 (1) No company may effect a joint incorporation-type company split (meaning an incorporation-type company split that a company effects jointly with another company; the same applies hereinafter) or an absorption-type split if any of the following items applies:

(i) if the joint incorporation-type company split or absorption-type split substantially restrains competition in a particular field of trade

(ii) if unfair trade practices have been employed in the course of the joint incorporation-type company split or absorption-type split

(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:

(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.

(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.

(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).

(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.

(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:

(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.

(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).

(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.

(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).

(4) The provisions of Article 10, paragraphs (8) to (14) 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) and paragraphs (10) to (14) 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."
Article 15-3 (1) No company may engage in a joint share transfer (meaning a share transfer carried out by a company jointly with another company; the same applies hereinafter) if it falls under either of the following items:

(i) if the joint share transfer substantially restrains competition in a particular field of trade

(ii) if unfair trade practices have been employed in the course of the share transfer

(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.

(3) The provisions of the paragraphs (8) to (14) 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) and paragraphs (10) to (14) 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."

Article 16 (1) No company may engage in any of the following acts if its doing so substantially restrains competition in any particular field of trade, nor may it engage in any of the following acts through unfair trade practices: (i) accepting assignment of the whole or a substantial part of the business of another company

(ii) accepting assignment of the whole or a substantial part of the fixed assets used for the business of another company

(iii) taking on a lease of the whole or a substantial part of the business of
another company

(iv) undertaking the management of the whole or a substantial part of the business of another company

(v) entering into a contract which provides for a joint profit and loss account for business with another company

(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.

(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.

(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.

(3) The provisions of paragraphs (8) to (14) 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) and paragraphs (10) to (14) 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."

Article 17 No person may engage in any act, irrespective of the name given to that act, that evades the prohibitions and restrictions provided for in the provisions of Articles 9 to 16 inclusive.
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.

(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.

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.

(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."

(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."

Article 18-2 The term "Violation Period" as used in this Chapter means the period from the date on which the enterprise began to engage in the act of the violation provided in Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 (if the date on which the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), items (i), (iii) or (iv) was first taken to the enterprise for the case connected with the relevant violation (if the measure was not taken, the date on which the enterprise received an advance
notification (meaning a notification which The Fair Trade Commission sends to the enterprise that committed the violations provided in Articles 20-2 to Article 20-6 pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 62, paragraph (4) following the deemed replacement terms, if the Commission orders to pay a surcharge pursuant to the provisions of Articles 20-2 to Article 20-6; the same applies in the following paragraph) in connection with the violation) is before the date ten years preceding the date of the engaging; the date ten years preceding the date of the measure), to the date on which the enterprise stopped engaging in the act of violation.

(2) In this Chapter, "Investigation Start Date" means the date on which the measure listed in Article 47, paragraph (1), items (i), (iii) or (iv) was first taken for the case connected with the relevant violation provided in Articles 20-2 to Article 20-5 (if the measure was not taken, the date on which the enterprise received an advance notification in connection with the relevant violation).

## Chapter V Unfair Trade Practices

Article 19 An enterprise must not employ unfair trade practices.

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.

(2) The provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to an act in violation of the provisions of the preceding Article.

Article 20-2 If 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 must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to three percent 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 during the Violation Period, 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 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 an 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 the Cabinet Order; provided, however, that the Commission may not order the payment of such a surcharge if, with regard to the relevant 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 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 7-9, paragraph (1) or (2) (limited to when the relevant order is final and binding; the same applies in Articles 20-4 and 20-5), a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (7) or Article 7-7, paragraph (3), 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:

(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 Investigation Start Date in relation to the case connected with the relevant violation.

(ii) an enterprise whose wholly owned subsidiary was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article (limited to the case when the wholly owned subsidiary was that of the relevant enterprise on the date of the order) or of this Article (limited to the case when the wholly owned subsidiary was that of the enterprise on the date of the order) within the ten years before the Investigation Start Date for the case connected with the relevant violation.

Article 20-3 If 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)), the Fair Trade Commission must order the enterprise, pursuant to the procedures provided in Section 2 of Chapter VIII, to pay to the national treasury a surcharge in an amount equivalent to three percent of the amount of sales for the goods or services provided in the same item that the enterprise supplied, through the act in violation during the Violation Period, 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, with regard to the act in violation, the enterprise has received an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1),