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(ii) reducing the relevant Surcharge Before Reduction by the Surcharge Before Reduction multiplied by a rate specified in the relevant agreement (referred to as the "Specified Rate" in item (ii) of the following paragraph and paragraph (3)) within the scope of rates provided in the (a) or (b) below (referred to as the "Upper Limit Rate" in item (ii) in the following paragraph) according to the category of the enterprises listed in (a) or (b) below.

(a) the enterprise that submitted reports and materials regarding the facts provided items (i) to (iv) inclusive of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article: not more than forty percent.

(b) the enterprise that submitted reports and materials regarding the facts provided in item (i) or (ii) of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article: not more than twenty percent.

(2) In cases where the facts or materials obtained from acts listed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph, explained by the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise in the conference in the same paragraph are necessary for prompt revealing the truth of the case, and the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise are found to be likely to ascertain new facts or materials regarding the relevant case which are related to the facts with respect to the matters provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission in paragraph (1) after the agreement set forth in the same paragraph, when the existence of conditions are found where a certain period is necessary for the submission of the new facts or materials, the Fair Trade Commission may request, in the conference, the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise to make the agreement in which the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise conducts the acts listed in item (i) below in addition to the acts listed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph, and the Fair Trade Commission conducts the acts listed in item (ii) below instead of the acts listed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph.

(i) the following acts

(a) reporting the new facts or submitting the new materials to the Fair Trade Commission immediately when the new facts or materials are ascertained after the agreement.

(b) reporting the facts, submitting the materials or consenting to the inspection or conducting other acts, at the request of the Fair Trade Commission, regarding the facts or materials obtained from the acts listed in (a).

(ii) reducing the relevant Surcharge Before Reduction by the Surcharge Before Reduction multiplied by a rate decided by the Fair Trade Commission based on its assessment of the contents of the facts relevant to the matters provided in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission set forth in the previous paragraph obtained from the acts listed in the preceding
item, not exceeding the sum of the Specified Rate and the rate stipulated in the agreement pursuant to the provisions in the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission for the acts listed in the preceding item (limited to the rate below Upper Limit Rate) (referred to as the "After Assessment Rate" in the following paragraph and paragraph (5)).

(3) In a case under paragraph (1), Article 7-2, when there is an agreement set forth in paragraph (1) (including the agreement which contains the engagement in the acts listed in each of the items in the preceding paragraph; the same applies in this Article and the following Article) the Fair Trade Commission is to reduce the relevant Surcharge Before Reduction by the sum of the amount to be reduced pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of the preceding Article and the Surcharge Before Reduction multiplied by the Specified Rate or After the Assessment Rate according to the contents of the agreement.

(4) The agreement set forth in paragraph (1) is to be concluded with its contents clarified in writing on which the Fair Trade Commission and the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise sign or register and seal.

(5) If the agreement in set forth in paragraph (1) which contains the engagement in the acts listed in item (ii) of paragraph (2) is to be concluded, The Fair Trade Commission is to state the method of the assessment and the decision of the After Assessment Rate in the writing set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(6) In the conference set forth in paragraph (1), the Fair Trade Commission may request the Reporting, (etc.) Enterprise to explain an overview of the facts or materials that it may report or submit through the acts listed in paragraph (1), item (i) (a).

(7) If the agreement set forth in paragraph (1) is not reached (excluding the cases where the Reporting, (etc.) Enterprise does not respond to the request set forth in paragraph (2) and the agreement which contains only an engagement in the acts listed in each of the items of paragraph (1) was reached), the Fair Trade Commission may not use the documents and other materials that record the explanation by the Reporting, (etc.) Enterprise at the conference set forth in paragraph (1) as evidence.

(8) The necessary procedures regarding the conference set forth in paragraph (1) such as the deadline for application of conference shall be prescribed by the Rules of the Fair Trade Commission.

(9) The Reporting (etc.) Enterprise may appoint agents (limited to attorneys or legal profession corporations; referred to as "Specified Agents" in the following paragraph and paragraph (11)) at the time of the conference set forth in paragraph (1).

(10) The Fair Trade Commission is to inform the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise in
writing that Specified Agents may be appointed at the time of the conference set forth in paragraph (1).

(11) With respect to the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) and (4) when the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise appoints Specified Agents pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (9), the term "confer with the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise" in paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "confer with the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise or Specified Agents (meaning the Specified Agents as provided in paragraph (9); the same applies in paragraph (4)", and the term "and Reports, etc. enterprise" in paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with ", the Reporting (etc.) Enterprise and the Specified Agents".

Article 7-6 (1) 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 Article 7-2, paragraph (1) or a notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (7) to an enterprise that submitted reports and materials regarding the fact pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of paragraph (1), items (i) to (iv) inclusive of paragraph (2), or item (i) or (ii) of paragraph (3) of Article 7-4, these provisions do not apply, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) to (3) inclusive of the same article and paragraph (3) of the preceding Article.

(i) that 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 Article 7-4, paragraph (4), item (iv); the same applies from this item to item (iii).) or reports and materials obtained from the acts listed in item (i) in paragraph (1) or item (i) in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article engaged by the enterprise contained false information.

(ii) that the enterprise (limited to the enterprise that submitted reports and materials regarding the facts pursuant to the provisions of item (i) in paragraph (1) of Article 7-4.) failed to submit reports or materials or submitted false reports or materials in response to the request pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of the same article.

(iii) that the enterprises (limited to the enterprise that submitted reports and materials regarding the facts pursuant to the provisions of items (i) to (iv) inclusive of paragraph (2) or item (i) or (ii) in paragraph (3) of Article 7-4) submitted false reports or materials in response to the request pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (6) of the same article.

(iv) that, in the case connected with the violation committed by the relevant enterprise, the enterprise coerced another enterprise (limited to one other than the relevant enterprise and other than any other enterprise that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise if the
enterprise is the person that submitted the reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 7-4, among the enterprise and any other one or more enterprises that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise; the same applies in this item) to commit the violation provided in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2, or blocked another enterprise from discontinuing the relevant violation.

(v) that the enterprise blocked another enterprise (limited to one other than the relevant enterprise and other than any other enterprise that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise if the enterprise is the person that submitted the reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 7-4, among the enterprise and any other one or more enterprises that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise,) from submitting reports and materials regarding the fact pursuant to the provisions of item (i) in paragraph (1), items (i) to (iv) inclusive in paragraph (2), or item (i) or item (ii) of paragraph (3) of the same Article or applying for the conference provided in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

(vi) that the enterprise disclosed to a third party (limited to one other than the relevant enterprise and other than any other enterprise that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise if the enterprise is the person that submitted the reports and materials pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 7-4, among the enterprise and any other one or more enterprises that submitted the reports and materials jointly with the enterprise), without a justifiable grounds, the fact that the enterprise submitted reports and materials regarding the fact pursuant to the provisions of item (i) of paragraph (1) of Article 7-4, items (i) to (iv) inclusive in paragraph (2), or item (i) or (ii) in paragraph (3) or concluded the agreement or conducted the conference set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

(vii) that the enterprise, in violation of the agreement set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, failed to conduct the acts relevant to the agreement.

Article 7-7 (1) In the case under Article 7-2, paragraph (1), 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 the same Article, Article 7-3, paragraph (2) or (3) of Article 7-4, or paragraph (3) of Article 7-5, 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 Article 7-2, Article 7-3, paragraph (2) or (3) of Article 7-4, or paragraph (3) of Article 7-5 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. (2) In the case under the proviso to the preceding paragraph, the Fair Trade Commission may not order payment of a surcharge.

(3) 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) of Article 7-2 to the enterprise other than the relevant enterprises regarding the case connected with the violation provided in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2, 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 the order).

Article 7-8 (1) Any enterprise that has received an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 must pay the surcharge calculated pursuant to the provisions of the same article, Article 7-3, paragraph (2) or (3) of Article 7-4, paragraph (3) of Article 7-5, or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

(2) If the amount of surcharge calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-2, Article 7-3, paragraph (2) or (3) of Article 7-4, paragraph (3) of Article 7-5, or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article includes numbers to the right of the ten thousands place, the surcharge is rounded down to the nearest ten thousand yen.

(3) If an enterprise that has committed a violation provided in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 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 order pursuant to the provisions of the same Article, notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (7) of Article 7-4 and paragraphs (3) of the preceding Article, or decision pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 63, 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 from Article 7-2 to this article.

(4) If an enterprise that has committed a violation provided in paragraph (1) of Article 7-2 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., 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, 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 from the same article to this article. 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) of Article 7-2 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 (4) of Article 7-8; the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (1) of the same article), 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," and the term "Any enterprise who has received an order" appearing in paragraph (1) 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 the same paragraph, 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 the same paragraph."

(5) In a case under the preceding two paragraphs, matters necessary for the application of the provisions of Article 7-4, and Article 7-5 are provided by Cabinet Order.

(6) After seven years have passed since the end of the Period of implementation, the Fair Trade Commission may not order payment of a surcharge for the relevant violation.

Article 7-9 (1) If an enterprise effects private monopolization (limited to that arising from the control of the business activities of other enterprise) that is related to the price of goods or services supplied by the relevant other enterprise (hereinafter referred to as "Controlled Enterprise" in this paragraph) or substantially restrains the supply volume, market share or transaction counterparties with respect to goods or services supplied by the Controlled Enterprise and thereby affects their price of goods or services, 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 the total sum of ten percent of the amount listed in items (i) and (ii) below and the amount listed in item (iii) below; 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.

(i) the amount of sales of the relevant goods or services that the enterprise and its Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied to the Controlled Enterprise (including the goods or services necessary for the Controlled Enterprise to supply the goods or services in the particular field of trade connected with the relevant violation; the same applies in the following item and item (iii)), the goods or services that the enterprise and the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied in the particular field of trade (excluding the goods or services that the Specified Non-violating supply Co-subsidiary, etc. supplied to the enterprise and the goods or services that the enterprise or the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied to the Controlled Enterprise and Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. of the enterprise) and the goods or services that the enterprise and the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied to the Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. in the particular field of trade (excluding the goods or services that the Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. (limited to the Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. or the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc.) received from the enterprise or the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. in order to supply the goods or services to others) in the Period of Implementation for the violation connected with the violation, calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order.

(ii) The amount, calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, equivalent to the price for the business that is closely connected to the goods or services connected with the relevant violation such as manufacturing, sales, or management of all or part of the goods or services, provided by Cabinet Order, which the enterprise and its wholly owned subsidiary, etc. (limited to the enterprise and its wholly owned subsidiary, etc. not in violation; the same applies in the following item) conducted

(iii) The amount, calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order, equivalent economic benefits such as money which the enterprise and its wholly owned co-subsidiary, etc. gained irrespective of its name such as charges and remuneration, with regard to not supplying the goods or services connected with the relevant violation to others (excluding the Supplying Co-Subsidiaries, etc. of the enterprise and other enterprises that committed a violation and their Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc.).

(2) If an enterprise effects private monopolization (limited to that engaged in by excluding the business activities of other enterprises, and excluding those which fall under the provisions of preceding paragraph), 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 in an amount equivalent to six percent of the amount of sales of the goods or services that the enterprise and its Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied in the particular field of trade connected with the relevant violation (excluding the goods or services supplied to the other enterprises that supply the goods or services in the particular field of trade), the goods or services that the enterprise and the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied to the other enterprises (excluding the Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. of the enterprise) supplying the goods or services in the particular field of trade (including the goods or services necessary for the other enterprises to supply the goods or services) and the goods or services that the enterprise and the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. supplied to the Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. in the particular field of trade (excluding the goods or services that the Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. (limited to the Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. or the Specified Non-violating Supplying Co-subsidiary, etc.) received from the enterprise or the Specified Non-Violating Supplying Co-Subsidiary, etc. in order to supply the goods or services to others) in the Violation Period connected with the violation, calculated using the method provided by Cabinet Order; 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.

(3) The provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (3), Article 7-3, paragraph (1) (excluding proviso), Article 7-7 and paragraphs (1) to (4) inclusive and paragraph (6) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which an act is committed in violation of the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, each term or phrase listed in the middle column of the table below that appears in the provision listed in the left hand column of the same table is deemed to be replaced with the corresponding term or phrase listed in the right hand column of the same table.

Article 7-2, paragraph (3)	paragraph (1)	Article 7-9, paragraph (1)
any of the items in paragraph (1)	Article 7-9, any of the items in paragraph (1)
or specific non-violating purchasing subsidiary, etc. or	or
Article 7-3, paragraph (1)	paragraph (1) of the preceding Article	Article 7-9, paragraph (1)
The same paragraph (including when these are applied pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same article	The same paragraph