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Article 7-9, paragraph (1) or (2) or provisions of the following Article (limited to when the relevant order is final and binding), a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-4, 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 the surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen: (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 (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 for the case connected with the relevant violation.

(ii) an enterprise whose wholly owned subsidiary was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 (limited to the case when the wholly owned subsidiary was that of the 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 violation.

Article 20-4 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 (iii)), 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 the 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) or Article 7-9, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (7) or Article 7-7, paragraph (3), or if the amount of the surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen:

(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 (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 of the case connected with the relevant violation.

(ii) an enterprise whose wholly owned subsidiary was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 (limited to the case when the wholly owned subsidiary was that of the 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 violation.

Article 20-5 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 (iv)), 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 the 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) or Article 7-9, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (7) or Article 7-7, paragraph (3), or if the amount of the surcharge pursuant to this Article is less than one million yen:

(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 for the case connected with the relevant violation.

(ii) an enterprise whose wholly owned subsidiary was subject to an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 (limited to the case when the wholly owned subsidiary was that of the 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 violation.

Article 20-6 If 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 violation period (if the enterprise engaged in the act in violation against a counterparty to which it supplied goods or services, a surcharge during the Violation Period 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.

Article 20-7 The provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (3), and Article 7-8, paragraphs (1) to (4) inclusive and paragraph (6) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which an act is committed in violation of the provisions of Articles 20-2 to the preceding Article inclusive. 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 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive
Period of Implementation	Violation period pursuant to the provisions of Article 18-2, paragraph (1)
listed in the items under paragraph (1)	pursuant to the provisions of Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive
The relevant enterprise, its specified irrelevant enterprise, non-violating supply subsidiary, etc. or specified non-violating purchasing subsidiary, etc.	relevant enterprise
Article 7-8, paragraph (1)	Article 7-2, paragraph (1)	From Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive
The same Article, Article 7-3, Article 7-4, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3), Article 7-5, paragraph (3), or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article,	These provisions and Article 7-2, paragraph (3) to be applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
Article 7-8, paragraph (2)	Article 7-2, Article 7-3, Article 7-4, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3), Article 7-5, paragraph (3), or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article,	Provisions in Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive or Article 7-2, paragraph (3) to be applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
Article 7-8, paragraph (3)	Article 7-2, paragraph (1) and the order issued to the relevant juridical person under the provisions of the same paragraph, the notification under the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (7) and the preceding Article, paragraph (3) and decision under the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as an "Order, etc." in this paragraph and the following paragraph) mean 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	From Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive are deemed to be a violation committed by the juridical person surviving, or established as a result of the merger
From Article 7-2 to this Article	These provisions and Article 7-2, paragraph (3) and paragraph (1) to the next paragraph inclusive and paragraph (6) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
Article 7-8, paragraph (4)	Article 7-2, paragraph (1)	Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive
the violation committed or Order, etc. received by the relevant juridical person	the violation
the violation committed or Order, etc. received by the relevant subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to specified business	the violation
From the Article to this Article	These provisions and Article 7-2, paragraph (3) and paragraph (1) to this paragraph inclusive and paragraph (6) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
in Article 7-2, paragraph (1), "relevant	Article 20-2 to Article 20-6 inclusive, ", relevant
Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business (meaning Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business as provided in Article 7-8, paragraph (4): the same applies in this paragraph	, to Subsidiary, etc. That Has Succeeded to Specified Business, this Article
and the same Article, paragraph (1)) this paragraph
, paragraph (1)	, paragraph (1) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms
any subsidiary company, etc. that has succeeded to specified business, the same paragraph	subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to specified business (meaning subsidiary, etc. that has succeeded to specified business as provided in paragraph (4) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant of Article 20-7 following the deemed replacement of terms the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph.), these
Article 7-8, paragraph (6)	Period of Implementation	Violation Period as provided in Article 18-2, paragraph (1)

## Chapter VI Exemptions

Article 21 The 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.

Article 22 The 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:

(i) the purpose of the partnership is to provide mutual support to small-scale enterprise or consumers

(ii) the partnership is voluntarily formed, and the partners may voluntarily participate in and withdraw from it

(iii) each partner possesses equal voting rights

(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

Article 23 (1) The provisions of this Act do not apply to legitimate acts engaged in by an enterprise that produces or sells a goods designated 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.

(2) The Fair Trade Commission may not designate a goods under the provisions of the preceding paragraph unless each of the following items applies:

(i) the goods is for daily use by general consumers

(ii) free competition exists with respect to the goods

(3) The designation of a goods under the provisions of paragraph (1) is made via a public notice.

(4) Paragraph (1) also applies to legitimate acts engaged in by an enterprise that publishes works or an enterprise that sells such published works in order to fix and maintain the resale price thereof with another enterprise that purchases such works.

(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:

(i) National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947)

(ii) Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947)

(iii) Consumer Cooperatives Act (Act No. 200 of 1948)

(iv) Fishery Cooperatives Act (Act No. 242 of 1948)

(v) Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (Act No. 257 of 1948)

(vi) Labor Union Act (Act No. 174 of 1949)

(vii) Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949)

(viii) Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950)

(ix) Local Public Enterprise Labor Relationships Act (Act No. 289 of 1952)

(x) Act on the Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise
Association (Act No. 185 of 1957)

(xi) National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128 of 1958)

(xii) Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 152 of 1962)

(xiii) Forestry Cooperatives Act (Act No. 36 of 1978)

(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.

Chapter VII Injunctions and Damages

Article 24 A 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.

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.

(2) No enterprise or trade association may be exempted from the liability provided in the preceding paragraph by proving the non-existence of intention or negligence on its part.

Article 26 (1) The right to claim damages under 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.

(2) The right set forth in the preceding paragraph expires by prescription after a lapse of three years from the date on which the Cease and Desist Order or the Payment Order set forth in the same paragraph became final and binding.

Chapter VIII Fair Trade Commission

Section 1 Establishment, Duty, Affairs under the Jurisdiction and Organization, Etc.

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).

(2) The Fair Trade Commission is administratively attached to the office of the Prime Minister.

Article 27-2 In order to perform the duty set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Fair Trade Commission takes charge of the following administrative affairs:

(i) those concerning regulations on private monopolization

(ii) those concerning regulations on unreasonable restraint of trade

(iii) those concerning regulations on unfair trade practices

(iv) those concerning regulations on monopolistic situations

(v) those concerning international company in administrative affairs under the jurisdiction of the Fair Trade Commission

(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

Article 28 The chairman and commissioners of the Fair Trade Commission exercise their authority independently.

Article 29 (1) The Fair Trade Commission consists of a chairman and four commissioners.

(2) The chairman and commissioners are appointed by the Prime Minister with the consent of both Houses of the Diet from among persons aged thirty-five or above who have knowledge and experience in law or economics.

(3) The appointment and dismissal of the chairman is certified by the Emperor.

(4) The chairman and commissioners are public officials.

Article 30 (1) The term of office of the chairman and commissioners is five years. However, the term of office of a chairman or commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy is the remaining term of office of the chairman or commissioner's predecessor.

(2) The chairman and commissioners may be reappointed.

(3) The chairman and commissioners retire from office upon reaching the age of seventy.

(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. Article 31 A chairman or commissioner may not be dismissed from office
against the chairman or commissioner's will, except in cases falling under any of the following items:

(i) a decision of the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings has been made against the chairman or commissioner

(ii) the chairman or commissioner has been dismissed by disciplinary action

(iii) the chairman or commissioner has been punished for violation of the provisions of this Act

(iv) the chairman or commissioner has been punished by imprisonment without work or severer punishment

(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

(vi) the subsequent approval of both Houses of the Diet could not be obtained in a case under paragraph (4) of the preceding Article

Article 32 In a case under items (i) or (iii) to (vi) inclusive of the preceding Article, the Prime Minister must dismiss the chairman or commissioner concerned from office.

Article 33 (1) The chairman presides over the Fair Trade Commission and represents it.

(2) The Fair Trade Commission must designate in advance an acting chairman from among the commissioners in case where the chairman cannot execute the chairman's duties.

Article 34 (1) No meeting of the Fair Trade Commission may be held, nor may a resolution be effected without the attendance of the chairman and two or more commissioners.

(2) A Fair Trade Commission's decision is effected by a majority of the attendees. In the event of a tie vote, the chairman is to decide.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a Fair Trade Commission decision under the provisions of Article 31, item (v) must have unanimous concurrence by all commissioners and the chairman except for the commissioner or chairman concerned.

(4) For the purpose of applying the provisions of paragraph (1) in the case where the chairman cannot execute the chairman's duties, the commissioner chosen to act on behalf of the chairman pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article is deemed to be the chairman.

Article 35 (1) A general secretariat is hereby established for the Fair Trade Commission for the purpose of the administration of its affairs.

(2) The general secretariat is headed by a secretary general.

(3) The secretary general presides over the administrative affairs of the general secretariat.

(4) The secretariat and bureaus are hereby established in the general secretariat.