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Bill to Partially Amend the Act on Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Prices of Staple Food

主要食糧の需給及び価格の安定に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案

Published: not stated by the source · Source: House of Representatives — Diet Bills · Stage: Enacted · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-06

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

This is a Cabinet-submitted bill (kakuho) to partially amend Japan's Act on Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Prices of Staple Food, listed in the House of Representatives bill records. The raw source status field indicates the bill was passed/established (seiritsu), submitted during the 221st Diet session as bill number 48. As an unofficial summary, this must be verified against the authoritative Japanese source.

Business Impact

If the amendment takes effect, it could affect rules relating to the supply, demand, and price stability of staple food, potentially impacting businesses in food and agriculture sectors.

Recommended Action

Review the official House of Representatives source and the final statutory text to confirm the bill's status, content, and any effective dates.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 主要食糧の需給及び価格の安定に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案（審議状況：成立） (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-15 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 主要食糧の需給及び価格の安定に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和八年法律第五十五号） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  3. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 主要食糧の需給及び価格の安定に関する法律、特別会計に関する法律、米穀の新用途への利用の促進に関する法律 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  4. 2028-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 主要食糧の需給及び価格の安定に関する法律 Dashboard page Original Japanese source