①Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, a bank holding company (limited to one that performs business management of the bank holding company group to which the bank holding company belongs; the same applies in the following paragraph) may perform services on behalf of two or more companies which are common to those companies that belong to the bank holding company group of the bank holding company (limited to cases in which they include a bank) and which are specified by Cabinet Office Order as services that, if performed by the bank holding company, contribute to the uniform and efficient management of the bank holding company group's services.

②When seeking to perform the services specified by Cabinet Office Order in the preceding paragraph, a bank holding company must obtain the authorization by the Prime Minister; provided, however, that this does not apply to minor services specified by Cabinet Office Order.