Article 156-15Collection of Reports and Inspections

When the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary and appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, the Prime Minister may order a financial instruments clearing organization, its clearing member, or the person that a financial instruments clearing organization has entrusted with its business (including a person that has received entrustment from the person (including entrustment at two or more degrees of separation from the original entrustment); hereinafter the same applies in this Article), to report or submit materials that should serve as a reference with regard to the business or assets of the financial instruments clearing organization, and may have the relevant officials inspect the state of the business or assets, or the books, documents, and any other articles, of a financial instruments clearing organization or the person that a financial instruments clearing organization has entrusted with its business (but may only have the relevant officials inspect the person that a financial instruments clearing organization has entrusted with its business as is necessary in connection with the business or assets of the financial instruments clearing organization).