A self-regulatory organization is entrusted by a financial instruments exchange and performs self-regulatory services for that financial instruments exchange.
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financial instruments exchange
「金融商品取引所」
A membership corporation (金融商品会員制法人) or stock company (株式会社) licensed by the Prime Minister under Article 80, paragraph (1) to open a financial instruments market (金融商品市場).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (16)· applies throughout the law
self-regulatory services
「自主規制業務」
The business carried on for a financial instruments exchange of listing and delisting financial instruments, financial indices and options (other than business a Cabinet Office Order (内閣府令) excludes), examining whether members, etc. (会員等) comply with laws and regulations, dispositions under them, the articles of incorporation and other rules, and the principle of good faith in trading, and other business a Cabinet Office Order specifies as needed to keep trading on its market fair.
Defined inArticle 85, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
self-regulatory organizationmachine translation
「自主規制法人」
In Chapter V, a corporation incorporated under Subsection 1-2 of Section 2 of that Chapter to carry on self-regulatory business (自主規制業務), to which a financial instruments exchange may, with the Prime Minister's authorization, entrust that business.
Defined inArticle 85, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter