Article 40-7Obligation to Use an Electronic Data Processing System for Over-the-Counter Derivatives Transactions

①When a financial instruments business operator, etc. (limited to a financial instruments business operator, etc. that conducts over-the-counter derivatives transactions on a regular basis) conducts specified over-the-counter derivatives transactions (meaning over-the-counter derivatives transactions specified by Cabinet Office Order as transactions that require expeditious disclosure of information concerning the outline of the relevant transactions for securing fairness in the relevant transactions, in light of the transaction volume and other transaction status; the same applies in the following paragraph, Article 58-2 and Article 60-14, paragraph (1)), it must use the electronic data processing system used by the relevant financial instruments business operator, etc. for its business of over-the-counter derivatives transactions or the electronic data processing system used by another financial instruments business operator, etc. (limited to a financial instruments business operator, etc. that conducts over-the-counter derivatives transactions, etc. on a regular basis) or a business operator authorized to conduct electronic over-the-counter derivatives transactions, etc. prescribed in Article 60-14, paragraph (2) for its business of over-the-counter derivatives transactions, etc.

②A person that used the electronic data processing system pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must, with regard to the specified over-the-counter derivatives transactions conducted using the relevant electronic data processing system, publicly announce the price, quantity and other outline of the transaction pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.