Supplementary Provisions, Article 7Transitional Measures Concerning Changes in Particulars Stated in the Written Application for Registration

A financial instruments business operator (meaning a financial instruments business operator prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article) that, at the time this Act comes into effect, currently falls under the case prescribed in Article 29-2, paragraph (1), item (v)-2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in Article 1, items (ii) and (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions; the same applies in paragraph (4) of the following Article) (hereinafter in this Article through Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions referred to as the "New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act") must, within six months from the day this Act comes into effect (referred to as "the effective date" in the following Article), submit to the Prime Minister, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, a written application stating to that effect; in this case, that application is deemed to be an application for registration of a change under Article 31, paragraph (4) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and the provisions of paragraph (5) of that Article and Article 198, paragraph (1) (limited to the portion pertaining to item (i)) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act apply.