# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百二条の十五 (Article 102-15)

- Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号
- English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百二条の十五 (Article 102-15)（認可の申請） — address `art-102-15`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15
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### 第百二条の十五（認可の申請） — (Application for Authorization)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-102-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15</sup>

      **第一項**  前条の認可を受けようとする自主規制法人は、次に掲げる事項を記載した認可申請書を内閣総理大臣に提出しなければならない。
      <sup>art-102-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-1</sup>
      A self-regulatory organization seeking the authorization referred to in the preceding Article must submit a written application for authorization to the Prime Minister, in which it states the following particulars:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  名称
        <sup>art-102-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-1/item-1</sup>
        its name;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  事務所の所在の場所
        <sup>art-102-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-1/item-2</sup>
        the locations of its offices; and
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        **三**  役員の氏名及び会員の商号又は名称
        <sup>art-102-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-1/item-3</sup>
        the names of its officers, and the trade names and names of its members.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前項の認可申請書には、定款、業務規程その他内閣府令で定める書類を添付しなければならない。
      <sup>art-102-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-2</sup>
      The articles of incorporation, the operational rules, and the documents specified by Cabinet Office Order must accompany the written application for authorization referred to in the preceding paragraph.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  第八十一条第三項の規定は、第一項の認可申請書について準用する。
      <sup>art-102-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-3</sup>
      The provisions of Article 81, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the written application for authorization referred to in paragraph (1).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-102-15/par-1: 前条 → 金融商品取引法 第百二条の十四 (Article 102-14), art-102-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-14
- art-102-15/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第百二条の十五第一項 (Article 102-15, paragraph (1)), art-102-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-1
- art-102-15/par-3: 第八十一条第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第八十一条第三項 (Article 81, paragraph (3)), art-81/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-81/par-3
- art-102-15/par-3: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百二条の十五第一項 (Article 102-15, paragraph (1)), art-102-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-1

## Cited by

6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 金融商品取引法 第百二条の十五第二項（認可の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-2
- 金融商品取引法 第百二条の十五第三項（認可の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-15/par-3
- 金融商品取引法 第百二条の十六第一項（認可の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-16/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百二条の三十五第一項第五号（自主規制法人の解散事由） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-35/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-102-35/par-1/item-5
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十四条の二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-154-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-154-2/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百九十八条の六第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-198-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-198-6/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22
- This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22
