# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百五十六条の六 (Article 156-6) - 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: 第百五十六条の六 (Article 156-6)（業務の制限） — address `art-156-6` - 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-156-6 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百五十六条の六（業務の制限） — (Restriction on Business) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-156-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6 **第一項** 金融商品取引清算機関は、業務方法書の定めるところにより、金融商品債務引受業対象業者（第二条第二十八項に規定する金融商品債務引受業対象業者をいう。以下この項において同じ。）以外の者を相手方として、金融商品債務引受業対象業者以外の者が行う対象取引（同条第二十八項に規定する対象取引をいう。以下この章において同じ。）に基づく債務を、引受け、更改その他の方法により負担することを業として行うことができる。 art-156-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-1 Pursuant to the provisions of its business rules, a financial instruments clearing organization may assume, novate, or bear in other ways the obligations of a person other than a business counterparty to financial instruments obligation assumption services (meaning a business counterparty to financial instruments obligation assumption services as defined in Article 2, paragraph (28); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) based on a subject transaction (meaning a subject transaction as defined in Article 2, paragraph (28); hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) conducted by a person other than a business counterparty to financial instruments obligation assumption services, on a regular basis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 金融商品取引清算機関は、金融商品債務引受業等及びこれに附帯する業務のほか、他の業務を行うことができない。ただし、金融商品債務引受業に関連する業務又は商品取引債務引受業等（商品先物取引法第百七十条第二項に規定する商品取引債務引受業等をいう。以下同じ。）及びこれに附帯する業務で、当該金融商品取引清算機関が金融商品債務引受業を適正かつ確実に行うにつき支障を生ずるおそれがないと認められるものについて、内閣府令で定めるところにより、内閣総理大臣の承認を受けたときは、この限りでない。 art-156-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-2 A financial instruments clearing organization may not conduct business other than financial instruments obligation assumption services, etc. and business incidental to the services; provided, however, that this does not apply if the financial instruments clearing organization obtains the approval of the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order, for business related to financial instruments obligation assumption services or commodity transaction debt assumption services, etc. (meaning commodity transaction debt assumption services, etc. as defined in Article 170, paragraph (2) of the Commodity Derivatives Transaction Act; the same applies hereinafter) and business incidental thereto which is found to carry no risk of compromising the financial instruments clearing organization's proper and reliable performance of financial instruments obligation assumption services. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 金融商品取引清算機関は、前項ただし書の承認を受けた業務を廃止したときは、内閣府令で定めるところにより、その旨を内閣総理大臣に届け出なければならない。 art-156-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-3 If a financial instruments clearing organization discontinues the business for which it has obtained the approval referred to in the proviso to the preceding paragraph, it must notify the Prime Minister of this pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 内閣総理大臣は、第二項ただし書の承認に条件を付することができる。 art-156-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-4 The Prime Minister may attach conditions to the approval referred to in the proviso to paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の条件は、公益又は投資者保護のため必要な最小限度のものでなければならない。 art-156-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-5 The conditions referred to in the preceding paragraph must constitute the minimum level of conditions that are necessary for the public interest and the protection of investors. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-156-6/par-1: 第二条第二十八項 → 金融商品取引法 第二条第二十八項 (Article 2, paragraph (28)), art-2/par-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-28 - art-156-6/par-1: この項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第一項 (Article 156-6, paragraph (1)), art-156-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-1 - art-156-6/par-2: 商品先物取引法第百七十条第二項 → e-Gov law 325AC0000000239, 第百七十条第二項 (Article 170, paragraph (2)), art-170/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-156-6/par-3: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第二項 (Article 156-6, paragraph (2)), art-156-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-2 - art-156-6/par-4: 第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第二項 (Article 156-6, paragraph (2)), art-156-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-2 - art-156-6/par-5: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第四項 (Article 156-6, paragraph (4)), art-156-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-4 ## Cited by 14 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の三第一項第六号（免許の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-3/par-1/item-6 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の五の二第一項（資本金の額） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-5-2/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第一項（業務の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第三項（業務の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-3 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第四項（業務の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-4 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六第五項（業務の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-6/par-5 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の七第二項第一号（業務方法書） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-7/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-7/par-2/item-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の七第二項第二号（業務方法書） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-7/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-7/par-2/item-2 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十七第二項（免許の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-17/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の十九第四項（金融商品取引所による金融商品債務引受業等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-19/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-19/par-4 - 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の二十二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-22/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第二百一条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-201/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-201/par-1/item-2 - 金融商品取引法 第二百六条第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-206/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-206/par-1/item-7 - 金融商品取引法 附則第百三十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/suppl-4181-65/art-137/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/suppl-4181-65/art-137/par-1 --- ## 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