# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百五十六条の六十二 (Article 156-62)

- 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: 第百五十六条の六十二 (Article 156-62) — address `art-156-62`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百五十六条の六十二
<sup>art-156-62 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-62 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-62</sup>

  **第一項**  金融商品取引業者等は、次の各号に掲げる取引を行う場合には、当該取引に基づく自己及び相手方の債務をそれぞれ当該各号に定める者に負担させなければならない。
  <sup>art-156-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-62/par-1</sup>
  If a financial instruments business operator, etc. conducts a transaction set forth in any of the following items, it must have the person prescribed in the relevant item bear its obligations and the counterparty's obligations from that transaction:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  店頭デリバティブ取引その他の取引のうち、取引高その他の取引の状況に照らして、その取引に基づく債務の不履行が我が国の資本市場に重大な影響を及ぼすおそれがあるものであつて、その特性にかんがみ、我が国において清算する必要があるものとして内閣府令で定める取引　金融商品取引清算機関
    <sup>art-156-62/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-62/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-62/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the over-the-counter derivatives transactions and other transactions specified by Cabinet Office Order as those which, in light of the transaction volume and other conditions of the transaction, if defaulted on, the default could have a material impact on Japan's capital market, and which, in consideration of the character of the transaction, need to be cleared in Japan:a financial instruments clearing organization;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  店頭デリバティブ取引その他の取引のうち、取引高その他の取引の状況に照らして、その取引に基づく債務の不履行が我が国の資本市場に重大な影響を及ぼすおそれがあるものとして内閣府令で定める取引（前号に掲げる取引を除く。）　金融商品取引清算機関（当該金融商品取引清算機関が連携金融商品債務引受業務を行う場合には、連携清算機関等を含む。）又は外国金融商品取引清算機関
    <sup>art-156-62/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-62/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-62/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the over-the-counter derivatives transactions and other transactions specified by Cabinet Office Order as those which, in light of the transaction volume and other conditions of the transaction, if defaulted on, the default could have a material impact on Japan's capital market (other than a transaction set forth in the preceding item):a financial instruments clearing organization (if the financial instruments clearing organization provides collaborative financial instruments obligation assumption services, this includes the collaborating clearing organization, etc.) or foreign financial instruments clearing organization.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-156-62/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六十二第一項第一号 (Article 156-62, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-156-62/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-62/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-62/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

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

- 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の二十の十六第一項（他の金融商品取引清算機関等と連携する場合の認可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-16/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六十二第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-62/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-62/par-1/item-2
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の六十三第三項（金融商品取引清算機関等による清算集中等取引情報の提供等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-63/par-3

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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
