# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第六十七条の四 (Article 67-4) - 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: 第六十七条の四 (Article 67-4)（認可申請書の審査） — address `art-67-4` - 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-67-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4 - 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. --- ### 第六十七条の四（認可申請書の審査） — (Examination of Applications for Authorization) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-67-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、前条第一項の規定による認可の申請があつた場合においては、その申請が次に掲げる基準に適合するかどうかを審査しなければならない。 art-67-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-1 When an application for authorization under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is filed, the Prime Minister must examine whether the application conforms to the following criteria: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 定款その他の規則の規定が法令に適合し、かつ、有価証券の売買その他の取引及びデリバティブ取引等を公正かつ円滑にし、並びに金融商品取引業を健全に発展させるとともに、投資者を保護するために十分であること。 art-67-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-1/item-1 the provisions of the articles of incorporation and other rules conform to laws and regulations, and are sufficient for ensuring fair and smooth purchase and sales and other transactions of securities and for ensuring fair and smooth derivatives transactions, etc., as well as contributing to the sound development of the financial instruments business and the protection of investors; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当該申請に係る認可協会がこの法律の規定に適合するように組織されるものであること。 art-67-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-1/item-2 the authorized association to which the application pertains will be organized in a manner that conforms to the provisions of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定により審査した結果、その申請が同項の基準に適合していると認めるときは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合を除いて、設立の認可をしなければならない。 art-67-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2 If, as a result of having conducted an examination pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister finds that an application for authorization conforms to the criteria in that paragraph, the Prime Minister must authorize incorporation, except in a case that falls under any of the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 認可申請者がこの法律の規定により罰金の刑に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わつた後又は執行を受けることがないこととなつた日から五年を経過するまでの者であるとき。 art-67-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2/item-1 the applicant for authorization is a person that has been sentenced to a fine pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and for whom five years have not passed since the day on which the person finished serving that sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 役員のうちに次のいずれかに該当する者があるとき。 art-67-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2/item-2 the applicant has a person falling under any of the following persons as an officer: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 心身の故障のため職務を適正に執行することができない者として内閣府令で定める者 art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-1 a person specified by Cabinet Office Order as being unable to properly perform their duties due to a mental or physical disorder; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 第二十九条の四第一項第二号ロからリまでのいずれかに該当する者 art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-2 a person falling under any of the provisions of Article 29-4, paragraph (1), item (ii), (b) through (i); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 認可申請書又はその添付書類のうちに重要な事項について虚偽の記載があるとき。 art-67-4/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2/item-3 the written application for authorization or a document attached to it contains a false statement regarding a material particular. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-67-4/par-1: 前条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第六十七条の三第一項 (Article 67-3, paragraph (1)), art-67-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-3/par-1 - art-67-4/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第六十七条の四第一項 (Article 67-4, paragraph (1)), art-67-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-1 - art-67-4/par-2/item-2/sub-2: 第二十九条の四第一項第二号 → 金融商品取引法 第二十九条の四第一項第二号 (Article 29-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-29-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-29-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-29-4/par-1/item-2 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第六十七条の四第二項（認可申請書の審査） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-4/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第六十七条の六第一項（認可の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-6/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第六十九条第五項（役員の選任及びその職務権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-69/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-69/par-5 - 金融商品取引法 第七十七条の七第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-77-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-77-7/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 附則第八十条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/suppl-4181-65/art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/suppl-4181-65/art-80/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