# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第七十九条の二十九 (Article 79-29) - 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: 第七十九条の二十九 (Article 79-29)（設立要件） — address `art-79-29` - 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-79-29 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七十九条の二十九（設立要件） — (Requirements for Incorporation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-79-29 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29 **第一項** 基金を設立するには、その会員になろうとする二十以上の金融商品取引業者が発起人とならなければならない。 art-79-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-1 In order to incorporate a fund, 20 or more financial instruments business operators that seek to become its members must become the founders. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 発起人は、定款及び業務規程を作成した後、会員になろうとする者を募り、これを会議の日時及び場所とともにその会議開催日の二週間前までに公告して、創立総会を開かなければならない。 art-79-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-2 After preparing the articles of incorporation and operational rules, the founders must invite persons seeking to become members, and hold an organizational meeting, issuing public notice of the articles of incorporation and operational rules as well as the date, time, and place of the meeting by two weeks prior to the day of the meeting. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 定款及び業務規程の承認その他設立に必要な事項の決定は、創立総会の議決によらなければならない。 art-79-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-3 The approval of the articles of incorporation and operational rules and decisions about other necessary particulars for incorporation of a fund must be made by the resolution at the organizational meeting. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 創立総会では、定款及び業務規程を修正することができる。 art-79-29/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-4 The articles of incorporation and operational rules may be amended at the organizational meeting. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第三項の創立総会の議事は、その開会までに発起人に対して会員となる旨を申し出た金融商品取引業者（以下この条において「加入予定者」という。）及び発起人の二分の一以上が出席して、その出席者の議決権の三分の二以上の多数で決する。 art-79-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-5 The items of organizational meeting business that are referred to in paragraph (3) are decided with at least a two-thirds majority of the votes of attendees, at a meeting where at least half of the financial instruments business operators that have proposed themselves as members to the founders before the opening of the meeting (hereinafter, each such financial instruments business operator is referred to as an "expected member" in this Article) and the founders, are present. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 基金の成立の日を含む事業年度の業務の運営に必要な事項（予算及び資金計画を含む。）の決定は、第七十九条の四十二第一項の規定にかかわらず、創立総会の議決によることができる。 art-79-29/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-6 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 79-42, paragraph (1), matters that are necessary for business operations in the business year that includes the day of establishment of a fund (including the budget and financial plan) may be decided by organizational meeting resolution. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 第七十九条の四十三の規定は、前項の創立総会の議事について準用する。この場合において、同条中「総会員」とあるのは、「その開会までに発起人に対して会員となる旨を申し出た金融商品取引業者及び発起人」と読み替えるものとする。 art-79-29/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-7 The provisions of Article 79-43 apply mutatis mutandis to the items of business at an organizational meeting that are referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, in that Article, the term "all members" is deemed to be replaced with "the financial instruments business operators that have proposed themselves as members to the founders before the opening of the meeting, and the founders". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 各加入予定者の創立総会の議決権は、平等とする。 art-79-29/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-8 Each of the expected members holds an equal voting right for organizational meetings. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第九項** 創立総会に出席しない加入予定者は、書面で、又は代理人によつて議決をすることができる。 art-79-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-9 An expected member not attending an organizational meeting may vote in writing or by proxy. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第十項** 加入予定者は、定款で定めるところにより、前項の規定に基づく書面による議決に代えて、電磁的方法（電子情報処理組織を使用する方法その他の情報通信の技術を利用する方法であつて内閣府令・財務省令で定めるものをいう。第七十九条の四十四の四第三項において同じ。）により議決をすることができる。 art-79-29/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-10 An expected member may, in lieu of voting in writing based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, vote by electronic or magnetic means (meaning by means of using an electronic data processing system or by any other means using information and communications technology that Cabinet Office Order and Ministry of Finance Order specify; the same applies in Article 79-44-4, paragraph (3)), pursuant the provisions of the articles of incorporation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第十一項** 第八項及び第九項の規定は、定款に別段の定めがある場合には、適用しない。 art-79-29/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-11 The provisions of paragraphs (8) and (9) do not apply if it is otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第十二項** 基金と特定の加入予定者との関係について創立総会の議決をする場合には、その加入予定者は、議決権を有しない。 art-79-29/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-12 If an organizational meeting resolution concerns the relationship between a fund and a specific expected member, that expected member has no voting right. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-79-29/par-5: 第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第三項 (Article 79-29, paragraph (3)), art-79-29/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-3 - art-79-29/par-5: この条 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九 (Article 79-29), art-79-29 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29 - art-79-29/par-6: 第七十九条の四十二第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の四十二第一項 (Article 79-42, paragraph (1)), art-79-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-42/par-1 - art-79-29/par-7: 第七十九条の四十三 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の四十三 (Article 79-43), art-79-43 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-43 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-43 - art-79-29/par-7: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第六項 (Article 79-29, paragraph (6)), art-79-29/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-6 - art-79-29/par-10: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第九項 (Article 79-29, paragraph (9)), art-79-29/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-9 - art-79-29/par-10: 第七十九条の四十四の四第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の四十四の四第三項 (Article 79-44-4, paragraph (3)), art-79-44-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-44-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-44-4/par-3 - art-79-29/par-11: 第八項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第八項 (Article 79-29, paragraph (8)), art-79-29/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-8 - art-79-29/par-11: 第九項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第九項 (Article 79-29, paragraph (9)), art-79-29/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-9 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第五項（設立要件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-5 - 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第七項（設立要件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-7 - 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第十項（設立要件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-10 - 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十九第十一項（設立要件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-29/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-29/par-11 - 金融商品取引法 附則第九条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/suppl-3231-25/art-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/suppl-3231-25/art-9/par-2 --- ## 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