# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第七十九条の七 (Article 79-7)

- 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: 第七十九条の七 (Article 79-7)（認定投資者保護団体の目的及び業務） — address `art-79-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第七十九条の七（認定投資者保護団体の目的及び業務） — (Purpose and Services of Certified Investor Protection Organizations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-79-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7</sup>

  **第一項**  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の健全な発展及び投資者の保護に資することを目的として、次の各号に掲げる業務を行おうとする法人（法人でない団体で代表者又は管理人の定めのあるものを含み、認可協会及び認定協会を除く。次条第三号ロにおいて同じ。）は、内閣総理大臣の認定を受けることができる。
  <sup>art-79-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1</sup>
  A corporation (including an organization without legal personality for which a representative or administrator has been designated, and excluding an authorized association or a certified association; hereinafter the same applies in item (iii), (b) of the following Article) that seeks to provide the services set forth in each of the following items with the aim of ensuring fair and smooth purchase and sales and other transactions of securities and of ensuring fair and smooth derivatives transactions, etc. as well as contributing to the sound development of the financial instruments business and to the protection of investors, may obtain the certification of the Prime Minister:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  金融商品取引業者又は金融商品仲介業者の行う金融商品取引業に対する苦情の解決
    <sup>art-79-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1/item-1</sup>
    resolution of complaints about financial instruments business that a financial instruments business operator or a financial instruments intermediary service provider engages in;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  金融商品取引業者又は金融商品仲介業者の行う金融商品取引業に争いがある場合のあつせん
    <sup>art-79-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1/item-2</sup>
    mediation in the event of a dispute about financial instruments business that a financial instruments business operator or a financial instruments intermediary service provider engages in; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  前二号に掲げるもののほか、金融商品取引業の健全な発展又は投資者の保護に資する業務
    <sup>art-79-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1/item-3</sup>
    services beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items, which contribute to the sound development of the financial instruments business and to the protection of investors.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の認定を受けようとする者は、政令で定めるところにより、内閣総理大臣に対し申請をしなければならない。
  <sup>art-79-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-2</sup>
  A person seeking to obtain the certification referred to in the preceding paragraph must file an application with the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  内閣総理大臣は、第一項の認定をしたときは、その旨を公示しなければならない。
  <sup>art-79-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-3</sup>
  Upon granting the certification referred to in paragraph (1), the Prime Minister must issue public notice of this.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-79-7/par-1: 次条第三号 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の八第一項第三号 (Article 79-8, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-79-8/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-8/par-1/item-3
- art-79-7/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第一項第一号 (Article 79-7, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-79-7/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1/item-1
- art-79-7/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第一項第二号 (Article 79-7, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-79-7/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1/item-2
- art-79-7/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第一項 (Article 79-7, paragraph (1)), art-79-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1
- art-79-7/par-3: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第一項 (Article 79-7, paragraph (1)), art-79-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 特定商取引に関する法律 第二十六条第一項第八号イ（適用除外） — https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act/art-26/par-1/item-8/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/351AC0000000057/art-26/par-1/item-8/sub-1
- 金融商品取引法 第六十七条の二第三項（設立の認可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-67-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-67-2/par-3
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第一項第三号（認定投資者保護団体の目的及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-1/item-3
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第二項（認定投資者保護団体の目的及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-2
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の七第三項（認定投資者保護団体の目的及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-7/par-3
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の八第一項（欠格事項） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-8/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の九第一項（認定の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-9/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の九第一項第一号（認定の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-9/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-9/par-1/item-1
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の九第一項第二号（認定の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-9/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-9/par-1/item-2
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の九第一項第三号（認定の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-9/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-9/par-1/item-3
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の十第一項（業務廃止の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-10/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の十九第一項第四号（認定の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-19/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-19/par-1/item-4

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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
