# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第八十八条の三 (Article 88-3)

- 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: 第八十八条の三 (Article 88-3)（定款） — address `art-88-3`
- 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-88-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3
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### 第八十八条の三（定款） — (Articles of Incorporation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-88-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3</sup>

      **第一項**  金融商品会員制法人を設立するには、発起人が定款を作成し、その全員が署名し、又は記名押印しなければならない。
      <sup>art-88-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-1</sup>
      In order for a financial instruments membership corporation to be incorporated, the founders must prepare articles of incorporation, and all founders must sign or have their names and seals affixed thereto.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  金融商品会員制法人の定款には、次に掲げる事項を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。
      <sup>art-88-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2</sup>
      The following particulars must be stated or recorded in the articles of incorporation of a financial instruments membership corporation:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  目的
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-1</sup>
        its purpose;
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        **二**  名称
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-2</sup>
        its name;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  事務所の所在地
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-3</sup>
        the location of its offices;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **四**  基本金及び出資に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-4</sup>
        the particulars of funds and contribution;
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        **五**  会員等に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-5</sup>
        the particulars of its members, etc.;
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        **六**  会員等の法令、法令に基づく行政官庁の処分若しくは定款その他の規則又は取引の信義則の遵守の状況の調査に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-6</sup>
        the particulars of investigations into members', etc. compliance with laws and regulations, dispositions by government agencies which are based on laws and regulations, the articles of incorporation and other rules, and the principle of good faith in their transactions;
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        **七**  信認金に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-7</sup>
        the particulars of its guarantee funds;
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        **八**  経費の分担に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-8</sup>
        the particulars of its allocation of costs;
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        **九**  役員に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-9</sup>
        the particulars of its officers;
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        **十**  会議に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-10</sup>
        the particulars of its meetings;
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        **十一**  業務の執行に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-11</sup>
        the particulars of the execution of business;
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        **十二**  規則の作成に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-12</sup>
        the particulars of the preparation of rules;
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        **十三**  取引所金融商品市場に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-13</sup>
        the particulars of the financial instruments exchange markets;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **十四**  会計に関する事項
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-14</sup>
        the particulars of its accounting; and
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **十五**  公告方法（金融商品会員制法人が公告（この法律の規定により官報に掲載する方法によりしなければならないものとされているものを除く。）をする方法をいう。第八十九条の二第二項第九号において同じ。）
        <sup>art-88-3/par-2/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-2/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-2/item-15</sup>
        the means of public notice (meaning the means by which the financial instruments membership corporation makes its public notices (excluding public notices that, pursuant to the provisions of this Act, must be made by means of publication in the Official Gazette); the same applies in Article 89-2, paragraph (2), item (ix)).
        <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **第三項**  会社法第二十六条第二項及び第三十条第一項の規定は、第一項の定款について準用する。この場合において、同法第二十六条第二項中「法務省令」とあるのは、「内閣府令」と読み替えるものとする。
      <sup>art-88-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-3</sup>
      The provisions of Article 26, paragraph (2) and Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the articles of incorporation provided for in paragraph (1). In such a case, the term "Ministry of Justice Order" in Article 26, paragraph (2) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "Cabinet Office Order".
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-88-3/par-2/item-15: 第八十九条の二第二項第九号 → 金融商品取引法 第八十九条の二第二項第九号 (Article 89-2, paragraph (2), item (ix)), art-89-2/par-2/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-89-2/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-89-2/par-2/item-9
- art-88-3/par-3: 会社法第二十六条第二項 → 会社法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-26/par-2
- art-88-3/par-3: 第三十条第一項 → 会社法 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-30/par-1
- art-88-3/par-3: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第八十八条の三第一項 (Article 88-3, paragraph (1)), art-88-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 金融商品取引法 第八十八条の三第三項（定款） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-88-3/par-3
- 金融商品取引法 第百三十九条の六第一項（新設合併設立会員金融商品取引所の手続） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-139-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-139-6/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十四条の二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-154-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-154-2/par-1

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch financial-instruments-and-exchange-act-20261023T035921-012, translated 2026-10-23
- This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22