# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 外国為替及び外国貿易法 (Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act), 昭和二十四年法律第二百二十八号 - English title "Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade 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: 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2)（支払等の制限） — address `art-16-2` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2 - 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. --- ### 第十六条の二（支払等の制限） — (Restrictions on Making and Receiving Payments) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2 **第一項** 主務大臣は、前条第一項の規定により許可を受ける義務を課した場合において、当該許可を受ける義務が課された支払等を当該許可を受けないで行つた者が再び同項の規定により許可を受ける義務が課された支払等を当該許可を受けないで行うおそれがあると認めるときは、その者に対し、一年以内の期間を限り、本邦から外国へ向けた支払（銀行（銀行法（昭和五十六年法律第五十九号）第二条第一項に規定する銀行をいう。第二十一条第三項において同じ。）その他の政令で定める金融機関（以下「銀行等」という。）又は資金移動業者（資金決済に関する法律第二条第三項に規定する資金移動業者をいい、同法第三十七条の二第二項の規定により資金移動業者とみなされる者を含む。以下同じ。）がその顧客の支払に係る為替取引を行う場合における当該為替取引によつてされるもの及び電子決済手段等取引業者等（次の表の上欄に掲げる者をいう。以下同じ。）がその顧客の支払に係る電子決済手段等の移転等（同表の上欄に掲げる者の区分に応じそれぞれ同表の下欄に定める行為をいう。以下同じ。）を行う場合における当該電子決済手段等の移転等によつてされるものを除く。）及び居住者と非居住者との間でする支払等（銀行等又は資金移動業者がその顧客の支払等に係る為替取引を行う場合における当該為替取引によつてされるもの及び電子決済手段等取引業者等がその顧客の支払等に係る電子決済手段等の移転等を行う場合における当該電子決済手段等の移転等によつてされるものその他政令で定めるものを除く。）について、その全部若しくは一部を禁止し、又は政令で定めるところにより許可を受ける義務を課することができる。 一　電子決済手段等取引業者（資金決済に関する法律第二条第十二項に規定する電子決済手段等取引業者をいい、同法第六十二条の八第二項の規定により電子決済手段等取引業者とみなされる者を含む。以下この条、第五十五条の三第二項及び第五十五条の九の二第一項第一号において同じ。） 電子決済手段の移転（当該電子決済手段の移転が次に掲げる支払等のいずれかに係るものである場合その他政令で定める場合に限る。）又は資金決済に関する法律第二条第十項第四号に掲げる行為 一　当該電子決済手段等取引業者の顧客が次に掲げる者のいずれかとの間で行う支払等（本邦から外国へ向けた支払を除く。） イ　当該電子決済手段等取引業者に電子決済手段の管理を委託している当該電子決済手段等取引業者の他の顧客 ロ　他の電子決済手段等取引業者に電子決済手段の管理を委託している当該他の電子決済手段等取引業者の顧客 二　当該電子決済手段等取引業者の顧客が資金決済に関する法律第二条第十三項に規定する外国電子決済手段等取引業者に電子決済手段の管理を委託している当該外国電子決済手段等取引業者の顧客との間で行う支払等 二　電子決済等取扱業者（銀行法第二条第十八項に規定する電子決済等取扱業者をいう。第五十五条の九の二第一項第二号において同じ。） 銀行法第二条第十七項第一号に掲げる行為 三　信用金庫電子決済等取扱業者（信用金庫法（昭和二十六年法律第二百三十八号）第八十五条の三の二第一項に規定する信用金庫電子決済等取扱業者をいう。第五十五条の九の二第一項第三号において同じ。） 信用金庫法第八十五条の三第二項第一号に掲げる行為 四　信用協同組合電子決済等取扱業者（協同組合による金融事業に関する法律（昭和二十四年法律第百八十三号）第六条の四の四第一項に規定する信用協同組合電子決済等取扱業者をいう。第五十五条の九の二第一項第四号において同じ。） 協同組合による金融事業に関する法律第六条の四の三第二項第一号に掲げる行為 五　暗号資産交換業者（資金決済に関する法律第二条第十六項に規定する暗号資産交換業者をいう。以下この条及び第五十五条の三第二項において同じ。） 暗号資産の移転（当該暗号資産の移転が次に掲げる支払等のいずれかに係るものである場合その他政令で定める場合に限る。） 一　当該暗号資産交換業者の顧客が次に掲げる者のいずれかとの間で行う支払等（本邦から外国へ向けた支払を除く。） イ　当該暗号資産交換業者に暗号資産の管理を委託している当該暗号資産交換業者の他の顧客 ロ　他の暗号資産交換業者に暗号資産の管理を委託している当該他の暗号資産交換業者の顧客 二　当該暗号資産交換業者の顧客が資金決済に関する法律第二条第十七項に規定する外国暗号資産交換業者に暗号資産の管理を委託している当該外国暗号資産交換業者の顧客との間で行う支払等 art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2/par-1 If the competent minister has made it obligatory to obtain permission pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and finds that a person that has made or received a payment for which it has been made obligatory to obtain permission, without obtaining that permission, is likely to again make or receive a payment for which it has been made obligatory to obtain permission pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, without obtaining that permission, the competent minister may, for a period of up to one year, prohibit that person, in whole or in part, from making payments from Japan to a foreign country (excluding a payment made through a funds transfer transaction where a bank (meaning a bank as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act (Act No. 59 of 1981); the same applies in Article 21, paragraph (3)) or any other financial institution prescribed by Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as a "bank or other prescribed financial institution") or a funds transfer service provider (meaning a funds transfer service provider as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Payment Services Act, and including a person deemed to be a funds transfer service provider under Article 37-2, paragraph (2) of that Act; the same applies hereinafter) conducts the funds transfer transaction involving a payment by its customer, and a payment made through a transfer of electronic payment instruments or any other prescribed action (meaning the action stated in the right column of the following table in accordance with the category of persons stated in the left column of that table; the same applies hereinafter) where an electronic payment instruments service provider, etc. (meaning the persons stated in the left column of the following table; the same applies hereinafter) conducts the transfer of electronic payment instruments or any other prescribed action involving a payment by its customer) and from making or receiving payments between a resident and a non-resident (excluding a payment made or received through a funds transfer transaction where a bank or other prescribed financial institution or a funds transfer service provider conducts the funds transfer transaction involving the making or receiving of a payment by its customer, a payment made or received through a transfer of electronic payment instruments or any other prescribed action where an electronic payment instruments service provider, etc. conducts the transfer of electronic payment instruments or any other prescribed action involving the making or receiving of a payment by its customer, and any other payment prescribed by Cabinet Order), or make it obligatory, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order, for that person to obtain permission for those payments. (i) an electronic payment instruments service provider (meaning an electronic payment instruments service provider as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (12) of the Payment Services Act, and including a person deemed to be an electronic payment instruments service provider under Article 62-8, paragraph (2) of that Act; the same applies in this Article, Article 55-3, paragraph (2), and Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (i)) a transfer of electronic payment instruments (limited to cases where the transfer of electronic payment instruments relates to any of the following making or receiving of a payment, and other cases prescribed by Cabinet Order) or an action stated in Article 2, paragraph (10), item (iv) of the Payment Services Act (i) the making or receiving of a payment (excluding a payment from Japan to a foreign country) that a customer of the electronic payment instruments service provider conducts with any of the following persons: (a) another customer of the electronic payment instruments service provider that entrusts management of electronic payment instruments to the electronic payment instruments service provider; or (b) a customer of another electronic payment instruments service provider that entrusts management of electronic payment instruments to that other electronic payment instruments service provider; (ii) the making or receiving of a payment that a customer of the electronic payment instruments service provider conducts with a customer of a foreign electronic payment instruments service provider as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (13) of the Payment Services Act, which customer entrusts management of electronic payment instruments to that foreign electronic payment instruments service provider. (ii) an electronic payment handling service provider (meaning an electronic payment handling service provider as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (18) of the Banking Act; the same applies in Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)) an action stated in Article 2, paragraph (17), item (i) of the Banking Act (iii) an electronic payment handling service provider for Shinkin Bank (meaning an electronic payment handling service provider for Shinkin Bank as prescribed in Article 85-3-2, paragraph (1) of the Shinkin Bank Act (Act No. 238 of 1951); the same applies in Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)) an action stated in Article 85-3, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Shinkin Bank Act (iv) an electronic payment handling service provider for credit cooperatives (meaning an electronic payment handling service provider for credit cooperatives as prescribed in Article 6-4-4, paragraph (1) of the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative (Act No. 183 of 1949); the same applies in Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)) an action stated in Article 6-4-3, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative (v) a cryptoasset exchange service provider (meaning a cryptoasset exchange service provider as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the Payment Services Act; the same applies in this Article and Article 55-3, paragraph (2)) a transfer of cryptoassets (limited to cases where the transfer of cryptoassets relates to any of the following making or receiving of a payment, and other cases prescribed by Cabinet Order) (i) the making or receiving of a payment (excluding a payment from Japan to a foreign country) that a customer of the cryptoasset exchange service provider conducts with any of the following persons: (a) another customer of the cryptoasset exchange service provider that entrusts management of cryptoassets to the cryptoasset exchange service provider; or (b) a customer of another cryptoasset exchange service provider that entrusts management of cryptoassets to that other cryptoasset exchange service provider; (ii) the making or receiving of a payment that a customer of the cryptoasset exchange service provider conducts with a customer of a foreign cryptoasset exchange service provider as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (17) of the Payment Services Act, which customer entrusts management of cryptoassets to that foreign cryptoasset exchange service provider. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-16-2/par-1: 前条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十六条第一項 (Article 16, paragraph (1)), art-16/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16/par-1 - art-16-2/par-1: 銀行法（昭和五十六年法律第五十九号）第二条第一項 → 銀行法 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-1 - art-16-2/par-1: 第二十一条第三項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十一条第三項 (Article 21, paragraph (3)), art-21/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-21/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-21/par-3 - art-16-2/par-1: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第三項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第三項 (Article 2, paragraph (3)), art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-3 - art-16-2/par-1: 同法第三十七条の二第二項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第三十七条の二第二項 (Article 37-2, paragraph (2)), art-37-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-37-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-37-2/par-2 - art-16-2/par-1: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第十二項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第十二項 (Article 2, paragraph (12)), art-2/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-2/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-12 - art-16-2/par-1: 同法第六十二条の八第二項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十二条の八第二項 (Article 62-8, paragraph (2)), art-62-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-62-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-62-8/par-2 - art-16-2/par-1: この条 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2), art-16-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2 - art-16-2/par-1: 第五十五条の三第二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の三第二項 (Article 55-3, paragraph (2)), art-55-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-3/par-2 - art-16-2/par-1: 第五十五条の九の二第一項第一号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の九の二第一項第一号 (Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-55-9-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-1 - art-16-2/par-1: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第十項第四号 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第十項第四号 (Article 2, paragraph (10), item (iv)), art-2/par-10/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-2/par-10/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-10/item-4 - art-16-2/par-1: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第十三項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第十三項 (Article 2, paragraph (13)), art-2/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-2/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-13 - art-16-2/par-1: 銀行法第二条第十八項 → 銀行法 第二条第十八項 (Article 2, paragraph (18)), art-2/par-18 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-2/par-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-18 - art-16-2/par-1: 第五十五条の九の二第一項第二号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の九の二第一項第二号 (Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-55-9-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-2 - art-16-2/par-1: 銀行法第二条第十七項第一号 → 銀行法 第二条第十七項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (17), item (i)), art-2/par-17/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-2/par-17/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-17/item-1 - art-16-2/par-1: 信用金庫法（昭和二十六年法律第二百三十八号）第八十五条の三の二第一項 → e-Gov law 326AC1000000238, 第八十五条の三の二第一項 (Article 85-3-2, paragraph (1)), art-85-3-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-16-2/par-1: 第五十五条の九の二第一項第三号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の九の二第一項第三号 (Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-55-9-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-3 - art-16-2/par-1: 信用金庫法第八十五条の三第二項第一号 → e-Gov law 326AC1000000238, 第八十五条の三第二項第一号 (Article 85-3, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-85-3/par-2/item-1 — not held in this collection - art-16-2/par-1: 協同組合による金融事業に関する法律（昭和二十四年法律第百八十三号）第六条の四の四第一項 → e-Gov law 324AC0000000183, 第六条の四の四第一項 (Article 6-4-4, paragraph (1)), art-6-4-4/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-16-2/par-1: 第五十五条の九の二第一項第四号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の九の二第一項第四号 (Article 55-9-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-55-9-2/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-9-2/par-1/item-4 - art-16-2/par-1: 協同組合による金融事業に関する法律第六条の四の三第二項第一号 → e-Gov law 324AC0000000183, 第六条の四の三第二項第一号 (Article 6-4-3, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-6-4-3/par-2/item-1 — not held in this collection - art-16-2/par-1: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第十六項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第十六項 (Article 2, paragraph (16)), art-2/par-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-2/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-16 - art-16-2/par-1: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第十七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第十七項 (Article 2, paragraph (17)), art-2/par-17 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-2/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-17 ## Cited by 8 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 印紙税法 別表第一（課税物件表） — https://japanlaw.org/en/stamp-tax-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000023/appdx-1 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第九号イ（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第九号ロ（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十六条の二第一項（支払等の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2/par-1 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十七条の四第二項（電子決済手段等取引業者等への準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-17-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-17-4/par-2 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十八条の六第二項（電子決済手段等取引業者等への準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-18-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-18-6/par-2 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第七十条第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-70/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-70/par-1/item-4 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第三条第一項（外国為替及び外国貿易法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-97/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-97/art-3/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 外国為替及び外国貿易法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-11-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-001, translated 2026-11-06 - This site's parser, version 225 — 外国為替及び外国貿易法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05