# Article 26, paragraph (2), item (ix), its wordings — Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

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How the wording of Article 26, paragraph (2), item (ix) (第二十六条第二項第九号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (外国為替及び外国貿易法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act
- Provision: Article 26, paragraph (2), item (ix) (第二十六条第二項第九号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-9 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-9)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 30 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 前各号に掲げる行為に準ずるものとして政令で定めるもの

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> an action prescribed by Cabinet Order as being equivalent to any of the actions stated in the preceding items.

## 2. 4 January 2027 — Act No. 30 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 4 January 2027
- The amendment: Moved to item (xi); its words stay the same (Act No. 30 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments/20270104_508AC0000000030

Japanese:

> 前各号に掲げる行為に準ずるものとして政令で定めるもの

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> an action prescribed by Cabinet Order as being equivalent to any of the actions stated in the preceding items.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228/20260812_508AC0000000064)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228/20270104_508AC0000000030)