# Article 27, paragraph (10), its wordings — Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

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How the wording of Article 27, paragraph (10) (第二十七条第十項) 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 27, paragraph (10) (第二十七条第十項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-27/par-10 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-27/par-10)
- 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:

> 第五項の規定による勧告を受けたものが、第七項の規定による通知をしなかつた場合又は当該勧告を応諾しない旨の通知をした場合には、財務大臣及び事業所管大臣は、当該勧告を受けたものに対し、当該対内直接投資等に係る内容の変更又は中止を命ずることができる。ただし、当該変更又は中止を命ずることができる期間は、当該届出を受理した日から起算して第三項又は第六項の規定により延長された期間の満了する日までとする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> If a person that has been issued a recommendation under paragraph (5) fails to notify the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business as under paragraph (7) or notifies them of non-compliance with the recommendation, the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business may order the person to modify the substance of the inward direct investment or equivalent action or discontinue it; provided, however, that the period during which the ministers may issue an order to modify or discontinue this starts on the day on which they receive the notification in question, and ends on the final day in the period as extended pursuant to paragraph (3) or (6).

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

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 4 January 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 30 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments/20270104_508AC0000000030

Japanese:

> 第五項の規定による勧告を受けたものが、第七項の規定による通知をしなかつた場合又は当該勧告を応諾しない旨の通知をした場合には、財務大臣及び事業所管大臣は、当該勧告を受けたものに対し、当該対内直接投資等に係る内容の変更、国の安全等に係る措置に関する修正又は当該対内直接投資等の中止を命ずることができる。ただし、当該変更、国の安全等に係る措置に関する修正又は当該中止を命ずることができる期間は、第三項若しくは第六項又は第二十七条の三第二項の規定により延長された禁止期間の満了する日までとする。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> If a person that has been issued a recommendation under paragraph (5) fails to notify the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business as under paragraph (7) or notifies them of non-compliance with the recommendation, the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business may order the person to change the substance of the inward direct investment or equivalent action, to make a modification of a measure relating to national security or a similar concern, or to discontinue the inward direct investment or equivalent action; provided, however, that the period during which the ministers may issue an order to change, to make the modification of a measure relating to national security or a similar concern, or to discontinue this ends on the final day of the prohibition period as extended pursuant to paragraph (3) or (6) or Article 27-3, paragraph (2).

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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)