# Article 27, paragraph (8), its wordings — Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

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How the wording of Article 27, paragraph (8) (第二十七条第八項) 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 (8) (第二十七条第八項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-27/par-8 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-27/par-8)
- 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:

> 前項の規定により勧告を応諾する旨の通知をしたものは、当該勧告をされたところに従い、当該勧告に係る対内直接投資等を行わなければならない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> A person that has notified the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business of compliance with the recommendation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must undertake the inward direct investment or equivalent action that is subject to the recommendation in accordance with the recommendation.

## 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:

> 前項の規定により勧告を応諾する旨の通知をしたものは、当該勧告をされたところに従い、当該勧告に係る対内直接投資等又は国の安全等に係る措置に関する修正を行わなければならない。

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

> A person that has notified the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business of compliance with the recommendation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must undertake the inward direct investment or equivalent action, or make the modification of a measure relating to national security or a similar concern, that is subject to the recommendation in accordance with the recommendation.

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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)