# Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xiv), its wordings — Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

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How the wording of Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xiv) (第六条第一項第十四号) 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 6, paragraph (1), item (xiv) (第六条第一項第十四号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-14 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-14)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 64 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 「金融指標等先物契約」とは、金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二条第二十一項に規定する市場デリバティブ取引（政令で定めるものを除く。以下この号において同じ。）、同条第二十二項に規定する店頭デリバティブ取引（政令で定めるものを除く。）及び同条第八項第三号ロに規定する外国金融商品市場において行われる同条第二十一項に規定する市場デリバティブ取引に類する取引その他これらに類する取引として政令で定める取引に係る契約をいう。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> the term "futures contract on a financial indicator or similar metric" means a contract associated with market derivatives transactions prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (21) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this item), over-the-counter derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (22) of that Article (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order), transactions similar to market derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (21) of that Article which are conducted on a foreign financial instruments market prescribed in paragraph (8), item (iii), (b) of that Article, or any other transaction prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them;

## 2. By 22 July 2027 — Act No. 64 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 22 July 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 64 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments/20270722_508AC0000000064

Japanese:

> 「金融指標等先物契約」とは、金融商品取引法第二条第二十一項に規定する市場デリバティブ取引（政令で定めるものを除く。以下この号において同じ。）、同条第二十二項に規定する店頭デリバティブ取引（政令で定めるものを除く。）及び同条第八項第三号ロに規定する外国金融商品市場において行われる同条第二十一項に規定する市場デリバティブ取引に類する取引その他これらに類する取引として政令で定める取引に係る契約をいう。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> the term "futures contract on a financial indicator or similar metric" means a contract associated with market derivatives transactions prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (21) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this item), over-the-counter derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (22) of that Article (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order), transactions similar to market derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (21) of that Article which are conducted on a foreign financial instruments market prescribed in paragraph (8), item (iii), (b) of that Article, or any other transaction prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them;

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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/324AC0000000228/20270401_508AC0000000064)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228/20270722_508AC0000000064)