# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)

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- 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
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- Provision: 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5) — address `suppl-4091-59/art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五条
<sup>suppl-4091-59/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  旧法事前審査対象資本取引が、新法第二十一条第一項又は第二項の規定に基づく命令の規定により許可を受ける義務を課された資本取引（次項において「新法許可対象資本取引」という。）に該当するものであって、届出手続完了資本取引に該当するものであるときは、当該旧法事前審査対象資本取引（旧法第二十三条第五項に規定する内容の変更を応諾する旨の通知がされ、又は同条第七項の規定により内容の変更を命じられたものにあっては、これらの変更がされた後のもの）は、政令で定めるものを除き、新法第二十一条第一項又は第二項の規定に基づく命令の規定による許可があったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1</sup>
If a capital transaction subject to prior review under the Former Act falls under a capital transaction for which the obligation to obtain permission is imposed under the provisions of an order based on the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Act (referred to as a "capital transaction subject to permission under the New Act" in the following paragraph), and falls under a capital transaction for which notification procedures have been completed, that capital transaction subject to prior review under the Former Act (in the case of one for which notice of acceptance of the modification to the content prescribed in Article 23, paragraph (5) of the Former Act has been given, or for which modification to the content has been ordered under the provisions of paragraph (7) of that Article, the one after those modifications have been made) is, except for what is specified by Cabinet Order, deemed to have been permitted under the provisions of an order based on the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Act.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  旧法事前審査対象資本取引が、新法許可対象資本取引に該当するものであって、届出手続完了資本取引に該当するものでないときは、当該旧法事前審査対象資本取引に係る旧法第二十二条第一項の規定によりされた届出については、これを新法第二十一条第一項又は第二項の規定に基づく命令の規定による許可の申請とみなして、新法の規定を適用する。この場合において、当該旧法事前審査対象資本取引についてあった旧法第二十三条第二項の規定による勧告又は同条第四項の規定による通知（同条第五項に規定する勧告を応諾する旨の通知を除く。）は、なかったものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2</sup>
If a capital transaction subject to prior review under the Former Act falls under a capital transaction subject to permission under the New Act and does not fall under a capital transaction for which notification procedures have been completed, the provisions of the New Act apply to the notification submitted under the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Former Act with respect to that capital transaction subject to prior review under the Former Act, deeming it to be an application for permission under the provisions of an order based on the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Act. In this case, a recommendation under the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (2) of the Former Act or a notice under the provisions of paragraph (4) of that Article (excluding a notice of acceptance of the recommendation prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article) made with respect to that capital transaction subject to prior review under the Former Act is deemed not to have been made.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  前二項の規定は、施行日前に旧法第二十四条第二項の規定によりされた届出に係る資本取引でこの法律の施行の際現に行われていないものが、新法第二十四条第一項又は第二項の規定に基づく命令の規定により許可を受ける義務を課された同条第一項に規定する特定資本取引に該当するものである場合について準用する。
<sup>suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3</sup>
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the case where a capital transaction pertaining to a notification submitted under the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (2) of the Former Act before the Effective Date that is not actually being carried out as of the time this Act comes into effect falls under a specified capital transaction prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article for which the obligation to obtain permission is imposed under the provisions of an order based on the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Act.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1: 新法第二十一条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十一条第一項 (Article 21, paragraph (1)), art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-21/par-1
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1: 第二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十一条第二項 (Article 21, paragraph (2)), art-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-21/par-2
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1: 次項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第五条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (2)), suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2: 新法第二十一条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十一条第一項 (Article 21, paragraph (1)), art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-21/par-1
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2: 第二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十一条第二項 (Article 21, paragraph (2)), art-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-21/par-2
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3: 前二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (1)), suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3: 前二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第五条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (2)), suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-2
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3: 新法第二十四条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-24/par-1
- suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3: 第二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十四条第二項 (Article 24, paragraph (2)), art-24/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-24/par-2

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-4/par-1
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-1
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-5/par-3
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第九条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4091-59/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4091-59/art-9/par-1

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## 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 — Machine translation, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-006, 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
