# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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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
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4211-59`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59
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## 附　則 平成二一年六月二四日法律第五九号
<sup>suppl-4211-59 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4211-59/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して一年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4211-59/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十四条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4211-59/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59/art-34</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの法律の附則においてなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4211-59/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59/art-34/par-1</sup>
As to the applicability of penal provisions to acts which a person conducts before this Act comes into effect, and the applicability of penal provisions to acts which a person conducts after this Act comes into effect in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the Supplementary Provisions of this Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十五条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4211-59/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59/art-35</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4211-59/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-4211-59/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-4211-59/art-35/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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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-20261105T150743-003, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-005, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-007, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-008, 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
