# 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-5041-28`
- 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-5041-28
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28
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## 附　則 令和四年四月二〇日法律第二八号
<sup>suppl-5041-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  附則第四条の規定　この法律の公布の日又は安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律（令和四年法律第六十一号。次号及び同条において「資金決済法等一部改正法」という。）の公布の日のいずれか遅い日
  <sup>suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation of this Act or the date of promulgation of the Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022; referred to as the "Payment Services Act, etc. Amendment Act" in the following item and that Article), whichever is later;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第二条の規定　資金決済法等一部改正法の施行の日
  <sup>suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Article 2: the date of enforcement of the Payment Services Act, etc. Amendment Act.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第二条（経過措置） — Transitional Measures
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  第一条の規定による改正後の外国為替及び外国貿易法第二十条の二の規定により資本取引とみなされる取引に係る同法第五十五条の三第一項及び第五十五条の四の規定は、公布の日から起算して六月を経過した日以後に行う当該取引について適用する。
<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-2/par-1</sup>
With regard to a transaction deemed to be a capital transaction pursuant to the provisions of Article 20-2 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1, the provisions of Article 55-3, paragraph (1) and Article 55-4 of that Act apply to that transaction conducted on or after the day on which six months have elapsed from the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三条
<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前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-5041-28/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-3/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第五条（検討） — Review
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<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を経過した場合において、この法律による改正後の外国為替及び外国貿易法（以下「新法」という。）の施行の状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、新法の規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5041-28/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-5/par-1</sup>
In the case where five years have elapsed after this Act comes into effect, the Government is to consider the state of enforcement of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act"), and when it finds it necessary, is to review the provisions of the New Act and take necessary measures based on the results.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-1: 次号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-2
- suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-1: 同条 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-5041-28/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1
- suppl-5041-28/art-2/par-1: 外国為替及び外国貿易法第二十条の二 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十条の二 (Article 20-2), art-20-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-20-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-20-2
- suppl-5041-28/art-2/par-1: 同法第五十五条の三第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の三第一項 (Article 55-3, paragraph (1)), art-55-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-3/par-1
- suppl-5041-28/art-2/par-1: 第五十五条の四 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の四 (Article 55-4), art-55-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-4

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/suppl-5041-28/art-1/par-1/item-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-20261105T150743-001, translated 2026-11-06
- 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-20261105T150743-008, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-009, 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
