# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百五十六条の二十の六 (Article 156-20-6)

- Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号
- English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange 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: 第百五十六条の二十の六 (Article 156-20-6)（業務方法書） — address `art-156-20-6`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6
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### 第百五十六条の二十の六（業務方法書） — (Business Rules)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-156-20-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6</sup>

  **第一項**  外国金融商品取引清算機関は、業務方法書の定めるところにより、金融商品債務引受業を行わなければならない。
  <sup>art-156-20-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-1</sup>
  A foreign financial instruments clearing organization must perform financial instruments obligation assumption services pursuant to the provisions of its business rules.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  業務方法書には、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
  <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2</sup>
  The following matters must be specified in the business rules:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  金融商品債務引受業の対象とする債務の起因となる取引
    <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-1</sup>
    the transactions giving rise to obligations that are subject to financial instruments obligation assumption services;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  清算参加者の要件に関する事項
    <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-2</sup>
    the particulars of the requirements for a clearing member;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  金融商品債務引受業として行う引受け、更改その他の方法による債務の負担及びその履行に関する事項
    <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-3</sup>
    the particulars of the taking over, novating, or other methods of assuming obligations that the clearing organization performs as financial instruments obligation assumption services, and the particulars of performance of such obligations;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  清算参加者の債務の履行の確保に関する事項
    <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-4</sup>
    the particulars involved in ensuring the performance of the obligations of a clearing member;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  有価証券等清算取次ぎに関する事項
    <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-5</sup>
    the particulars of brokerage for clearing of securities, etc.; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  その他内閣府令で定める事項
    <sup>art-156-20-6/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-20-6/par-2/item-6</sup>
    other matters specified by Cabinet Office Order.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 金融商品取引法 第百五十六条の二十二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-156-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-156-22/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22
- This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22