# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第二百八条の二 (Article 208-2)

- 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: 第二百八条の二 (Article 208-2) — address `art-208-2`
- 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-208-2
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### 第二百八条の二
<sup>art-208-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三十万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-208-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1</sup>
A person that falls under any of the following items is sentenced to a civil fine of not more than 300 thousand yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第七十九条の二十三第二項の規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-208-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person that violates the provisions of Article 79-23, paragraph (2);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第百六十二条第一項（同条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-208-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person that violates the provisions of Article 162, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  第百六十二条の二の規定による内閣府令に違反した者
  <sup>art-208-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person that violates the Cabinet Office Order under the provisions of Article 162-2;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  第百九十三条の三第一項の規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-208-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person that violates the provisions of Article 193-3, paragraph (1);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  第百九十三条の三第二項の規定に違反して、申出をせず、又は虚偽の申出をした者
  <sup>art-208-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a person that, in violation of the provisions of Article 193-3, paragraph (2), fails to make a proposal or makes a false proposal; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  第百九十三条の三第三項の規定に違反して、通知をせず、又は虚偽の通知をした者
  <sup>art-208-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208-2/par-1/item-6</sup>
  a person that, in violation of the provisions of Article 193-3, paragraph (3), fails to give a notice or gives a false notice.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-208-2/par-1/item-1: 第七十九条の二十三第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の二十三第二項 (Article 79-23, paragraph (2)), art-79-23/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-23/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-23/par-2
- art-208-2/par-1/item-2: 第百六十二条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百六十二条第一項 (Article 162, paragraph (1)), art-162/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-162/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-162/par-1
- art-208-2/par-1/item-2: 同条第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百六十二条第二項 (Article 162, paragraph (2)), art-162/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-162/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-162/par-2
- art-208-2/par-1/item-3: 第百六十二条の二 → 金融商品取引法 第百六十二条の二 (Article 162-2), art-162-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-162-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-162-2
- art-208-2/par-1/item-4: 第百九十三条の三第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百九十三条の三第一項 (Article 193-3, paragraph (1)), art-193-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-193-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-193-3/par-1
- art-208-2/par-1/item-5: 第百九十三条の三第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百九十三条の三第二項 (Article 193-3, paragraph (2)), art-193-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-193-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-193-3/par-2
- art-208-2/par-1/item-6: 第百九十三条の三第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第百九十三条の三第三項 (Article 193-3, paragraph (3)), art-193-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-193-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-193-3/par-3

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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