# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第七十九条の三十一 (Article 79-31) - 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: 第七十九条の三十一 (Article 79-31)（認可審査基準） — address `art-79-31` - 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-79-31 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七十九条の三十一（認可審査基準） — (Examination Criteria for Authorization) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-79-31 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、前条第一項の規定による認可の申請があつた場合においては、その申請が次に掲げる基準に適合するかどうかを審査しなければならない。 art-79-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1 When an application is filed for the authorization under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance must examine whether the application conforms to the following criteria: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 設立の手続並びに定款及び業務規程の内容が法令に適合していること。 art-79-31/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-1 procedures for incorporation and the content of the articles of incorporation and operational rules conform to laws and regulations; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 認可申請書、定款及び業務規程に虚偽の記載がないこと。 art-79-31/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-2 there is no false statement in the written application for authorization, the articles of incorporation, or the operational rules; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 役員のうちに次のいずれかに該当する者がいないこと。 art-79-31/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-3 the applicant has no person falling under any of the following persons as an officer: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 心身の故障のため職務を適正に執行することができない者として内閣府令・財務省令で定める者 art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-1 a person specified by Cabinet Office Order and Ministry of Finance Order as being unable to properly perform their duties due to a mental or physical disorder; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 第二十九条の四第一項第二号ロからリまでのいずれかに該当する者 art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-2 a person falling under any of Article 29-4, paragraph (1), item (ii), (b) through (i); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 当該申請に係る基金が、その業務を遂行するために必要な資産を備えていると認められること又は備えることが確実であると認められること。 art-79-31/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-4 the fund to which the application concerns is found to have the necessary assets to conduct its business or it is found to be certain that the fund is to have the assets; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 業務の運営が適正に行われることが確実であると認められること。 art-79-31/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-5 it is found to be possible to rely upon business operations being conducted properly; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 当該申請に係る基金の組織がこの法律の規定に適合するものであること。 art-79-31/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1/item-6 the organization of the fund to which the application pertains conforms to the provisions of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、前項の規定により審査した結果、その申請が同項の基準に適合していると認めるときは、設立の認可をしなければならない。 art-79-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-2 If, as a result of having conducted an examination pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance find that an application conforms to the criteria in that paragraph, they must authorize incorporation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、前条第一項の規定による認可の申請があつた場合において、その認可をすることが適当でないと認めるときは、認可申請者に通知して、当該職員をして審問を行わせなければならない。 art-79-31/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-3 If an application is filed for the authorization under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance find it inappropriate to grant that authorization, they must notify the applicant for authorization and have the relevant officials conduct a hearing. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、設立の認可をすることとし、又はしないこととした場合においては、遅滞なく、その旨を書面により認可申請者に通知しなければならない。 art-79-31/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-4 Upon deciding to grant or not to grant authorization for incorporation, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance must notify the applicant for authorization of this in writing without delay. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-79-31/par-1: 前条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の三十第一項 (Article 79-30, paragraph (1)), art-79-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-30/par-1 - art-79-31/par-1/item-3/sub-2: 第二十九条の四第一項第二号 → 金融商品取引法 第二十九条の四第一項第二号 (Article 29-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-29-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-29-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-29-4/par-1/item-2 - art-79-31/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の三十一第一項 (Article 79-31, paragraph (1)), art-79-31/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-1 - art-79-31/par-3: 前条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の三十第一項 (Article 79-30, paragraph (1)), art-79-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-30/par-1 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の三十一第二項（認可審査基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-31/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第七十九条の三十六第五項（役員の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-36/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-36/par-5 - 金融商品取引法 附則第八十九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/suppl-4181-65/art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/suppl-4181-65/art-89/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 附則第四条第二項（委託者保護基金に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/suppl-4241-86/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/suppl-4241-86/art-4/par-2 --- ## 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