# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第八十五条の二 (Article 85-2)

- 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: 第八十五条の二 (Article 85-2)（認可申請書の提出） — address `art-85-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第八十五条の二（認可申請書の提出） — (Submission of a Written Application for Authorization)
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<sup>art-85-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2</sup>

  **第一項**  前条第一項の認可を受けようとする金融商品取引所は、次に掲げる事項を記載した認可申請書を内閣総理大臣に提出しなければならない。
  <sup>art-85-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1</sup>
  A financial instrument exchange seeking the authorization referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article must submit a written application for authorization to the Prime Minister in which it states the following particulars:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  名称
    <sup>art-85-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
    its name;
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    **二**  委託する自主規制法人（以下この章において「受託自主規制法人」という。）の名称
    <sup>art-85-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the name of the self-regulatory organization it will entrust (hereinafter referred to as an "entrusted self-regulatory organization" in this Chapter);
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    **三**  委託する自主規制業務の内容
    <sup>art-85-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
    a business outline of the self-regulatory services it will entrust; and
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    **四**  その他内閣府令で定める事項
    <sup>art-85-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1/item-4</sup>
    other matters specified by Cabinet Office Order.
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  **第二項**  前項の認可申請書には、委託契約の内容を記載した書類その他内閣府令で定める書類を添付しなければならない。
  <sup>art-85-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-2</sup>
  Documents giving the details of the entrustment agreement and other documents specified by Cabinet Office Order must accompany the written application for authorization referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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  **第三項**  第八十一条第三項の規定は、第一項の認可の申請の場合について準用する。この場合において、「定款」とあるのは、「委託契約の内容を記載した書類」と読み替えるものとする。
  <sup>art-85-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-3</sup>
  The provisions of Article 81, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis in the case of the application for authorization referred to in paragraph (1). In this case, the phrase "the articles of incorporation" is deemed to be replaced with "documents giving the details of the entrustment agreement".
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## Cites
- art-85-2/par-1: 前条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第八十五条第一項 (Article 85, paragraph (1)), art-85/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85/par-1
- art-85-2/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第八十五条の二第一項 (Article 85-2, paragraph (1)), art-85-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1
- art-85-2/par-3: 第八十一条第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第八十一条第三項 (Article 81, paragraph (3)), art-81/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-81/par-3
- art-85-2/par-3: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第八十五条の二第一項 (Article 85-2, paragraph (1)), art-85-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-1

## Cited by

7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 金融商品取引法 第八十五条の二第二項（認可申請書の提出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-2
- 金融商品取引法 第八十五条の二第三項（認可申請書の提出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-2/par-3
- 金融商品取引法 第八十五条の三第一項（認可の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-3/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第八十五条の四第一項（認可を与えない場合の審問） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-85-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-85-4/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十三条の三第一項（委託契約等の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-153-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-153-3/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第百五十四条の二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-154-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-154-2/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第二百五条第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-205/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-205/par-1/item-7

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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
