# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第五十五条の六 (Article 55-6)

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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
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- Provision: 第五十五条の六 (Article 55-6)（技術導入契約の締結等の報告） — address `art-55-6`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五十五条の六（技術導入契約の締結等の報告） — (Reporting Entry Into, Renewal, or Modification of a Technology Introduction Contract)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-55-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-6</sup>

**第一項**  居住者は、非居住者（非居住者の本邦にある支店等を含む。）との間で技術導入契約の締結等をしたときは、政令で定めるところにより、当該技術導入契約の締結等について、財務大臣及び事業所管大臣に報告しなければならない。ただし、第三十条第一項の規定により届け出なければならないとされる技術導入契約の締結等については、この限りでない。
<sup>art-55-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-6/par-1</sup>
If a resident has entered into, renewed, or modified a technology introduction contract with a non-resident (inclusive of a non-resident's branch office or other such place of business in Japan), the resident must report the entry into, renewal, or modification of the technology introduction contract to the Minister of Finance and the competent minister for the business, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order; provided, however, that this does not apply to the entry into, renewal, or modification of a technology introduction contract for which the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) require a notification to be filed.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定は、非居住者の本邦にある支店等が独自に開発した技術に係る技術導入契約の締結等その他政令で定める技術導入契約の締結等については、適用しない。
<sup>art-55-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-6/par-2</sup>
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to the entry into, renewal, or modification of a technology introduction contract involving technology developed independently by a non-resident's branch office or other such place of business in Japan or any other case of the entry into, renewal, or modification of a technology introduction contract prescribed by Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-55-6/par-1: 第三十条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-30/par-1
- art-55-6/par-2: 前項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の六第一項 (Article 55-6, paragraph (1)), art-55-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-6/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第五十五条の六第二項（技術導入契約の締結等の報告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-55-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-55-6/par-2
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第七十一条第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-71/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-71/par-1/item-7

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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
- 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
