# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第六条 (Article 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
- 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: 第六条 (Article 6)（定義） — address `art-6`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第六条（定義） — (Definitions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  この法律又はこの法律に基づく命令において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、当該各号に定めるところによる。
<sup>art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1</sup>
In this Act and Orders based on this Act, the meanings of the terms stated in the following items are as prescribed in those items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  「本邦」とは、本州、北海道、四国、九州及び財務省令・経済産業省令で定めるその附属の島をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the term "Japan" means Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and the islands associated with them that are prescribed by Ministry of Finance Order and Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  「外国」とは、本邦以外の地域をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the term "foreign country" means any area outside Japan;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  「本邦通貨」とは、日本円を単位とする通貨をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the term "Japanese currency" means currency expressed in units of Japanese yen;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  「外国通貨」とは、本邦通貨以外の通貨をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-4</sup>
  the term "foreign currency" means any currency other than Japanese currency;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  「居住者」とは、本邦内に住所又は居所を有する自然人及び本邦内に主たる事務所を有する法人をいう。非居住者の本邦内の支店、出張所その他の事務所は、法律上代理権があると否とにかかわらず、その主たる事務所が外国にある場合においても居住者とみなす。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-5</sup>
  the term "resident" means a natural person with a domicile or residence in Japan or a corporation whose principal office is in Japan. Regardless of whether a non-resident's branch office, local office, or other such office in Japan has the legal authority to represent that non-resident, that office is deemed to be a resident, even if the non-resident's principal office is located in a foreign country;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the term "resident" means a natural person with a domicile or residence in Japan or a corporation whose principal office is in Japan. Regardless of whether a non-resident's branch office, local office, or other such office in Japan has the legal authority to represent that non-resident, that office is deemed to be a resident, even if the non-resident's principal office is located in a foreign state;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb</sup>

  **六**  「非居住者」とは、居住者以外の自然人及び法人をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-6</sup>
  the term "non-resident" means a natural person or corporation other than a resident;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **七**  「支払手段」とは、次に掲げるものをいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7</sup>
  the term "means of payment" means any of the following:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **イ**  銀行券、政府紙幣及び硬貨
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-1</sup>
    banknotes, government notes, and coins;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **ロ**  小切手（旅行小切手を含む。）、為替手形、郵便為替及び信用状
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-2</sup>
    checks (including traveler's checks), bills of exchange, postal money orders, and letters of credit;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **ハ**  証票、電子機器その他の物（第十九条第一項において「証票等」という。）に電磁的方法（電子的方法、磁気的方法その他の人の知覚によつて認識することができない方法をいう。）により入力されている財産的価値であつて、不特定又は多数の者相互間での支払のために使用することができるもの（その使用の状況が通貨のそれと近似しているものとして政令で定めるものに限る。）
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-3</sup>
    the property value entered in a voucher, electronic device, or any other object (referred to as a "voucher or other such object" in Article 19, paragraph (1)) using electronic or magnetic means (meaning electronic means, magnetic means, or any other means that cannot be perceived with the human senses), which unspecified or a large number of persons can use among themselves for payment (limited to one prescribed by Cabinet Order as having a status of use that approximates a currency); and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the proprietary value entered in a voucher, electronic device, or any other object (meaning a "voucher or other such object" in Article 19, paragraph (1)) using electronic or magnetic means (meaning electronic means, magnetic means, or any other means that cannot be perceived with the human senses), which non-specific groups of persons or large numbers of persons can use among themselves for payment (limited to one prescribed by Cabinet Order as having a status of use that approximates a currency); and" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb</sup>

    **ニ**  イ又はロに掲げるものに準ずるものとして政令で定めるもの
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-4</sup>
    what is prescribed by Cabinet Order as being equivalent to what is stated in (a) or (b);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **八**  「対外支払手段」とは、外国通貨その他通貨の単位のいかんにかかわらず、外国通貨をもつて表示され、又は外国において支払のために使用することのできる支払手段（本邦通貨を除く。）をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-8</sup>
  the term "foreign means of payment" means a foreign currency or any other means of payment (excluding Japanese currency) that is denominated in a foreign currency or that can be used for payment in a foreign country, regardless of the currency unit;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **九**  「電子決済手段等」とは、次に掲げるものをいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9</sup>
  the term "electronic payment instruments" means any of the following:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the term "electronic payment instruments" means any of the following ;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb</sup>

    **イ**  電子決済手段（資金決済に関する法律（平成二十一年法律第五十九号）第二条第五項に規定する電子決済手段をいう。第十六条の二の表の一の項の下欄、第十七条の四第二項及び第十八条の六第二項において同じ。）
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1</sup>
    electronic payment instrument (meaning an electronic payment instrument as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009); the same applies in the right-hand column of row 1 of the table in Article 16-2, Article 17-4, paragraph (2) and Article 18-6, paragraph (2)); and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "electronic payment instrument (meaning an electronic payment instrument as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Payment Services Act (Act No.59 of 2009); the same applies in the right-hand column of row 1 of the table in Article 16-2, Article 17-4, paragraph (2) and Article 18-6, paragraph (2); and" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb</sup>

    **ロ**  暗号資産（資金決済に関する法律第二条第十四項に規定する暗号資産をいう。第十六条の二の表の五の項の下欄において同じ。）
    <sup>art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2</sup>
    cryptoasset (meaning a cryptoasset as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (14) of the Payment Services Act; the same applies in the right-hand column of row 5 of the table in Article 16-2);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "cryptoasset (meaning a cryptoasset as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (14) of the Payment Services Act; the same applies in the right-hand column of row 5 of the table in Article 16-2;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb</sup>

  **十**  「貴金属」とは、金の地金、金の合金の地金、流通していない金貨その他金を主たる材料とする物をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-10</sup>
  the term "precious metal" means gold bullion, gold alloy bullion, gold coins that are not in circulation, or any other object whose principal material is gold;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十一**  「証券」とは、券面が発行されていると否とを問わず、公債、社債、株式、出資の持分、公債又は株式に関する権利を与える証書、債券、国庫証券、抵当証券、利潤証券、利札、配当金受領証、利札引換券その他これらに類する証券又は証書として政令で定めるものをいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-11</sup>
  the term "security" means a public bond, corporate bond, share, equity interest, certificate granting rights related to a public bond or share, bond certificate, treasury bond, mortgage security, profit certificate, coupon, dividend certificate, renewal coupon, or any security or certificate prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them, regardless of whether it has been materialized;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the term "security" means a public bond, corporate bond, share, equity in investment, certificate granting rights related to a public bond or share, bond certificate, treasury bond, mortgage instrument, profit certificate, coupon, dividend certificate, renewal coupon, or any security or certificate prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them, regardless of whether it has been materialized;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb</sup>

  **十二**  「外貨証券」とは、外国において支払を受けることができる証券又は外国通貨をもつて表示される証券をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-12</sup>
  the term "foreign currency security" means a security for which a person can receive payment in a foreign country or a security that is denominated in a foreign currency;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十三**  「債権」とは、定期預金、当座預金、特別当座預金、通知預金、保険証券及び当座勘定残高並びに貸借、入札その他により生ずる金銭債権で前各号に掲げられていないものをいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-13</sup>
  the term "claim" means a time deposit, current deposit, special current deposit, deposit at notice, insurance policy, or current account balance, or a monetary claim not stated in any of the preceding items which arises from a loan, bid, or other source;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十四**  「金融指標等先物契約」とは、金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二条第二十一項に規定する市場デリバティブ取引（政令で定めるものを除く。以下この号において同じ。）、同条第二十二項に規定する店頭デリバティブ取引（政令で定めるものを除く。）及び同条第八項第三号ロに規定する外国金融商品市場において行われる同条第二十一項に規定する市場デリバティブ取引に類する取引その他これらに類する取引として政令で定める取引に係る契約をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-14</sup>
  the term "futures contract on a financial indicator or similar metric" means a contract associated with market derivatives transactions prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (21) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this item), over-the-counter derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (22) of that Article (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order), transactions similar to market derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (21) of that Article which are conducted on a foreign financial instruments market prescribed in paragraph (8), item (iii), (b) of that Article, or any other transaction prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十五**  「貨物」とは、貴金属、支払手段及び証券その他債権を化体する証書以外の動産をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-15</sup>
  the term "goods" means movables other than precious metals, means of payment, and securities and any other certificates embodying claims; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十六**  「財産」とは、第七号、第九号から第十一号まで、第十三号及び前号に規定するものを含む財産をいう。
  <sup>art-6/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-16</sup>
  the term "assets" means assets including what is prescribed in items (vii), (ix) through (xi), and (xiii), and the preceding item.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  居住者又は非居住者の区別が明白でない場合については、財務大臣の定めるところによる。
<sup>art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-2</sup>
If it is not clear whether a person is a resident or a non-resident, the Minister of Finance decides this.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-6/par-1/item-7/sub-3: 第十九条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十九条第一項 (Article 19, paragraph (1)), art-19/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-19/par-1
- art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1: 資金決済に関する法律（平成二十一年法律第五十九号）第二条第五項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第五項 (Article 2, paragraph (5)), art-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/payment-services-act/art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-5
- art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1: 第十六条の二 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2), art-16-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2
- art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1: 第十七条の四第二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十七条の四第二項 (Article 17-4, paragraph (2)), art-17-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-17-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-17-4/par-2
- art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-1: 第十八条の六第二項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十八条の六第二項 (Article 18-6, paragraph (2)), art-18-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-18-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-18-6/par-2
- art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2: 資金決済に関する法律第二条第十四項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二条第十四項 (Article 2, paragraph (14)), art-2/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/payment-services-act/art-2/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-2/par-14
- art-6/par-1/item-9/sub-2: 第十六条の二 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2), art-16-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-16-2
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第一号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-6/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-1
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (x)), art-6/par-1/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-10
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十一号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xi)), art-6/par-1/item-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-11
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十二号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xii)), art-6/par-1/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-12
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第二号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-6/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-2
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第三号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-6/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-3
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第四号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-6/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-4
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第五号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-6/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-5
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第六号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-6/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-6
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第七号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-6/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第八号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-6/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-8
- art-6/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第九号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-6/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9
- art-6/par-1/item-14: 金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二条第二十一項 → 金融商品取引法 第二条第二十一項 (Article 2, paragraph (21)), art-2/par-21 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-21
- art-6/par-1/item-14: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十四号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xiv)), art-6/par-1/item-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-14
- art-6/par-1/item-14: 同条第二十二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二条第二十二項 (Article 2, paragraph (22)), art-2/par-22 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-22
- art-6/par-1/item-14: 同条第八項第三号 → 金融商品取引法 第二条第八項第三号 (Article 2, paragraph (8), item (iii)), art-2/par-8/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-8/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-8/item-3
- art-6/par-1/item-16: 第七号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第七号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-6/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-7
- art-6/par-1/item-16: 第九号から第十一号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (x)), art-6/par-1/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-10
- art-6/par-1/item-16: 第九号から第十一号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十一号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xi)), art-6/par-1/item-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-11
- art-6/par-1/item-16: 第九号から第十一号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第九号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-6/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-9
- art-6/par-1/item-16: 第十三号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十三号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xiii)), art-6/par-1/item-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-13
- art-6/par-1/item-16: 前号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十五号 (Article 6, paragraph (1), item (xv)), art-6/par-1/item-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-15

## Cited by

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- 印紙税法 別表第一（課税物件表） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/stamp-tax-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000023/appdx-1
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十三号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-13
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十四号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-14
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六条第一項第十六号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-6/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-6/par-1/item-16
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第十九条第一項（支払手段等の輸出入） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-19/par-1
- 所得税法施行規則 第三十六条の七第一項（外貨建資産・負債の発生時の外国通貨の円換算額を確定させる先物外国為替契約） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-36-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/340M50000040011/art-36-7/par-1
- 消費税法 第八条第一項（輸出物品販売場における輸出物品の譲渡に係る免税） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumption-tax-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/363AC0000000108/art-8/par-1
- 消費税法 別表第二第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumption-tax-act/appdx-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/363AC0000000108/appdx-2/item-2
- 消費税法 別表第二の二第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumption-tax-act/appdx-2-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/363AC0000000108/appdx-2-2/item-1
- 租税特別措置法 第八十七条の六第一項（輸出酒類販売場から移出する酒類に係る酒税の免税） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/special-taxation-measures-act/art-87-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-87-6/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第二条第三項第二号ロ（２）（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-3/item-2/sub-2/sub2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-3/item-2/sub-2/sub2-2
- 金融商品取引法 第六十三条の八第一項第一号（海外投資家等特例業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-63-8/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-63-8/par-1/item-1

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