# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第六十八条の二 (Article 68-2)

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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: 第六十八条の二 (Article 68-2)（権限の委任） — address `art-68-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-68-2
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### 第六十八条の二（権限の委任） — (Delegation of Authority)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-68-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-68-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-68-2</sup>

**第一項**  主務大臣は、政令で定めるところにより、この法律に基づく権限の一部を地方支分部局の長に委任することができる。
<sup>art-68-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-68-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-68-2/par-1</sup>
The competent minister may delegate part of their authority under this Act to the heads of local branch offices pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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