# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第六十九条の七 (Article 69-7)

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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: 第六十九条の七 (Article 69-7) — address `art-69-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第六十九条の七
<sup>art-69-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その違反行為をした者は、七年以下の拘禁刑若しくは二千万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。ただし、当該違反行為の目的物の価格の五倍が二千万円を超えるときは、罰金は、当該価格の五倍以下とする。
<sup>art-69-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-1</sup>
If a person falls under any of the following items, the person that has committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than seven years, a fine of not more than 20 million yen, or both; provided, however, that if five times the value of the subject matter of the violation exceeds 20 million yen, the fine to which the person is subject is not more than five times that value:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第二十五条第一項又は第四項の規定による許可を受けないでこれらの項の規定に基づく命令の規定で定める取引をしたとき。
  <sup>art-69-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-1/item-1</sup>
  If a person has conducted a transaction provided for by an order based on the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) or (4) without obtaining the permission under the provisions of those paragraphs; or
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第四十八条第一項の規定による許可を受けないで同項の規定に基づく命令の規定で定める貨物の輸出をしたとき。
  <sup>art-69-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-1/item-2</sup>
  If a person has exported goods provided for by an order based on the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (1) without obtaining the permission under that paragraph.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その違反行為をした者は、十年以下の拘禁刑若しくは三千万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。ただし、当該違反行為の目的物の価格の五倍が三千万円を超えるときは、罰金は、当該価格の五倍以下とする。
<sup>art-69-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2</sup>
If a person falls under any of the following items, the person that has committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than 30 million yen, or both; provided, however, that if five times the value of the subject matter of the violation exceeds 30 million yen, the fine to which the person is subject is not more than five times that value:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  特定技術であつて、核兵器、軍用の化学製剤若しくは細菌製剤若しくはこれらの散布のための装置若しくはこれらを運搬することができるロケット若しくは無人航空機のうち政令で定めるもの（以下この項において「核兵器等」という。）の設計、製造若しくは使用に係る技術又は核兵器等の開発、製造、使用若しくは貯蔵（次号において「開発等」という。）のために用いられるおそれが特に大きいと認められる貨物の設計、製造若しくは使用に係る技術として政令で定める技術について、第二十五条第一項の規定による許可を受けないで同項の規定に基づく命令の規定で定める取引をしたとき。
  <sup>art-69-7/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2/item-1</sup>
  If a person has conducted a transaction provided for by an order based on the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) without obtaining the permission under that paragraph, in connection with specified technology that is technology for the design, manufacture, or use of those, among nuclear weapons, military chemical agents or bacterial agents, devices for dispersing these, and rockets or unmanned aerial vehicles capable of transporting these, that are prescribed by Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as "nuclear weapons or other such items" in this paragraph), or technology prescribed by Cabinet Order as technology for the design, manufacture, or use of goods that are found to be particularly highly likely to be used for the development, manufacture, use, or storage of nuclear weapons or other such items (referred to as "development or other such activity" in the following item); or
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第四十八条第一項の特定の種類の貨物であつて、核兵器等又はその開発等のために用いられるおそれが特に大きいと認められる貨物として政令で定める貨物について、第二十五条第四項の規定による許可を受けないで同項の規定に基づく命令の規定で定める取引をしたとき又は第四十八条第一項の規定による許可を受けないで同項の規定に基づく命令の規定で定める輸出をしたとき。
  <sup>art-69-7/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2/item-2</sup>
  If a person has, in connection with a specified type of goods referred to in Article 48, paragraph (1) that are prescribed by Cabinet Order as goods found to be particularly highly likely to be used for nuclear weapons or other such items or for the development or other such activity of those items, conducted a transaction provided for by an order based on the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (4) without obtaining the permission under that paragraph, or made an export provided for by an order based on the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (1) without obtaining the permission under that paragraph.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  第一項第二号及び前項第二号（貨物の輸出に係る部分に限る。）の未遂罪は、罰する。
<sup>art-69-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-3</sup>
Attempts to commit the offenses referred to in paragraph (1), item (ii) and item (ii) of the preceding paragraph (limited to the part concerning the export of goods) are also punishable.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-69-7/par-1/item-1: 第二十五条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-25/par-1
- art-69-7/par-1/item-1: 第四項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十五条第四項 (Article 25, paragraph (4)), art-25/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-25/par-4
- art-69-7/par-1/item-2: 第四十八条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第四十八条第一項 (Article 48, paragraph (1)), art-48/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-48/par-1
- art-69-7/par-2/item-1: この項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六十九条の七第二項 (Article 69-7, paragraph (2)), art-69-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2
- art-69-7/par-2/item-1: 次号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六十九条の七第二項第二号 (Article 69-7, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-69-7/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2/item-2
- art-69-7/par-2/item-1: 第二十五条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-25/par-1
- art-69-7/par-2/item-2: 第四十八条第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第四十八条第一項 (Article 48, paragraph (1)), art-48/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-48/par-1
- art-69-7/par-2/item-2: 第二十五条第四項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十五条第四項 (Article 25, paragraph (4)), art-25/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-25/par-4
- art-69-7/par-3: 第一項第二号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六十九条の七第一項第二号 (Article 69-7, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-69-7/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-1/item-2
- art-69-7/par-3: 前項第二号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六十九条の七第二項第二号 (Article 69-7, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-69-7/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六十九条の七第二項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-2/item-1
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第六十九条の七第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-69-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-69-7/par-3
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第七十二条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-72/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-72/par-1/item-1
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第七十二条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-72/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-72/par-1/item-2
- 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第七十二条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-72/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-72/par-2

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act-20261105T150743-001, translated 2026-11-06
- 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
