Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the day of promulgation.

Article 2(1)A person who engages in commodity investment sales business activities at the time of the enforcement of this Act may continue to engage in the commodity investment sales business activities for a period of six months from the effective date of this Act (when a disposition of non-licensing pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (1) has been rendered within said period or when the termination of the commodity investment sales business activities has been ordered pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph, the period until the day on which said disposition was rendered or the day on which said abolition was ordered) notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3. In the case where said person has filed an application for license set forth in said Article during said period, when the period has lapsed, the same shall apply for the period until a disposition of licensing or non-licensing is rendered with regard to the application.

(2)Where a person who engages in commodity investment sales business activities at the time of enforcement of this Act may continue to engage in the commodity investment sales business activities pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of Articles 15 through 27 and 28 (excluding paragraph (1), item (ii)) (including penal provisions pertaining to these provisions) shall apply, deeming said person to be a commodity investment sales manager.In this case, the phrase "rescind the license set forth in Article 3" in Article 28, paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be replaced with "order the abolition of the commodity investment sales business activities," and the phrase "Article 6, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iv)" in said paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 6, paragraph (1), items (ii) through (iv)."

(3)With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1) in the case where the termination of commodity investment sales business activities has been ordered pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the person who has been ordered to engage in said abolition shall be deemed to be a person whose license set forth in Article 3 has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1), and the day on which said abolition was ordered shall be deemed to be the day on which the license set forth in Article 3 was rescinded under the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1).

(4)The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to those who engage in commodity investment advising at the time of enforcement of this Act.In this case, the phrase "Article 6, paragraph (1)" in paragraph (1) and the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 32, paragraph (2)"; the phrase "Article 28, paragraph (1)" in said paragraphs shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 28, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 44"; the term "Article 3" in said paragraphs shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 30"; the phrase "Articles 15 through 27 and 28 (excluding paragraph (1), item (ii))" in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Articles 34 through 42, Articles 20 and 22 through 24, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 43, and Articles 25 through 27 and 28 (excluding paragraph (1), item (ii)), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 44"; the phrase "Article 28, paragraph (1)" in said paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 28, paragraph (1) applied mutatis mutandis by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 44"; "Article 3" in said paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 30"; the phrase "Article 6, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iv)" in said paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 32, paragraph (2), items (i) through (iv)"; and the phrase "Article 6, paragraph (1), items (ii) through (iv)" in said paragraph shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 32, paragraph (2), items (ii) through (iv)."

Article 3The provisions of Articles 17 through 19 and Articles 36 through 38 shall not apply to commodity investment contracts, etc. or commodity investment advisory contracts which have been concluded prior to the enforcement of this Act.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the effective date of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993).

Article 2Where, prior to the enforcement of this Act, a consultation or any other request has been made, based on laws and regulations, to a council or any other panel to the effect that procedures to hold hearings or grant the opportunity for explanation prescribed in Article 13 of the Administrative Procedure Act or any other procedures equivalent to procedures to hear statements of opinions should be taken, with regard to the procedures for adverse disposition pertaining to said consultation or other request, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable, notwithstanding the provisions of related Acts revised by this Act.

Article 13With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 14A hearing or a council for hearing (excluding those pertaining to adverse dispositions) implemented pursuant to the provisions of Acts prior to the enforcement of this Act or procedures for these shall be deemed to have been implemented pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the related Acts revised by this Act.

Article 15In addition to what is provided for in Articles 2 through 14 of the supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the day of promulgation.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the effective date of the Finance Supervisory Agency Establishment Act (Act No. 101 of 1997).

Article 2(1)A license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the Minister of Finance or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Bonds Trust Act, the Trust Business Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act, the Mutual Loan Business Act, the Act on Simplifying Business Affairs of Banks, etc., the Act on Additional Operation of Trust Business by a Financial Institution, the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade, the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, the Act on Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative, the Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Union Act, the Securities Investment Trust Act, the Shinkin Bank Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Loan Trust Act, the Small and Medium-sized Fishery Finance Guarantee Act, the Credit Guarantee Association Act, the Labor Bank Act, the Foreign Exchange Bank Act, the Automobile Liability Security Act, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act, the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Deposit Insurance Act, the Act on the Promotion of Introduction of Industry into Agricultural Regions, the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperation Savings Insurance Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Act on Special Measures, etc. of the Narcotic and Stimulation Spirit Medicine Regulation Act for Prevention of Conduct Encouraging Illegal Conduct Relating to Regulated Medicine under International Cooperation, the Act on Regulation of Business Pertaining to Specified Claims, etc., the Act on Preparation, etc. of Related Acts for Reform of Finance System and Security Exchange System, the Act on Preferred Equity Investment by Cooperative Structured Financial Institution, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Special Measures, etc. of Reorganization Procedure of Financial Institutions, the Act on Merger between the Norinchukin Bank and Prefectural Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Bank of Japan Act, or the Act on Special Measures, etc. for Merger Procedures for Banks, etc. for Establishing Bank Holding Companies prior to the revision by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.") shall be deemed to be a license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the Prime Minister or any other equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the Secured Bonds Trust Act, the Trust Business Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act, the Mutual Loan Business Act, the Act on Simplifying Business Affairs of Banks, etc., the Act on Additional Operation of Trust Business by a Financial Institution, the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade, the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, the Act on Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative, the Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Union Act, the Securities Investment Trust Act, the Shinkin Bank Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Loan Trust Act, the Small and Medium-sized Fishery Finance Guarantee Act, the Credit Guarantee Association Act, the Labor Bank Act, the Foreign Exchange Bank Act, the Automobile Liability Security Act, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act, the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Deposit Insurance Act, the Act on the Promotion of Introduction of Industry into Agricultural Regions, the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperation Savings Insurance Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Act on Special Measures, etc. of the Narcotic and Stimulation Spirit Medicine Regulation Act for Prevention of Conduct Encouraging Illegal Conduct Relating to Regulated Medicine under International Cooperation, the Act on Regulation of Business Pertaining to Specified Claims, etc., the Act on Preparation, etc. of Related Acts for Reform of Finance System and Security Exchange System, the Act on Preferred Equity Investment by Cooperative Structured Financial Institution, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Special Measures, etc. of Reorganization Procedure of Financial Institutions, the Act on Merger between the Norinchukin Bank and Prefectural Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Bank of Japan Act, or the Act on Special Measures, etc. for Merger Procedures for Banks, etc. for Establishing Bank Holding Companies revised by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.").

(2)An application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the Minister of Finance or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. prior to the enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to be an application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the Prime Minister or any other equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.

(3)With regard to matters for which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure shall be given to or taken with the Minister of Finance or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. for which such procedure has not been taken prior to the effective date of this Act, the provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. shall apply, deeming this to be the situation in which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure has not been made to or taken with the Prime Minister or any other equivalent national government organ with regard to the matters for which such procedure shall be taken pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.

Article 3An order pursuant to the provisions of the Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. which is in force at the time of the enforcement of this Act shall be in force as an order pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.

Article 6In addition to what is provided for in Articles 2 through 5 of the supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the effective date of the Act on Preparation of Relevant Financial Acts Accompanying Cancellation of Prohibition of Establishment, etc. of Holding Companies (Act No. 120 of 1997).

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from December 1, 1998.

Article 188A disposition, procedure or any other act rendered, taken or committed pursuant to the provisions of the respective Act prior to revision (including orders based thereon; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions listed in the items of Article 1 of the supplementary provisions, said provisions), for which the respective revised Act has equivalent provisions, shall be deemed to have been rendered, taken or committed pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the respective revised Act, unless otherwise provided for in these supplementary provisions.

Article 189With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions listed in the items of Article 1 of the supplementary provisions, said provisions) and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions and in cases where the provisions prior to the revision shall remain in force pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 190In addition to what is provided for in Articles 2 through 146, Article 153, Article 169 and the preceding Article of the supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the effective date of the Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission (Act No. 130 of 1998).

Article 2(1)A license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the Prime Minister or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Secured Bonds Trust Act, the Trust Business Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act, the Mutual Loan Business Act, the Act on Simplifying Business Affairs of Banks, etc., the Act on Additional Operation of Trust Business by a Financial Institution, the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade, the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, the Act on Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative, the Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Union Act, the Local Tax Act, the Act on Securities Investment Trust and Securities Investment Corporations, the Shinkin Bank Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Loan Trust Act, the Small and Medium-sized Fishery Finance Guarantee Act, the Credit Guarantee Association Act, the Labor Bank Act, the Automobile Liability Security Act, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act, the Act on Earthquake Insurance, the Registration and License Tax Act, the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Act on the Promotion of Introduction of Industry into Agricultural Regions, the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperation Savings Insurance Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Act on Special Measures, etc. of the Narcotic and Stimulation Spirit Medicine Regulation Act for Prevention of Conduct Encouraging Illegal Conduct Relating to Regulated Medicine under International Cooperation, the Act on Regulation of Business Pertaining to Specified Claims, etc., the Act on Preparation, etc. of Related Acts for Reform of Finance System and Security Exchange System, the Act on Preferred Equity Investment by Cooperative Structured Financial Institution, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Special Treatment of Corporate Reorganization Proceedings and Other Insolvency Proceedings of Financial Institutions, the Act on Merger between the Norinchukin Bank and Prefectural Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Bank of Japan Act, the Act on Special Measures, etc. for Merger Procedures for Banks, etc. for Establishing Bank Holding Companies, the Act on Liquidation of Special Assets by Special Purpose Companies, or the Act on Preparation of Relevant Acts for Financial System Reform prior to the revision by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.") shall be deemed to be a license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the Financial Reconstruction Commission or any other equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the Secured Bonds Trust Act, the Trust Business Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act, the Mutual Loan Business Act, the Act on Simplifying Business Affairs of Banks, etc., the Act on Additional Operation of Trust Business by a Financial Institution, the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade, the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, the Act on Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative, the Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Union Act, the Local Tax Act, the Act on Securities Investment Trust and Securities Investment Corporations, the Shinkin Bank Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Loan Trust Act, the Small and Medium-sized Fishery Finance Guarantee Act, the Credit Guarantee Association Act, the Labor Bank Act, the Automobile Liability Security Act, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act, the Act on Earthquake Insurance, the Registration and License Tax Act, the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Act on the Promotion of Introduction of Industry into Agricultural Regions, the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperation Savings Insurance Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Act on Special Measures, etc. of the Narcotic and Stimulation Spirit Medicine Regulation Act for Prevention of Conduct Encouraging Illegal Conduct Relating to Regulated Medicine under International Cooperation, the Act on Regulation of Business Pertaining to Specified Claims, etc., the Act on Preparation, etc. of Related Acts for Reform of Finance System and Security Exchange System, the Act on Preferred Equity Investment by Cooperative Structured Financial Institution, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Special Treatment of Corporate Reorganization Proceedings and Other Insolvency Proceedings of Financial Institutions, the Act on Merger between the Norinchukin Bank and Prefectural Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Bank of Japan Act, the Act on Special Measures, etc. for Merger Procedures for Banks, etc. for Establishing Bank Holding Companies, the Act on Liquidation of Special Assets by Special Purpose Companies, or the Act on Preparation of Relevant Acts for Financial System Reform revised by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.").

(2)An application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the Prime Minister or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. prior to the enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to be an application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the Financial Reconstruction Commission or any other equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.

(3)With regard to matters for which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure shall be given to or taken with the Prime Minister or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. for which such procedure has not been taken prior to the effective date of this Act, the provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. shall apply, deeming this to be the situation in which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure has not been given to or taken with the Financial Reconstruction Commission or any other equivalent national government organ with regard to the matters for which such procedure shall be taken pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.

Article 3An order pursuant to the provisions of the Former Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc. which is in force at the time of the enforcement of this Act shall be in force as an order pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Secured Bonds Trust Act, etc.

Article 4With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 5In addition to what is provided for in the preceding three Articles, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as of April 1, 2000.

Article 3(1)With regard to the application of the provisions revised by this Act to quasi-incompetent persons and the curators thereof for whom the provisions then in force shall be applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (3) of the supplementary provisions of the Act for Partial Revision of the Civil Code (Act No. 149 of 1999), the provisions then in force shall remain applicable except for the following provisions revised by this Act:

(i) through (xxv) Omitted

Article 4(1)With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Act for Enforcement of Acts Related to the Central Government Reform [Act No. 160 of 1999] [Extract]

Article 71(1)A license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the Minister of Finance or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission prior to revision by the provisions of Article 1 of the Act on Preparation of Acts Related to National Government Administrative Organizations for Central Government Reform (Act No. 130 of 1998; referred to as the "Former Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission" in the following paragraph, Article 75, paragraph (1) and Article 76) or the provisions of the Secured Bonds Trust Act, the Trust Business Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act, the Mutual Loan Business Act, the Company Bond Registration Act, the Act on Simplifying Business Affairs of Banks, etc., the Act on Additional Operation of Trust Business by a Financial Institution, the Act on Reconstruction and Readjustment of Financial Institutions, the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade, the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Temporary Interest Rate Adjustment Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, the Act on Payment of Profit and Interest Distributed by Companies, the Certified Public Accountants Act, the Act on Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative, the Assets Revaluation Act, the Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Union Act, the Act on Securities Investment Trust and Securities Investment Corporations, the Shinkin Bank Act, the Corporate Reorganization Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Loan Trust Act, the Small and Medium-sized Fishery Finance Guarantee Act, the Credit Guarantee Association Act, the Labor Bank Act, the Automobile Liability Security Act, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act, the Act on Earthquake Insurance, the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Deposit Insurance Act, the Act on the Promotion of Workers' Property Accumulation, the Act on the Promotion of Introduction of Industry into Agricultural Regions, the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperation Savings Insurance Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act for Partial Revision of the Act on Regulation of Acceptance of Contributions, Deposits, and Interest Rates, the Act on the Retainment and Transfer of Share Certificates, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Act on Regulation of Business Pertaining to Specified Claims, etc., the Act on Preferred Equity Investment by Cooperative Structured Financial Institution, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Special Treatment of Corporate Reorganization Proceedings and Other Insolvency Proceedings of Financial Institutions, the Act on Merger between the Norinchukin Bank and Prefectural Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Act on Special Measures under the Commercial Code Concerning Procedures for Canceling Shares, the Bank of Japan Act, the Act on Special Measures, etc. for Merger Procedures for Banks, etc. for Establishing Bank Holding Companies, the Act on Implementation of Sports Promotion Vote, the Act on Liquidation of Special Assets by Special Purpose Companies, the Act on Preparation of Relevant Acts for Financial System Reform, the Act on Collective Clearing of Specified Financial Transactions Engaged in by Financial Institutions, etc., the Act on Emergency Measures for Revitalization of Financial Functions, the Act for Partial Revision of the Deposit Insurance Act, the Act on Emergency Measures for Early Strengthening of Financial Functions, the Act on Issuance of Company Bonds for Loan Business of Financial Specialists, or the Act for Punishment of Organized Crimes, Control of Crime Proceeds and Other Matters prior to the revision by the provisions of Articles 4 through 70 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act" in this Article and Article 74) shall be deemed to be a license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the Financial Reconstruction Commission or any other equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission revised by the provisions of Article 1 of the Act on Preparation of Acts Related to National Government Administrative Organizations for Central Government Reform (referred to as the "New Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission" in the following paragraph, Article 75, paragraph (1) and Article 76) or the Secured Bonds Trust Act, the Trust Business Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act, the Mutual Loan Business Act, the Company Bond Registration Act, the Act on Simplifying Business Affairs of Banks, etc., the Act on Additional Operation of Trust Business by a Financial Institution, the Act on Reconstruction and Readjustment of Financial Institutions, the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade, the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Temporary Interest Rate Adjustment Act, the Securities and Exchange Act, the Act on Payment of Profit and Interest Distributed by Companies, the Certified Public Accountants Act, the Act on Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative, the Assets Revaluation Act, the Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Union Act, the Act on Securities Investment Trust and Securities Investment Corporations, the Shinkin Bank Act, the Corporate Reorganization Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Loan Trust Act, the Small and Medium-sized Fishery Finance Guarantee Act, the Credit Guarantee Association Act, the Labor Bank Act, the Automobile Liability Security Act, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act, the Act on Earthquake Insurance, the Act on Financial Institutions' Merger and Conversion, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Deposit Insurance Act, the Act on the Promotion of Workers' Property Accumulation, the Act on the Promotion of Introduction of Industry into Agricultural Regions, the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperation Savings Insurance Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act for Partial Revision of the Act on Regulation of Acceptance of Contributions, Deposits, and Interest Rates, the Act on the Retainment and Transfer of Share Certificates, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Act on Regulation of Business Pertaining to Specified Claims, etc., the Act on Preferred Equity Investment by Cooperative Structured Financial Institution, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Special Treatment of Corporate Reorganization Proceedings and Other Insolvency Proceedings of Financial Institutions, the Act on Merger between the Norinchukin Bank and Prefectural Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Act on Special Measures under the Commercial Code Concerning Procedures for Canceling Shares, the Bank of Japan Act, the Act on Special Measures, etc. for Merger Procedures for Banks, etc. for Establishing Bank Holding Companies, the Act on Implementation of Sports Promotion Vote, the Act on Liquidation of Special Assets by Special Purpose Companies, the Act on Preparation of Relevant Acts for Financial System Reform, the Act on Collective Clearing of Specified Financial Transactions Engaged in by Financial Institutions, etc., the Act on Emergency Measures for Revitalization of Financial Functions, the Act for Partial Revision of the Deposit Insurance Act, the Act on Emergency Measures for Early Strengthening of Financial Functions, the Act on Issuance of Company Bonds for Loan Business of Financial Specialists, or the Act for Punishment of Organized Crimes, Control of Crime Proceeds and Other Matters revised by the provisions of Articles 4 through 70 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act" in this Article and Article 74).

(2)An application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the Minister of Finance or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Former Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission or the Former Act prior to the enforcement of the provisions of Article 1 of the Act on Preparation of Acts Related to National Government Administrative Organizations for Central Government Reform and the provisions of Articles 4 through 70 shall be deemed to be an application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the Financial Reconstruction Commission or any other equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Act for Establishment of the Financial Reconstruction Commission or the New Act.

(3)With regard to matters for which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure shall be given to or taken with the Minister of Finance or any other national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the Former Act for which such procedure has not been taken prior to the effective date of the provisions of Articles 4 through 70, the provisions of the New Act shall apply, deeming this to be the situation in which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure has not been given to or taken with the Financial Reconstruction Commission or any other equivalent national government organ with regard to the matters for which such procedure shall be taken pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Act.

Article 73With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of the provisions related to the Financial Services Agency, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 74An order pursuant to the provisions of the Former Act which is in force at the time of the enforcement of the provisions related to the Financial Services Agency shall remain in force as an order pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Act.

Article 1301(1)A license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by an existing national government organ pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations prior to the enforcement of any of the Acts related to the central government reform and this Act (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reform Related Acts, etc.") shall be deemed, after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., to be a license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or other disposition or notice or any other act that has been granted, given, rendered or committed by the equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., unless otherwise provided for in laws and regulations.

(2)An application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward an existing national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the laws and regulations prior to the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc. shall be deemed, after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., to be an application, notification or any other act that has been filed or made with or committed toward the equivalent national government organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., unless otherwise provided for in the laws and regulations.

(3)With regard to matters for which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure shall be given to or taken with an existing national government organ pursuant to the provisions of the laws and regulations prior to the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc. for which such procedure has not been taken prior to the effective date of the Reform Related Acts, etc., the provisions of the laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc. shall apply, deeming this to be the situation in which a report, notification, submission or any other procedure has not been given to or taken with the equivalent national government organ with regard to the matters for which such procedure shall be taken pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., unless otherwise provided for in the laws and regulations.

Article 1302With regard to a license, permission, authorization, approval, designation or any other disposition or a notice or any other act which shall be granted, given, rendered or committed by an existing national government organ, or an application, notification or any other act which shall be filed or made with or committed toward an existing national organ, pursuant to the provisions of the laws and regulations to the effect that the provisions then in force shall remain applicable, such disposition or act shall be rendered or committed by the equivalent national government organ or such act shall be committed toward the equivalent national government organ after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc. according to the classification of its duty and affairs under the jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., unless otherwise provided for in the laws and regulations.

Article 1303With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 1344In addition to what is provided for in Articles 71 through 76 and Articles 1301 through 1343 and in Acts related to the central government reform, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc. (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act (excluding Articles 2 and 3) shall come into effect as from January 6, 2001; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items shall come into effect as from the date specified respectively in those items:

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date").

Article 64A disposition, procedure or any other act rendered, taken or committed pursuant to the provisions of the respective Act prior to revision (including orders based thereon; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions of the proviso to Article 1 of the supplementary provisions, said provisions), for which the respective revised Act has equivalent provisions, shall be deemed to have been rendered, taken or committed pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the respective revised Act, unless otherwise provided for in these supplementary provisions.

Article 65With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions of the proviso to Article 1 of the supplementary provisions, said provisions) and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 67In addition to what is provided for in these supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding five months from the day of promulgation.

Article 2With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as of the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the day of its promulgation.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the day of its promulgation.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as of the effective date of the Bankruptcy Act (Act No. 75 of 2004; referred to as the "New Bankruptcy Act" in paragraph (8) of the following Article, and Article 3, paragraph (8), Article 5, paragraphs (8), (16) and (21), Article 8, paragraph (3) and Article 13 of the supplementary provisions).

Article 12(1)With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the effective date and after the effective date in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1), Article 3, paragraph (1), Article 4, Article 5, paragraphs (1), (9), (17), (19) and (21) and Article 6, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the supplementary provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

(5)With regard to the application of the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act, the Survey Act, the Act on Establishment of International Tourist Hotels, the Act on Architects and Building Engineers, the Act Concerning Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations, the Telecommunications Business Act, the Act on Broadcasting Using Telecommunications Services, the Act on Water Washing Coal Business, the Act on Real Estate Appraising and Valuation, the Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Advanced-Installment Type Building Lots and Buildings Sales Business Act, the Banking Act, the Act on Controls, etc. on Money Lending, the Act on Septic Tanks, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Investment Advisory Business Pertaining to Securities, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Mortgage Security Business, the Financial Future Transaction Act, the Act on the Achievement of Proper Leisure Fishing Boat Business, the Act on Regulation, etc. of Advanced Payment Certificates, the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment, the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Act on Securitization of Assets, the Act on Special Measures concerning Business of Management and Collection of Claims, the New Business Creation Promotion Act, the Act on Recycling of Construction Materials, the Copyright Management Business Act, the Act on Promotion of Proper Condominium Management, the Defined-Benefit Corporate Pension Act, the Act for Securing, etc. the Implementation of Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons Contained in Specified Products, the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, etc., the Defined Contribution Pension Act, the Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Vehicles, the Trust Business Act, and the Act on Liquidation of Special Assets by Special Purpose Companies prior to revision by the provisions of Article 1 of the Act for Partial Revision of the Act on Liquidation of Special Assets by Special Purpose Companies, which is to remain effective pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the supplementary provisions of said Act, as well as penal provisions pertaining to these provisions, to the obligation to make a notification, notice or report pertaining to an adjudication of bankruptcy, order of commencement of rehabilitation proceedings, order of commencement of reorganization proceedings or order of approval of foreign insolvency proceedings rendered prior to the effective date, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 14In addition to what is provided for in Articles 2 through 13 of the supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date").

Article 121A disposition, procedure or any other act rendered, taken or committed pursuant to the provisions of the respective Act prior to the enforcement of this Act (including orders based thereon; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article), for which the respective Act revised has equivalent provisions, shall be deemed to have been rendered, taken or committed pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the respective revised Act, unless otherwise provided for in these supplementary provisions.

Article 122With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act and acts committed after the enforcement of this act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions and in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain in force pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 123(1)In addition to what is provided for in these supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Act on Arrangement of Relevant Acts Incidental to Enforcement of the Companies Act [Act No. 87 of 2005] [Extract]

Article 527With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the effective date and acts committed after the effective date in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 528In addition to what is provided for in this Act, transitional measures necessary for the abolition or revision of any Act by the provisions of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from April 1, 2006.

Article 211With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions listed in the items under Article 1 of the supplementary provisions, said provisions; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 212(1)In addition to what is provided for in these supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Act on Arrangement of Relevant Acts Incidental to Enforcement of the Act for Partial Revision of the Securities and Exchange Act [Act No. 66 of 2006] [Extract]

Article 151(1)An entity that has obtained a license set forth in Article 3 of the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment prior to revision by the provisions of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business") prior to the enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to have obtained registration set forth in Article 29 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (limited to those in which a financial instruments specialist who is deemed to have obtained said registration engages in type II financial instruments services) as of the effective date. In this case, the provisions of Article 57, paragraph (3) and Article 194-4, paragraph (1) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act shall not apply.

(2)An entity that is deemed to have obtained a registration set forth in Article 29 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (referred to as "type II specialist deemed to have been registered" in Articles 153 and 157) shall submit to the Prime Minister a document containing the matters listed in the items of Article 29-2, paragraph (1) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the documents listed in the items of paragraph (2) of said Article within three months from the effective date.

(3)When documents have been submitted under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister shall register the matters listed in the items of Article 29-2, paragraph (1) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the matters listed in Article 29-3, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, which are contained in said documents, in the registry of financial instruments specialists.

Article 152An entity whose license has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 28 of the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business shall be deemed to have had its registration rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 52, paragraph (1) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act as of the day on which it received said disposition.

Article 153The provisions of Article 31, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act shall not apply to a type II specialist deemed to have been registered until the day on which said type II specialist deemed to have been registered submits the documents prescribed in Article 151, paragraph (2) pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph.

Article 154The provisions of Article 47-2 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act shall apply to a business report set forth in said Article pertaining to a business year that ends after the effective date, and with regard to a business year that ended prior to the effective date, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 155The provisions of Article 47-3 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act shall apply to an explanatory document prescribed in said Article pertaining to a business year that ends after the effective date, and with regard to a business year that ended prior to the effective date, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 156A disposition under the provisions of Article 27 of the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business prior to the effective date shall be deemed to be a disposition under the provisions of Article 51 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

Article 157(1)The provisions of Article 52, paragraph (1) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act shall apply, deeming an act that falls under Article 28, item (iii) of the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business which has been committed by a type II specialist deemed to have been registered prior to the effective date to be an act that falls under Article 52, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

(2)The provisions of Article 52, paragraph (2) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act shall not apply until the day on which five years have elapsed from the effective date in cases where a person who is an officer of a type II specialist deemed to have been registered that falls under any of Article 29-4, paragraph (1), item (ii), (a) through (g) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act at the time of enforcement of this Act (excluding those who fall under any of Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iv), (a) through (f) of the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business) continues to fall under any of Article 29-4, paragraph (1), item (ii), (a) through (g) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

(3)A disposition under the provisions of Article 28 of the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business which has been rendered prior to the effective date shall be deemed to be a disposition under the provisions of Article 52, paragraph (1) of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

Article 158With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 54 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, an entity that has obtained a license set forth in Article 3 of the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business prior to the enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to have obtained a registration set forth in Article 29 of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act as of the day on which it obtained said license, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 151, paragraph (1).

Article 159With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iii) (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment revised by the provisions of Article 150 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business" in this Article); hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) of the New Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business, a company which has been sentenced to a fine (including punishment equivalent thereto under the laws and regulations of a foreign state) pursuant to the provisions of the Former Securities and Exchange Act (including the provisions of the Former Securities and Exchange Act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 218 of the supplementary provisions of the revised Securities and Exchange Act of 2006), or the provisions of the Former Securities Investment Advisory Business Act, the Former Act on Regulation of Mortgage Securities Business (including the Former Act on Regulation of Mortgage Securities Business in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 57, paragraph (2) and Article 58) or the Former Financial Future Transaction Act (including these provisions in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 217) or the provisions of the laws and regulations of a foreign state equivalent thereto and for which three years have not lapsed from the day on which execution of the sentence ended or from the day on which the sentence ceased to be executed shall be deemed to be a company that falls under Article 6, paragraph (2), item (iii) of the New Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business.

Article 215The Prime Minister shall delegate his/her authority under the provisions of this Act (excluding that specified by Cabinet Order) to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.

Article 216A disposition, procedure or any other act rendered, taken or engaged in pursuant to the provisions of the Former Act on Foreign Security Business Entities, the Former Securities Investment Advisory Business Act, the Former Act on Regulation of Mortgage Securities Business, the Former Financial Future Transaction Act or the Former Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment Business, or the provisions of any order based thereon for which the provisions of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act include equivalent provisions, shall be deemed to have been rendered, taken or engaged in pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the New Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

Article 217With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions listed in the items of the supplementary provisions, said provisions; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of this Act and in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain in force, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 218In addition to what is provided for in this Act, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as from the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation.

Article 40With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions listed in the items of Article 1 of the supplementary provisions, said provisions; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in cases where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these supplementary provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Article 41In addition to what is provided for in Articles 2 through 19 of the supplementary provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 42The government shall engage in a review of the status of the implementation of the provisions revised by this Act within five years from the enforcement of this Act, and shall take any required measures based on the results, when it deems necessary.

Article 1This Act shall come into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 18 months from the day of its promulgation (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date").