Cabinet Office Ordinance amending financial instrument definitions and specified securities disclosure

AI summary

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Summary

Cabinet Office Ordinance No. 79 of 2026 amends ordinances concerning definitions under Article 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and related matters. The listed target is the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Details of Specified Securities, Ministry of Finance Ordinance No. 22 of 1993; the metadata gives a promulgation date of 2026-09-15 and an effective date of 2026-10-05.

Business Impact

Issuers subject to disclosure requirements for specified securities may be affected because the listed amendment concerns the ordinance governing disclosure of those securities, although the metadata does not identify the substantive changes.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese source could clarify the amended disclosure provisions, their scope, and any transitional arrangements associated with the 2026-10-05 effective date.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-09-15 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 金融商品取引法第二条に規定する定義に関する内閣府令等の一部を改正する内閣府令（令和八年内閣府令第七十九号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-10-05 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 企業内容等の開示に関する内閣府令、外国債等の発行者の内容等の開示に関する内閣府令、特定有価証券の内容等の開示に関する内閣府令、金融商品取引法第二条に規定する定義に関する内閣府令 (this update) Original Japanese source