Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act

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Summary

According to the metadata, this is an amending act (Reiwa 8 Act No. 64) that partially revises the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act, affecting the Act on Provision of Financial Services (Heisei 12 Act No. 101). The metadata lists a promulgation date of 2026-07-23 and an enforcement date of 2026-08-12. These details are drawn from an e-Gov law-update listing and should be verified against the official Japanese source.

Business Impact

Firms engaged in financial instruments, financial services provision, or payment/settlement activities may be affected and could need to review how the amendments alter applicable requirements.

Recommended Action

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Timeline of related official records

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1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 金融商品取引法及び資金決済に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案（審議状況：成立） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
2. 2026-07-23 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 金融商品取引法及び資金決済に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和八年法律第六十四号） (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2026-08-12 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 不動産特定共同事業法、中小企業等協同組合法、会社法、住民基本台帳法、保険業法 ほか35件 (this update) Original Japanese source
4. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 住民基本台帳法、公認会計士法、外国為替及び外国貿易法、株式会社国際協力銀行法、産業競争力強化法 ほか2件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
5. 2027-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 金融商品取引法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source