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

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Summary

This item concerns an act (Reiwa 8 Act No. 64) partially amending Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act. According to the metadata, the promulgation date is listed as 2026-07-23 and the effective date as 2027-04-01. The metadata also references the Basic Resident Registration Act (Showa 42 Act No. 81) as a related or target law, though this relationship is not fully clear from the provided information.

Business Impact

Amendments to financial instruments and payment services legislation could affect firms engaged in financial products, exchange activities, or payment and settlement services once the changes take effect.

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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 Dashboard page 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 (this update) 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