(Effective Date) 

Article 1 This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date of enforcement (April 1, 1998) of the Act on the Partial Revision of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation. 

(Transitional Measures) 

Article 2 (1) With regard to the case where payment, etc. (which refers to payment or receipt of payment; the same applies hereinafter) pertaining to exchange transactions conducted by a bank, etc. (which refers to a bank, etc. prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act revised by the Act on the Partial Revision of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Revised Act") (hereinafter such Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act is referred to as the "New Act"); the same applies hereinafter) with its customers pertains to capital transactions (which refer to capital transactions prescribed in Article 20 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act prior to the revision by the Revised Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Old Act"); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph, Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions and Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions) which were conducted prior to the date of enforcement of the Revised Act (hereinafter referred to as the "date of enforcement"), the application of the provisions of Article 17 of the New Act and Article 7 of the Foreign Exchange Order after the revision (hereinafter referred to as the "New Order") in such case is in accordance with what is provided for as follows: 

(i) "Article 21, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2)" in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "Article 21, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act prior to the revision by the Act on the Partial Revision of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act (Act No. 59 of 1997; hereinafter referred to as the "Revised Act" in this item and the following item) (such Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act is referred to as the "Old Act" in the following item)," and "capital transactions" is deemed to be replaced with "capital transactions (limited to capital transactions falling under those for which the obligation to obtain permission is imposed pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) supposing such transactions are to be conducted on or after the date of enforcement of the Revised Act)."; 

(ii) "Those specified by Cabinet Order" in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "capital transactions prescribed in Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Old Act for which the obligation to give 

