Requests under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Japan)
To comply with the domestic sanctions regulations (such as the Japan Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act ("FEFTA")) as well as the international sanctions regulations imposed by the competent regulatory authorities, REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, Inc. confirms that all client fund transfers do not constitute prohibited transactions under relevant laws.
As part of such confirmation, please kindly confirm and declare that your transactions do not fall under the restrictions listed below.
- "Restrictions on Payments for Trade" involving North Korea
- All transactions related to the import or the intermediate trade of goods whose place of origin or embarkation area is North Korea
- Transactions related to the intermediate trade of goods whose destination is North Korea
2. "Restrictions on Payments for Specific Purposes" involving North Korea
- Transactions conducted for the purpose of funding "activities that contribute to North Korea's nuclear projects"
3. "Restrictions on Payments for Specific Purposes" involving Iran
- Transactions conducted for the purpose of funding "activities that contribute to Iran's nuclear activities"
- Transactions conducted for the purpose of funding "activities that facilitate the supply of large conventional weapons to Iran
4. "Prohibition of Remittances to individuals/entities who have an address or residence in North Korea
- Remittances to individuals/entities who have an address or residence in North Korea, except for the cases in which the amount is less than JPY100,000 with humanitarian purposes.
** The scope of these restrictions apply to remittances whose recipients fall into the following categories.
- A natural person with an address or residence in North Korea
- A corporation or other entity that possesses a main office in North Korea
- Foreign subsidiaries, branches, or any kind of remote offices of a corporation or other entity mentioned in 2. above.
- A corporation or other entity whose beneficiary owner is categorized into 1 or 2 above
- Foreign subsidiaries, branches, or any kind of remote offices of a corporation or other entity mentioned in 4
We may contact you if we are unable to determine whether or not the payment falls under above restricted transactions, or if we think it would be necessary to ask you to provide additional information/document for underlying trade or details of purpose of funds.
In the event where we are unable to confirm, we may not be able to process your fund transfer until a final and definite determination can be made with regard to its compliance with applicable laws regulations. Your continuous understanding and support is much appreciated.
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