タイ証券取引委員会（SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission）は2024年9月18日、外資系事業者がタイで投資サービスを提供しやすくするための包括的なガイドラインを発表した。このガイドラインは、タイが世界的な金融ハブになるという目標を支援し、ビジネスのしやすさを強化する政府の取り組みと一致するように設計されている。 ガイドラインは主に、外国企業が証券やデリバティブのライセンスを申請するプロセスを合理化し、証券（株式、投資信託、集団投資スキームなど）やデリバティブ（先物やオプションなど）を提供する事業者のタイ市場への参入をより迅速かつ透明性の高いものにすることに焦点を当てている。 迅速なライセンス取得 新ガイドラインの下で、SECはタイでの証券ビジネスを希望する外国企業に支援を提供する。この支援には、タイで法人を設立していること、5年以上連続してグループ会社のシステムを運営していること、IOSCO MMoU（International Organization of Securities Commissions Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information:  証券監督者国際機構協議・協力及び情報交換に関する多国間覚書）に基づく規制当局の監督を受けていることなど、一定の資格を満たす外国企業に対する迅速なライセンス取得プロセスが含まれる。 またSECは商務省と協力し、投資信託の純資産価値計算・評価や資本市場商品の販売促進など、証券やデリバティブ業務に関連または支援する特定のサービスを提供する企業に対し、外国事業ライセンスの免除を認めている。外国事業ライセンスの申請は、外国事業者にとって複雑なプロセスであったが、この免除措置により、そのような複雑さを軽減することができる。 規制負担軽減のための対象ライセンス免除 特定の投資サービスを提供する外国人事業者は、証券およびデリバティブのライセンス取得要件が全面的に免除される可能性があり、完全なライセンス取得プロセスに関連する時間とコストが節約でき、迅速かつ効率的に事業を開始することができる。主な免除される事項は以下の通り： 機関投資家のみにデリバティブ・サービスを提供する外国業者は、デリバティブ・ディーラーとしての登録のみが必要となる。これは、ライセンスの厳格な要件に比べ、軽微なものである。 外国業者は、(i)適格な行動/プロトコルの下で投資アドバイスを提供する場合、または(ii)現地でライセンスを取得した仲介業者を通じてタイの投資家のオフショア投資を支援する場合は、ライセンスが免除される。 タイにおける限定的な事業に対する柔軟性 ガイドラインの下、SECはタイで小規模な事業展開を希望する事業者に引き続き柔軟性を認めている。外国事業者は次のことが可能である： 市場情報を収集するためにタイに駐在員事務所を設置すること。ただし、駐在員事務所の活動がタイでの証券業務の運営や証券の募集に関与しないことを条件とする。駐在員事務所の設立にはSECの承認が必要である。 調査やバックオフィスのサポートなど、非中核業務を現地企業に委託する。 SECの支援と柔軟性が増したとはいえ、法律や罰則が複雑であるため、外国人事業者はタイ市場に参入する前に現地の専門家に相談することをお勧めする。 タイで証券／デリバティブ商品を販売するための実務的なガイドラインについて、あるいはライセンスの申請について、さらに詳しい説明が必要な場合は、弊所の専門家Kobkit Thienpreecha（[email protected]）、Patcharaporn Pootranon（[email protected]）、Veerakorn Samranweth（[email protected]）、Nutavit Sirikan（[email protected]）までお問い合わせください。   備考：本和文は英文記事を翻訳したものです。原文については、以下のリンクをご参照ください。 New Thai SEC Guidelines Simplify Market Entry for Foreign Securities Businesses  

On November 9, 2024, the government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP on the management, provision, and use of internet services and online information (“Decree 147”). This decree supersedes the previous Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated July 15, 2013, on the same topic (“Decree 72”) and its amending regulations, and will take effect on December 25, 2024. Spanning over 200 pages, with an appendix of 62 forms, Decree 147 addresses a wide range of key internet and online topics, including internet services; domain names; cross-border information provision; social network services; aggregated information websites; online game services; app store services; information content services on mobile telecom networks; responsibilities of telecom, internet, web hosting, data center, and telecom application service providers; and measures to handle illegal content. This decree is expected to have a significant impact on both onshore and offshore service providers in the respective fields, and will potentially tighten the regulatory landscape for internet services and online information provision in Vietnam. Some highlights from the new Decree 147 compared to its predecessor are detailed below. Cross-Border Information Provision Offshore service providers, including offshore social network service providers and offshore app store service providers, who provide services on a cross-border basis and either lease data storage in Vietnam or meet a threshold of 100,000 or more total visits per month from Vietnam for six consecutive months must adhere to stricter requirements than other providers. Notable obligations of these regulated cross-border providers include: Notifying the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) of their contact information. Monitoring and removing illegal content. Storing and managing user data as required. Authenticating social network user accounts using Vietnamese mobile number or ID number. Reporting to the ABEI annually as well as on an ad hoc Handling user complaints. Only cross-border providers who have notified the

In recent years, Thailand has taken significant steps to regulate and integrate digital assets into its financial ecosystem. This article explores the regulatory framework governing digital asset businesses in Thailand, focusing on the key legislation, regulated activities, and recent developments in this rapidly evolving sector. Regulatory Environment In 2018, Thailand enacted the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s approach to cryptocurrencies and digital tokens. This decree, supervised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Ministry of Finance, provides a comprehensive regulatory framework for both the primary and secondary markets of digital assets. For the primary market, the decree regulates the issuance and sale of digital assets through initial coin offerings (ICOs). A key feature of this regulation is the requirement for ICOs to be conducted through SEC-approved ICO portals. This approach aims to provide a structured and supervised environment for companies seeking to raise funds through digital token sales. In the secondary market, the decree outlines the regulatory framework for various digital asset intermediaries, including digital asset exchanges, brokers, dealers, advisory services, fund managers, and custodians. In implementing its digital asset-related policies, the SEC imposes ongoing obligations on licensed digital asset intermediaries. These include restrictions on the listing of certain digital assets on digital asset exchanges, and limitations on intermediaries facilitating digital assets as a means of payment. Regulatory Trends and Outlook The SEC has demonstrated a commitment to regularly revising its digital asset regulations to keep pace with global trends and market developments. A notable example of this approach is the SEC’s efforts to refine the classification of nonregulated ready-to-use utility tokens by dividing these tokens into two groups: Group 1: Ready-to-use utility tokens issued for consumption purposes or as a digital representation of a certificate (e.g., NFTs with

Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Committee has publicized a new draft notification detailing additional duties for specific marketplace digital platform service operators under Section 18(2) of the Royal Decree on Operation of Digital Platform Service Businesses Subject to Prior Notification B.E. 2565 (2022). The draft notification, which is open for public comments until November 30, 2024, aims to provide enhanced protection for users of “specific marketplace platforms” (defined below). Some key points of the draft notification are detailed below. Scope The draft notification applies to “marketplace digital platform services,” which refers to digital platform services that serve as an intermediary for buying or exchanging goods and provide services to facilitate sale transactions, such as providing communication systems (e.g., chat features), shopping carts, delivery arrangements, and supplemental payment processing facilitation. “Specific marketplace platforms” refers to Section 18(2) of the Royal Decree on Digital Platform Services, which covers digital platform services that pose risks to financial and commercial security, the reliability and credibility of data messaging systems, or potential harm to the public, and that have a high level of potential impact based on the criteria for assessing the impact of digital platform service operations. Key Obligations Registration. The draft notification requires the marketplace operators mentioned above to be registered as legal entities in Thailand. Terms and conditions. The draft notification details additional obligations relating to marketplace operators’ terms and conditions: In addition to existing obligations prescribed in the Royal Decree and the relevant subordinate laws, the draft notification emphasizes that the terms and conditions must be in Thai, clear, accessible, and understandable, and may include graphical elements to aid explanation. The terms and conditions must prescribe conditions relating to the sale of products subject to specific standards, such as those restricted under the Food Act, the Drugs Act, and the Industrial Product