101. Electronically recorded claims.
- Subjects
LEGAL claims ,ACCOUNTS receivable ,NEGOTIABLE instruments ,FINANCIAL statements ,ASSETS (Accounting) ,BANKING industry automation ,PUBLIC finance ,INVOICES - Abstract
The article presents information on the Electronically Recorded Claims Act recently passed by the Japanese government to address the use of monetary claims that are electronically recorded, so paperless. The Act includes include commercial paper and accounts receivable that are transferred electronically, which means in a safer manner than the traditional scheme. It provides processes for the creation and transfer of electronically recorded claims. It defines electronically recorded claims as monetary claims, the generation or transfer of which is required to be electronically recorded under this Act. It also attempts to protect information recorded in an electronically recorded claim.
- Published
- 2007