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Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Any data that the title of a law indicates to be a "Tentative translation" has not yet been proofread or corrected by a native English speaker or legal translation expert; this data may be revised in the future.Tentative translation)

Cabinet Order No. 295 of January 31, 2024

Table of Contents

Chapter I Door-to-Door Sales, Mail Order Sales, and Telemarketing Sales

Section 1 Definitions (Articles 1 to 3)

Section 2 Door-to-Door Sales (Articles 4 to 7)

Section 3 Mail Order Sales (Article 8)

Section 4 Telemarketing Sales (Articles 9 and 10)

Section 5 Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 11 to 20)

Chapter II Multilevel Marketing Transactions (Articles 21 to 23)

Chapter III Provision of Specified Continuous Services (Articles 24 to 31)

Chapter IV Business Opportunity Sales Transactions (Articles 32 and 33)

Chapter V Door-to-Door Purchases (Articles 34 to 37)

Chapter VI Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 38 to 43)

Supplementary Provisions

Chapter I Door-to-Door Sales, Mail Order Sales, and Telemarketing Sales

Section 1 Definitions

(Means of Inducing Specific Customers)

Article 1The means specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") is the means that falls under any of the following items:

(i)requesting a person to visit a business office or other specific place without informing the person that the purpose of the visit is to solicit the person to sign the sales contract or service contract, by means of sending direct mail specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Correspondence Delivery by Private Business Operators (Act No. 99 of 2002) delivered by general correspondence delivery service provider prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (6) of that Act or a specified correspondence delivery service provider prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9) of that Act (hereinafter referred to as "direct mail"), telegraph, or transmission by using a facsimile machine, by using an electronic or magnetic means prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "electronic or magnetic means"), by distributing fliers or pamphlets or by calling over a loudspeaker from outside of a residence, or by visiting a potential customer in their home; or

(ii)requesting a person to visit a sales office or specific place by informing a person that the person will be able to sign the sales contract or service contract under extremely favorable terms and conditions compared to those of others, by means of telephone, postal mail, direct mail, telegraph, or by means of transmission using a facsimile machine, by electronic or magnetic means, or by visiting a potential customer in their home (excluding the case where the request is made to a person with whom the seller or service provider had the business of selling goods or providing services prior to the date on which the request is made).

(Means of Requesting a Person to Make a Telephone Call)

Article 2The means specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act is the means that falls under any of the following items:

(i)requesting a person to make a telephone call without informing the person that the purpose of the telephone call is to solicit the person to sign the sales contract or service contract, by means of telephone, postal mail, direct mail, or telegraph, or transmission using a facsimile machine, by electronic or magnetic means, or by distributing fliers or pamphlets, or by printing an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication or by using a radio broadcast, televisions broadcast, webpage (meaning electronic or magnetic records provided for inspection of information using the Internet, which are specified by Order of the competent ministry, or a collection thereof; the same applies in Article 19), or other means; or

(ii)requesting a person to make a telephone call by informing that a person will be able to sign a sales contract or service contract under extremely favorable terms and conditions compared to those of others, by means of telephone, postal mail, direct mail, telegraph, or transmission using a facsimile machine, or by electronic or magnetic means (excluding the case where the request is made to a person with whom the seller or service provider had the business of selling goods or providing services prior to the date on which the request was made).

(Rights Specified by Cabinet Order Referred to in Article 2, Paragraph (4), Item (I) of the Act)

Article 3The rights specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 2, paragraph (4), item (i) of the Act are the rights listed in appended Table 1.

Section 2 Door-to-Door Sales

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 4, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 4(1)A seller or service provider is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act from the offeree in writing or by means of using an electronic data processing system, or means of using other information communication technology specified by order of the competent ministry (referred to as "in writing, etc." in the following paragraph) upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the offeree pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a seller or service provider may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the offeree pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a seller or service provider is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the offeree again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

(3)When providing the matters specified in Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act to the offeree through electronic or magnetic means as provided in said paragraph, a seller or service provider is to confirm, through means specified by Order of the competent ministry, that the matters are recorded in a file that has been prepared on the computer used by the offeree and that the inspection of said matters is not hindered.

(4)The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Act are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 5, paragraph (3) of the Act. In this case, "offeree" in the preceding three paragraphs shall be deemed to be replaced with "purchaser or service recipient."

(Means of Inducing a Person without Informing the Purpose of Solicitation)

Article 5The means specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 6, paragraph (4), Article 34, paragraph (4), and Article 52, paragraph (3) of the Act is the means to request a person to visit a business office or other specific place, by means of telephone, postal mail, direct mail, telegraph, or transmission using a facsimile machine, by electronic or magnetic means, by distributing fliers or pamphlets or calling over a loudspeaker from outside of a residence, or by visiting a potential customer in their home.

(Employees Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 8, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 6The employees specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Act are the following persons:

(i)a person who supervises business in a business office or other office, or any other person specified by Order of the competent ministry as being equivalent thereto;

(ii)a person who supervises business that has been ordered to suspend its activities pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1), the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1), the first sentence of Article 39, paragraphs (1), (2), or (3), the first sentence of Article 47, paragraph (1), the first sentence of Article 57, paragraph (1), or the first sentence of Article 58-13, paragraph (1), or any other person specified by Order of the competent ministry as being equivalent thereto (excluding persons listed in the preceding item);

(Corporations Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 8, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 7A corporation as specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Act refers to, in the case that a seller, service provider, or officer (including persons who were an officer within one year prior to the date of the order pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the same Article, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Act, or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)) or employee (meaning an employee as specified in the preceding Article, including persons who were an employee within one year prior to the date of the order pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1), or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)) thereof that is able to exert a material influence over the financial and operational or business policies of another corporation, the corporation specified as the other corporation by Order of the competent ministry.

Section 3 Mail Order Sales

Article 8(1)A seller or service provider is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of 13, paragraph (2) of the Act from the offeree in writing, etc. upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the offeree pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a seller or service provider may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the offeree pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a seller or service provider is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (2) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the offeree again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

Section 4 Telemarketing Sales

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 18, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 9(1)A seller or service provider is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act from the offeree in writing, etc. upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the offeree pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a seller or service provider may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the offeree pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a seller or service provider is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the offeree again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

(3)When providing the matters specified in Article 18, paragraph (3) of the Act to the offeree through electronic or magnetic means as provided in said paragraph, a seller or service provider is to confirm, through means specified by Order of the competent ministry, that the matters are recorded in a file that has been prepared on the computer used by the offeree and that the inspection of said matters is not hindered.

(4)The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the provisions of Article 18, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Act are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (3) of the Act. In this case, "offeree" in the preceding three paragraphs shall be deemed to be replaced with "purchaser or service recipient."

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 20, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 10(1)A seller or service provider is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act from the offeree in writing, etc. upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the offeree pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a seller or service provider may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the offeree pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a seller or service provider is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the offeree again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

Section 5 Miscellaneous Provisions

(Sale of Goods or Provision of Services that is Apparently Able to Protect the Interests of the Purchasers under the Provisions of Other Acts)

Article 11The sale of goods or the provision of services specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (1), item (viii)(d) of the Act, is the sale of goods or provision of services listed in appended Table 2.

(Transitional Measures Pertaining to Exclusion from Application of the Provisions of the Act Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 26, Paragraph (1), item (viii) of the Act)

Article 12The provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1), item (viii) notwithstanding, the provisions of Chapter II, Sections 2 through 4 are deemed applicable to the sale or provision of services pertaining to contracts concluded before a seller or service provider became a person specified by Article 26, paragraph (1), item (viii) (a), (b), or (c) of the Act or the items of appended Table 2 of the Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as "Permitted Business" in this Article), offers received before becoming a Permitted Business, or contracts concluded by said offer after becoming a Permitted Business.

(Contracts for Provision of Services That May not be Cancelled After Signing)

Article 13The provision of services specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (2) of the Act is the provision of services specified below, which is to be provided under a service contract that has been offered to a person who was spoken to by the service provider in a place other than their sales office (meaning a business office, etc. prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act; hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 37, item (iv)) and called over to their sales office and then accepted the offer for the service contract, or by concluding the service contract with the person:

(i)providing services as a business prescribed in Article 19-6-2 or Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Marine Transportation Act (Act No. 187 of 1949);

(ii)serving food and beverages to persons at a restaurant;

(iii)providing massage or acupressure therapy; or

(iv)allowing a person to use the karaoke box (establishment) or the equipment therein.

Article 14The goods specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (4), item (i) of the Act are the automobiles (excluding two-wheeled automobiles; hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 34, item (i)), and the services specified by Cabinet Order referred to in item (i) of the same paragraph are the automobile rental services (limited to the case where the person who rents the automobile uses the automobile as the user of a private automobile referred to in the proviso to Article 80, paragraph (1) of the Road Transportation Act (Act No. 183 of 1951)).

Article 15The provision of services specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (4), item (ii) of the Act is the provision of services specified below:

(i)the provision of services prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (viii) , (a) or (b) of the Electricity Business Act (Act No. 170 of 1964);

(ii)the provision of services prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Gas Business Act (Act No. 51 of 1954) (limited to those pertaining to last resort service as specified in the same paragraph);

(iii)the provision of services prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Heat Supply Business Act (Act No. 88 of 1972); or

(iv)the renting of altars at the funeral services and any other provision of conveniences therefor.

Article 16The goods specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (5), item (i) of the Act are the goods listed in appended Table 3.

(Amount of Payment for Goods under a Sales Contract that may not be Cancelled After Signing)

Article 17The amount specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (5), item (iii) of the Act is 3,000 yen.

(Types of Door-to-Door Sales Excluded from the Application of Cabinet Order)

Article 18The type of transaction specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph(6), item (ii) of the Act is the type of business transaction that falls under any of the following items:

(i)sale or provision of services, wherein a seller who actually sells the goods at a store (hereinafter referred to as a "seller of goods exclusive to store") or a service provider who actually provides the services at a store (hereinafter referred to as a " provider of services exclusive to store") regularly visits people's residences and, without soliciting people to accept the offer for a sales contracts or a sales contract for goods or specified rights or without soliciting potential customer to accept the offer for service contract or to sign a service contract, by means of concluding the contract simply based on the acceptance of the offer or upon request;

(ii)sale of goods or provision of services to a customer (limited to a person with whom a seller of goods exclusive to store or a provider of services exclusive to store had business transactions (limited those in which no violation of provisions of provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1),Article 5, paragraph (1) or (2), or Article 9, paragraph (6) of the Act, or no violation set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1),item (i) or (iv) of the Act has occurred, and those in which a seller or service provider does not intend to conclude a contract falling under any of the items of Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on or after the business transaction date and excluding those in which violation of the provisions of Article 3-2, paragraph (2) or Article 6, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Act or violation set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1),item (ii) or (iii) of the Act occurred during the preceding one year) by a seller of goods exclusive to store or a provider of services exclusive to store, by visiting the customer in their home, or based on the acceptance of the offeree for the service contract or concluding the service contract by visiting the customer in their home;

(iii)sale of goods to a customer by a seller other than a seller of goods exclusive to store, wherein the seller visits the customer in their home, or provision of services to a customer by a service provider other than a provider of services exclusive to store wherein the service provider visits the customer in their home and confirm the acceptance of the offer for a service contract or concludes a service contract, wherein the seller or service provider has continued business transactions with the customer (limited to a person with whom the seller or service provider had business transactions (limited to transactions in which no violation of the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1), Article 5, paragraph (1) or (2), or Article 9, paragraph (6) of the Act or violation set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1) item (i) or (iv)of the Act has occurred and those which seller or service provider does not intend to conclude a contract falling under any of the items of Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on or after the business transaction date, and excluding transactions in which violation of the provisions of Article 3-2, paragraph (2) or Article 6, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Act or violation set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1),item (ii) or (iii)of the Act has occurred) by visiting the customer in their home during the preceding one year from the relevant date of visit); or

(iv)sale of goods or provision of services to a person who works at another person's office or any other place of business (hereinafter simply referred to as a "place of business") by a seller or a service provider, wherein the seller sells the goods at the place of business or wherein the service provider provides the service based on the acceptance of the offer for the service contract or by concluding the service contract at the place of business (limited to sale of goods or provision of services approved in writing by the manager of the place of business).

(Requesting a Person to Make a Telephone Call)

Article 19The conduct specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (7), item (i) of the Act is the conduct in which an offer or requests a person to make a telephone call without informing the person that the telephone call is intended to solicit the person to sign a sales contract or service contract pertaining to telemarketing sales, by means of telephone, postal mail, correspondence delivery, telegraph, or transmission by using a facsimile machine, by electronic or magnetic means, or by distributing fliers or pamphlets, or by printing an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication or by using a radio broadcast, televisions broadcast, webpage, or by other means.

(Types of Telemarketing Sales Transactions Excluded from the Application of the Act)

Article 20The types of sales transactions specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (7), item (ii) of the Act are the types of sales transactions or provision of services wherein a seller or service provider makes a telephone call to a customer with whom the seller or service provider has continued business transactions (limited to a person with whom the seller or service provider had two or more business transactions (limited to those in which no violation of the provisions of Articles 18 , paragraph (1), Article 19, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 20, paragraph (1) or Article 24, paragraph (6) of the Act or violation set forth in Article 22, paragraph (1), item (i) or (iv) has occurred, and those that do not aim to conclude a contract that falls under the items of Article 24-2, item (i) on or after the date of said transaction, and excluding business transactions in which violation of the provisions of Article 17 or Article 21 of the Act or violation set forth in Article 22, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) of the Act has occurred) during the one year period prior to the date of the relevant solicitation) and solicits the customer to sign a sales contract or a service contract over the telephone, and subsequently the seller or service provider confirm the acceptance of the offer for a sales contract or service contract by using postal mail, etc. (meaning postal mail, etc. as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) or concludes a sales contract or service contract by using postal mail, etc.

Chapter II Multilevel Marketing Transactions

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 37, Paragraph (3) of the Act)

Article 21(1)A person conducting multilevel marketing is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (3) of the Act from the person who intends to bear the specified burden involved in multilevel marketing transactions or the counterparty to the multilevel marketing contract in writing, etc. upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the person who intends to bear the specified burden involved in multilevel marketing transactions or the counterparty to the multilevel marketing contract pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a person conducting multilevel marketing may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the person who seeks to make the specified burden involved in the Multilevel Marketing Transactions or a counterparty to the Multilevel Marketing Contract pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a person conducting multilevel marketing is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (3) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the person who seeks to make the specified burden involved in the Multilevel Marketing Transactions or a counterparty to the Multilevel Marketing Contract again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

(3)When providing the matters specified in Article 39, paragraph (4) of the Act to the counterparty to the multilevel marketing contract through electronic or magnetic means as provided in said paragraph, a person conducting multilevel marketing is to confirm, through means specified by Order of the competent ministry, that the matters are recorded in a file that has been prepared on the computer used by the counterparty to the multilevel marketing contract and that the inspection of said matters is not hindered.

(Corporations Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 39, Paragraph (4) of the Act)

Article 22The provisions of Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to corporations specified by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 39, paragraph (4). In this case, in Article 7, "seller or service provider" shall be deemed to be replaced with "coordinator, solicitor, or general multilevel marketing distributor, and "the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the same Article, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Act, or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" and "the first sentence of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1), or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" shall be deemed to be replaced with "the first sentence of Article 39, paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of the Act."

(When a Sales Contract for Goods May Not be Cancelled)

Article 23Cases specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 40-2, paragraph (2), item (iv) of the Act are cases in which the goods are lost or damaged in whole or in part due to a cause attributable to the new distributor in multilevel marketing.

Chapter III Provision of Specified Ⅽontinuous Services

(Period and Amount for the Provision of Specified Continuous Services)

Article 24(1)The period specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 41, paragraph (1), item (i) is the period listed in column 2 of appended Table 4 for the respective types of Provision of Specified Continuous Services listed in column 1 of that table.

(2)The amount specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 41, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act is 50,000 yen.

(Continuous Provision of Specified Services)

Article 25The Provision of Specified Continuous Services referred to in Article 41, paragraph (2) are the services listed in column 1 of appended Table 4.

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 42, Paragraph (4) of the Act)

Article 26(1)A seller or service provider is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 42, paragraph (4) of the Act from the person who intends to be continuously provided with specified services or the person who intends to purchase rights to be continuously provided with specified services pertaining to the consent in writing, etc. as specified by order of the competent ministry upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to a person who receives an offer to be continuously provided with specified services or purchaser of the rights to be continuously provided with specified services (hereinafter referred to as a "person who intends be continuously provided with specified services, etc." in this paragraph and the following paragraph) pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a seller or service provider may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the person who intends to be continuously provided with specified services, etc. pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a seller or service provider is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 42, paragraph (4) of the Act; provided, however that this does not apply when the person who intends to be continuously provided with specified services, etc. again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

(3)When providing the matters specified in Article 42, paragraph (5) of the Act to a person who is continuously provided with specified services or person who purchases the rights to be continuously provided with specified services through electronic or magnetic means as provided in said paragraph, a seller or service provider is to confirm, through means specified by Order of the competent ministry, that the matters are recorded in a file that has been prepared on the computer used by the person who is continuously provided with specified services or person who purchases the rights to be continuously provided with specified services and that the inspection of said matters is not hindered.

(Amount specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 45, paragraph (1) of the Act )

Article 27The amount specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 45, paragraph (1) of the Act is 50,000 yen.

(Corporations Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 47, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 28The provisions of Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to corporations specified by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 47, paragraph (2). In this case, "the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the same Article, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Act, or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" and "the first sentence of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1), or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" in Article 7 shall be deemed to be replaced with "the first sentence of Article 47, paragraph (1) of the Act."

(Related Goods Specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 48, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 29(1)The related goods specified by Cabinet Order referred to in the main clause of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act are the goods listed in appended Table 5.

(2)The related goods specified by Cabinet Order referred to in the proviso to Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act are the related goods listed in appended Table 5, item (1), (a) and (b) , and item (ii).

(Amount Specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 49, Paragraph (2), Item (i)(b) of the Act)

Article 30The amount specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 49, paragraph (2), item (i)(b) of the Act is the amount listed in column 3 of appended Table 4 for the respective types of continuous provision of specified services listed in column 1 of that table.

(Amount Specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 49, Paragraph (2), Item (ii) of the Act)

Article 31The amount specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 49, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Act is the amount listed in column 4 of appended Table 4 for the respective types of continuous provision of specified services listed in column 1 of that table.

Chapter IV Business Opportunity Sales Transactions

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 55, Paragraph (3) of the Act)

Article 32(1)A person selling business opportunities is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 55, paragraph (3) of the Act from the person who intends to bear the specified burden involved in business opportunity sales transactions or the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract in writing, etc. upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the person who intends to bear the specified burden involved in business opportunity sales transactions or the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a person selling business opportunities may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the person who intends to bear the specified burden involved in business opportunity sales transactions or the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a person selling business opportunities is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 55, paragraph (3) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the person who intends to bear the specified burden involved in business opportunity sales transactions or the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

(3)When providing the matters specified in Article 55, paragraph (4) of the Act to the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract through electronic or magnetic means as provided in said paragraph, a person selling business opportunities is to confirm, through means specified by Order of the competent ministry, that the matters are recorded in a file that has been prepared on the computer used by the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract and that the inspection of said matters is not hindered.

(Corporations Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 57, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 33The provisions of Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to corporations specified by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 57, paragraph (2). In this case, in Article 7, "seller or service provider" shall be deemed to be replaced with "person selling business opportunities," and "the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the same Article, the first sentence of paragraph (1) of Article 15 of the Act, or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" and "the first sentence of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1), or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" shall be deemed to be replaced with "the first sentence of Article 57, paragraph (1) of the Act."

Chapter V Door-to-Door Purchases

(Goods Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 58-4 of the Act)

Article 34The goods specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 58-4 of the Act are the following goods:

(i)automobiles;

(ii)electric machines and devices for domestic use (excluding those that are easy to carry);

(iii)furniture;

(iv)books;

(v)securities;

(vi)phonograph records and media on which sounds, images, or programs are recorded by magnetic or optical means

(Procedures Concerning Consent Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 58-7, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 35(1)A seller is to obtain consent pursuant to the provisions of Article 58-7, paragraph (2) of the Act from the offeree in writing, etc. upon stating the type and content of the electronic or magnetic means used to provide to the offeree pertaining to said consent through electronic or magnetic means as specified by Order of the competent ministry and pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph in advance.

(2)Even after obtaining consent as specified in the preceding paragraph, a commercial purchaser may not provide through electronic or magnetic means if the offeree pertaining to the consent states in writing, etc. to the effect that a commercial purchaser is not to obtain the provision through said electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 58-7, paragraph (2) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply when the offeree again gives the consent to the offer under the provisions of the preceding paragraph after the offer.

(3)When providing the matters specified in Article 58-7, paragraph (3) of the Act to the offeree through electronic or magnetic means as provided in said paragraph, a commercial purchaser is to confirm, through means specified by Order of the competent ministry, that the matters are recorded in a file that has been prepared on the computer used by the offeree and that the inspection of said matters is not hindered.

(4)The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the provisions of Article 58-7, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Act are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 58-8, paragraph (3) of the Act. In this case, "offeree" in the preceding three paragraphs shall be deemed to be replaced with "counterparty of a sales contract."

(Corporations Specified by Cabinet Order as Referred to in Article 58-13, Paragraph (2) of the Act)

Article 36The provisions of Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to corporations specified by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 58-13, paragraph (2). In this case, in Article 7, "seller or service provider" shall be deemed to be replaced with "commercial purchaser," and "the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the same Article, the first sentence of paragraph (1) of Article 15 of the Act, or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" and "the first sentence of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act, the first sentence of Article 15, paragraph (1), or the first sentence of Article 23, paragraph (1)" shall be deemed to be replaced with "the first sentence of Article 58-13, paragraph (1) of the Act."

(Types of Door-to-Door Purchases Excluded from the Application of Cabinet Order)

Article 37The type of transaction specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 58-17, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Act is the type of business transaction that falls under any of the following items:

(i)a purchase wherein a commercial purchaser who actually purchases the goods at a store (referred to as a "purchaser of goods exclusive to a store" in the following item and item (iii)) regularly visits people's residences and, without soliciting people to accept the offer for a sales contract for goods or to conclude a sales contract, by means of concluding the contract simply based on the acceptance of the offer or upon request;

(ii)a purchase by a customer (limited to a person with whom a purchaser of goods exclusive to a store had business transactions (limited those in which no violation of provisions of provisions of Article 58-7, paragraph (1), Article 58-8, paragraph (1) or (2), or Article 58-9, Article 58-11, or Article 58-11-2 of the Act, or no violation set forth in Article 58-12, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act has occurred, and excluding those in which violation of the provisions of Article 58-6 or Article 58-10 of the Act or violation set forth in Article 58-12, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act has occurred) from a purchaser exclusive to a store, by visiting the customer in their home;

(iii)a purchase by a customer from a commercial purchaser other than a seller of goods exclusive to store, wherein the commercial purchaser has continued business transactions with the customer (limited to a person with whom the commercial purchaser had business transactions (limited to transactions in which no violation of the provisions of Article 58-7, paragraph (1), Article 58-8, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 58-9, Article 58-11, or Article 58-11-2 of the Act or violation set forth in Article 58-12, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act has occurred, and excluding transactions in which a violation of the provisions of Article 58-6 or Article 58-10 of the Act or violation set forth in Article 58-12, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii) of the Act has occurred) by visiting the customer in their home; or

(iv)in cases specified by order of the competent ministry as cases wherein the counterparty to a sales contract is found to have an intention to dispose of goods, a purchase by said counterparty to a sales contract resulting from the solicitation of a transaction in a place other than the commercial purchaser's sales office.

Chapter VI Miscellaneous Provisions

(Consultation with the Consumer Commission and the Consumer Affairs Council)

Article 38The consultation under the provisions of Article 64 of the Act is to be held by the competent minister set forth in each of the following items (excluding item (iii) in the case of consultation under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article) with the Consumer Commission and the Consumer Affairs Council as specified in the relevant item:

(i)Prime Minister: the Consumer Commission;

(ii)Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: the Consumer Affairs Council;

(iii)the minister having jurisdiction over physical distribution of the relevant goods, specified rights (limited to those specified in Article 2, paragraph (4), items (ii) and (iii) of the Act), or products the minister having jurisdiction over the businesses that provide the facilities or services relevant to the rights, and the minister having jurisdiction over the businesses that provide the services, who is referred to in Article 67, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the Act: the Consumer Commission and the Consumer Affairs Council.

(Collection of Reports from Sellers)

Article 39(1)The matters on which the competent minister may order a seller, service provider, coordinator, solicitor, general multilevel marketing distributor, a person selling business opportunities, or a commercial purchaser to submit reports, their books, documents, or any other items pursuant to the provisions of Article 66, paragraph (1) of the Act is the matters listed in the right-hand column of the following table for the respective categories of persons set forth in the left-hand column of that table.

Seller	(1) information about the seller's solicitation of a sales contract or a sales contract for specified right in door-to-door sales or telemarketing sales
	(2) information about a sales contract in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales offered by the seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed, or about the seller's conclusion of a sales contract, a contract for specified right, or a sales contract for related goods
	(3) information about the details and performance of a sales contract, a sales contract for specified right, or a sales contract for related goods concluded by the seller in door-to-door sales, mail order sales or telemarketing sales concluded by the seller
	(4) information about the withdrawal of an acceptance of the offer for a sales contract concluded by a seller in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales or about the cancellation of a sales contract, a sales contract for specified right, or a sales contract for related goods that a seller concluded in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales
	(5) information about the seller's advertisement of mail order sales or sales of rights to be continuously provided with specified services
	(6) information about indication when the commercial purchaser receives a specified offer
	(7) where the seller conducts prepaid transactions in the Provision of Specified Continuous Services, information about the retention, inspection, and issuance of a full or extract copy of documents describing the status of the seller's business and property
Service Provider	(1) information about the service provider's solicitation of a service contract or a service contract for Provision of Specified Continuous Services in door-to-door sales or telemarketing sales
	(2) information about a service contract in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales offered by the service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed, or about the service provider's conclusion of a service contract, a service contract for Provision of Specified Continuous Services, or a sales contract for related goods
	(3) information about the details and performance of a service contract concluded by the service provider in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales, or the details and performance of a service contract for Provision of Specified Continuous Services, or a sales contract for related goods concluded thereby
	(4) information about the withdrawal of an acceptance of the offer for a service contract concluded by a service provider in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales, or about the cancellation of a service contract, a service contract for Provision of Specified Continuous Services, or a sales contract for related goods concluded by the service provider in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales
	(5) information about the service provider's advertisement of mail order sales or continued provision of specified service
	(6) information about indication when the service provider receives a specified offer
	(7) where the service provider conducts prepaid transactions in the Provision of Specified Continuous Services, information about the retention, inspection, and issuance of a full or extract copy of documents describing the status of the service provider's business and property
Coordinator	(1) information about the coordinator's solicitation of multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(2) information about solicitation of multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator, wherein the coordinator has a solicitor solicit a potential distributor
	(3) information about the coordinator's conclusion of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions in multilevel marketing
	(4) information about the details and performance of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions concluded by the coordinator in multilevel marketing
	(5) information about the coordinator's cancellation of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(6) information about the coordinator's advertisement of multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(7) the type of goods or services related to the multilevel marketing, the details of the specified profits, and any other information about the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
Solicitor	(1) information about the solicitor's solicitation of multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(2) information about the solicitor's conclusion of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions in multilevel marketing
	(3) information about the details and performance of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions concluded by the solicitor in the multilevel marketing
	(4) information about the solicitor's cancellation of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(5) information about the solicitor's advertisement of multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(6) information about the relationship between the solicitor and the coordinator in contract for the multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
General multilevel marketing distributor	(1) information about the general multilevel marketing distributor's solicitation of multilevel marketing transactions inthrough the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(2) information about the general multilevel marketing distributor's conclusion of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions in the multilevel marketing
	(3) information about the details and performance of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions concluded by the general multilevel marketing distributor in the multilevel marketing
	(4) information about the general multilevel marketing distributor's cancellation of a contract for multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
	(5) information about the general multilevel marketing distributor's advertisement of multilevel marketing transactions in the relevant multilevel marketing business coordinated by the coordinator
Person engaged in Business Opportunity Sales	(1) information about solicitation, by the person selling business opportunity, of business opportunity sales transactions in the business opportunity sales
	(2) information about the conclusion, by the person selling business opportunity, of a contract for business opportunity sales transactions in the business opportunity sales thereby
	(3) information about the details and performance of a contract for business opportunity sales transactions concluded by the person selling business opportunity in the business opportunity sales
	(4) information about the cancellation, by the person selling business opportunity, of a contract for business opportunity sales transactions in the business opportunity sales
	(5) information about the advertisement, by the person selling business opportunity, of business opportunity sales transactions in the business opportunity sales
Commercial Purchaser	(1) information about the commercial purchaser's solicitations of a conclusion of a sales contract in door-to-door purchases
	(2) information about the offer for a sales contract in door-to-door purchases received by the commercial purchaser or the conclusion of said sales contract that is concluded by the commercial purchaser
	(3) information about the details and performance of a sales contract in door-to-door purchases concluded by the commercial purchaser
	(4) information about the withdrawal of an offer for a sales contract in door-to-door purchases received by the commercial purchaser or about the cancellation of a sales contract in door-to-door purchases concluded by the commercial purchaser
	(5) information about the good handed over to the commercial purchaser by the counterparty to the sales contract in door-to-door purchases that is handed over by the commercial purchaser to a third party

(2)The matters on which the competent minister may order a service provider entrusted with advertising mail order sales via e-mail, a service provider entrusted with advertising multilevel marketing transactions via e-mail, or a service provider entrusted with advertising business opportunity sales transactions via e-mail to submit reports, their books, documents, or any other items pursuant to the provisions of Article 66, paragraph (1) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article are the matters about advertising via e-mail where the service provider is entrusted with advertising mail order sales via e-mail, service provider is entrusted with advertising multilevel marketing transactions via e-mail, or service provider is entrusted with advertising business opportunity sales transactions via e-mail provided by the seller, service provider, coordinator, solicitor, general multilevel marketing distributor, or the person selling business opportunities.

(Collection of Reports from Closely Related Persons)

Article 40The persons specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 66, paragraph (2) of the Act are the persons listed in the left-hand column of the following table, and the matters on which the competent minister may order a closely related person to submit reports or materials pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph are the matters set forth in the right-hand column of that table for the respective persons set forth in the left-hand column of that table.

Person who sells the related goods prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act	(i) matters concerning the details and performance of a sales contract for the related goods concluded by the person
	(ii) matters concerning cancellation of a sales contract for the related goods concluded by the person
Person who provides the service related to business opportunity sales transactions	matters concerning the details and performance of a contract for the provision of service related to the business opportunity sales transactions concluded by the person
Third party to whom the good delivered to the commercial purchaser from the counterparty to the sales contract in door-to-door sales is delivered (excluding cases referred to in the proviso to Article 58-14, paragraph (1) of the Act)	information about the delivery of said good delivered to the person
Person who provides or indicates material information about specified commercial transactions conducted by the seller, etc. (meaning the seller, etc. prescribed in Article 66, paragraph (1) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter in this table) that affects the decision of the customer (including the customer of telephonemarketing solicitation), the purchaser, the service recipient, the counterparty to multilevel marketing transactions, the counterparty to business opportunity sales transactions, or the counterparty to sales contracts in door-to-door purchases	information about the provision or indication, by the person, of material information about the specified commercial transactions conducted by the seller, etc. that affects the decision of the customer (including the consumer of telephone solicitation), the purchaser, the service recipient, the counterparty of multilevel marketing transactions, the counterparty of business opportunity sales transactions, or the counterparty to sales contracts in door-to-door purchases
Subsidiary corporation, etc. of a seller, etc., parent corporation, etc. that has the seller, etc. as a subsidiary corporation, etc., subsidiary corporation, etc. of a parent corporation, etc. that has the seller, etc. as a subsidiary corporation, etc. (excluding the seller, etc., subsidiary corporations, etc. of the seller, etc., and parent corporations, etc. that have the seller, etc. as a subsidiary corporation, etc.), or affiliated corporation, etc. of a seller, etc.	information about their instructions, cooperation, and other involvement with service related to specified commercial transactions conducted by the seller, etc. through them
Remarks
(i) The term "parent corporation, etc." means a corporation specified by order of the competent ministry as having control over the body responsible for making decisions on financial and operational or business policies (meaning a shareholders meeting or other equivalent body; hereinafter referred to as the "decision-making body" in this item) of another corporation, etc. (meaning a company, partnership, or other equivalent business entity; hereinafter the same applies in this table), and the term "subsidiary corporation, etc." means the other corporation, etc. whose decision-making body is controlled by the parent corporation, etc. In such a case, the other corporation, etc. whose decision-making body is controlled by the parent corporation, etc. and a subsidiary corporation, etc. or by a subsidiary corporation is deemed to be a subsidiary corporation, etc. of the parent corporation, etc.
(ii) The term "affiliated corporation, etc." means another corporation, etc. (excluding a subsidiary corporation, etc.) specified by order of the competent ministry as one for which a corporation, etc. can exert a material influence on decisions on its financial and operational or business policies through making contributions, assuming the post of an company director or other equivalent post of the affiliated corporation, etc. by officer or employee of the corporation or persons that held those posts, providing loans, guaranteeing obligations, or providing security, providing technologies, or conducting operational or business transactions.

(Authority Not Delegated to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency)

Article 41(1)The authority specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 67, paragraph (2) of the Act is the authority under the provisions of Article 61, paragraph (1), Article 63, and Article 64, paragraph (1) of the Act.

(2)The authority specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 67, paragraph (3) of the Act is the authority under the provisions of Article 61, paragraph (1), Article 63, and Article 64 of the Act.

(Affairs Administered by Prefectural Governments)

Article 42(1)The prefectural governor administers the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Articles 7 through 8-2, 38 through 39-2, 56 through 57-2, and 58-12 through 58-13-2 of the Act and the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Articles 6-2, 34-2, 36-2, 43-2, 44-2, 52-2, and 54-2, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article) , Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that are related to the business activities of a seller, service provider, coordinator, solicitor, general multilevel marketing distributor, or a person or commercial purchaser selling business opportunities (including business activities of a service provider entrusted with advertising multilevel marketing transactions via e-mail or a service provider entrusted with advertising business opportunity sales transactions via e-mail entrusted with them) within the prefectural area; provided, however, that if the fairness of business transactions and interests of purchaser, etc. in door-to-door sales, multilevel marketing transactions, business transactions in Provision of Specified Continuous Services, business opportunity sales transactions, or transactions in door-to-door purchases, and are likely to be impaired in two or more prefectural areas, and the competent minister finds it particularly necessary in order to deal with the situation in an appropriate and efficient manner, or if the prefectural governor so requests, this does not preclude the competent minister from administering the affairs by themselves.

(2)The prefectural governor having jurisdiction over a prefectural area that includes a place or region in which a seller or service provider has advertised mail order sales (including advertising provided by a service provider entrusted with advertising mail order sales via e-mail entrusted with) is to administer the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Articles 14 through 15-2 of the Act and the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Article 12-2, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article), Article 66-2, Article 65-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that are related to the affairs; provided, however, that if the fairness of business transactions of mail order sales and the interests of the purchaser, etc. are likely to be impaired in two or more prefectural areas, and the competent minister finds it particularly necessary in order to deal with the situation in an appropriate and efficient manner, or if the prefectural governor so requests, this does not preclude the competent minister from administering the affairs by themselves.

(3)The prefectural governor having jurisdiction over a prefectural area that includes a place where a person was solicited for a seller's or service provider's telemarketing sales is to administer the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Articles 22 through 23-2 of the Act and the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Article 21-2, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4), and Article 66-2, Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that are related to the affairs; provided, however, that if the fairness of business transactions in telemarketing sales and the interests of the purchaser, etc. are likely to be impaired in two or more prefectural areas, and the competent minister finds it particularly necessary in order to deal with the situation in an appropriate and efficient manner, or if the prefectural governor so requests, this does not preclude the competent minister from administering the affairs by themselves.

(4)The prefectural governor is to administer the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Article 60 of the Act that relate to the business transactions in door-to-door sales, multilevel marketing transactions, business transactions in the Provision of Specified Continuous Services, business opportunity sales transactions, and transactions in door-to-door purchases in the business activities of a seller, service provider, Coordinator, solicitor, general multilevel marketing distributor, a person selling business opportunities, or a commercial purchaser (including business activities of a service provider entrusted with advertising multilevel marketing transactions via email or a service provider entrusted with advertising business opportunity sales transactions via e-mail entrusted with) within the prefectural area; provided, however, that this does not preclude the competent minister from administering the affairs by themselves.

(5)The prefectural governor having jurisdiction over a prefectural area that includes a place or region in which a seller or service provider advertised mail order sales (including advertising provided by a service provider entrusted with advertising mail order sales via e-mail entrusted with) is to administer the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Article 60 of the Act that relate to business transactions in mail order sales; provided, however, that this does not preclude the competent minister from administering the affairs by themselves.

(6)The prefectural governor having jurisdiction over the prefectural area that includes a place where a person was solicited for a seller's or service provider's telemarketing sales is to administer the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Article 60 of the Act that relate to business transactions in telemarketing sales; provided, however, that this does not preclude the competent minister from administering the affairs by themselves.

(7)A prefectural governor who has administered the affairs under the authority of the competent minister prescribed in Articles 6-2 through 8-2, 12-2, 14 through 15-2, 21-2 through 23-2, 34-2, 36-2, 38 through 39-2, 43-2, 44-2, 46 through 47-2, 52-2, 54-2, 56 through 57-2, 58-12 through 58-13-2, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of the same Article), Article 66-2, or Article 66-5, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) must promptly report the results thereof to the competent minister.

(8)In the cases referred to in the main clause of paragraph (1), the main clause of paragraph (2), the main clause of paragraph (3), the main clause of paragraph (4), the main clause of paragraph (5), and the main clause of paragraph (6), the provisions of the Act concerning the competent minister with regard to the affairs prescribed in the main clause of paragraph (1), the main clause of paragraph (2), the main clause of paragraph (3), the main clause of paragraph (4), the main clause of paragraph (5), and the main clause of paragraph (6) apply to the prefectural governor as provisions concerning the prefectural governor.

(Delegation of Authority)

Article 43(1)Authority that is delegated to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (2) of the Act and that is set forth in the following items is delegated to the Director General of the Local Finance Bureau or the Director General of the Local Finance Branch Bureau, as specified in the relevant item; provided, however, that this does not preclude the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency from exercising the authority by themselves:

(i)authority under the provisions of Articles 6-2 through 8-2, Article 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4), Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that is related to business transactions in door-to-door sales: the Director General of the Local Finance Bureau or Local Finance Branch Bureau having jurisdiction over the area in which the seller or service provider conducts the business;

(ii)authority under the provisions of Articles 12-2, 14 through 15-2, Article 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) , Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that is related to business transactions in mail order sales:the Director General of the Local Finance Bureau or Local Finance Branch Bureau having jurisdiction over the place or region in which the seller's or service provider's mail order sales were advertised;

(iii)authority under the provisions of Articles 21-2 through 23-2, Article 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through(4), Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2)of the Act that is related to business transactions in telemarketing sales:the Director General of the Local Finance Bureau or Local Finance Branch Bureau having jurisdiction over the place where the person was solicited for the seller's or service provider's telemarketing sales.

(iv)authority under the provisions of Articles 58-12 through 58-13-2, Article 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4), Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that is related to business transactions in door-to-door purchases: the Director General of the Local Finance Bureau or Local Finance Branch Bureau having jurisdiction over the area where the commercial purchaser conducts its services

(2)Authority that is delegated to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (3) of the Act and that is listed in each of the following items is delegated to the Directors-General of Regional Bureaus of Economy, Trade and Industry specified in the relevant item; provided, however, that this does not preclude the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency from exercising the authority by themselves:

(i)authority under the provisions of Articles 6-2 through 8-2, 34-2, 36-2, 38 through 39-2, 43-2, 44-2, 46 through 47-2, 52-2, 54-2, 56 through 57-2, 58-12 through 58-13-2, Article 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article) , Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that is related to business transactions in door-to-door sales, multilevel marketing transactions, business transactions in the Provision of Specified Continuous Services, business opportunity sales transactions, or door-to-door purchases:the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry having jurisdiction over the area in which the seller, service provider, coordinator, solicitor, general multilevel marketing distributor, the person selling business opportunity conducts the business, or commercial purchaser (including business conducted by a service provider entrusted with advertising multilevel marketing transactions via e-mail or a service provider entrusted with advertising business opportunity sales transactions via e-mail entrusted with);

(ii)authority under the provisions of Articles 12-2, 14 through 15-2, and 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article) , Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act that is related to business transactions in mail order sales:the Director-General of the Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry having jurisdiction over the place or region in which the seller's or service provider's mail order sales were advertised (including advertising provided by a service provider entrusted with advertising mail order sales via e-mail entrusted with);

(iii)authority under the provisions of Articles 21-2 through 23-2, Article 60, Article 66, paragraphs (1) through (4) , Article 66-2, and Article 66-5, paragraphs (1) and (2)of the Act that is related to business transactions in telemarketing sales:the Director-General of the Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry having jurisdiction over the place where the person was solicited for the seller's or service provider's telemarketing sales.

Supplementary Provisions

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act (December 3, 1976) comes into effect.

(2)In addition to what is prescribed in Article 11, the sale of goods or the provision of services specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (1), item (viii)(d) of the Act is the sale of goods or provision of services by an authorized specified insurer specified in Article 2, paragraph 7, item 1-(e)-(7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to revise a part of the Insurance Business Act (Act No. 38 of 2005) as business or services specified in Article 272-11, paragraph (1) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act. In this case, the provisions of Article 12 apply mutatis mutandis.

(3)Beyond what is provided for in Article 15, the provision of services specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 26, paragraph (4), item (ii) are the following:

(i)the provision of services specified in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Electricity Business Act (Act No. 72 of 2014);

(ii)the provision of services specified in Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act for Partial Revision of the Electricity Business Act (Act No. 47 of 2015);

(iii)the provision of services specified in Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Electricity Business Act;

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 12 of February 1, 1977]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of March 1, 1977.

(Transitional Measures)

(2)The provisions of Articles 4 and 9 of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") do not apply to the acceptance of the offer for a sales contract that a seller confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any designated goods listed in appended Table 1 amended by this Act that were not listed in that table prior to amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "additional designated goods").

(3)The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (1) through (3) and Article 7 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract that was concluded for any additional designated goods prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(4)The provisions of Article 6 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract for any additional designated goods offered by the seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract for any additional designated goods that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 319 of November 8, 1988]

(1)This Cabinet Order come into effect as of the day on which the Act to Partially Amend the Act on Door-to-Door Sales (November 16, 1988) comes into effect.

(2)The provisions of Article 9 of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales do not apply to a sales contract offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any designated goods listed in appended Table 1 amended by this Order that were not listed in that table prior to amendment by this Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 188 of May 29, 1991]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of July 1, 1991.

(Transitional Measures)

(2)The provisions of Articles 4 and 9 of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") do not apply to a sales contract for a newspaper subscription offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order (limited to newspaper issued by a stock company or a limited liability company; hereinafter simply referred to as "newspaper").

(3)The provisions of Articles 5 and 7 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract for newspaper subscription that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(4)The provisions of Article 6, paragraphs (1) through (4) and paragraph (8) of the Act do not apply to a sales contract for newspaper subscription offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract for newspaper subscription that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 305 of October 16, 1996]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Amend the Act on Door-to-Door Sales and the Act to Establish the Ministry of International Trade and Industry comes into effect (November 21, 1996).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 318 of October 8, 1999]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Amend the Act on Door-to-Door Sales and the Installment Sales Act (October 22, 1999) comes in to effect.

(Transitional Measures for the Partial Amendment to the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Articles 4, 9, 9-6, and 9-8 of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales (hereinafter referred to as the "Act" in this Article) do not apply to a sales contract or service contract offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any designated goods listed in appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales amended by this Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order" in this Article) that were not listed in the table prior to amendment by this Order (hereinafter referred to as "additional designated goods" in this Article) or which was offered by a service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any designated services listed in appended Table 3 of the new Order that were not listed in that table prior to amendment by this Order (hereinafter referred to as "additional designated services" in this Article).

(2)The provisions of Articles 5, 7, 9-7, and 9-13 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Articles 6 and 9-12 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services offered by a seller or service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract or service contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(4)The provisions of Article 17-3, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 17-9, and Article 17-10 of the Act do not apply to a contract for Provision of Specified Continuous Services or a sales contract for specified right that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any Provision of Specified Continuous Services or for the right to be continuously provided with the specified services listed in column 1 of appended Table 5 of the new Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 428 of December 27, 1999]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 2000.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 4 of January 4, 2001] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Consolidate the Relevant Acts for the Use of Information and Communications Technology Relating to Issuance of Documents (April 1, 2001).

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

(2)Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 76 of March 28, 2001] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of June 1, 2001.

(Transitional Measures for the Partial Amendment to the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Door-to-Door Sales)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Articles 4, 13, 18, and 20 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the "Act" in this Article) do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any designated goods listed in appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Order that was offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order" in this Article) that were not listed in that table prior to amendment by this Order (hereinafter referred to as "additional designated goods" in this Article) or that was offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any designed rights listed in appended Table 2 of the new Order that were not listed in that table prior to amendment by this new Order (hereinafter referred to as "additional designated rights" in this Article) or that was offered by a service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any designated services listed in appended Table 3 of the new Order that were not listed in that table prior to amendment by this new Order (hereinafter referred to as "additional designated services" in this Article).

(2)The provisions of Articles 5, 10, 19, and 25 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods, additional designated rights or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Articles 9 and 24 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods, additional designated rights or additional designated services offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract or service contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods, additional designated rights or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions)

Article 3Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 386 of December 18, 2002] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 2003.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 245 of June 4, 2003] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of July 1, 2003.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Articles 4, 13, 18, and 20 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") do not apply to the following offers for contracts:

(i)a sales contract for any additional designated goods (meaning any goods listed in appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order") offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed, that were not listed in appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions prior to amendment by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "former Order"); the same applies hereinafter) prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; and

(ii)a service contract for any additional designated services (meaning services listed in appended Table 3 of the new Order that were not listed in Appended Table 3 of the Former Order; the same applies hereinafter) offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(2)The provisions of Articles 5, 10, 19, and 25 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Articles 9 and 24 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was offered by a seller or service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract or service Contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 315 of July 18, 2003]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of January 1, 2004.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2The provisions of Article 42, paragraphs (2) and (3) and Articles 48 and 49 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions do not apply to a service contract for a continued provision of specified service or a sales contract for a specified right that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for any Provision of Specified Continuous Services listed in column 1 of (v) and (vi) of appended Table 5 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Cabinet Order or for the right to be continuously provided with the specified service.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 261 of August 27, 2004] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(Transitional Measures for the Partial Amendment to the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Articles 4, 13, 18, and 20 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") do not apply to any of the following offers for contracts:

(i)a sales contract for any additional designated goods (meaning any goods listed in appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order" in this Article) that were not listed in appended Table 1 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions prior to amendment by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Order" in this Article); hereinafter the same applies in this Article) offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; and

(ii)a service contract for any additional designated services (meaning services listed in appended Table 3 of the new Order that were not listed in appended Table 3 of the former Order; the same applies hereinafter) offered by the service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(2)The provisions of Articles 5, 10, 19, and 25 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or a service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Articles 9 and 24 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services offered by a seller or service provider and the acceptance of offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract or service contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract or service contract for any additional designated goods or additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 180 of April 26, 2006] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order come into effect as of the date on which the Companies Act (May 1, 2006) comes into effect.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 183 of June 20, 2007]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of July 15, 2007; provided, however, that the provisions revising Article 18 come into effect as of July 1, 2007.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Articles 4, 13, 18, and 20 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") do not apply to the following offers for contracts:

(i)a sales contract for miso (fermented soybean paste), soy sauce, or any other condiments offered by a seller and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; and

(ii)a service contract for any additional designated services (meaning services listed in appended Table 3 amended by this Cabinet Order that were not listed in appended Table 3 prior to amendment by this Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter) offered by a service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(2)The provisions of Articles 5, 10, 19, and 25 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for miso (fermented soybean paste), soy sauce, or any other condiments or for additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Articles 9 and 24 of the Act do not apply to a sales contract or service contract for miso (fermented soybean paste), soy sauce, or any other condiments or for additional designated services offered by a seller or service provider and the acceptance of the offer was confirmed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, any sales contract or service contract pertaining to the offer that was concluded after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order, or a sales contract or a service contract for miso (fermented soybean paste), soy sauce, or any other condiments or for additional designated services that was concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 363 of December 12, 2007] [Extract]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Amend the School Education Act (December 26, 2007) comes into effect.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 343 of November 6, 2008]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to Partially Amend the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions and of the Installment Sales Act (Act No. 74 of 2008) (December 1, 2008) come into effect.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 117 of April 3, 2009]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Amend the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions and the Installment Sales Act comes into effect; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date on which the Act to Establish the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Consumer Commission (Act No. 48 of 2009) (September 1, 2009) come into effect.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Article 8, item (ii) of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order" in this Article) apply to the sale of goods to a customer wherein the seller visits the customer in their home, and to the provision of service to a customer wherein the service provider visits the customer in their home and the acceptance of the offer for a service contract was confirmed or a service contract was concluded, with whom the seller or service provider had transactions in the business of selling goods or providing services during the preceding one year from the relevant date of visit (hereinafter referred to as "transactions prior to the visit" in this paragraph and the following paragraph) and when the transactions prior to the visit were conducted after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; and prior laws continue to govern the transactions prior to the visit that were made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(2)The provisions of Article 8, item (iii) of the New Order apply to the sale of goods to a customer wherein a seller visits the customer in their home, or to the provision of services to a customer wherein a service provider visits the residence of the customer and the acceptance of the offer for a service contract was conformed or a service contract was concluded, with whom the seller or service provider has continued business transactions, with whom the seller or service provider had transactions prior to the visit by visiting the customer in their homes two or more times, and when the transactions prior to the visit by visiting the customer in their home two or more times were all made after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; prior laws continue to govern any of the transactions prior to the visit by visiting the customer two or more times that was made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Article 10 of the New Order apply to the sale of goods or the provision of services to a customer with whom a seller or service provider has continued business transactions and with whom the seller or service provider had two or more transactions in the business selling goods or providing services during the preceding one year from the relevant date of solicitation (hereinafter referred to as "transactions Prior to the solicitation" in this paragraph), when the seller or service provider made a telephone call to the customer and solicits the customer to sign a sales contract or a service contract over the telephone, wherein the seller or service provider confirms the acceptance of the offer for the sales contract or service contract by postal mail, etc. (meaning postal mail, etc. as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or concludes the sales contract or service contract by postal mail, etc., when any of the two or more transactions prior to the solicitation was made after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; prior laws continue to govern any of the two or more transactions prior to the solicitation that was made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Article 3The consultation under the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (11) and (12) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to Partially Amend the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions and the Installment Sales Act is to be held by the competent minister set forth in each of the following items (excluding item (iii) in the case of consultation under the provisions of paragraphs (11) and (12)) with the Consumer Commission and/or the Consumer Affairs Council, as specified in the relevant item:

(i)Prime Minister: the Consumer Commission;

(ii)Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: the Consumer Affairs Council; and

(iii)the minister having jurisdiction over physical distribution of the relevant goods, the minister having jurisdiction over businesses that provide the facilities or services relevant to the rights, and the minister having jurisdiction over businesses that provide the services, who are referred to in Article 67, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by the provisions of Article 17 of the Act on Consolidation of the Relevant Acts for the Enforcement of the Act to Establish the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Consumer Commission (Act No. 49 of 2009): the Consumer Commission and the Consumer Affairs Council.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 217 of August 14, 2009] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Establish the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Consumer Commission (September 1, 2009) comes into effect.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

(2)Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 62 of March 31, 2010]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 2010; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items shall come into effect as of the day specified respectively therein:

(i)the provisions for revising appended Table 2, items (13) and (30), the provisions of paragraph (2) of the following Article, and Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date on which the Act for Partial Revision of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Act on Regulation of Commodity Investment (Act No. 74 of 2009; hereinafter referred to as the "Act Revising the Commodity Exchange Act") comes into effect;

(ii)the provisions for revising appended Table 2, item (31): the date on which Article 1, item (iv) of the Act Partially Amending the Act for Controls in the Money Lending Business (Act No. 115 of 2006) comes into effect;

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Article 5-2, of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "New Order") apply to persons that become a Permitted Business as specified in the same Article on or after the Enforcement Date;

(2)The provisions of Article 5-2 of the New Order do not apply to the provision of services pertaining to a contract concluded before the day of enforcement of the Act Revising the Commodity Exchange Act by a person that is a futures commission merchant specified in Article 2, paragraph (18) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act No. 239 of 1950) prior to the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Act for Partial Revision of the Commodity Exchange Act at the time of enforcement of the Act Revising the Commodity Exchange Act or a foreign commodity dealer specified in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Act on the Consignment and Other Matters Relating to Futures Transaction in Foreign Commodity Markets (Act No. 65 of 1982) prior to the repeal pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Commodity Exchange Act (referred to as the "Former Act on Foreign Commodity Futures Transactions"), is deemed to have received permission under Article 190, paragraph (1) of the Commodity Derivatives Transaction Act (Act No. 239 of 1950) pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2) or (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Commodity Exchange Act and has become a commodity derivatives business operator specified in item (13) of appended Table 2 of the New Order, an offer received before said day, or a contract concluded through that offer on or after said day that is equivalent to the provision of services specified in item (13) or (30) of appended Table 2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions prior to amendment by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Order").

(3)The provisions of Article 5-2 of the New Order do not apply to sales or the provision of services pertaining to a contract concluded before the day of enforcement of this Order by a person that is an issuer of prepaid payment instruments specified in item (49) of appended Table 2 of the New Order deemed to be an issuer of prepaid payment instruments for third-party business specified in Article 3, paragraph (7) of the Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009) pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the same Act, an offer received before said day, or a contract concluded through that offer on or after said day that is equivalent to sales or the provision of services specified in Appended Table 2, item (37) of the Former Order.

Article 3The provisions of item (30) of appended Table (2) of the Former Order continue to be effective while the provisions of the Former Act on Foreign Commodity Futures Transactions remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Commodity Exchange Act.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 138 of May 12, 2011] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Amend the Act to Partially Amend the Insurance Business Act (May 13, 2011).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 181 of June 24, 2011] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Amend the Broadcasting Act (Act No. 65 of 2010; hereinafter referred to as the "Act Revising the Broadcasting Act") comes into effect (June 30, 2011; hereinafter referred to as the "Enforcement Date").

(Transitional Measures for the Partial Amendment to the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions)

Article 11The provisions of Article 5-2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions do not apply to the provision of services pertaining to a contract concluded prior to the Enforcement Date by a person set forth in the following items, an offer received prior to the Enforcement Date, or a contract concluded through that offer on or after the Enforcement Date that is equivalent to the provision of services set forth in said items:

(i)the following persons: the provision of services specified in item (10) of appended Table 2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions prior to the revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 29 (hereinafter referred to as "former Order");

(a)a person who has received a basic broadcasting station license pursuant to the provisions of the Radio Act prior to the amendment by Article 4 of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act (Act No. 131 of 1950; hereinafter referred to as the "former Radio Act") pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, item (iii)-2 of the Broadcasting Act prior to the amendment by Article 2 of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act (Act No. 132 of 1950; hereinafter referred to as the "former Broadcasting Act") (excluding persons conducting relay broadcasting for preventing reception disturbances specified in Article 5, paragraph (5) of the former Radio Act) that is deemed to have received a basic broadcasting station license specified in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Radio Act amended by Article 4 of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act (hereinafter referred to as the "new Radio Act") pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act and has become a broadcaster specified in item (10) of appended Table 2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by Article 29 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order") at the time the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act comes into effect;

(b)a person with a license for a radio station that aims to relay broadcasting for preventing reception disturbances pursuant to the provisions of the Old Radio Act specified in Article 53-9-3 of the Former Broadcasting Act that is deemed to have received a basic broadcasting station license pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2) of the New Radio Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act and has become a broadcaster specified in item (10) of appended Table 2 of the New Order at the time the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act comes into effect;

(c)a person that is a program-supplying broadcaster specified in Article 2, item (iii)-5 of the former Broadcasting Act that is deemed to have received accreditation under Article 93, paragraph (1) of the Broadcasting Act amended by Article 2 of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Broadcasting Act") pursuant to the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act or is deemed to be registered under Article 126, paragraph (1) of the New Broadcasting Act and has become a broadcaster specified in item (10) of appended Table 2 of the New Order at the time the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act comes into effect;

(ii)a person who has made a notification specified in Article 12 of the Cable Television Broadcast Act (Act No. 114 of 1972) prior to repeal by Article 2, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act, is deemed to have been registered under Article 126, paragraph (1) of the new Broadcasting Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act or is deemed to have made a notification under Article 133, paragraph (1) of the new Broadcasting Act, and has become a broadcaster specified in item (10) of appended Table 2 of the New Order at the time the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act comes into effect: the provision of services specified in item (28) of appended Table 2 of the former Order;

(iii)a person who is registered under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Broadcast on Telecommunications Services (Act No. 85 of 2001) prior to repeal by Article 2, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act, is deemed to have been registered under Article 126, paragraph (1) of the new Broadcasting Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act or is deemed to have made a notification under Article 133, paragraph (1) of the new Broadcasting Act, and has become a broadcaster specified in item (10) of appended Table 2 of the New Order at the time the Act Revising the Broadcasting Act comes into effect: the provision of services specified in item (43) of appended Table 2 of the former Order;

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

Article 13Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 32 of February 8, 2013]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Act No. 59 of 2012) comes into effect (February 21, 2013).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 269 of July 30, 2014] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Amendment Act comes into effect (November 25, 2014).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 26 of January 28, 2015] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the 2014 Amendment Act comes into effect (April 1, 2015).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 111 of March 27, 2015]

(Effective Date)

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (Act No. 116 of 2014) comes into effect (April 1, 2015).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 373 of November 11, 2015] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act comes into effect (October 1, 2016); provided, however, that the provisions amending item (18) of appended Table 2 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Cabinet Order No. 295 of 1976) in the following items come into effect as from the date of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 421 of December 16, 2015]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of April 1, 2016.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 38 of February 3, 2016] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (referred to as "Amendment Act" in the following paragraph) comes into effect (March 1, 2016).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 43 of February 17, 2016] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date of enforcement of the Revising Act (April 1, 2016);

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 40 of March 23, 2017] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the "item (v) date of enforcement" (April 1, 2017).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 47 of March 24, 2017] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1The Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Banking Act for Dealing with the Progress of Information and Telecommunications Technologies and Other Environmental Changes (excluding Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions) comes into effect.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 174 of June 30, 2017] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions comes into effect (December 1, 2017)

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2(1)The provisions of Article 8, item (ii) of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions amended by this Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as the "new Order" in this Article) apply to the sale of goods to a customer wherein the seller of goods exclusive to a store visits the customer in their home, and to the provision of service to a customer wherein the provider of services exclusive to a store visits the customer in their home and the acceptance of the offer for a service contract was confirmed or a service contract was concluded, with whom the seller or service provider had transactions in the business of selling goods or providing services during the preceding one year from the relevant date of visit (hereinafter referred to as "transactions prior to the visit" in this paragraph and the following paragraph) and when the transactions prior to the visit were conducted after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; and prior laws continue to govern the transactions prior to the visit that were made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(2)The provisions of Article 8, item (iii) of the New Order apply to the sale of goods to a customer wherein a seller of goods exclusive to a store visits the customer in their home, or to the provision of services to a customer wherein a provider of services exclusive to a store visits the residence of the customer and the acceptance of the offer for a service contract was conformed or a service contract was concluded, with whom the seller or service provider has continued business transactions, with whom the seller or service provider had transactions prior to the visit by visiting the customer in their homes two or more times, and when the transactions prior to the visit by visiting the customer in their home two or more times were all made after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; prior laws continue to govern any of the transactions prior to the visit by visiting the customer two or more times that was made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(3)The provisions of Article 10 of the New Order apply to the sale of goods or the provision of services to a customer with whom a seller or service provider has continued business transactions and with whom the seller or service provider had two or more transactions in the business selling goods or providing services during the preceding one year from the relevant date of solicitation (hereinafter referred to as "transactions Prior to the solicitation" in this paragraph), when the seller or service provider made a telephone call to the customer and solicits the customer to sign a sales contract or a service contract over the telephone, wherein the seller or service provider confirms the acceptance of the offer for the sales contract or service contract by postal mail, etc. (meaning postal mail, etc. as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or concludes the sales contract or service contract by postal mail, etc., when any of the two or more transactions prior to the solicitation was made after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; prior laws continue to govern any of the two or more transactions prior to the solicitation that was made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(4)The provisions of Article 16-3, item (ii) apply to transactions in the business of selling goods or providing services during the preceding one year from the relevant date of visit (hereinafter referred to as "transactions prior to the visit" in this paragraph and the following paragraph) that were made after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order wherein the commercial purchaser exclusive to a store visits the customer with whom the seller or service provider had transactions prior to the visit in their home; and prior laws continue to govern the purchase transactions prior to the visit that were made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(5)The provisions of Article 16-3, item (iii) of the new Order apply to the purchase of goods to a customer wherein a commercial purchaser other than a commercial purchaser exclusive to a store visits a customer in their home, with whom the commercial purchaser has continued business transactions, with whom the commercial purchaser had purchase transactions prior to a visit by visiting the customer in their homes two or more times, and when the purchase transactions prior to a visit by visiting the customer in their home two or more times were all made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order; prior laws continue to govern any purchase transactions prior to a visit by visiting the customer two or more times that was made prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(6)The provisions of Article 42, paragraphs (2) and (3) and Articles 48 through 49-2 do not apply to contracts for Provision of Specified Continuous Services (meaning contracts for Provision of Specified Continuous Services specified in Article 41, paragraph (1), item (1) of the Act) listed in row (4) of appended Table 4 or sales contracts for specified rights (meaning sales contracts for specified rights specified in Article 41, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act) for rights to be continuously provided with said specified services concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

(7)Notwithstanding the provisions of item (3) (b) and item (4) (c) of appended Table 5 of the New Order, prior laws continue to govern sales contracts for related goods (meaning sales contracts for related goods specified in Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act) for the Provision of Specified Continuous Services set forth in rows (3) through (6) of appended Table 4 of the New Order concluded prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 221 of August 14, 2017] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures comes into effect (December 1, 2017).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 273 of October 27, 2017] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act comes into effect (June 15, 2018).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 173 May 30, 2018] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Banking Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Revising Act") comes into effect(June 1, 2018).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 21 of January 31, 2020]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Road Transport Vehicle Act comes into effect (April 1, 2020).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 142 of April 3, 2020] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Payment Services Act to Address the Diversification of Financial Transactions based on Advances in Information Technology (hereinafter referred to as the "Revising Act") comes into effect (May 1, 2020); provided, however, that the provisions in Article 7 for revising paragraph (3), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions and the provisions of the following Article and Articles 4 and 8 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

Article 13Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 217 of July 8, 2020] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date of enforcement of the Revising Act (December 1, 2020).

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

Article 5Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Cabinet Order and acts conducted after the enforcement of this Cabinet Order for which penal provisions remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions.

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 162 of June 2, 2021] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act Partially Amending the Act on the Provision of Financial Services and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Users of Financial Services and to Help Protect Them (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment Act") comes into effect (November 1, 2021).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 309 of November 10, 2021]

This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act Partially Amending the Banking Act, etc. for Ensuring Reinforcement and Stability of Financial Functions in Response to Socioeconomic Changes due to the Impact of the COVID-19 Infection comes into effect (November 22, 2021).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 344 of December 24, 2021] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act Partially Amending the Patent Act and Other Acts (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment Act" comes into effect (April 1, 2022).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 4 of January 4, 2022] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date on which the Act to Partially Revise the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions for the Prevention of Harm to Consumers and Promotion of their Recovery comes into effect (June 1, 2022).

Supplementary Provisions [Cabinet Order No. 22 of February 1, 2023] [Extract]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Cabinet Order comes into effect as of the date of enforcement set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to Partially Revise the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions for the Prevention of Harm to Consumers and Promotion of Their Recovery (June 1, 2023).

Appended Table 1 (Re: Article 3)

(i)a right to use leisure facilities or sports facilities

(ii)a right to watch movies, theatrical performances, sports, to listen to music, or to see photographs, paintings, sculptures or other art and craft works

(iii)a right to receive language lessons

Appended Table 2 (Re: Article 11 and Article 12)

(i)provision of services by a tramway operator specified in Article 4 of the Act on Rail Tracks (Act No. 76 of 1921) as business specified in Article 3 of that Act

(ii)the provision of services specified in Article 1 of the Mutual Loan Business Act (Act No. 42 of 1931) by a mutual loan company that has obtained the license referred to in Article 2, paragraph (1) of that Act and the provision of services specified in the provisions other than that of each item listed in Article 35-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in item (viii) of the same paragraph

(iii)provision of services by a financial institution specified in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the Act on Provision, etc. of Trust Business by Financial Institutions (Act No. 43 of 1943) that has obtained the license referred to in that paragraph or provision of services by the institution as business or services specified in that paragraph and the provision of services specified in the provisions other than that of each item listed in Article 12-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in item (viii) of the same paragraph

(iv)the provision of services specified in Article 92-2, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947) by a specified credit business agent specified in paragraph (3) of the same Article, or sales or provision of services by the agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act (Act No. 59 of 1981) following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 92-4, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article (excluding the sale of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval of the competent minister referred to in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act has been obtained) , the provision of services specified in Article 92-5-2, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act by a specified electronic payment service provider for credit business specified in Article 92-5-3, paragraph (1) of that Act (hereinafter simply referred to as "specified electronic payment service provider for credit business" in this item), the provision of services specified in Article 92-5-2, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act by an electronic payment service provider (meaning an electronic payment service provider specified in Article 2, paragraph (22) of the Banking Act, including electronic payment handlers deemed to be an electronic payment service provider pursuant to the provisions of Article 52-60-8, paragraph (2) and financial service intermediaries deemed to be an electronic payment service provider pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Provision of Financial Services (Act No. 101 of 2000); the same applies hereinafter) deemed to be a specified electronic payment service provider for credit business specified in Article 92-5-8, paragraph (6) of that Act, and the provision of services specified in Article 92-6, paragraph (5), item (i) of that Act by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in paragraph (1), item (viii) of that Act.

(v)the sale of goods or the provision of services pertaining to a credit rating business specified in Article 2, paragraph (35) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) by a credit rating agency specified in paragraph (36) of that Article, the sale of specified rights or provision of services pertaining to the operations set forth in each item of Article 35, paragraph (1) of that Act by a Financial Instruments Business Operators specified in that paragraph (excluding the services listed in items (v), (vi), (ix) through (xii), and (xv) of that paragraph and those conducted as the financial instruments business specified in Article 2, paragraph (8) of that Act) or the sale of goods or provision of services by the operator as the services specified in Article 35, paragraph (1) of that Act, the sale of specified rights or the provision of services pertaining to Specially Permitted Services for Qualified Institutional Investors specified in Article 63, paragraph (2) of that Act by a notifier of a specially permitted service specified in paragraph (5) of that Act, the sale of specified rights or the provision of services pertaining to Specially Permitted Services for Foreign Investors specified in Article 63-8, paragraph (1) of that Act by a notifier of Specially Permitted Services for Foreign Investors, etc. specified in Article 63-9, paragraph (4) of that Act, the provision of services pertaining to dispute resolution services specified in Article 156-38, paragraph (11) of that Act by a designated dispute resolution organization specified by paragraph (1) of that Article, and the sale of specified rights or provision of services pertaining to specially permitted services for the transitional period specified in Article 3-3, paragraph (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act by a foreign investment management business operator specified in paragraph (1) of that Article

(vi)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Certified Public Accountants Act (Act No. 103 of 1948) by a certified public accountant; the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act by the registered foreign certified public accountant specified in Article 16-2, paragraph (5) of that Act; and the provision of services by the audit corporation specified in Article 34-2-2, paragraph (1) of that Act as the services specified in Article 34-5 of that Act (excluding the services referred to in item (ii) of that Article)

(vii)the provision of services specified in Article 106, paragraph (2) of the Fishery Cooperative Act (Act No. 242 of 1948) by a specified credit business agent specified in paragraph (3) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by the agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 108, paragraph (1) of the Fishery Cooperative Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article (excluding the sale of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval of the competent minister specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act has been obtained), the provision of services specified in Article 110, paragraph (2) of the Fishery Cooperative Act by a specified electronic payment service provider for credit business specified in Article 111, paragraph (1) of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as " specified electronic payment service provider for credit business"), the provision of services specified in Article 110, paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment service provider specified in Article 116, paragraph (6) of that Act deemed to be a specified electronic payment service provider for credit business, and the provision of services specified in Article 118, paragraph (5), item (i) by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in paragraph (1), item (viii) of that Article

(viii)the provision of services specified in Article 69-2, paragraph (6), item (1) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949) by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in paragraph (1), item (viii) of the same Article.

(ix)the provision of services specified in Article 6-3, paragraph (2) of the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative (Act No. 183 of 1949) by the credit cooperative agent specified in paragraph (3) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by the agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6-4-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative (excluding the sale of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval of the Prime Minister specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act has been obtained), the provision of services specified in Article 6-4-3, paragraph (2) of the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative by an electronic payment handling services for credit cooperatives specified in Article 6-4-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provision of services specified in Article 6-5-2, paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment service provider for credit cooperatives specified in Article 6-5-3 of that Act (hereinafter referred to as "electronic payment service provider for credit cooperatives"), the provision of services specified in Article 6-5-2, paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment handling service for credit cooperative deemed to be an electronic payment service provider for credit cooperatives specified in Article 6-4-4, paragraph (2) of that Act, the provision of services specified in Article 6-5-2, paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment service provider specified in Article 6-5-9, paragraph (6) deemed to be an electronic payment service for credit cooperative, the provision of services specified in the part other than those listed in the items of Article 6-5-12, paragraph (1) of that Act by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in item (viii) of that paragraph

(x)provision of services by a general passenger liner operator specified in Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Marine Transportation Act who has obtained the license referred to in Article 3, paragraph (1) of that Act, as business specified in Article 2, paragraph (5) of that Act, (excluding services conducted as business specified in Article 19-4, paragraph (1) of that Act), and the provision of services by a passenger tramper specified in Article 21-2 of that Act who has obtained the license referred to in Article 21, paragraph (1) of that Act, as business prescribed in that paragraph

(xi)the provision of services specified in Article 2, item (i) of the Broadcast Act (Act No. 132 of 1950) by a broadcaster specified in item (xxvi) of the same Article

(xii)the provision of services specified in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Judicial Scriveners Act (Act No. 197 of 1950) by a judicial scrivener, and the provision of services by a judicial scrivener corporation specified in Article 26 of that Act as the services specified in Article 29, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xiii)the provision of services specified in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Land and House Investigator Act (Act No. 228 of 1950) by a land and house investigator, and the provision of services by the land and house investor corporation specified in Article 26 of that Act as the services specified in Article 29, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xiv)the sale of goods or provision of services prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (22) of the Commodity Derivatives Transaction Act (Act No. 239 of 1950) by a derivatives business operator prescribed in paragraph (23) of that Article and the provision of services specified in paragraph (28) of that Article by a commodity derivatives intermediary service provider specified in paragraph (29) of that Article

(xv)the provision of services specified in Article 1-2, paragraph (1) or Article 1-3 of the Administrative Scrivener Act (Act No. 4 of 1951) by an administrative scrivener, and the provision of services by an administrative scrivener corporation prescribed in Article 13-3 of that Act as the services prescribed in Article 13-6 of that Act

(xvi)provision of services by a general passenger transport service provider specified in Article 9, paragraph (6), item (iii) of the Road Transportation Act who has obtained the license referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1) of that Act, as business specified in Article 3, item (i) of that Act

(xvii)inspection or maintenance of automobiles by the automobile disassembly and maintenance service provider specified in Article 78, paragraph (4) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act (Act No. 185 of 1951)

(xviii)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 2-2, paragraph (1) of the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act (Act No. 237 of 1951) by a certified public tax accountant; and the provision of services by a certified public tax accountant corporation specified in Article 48-2 of that Act as the services specified in Article 48-5 of that Act, or the provision of services specified in Article 48-6 of that Act by such a corporation

(xix)the provision of services specified in Article 85-2, paragraph (2) of the Shinkin Bank Act (Act No. 238 of 1951) by a shinkin bank agent specified in paragraph (3) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by an agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 89, paragraph (5) of the Shinkin Bank Act (excluding the sales of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval of the Prime Minister specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act has been obtained), the provision of services specified in Article 85-3, paragraph (2) of the Shinkin Bank Act by an electronic payment handling service provider for credit cooperatives specified in Article 85-3-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the provision of services specified in Article 85-4 paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment service provider for credit cooperatives specified in Article 85-5, paragraph (1) of that Act (hereinafter referred to as "electronic payment service providers for credit cooperatives"), the provision of services specified in Article 85-4 paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment handling business operator deemed to be an electronic payment service provider for credit cooperatives specified in Article 85-3-2, paragraph (2) of that Act, the provision of services specified in Article 85-4 paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment service provider deemed to be an electronic payment service provider for credit cooperatives specified in Article 85-11, paragraph (6) of that Act, and the provision of services specified in the provisions other than that of each item listed in Article 85-12, paragraph (1) of that Act by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in item (viii) of that paragraph

(xx)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Coastal Shipping Business Act (Act No. 151 of 1952) by a coastal shipping service provider specified in Article 7, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xxi)the sale of goods or the provision of services specified in Article 6, paragraphs (1) through (3) or Article 8 of the Long-Term Credit Bank Act (Act No. 187 of 1952) by a long-term credit bank specified in Article 2 of that Act, the sale of goods or provision of services by the bank as the services specified in Article 6, paragraph (2) or (3) or Article 6-2 of that Act; the provision of services specified in Article 16-5, paragraph (2) of that Act by a long-term credit bank agent specified in paragraph (3) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by the agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17 of the Long-Term Credit Bank Act (excluding the sale of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval of the Prime Minister specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act has been obtained), and the provision of services specified in the provisions other than that of each item listed in Article 16-8, paragraph (1) of the Long Term Credit Bank Act by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in item (viii) of that paragraph

(xxii)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (18) of the Civil Aeronautics Act (Act No. 231 of 1952) by a domestic air carrier specified in Article 102, paragraph (1) of that Act; the services specified in Article 129, paragraph (1) of that Act provided by an international air carrier owned by a foreign national specified in Article 126, paragraph (1) of that Act; and the provision of services specified in Article 130-2 of that Act by a person who has obtained the permission referred to in that Article

(xxiii)the provision of services specified in Article 89-3, paragraph (2) of the Labor Bank Act (Act No. 227 of 1953) by a labor bank agent specified in paragraph (3) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by the agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (4) of the Labor Bank Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article (excluding the sale of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act have been obtained from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare), the provision of services specified in Article 89-5, paragraph (2) of the Labor Bank Act by an electronic payment service provider for labor banks specified in Article 89-6, paragraph (1) of that Act (hereinafter referred to as "electronic payment service providers for labor banks"), the provision of services specified in Article 89-5, paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment service provider deemed to be an electronic payment services provider for labor banks specified in Article 89-12, paragraph (6) of that Act, and the provision of services specified in the provisions other than that of each item listed in Article 89-13, paragraph (1) by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in item (viii) of that paragraph

(xxiv)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Warehousing Business Act (Act No. 121 of 1956) by a warehousing service provider specified in Article 7, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xxv)the services specified in Article 128, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act (Act No. 141 of 1959) provided by the national pension fund specified in Article 115 of that Act

(xxvi)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Installment Sales Act (Act No. 159 of 1961) by a comprehensive credit purchase mediator specified in Article 30, paragraph (1) of that Act; and the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (4) of that Act by an individual credit purchase mediator specified in Article 35-3-2, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xxvii)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) or in Article 2-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labor Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968) by a public consultant on social and labor insurance; and the provision of services by a corporation of public consultants on social and labor insurance specified in Article 25-6 of that Act as the services specified in Article 25-9, paragraph (1) of that Act or the provision of services specified in Article 25-9-2 of that Act

(xxviii)the sale of goods or the provision of services specified in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Real Estate Business Using Real Estate Loans (Act No. 111 of 1971) by a real estate agent specified in item (iv) of that Article

(xxix)the sale of goods or the provision of services specified in Article 10, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Banking Act by a bank specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) of that Act or the sale of goods or provision of services by such a bank as the services specified in Article 10, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 11 or 12 of that Act; the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (14) of that Act by a bank agent specified in paragraph (15) of that Article or the sale of goods or provision of services by an agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of that Act (excluding the sale of goods or services provided as services for which the approval of the Prime Minister specified in that paragraph has been obtained); the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (26) of that Act by an electronic payment handling service provider specified in paragraph (18) of that Article; the provision of services specified in paragraph (21) of that Article by an electronic payment service provider; the provision of services specified in paragraph (30) of that Article by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in paragraph (24) of that Article and the sales of goods or the provision of services specified in Article 10, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act by a branch office of the foreign bank specified in Article 47, paragraph (2) of that Act or the sale of goods or provision of services by a branch office as the services specified in Article 11 or 12 of that Act

(xxx)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Money Lending Business Act (Act No. 32 of 1983) by a money lender prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article and the provision of services specified in Article 18, paragraph (22) by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in paragraph (18) of that Article

(xxxi)the provision of services specified in Article 2, item (iv) of the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1984) by a telecommunications carrier specified in item (v) of that Article

(xxxii)provision of services by a railway service provider specified in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Railway Business Act (Act No. 92 of 1986) as business specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) of that Act; and the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (5) of that Act by a cableway service provider specified in Article 34-2, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xxxiii)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (7) of the Consigned Freight Forwarding Business Act (Act No. 82 of 1989) by a first class consigned freight forwarder specified in Article 7, paragraph (1) of that Act; and the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (8) by a second class consigned freight forwarder specified in Article 24, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xxxiv)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Motor Truck Transportation Business Act (Act No. 83 of 1989) by a general motor truck transportation service provider using automobiles specified in Article 7, paragraph (1) of that Act; and the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (4) of that Act by a light motor truck transportation service provider using light automobiles specified in Article 36, paragraph (1) of that Act

(xxxv)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act on the Regulations of Commodities Investment Business (Act No. 66 of 1991) by a commodity investment advisor specified in paragraph (4) of that Article

(xxxvi)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures (Act No. 77 of 1994) by a specified joint real estate enterprise specified in paragraph (5) of that Article and the provision of services specified in paragraph (6) of that Article by the small sized specified joint real estate enterprise specified in paragraph (7) of that Article

(xxxvii)the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services specified in Article 97, paragraph (1), Article 98, paragraph (1), or Article 99, paragraph (2) of the Insurance Business Act (Act No. 105 of 1995) by an insurance company specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of that Act (for a life insurance company specified in Article 2, paragraph (3) of that Act, the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services specified in Article 97, paragraph (1), Article 98, paragraph (1), or Article 99, paragraph (2) or (3) of that Act) or the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services by a company as the services specified in Article 98, paragraph (1), Article 99, paragraph (1) or (2), or Article 100 of that Act; the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services specified in Article 97, paragraph (1), Article 98, paragraph (1), or Article 99, paragraph (2) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199 of that Act by a foreign insurance company, etc. specified in Article 2, paragraph (7) of that Act (hereinafter simply referred to as a "foreign insurance company, etc." in this item) (for a foreign life insurance company, etc. specified in Article 2, paragraph (8) of that Act, the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services specified in Article 97, paragraph (1), Article 98, paragraph (1), or Article 99, paragraph (2) or (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199 of that Act) or the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services by a company, etc. as the services specified in Article 98, paragraph (1), Article 99, paragraph (1) or (2), or Article 100 of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199 of that Act; sale of goods or offer for provision of services by the small-sum, short-term insurance service provider specified in Article 2, paragraph (18) of that Act as the business or services specified in Article 272-11, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act; the offer for provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (25) by an insurance broker specified in that paragraph; the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services specified in Article 97, paragraph (1), Article 98, paragraph (1), or Article 99, paragraph (2) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199 of that Act by an underwriting member specified in Article 219, paragraph (1) of that Act who is deemed to be a foreign insurance company, etc. pursuant to the provisions of Article 240, paragraph (1) of that Act (limited to a member of the licensed specified juridical person prescribed in Article 223, paragraph (1) of that Act (hereinafter simply referred to as a "licensed specified juridical person" in this item); hereinafter the same applies in this item) (for an underwriting member of a licensed specified juridical person which has obtained the specified life insurance business license specified in Article 219, paragraph (4) of that Act, the sale of goods or the offer for provision of services specified in Article 97, paragraph (1), Article 98, paragraph (1), or Article 99, paragraph (2) or (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199 of that Act) or the sale of goods or offer for provision of services by a member as the services specified in Article 98, paragraph (1), Article 99, paragraph (1) or (2), or Article 100 of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199 of that Act; and the offer for provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (26) of that Act by a specified insurance solicitor specified in Article 276 of that Act (excluding a person who is an officer or employee of a life insurance company specified in Article 2, paragraph (19) of that Act or an employee of the officer or employee, an officer or employee hired by a person with whom has received entrustment from a life insurance company entrusted their service specified in that paragraph, an officer or employee of a small-sum, short-term insurance service provider specified in paragraph (22) of that Article, and an officer or employee of a person with whom a small-sum, short-term insurance service provider entrusted their services as specified in that paragraph)

(xxxviii)the sales or the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Securitization of Assets (Act No. 105 of 1998) by a specified purpose companies specified in paragraph (3) of that Article; the provision of services specified in Article 208, paragraph (1) of that Act by a specified transferor specified in paragraph (1) of that Article; and the sales of specified rights or the provision of services specified in Article 286, paragraph (1) of that Act by an originator specified in Article 224 of that Act

(xxxix)the provision of services specified in Article 4, Article 5, paragraph (1), Article 6, or Article 6-2, paragraph (1) of the Patent Attorney Act (Act No. 49 of 2000) by a patent attorney; and provision of services by a patent attorney corporation specified in Article 37, paragraph (1) of that Act as the services specified in Article 40 of that Act or the provision of services specified in Article 41 of that Act by a corporation

(xl)the provision of services pertaining to financial service intermediary business operations specified in Article 11, paragraph (8) of the Act on the Provision of Financial Services by a financial service intermediary and the provision of services specified in paragraph (12) of the same Article by a designated dispute resolution organization specified in paragraph (9) of the same Article

(xli)the provision of services prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Regulation of Substitute Driving Service (Act No. 57 of 2001) by a substitute driving service provider specified in paragraph (2) of that Article

(xlii)the provision of services specified in Article 95-2, paragraph (2) of the Norinchukin Bank Act (Act No. 93 of 2001) by the Norinchukin Bank agent specified in paragraph (3) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by an agent as the services specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act following the deemed replacement of the terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 95-4, paragraph (2) of the Norinchukin Bank Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article (excluding the sale of goods or provision of services as services for which the approval of the competent minister specified in Article 52-42, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act has been obtained); the provision of services specified in Article 95-5-2. Paragraph (2) of that Act by a Norinchukin Bank electronic payment service provider specified in the provision of Article 95-5-3, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as Norinchukin Bank electronic payment service provider in this item); the provision of services specified in Article 95-5-2, paragraph (2) of that Act by an electronic payment agent deemed as a Norinchukin Bank electronic payment agent specified in Article 95-5-9, paragraph (6) of that Act and the provision of services specified in Article 95-6, paragraph (2) of the same Act, by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in paragraph (1), item (viii) of the same Article

(xliii)the provision of services specified in Article 2, item (iii) of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Act No. 151 of 2004) by a certified dispute resolution service provider specified in item (iv) of that Article

(xliv)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (3) of the Trust Business Act (Act No. 154 of 2004) by a trust company specified in paragraph (2) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by a company as the business or services specified in Article 21, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act; the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (3) of that Act by a foreign trust company specified in paragraph (6) of that Article, or the sale of goods or provision of services by a company as the business or services specified in Article 21, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63, paragraph (2) of that Act; the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (8) of that Act by an agent for trust agreement specified in paragraph (9) of that Article, and the provision of services specified in paragraph (14) of that Article by a Designated Dispute Resolution Organization specified in the provisions of paragraph (10) of that Article

(xlv)the sale of goods or the provision of services specified in Article 21, paragraph (1), (3), (4), or (7), or Article 33 of the Shoko Chukin Bank Limited Act (Act No. 74 of 2007) by the Shoko Chukin Bank Limited, or the sale of goods or provision of services by the Shoko Chukin Bank Limited as the services specified in Article 21, paragraph (4) or (7) of that Act; the provision of services specified in Article 60-2, paragraph (1) of that Act by a Shoko Chukin Bank electronic payment handling service provider (hereinafter referred to as simply Shoko Chukin Bank Electronic Payment Handling Service Provider) specified in paragraph (2) of that Article, and provision of services specified in Article 60-2, paragraph (1) of that Act by an electronic payment handling service provider deemed to be a Shoko Chukin Bank Electronic Payment Handling Service Provider specified in Article 60-32, paragraph (5) of that Act

(xlvi)provision of services by an electronic monetary claim recording institution specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act (Act No. 102 of 2007) as the business or services specified in Article 57 of that Act

(xlvii)the sale of goods (limited to those issued by an issuer of prepaid payment instruments specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009)) by an issuer of prepaid payment instruments specified in Article 2, paragraph (1) of that Act or the provision of services relating to the issuance of prepaid payment instruments specified in that paragraph (limited to those issued by said issuer of prepaid payment instruments); the sale of goods or the provision of services by a funds transfer service provider specified in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the same Article as a business specified in paragraph (2) of the same Article; the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (10) by an electronic payment instruments service provider (hereinafter referred to as Electronic Payment Instruments Service Provider) specified in paragraph (12) of that Article; the provision of services specified in paragraph (15) of the same Article by a cryptoasset exchange service provider specified in paragraph (16) of the same Article; the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (24) by a Designated Dispute Resolution Solution Organization specified in paragraph (23) of that Article; the provision of services by a specified trust company specified in paragraph (27) of that Article (limited to those that provided notification specified in Article 37-2, paragraph (3)) as a business specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of that Act and the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (11) of that Act by an issuer deemed to be an Electronic Payment Instruments Service Provider specified in Article 62-8, paragraph (2)

(xlviii)the provision of services by a Specified Qualified Consumer Organization specified in Article 2, item (x) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers (Act No. 96 of 2013) as services specified in Article 71, paragraph (2) of the same Act

(xlix)the provision of services specified in Article 2, paragraph (8) of the Private Lodging Business Act (Act No. 65 of 2017) by a private lodging intermediary specified in paragraph (10) of the same Article.

Appended Table 3 (Re: Article 16)

(i)processed goods made of animals and plants (limited to those that are not usually served as food or beverages; the same applies in appended Table 5, item (i)(a) and item (ii)(a)) that are ingested by humans (excluding pharmaceuticals (meaning pharmaceuticals set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Act No. 145 of 1960); the same applies hereinafter))

(ii)non-woven fabrics and textiles more than 13 centimeters wide

(iii)condoms and menstrual sanitary goods

(iv)insect repellents, insecticides, and deodorizers (excluding medicines)

(v)cosmetics, hair agents, and soap (excluding medicines), bath agents, synthetic detergents, cleaning agents, polishing agents, wax, shoe cream, and tooth brushes

(vi)footwear

(vii)wallpapers

(viii)medicines distributed by a household distributor prescribed in Article 31 of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (including those distributed by an existing household distributor prescribed in Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to Partially Amend the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Act No. 69 of 2006))

Provision of Specified Continuous Services	Periods of Provision of Specified Continuous Services	Amount of damages normally caused by the cancellation of a contract	Amount of costs normally required for concluding and performing a contract
(1) providing treatment to cleanse or beautify the human skin, keep their body in shape, or reduce their body weight (excluding those listed in (2).)	one month	20,000 yen or an amount equivalent to 10 percent of the amount obtained by deducting the amount equivalent to the consideration for the Provision of Specified Continuous Services from the total amount of consideration for the continued provision of specified service under the relevant contract for continued provision of specified service (hereinafter referred to as the "remaining amount of the contract" in this table), whichever is lower	20,000 yen
(2) performing medical procedures, surgeries, or other treatments to cleanse or beautify skin, shape the body, reduce body weight, or bleach teeth (limited to those with the purpose of beautification done through methods specified by order of the competent ministry)	one month	50,000 yen or an amount equivalent to 20 percent of the remaining amount of the contract, whichever is smaller	20,000 yen
(3) teaching of foreign languages (excluding teaching of foreign languages falling under the category of teaching in preparation for achievement tests to select entrants of schools prescribed in Article 1 of the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947), special training colleges prescribed in Article 124 of that Act, or miscellaneous category schools prescribed in Article 134, paragraph (1) of that Act, or teaching academic skills to supplement the education in the schools prescribed in Article 1 of that Act (excluding universities))	two month	50,000 yen or an amount equivalent to 20 percent of the remaining amount of the contract, whichever is smaller	15,000 yen
(4) providing education for preparation for achievement tests to select entrants of the schools prescribed in Article 1 of the School Education Act (excluding kindergartens and elementary schools), the special training colleges prescribed in Article 124 of that Act, or the miscellaneous category schools prescribed in Article 134, paragraph (1) of that Act (referred to as the "entrance tests" in (5) of this table), or teaching of academic skills to supplement school education (meaning the education in the schools prescribed in Article 1 of the same Act (excluding kindergartens and universities); the same applies in (4) of this table) (limited to those provided at a place other than the place prescribed in (4) of this table)	two month	50,000 yen or an amount equivalent to the consideration for one month of services under the relevant contract for the Provision of Specified Continuous Services, whichever is smalle30,000 yen	20,000 yen
(5) teaching pupils or students of the schools prescribed in Article 1 of the School Education Act (excluding kindergartens and universities) academic skills in preparation for entrance tests or to supplement school education (limited to teaching that is provided at the service provider's place of business or any other places for providing the service prepared by the service)	two month	20,000 yen or an amount equivalent to the consideration for one month of services under the relevant contract for continued provision of specified service, whichever is smaller	11,000 yen
(6) providing knowledge or teaching techniques concerning the operation of computers or word processors	two month	50,000 yen or an amount equivalent to 20 percent of the remaining amount of the contract, whichever is smaller	15,000 yen
(7) introducing people who want to get married to members of the opposite sex	two month	20,000 yen or an amount equivalent to 20 percent of the remaining amount of the contract, whichever is smaller	30,000 yen

Appended Table 5 (Re: Article 29)

(i)the following goods, in the case of the Provision of Specified Continuous Services listed in (1) of appended Table 4:

(a)processed goods made of animals and plants that are ingested by humans (excluding medicines)

(b)cosmetics, soap (excluding medicines), and bath agents

(c)underwear

(d)apparatuses or equipment that cleanses or beautifies the skin of persons by using electric stimulations, electromagnetic waves, or ultrasonic waves

(ii)the following goods, in the case of the continuous provision of specified services listed in (2) of appended Table 4:

(a)processed goods made of animals and plants that are ingested by humans

(b)cosmetics

(c)mouthpieces (limited to those used to bleach teeth) and tooth bleaching agents

(d)pharmaceuticals and quasi-pharmaceutical products (meaning quasi-pharmaceutical products specified in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices) used for beautification

(iii)the following goods, in the case of the continuous provision of specified services listed in (3) to (5) of Appended Table 4:

(a)books

(b)objects on which sounds, images, or programs are recorded by electronic means, magnetic means or any other means that is not perceivable by human senses

(c)facsimile machines or videophone equipment

(iv)the following goods, in the case of the continuous provision of specified services listed in (6) of appended Table 4:

(a)computers or word processors as well as their parts and accessories

(b)books

(c)objects on which sounds, images, or programs are recorded by electronic means, magnetic means or any other means that is not perceivable by human senses

(v)the following goods, in the case of the continuous provision of specified services listed in (7) of appended Table 4:

(a)pearls, precious stones, and semiprecious stones

(b)rings and any other accessories