Article 1The commitment procedures based on the provisions of the Act Against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (referred to as "the Act") (meaning the procedures provided for in Section 6, Chapter II of the Act; the same applies below) are governed by the provisions of this Cabinet Office Order, in addition to what is provided for in the Act.

Article 2The terms used in this Cabinet Office Order are governed by the terms used in the Act.

Article 3The notice under the provisions of Article 26 of the Act is given by serving a document stating the matters stated in the items of that Article to the person specified in that Article.

Article 4(1)A person who seeks to make an application under the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit a written application (including electronic or magnetic records (records made in electronic, magnetic, or other forms that cannot be perceived by human senses, which are used for information processing by computers; the same applies below) stating the matters required to be entered in the written application) prepared using Form No. 1 to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency.

(2)The materials stated in the following items are to be attached to the written application referred to in the preceding paragraph:

Article 5A person who has made an application under the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to as the "applicant" in Article 7) may submit a report stating the content of the changes to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency, until the day on which the period referred to in Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act has elapsed, if there are any changes to the matters stated in the written application referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the materials referred to in paragraph (2) of that Article; provided, however, that this does not apply if a disposition on the application has already been made.

Article 6When documents are to be submitted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two Articles, the documents must be submitted to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency using any of the methods stated in the following items, or by combining those methods:

Article 7An applicant may additionally submit materials prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (2), item (iii), at any time from the date of making an application until the disposition on the application under the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act is made.

Article 8The following matters are to be entered in the non-approval certificate prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27, paragraph (7) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms:

Article 9(1)A person who has been granted an approval referred to in Article 27, paragraph (3) of the Act and seeks to change the corrective measures plan related to the approval pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (8) of that Article (referred to as the "approved corrective measures plan" in Article 11, paragraph (1)) must submit a written application prepared using Form No. 2 (including electronic or magnetic records that have the matters required to be entered in the written application recorded) to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency.

(2)A copy of the written approval prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act and other materials that should serve as reference for the approval referred to in paragraph (8) of that Article are to be attached to the written application referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 10The provisions of Article 6 and Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to the submission of the written application under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the attachment of materials under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.

Article 11The following matters are to be entered in the non-approval certificate prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis paragraph (7) of that Article following the deemed replacement of terms, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (9) of that Article:

Article 12The following matters are to be entered in the written revocation prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (2) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms:

Article 13The notice under the provisions of Article 30 of the Act is to be made by serving a document stating the matters stated in item (ii) of that Article to the person stated in item (i) of that Article.

Article 14(1)A person who seeks to make an application under the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit a written application prepared using Form No. 3 (including electronic or magnetic records that have the matters required to be entered in the written application recorded) to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency.

(2)The materials referred to in the following items are to be attached to the written application referred to in the preceding paragraph:

Article 15The provisions of Article 5 through Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to the submission of written applications under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, and the attachment of materials under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.

Article 16The following matters are to be stated in non-approval certificates prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (6) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms:

Article 17(1)A person who has obtained the approval referred to in Article 31, paragraph (3) of the Act and seeks to change the impact corrective measures plan related to the approval pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article (referred to as the "approved impact corrective measures plan" in Article 19, paragraph (1)) must submit a written application prepared using Form No. 4 (including electronic or magnetic records that has the matters required to be entered in the written application recorded) to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency.

(2)A copy of the written approval prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis of Article 31, paragraph (4) of the Act and other materials that should serve as reference for granting the approval referred to in Article 31, paragraph (7) of the Act are to be attached to the written application referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 18The provisions of Article 6 and Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to the submission of the written application under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the attachment of materials under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.

Article 19The following matters are to be entered in the non-approval certificates prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (6) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (8):

Article 20The following matters are to be entered in the written revocation prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (5) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (2) of the Act following the deemed replacement of terms:

Article 21(1)An application for commitment procedures may be withdrawn at any time until the disposition on the application is made.

(2)The withdrawal of the application under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be made by submitting a written document to the Commissioner the Consumer Affairs Agency (including an electronic or magnetic record) indicating the withdrawal of the application.

(3)The provisions of Article 6 apply mutatis mutandis to the submission of documents under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 22Materials to be submitted to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency in commitment procedures are to be prepared in Japanese.