A commission merchant acquires rights against and bears obligations toward the other party personally by reason of a sale or purchase that the commission merchant makes on behalf of another person.
問屋は、他人のためにした販売又は買入れにより、相手方に対して、自ら権利を取得し、義務を負う。
In addition to the provisions of this Chapter, the provisions on mandates and agency apply mutatis mutandis between a commission merchant and a consignor.
問屋と委託者との間の関係については、この章に定めるもののほか、委任及び代理に関する規定を準用する。
commission merchant
「問屋」
A person whose business is selling or buying goods in their own name on behalf of others.
Defined inArticle 551, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter