The provisions of Article 5, the preceding Article, the following Chapter, Article 11, paragraph (2), Article 15, paragraph (2), the first sentence of Article 17, paragraph (2), Chapter V, and Article 22 do not apply to a small-scale merchant (meaning a merchant with an asset value as provided by the Ministry of Justice Order that does not exceed the amount prescribed by the Ministry of Justice Order, for assets that the merchant uses for its business).
merchant
「商人」
A person who, in their own name, carries on commercial transactions (商行為) as a business.
Defined inArticle 4, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law