If, when entering into consumer contracts, there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a trader or its agent has been manifesting or is likely to manifest the intention to be bound by the offer of a consumer contract that includes any clause as referred to in Articles 8 through 10 or to be bound by the acceptance of such an offer with a large, non-exclusive group of consumers, a qualified consumer organization may, after indicating the reason, demand that the trader or its agent disclose said clause, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order; provided, however, that this does not apply if the trader or its agent has published the clauses of the consumer contract including said clause through the Internet or through other appropriate methods.
適格消費者団体は、事業者又はその代理人が、消費者契約を締結するに際し、不特定かつ多数の消費者との間で第八条から第十条までに規定する消費者契約の条項を含む消費者契約の申込み又はその承諾の意思表示を現に行い又は行うおそれがあると疑うに足りる相当の理由があるときは、内閣府令で定めるところにより、その事業者又はその代理人に対し、その理由を示して、当該条項を開示するよう要請することができる。ただし、当該事業者又はその代理人が、当該条項を含む消費者契約の条項をインターネットの利用その他の適切な方法により公表しているときは、この限りでない。
The trader or its agent must endeavor to respond to the requests under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.