The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to one of the following installment sales:
この章の規定は、次の割賦販売については、適用しない。
an installment sale based on a contract under which designated goods or designated rights are sold, or a contract under which designated services are provided (excluding the following contracts), which the person offering the contract concludes for business purposes or as a part of its business or which the purchaser or service recipient concludes for business purposes or as a part of its business:
a contract for a multilevel marketing transaction (meaning a multilevel marketing transaction as prescribed in Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions; the same applies below) arising from multilevel marketing (meaning multilevel marketing as prescribed in that paragraph; the same applies below) (including a contract other than one for such a transaction, which involves the sale of goods or rights or the provision of services linked to multilevel marketing (referred to below as a "sales contract for specified goods, etc.")), that constitutes a contract with an individual who sells goods or rights or provides services arising from the multilevel marketing other than through a store or other similar facility (referred to below as a "personal multilevel marketing contract"); or
連鎖販売業（特定商取引に関する法律第三十三条第一項に規定する連鎖販売業をいう。以下同じ。）に係る連鎖販売取引（同項に規定する連鎖販売取引をいう。以下同じ。）についての契約（当該契約以外の契約であつてその連鎖販売業に係る商品若しくは権利の販売又は役務の提供に係るもの（以下「特定商品販売等契約」という。）を含む。）のうち、その連鎖販売業に係る商品若しくは権利の販売又は役務の提供を店舗その他これに類似する設備によらないで行う個人との契約（以下「連鎖販売個人契約」という。）
a contract for a business opportunity sales transaction (meaning a business opportunity sales transaction as prescribed in Article 51, paragraph (1) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions; the same applies below) arising from business opportunity sales (meaning business opportunity sales as prescribed in that paragraph; the same applies below), with an individual who performs services that are provided or arranged in connection with business opportunity sales, at a place other than a business establishment or other similar facility (referred to below as a "personal business opportunity sales contract").
業務提供誘引販売業（特定商取引に関する法律第五十一条第一項に規定する業務提供誘引販売業をいう。以下同じ。）に係る業務提供誘引販売取引（同項に規定する業務提供誘引販売取引をいう。以下同じ。）についての契約のうち、その業務提供誘引販売業に関して提供され、又はあつせんされる業務を事業所その他これに類似する施設によらないで行う個人との契約（以下「業務提供誘引販売個人契約」という。）
an installment sale to a person residing outside Japan;
本邦外に在る者に対して行う割賦販売
an installment sale by the national or local government;
国又は地方公共団体が行う割賦販売
an installment sale by one of the following organizations to its direct or indirect member (if the organization is able to make its business or facility available to persons other than its members, this includes the installment sales to a non-member):
次の団体がその直接又は間接の構成員に対して行う割賦販売（当該団体が構成員以外の者にその事業又は施設を利用させることができる場合には、これらの者に対して行う割賦販売を含む。）
a partnership incorporated based on a special law, or a federation or central association of those partnerships;
特別の法律に基づいて設立された組合並びにその連合会及び中央会
an organization as referred to in Article 108-2 of the National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947) or Article 52 of the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950); or
国家公務員法（昭和二十二年法律第百二十号）第百八条の二又は地方公務員法（昭和二十五年法律第二百六十一号）第五十二条の団体
a labor union.
労働組合
an installment sale by a business operator to its employee; or
事業者がその従業者に対して行う割賦販売
an installment sale that falls under the category of a mutual loan prescribed in Article 1 of the Act on the Mutual Loan Business (Act No. 42 of 1931).
無尽業法（昭和六年法律第四十二号）第一条に規定する無尽に該当する割賦販売
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installment sale
「割賦販売」
Selling designated goods or rights (指定商品, 指定権利), or providing designated services (指定役務), either on terms that the price is received over two months or more in three or more payments (including out of deposits the buyer makes with a bank the seller names), or to a user given a card or similar means (カード等) on terms that the user pays, at set intervals, an amount worked out by a set method from the total bought.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
designated good
「指定商品」
Goods suited to being sold on standard terms that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)· applies throughout the law
designated service
「指定役務」
Except in Article 2, paragraph (6), Articles 35-3-61 and 35-3-62, and Articles 41 and 41-2, services provided for payment in transactions of people's everyday lives that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)
designated right
「指定権利」
A right to use facilities or to receive services, sold in transactions of people's everyday lives, that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)
sales contract for specified goods, etc.
「特定商品販売等契約」
A contract, other than the contract for the multilevel marketing transaction (連鎖販売取引) itself, for selling goods or rights or providing services in connection with the same multilevel marketing undertaking (連鎖販売業).
Short name set inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
personal multilevel marketing contract
「連鎖販売個人契約」
A contract for a multilevel marketing transaction (連鎖販売取引), including any other contract for selling goods or rights or providing services in the same multilevel marketing undertaking (連鎖販売業), made with an individual who is to sell the goods or rights or provide the services without a store or similar facility.
Short name set inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
multilevel marketing transactionsmachine translation
「連鎖販売取引」
A transaction (including a change in its terms) in which a person carrying on a multilevel marketing undertaking (連鎖販売業) sells goods or provides services, or arranges either, to someone drawn in to resell or sell the goods or to provide the same kind of services by the prospect of a specified profit (特定利益), and which involves a specified burden (特定負担) for that person.
Defined inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
multilevel marketing undertakingmachine translation
「連鎖販売業」
A business of selling articles or providing services for payment (or arranging either) that draws people in to resell the goods, sell them on consignment or arrange their sale, or to provide or arrange the same kind of services, with the prospect of a specified profit (特定利益), and makes transactions with them that involve a specified burden (特定負担) — buying the goods, paying for the services or providing a transaction fee (取引料).
Defined inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
personal business opportunity sales contract
「業務提供誘引販売個人契約」
A contract for a business opportunity sales transaction (業務提供誘引販売取引) made with an individual who is to do the work offered or arranged in connection with that business without an office or similar facility.
Short name set inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (b)
business opportunity sales transactionmachine translation
「業務提供誘引販売取引」
A business opportunity sales transaction as defined in Article 51, paragraph (1) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions: a transaction (including a change in its terms) in which a person carrying on business opportunity sales (業務提供誘引販売業) sells goods or provides services, or arranges either, to someone drawn in by the prospect of profit from work using them, and which involves a specified burden (特定負担) for that person.
Defined inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (b)
business opportunity salesmachine translation
「業務提供誘引販売業」
Business opportunity sales as defined in Article 51, paragraph (1) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions: a business of selling articles or providing services for payment (or arranging either) that draws people in with the prospect of profit from work using those goods or services, offered or arranged by the business itself, and makes transactions with them that involve a specified burden (特定負担).
Defined inArticle 8, paragraph (1), item (i), (b)