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Article 48

第四十八条

If the case falls under any of the following items, the person who has committed the violation is punished by a fine of not more than one million yen:

次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、百万円以下の罰金に処する。

when a business operator has made a representation that misleads the general consumers into believing that the quality, standard, or other content of the goods or services that they supply in transactions are significantly superior than the actual quality, standard, or content, or those of other business operators supplying the same type of or similar goods or services as those of that business operator;

自己の供給する商品又は役務の取引における当該商品又は役務の品質、規格その他の内容について、実際のもの又は当該事業者と同種若しくは類似の商品若しくは役務を供給している他の事業者に係るものよりも著しく優良であると一般消費者を誤認させるような表示をしたとき。

when an business operator makes a representation that misleads general consumers into believing that the price of the goods or services or other trade conditions of the goods or services the business operator supplies are significantly more favorable than the actual price or trade conditions, or than those of other business operators who supply the same type or similar goods and services;

自己の供給する商品又は役務の取引における当該商品又は役務の価格その他の取引条件について、実際のもの又は当該事業者と同種若しくは類似の商品若しくは役務を供給している他の事業者に係るものよりも取引の相手方に著しく有利であると一般消費者を誤認させるような表示をしたとき。

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