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Article 39-2Prohibition of Business of Officers

第三十九条の二(役員等に対する業務の禁止等)

If the competent minister orders an orchestrator to suspend its multilevel marketing transactions pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, and a person that the relevant items among the following items prescribe for the category of the case stated in is a person specified by order of the competent ministry as a person whose multilevel marketing transactions should be restricted so as to ensure the effectiveness of the order in consideration of the facts constituting the grounds for the order and the extent of the responsibility that the person had for those facts, the minister may prohibit the person from commencing new business activities related to multilevel marketing transactions that fall within the scope of the suspension (including becoming an officer in charge of the relevant business activities of a corporation that engages in the business activities) for a period equal to the period of that suspension:

主務大臣は、統括者に対して前条第一項前段の規定によりその行う連鎖販売取引の停止を命ずる場合において、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者が当該命令の理由となつた事実及び当該事実に関してその者が有していた責任の程度を考慮して当該命令の実効性を確保するためにその者による連鎖販売取引に係る業務を制限することが相当と認められる者として主務省令で定める者に該当するときは、その者に対して、当該停止を命ずる期間と同一の期間を定めて、当該停止を命ずる範囲の連鎖販売取引に係る業務を新たに開始すること(当該業務を営む法人の当該業務を担当する役員となることを含む。)の禁止を命ずることができる。

if the orchestrator is a corporation: its officer or a person who was its officer within one year before the date of the order, or its employee or a person who was its employee within one year before the date of the order; or

当該統括者が法人である場合 その役員及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその役員であつた者並びにその使用人及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその使用人であつた者

if the orchestrator is an individual: an employee or a person who was an employee within one year before the date of the order.

当該統括者が個人である場合 その使用人及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその使用人であつた者

If the competent minister orders a solicitor to suspend its multilevel marketing transactions pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, and a person that the relevant items among the following items prescribe for the category of the case stated in is a person specified by order of the competent ministry as one whose multilevel marketing transactions should be restricted so as to ensure the effectiveness of the order in consideration of the facts constituting the grounds for the order and the extent of the responsibility that the person had for those facts, the minister may prohibit the person from commencing new business activities related to multilevel marketing transactions that fall within the scope of the suspension (including becoming an officer in charge of the relevant business activities of a corporation that engages in the business activities) for a period equal to the period of that suspension:

主務大臣は、勧誘者に対して前条第二項前段の規定によりその行う連鎖販売取引の停止を命ずる場合において、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者が当該命令の理由となつた事実及び当該事実に関してその者が有していた責任の程度を考慮して当該命令の実効性を確保するためにその者による連鎖販売取引に係る業務を制限することが相当と認められる者として主務省令で定める者に該当するときは、その者に対して、当該停止を命ずる期間と同一の期間を定めて、当該停止を命ずる範囲の連鎖販売取引に係る業務を新たに開始すること(当該業務を営む法人の当該業務を担当する役員となることを含む。)の禁止を命ずることができる。

if the solicitor is a corporation: its officer or a person who was its officer within one year before the date of the order, or its employee or a person who was its employee within one year before the date of the order; or

当該勧誘者が法人である場合 その役員及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその役員であつた者並びにその使用人及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその使用人であつた者

if the solicitor is an individual: an employee or a person who was an employee within one year before the date of the order.

当該勧誘者が個人である場合 その使用人及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその使用人であつた者

If the competent minister orders a general multilevel marketing distributor to suspend its multilevel marketing transactions pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, and a person that the relevant items among the following items prescribe for the category of the case stated in is a person specified by order of the competent ministry as one whose multilevel marketing transactions should be restricted so as to ensure the effectiveness of the order in consideration of the facts constituting the grounds for the order and the extent of the responsibility that the person had for those facts, the minister may prohibit the person from commencing new business activities related to multilevel marketing transactions that fall within the scope of the suspension (including becoming an officer in charge of the relevant business activities of a corporation that engages in the business activities) for a period equal to the period of that suspension:

主務大臣は、一般連鎖販売業者に対して前条第三項前段の規定によりその行う連鎖販売取引の停止を命ずる場合において、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者が当該命令の理由となつた事実及び当該事実に関してその者が有していた責任の程度を考慮して当該命令の実効性を確保するためにその者による連鎖販売取引に係る業務を制限することが相当と認められる者として主務省令で定める者に該当するときは、その者に対して、当該停止を命ずる期間と同一の期間を定めて、当該停止を命ずる範囲の連鎖販売取引に係る業務を新たに開始すること(当該業務を営む法人の当該業務を担当する役員となることを含む。)の禁止を命ずることができる。

if the general multilevel marketing distributor is a corporation: its officer or a person who was its officer within one year before the date of the order, or its employees or a person who was its employee within one year before the date of the order; or

当該一般連鎖販売業者が法人である場合 その役員及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその役員であつた者並びにその使用人及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその使用人であつた者

if the general multilevel marketing distributor is an individual: an employee or a person who was an employee within one year before the date of the order.

当該一般連鎖販売業者が個人である場合 その使用人及び当該命令の日前一年以内においてその使用人であつた者

When the competent minister prohibits business activities of an officer or employee pursuant to the provision of the preceding three paragraphs and the officer or employee falls under any of the following items, the minister may order the officer or employee to suspend the same business activities conducted by it and provided for in the relevant items for a period equal to the period of the prohibition.

主務大臣は、前三項の規定により業務の禁止を命ずる役員又は使用人が、次の各号に掲げる者に該当するときは、当該役員又は当該使用人に対して、当該禁止を命ずる期間と同一の期間を定めて、その行つている当該各号に規定する同一の業務を停止すべきことを命ずることができる。

a person who is found to be engaged in the same business as the business related to a multilevel marketing transaction on a scope for which prohibition is ordered by the order at a specified associated corporation who is an orchestrator, solicitor, or general multilevel marketing distributor and is found to have committed the act constituting the grounds for the order; or

当該命令の理由となつた行為をしたと認められる統括者、勧誘者又は一般連鎖販売業者の特定関係法人において、当該命令により禁止を命ずる範囲の連鎖販売取引に係る業務と同一の業務を行つていると認められる者

a person who is found to be engaged in the same business as the business related to a multilevel marketing transaction on a scope for which prohibition is ordered by the order as an orchestrator, solicitor, or general multilevel marketing distributor.

自ら統括者、勧誘者又は一般連鎖販売業者として当該命令により禁止を命ずる範囲の連鎖販売取引に係る業務と同一の業務を行つていると認められる者

Having issued an order under the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, the competent minister must issue a public announcement to that effect.

主務大臣は、前各項の規定による命令をしたときは、その旨を公表しなければならない。

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