第五十一条（定義）
The term "business opportunity sales" as used in this Chapter and Article 58-23, Article 58-26, paragraph (1), Article 66, paragraph (1), and Article 67, paragraph (1) means the business of selling (including arranging for another person to sell) articles or providing (including arranging for another person to provide) services in exchange for payment, where the possible receipt of a profit (hereinafter referred to as "business opportunity profit" in this Chapter and Article 58-23, paragraph (1), item (iii)) through engagement in business activities that use the articles being sold (hereinafter referred to as "goods" in this Chapter and Article 58-23, paragraph (1), item (i)(a)) or the services being provided (the business activities are limited to those that are directly provided or arranged by the person who sells or arranges the sale of the goods or who provides or arranges for the provision of the services) is used to induce the other party to enter into transactions, and where transactions that involve a specified burden (meaning the purchase of goods, payment of consideration for services, or provision of a transaction fee; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter and Article 58-23, paragraph (1), item (iii)) are carried out with the other party to sell or arrange the sale of goods or to provide or arrange providing services (the transactions include any change in the terms of a transaction; hereinafter referred to as "business opportunity sales transactions").
この章並びに第五十八条の二十三、第五十八条の二十六第一項、第六十六条第一項及び第六十七条第一項において「業務提供誘引販売業」とは、物品の販売（そのあつせんを含む。）又は有償で行う役務の提供（そのあつせんを含む。）の事業であつて、その販売の目的物たる物品（以下この章及び第五十八条の二十三第一項第一号イにおいて「商品」という。）又はその提供される役務を利用する業務（その商品の販売若しくはそのあつせん又はその役務の提供若しくはそのあつせんを行う者が自ら提供を行い、又はあつせんを行うものに限る。）に従事することにより得られる利益（以下この章及び第五十八条の二十三第一項第三号において「業務提供利益」という。）を収受し得ることをもつて相手方を誘引し、その者と特定負担（その商品の購入若しくはその役務の対価の支払又は取引料の提供をいう。以下この章及び第五十八条の二十三第一項第三号において同じ。）を伴うその商品の販売若しくはそのあつせん又はその役務の提供若しくはそのあつせんに係る取引（その取引条件の変更を含む。以下「業務提供誘引販売取引」という。）をするものをいう。
The term "transaction fee" as used in this Chapter means a transaction fee, a membership fee, a security deposit, or other money or goods provided at the time a transaction is conducted or upon changing the terms of a transaction, irrespective of the name given to it.
この章において「取引料」とは、取引料、登録料、保証金その他いかなる名義をもつてするかを問わず、取引をするに際し、又は取引条件を変更するに際し提供される金品をいう。
Article 51-2Clear Indication of Name in Business Opportunity Sales Transactions
第五十一条の二（業務提供誘引販売取引における氏名等の明示）
When a person engaged in business opportunity sales seeks to conduct a business opportunity sales transaction connected with business opportunity sales, the person engaged in business opportunity sales must clearly indicate to the other party, prior to solicitation, the name of the person engaged in the business opportunity sales, the fact that the purpose is to solicit the person to enter into a contract involving transactions that give rise to a specified burden, and the type of goods or services connected with the solicitation.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引をしようとするときは、その勧誘に先立つて、その相手方に対し、業務提供誘引販売業を行う者の氏名又は名称、特定負担を伴う取引についての契約の締結について勧誘をする目的である旨及び当該勧誘に係る商品又は役務の種類を明らかにしなければならない。
第五十二条（禁止行為）
A person engaged in business opportunity sales must not intentionally fail to disclose facts about or misrepresent the following information in soliciting a person to enter into a contract for business opportunity sales transactions connected with business opportunity sales (limited to a contract with an individual who engages in business activities that is provided or arranged in connection with those opportunity sales, without using a place of business or other similar facility (hereinafter referred to as a "place of business or similar facility"); hereinafter the same applies in this Article) or in order to prevent the cancellation of a contract for business opportunity sales transactions connected with business opportunity sales:
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引についての契約（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（以下「事業所等」という。）によらないで行う個人との契約に限る。以下この条において同じ。）の締結について勧誘をするに際し、又はその業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引についての契約の解除を妨げるため、次の事項につき、故意に事実を告げず、又は不実のことを告げる行為をしてはならない。
the type of goods (excluding rights to use a facility and to be provided with services) and their performance or quality, the type of services, rights to use a facility, or rights to be provided with services, their details, and other similar information specified by order of the competent ministry;
information about the specified burden involved in the business opportunity sales transactions;
当該業務提供誘引販売取引に伴う特定負担に関する事項
information about canceling the relevant contract (including information under the provisions of Article 58, paragraphs (1) through (3));
当該契約の解除に関する事項（第五十八条第一項から第三項までの規定に関する事項を含む。）
information about the business opportunity profit connected with business opportunity sales; or
その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供利益に関する事項
beyond what is stated in the preceding items, any material information about business opportunity sales that would affect the decision of the counterparty to the business opportunity sales transactions.
前各号に掲げるもののほか、その業務提供誘引販売業に関する事項であつて、業務提供誘引販売取引の相手方の判断に影響を及ぼすこととなる重要なもの
A person engaged in business opportunity sales must not use intimidation to overwhelm a person in order to have the person enter into a contract for a business opportunity sales transaction connected with business opportunity sales or in order to prevent the person from canceling a contract for a business opportunity sales transaction connected with business opportunity sales.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引についての契約を締結させ、又はその業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引についての契約の解除を妨げるため、人を威迫して困惑させてはならない。
A person engaged in business opportunity sales must not solicit a person whom the person engaged in business opportunity sales has stopped and taken along with them or whom the person engaged in business opportunity sales has induced away from a place that is not a business office, agency office, or any other place specified by order of the competent ministry by any other means specified by Cabinet Order, to enter into a contract involving a business opportunity sales transaction connected with business opportunity sales other than in a place into and out of which the general public comes and goes, without first having informed the person that the purpose for doing so is to solicit the person to enter into a contract for transactions involving a specified burden.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、特定負担を伴う取引についての契約の締結について勧誘をするためのものであることを告げずに営業所、代理店その他の主務省令で定める場所以外の場所において呼び止めて同行させることその他政令で定める方法により誘引した者に対し、公衆の出入りする場所以外の場所において、当該業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引についての契約の締結について勧誘をしてはならない。
Article 52-2Submission of Materials Showing Reasonable Grounds
第五十二条の二（合理的な根拠を示す資料の提出）
On finding that it is necessary to do so in order to determine whether a person engaged in business opportunity sales has misrepresented the information prescribed in Article 52, paragraph (1), item (i) or (iv), the competent minister may ask the person engaged in business opportunity sales to submit materials showing reasonable grounds to support the information conveyed to the other party within a specified period. With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 56, paragraph (1) and Article 57, paragraph (1) in this case, if the person engaged in business opportunity sales fails to submit those materials, the person engaged in business opportunity sales is deemed to have misrepresented the information prescribed in Article 52, paragraph (1), item (i) or (iv).
Article 53Advertisement of Business Opportunity Sales Transactions
第五十三条（業務提供誘引販売取引についての広告）
When a person conducting business opportunity sales advertises the business opportunity sales transactions connected with business opportunity sales, the person conducting the business opportunity sales must indicate the following information concerning business opportunity sales in the advertisement, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry:
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引について広告をするときは、主務省令で定めるところにより、当該広告に、その業務提供誘引販売業に関する次の事項を表示しなければならない。
information about the specified burden involved in the business opportunity sales transactions;
当該業務提供誘引販売取引に伴う特定負担に関する事項
if the person is advertising the business activities that the person provides or arranges to be provided in connection with the business opportunity sales, the conditions under which these business activities are provided; and
その業務提供誘引販売業に関して提供し、又はあつせんする業務について広告をするときは、その業務の提供条件
beyond what is stated in the preceding three items, any other information specified by order of the competent ministry.
Article 54Prohibition Against Hyperbolizing Advertising
第五十四条（誇大広告等の禁止）
When a person conducting business opportunity sales advertises the business opportunity sales transactions connected with business opportunity sales, the person conducting business opportunity sales must not make a representation about the specified burden involved in the business opportunity sales transactions, the business opportunity profit connected with business opportunity sales, or any other information specified by order of the competent ministry, that differs significantly from the truth or misleads people into believing that it is significantly better or more advantageous than it is in reality.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引について広告をするときは、当該業務提供誘引販売取引に伴う特定負担、当該業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供利益その他の主務省令で定める事項について、著しく事実に相違する表示をし、又は実際のものよりも著しく優良であり、若しくは有利であると人を誤認させるような表示をしてはならない。
Article 54-2Submission of Materials Showing Reasonable Grounds
第五十四条の二（合理的な根拠を示す資料の提出）
On finding that it is necessary to do so in order to determine whether a representation made by a person engaged in business opportunity sales falls under the category of representations provided in the preceding Article, the competent minister may ask the person engaged in business opportunity sales that made that representation to submit materials showing reasonable grounds to support it within a specified period. In this a case, if the person engaged in business opportunity sales fails to submit those materials, with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 56, paragraph (1) and Article 57, paragraph (1), the representation is deemed to fall under the category of representations provided in the preceding Article.
Article 54-3Prohibition on Sending Email Advertising to a Person Who Has Not Given Consent
第五十四条の三（承諾をしていない者に対する電子メール広告の提供の禁止等）
Except in the following cases, a person engaged in business opportunity sales must not advertise a business opportunity sales transaction connected with business opportunity sales via email without the consent of the advertising target:
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、次に掲げる場合を除き、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引について、その相手方となる者の承諾を得ないで電子メール広告をしてはならない。
when sending email advertising the business opportunity sales transactions that are connected with business opportunity sales (hereinafter referred to as "email advertising business opportunity sales transactions" in this Chapter) at the request of the counterparty; or
相手方となる者の請求に基づき、その業務提供誘引販売業に係る業務提供誘引販売取引に係る電子メール広告（以下この章において「業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告」という。）をするとき。
beyond what is stated in the preceding item, when sending email advertising business opportunity sales transactions in cases specified by order of the competent ministry as cases that are found to be unlikely to prejudice the interests of the target of an email advertising business opportunity sales transactions.
前号に掲げるもののほか、通常業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告の提供を受ける者の利益を損なうおそれがないと認められる場合として主務省令で定める場合において、業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をするとき。
A person engaged in business opportunity sales that has obtained the consent prescribed in the preceding paragraph or that has received the request prescribed in item (i) of that paragraph must not send an email advertising business opportunity sales transactions to the advertising target if the target of the email advertising business opportunity sales transactions indicates an unwillingness to receive email advertising business opportunity sales transactions; provided, however, that this does not apply if the person conducting business opportunity sales later receives a request from the advertising target or regains the consent of the advertising target with regard to email advertising business opportunity sales transactions.
前項に規定する承諾を得、又は同項第一号に規定する請求を受けた業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、当該業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告の相手方から業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告の提供を受けない旨の意思の表示を受けたときは、当該相手方に対し、業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をしてはならない。ただし、当該意思の表示を受けた後に再び業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をすることにつき当該相手方から請求を受け、又は当該相手方の承諾を得た場合には、この限りでない。
Except in the case stated in paragraph (1), item (ii), when sending email advertising business opportunity sales transactions, a person engaged in business opportunity sales must prepare what is specified by order of the competent ministry as a record of having obtained the consent of the advertising target or having received a request from the advertising target to send email advertising business opportunity sales transactions, and must preserve those records pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をするときは、第一項第二号に掲げる場合を除き、当該業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をすることにつきその相手方の承諾を得、又はその相手方から請求を受けたことの記録として主務省令で定めるものを作成し、主務省令で定めるところによりこれを保存しなければならない。
Except in the case stated in paragraph (1), item (ii), when sending email advertising business opportunity sales transactions, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, a person engaged in business opportunity sales must indicate in the email advertising business opportunity sales transactions the information that is specified by order of the competent ministry as the information that an advertising target needs to have in order to indicate an unwillingness to receive email advertising business opportunity sales transactions, beyond the matters listed in the items of Article 53.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をするときは、第一項第二号に掲げる場合を除き、当該業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告に、第五十三条各号に掲げる事項のほか、主務省令で定めるところにより、その相手方が業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告の提供を受けない旨の意思の表示をするために必要な事項として主務省令で定めるものを表示しなければならない。
If a person engaged in business opportunity sales has comprehensively entrusted another person with all of the following business activities, the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply to any email advertising business opportunity sales transactions subject to that entrustment:
前二項の規定は、業務提供誘引販売業を行う者が他の者に次に掲げる業務の全てにつき一括して委託しているときは、その委託に係る業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告については、適用しない。
business activities for obtaining the consent of the advertising targets or receiving requests from advertising targets to send email advertising business opportunity sales transactions;
業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告をすることにつきその相手方の承諾を得、又はその相手方から請求を受ける業務
business activities for preparing and preserving the records prescribed in paragraph (3); or
第三項に規定する記録を作成し、及び保存する業務
business activities for indicating the information that an advertising target needs to have in order to indicate an unwillingness to receive email advertising business opportunity sales transactions, as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
前項に規定する業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告の提供を受けない旨の意思の表示をするために必要な事項を表示する業務