When a specified seller or wholesale seller intends to commence business, it must report that fact to the prefectural governor of the location of its office or place of business, for each of its offices or places of business, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The same applies where a specified seller or wholesale seller intends to discontinue or suspend its business.
特定販売業者又は卸売販売業者は、営業を開始しようとするときは、その事務所又は事業所ごとに、総務省令で定めるところにより、その旨を当該事務所又は事業所所在地の道府県知事に報告しなければならない。特定販売業者又は卸売販売業者がその営業を廃止し、又は休止しようとするときも、同様とする。
Where a change occurs in matters reported under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a specified seller or wholesale seller must report that fact without delay to the prefectural governor prescribed in that paragraph, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.