The provisions of the preceding three Sections do not apply to the following sales or provision of services that fall under the category of door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales:
前三節の規定は、次の販売又は役務の提供で訪問販売、通信販売又は電話勧誘販売に該当するものについては、適用しない。
a sale or providing services under a sales contract or a service contract as prescribed in Article 2, paragraphs (1) through (3) that the person offering to enter into the sales contract or the purchaser or service recipient enters into for business purposes or as a part of business;
売買契約又は役務提供契約で、第二条第一項から第三項までに規定する売買契約若しくは役務提供契約の申込みをした者が営業のために若しくは営業として締結するもの又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者が営業のために若しくは営業として締結するものに係る販売又は役務の提供
a sale of goods or rights or providing services to a person located outside of Japan;
本邦外に在る者に対する商品若しくは権利の販売又は役務の提供
a sale or providing services by the national or local government;
国又は地方公共団体が行う販売又は役務の提供
a sale or providing services by one of the following organizations to its direct or indirect member (if the organization is able to make its business or facilities available to non-members, this includes a sale or provision of services to those non-members):
次の団体がその直接又は間接の構成員に対して行う販売又は役務の提供（その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販売又は役務の提供を含む。）
a partnership established based on a special law or a federation or central association of the 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
a sale or providing services by a business to its employee;
事業者がその従業者に対して行う販売又は役務の提供
the sale of a newspaper published by a person that is not a stock company;
株式会社以外の者が発行する新聞紙の販売
providing services as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Attorneys Act (Act No. 205 of 1949) by an attorney, providing services as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 30-5 of that Act by a legal professional corporation as prescribed in Article 30-2 of that Act, and providing services as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), Article 5, paragraph (1), Article 6, paragraph (1), or Article 7 of the Act on the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers (Act No. 66 of 1986) by a registered foreign-qualified lawyer prescribed in Article 2, item (iv) of that Act, the provision of the services prescribed in Article 59 of the Act by a registered foreign lawyer corporation prescribed in Article 2, item (v) of the Act, and providing services prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Attorneys Act and Article 71 of the Act on the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers by an attorney / registered foreign lawyer joint corporation prescribed in Article 2, item (vi) of the Act; or
弁護士が行う弁護士法（昭和二十四年法律第二百五号）第三条第一項に規定する役務の提供及び同法第三十条の二に規定する弁護士法人が行う同法第三条第一項又は第三十条の五に規定する役務の提供並びに外国弁護士による法律事務の取扱い等に関する法律（昭和六十一年法律第六十六号）第二条第四号に規定する外国法事務弁護士が行う同法第三条第一項、第五条第一項、第六条第一項又は第七条に規定する役務の提供、同法第二条第五号に規定する外国法事務弁護士法人が行う同法第五十九条に規定する役務の提供及び同法第二条第六号に規定する弁護士・外国法事務弁護士共同法人が行う弁護士法第三条第一項又は外国弁護士による法律事務の取扱い等に関する法律第七十一条に規定する役務の提供
the following sales or provision of services:
次に掲げる販売又は役務の提供
a sale of goods or providing services related to the financial instruments business prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (8) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) by a financial instruments business operator prescribed in paragraph (9) of that Article, providing services related to the financial instruments intermediary prescribed in paragraph (11) of that Article by a financial instruments intermediary prescribed in paragraph (12) of that Article, the sale of goods or providing services as prescribed in Article 33-5, paragraph (1), item (vi), (a) of that Act by a registered financial institution prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (11) of that Act, providing services related to the business prescribed in the items of in Article 79-7, paragraph (1) of that Act by a certified investor protection organization as prescribed in Article 79-10 of that Act, and providing services related to the business prescribed in Article 156-24, paragraph (1) or Article 156-27, paragraph (1) of that Act by a securities finance company as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (30) of that Act;
金融商品取引法（昭和二十三年法律第二十五号）第二条第九項に規定する金融商品取引業者が行う同条第八項に規定する金融商品取引業に係る販売又は役務の提供、同条第十二項に規定する金融商品仲介業者が行う同条第十一項に規定する金融商品仲介業に係る役務の提供、同項に規定する登録金融機関が行う同法第三十三条の三第一項第六号イに規定する登録金融機関業務に係る販売又は役務の提供、同法第七十九条の十に規定する認定投資者保護団体が行う同法第七十九条の七第一項各号に掲げる業務に係る役務の提供及び同法第二条第三十項に規定する証券金融会社が行う同法第百五十六条の二十四第一項に規定する業務又は同法第百五十六条の二十七第一項各号に掲げる業務に係る役務の提供
a sale of goods or providing services as prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Real Estate Brokerage Act (Act No. 176 of 1952) by a real estate broker prescribed in Article 2, item (iii) of that Act (including a trust company or a financial institution that has obtained the authorization stated in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the Act on Engagement in Trust Business Activities by Financial Institutions (Act No. 43 of 1943) that engages in the real estate brokerage prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Real Estate Brokerage Act);
宅地建物取引業法（昭和二十七年法律第百七十六号）第二条第三号に規定する宅地建物取引業者（信託会社又は金融機関の信託業務の兼営等に関する法律（昭和十八年法律第四十三号）第一条第一項の認可を受けた金融機関であつて、宅地建物取引業法第二条第二号に規定する宅地建物取引業を営むものを含む。）が行う同条第二号に規定する商品の販売又は役務の提供
providing services as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Travel Agency Act (Act No. 239 of 1952) by a travel operator as prescribed in Article 6-4, paragraph (1) of that Act or a travel agent as prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article; or
旅行業法（昭和二十七年法律第二百三十九号）第六条の四第一項に規定する旅行業者及び同条第三項に規定する旅行業者代理業者が行う同法第二条第三項に規定する役務の提供
beyond what is provided in (a) through (c), a sale or providing services under a sales contract for goods or specified rights or service contract in door-to-door sales, mail order sales, or telemarketing sales, which is specified by cabinet order as a sale or providing services for which it is found that the interests of the target of solicitation or advertisement, the person making the offer, or the purchaser or service recipient can be protected based on the provisions of other laws.
イからハまでに掲げるもののほか、他の法律の規定によつて訪問販売、通信販売又は電話勧誘販売における商品若しくは特定権利の売買契約又は役務提供契約について、その勧誘若しくは広告の相手方、その申込みをした者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者の利益を保護することができると認められる販売又は役務の提供として政令で定めるもの
The provisions of Articles 9 through 9-3, 15-3, 15-4, and 24 through 24-3 do not apply to a sale of specified rights that falls under the category of a door-to-door sale, mail order sale, or telemarketing sale that has been undertaken as a subscription for shares or for contributions, or as a contribution of funds, which pursuant to the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005) or any other Act, cannot be retracted on grounds of fraud or duress.
第九条から第九条の三まで、第十五条の三、第十五条の四及び第二十四条から第二十四条の三までの規定は、会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）その他の法律により詐欺又は強迫を理由として取消しをすることができないものとされている株式若しくは出資の引受け又は基金の拠出としてされた特定権利の販売で訪問販売、通信販売又は電話勧誘販売に該当するものについては、適用しない。
The provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9, 18, 19, and 24 do not apply if the whole or a part of providing services that is specified by Cabinet Order as being normally undertaken in whole immediately after the parties enter into a contract, and which falls under the category of a door-to-door sale or telemarketing sale, has been undertaken immediately after the parties enter into the contract (limited to the cases specified by order of the competent ministry).
The provisions of Articles 9 and 24 do not apply to the following sales or provision of services falling under the category of a door-to-door sale or telemarketing sale:
a sale of goods or providing services that is specified by Cabinet Order as goods or services whose transactions normally feature negotiations over the terms and conditions of their sale or the terms and conditions for providing services taking place between the seller or the service provider and the purchaser or the service recipient over a reasonable period of time; or
その販売条件又は役務の提供条件についての交渉が、販売業者又は役務提供事業者と購入者又は役務の提供を受ける者との間で相当の期間にわたり行われることが通常の取引の態様である商品又は役務として政令で定めるものの販売又は提供
providing services that are specified by Cabinet Order as being likely to significantly prejudice the interests of the service recipient if they are not provided promptly after the contract is entered into.
契約の締結後速やかに提供されない場合には、その提供を受ける者の利益を著しく害するおそれがある役務として政令で定める役務の提供
The provisions of Articles 9 and 24 do not apply to a sale or providing a service that falls under the category of a door-to-door sale or telemarketing sale if any of the following applies:
an offerer or purchaser as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph (1) or an offerer or purchaser as prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (1) has received a document as referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1), or Article 5, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), Article 18, paragraph (1) or Article 19, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), and the offerer or purchaser has used or consumed in whole or in part goods specified by Cabinet Order as having a value that is likely to decline significantly through their use or partial consumption (except when the seller had the offerer or purchaser use or consume the goods in whole or in part);
an offerer or purchaser as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph (1) or an offerer or purchaser as prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (1) has received a document as referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1), Article 5, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or Article 18, paragraph (1) or Article 19, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), and the goods transferred to them are goods specified by Cabinet Order as being of a quality that is difficult to maintain for any reasonable period of time and whose value is likely to decline significantly due to a decline in quality; or
in a case as prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (2) or Article 19, paragraph (2), if the total amount of the charges for the goods or the specified rights under the sales contract or the consideration for the services under the service contract is below the amount specified by Cabinet Order.
The provisions of Articles 4 through 10 do not apply to the following door-to-door sales:
第四条から第十条までの規定は、次の訪問販売については、適用しない。
a door-to-door sale to a person that has offered to enter into a sales contract or a service contract or requested that the contract be entered into at the person's residence; or
その住居において売買契約若しくは役務提供契約の申込みをし又は売買契約若しくは役務提供契約を締結することを請求した者に対して行う訪問販売
a door-to-door sale that falls under a form of transaction specified by Cabinet Order in which it is normal for the seller or the service provider to receive an offer to enter into a sales contract for goods or specified rights or a service contract for services at a place other than an office or other location and that is found unlikely to prejudice the interests of the purchaser or the service recipient.
The provisions of Articles 18, 19, and 21 through 25 do not apply to the following telemarketing sales:
第十八条、第十九条及び第二十一条から前条までの規定は、次の電話勧誘販売については、適用しない。
a telemarketing sale to a person that has requested a telephone call in order to offer to enter into a sales contract or a service contract (excluding a person that has made the request as a result of an act of telemarketing or because of conduct specified by Cabinet Order); or
a telemarketing sale that falls under a form of transaction specified by Cabinet Order in which it is normal for the seller or the service provider to receive offers to enter into a sales contract for goods or specified rights or a service contract for services by postal mail or a similar means as a result of an act of telemarketing, and that is found unlikely to prejudice the interests of the purchaser or the service recipient.
The provisions of Article 10 and the preceding Article do not apply to installment sales (meaning installment sales as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Installment Sales Act (Act No. 159 of 1961); the same applies hereinafter) that fall under the category of door-to-door sales or telemarketing sales.
The provisions of Articles 11 and 13 do not apply to installment sales, etc. (meaning installment sales, loan-backed sales as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Installment Sales Act, intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases as prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article, or intermediation of individual credit purchases as prescribed in paragraph (4) of that Article; the same applies in the following paragraph) that fall under the category of mail order sales.
The provisions of Article 20 do not apply to installment sales, etc. that fall under the category of telemarketing sales.