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Article 40-2

第四十条の二

When 20 days have passed after the date on which a multilevel marketing affiliate has received the document referred to in Article 37, paragraph (2), the multilevel marketing affiliate may effect a prospective cancellation of the multilevel marketing contract in question (if the multilevel marketing affiliate did not cancel the multilevel marketing contract under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article by the relevant time limit because the multilevel marketing affiliate was under the misconception that information about canceling the multilevel marketing contract under the provisions of that paragraph that the orchestrator or the solicitor had misrepresented to the multilevel marketing affiliate, in violation of the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1), or that the general multilevel marketing distributor had misrepresented, in violation of Article 34, paragraph (2), was true, or because the multilevel marketing affiliate was overwhelmed due to the orchestrator's, the solicitor's, or the general multilevel marketing distributor's use of intimidation, in violation of the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (3), at the time when 20 days have passed after the date on which the multilevel marketing affiliate received a document delivered to them by the orchestrator, the solicitor, or the general multilevel marketing distributor, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, that contains a notice to the effect that the multilevel marketing affiliate may cancel the multilevel marketing contract under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article).

連鎖販売加入者は、第三十七条第二項の書面を受領した日から起算して二十日を経過した後(連鎖販売加入者が、統括者若しくは勧誘者が第三十四条第一項の規定に違反し若しくは一般連鎖販売業者が同条第二項の規定に違反して前条第一項の規定による連鎖販売契約の解除に関する事項につき不実のことを告げる行為をしたことにより当該告げられた内容が事実であるとの誤認をし、又は統括者、勧誘者若しくは一般連鎖販売業者が第三十四条第三項の規定に違反して威迫したことにより困惑し、これらによつて当該期間を経過するまでに前条第一項の規定による連鎖販売契約の解除を行わなかつた場合には、当該連鎖販売加入者が、その連鎖販売業に係る統括者、勧誘者又は一般連鎖販売業者が同項の主務省令で定めるところにより同項の規定による当該連鎖販売契約の解除を行うことができる旨を記載して交付した書面を受領した日から起算して二十日を経過した後)においては、将来に向かつてその連鎖販売契約の解除を行うことができる。

If a multilevel marketing contract has been canceled pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the person carrying on the multilevel marketing undertaking has already sold (including arranging the sale of) the goods associated with the multilevel marketing undertaking to the multilevel marketing affiliate (limited to the person who entered into the relevant multilevel marketing contract (excluding a multilevel marketing contract to change the terms of transactions) within the past one-year period; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the multilevel marketing affiliate may cancel the contract for the sale of the goods (including the part of the multilevel marketing contract concerning the sale of goods that are connected with the specified burden involved in the relevant multilevel marketing transactions; hereinafter referred to as the "sales contract for goods" in this Article), except in the following cases:

前項の規定により連鎖販売契約が解除された場合において、その解除がされる前に、連鎖販売業を行う者が連鎖販売加入者(当該連鎖販売契約(取引条件の変更に係る連鎖販売契約を除く。)を締結した日から一年を経過していない者に限る。以下この条において同じ。)に対し、既に、連鎖販売業に係る商品の販売(そのあつせんを含む。)を行つているときは、連鎖販売加入者は、次に掲げる場合を除き、当該商品の販売に係る契約(当該連鎖販売契約のうち当該連鎖販売取引に伴う特定負担に係る商品の販売に係る部分を含む。以下この条において「商品販売契約」という。)の解除を行うことができる。

when 90 days have passed after the date the goods were delivered to the multilevel marketing affiliate (if those goods constitute rights to use a facility or to be provided with services, the date the multilevel marketing affiliate was transferred the rights; hereinafter the same applies in this Article);

当該商品の引渡し(当該商品が施設を利用し又は役務の提供を受ける権利である場合にあつては、その移転。以下この条において同じ。)を受けた日から起算して九十日を経過したとき。

if the multilevel marketing affiliate has resold the goods;

当該商品を再販売したとき。

if the multilevel marketing affiliate has used or consumed the goods in whole or in part (excluding the case where the person that sold the multilevel marketing affiliate the goods associated with that multilevel marketing undertaking induced the multilevel marketing affiliate to use or consume the goods in whole or in part); or

当該商品を使用し又はその全部若しくは一部を消費したとき(当該連鎖販売業に係る商品の販売を行つた者が当該連鎖販売加入者に当該商品を使用させ、又はその全部若しくは一部を消費させた場合を除く。)。

when otherwise specified by Cabinet Order.

その他政令で定めるとき。

If a multilevel marketing contract is canceled pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the person carrying on the multilevel marketing undertaking may not demand that the multilevel marketing affiliate pay an amount of money that exceeds the aggregate of the amount of costs normally required for entering into and performing a contract (if the case falls under one of the following items, that amount plus the amount specified in the relevant items for the cases listed in them) and the amount of the relevant damages for delay based on the statutory interest rate, even if there is a provision for liquidated damages or a provision for a penalty:

連鎖販売業を行う者は、第一項の規定により連鎖販売契約が解除されたときは、損害賠償額の予定又は違約金の定めがあるときにおいても、契約の締結及び履行のために通常要する費用の額(次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合にあつては、当該額に当該各号に掲げる場合に応じ当該各号に定める額を加算した額)にこれに対する法定利率による遅延損害金の額を加算した金額を超える額の金銭の支払を連鎖販売加入者に対して請求することができない。

if the multilevel marketing contract is canceled after the delivery of goods connected with multilevel marketing transactions that involve a specified burden: the total of the following amounts:

当該連鎖販売契約の解除が当該連鎖販売取引に伴う特定負担に係る商品の引渡し後である場合 次の額を合算した額

the amount equal to the sales price of the delivered goods (limited to those sold under the multilevel marketing contract and excluding those with regard to which the sales contract for goods has been canceled pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph); and

引渡しがされた当該商品(当該連鎖販売契約に基づき販売が行われたものに限り、前項の規定により当該商品に係る商品販売契約が解除されたものを除く。)の販売価格に相当する額

the amount equal to the specified profit or any other money and goods that were offered (limited to those connected with the goods under the sales contract for goods that was canceled pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph).

提供された特定利益その他の金品(前項の規定により解除された商品販売契約に係る商品に係るものに限る。)に相当する額

if the multilevel marketing contract is canceled after the services connected with multilevel marketing transactions that involve a specified burden started to be provided:the amount equal to the consideration for the services provided (limited to those provided under the multilevel marketing contract).

当該連鎖販売契約の解除が当該連鎖販売取引に伴う特定負担に係る役務の提供開始後である場合 提供された当該役務(当該連鎖販売契約に基づき提供されたものに限る。)の対価に相当する額

When a sales contract for goods is canceled pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), the person engaged in the sale of goods associated with that multilevel marketing undertaking may not demand that the multilevel marketing affiliate pay an amount of money that exceeds the aggregate of the amount specified in the relevant items among the following items for the cases listed in them and the amount of the relevant damages for delay based on the statutory interest rate, even if there is a provision for liquidated damages or a provision for a penalty:

連鎖販売業に係る商品の販売を行つた者は、第二項の規定により商品販売契約が解除されたときは、損害賠償額の予定又は違約金の定めがあるときにおいても、次の各号に掲げる場合に応じ当該各号に定める額にこれに対する法定利率による遅延損害金の額を加算した金額を超える額の金銭の支払を当該連鎖販売加入者に対して請求することができない。

if the goods have been returned or the sales contract for goods has been canceled before the delivery of the goods:the amount equal to one-tenth of the sales price of the goods; and

当該商品が返還された場合又は当該商品販売契約の解除が当該商品の引渡し前である場合 当該商品の販売価格の十分の一に相当する額

if the goods are not returned:the amount equal to the sales price of the goods.

当該商品が返還されない場合 当該商品の販売価格に相当する額

If a sales contract for goods is canceled pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), the orchestrator of the set of related multilevel marketing undertakings with which the goods are associated is jointly and severally liable for the performance of any obligations of the person selling the goods which have arisen from that cancellation.

第二項の規定により商品販売契約が解除されたときは、当該商品に係る一連の連鎖販売業の統括者は、連帯して、その解除によつて生ずる当該商品の販売を行つた者の債務の弁済の責めに任ずる。

Any special provisions that run counter to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs and that are disadvantageous to the multilevel marketing affiliate are hereby invalidated.

前各項の規定に反する特約で連鎖販売加入者に不利なものは、無効とする。

The provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply to goods or services associated with a multilevel marketing undertaking that are sold or provided through installment sales.

第三項及び第四項の規定は、連鎖販売業に係る商品又は役務を割賦販売により販売し又は提供するものについては、適用しない。

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