Article 48Cancellation of a Contract for Specified Continuous Service or Sale of Specified Rights
第四十八条（特定継続的役務提供等契約の解除等）
If a service provider or a seller has entered into a contract for specified continuous service or sale of specified rights, the service recipient or purchaser may cancel the contract in writing or through electronic or magnetic records, except when eight days have passed after the date on which the service recipient or purchaser received the document referred to in Article 42, paragraph (2) or (3) (if the service recipient or purchaser did not cancel the contract under this paragraph by that time limit because the service recipient or purchaser was under the misconception that information about the cancellation of the contract under the provisions of this paragraph that the service provider or the seller had misrepresented to the service recipient or purchaser, in violation of the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (1), was true, or because the service recipient or purchaser was overwhelmed due to the service provider's or the seller's use of intimidation, in violation of the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (3), once eight days have passed after the date on which the service recipient or purchaser received a document delivered to them by the service provider or the seller pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry that contains a notice to the effect that the service recipient or purchaser may cancel the contract under the provisions of this paragraph).
役務提供事業者又は販売業者が特定継続的役務提供等契約を締結した場合におけるその特定継続的役務提供受領者等は、第四十二条第二項又は第三項の書面を受領した日から起算して八日を経過したとき（特定継続的役務提供受領者等が、役務提供事業者若しくは販売業者が第四十四条第一項の規定に違反してこの項の規定による特定継続的役務提供等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、又は役務提供事業者若しくは販売業者が同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この項の規定による特定継続的役務提供等契約の解除を行わなかつた場合には、当該特定継続的役務提供受領者等が、当該役務提供事業者又は当該販売業者が主務省令で定めるところによりこの項の規定による当該特定継続的役務提供等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八日を経過したとき）を除き、書面又は電磁的記録によりその特定継続的役務提供等契約の解除を行うことができる。
If a contract for specified continuous service or sale of specified rights has been canceled under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the service provider or the seller has sold, acted as an agent for the sale of, or arranged the sale of goods specified by Cabinet Order as goods that a service recipient or purchaser needs to purchase at the time the service recipient or purchaser is provided with specified continuous services (hereinafter referred to as "related goods" in this Chapter and Article 58-22, paragraph (2), Article 58-26, paragraph (1), and Article 66, paragraph (2)), the provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to any contract connected with the sale of the goods (hereinafter referred to as a "sales contract for related goods" in this Article, the following Article and Article 58-22, paragraph (2)); provided, however, that this does not apply if, in spite of having received the document referred to in Article 42, paragraph (2) or (3), the service recipient or purchaser has used or consumed in whole or in part related goods specified by Cabinet Order as having a value that is likely to decline significantly through their use or partial consumption (excluding the case where the service provider or the seller induced the service recipient or purchaser to use or consume the related goods in whole or in part).
前項の規定による特定継続的役務提供等契約の解除があつた場合において、役務提供事業者又は販売業者が特定継続的役務の提供に際し特定継続的役務提供受領者等が購入する必要のある商品として政令で定める商品（以下この章並びに第五十八条の二十二第二項、第五十八条の二十六第一項及び第六十六条第二項において「関連商品」という。）の販売又はその代理若しくは媒介を行つている場合には、当該商品の販売に係る契約（以下この条、次条及び第五十八条の二十二第二項において「関連商品販売契約」という。）についても、前項と同様とする。ただし、特定継続的役務提供受領者等が第四十二条第二項又は第三項の書面を受領した場合において、関連商品であつてその使用若しくは一部の消費により価額が著しく減少するおそれがある商品として政令で定めるものを使用し又はその全部若しくは一部を消費したとき（当該役務提供事業者又は当該販売業者が当該特定継続的役務提供受領者等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。）は、この限りでない。
The cancellation of a contract for specified continuous service or sale of specified rights and the cancellation of a sales contract for related goods under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs take effect at the time the service recipient or purchaser states in writing or through a notification with electronic or magnetic records that the service recipient or purchaser is canceling each of them.
前二項の規定による特定継続的役務提供等契約の解除及び関連商品販売契約の解除は、それぞれ当該解除を行う旨の書面又は電磁的記録による通知を発した時に、その効力を生ずる。
If a contract for specified continuous service or sale of specified rights is canceled under the provisions of paragraph (1) or if a sales contract for related goods is canceled under the provisions of paragraph (2), the service provider or the seller may not claim damages or demand the payment of any penalty in connection with the cancellation.
If a sales contract for specified rights is canceled under the provisions of paragraph (1) or if a sales contract for related goods is canceled under the provisions of paragraph (2), the seller or the person selling the related goods bears the costs required for taking back or returning any rights already transferred under the sales contract for specified rights or any related goods already delivered under the sales contract for related goods.
If a contract for specified continuous service or sale of specified rights is canceled under the provisions of paragraph (1), the service provider or the seller may not demand that the service recipient or purchaser pay consideration or any other money for specified continuous services under the contract, even if specified continuous services have already been provided based on that contract.
役務提供事業者又は販売業者は、第一項の規定による特定継続的役務提供等契約の解除があつた場合には、既に当該特定継続的役務提供等契約に基づき特定継続的役務提供が行われたときにおいても、特定継続的役務提供受領者等に対し、当該特定継続的役務提供等契約に係る特定継続的役務の対価その他の金銭の支払を請求することができない。
If a specified continuous service contract is canceled under the provisions of paragraph (1), the service provider must promptly return any money the service provider has received in association with the specified continuous service contract to the recipient of the specified continuous services.
役務提供事業者は、第一項の規定による特定継続的役務提供契約の解除があつた場合において、当該特定継続的役務提供契約に関連して金銭を受領しているときは、特定継続的役務の提供を受ける者に対し、速やかに、これを返還しなければならない。
Any special provisions of a contract that run counter to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs and that are disadvantageous to the service recipient or purchaser are hereby invalidated.
前各項の規定に反する特約で特定継続的役務提供受領者等に不利なものは、無効とする。