Article 55Delivery of Documents in Business Opportunity Sales Transactions
第五十五条（業務提供誘引販売取引における書面の交付）
When a person engaged in business opportunity sales seeks to enter into a contract concerning a specified burden involved in its business opportunity sales transactions with a person seeking to bear that specified burden (limited to an individual who engages in business activities that are provided or arranged in connection with those business opportunity sales, without using a place of business or similar facility), pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, the person engaged in business opportunity sales must deliver a document containing an outline of the business opportunity sales to that person seeking to bear that specified burden, before entering into the contract.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、その業務提供誘引販売取引に伴う特定負担をしようとする者（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等によらないで行う個人に限る。）とその特定負担についての契約を締結しようとするときは、その契約を締結するまでに、主務省令で定めるところにより、その業務提供誘引販売業の概要について記載した書面をその者に交付しなければならない。
If a person engaged in business opportunity sales has entered into a contract for a business opportunity sales transaction connected with business opportunity sales (hereinafter referred to as a "business opportunity sales contract" in this Chapter), and the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract is an individual who engages in business activities that are provided or arranged in connection with those business opportunity sales, without using a place of business or similar facility, pursuant to the provisions of order of the competent ministry, the person engaged in business opportunity sales must deliver a document containing the details of the business opportunity sales contract with respect to the following information to that person seeking to bear that specified burden, without delay:
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（以下この章において「業務提供誘引販売契約」という。）を締結した場合において、その業務提供誘引販売契約の相手方が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等によらないで行う個人であるときは、遅滞なく、主務省令で定めるところにより、次の事項についてその業務提供誘引販売契約の内容を明らかにする書面をその者に交付しなければならない。
the type of goods (excluding rights to use a facility or to be provided with services) and their performance or quality, or the type of services, rights to use a facility, or rights to be provided with services, and the details thereof;
商品（施設を利用し及び役務の提供を受ける権利を除く。）の種類及びその性能若しくは品質又は施設を利用し若しくは役務の提供を受ける権利若しくは役務の種類及びこれらの内容に関する事項
information about the conditions under which the business activities that use the goods or the services being provided are provided;
商品若しくは提供される役務を利用する業務の提供又はあつせんについての条件に関する事項
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 business opportunity sales contract (including information under the provisions of Article 58, paragraphs (1) through (3)); and
当該業務提供誘引販売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 specified by order of the competent ministry, beyond what is stated in the preceding items.
前各号に掲げるもののほか、主務省令で定める事項
In place of the delivery in writing under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, a person engaged in business opportunity sales may provide the information that should be described in the documents by an electronic or magnetic means, after gaining the consent of a person who seeks to bear the specified burden or of a counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract, pursuant to Cabinet Order. In this case, the person engaged in business opportunity sales is deemed to have delivered the documents.
業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、前二項の規定による書面の交付に代えて、政令で定めるところにより、当該業務提供誘引販売取引に伴う特定負担をしようとする者又は当該業務提供誘引販売契約の相手方の承諾を得て、当該書面に記載すべき事項を電磁的方法により提供することができる。この場合において、当該業務提供誘引販売業を行う者は、当該書面を交付したものとみなす。
The provision of information that should be described in documents under paragraph (2) as specified in the first sentence of the previous paragraph through electronic or magnetic means (excluding means specified by order of the competent ministry) is deemed to have been made to the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract when the information is recorded in a file stored on the computer used by the counterparty to the business opportunity sales contract.
前項前段の規定による第二項の書面に記載すべき事項の電磁的方法（主務省令で定める方法を除く。）による提供は、当該業務提供誘引販売契約の相手方の使用に係る電子計算機に備えられたファイルへの記録がされた時に当該業務提供誘引販売契約の相手方に到達したものとみなす。