This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year and six months from the date of its promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified in those items:

①The provisions of Articles 4, 13, 18, and 20 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the new Act" in this Article) apply to an offer to enter into a sales contract or a service contract that a seller or aservice provider receives on or after the effective date of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date"), but prior laws continue to govern an offer to enter into a sales contract or a service contract regarding the goods, designated rights, or services prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions before its revision by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the former Act" in this Article) (hereinafter referred to as "goods, rights, or services" in this Article) that a seller or a service provider has received before the effective date.

②The provisions of Articles 5, 10, 19, and 25 of the new Act apply to a sales contract or a service contract that is entered into on or after the effective date, but prior laws continue to govern a sales contract or a service contract for goods, rights, or services that has been entered into before the effective date.

③The provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2), Article 14, paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 22, paragraph (2), Article 38, paragraphs (5) and (6), Article 46, paragraph (2), Article 56, paragraphs (3) and (4), and Article 58-12, paragraph (2) of the new Act do not apply to instructions that have been given before the effective date pursuant to Article 7, 14, 22, 38, 46, 56, or 58-12 of the former Act.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 3, Article 3-2, paragraph (2), or Articles 4 through 6 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 7 of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that Article in which a seller or a service provider has engaged before the effective date.

⑤The provisions of Article 8-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of business is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

⑥The provisions of Article 9, Article 9-2, Article 15-3, and Article 24 of the new Act apply to an offer to enter into a sales contract or a service contract received by a seller or a service provider on or after the effective date and a sales contract or a service contract entered into after the effective date (excluding those for which offer was made before the effective date), but prior laws continue to govern an offer to enter into a sales contract or a service contract for goods, rights, or services that a seller or a service provider has received before the effective date, a sales contract or a service contract connected with the offer that is entered into on or after the effective date, or a sales contract or a service contract for goods, rights, or services that has been entered into before the effective date.

⑦The provisions of Article 9-3, paragraph (4) of the new Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-3, paragraph (2), Article 40-3, paragraph (2), Article 49-2, paragraph (2), and Article 58-2, paragraph (2) of the new Act) apply to the right to retract a manifestation that is made on or after the effective date indicating the intention to offer to enter or accept a sales contract, a service contract, a multilevel marketing contract, a specified continuous service contract, a sales contract for specified rights, or a business opportunity sales contract, but prior laws continue to govern the right to retract a manifestation that has been made before the effective date indicating the intention to offer to enter or accept a sales contract for goods, rights, or services, a service contract, a multilevel marketing contract, a specified continuous service contract, a sales contract for specified rights, or a business opportunity sales contract.

⑧The request or consent of a target customer regarding email advertising mail order sales (excluding those related to goods, rights, or services) specified in Article 12-3, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act received before the effective date is deemed to be a request or consent received regarding email advertising mail order sales.

⑨An indication made before the effective date of an unwillingness to be provided with email advertising mail order sales (excluding those related to goods, rights, or services) specified in Article 12-3, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act is deemed to be the manifestation of an intention stated in paragraph (2) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12-4, paragraph (2) of the new Act).

⑩The provisions of Article 12-3, paragraph (3) of the new Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis following a deemed replacement of terms pursuant to Article 12-4, paragraph (2) of the new Act) do not apply to email advertising mail order sales that is based on a request or consent that has been received before the effective date from a target customer regarding the sending of an email advertising mail order sales (excluding those related to goods, rights, or services) specified in Article 12-3, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act.

⑪A request or consent that has been received as of the effective date from a target customer regarding the sending of facsimile advertisements for mail order sales specified in Article 12-5, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act is deemed to be a request or consent received from the target customer regarding the facsimile advertisements for mail order sales.

⑫The indication of an unwillingness to be provided with facsimile advertisements for mail order sales as specified in Article 12-5, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act before the effective date is deemed to be the manifestation of an intention as stated in paragraph (2) of that Article.

⑬The provisions of Article 12-5, paragraph (3) of the new Act do not apply to facsimile advertisements for mail order sales based on a request or consent that has been received before the effective date from a target customer regarding the sending of facsimile advertisements for mail order sales specified in paragraph (1), item (i) of that Article.

⑭Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 11, 12, 12-3 (excluding paragraph (5)), or Article 13, paragraph (1) of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 14, paragraph (1) of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that paragraph in which a seller or a service provider has engaged before the effective date.

⑮The provisions of Article 15-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of business is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

⑯Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Articles 16 through 21 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items in Article 22 of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that Article in which a seller or a service provider has engaged before the effective date.

⑰The provisions of Article 23-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of business is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

⑱The provisions of Article 24-2 of the new Act do not apply to an offer to enter into a sales contract or a service contract that a seller or a service provider has received before the effective date, to a sales contract or a service contract connected with the offer which is entered into after the effective date, or to a sales contract or a service contract that has been entered into before the effective date.

⑲Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 33-2, Article 34, paragraph (1), (3), or (4), Article 35, 36, 36-3 (excluding paragraph (5)) or 37 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 38, paragraph (1) of the former Act or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that paragraph, in which an orchestrator has engaged before the effective date, or with regard to conduct violating any provisions of Article 33-2, Article 34, paragraph (1), (3), or (4), Article 35, 36, or 36-3 (excluding paragraph (5)) or conduct listed in Article 38, paragraph (1), items (ii) through (iv) of the former Act, in which a solicitor has engaged before the effective date.

⑳Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (2) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 33-2, Article 34, paragraph (1), (3), or (4), Article 35, 36, 36-3 (excluding paragraph (5)), or 37 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 38, paragraph (1) of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article in which a solicitor has engaged before the effective date.

（二十一）Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (3) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 33-2, Article 34, paragraphs (2) through (4), Article 35, 36, 36-3 (excluding paragraph (5)), or 37 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 38, paragraph (1) of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article in which a general multilevel marketing distributor has engaged before the effective date.

（二十二）The provisions of Article 39-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of multilevel marketing transactions is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in paragraph (19).

（二十三）The provisions of Article 39-2, paragraph (2) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of multilevel marketing transactions is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in paragraph (20).

（二十四）The provisions of Article 39-2, paragraph (3) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of multilevel marketing transactions is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in paragraph (21).

（二十五）Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 42, 43, 44, or 45 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 46 of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that Article in which a service provider or a seller has engaged before the effective date.

（二十六）The provisions of Article 47-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of business is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

（二十七）Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 57, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Article 51-2, 52, 53, 54, 54-3 (excluding paragraph (5)), or 55 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 56, paragraph (1) of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that paragraph in which a person engaged in business opportunity sales has engaged before the effective date.

（二十八）The provisions of Article 57-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of business opportunity sales transactions involved in business opportunity sales is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

（二十九）Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 58-13, paragraph (1) of the new Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct violating any provisions of Articles 58-5 through 58-11-2 of the former Act or conduct listed in the items of Article 58-12 of the former Act, or conduct involving a failure to follow instructions under the provisions of that Article in which a buyer has engaged before the effective date.

（三十）The provisions of Article 58-13-2, paragraph (1) of the new Act do not apply if a suspension of business is ordered in connection with the conduct prescribed in the preceding paragraph.