If, in soliciting consumers to conclude consumer contracts, a trader, a directly or indirectly entrusted party, or the agent of a trader or directly or indirectly entrusted party (hereinafter referred to as a "trader, entrusted party, or agent" in this paragraph and Article 43, paragraph (2), item (i)) has been taking or is likely to take an act provided for in Article 4, paragraphs (1) through (4) (other than in the case falling under the proviso to paragraph (2) of that Article for acts prescribed in paragraph (2); the same applies in the following paragraph) against a large, non-exclusive group of consumers, a qualified consumer organization may demand that the trader, entrusted party, or agent to cease or prevent the act, or dispose of or remove materials used, or otherwise take necessary measures to stop or prevent the act; provided, however, that this does not apply if laws other than the Civil Code and the Commercial Code do not permit the consumer contract to be rescinded on the grounds of that act.
適格消費者団体は、事業者、受託者等又は事業者の代理人若しくは受託者等の代理人（以下この項及び第四十三条第二項第一号において「事業者等」と総称する。）が、消費者契約の締結について勧誘をするに際し、不特定かつ多数の消費者に対して第四条第一項から第四項までに規定する行為（同条第二項に規定する行為にあっては、同項ただし書の場合に該当するものを除く。次項において同じ。）を現に行い又は行うおそれがあるときは、その事業者等に対し、当該行為の停止若しくは予防又は当該行為に供した物の廃棄若しくは除去その他の当該行為の停止若しくは予防に必要な措置をとることを請求することができる。ただし、民法及び商法以外の他の法律の規定によれば当該行為を理由として当該消費者契約を取り消すことができないときは、この限りでない。
If, in soliciting consumers to conclude consumer contracts, a person set forth in one of the following items has been taking or is likely to take an act provided for in Article 4, paragraphs (1) through (4) against a large, non-exclusive group of consumers, a qualified consumer organization may demand that the person provided for in the items instruct the person set forth in that item to rectify this or stop the person set forth in that item from inducing customers into consumer contracts, or otherwise take necessary measures to stop or prevent that act. In this case, the provisions of the proviso to the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis:
適格消費者団体は、次の各号に掲げる者が、消費者契約の締結について勧誘をするに際し、不特定かつ多数の消費者に対して第四条第一項から第四項までに規定する行為を現に行い又は行うおそれがあるときは、当該各号に定める者に対し、当該各号に掲げる者に対する是正の指示又は教唆の停止その他の当該行為の停止又は予防に必要な措置をとることを請求することができる。この場合においては、前項ただし書の規定を準用する。
a directly or indirectly entrusted party:the trader or the other directly or indirectly entrusted party that entrusted the relevant directly or indirectly entrusted party (including entrustment at the second or higher degree of separation from the original entrustment);
the agent of a trader or of a directly or indirectly entrusted party:the trader or directly or indirectly entrusted party that appointed the relevant agent as its own agent, or any other agent of the trader or directly or indirectly entrusted party.
If, when entering into consumer contracts, a trader or its agent has been manifesting or is likely to manifest the intention to be bound by the offer of a consumer contract that includes any clause as referred to in Articles 8 through 10 (excluding a consumer contract clause under Article 8, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) that falls under paragraph (2) of that Article; the same applies to the following paragraph and Article 12-3, paragraph (1)) or to be bound by the acceptance of such an offer with a large, non-exclusive group of consumers, a qualified consumer organization may demand that the trader or its agent cease or prevent that act or dispose of or remove materials used, or otherwise take necessary measures to stop or prevent that act; provided, however, that this does not apply if the relevant clauses are not nullified based on laws other than the Civil Code and the Commercial Code.
適格消費者団体は、事業者又はその代理人が、消費者契約を締結するに際し、不特定かつ多数の消費者との間で第八条から第十条までに規定する消費者契約の条項（第八条第一項第一号又は第二号に掲げる消費者契約の条項にあっては、同条第二項の場合に該当するものを除く。次項及び第十二条の三第一項において同じ。）を含む消費者契約の申込み又はその承諾の意思表示を現に行い又は行うおそれがあるときは、その事業者又はその代理人に対し、当該行為の停止若しくは予防又は当該行為に供した物の廃棄若しくは除去その他の当該行為の停止若しくは予防に必要な措置をとることを請求することができる。ただし、民法及び商法以外の他の法律の規定によれば当該消費者契約の条項が無効とされないときは、この限りでない。
If, when entering into consumer contracts, a trader's agent has been manifesting or is likely to manifest the intention to be bound by the offer of a consumer contract that includes any clause as referred to in Articles 8 through 10 or by the acceptance of such an offer with a large, non-exclusive group of consumers, a qualified consumer organization may demand that the trader or the other agent whose agent it is, instruct the agent to rectify this or stop that agent from inducing consumers into consumer contracts, or otherwise take necessary measures to stop or prevent that act. In this case, the provisions of the proviso to the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis.