If an electronic payment instruments service provider provides electronic payment instruments services (excluding cases specified by Cabinet Office Order as being less likely to weaken the protection of users of electronic payment instruments services or hinder the provision of electronic payment instruments services in a proper and steady manner), the electronic payment instruments service provider must conclude, with the person specified in the following items (hereinafter referred to as the "issuer, etc." in this Article) according to the categories of cases set forth therein, a contract relating to electronic payment instruments services in which particulars concerning the sharing that will take place between the issuer, etc. and the electronic payment instruments service provider of the liability to compensate users for any loss or damage sustained thereby and other particulars specified by Cabinet Office Order are stipulated, and provide the electronic payment instruments services pertaining to the issuer, etc. under this contract:
電子決済手段等取引業者は、電子決済手段等取引業を行う場合(電子決済手段等取引業の利用者の保護に欠け、又は電子決済手段等取引業の適正かつ確実な遂行に支障を及ぼすおそれが少ない場合として内閣府令で定める場合を除く。)には、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者(以下この条において「発行者等」という。)との間で、利用者に損害が生じた場合における当該損害についての当該発行者等と当該電子決済手段等取引業者との賠償責任の分担に関する事項その他の内閣府令で定める事項を定めた電子決済手段等取引業に係る契約を締結し、これに従って当該発行者等に係る電子決済手段等取引業を行わなければならない。
if the electronic payment instruments service provider engages in the electronic payment instruments-related business:a person that issues electronic payment instruments handled by the electronic payment instruments service provider; and
電子決済手段関連業務を行う場合 当該電子決済手段等取引業者が取り扱う電子決済手段を発行する者
if the electronic payment instruments service provider engages in the act set forth in Article 2, paragraph (10), item (iv):the funds transfer service provider referred to in that item.