# 消費者安全法 / Consumer Safety Act — 第五条 (Article 5)

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- Law: 消費者安全法 (Consumer Safety Act), 平成二十一年法律第五十号
- English title "Consumer Safety Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第五条 (Article 5)（事業者等の努力） — address `art-5`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-safety-act/art-5
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-5
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### 第五条（事業者等の努力） — (Efforts by Enterprises and Others)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-safety-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  事業者及びその団体は、消費者安全の確保に自ら努めるとともに、国及び地方公共団体が実施する消費者安全の確保に関する施策に協力するよう努めなければならない。
<sup>art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-safety-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-5/par-1</sup>
Enterprises and trade associations must make their own efforts to Ensure Consumer Safety, as well as endeavoring to cooperate with policies for Ensuring Consumer Safety that are implemented by the national and local governments.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  消費者は、安心して安全で豊かな消費生活を営む上で自らが自主的かつ合理的に行動することが重要であることにかんがみ、事業者が供給し、及び提供する商品及び製品並びに役務の品質又は性能、事業者と締結すべき契約の内容その他の消費生活にかかわる事項に関して、必要な知識を修得し、及び必要な情報を収集するよう努めなければならない。
<sup>art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-safety-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-5/par-2</sup>
In consideration of the fact that it is important for Consumers themselves to act independently and rationally in order to have a sense of security and lead safe and fulfilling lives as consumers, Consumers must endeavor to acquire the necessary knowledge and collect the necessary information about the quality or performance of the goods or products an Enterprise supplies or the services it provides, the contracts they must conclude with an Enterprise, and other information pertinent to their lives as consumers.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 消費者安全法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000050/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-01
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01
- This site's parser, version 219 — 消費者安全法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01