# 割賦販売法 / Installment Sales Act — 第三十九条の四 (Article 39-4)

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- Law: 割賦販売法 (Installment Sales Act), 昭和三十六年法律第百五十九号
- English title "Installment Sales 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: 第三十九条の四 (Article 39-4)（関係行政機関への照会等） — address `art-39-4`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-39-4
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-39-4
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### 第三十九条の四（関係行政機関への照会等） — (Inquiries with the Relevant Administrative Organs)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-39-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-39-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-39-4</sup>

**第一項**  経済産業大臣は、第三十九条の二に規定するもののほか、この法律の規定に基づく事務に関し、関係行政機関又は関係地方公共団体に対し、照会し、又は協力を求めることができる。
<sup>art-39-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-39-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-39-4/par-1</sup>
In addition to what is provided for in Article 39-2, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may file an inquiry with or require cooperation from the relevant administrative organs and relevant local governments in connection with administrative affairs based on the provisions of this Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-39-4/par-1: 第三十九条の二 → 割賦販売法 第三十九条の二 (Article 39-2), art-39-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-39-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-39-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 割賦販売法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000159/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Installment Sales Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- This site's parser, version 222 — 割賦販売法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02