# 割賦販売法 / Installment Sales Act — 第三節 (Chapter 3, Section 3)

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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: 第三節 (Chapter 3, Section 3) — address `ch-3/sec-3`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3/sec-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3/sec-3
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## 第三節　指定信用情報機関 — Section 3 Designated Credit Bureaus
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3/sec-3</sup>

## 第一款　通則 — Subsection 1 General Rules
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3/sec-3/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-1</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の三十六（特定信用情報提供等業務を行う者の指定） — (Designation of a Person to Perform Specified Credit Information Services)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-36 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36</sup>

    **第一項**  経済産業大臣は、次に掲げる要件を備える者を、その申請により、この節の定めるところにより特定信用情報提供等業務（特定信用情報の収集及び包括信用購入あつせん業者又は個別信用購入あつせん業者に対する特定信用情報の提供を行う業務をいう。以下同じ。）を行う者として、指定することができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1</sup>
    On the application of a person that meets the following requirements, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may designate that person to perform specified credit information services pursuant to the provisions of this Section (meaning services constituting the collection and provision of specified credit information to comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries or individual credit purchase intermediaries; the same applies below):
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "On the application of a person that meets the following requirements, the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry may designate that person to perform specified credit information services pursuant to the provisions of this Section (meaning services constituting the collection and provision of specified credit information to comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries or individual credit purchase intermediaries; the same applies below):" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

      **一**  法人（人格のない社団又は財団で代表者又は管理人の定めのあるものを含み、外国の法令に準拠して設立された法人その他の外国の団体を除く。第四号ニにおいて同じ。）であること。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-1</sup>
      it is a corporation (this includes an association or a foundation that is without legal personality but that has a representative or administrator, but it excludes a corporation incorporated under the law of a foreign state or any other foreign organization; the same applies in item (iv), (d));
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  第三十五条の三の五十四第一項の規定によりこの項の規定による指定を取り消され、その取消しの日から五年を経過しない者でないこと。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-2</sup>
      it is not a person whose designation under the provisions of this paragraph has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-3-54, paragraph (1) and that is yet to have five years pass since the date of the rescission; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  この法律若しくは個人情報の保護に関する法律（平成十五年法律第五十七号）又はこれらに相当する外国の法令の規定に違反し、罰金の刑（これに相当する外国の法令による刑を含む。）に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又はその刑の執行を受けることがなくなつた日から五年を経過しない者でないこと。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3</sup>
      it is not a person that has been sentenced to a fine (including an equivalent punishment under a foreign law or regulation) for violating the provisions of this Act, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003) or an equivalent foreign law or regulation, and that is yet to have five years pass since it finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "it is not a person that has been sentenced to a fine (including an equivalent punishment under a foreign law or regulation) for violating the provisions of this Article, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003) or an equivalent foreign law or regulation, and that is yet to have five years pass since it finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

      **四**  役員（業務を執行する社員（業務を執行する社員が法人であるときは、その職務を行うべき者を含む。）、取締役、執行役、会計参与（会計参与が法人であるときは、その職務を行うべき社員を含む。）、監査役、代表者若しくは管理人又はこれらに準ずる者をいう。以下この款及び第三款において同じ。）のうちに、次のいずれかに該当する者がないこと。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4</sup>
      it does not have an officer (this means a member that executes business (if a member that executes business is a corporation, this includes the person that performs its duties as a member), a director, executive officer, accounting advisor (if an accounting advisor is a corporation, this includes the member that performs its duties as an accounting advisor), auditor, representative, or administrator, or a person equivalent to any of these; the same applies below in this Subsection and Subsection 3) that falls under one of the following:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **イ**  心身の故障のため職務を適正に執行することができない者として経済産業省令で定める者
        <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-1</sup>
        a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as being unable to cope with the execution of its duties due to a mental or physical disorder;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **ロ**  破産手続開始の決定を受けて復権を得ない者又は外国の法令上これと同様に取り扱われている者
        <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-2</sup>
        a person that has not had rights restored after receiving a ruling of commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, or a person that is treated in the same manner as that person under the laws and regulations of a foreign state;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **ハ**  拘禁刑以上の刑（これに相当する外国の法令による刑を含む。）に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又は刑の執行を受けることがなくなつた日から五年を経過しない者
        <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-3</sup>
        a person that has been sentenced to imprisonment or a heavier punishment (including equivalent punishment under a foreign law or regulation), if five years have not yet passed since the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement;
        <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

        **ニ**  第三十五条の三の五十四第一項の規定によりこの項の規定による指定を取り消された場合又はこの法律に相当する外国の法令の規定により当該外国において受けている当該指定に類する行政処分を取り消された場合において、その取消しの日前三十日以内にその法人の役員（外国の法令上これと同様に取り扱われている者を含む。ホにおいて同じ。）であつた者でその取消しの日から五年を経過しない者
        <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-4</sup>
        a person that, during the 30 days before the date of rescission, was the officer (including a person treated in the same manner under foreign laws and regulations; the same applies in (e)) of a corporation, in a case in which a designation under this paragraph has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-3-54, paragraph (1) or in which an administrative disposition which is similar to that designation and which the corporation has received in a foreign state pursuant to the provisions of a foreign law or regulation that is equivalent to this Act, has been rescinded, if five years have not yet passed since the date of the rescission;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **ホ**  第三十五条の三の五十四第一項の規定又はこの法律に相当する外国の法令の規定により解任を命ぜられた役員でその処分を受けた日から五年を経過しない者
        <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-5</sup>
        an officer whose dismissal has been ordered pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-3-54, paragraph (1) or of a foreign law or regulation that is equivalent to this Act, if five years have not yet passed since the date of that disposition; and
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **ヘ**  この法律若しくは個人情報の保護に関する法律又はこれらに相当する外国の法令の規定に違反し、罰金の刑（これに相当する外国の法令による刑を含む。）に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又はその刑の執行を受けることがなくなつた日から五年を経過しない者
        <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4/sub-6</sup>
        a person that has been sentenced to a fine (including an equivalent punishment under a foreign law or regulation) for violating the provisions of this Act, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or an equivalent foreign law or regulation, if five years have not yet passed since the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a person that has been sentenced to a fine (including an equivalent punishment under a foreign law or regulation) for violating the provisions of this Article, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or an equivalent foreign law or regulation, if five years have not yet passed since the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

      **五**  その取り扱う特定信用情報の規模として経済産業省令で定めるものが、特定信用情報提供等業務を適正かつ効率的に行うに足りるものとして経済産業省令で定める基準に適合するものであること。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-5</sup>
      the scope specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as the scope of specified credit information it handles conforms to the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as sufficient for allowing it to perform specified credit information services appropriately and efficiently;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **六**  特定信用情報提供等業務を遂行するために必要と認められる財産的基礎で経済産業省令で定めるものを有すると認められること。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-6</sup>
      it is found to have the financial basis that is found to be necessary to allow it to perform specified credit information services as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **七**  その人的構成に照らして、特定信用情報提供等業務を適正かつ確実に遂行することができる知識及び経験を有し、かつ、十分な社会的信用を有すると認められること。
      <sup>art-35-3-36/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-7</sup>
      in light of its personnel structure, it is found to have sufficient knowledge and experience for performing specified credit information services appropriately and reliably, and to have sufficient social credibility.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  経済産業大臣は、前項の規定による指定をしたときは、指定信用情報機関の商号又は名称及び主たる営業所又は事務所の所在地並びに当該指定をした日を官報で公示しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-36/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-2</sup>
    If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry makes a designation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the minister must issue public notice of the trade name or name of the designated credit bureau, the location of its principal business office or office, and the date of the designation in the Official Gazette.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の三十七（指定の申請） — (Application for Designation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-37 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37</sup>

    **第一項**  前条第一項の規定による指定を受けようとする者は、次の事項を記載した申請書を経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1</sup>
    A person seeking the designation under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article must submit an application to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, stating the following matters:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  商号又は名称
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-1</sup>
      its trade name or name;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  主たる営業所又は事務所その他特定信用情報提供等業務を行う営業所又は事務所の名称及び所在地
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the name and location of its principal business office or office or of the business office or office where it conducts specified credit information services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  役員の氏名又は商号若しくは名称
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-3</sup>
      the names or trade names of its officers; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  特定信用情報提供等業務及び特定信用情報提供等業務に付随する業務以外の業務を行うときは、その業務の内容
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-4</sup>
      if it does business other than in specified credit information services and business incidental to it, the content of that business.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の申請書には、次に掲げる書類を添付しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2</sup>
    The following documents must accompany the application referred to in the preceding paragraph:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  前条第一項第三号及び第四号に掲げる要件に該当することを誓約する書面
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1</sup>
      a document pledging that the applicant falls under the requirements stated in paragraph (1), items (iii) and (iv) of the preceding Article;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  定款及び法人の登記事項証明書（これらに準ずるものを含む。）
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-2</sup>
      the articles of incorporation and the corporation's certificate of registered information (including documents equivalent to these);
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  業務規程
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-3</sup>
      its operational rules;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  財産目録、貸借対照表及び損益計算書又は収支計算書並びに事業報告書
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-4</sup>
      an inventory of property, balance sheet, profit and loss statement, or income and expenditure statement, and business report; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **五**  前各号に掲げるもののほか、経済産業省令で定める書類
      <sup>art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5</sup>
      documents other than those stated in the preceding items, which are specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前項の場合において、定款、財産目録、貸借対照表、損益計算書若しくは収支計算書又は事業報告書が電磁的記録で作られているときは、書面に代えて電磁的記録（経済産業省令で定めるものに限る。）を添付することができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-3</sup>
    In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the articles of incorporation, inventory of property, balance sheet, profit and loss statement, or income and expenditure statement, or business report has been created as an electronic or magnetic record, the electronic or magnetic record (limited to one as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) may accompany the application in lieu of a paper document.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the articles of incorporation, inventory of property, balance sheet, profit and loss statement, or income and expenditure statement, or business report has been created as an electronic or magnetic record, the electric or magnetic record (limited to one as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) may accompany the application in lieu of a paper document." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の三十八（指定信用情報機関の役員の兼職の制限） — (Restriction on the Concurrent Holding of Positions by the Officers of a Designated Credit Bureau)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-38 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-38</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関の代表者及び常務に従事する役員は、経済産業大臣の認可を受けた場合を除くほか、包括信用購入あつせん業者又は個別信用購入あつせん業者その他の経済産業省令で定める法人の代表者となり、若しくは常務に従事し、又は貸金業法第二条第一項に規定する貸金業その他の経済産業省令で定める事業を営んではならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-38/par-1</sup>
    Unless the representative of a designated credit bureau or an officer engaging in its day-to-day business operations obtains the authorization of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to do so, it is prohibited for that representative or officer to become the representative of a comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, individual credit purchase intermediary, or other corporation specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or to engage in its day-to-day business operations, and it is prohibited for that representative or officer to engage in the money lending business prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Money Lending Business Act or any other businesses specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の三十九（秘密保持義務） — (Duty of Confidentiality)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-39 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-39</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関の役員若しくは職員又はこれらの職にあつた者は、特定信用情報提供等業務に関して知り得た秘密を漏らし、又は盗用してはならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-39/par-1</sup>
    It is prohibited for the officer or employee of a designated credit bureau or a person that has held one of these positions to divulge or misappropriate confidential information learned in connection with specified credit information services.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 第二款　業務 — Subsection 2 Business
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3/sec-3/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-2</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十（指定信用情報機関の業務） — (Services of a Designated Credit Bureau)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-40 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-40</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、この節の規定及び業務規程の定めるところにより、特定信用情報提供等業務を行うものとする。
    <sup>art-35-3-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-40/par-1</sup>
    The designated credit bureau performs specified credit information services pursuant to the provisions of this Section and as specified by its operational rules.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十一（兼業の制限） — (Restriction on Concurrent Business)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-41 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、特定信用情報提供等業務及び特定信用情報提供等業務に付随する業務のほか、他の業務を行うことができない。ただし、当該指定信用情報機関が割賦販売業者及びローン提携販売業者に対する信用情報（利用者（第二条第一項第二号に規定する利用者及び同条第三項第一号に規定する利用者をいう。）又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者の支払能力に関する情報をいう。第三十八条及び第三十九条において同じ。）の提供に係る業務その他特定信用情報提供等業務を適正かつ確実に行うにつき支障を生ずるおそれがないと認められる業務について、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、経済産業大臣の承認を受けたときは、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-35-3-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41/par-1</sup>
    A designated credit bureau may not do business other than in specified credit information services and business incidental to it; provided, however, that this does not apply if the designated credit bureau obtains the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for business that entails it providing credit information (meaning information concerning users' (meaning users as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii) and users as prescribed in paragraph (3), item (i) of that Article), purchasers', or service recipients' ability to pay; the same applies in Article 38 and Article 39) to installment sellers or loan-affiliated installment sellers, or for other business that is found to carry no risk of compromising its appropriate and reliable performance of specified credit information services.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A designated credit bureau may not do business other than in specified credit information services and business incidental to it; provided, however, that this does not apply if the designated credit bureau obtains the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry for business that entails it providing credit information (meaning information concerning users' (meaning users as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii) and users as prescribed in paragraph (3), item (i) of that Article), purchasers', or service recipients' ability to pay; the same applies in Article 38 and Article 39) to installment sellers or loan-affiliated installment sellers, or for other business that is found to carry no risk of compromising its appropriate and reliable performance of specified credit information services." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

    **第二項**  指定信用情報機関は、前項ただし書の承認を受けた業務を廃止したときは、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41/par-2</sup>
    If the designated credit bureau discontinues business for which it has obtained the approval referred to in the proviso to the preceding paragraph, it must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of this pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第三十五条の三の三十七第一項の申請書に申請者が特定信用情報提供等業務及び特定信用情報提供等業務に付随する業務以外の業務を行う旨の記載がある場合において、当該申請者が第三十五条の三の三十六第一項の指定を受けたときは、当該業務を行うことにつき第一項ただし書の承認を受けたものとみなす。
    <sup>art-35-3-41/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41/par-3</sup>
    If the application referred to in Article 35-3-37, paragraph (1) states that the applicant engages in business other than specified credit information services and business incidental to it, and the applicant obtains the designation referred to in Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), the applicant is deemed to have obtained the approval referred to in the proviso to paragraph (1) to perform that business.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十二（特定信用情報提供等業務の一部の委託） — (Entrusting a Person with a Part of Specified Credit Information Services)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-42 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-42</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、特定信用情報提供等業務の一部を、経済産業大臣の承認を受けて、他の者に委託することができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-42/par-1</sup>
    A designated credit bureau may entrust another person with part of its specified credit information services pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, with the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定による委託を受けた者は、当該委託を受けた特定信用情報提供等業務の一部を、当該委託をした指定信用情報機関の同意を得て、更に他の者に委託することができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-42/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-42/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-42/par-2</sup>
    A person that has been entrusted as under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may further entrust another person with a part of the specified credit information services with which it has been entrusted, with the consent of the designated credit bureau that has entrusted it with those services.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十三（業務規程の認可） — (Approval of the Operational Rules)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-43 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、特定信用情報提供等業務に係る次に掲げる事項に関する業務規程を定め、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。
    <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1</sup>
    A designated credit bureau must establish operational rules in respect of the following matters relevant to its specified credit information services, and obtain the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry for those. The same applies if it seeks to change these:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  包括信用購入あつせん業者又は個別信用購入あつせん業者との特定信用情報の提供を内容とする契約（以下「特定信用情報提供契約」という。）の締結に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-1</sup>
      matters relevant to the conclusion of contracts with comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries or individual credit purchase intermediaries, under which it will provide specified credit information (referred to below as a "specified credit information service contract");
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  特定信用情報の収集及び提供に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2</sup>
      matters relevant to the collection and provision of specified credit information;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  特定信用情報の漏えい、滅失又はき損の防止その他の特定信用情報の安全管理に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-3</sup>
      matters relevant to the prevention of the inappropriate disclosure, loss or damage of specified credit information and other matters relevant to the secure management of specified credit information;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  特定信用情報の正確性の確保に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-4</sup>
      matters relevant to ensuring the accuracy of the specified credit information;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **五**  料金に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5</sup>
      matters of fees;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **六**  他の指定信用情報機関があるときは、当該他の指定信用情報機関に対する基礎特定信用情報（特定信用情報のうち、包括信用購入あつせん関係受領契約又は個別信用購入あつせん関係受領契約に係る第三十五条の三の五十六第一項各号に掲げる事項に係る情報をいう。以下同じ。）の提供に関する事項その他の当該他の指定信用情報機関との特定信用情報提供等業務の連携に関する事項（第三十五条の三の四十七第二項の規定により手数料を徴収する場合にあつては、当該手数料に関する事項を含む。）
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6</sup>
      if there are other designated credit bureaus, matters relevant to the provision of basic specified credit information (meaning specified credit information with respect to the matters stated in the items of Article 35-3-56, paragraph (1) in connection with contracts providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases and contracts providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of individual credit purchases; the same applies below) to those other designated credit bureaus, and matters relevant to the coordination of specified credit information services with those other designated credit bureaus (if fees are collected pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-3-47, paragraph (2), including the matters of those fees);
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **七**  特定信用情報提供契約を締結した相手方である包括信用購入あつせん業者（以下「加入包括信用購入あつせん業者」という。）又は特定信用情報提供契約を締結した相手方である個別信用購入あつせん業者（以下「加入個別信用購入あつせん業者」という。）に対する監督に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-7</sup>
      matters relevant to the supervision of comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries that are the other parties to specified credit information service contracts (referred to below as a "participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary") or individual credit purchase intermediaries that are the other parties to specified credit information service contracts (referred to below as a "participating individual credit purchase intermediary");
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "matters relevant to the supervision of comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries that are the other parties to specified credit information service contracts (referred to below as an "participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary") or individual credit purchase intermediaries that are the other parties to specified credit information service contracts (referred to below as an "participating individual credit purchase intermediary");" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

      **八**  特定信用情報提供等業務の一部を他の者に委託する場合におけるその委託した業務の適正かつ確実な遂行を確保するための措置に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-8</sup>
      matters relevant to measures for ensuring the proper and reliable performance of entrusted services if it entrusts another person with part of the specified credit information services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **九**  苦情の処理に関する事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-9</sup>
      matters relevant to the processing of complaints; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **十**  前各号に掲げるもののほか、特定信用情報提供等業務の実施に必要な事項として経済産業省令で定める事項
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10</sup>
      matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as necessary for executing specified credit information services, beyond what is stated in the preceding items.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項第二号に掲げる事項に関する業務規程は、次に掲げる事項を内容とするものでなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-2</sup>
    The operational rules in respect of the matters stated in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph must have the following matters among their contents:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者から利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者に係る特定信用情報の提供を依頼された場合には、当該利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者に係るすべての特定信用情報を提供すること。
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-2/item-1</sup>
      that it provides all specified credit information on the relevant user, purchaser, or service recipient when a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary requests it to provide specified credit information on a user, purchaser, or service recipient; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者から、その保有する基礎特定信用情報について、購入者又は役務の提供を受ける者ごとに当該購入者又は当該役務の提供を受ける者に係るすべての基礎特定信用情報の提供を受けること。
      <sup>art-35-3-43/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-2/item-2</sup>
      that it receives all basic specified credit information on each purchaser or service recipient from a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary, which that intermediary has on the relevant purchaser or service recipient.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第一項第五号に掲げる事項に関する業務規程は、特定信用情報提供等業務に関する料金が能率的な業務運営の下における適正な原価に照らし公正妥当なものであることを内容とするものでなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-43/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-3</sup>
    The operational rules in respect of the matters stated in paragraph (1), item (v) must have among their contents that the fees for specified credit information services be equitable and appropriate in light of the reasonable costs incurred in the efficient operation of business.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  経済産業大臣は、第一項の認可をした業務規程が特定信用情報提供等業務の適正かつ確実な実施上不適当となつたと認めるときは、指定信用情報機関に対し、その業務規程を変更すべきことを命ずることができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-43/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-4</sup>
    If operational rules that the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has approved as referred to in paragraph (1) are found to have become inappropriate in terms of the proper and reliable performance of specified credit information services, the minister may order the designated credit bureau to change those operational rules.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十四（差別的取扱いの禁止） — (Prohibition on Differential Treatment)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-44 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-44 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-44</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、包括信用購入あつせん業者又は個別信用購入あつせん業者が特定信用情報提供契約の締結を希望する場合には、正当な理由なくこれを拒否してはならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-44/par-1</sup>
    When a comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or individual credit purchase intermediary wishes to conclude a specified credit information service contract, the designated credit bureau must not refuse that request without legitimate grounds for doing so.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  指定信用情報機関は、特定の加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者に対し不当な差別的取扱いをしてはならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-44/par-2</sup>
    The designated credit bureau must not subject any particular participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary to unfairly differential treatment.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十五（記録の保存） — (Archiving Records)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-45 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-45</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、特定信用情報提供等業務に関する記録を作成し、これを保存しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-45/par-1</sup>
    The designated credit bureau must prepare and archive records of specified credit information services pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十六（加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者に対する監督） — (Supervision of Participating Comprehensive Credit Purchase Intermediaries and Participating Individual Credit Purchase Intermediaries)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-46 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-46</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者が指定信用情報機関から提供を受けた特定信用情報を第三十条の二第一項本文の規定による調査、第三十条の五の五第二項の調査、第三十五条の二の四第二項の調査又は第三十五条の三の三第一項本文の規定による調査その他の利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者の支払能力に関する事項の調査（第三十五条の三の五十九第一項及び第五十条第二号において「支払能力調査」という。）以外の目的で使用しないよう加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者に対する必要かつ適切な監督を行わなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-46/par-1</sup>
    A designated credit bureau must exercise the necessary and appropriate supervision over participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries and participating individual credit purchase intermediaries so that they do not use specified credit information provided to them by the designated credit bureau for purposes other than investigations under the provisions of the main clause of Article 30-2, paragraph (1); investigations under the provisions of Article 30-5-5, paragraph (2); investigations under the provisions of Article 35-2-4, paragraph (2); investigations under the provisions of the main clause of Article 35-3-3, paragraph (1); or other investigations into the matters of a user's, purchaser's, or service recipient's ability to pay (referred to as an "investigation into the ability to pay" in Article 35-3-59, paragraph (1) and Article 50, item (ii)).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十七（指定信用情報機関の情報提供） — (Information Services of a Designated Credit Bureau)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-47 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、他の指定信用情報機関の加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者の依頼に基づき当該他の指定信用情報機関から基礎特定信用情報の提供の依頼を受けたときは、正当な理由がある場合その他経済産業省令で定める場合を除き、当該依頼に応じ、基礎特定信用情報を提供しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-1</sup>
    If a first designated credit bureau is requested by a second designated credit bureau to provide basic specified credit information as per the request of the participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary of that second designated credit bureau, the first designated credit bureau must provide the basic specified credit information requested, unless it has legitimate grounds not to do so or unless it is a case as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  指定信用情報機関は、前項の規定による基礎特定信用情報の提供に関し、手数料を徴収することができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-2</sup>
    A designated credit bureau may collect fees for providing basic specified credit information as under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  指定信用情報機関は、前項の規定により手数料を徴収する場合には、第一項の規定による基礎特定信用情報の提供に関する能率的な業務運営の下における適正な原価に照らし公正妥当な手数料を定めなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-47/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-3</sup>
    If a designated credit bureau collects fees pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must set those fees at a level that is equitable and appropriate in light of the reasonable costs incurred in the efficient operation of business for providing the basic specified credit information as under the provisions of paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  第三十五条の三の三十九及び第三十五条の三の四十五の規定は、第一項の規定による基礎特定信用情報の提供に係る業務について準用する。
    <sup>art-35-3-47/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-4</sup>
    The provisions of Article 35-3-39 and Article 35-3-45 apply mutatis mutandis to business for providing basic specified credit information as under the provisions of paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十八（加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者の名簿の縦覧） — (Public Inspection of the Register of Participating Comprehensive Credit Purchase Intermediaries and Participating Individual Credit Purchase Intermediaries)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-48 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-48 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-48</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者の名簿を公衆の縦覧に供しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-48/par-1</sup>
    A designated credit bureau must make the list of participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries and participating individual credit purchase intermediaries available for public inspection.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の四十九（名称の使用制限） — (Restrictions on the Use of Names)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-49 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-49 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-49</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関でない者（貸金業法第四十一条の十三第一項の規定による指定を受けた者を除く。）は、その名称又は商号中に、指定信用情報機関と誤認されるおそれのある文字を用いてはならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-49/par-1</sup>
    It is prohibited for a person that is not a designated credit bureau (unless it is a person that has obtained a designation under the provisions of Article 41-13, paragraph (1) of the Money Lending Business Act) to use a term in its name or trade name which could give rise to the misconception that it is a designated credit bureau.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 第三款　監督 — Subsection 3 Supervision
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3/sec-3/subsec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-3</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十（変更の届出） — (Notification of a Change)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-50 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-50 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-50</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第一号から第三号までのいずれかに掲げる事項に変更があつたときは、遅滞なく、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-50/par-1</sup>
    If a matter stated in one of items (i) through (iii) of Article 35-3-37, paragraph (1) changes, the designated credit bureau must file a notification of this with the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, without delay.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  経済産業大臣は、前項の規定により指定信用情報機関の商号若しくは名称又は主たる営業所若しくは事務所の所在地の変更の届出があつたときは、その旨を官報で公示しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-50/par-2</sup>
    If a notification of a change to the trade name or name of a designated credit bureau or the location of its principal business office or office is filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry must issue public notice of that change in the Official Gazette.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十一（業務及び財産に関する報告書の提出） — (Submission of Reports on Business Activities and Assets)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-51 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-51</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、事業年度ごとに、当該事業年度に係る業務及び財産に関する報告書を作成し、経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-51/par-1</sup>
    Each business year, a designated credit bureau must prepare a report on its business activities and assets in the relevant business year and submit it to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の報告書に関する記載事項、提出期日その他必要な事項は、経済産業省令で定める。
    <sup>art-35-3-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-51/par-2</sup>
    The matters that are required to be stated in the report referred to in the preceding paragraph, the submission date, and other necessary matters are specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十二（改善命令） — (Improvement Orders)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-52 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-52 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-52</sup>

    **第一項**  経済産業大臣は、指定信用情報機関の特定信用情報提供等業務の運営に関し、特定信用情報提供等業務の適正かつ確実な遂行を確保するため必要があると認めるときは、その必要の限度において、当該指定信用情報機関に対し、財産の状況又はその業務の運営を改善するため必要な措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-52/par-1</sup>
    If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds, with respect to a designated credit bureau's operation of specified credit information services, that it is necessary to do so in order to ensure the proper and reliable performance of specified credit information services, the minister, within the scope of that necessity, may order the designated credit bureau to take the measures necessary for improving its financial condition and business operations.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十三（特定信用情報提供等業務の休廃止） — (Suspension and Discontinuation of Specified Credit Information Services)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-53 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53</sup>

    **第一項**  指定信用情報機関は、特定信用情報提供等業務の全部又は一部の休止（次項に規定する理由によるものを除く。）をし、又は廃止をしようとするときは、経済産業大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-1</sup>
    If a designated credit bureau seeks to suspend (excluding due to a reason prescribed in the following paragraph) or discontinue all or part of its specified credit information services, it must obtain the authorization of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to do so.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  指定信用情報機関が、天災その他のやむを得ない理由により特定信用情報提供等業務の全部又は一部を休止した場合には、直ちにその旨を、理由を付して経済産業大臣に届け出るとともに、加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者並びに他の指定信用情報機関に通知しなければならない。指定信用情報機関がその休止した当該特定信用情報提供等業務の全部又は一部を再開するときも、同様とする。
    <sup>art-35-3-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-2</sup>
    If a designated credit bureau suspends all or part of its specified credit information services due to a natural disaster or for other reasons beyond its control, the designated credit bureau must immediately file a notification of this with the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, indicating the applicable reason, as well as notifying participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries, participating individual credit purchase intermediaries, and other designated credit bureaus. The same applies when a designated credit bureau recommences all or part of the specified credit information services so suspended.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前二項の規定により指定信用情報機関による特定信用情報提供等業務が休止している場合において、包括信用購入あつせん業者又は個別信用購入あつせん業者が指定信用情報機関の保有する特定信用情報の全部又は一部を使用することができないときは、第三十条の二第三項、第三十条の五の五第二項、第三十五条の二の四第二項又は第三十五条の三の三第三項の規定は、適用しない。
    <sup>art-35-3-53/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-3</sup>
    If the specified credit information services of a designated credit bureau are suspended pursuant to the provisions of one of the preceding two paragraphs, and a comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or individual credit purchase intermediary is unable to use all or part of the specified credit information held by the designated credit bureau, the provisions of Article 30-2, paragraph (3), Article 30-5-5, paragraph (2), Article 35-2-4, paragraph (2) and Article 35-3-3, paragraph (3) do not apply.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十四（指定の取消し等） — (Rescission of Designation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-54 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54</sup>

    **第一項**  経済産業大臣は、指定信用情報機関が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第三十五条の三の三十六第一項の規定による指定若しくは第三十五条の三の四十一第一項ただし書の承認を取り消し、六月以内の期間を定めて、特定信用情報提供等業務の全部若しくは一部の停止を命じ、又はその役員の解任を命ずることができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-1</sup>
    If a designated credit bureau falls under one of the following items, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may rescind the designation under the provisions of Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1) or the approval referred to in the proviso to Article 35-3-41, paragraph (1), order the suspension of all or part of its specified credit information services within a fixed period of no longer than six months, or order the dismissal of its officers:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号から第七号までに掲げる要件に該当しないこととなつたとき、又は指定を受けた時点において同項各号のいずれかに該当していなかつたことが判明したとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1</sup>
      it comes to no longer fall under the requirements stated in Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (vii), or it is discovered not to have fallen under one of the items of that paragraph at the time it was designated;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  不正の手段により第三十五条の三の三十六第一項の規定による指定を受けたとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-54/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-1/item-2</sup>
      it has obtained the designation under Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1) by wrongful means; or
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  法令又は法令に基づく処分に違反したとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-54/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-1/item-3</sup>
      it violates a law or regulation or a disposition based on these .
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  経済産業大臣は、前項の規定により第三十五条の三の三十六第一項の規定による指定を取り消したときは、その旨を官報で公示しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-2</sup>
    If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry rescinds a designation under Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the minister must issue public notice of this in the Official Gazette.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十五（特定信用情報提供等業務移転命令） — (Order to Transfer Specified Credit Information Services)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-55 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55</sup>

    **第一項**  経済産業大臣は、指定信用情報機関が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、当該指定信用情報機関に対し、特定信用情報提供等業務の全部又は一部を他の指定信用情報機関に行わせることを命ずることができる。
    <sup>art-35-3-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-1</sup>
    If a designated credit bureau falls under one of the following items, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may order the designated credit bureau to have another designated credit bureau perform all or part of the specified credit information services:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  前条第一項の規定により第三十五条の三の三十六第一項の規定による指定を取り消し、又は特定信用情報提供等業務の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずるとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-55/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-1</sup>
      the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry rescinds its designation under Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, or orders the suspension of all or part of its specified credit information services;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  第三十五条の三の五十三第一項の認可をするとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-55/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry gives the authorization referred to in Article 35-3-53, paragraph (1);
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  弁済期にある債務の弁済が特定信用情報提供等業務の継続に著しい支障を来すこととなる事態又は破産手続開始の原因となる事実が生ずるおそれがあると認められるとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-55/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-3</sup>
      it is found to be likely for circumstances to occur in which the repayment of obligations within the repayment term substantially compromises the continuation of specified credit information services, or for a fact to occur that causes bankruptcy proceedings to commence; or
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  指定信用情報機関が天災その他の事由により特定信用情報提供等業務の全部又は一部を実施することが困難となつたとき。
      <sup>art-35-3-55/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-1/item-4</sup>
      it becomes difficult for the designated credit bureau to perform all or part of the specified credit information services due to a natural disaster or other circumstances.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  経済産業大臣は、前項の規定による命令をしたときは、その旨を官報で公示しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-2</sup>
    If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry issues an order under the preceding paragraph, the minister must issue public notice of this in the Official Gazette.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 第四款　加入包括信用購入あつせん業者及び加入個別信用購入あつせん業者 — Subsection 4 Participating Comprehensive Credit Purchase Intermediaries and Participating Individual Credit Purchase Intermediaries
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3/sec-3/subsec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3/sec-3/subsec-4</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十六（基礎特定信用情報の提供） — (Provision of Basic Specified Credit Information)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-56 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56</sup>

    **第一項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、指定信用情報機関と特定信用情報提供契約を締結したときは、当該特定信用情報提供契約の締結前に締結した購入者又は役務の提供を受ける者を相手方とする包括信用購入あつせん関係受領契約又は個別信用購入あつせん関係受領契約で当該特定信用情報提供契約を締結した時点において支払時期の到来していない支払分又は弁済金（支払時期が到来しており、かつ、支払の義務が履行されていないものを含む。）があるものに係る次に掲げる事項を、当該指定信用情報機関に提供しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1</sup>
    When a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary concludes a specified credit information service contract with a designated credit bureau, it must provide the designated credit bureau with the following matters in respect of the contracts providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases or contracts providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of individual credit purchases with purchasers or service recipients as the other parties, which it has concluded before concluding the specified credit information service contract, and under which there is still an amount to be paid or payment money that is not yet due as of the time that the specified credit information service contract is concluded (including those which are due and which represent unperformed payment obligations):
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  当該購入者又は当該役務の提供を受ける者の氏名及び住所その他の当該購入者又は当該役務の提供を受ける者を識別することができる事項として経済産業省令で定めるもの
      <sup>art-35-3-56/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-1</sup>
      the name and address of the purchaser or service recipient and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as matters by which the purchaser or service recipient can be identified;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  契約年月日
      <sup>art-35-3-56/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the date of the contract;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  支払時期の到来していない又は支払の義務が履行されていない包括信用購入あつせん又は個別信用購入あつせんに係る債務の額
      <sup>art-35-3-56/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-3</sup>
      the amount of obligations connected with the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases or the intermediation of individual credit purchases, which are not yet due or which represent unperformed payment obligations; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **四**  前三号に掲げるもののほか、経済産業省令で定める事項
      <sup>art-35-3-56/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-4</sup>
      matters beyond what is stated in the preceding three items, which are specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、購入者又は役務の提供を受ける者を相手方とする包括信用購入あつせん関係受領契約又は個別信用購入あつせん関係受領契約を締結したときは、遅滞なく、当該契約に係る基礎特定信用情報を加入指定信用情報機関（特定信用情報提供契約を締結した指定信用情報機関をいう。以下同じ。）に提供しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-56/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-2</sup>
    Whenever a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary concludes a contract providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases or a contract providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of individual credit purchases with a purchaser or service recipient as the other party, it must provide basic specified credit information in respect of that contract to the designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated (meaning the designated credit bureau with which it has concluded a specified credit information service contract; the same applies below) without delay.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前二項の規定による基礎特定信用情報の提供をした加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、当該提供をした基礎特定信用情報に変更があつたときは、遅滞なく、その変更内容を加入指定信用情報機関に提供しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-56/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-3</sup>
    If the basic specified credit information under the preceding two paragraphs which a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary has provided changes, the intermediary must provide the participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated with the details of that change, without delay.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十七（指定信用情報機関への特定信用情報の提供等に係る同意の取得等） — (Obtaining Consent to Provide Specified Credit Information to a Designated Credit Bureau)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-57 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57</sup>

    **第一項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、加入指定信用情報機関に利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者に係る特定信用情報の提供の依頼（当該利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者に係る他の指定信用情報機関が保有する基礎特定信用情報の提供の依頼を含む。）をする場合には、経済産業省令で定める場合を除き、あらかじめ、当該利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者から書面又は電磁的方法による同意を得なければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-1</sup>
    Except in the cases specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, before a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary requests a participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated to provide it with specified credit information about a user, purchaser, or service recipient (including a request to be provided with the basic specified credit information about the user, purchaser, or service recipient which another designated credit bureau holds), it must obtain the consent of the user, purchaser, or service recipient in writing or by electronic or magnetic means.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、購入者又は役務の提供を受ける者を相手方とする包括信用購入あつせん関係受領契約又は個別信用購入あつせん関係受領契約を締結しようとする場合には、あらかじめ、次に掲げる同意を当該購入者又は当該役務の提供を受ける者から書面又は電磁的方法により得なければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-57/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2</sup>
    Before seeking to conclude a contract providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases or a contract providing the receipt of monies subject to the intermediation of individual credit purchases with a purchaser or service recipient as the other party, a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary must obtain the consent stated in the following from the purchaser or service recipient, in writing or by electronic or magnetic means:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  当該購入者又は当該役務の提供を受ける者に関する基礎特定信用情報を加入指定信用情報機関に提供する旨の同意
      <sup>art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1</sup>
      consent for basic specified credit information about the purchaser or service recipient to be provided to the participating designated credit bureau with which the intermediary is affiliated;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  前号の基礎特定信用情報を加入指定信用情報機関が当該加入指定信用情報機関の他の加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者に提供する旨の同意
      <sup>art-35-3-57/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-2</sup>
      consent for the designated credit bureau with which the intermediary is affiliated to provide the basic specified credit information referred to in the preceding item to its other participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediaries and participating individual credit purchase intermediaries; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  第一号の基礎特定信用情報を第三十五条の三の四十七第一項の規定による依頼に応じ、他の指定信用情報機関の加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者に提供する旨の同意
      <sup>art-35-3-57/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-3</sup>
      consent for the basic specified credit information referred to in item (i) to be provided to the participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary of another designated credit bureau, in response to a request under the provisions of Article 35-3-47, paragraph (1).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、前二項の同意を得た場合には、経済産業省令で定めるところにより、当該同意に関する記録を作成し、保存しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-57/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-3</sup>
    Whenever a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary obtains the consent referred to in one of the preceding two paragraphs, it must prepare and archive records of that consent pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十八（加入指定信用情報機関の商号等の公表） — (Disclosure of the Trade Name of the Participating Designated Credit Bureau with Which the Intermediary Is Affiliated)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-58 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-58 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-58</sup>

    **第一項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者又は加入個別信用購入あつせん業者は、加入指定信用情報機関の商号又は名称を公表しなければならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-58/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-58/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-58/par-1</sup>
    A participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary or participating individual credit purchase intermediary must disclose the trade name or name of the participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の三の五十九（目的外使用等の禁止） — (Prohibition on Use for Other Purposes)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-3-59 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-59 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-59</sup>

    **第一項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者若しくは加入個別信用購入あつせん業者又はこれらの役員若しくは職員は、支払能力調査以外の目的のために加入指定信用情報機関に特定信用情報の提供の依頼（当該利用者又は購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者に係る他の指定信用情報機関が保有する基礎特定信用情報の提供の依頼を含む。）をし、又は加入指定信用情報機関から提供を受けた特定信用情報を支払能力調査以外の目的に使用し、若しくは第三者に提供してはならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-59/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-59/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-59/par-1</sup>
    It is prohibited for a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, a participating individual credit purchase intermediary, or the officer or employee of either of these, to request the participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated to provide it with specified credit information for purposes other than an investigation into the ability to pay (this includes a request to provide it with the basic specified credit information on a user, purchaser, or service recipient, which another designated credit bureau holds), for that person to use specified credit information received from the participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated for purposes other than an investigation into the ability to pay, or for it to provide the information to a third party.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "It is prohibited for a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, a participating individual credit purchase intermediary, or the officer or employee of either of these, to request the participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated to provide it with specified credit information for purposes other than an investigation into the ability to pay (this includes a request to provide it with the basic specified credit information on a user, purchaser, or service recipient, which another designated credit bureau holds), for that person to use specified credit information received from the participating designated credit bureau with which it is affiliated for purposes other than an investigation into the ability to pay, or for it provide the information to a third party." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

    **第二項**  加入包括信用購入あつせん業者若しくは加入個別信用購入あつせん業者又はこれらの役員若しくは職員は、加入指定信用情報機関から提供を受けた特定信用情報について、これらの者に該当しなくなつた後において、当該特定信用情報を使用し、又は第三者に提供してはならない。
    <sup>art-35-3-59/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-59/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-59/par-2</sup>
    Once a person is no longer a participating comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, a participating individual credit purchase intermediary, or the officer or employee of either of these, it is prohibited for that person to use specified credit information received from a participating designated credit bureau with which it was affiliated, or to provide that information to a third party.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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- art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1: 前条第一項第三号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3
- art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1: 第四号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第四号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4
- art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第二項第一号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-1
- art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第二項第二号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-35-3-37/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-2
- art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第二項第三号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-35-3-37/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-3
- art-35-3-37/par-2/item-5: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第二項第四号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-35-3-37/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2/item-4
- art-35-3-37/par-3: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第二項 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-37/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-2
- art-35-3-38/par-1: 貸金業法第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 358AC1000000032, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-35-3-41/par-1: 第二条第一項第二号 → 割賦販売法 第二条第一項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-2/par-1/item-2
- art-35-3-41/par-1: 同条第三項第一号 → 割賦販売法 第二条第三項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-2/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-2/par-3/item-1
- art-35-3-41/par-1: 第三十八条 → 割賦販売法 第三十八条 (Article 38), art-38 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-38
- art-35-3-41/par-1: 第三十九条 → 割賦販売法 第三十九条 (Article 39), art-39 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-39
- art-35-3-41/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十一第一項 (Article 35-3-41, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-41/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41/par-1
- art-35-3-41/par-3: 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1
- art-35-3-41/par-3: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1
- art-35-3-41/par-3: 第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十一第一項 (Article 35-3-41, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-41/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41/par-1
- art-35-3-42/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十二第一項 (Article 35-3-42, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-42/par-1
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6: 第三十五条の三の五十六第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十六第一項 (Article 35-3-56, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-56/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6: 第三十五条の三の四十七第二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十七第二項 (Article 35-3-47, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-2
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第一号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-1
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第二号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第三号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-3
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第四号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-4
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第五号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第六号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-6
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第七号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-7
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第八号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-8
- art-35-3-43/par-1/item-10: 前各号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第九号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-9
- art-35-3-43/par-2: 前項第二号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第二号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-2
- art-35-3-43/par-3: 第一項第五号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項第五号 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1/item-5
- art-35-3-43/par-4: 第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十三第一項 (Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-43/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-43/par-1
- art-35-3-46/par-1: 第三十条の二第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十条の二第一項 (Article 30-2, paragraph (1)), art-30-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-30-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-30-2/par-1
- art-35-3-46/par-1: 第三十条の五の五第二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十条の五の五第二項 (Article 30-5-5, paragraph (2)), art-30-5-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-30-5-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-30-5-5/par-2
- art-35-3-46/par-1: 第三十五条の二の四第二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の二の四第二項 (Article 35-2-4, paragraph (2)), art-35-2-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-2-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-2-4/par-2
- art-35-3-46/par-1: 第三十五条の三の三第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三第一項 (Article 35-3-3, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-3/par-1
- art-35-3-46/par-1: 第三十五条の三の五十九第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十九第一項 (Article 35-3-59, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-59/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-59/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-59/par-1
- art-35-3-46/par-1: 第五十条第二号 → 割賦販売法 第五十条第一項第二号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-50/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-50/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-50/par-1/item-2
- art-35-3-47/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十七第一項 (Article 35-3-47, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-47/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-1
- art-35-3-47/par-3: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十七第二項 (Article 35-3-47, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-2
- art-35-3-47/par-3: 第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十七第一項 (Article 35-3-47, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-47/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-1
- art-35-3-47/par-4: 第三十五条の三の三十九 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十九 (Article 35-3-39), art-35-3-39 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-39
- art-35-3-47/par-4: 第三十五条の三の四十五 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十五 (Article 35-3-45), art-35-3-45 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-45
- art-35-3-47/par-4: 第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十七第一項 (Article 35-3-47, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-47/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-1
- art-35-3-49/par-1: 貸金業法第四十一条の十三第一項 → e-Gov law 358AC1000000032, 第四十一条の十三第一項 (Article 41-13, paragraph (1)), art-41-13/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-35-3-50/par-1: 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第一号から第三号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第一号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-35-3-37/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-1
- art-35-3-50/par-1: 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第一号から第三号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第二号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-35-3-37/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-2
- art-35-3-50/par-1: 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第一号から第三号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十七第一項第三号 (Article 35-3-37, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-35-3-37/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-37/par-1/item-3
- art-35-3-50/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十第一項 (Article 35-3-50, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-50/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-50/par-1
- art-35-3-51/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十一第一項 (Article 35-3-51, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-51/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-51/par-1
- art-35-3-53/par-1: 次項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十三第二項 (Article 35-3-53, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-53/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-2
- art-35-3-53/par-3: 前二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十三第一項 (Article 35-3-53, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-1
- art-35-3-53/par-3: 前二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十三第二項 (Article 35-3-53, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-53/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-2
- art-35-3-53/par-3: 第三十条の二第三項 → 割賦販売法 第三十条の二第三項 (Article 30-2, paragraph (3)), art-30-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-30-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-30-2/par-3
- art-35-3-53/par-3: 第三十条の五の五第二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十条の五の五第二項 (Article 30-5-5, paragraph (2)), art-30-5-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-30-5-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-30-5-5/par-2
- art-35-3-53/par-3: 第三十五条の二の四第二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の二の四第二項 (Article 35-2-4, paragraph (2)), art-35-2-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-2-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-2-4/par-2
- art-35-3-53/par-3: 第三十五条の三の三第三項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三第三項 (Article 35-3-3, paragraph (3)), art-35-3-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-3/par-3
- art-35-3-54/par-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1
- art-35-3-54/par-1: 第三十五条の三の四十一第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十一第一項 (Article 35-3-41, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-41/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-41/par-1
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号から第七号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-3
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号から第七号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第四号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-4
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号から第七号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第五号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-5
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号から第七号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第六号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-6
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第三号から第七号まで → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項第七号 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-35-3-36/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1/item-7
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-1: 同項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1
- art-35-3-54/par-1/item-2: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1
- art-35-3-54/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十四第一項 (Article 35-3-54, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-1
- art-35-3-54/par-2: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1
- art-35-3-55/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十四第一項 (Article 35-3-54, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-54/par-1
- art-35-3-55/par-1/item-1: 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の三十六第一項 (Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-36/par-1
- art-35-3-55/par-1/item-2: 第三十五条の三の五十三第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十三第一項 (Article 35-3-53, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-53/par-1
- art-35-3-55/par-2: 前項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十五第一項 (Article 35-3-55, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-55/par-1
- art-35-3-56/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十六第一項第一号 (Article 35-3-56, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-35-3-56/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-1
- art-35-3-56/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十六第一項第二号 (Article 35-3-56, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-35-3-56/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-2
- art-35-3-56/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十六第一項第三号 (Article 35-3-56, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-35-3-56/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1/item-3
- art-35-3-56/par-3: 前二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十六第一項 (Article 35-3-56, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-56/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-1
- art-35-3-56/par-3: 前二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十六第二項 (Article 35-3-56, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-56/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-56/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-56/par-2
- art-35-3-57/par-2/item-2: 前号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十七第二項第一号 (Article 35-3-57, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1
- art-35-3-57/par-2/item-3: 第一号 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十七第二項第一号 (Article 35-3-57, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2/item-1
- art-35-3-57/par-2/item-3: 第三十五条の三の四十七第一項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の四十七第一項 (Article 35-3-47, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-47/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-47/par-1
- art-35-3-57/par-3: 前二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十七第一項 (Article 35-3-57, paragraph (1)), art-35-3-57/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-1
- art-35-3-57/par-3: 前二項 → 割賦販売法 第三十五条の三の五十七第二項 (Article 35-3-57, paragraph (2)), art-35-3-57/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-3-57/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-3-57/par-2

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