Actualization of proper transactions

• The bill to partially revise the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions was approved in the Cabinet and submitted to the Diet (March 4, 2016).
• The following measures against dishonest businesses were introduced: measures against businesses who act illegally by continually registering new corporations (Consolidation of the Order for prohibition of business); extension of business suspension period; strengthened authority for administrative investigations; strengthened criminal punishments.
• New provision for sending official notices to the illegal businesses whose whereabouts are unidentified.
• Consolidation of new provision for administrative actions to protect consumers' interests.
• Regulations on "excessive sales" were extended to telemarketing sales other than door to-door sales.

etc.

• The bill to partially revise the Consumer Contract Act was approved in the Cabinet and submitted to the Diet (March 4, 2016).
• Consumer contracts of excessive contents are newly included as the ground for rescission.
• The contract clauses that forced consumers to waive their rights to cancel even in the case of default by business operators are void.

etc.