家庭用品品质表示法-JapaneseLawTranslation.DOC

Household Goods Quality Labeling Act (Act No. 104 of May 4, 1962) (Purpose) Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to ensure proper labeling of the quality of Household Goods and to protect the interests of general consumers. (Definitions) Article 2 (1) In this Act Household Goods refers to the following listed commodities: (i) From among textile goods, plastic goods, electrical appliances and apparatus, and miscellaneous manufactured goods used by general consumers in their daily lives, those which are extremely difficult for general consumers to discern the quality of at the time of purchase, and with respect to which it is determined that there is a particular necessity to identify their quality, and which are specified by Cabinet Order; (ii) From among raw materials or other materials for textile goods as specified by Cabinet Order in the preceding item, those which are extremely difficult for consumers to discern the quality of at the time of purchase, and with respect to which it is determined that there is a particular necessity to discern their quality in order to ensure proper labeling of the quality of textile goods as specified by Cabinet Order in the same item, and which are specified by Cabinet Order. (2) In this Act the term Manufacturer refers to a person engaged in the manufacturing or processing of Household Goods; the term Seller refers to a person engaged in the sale of Household Goods; and the term Labeling Contractor refers to a person who has been commissioned by a Manufacturer or Seller to engage in labeling the matters listed in paragraph (1), item (i) of the next Article as to which public notice has been given under the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article; the same shall apply in Article 4, paragraph (1)). (Labeling Standards) Article 3 (1) In order to ensure proper labeling of the quality of Household Goods, the Prime Minister shall d