Enforcement record

Recommendation disclosure naming Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. (Specified Commercial Transactions Act)

This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.

Specified Commercial Transactions ActMinistry of Economy, Trade and IndustryGovernment disclosure2 August 2024

Action type

Recommendation

Law

Specified Commercial Transactions Act

Authority

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Action date

2 August 2024

Current page: Enforcement record

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Source verification

Public-source and preservation status

Publishing authority: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Official source URL: Recorded by RegBase
Entity match: Not confirmed; shown under the published name
Kiroku preservation: Completed archive verified; Captured: Jul 12, 2026, 04:50 PM JST

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Action summary

Company: Apple Inc.Japanese only
Original: Apple Inc.
Governing law: Specified Commercial Transactions Act
特定商取引法
Action type: Recommendation
勧告
Action date: 2 August 2024
Issuing authority: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
経済産業省
Industry context: デジタルコンテンツ販売

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

Between March 2021 and December 2023, Apple Inc. did not provide Japanese translations simultaneously when disclosing certain terms of service, and did not specify deadlines for providing translations. Starting in January 2024, Apple implemented a policy to include a one-month deadline for translations on its website for notifications to users. However, there were instances where translations were not provided even after the deadline. Based on these facts, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry determined that a recommendation was necessary regarding compliance with Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions.

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提供条件の開示の方法について、開示する提供条件が日本語で作成されていないものであるときは、日本語の翻訳文を同時に付すことを求める一方、やむを得ず翻訳文を同時に付すことができない場合は、開示の時に期限を明示して、当該期限までに翻訳文を付せば足りるとされている規定の遵守。

Compliance context

Medium

A regulator issued a recommendation or formal request for corrective action.

Consumer transaction law covering specified sales channels such as mail order, door-to-door sales, telemarketing, and related practices.

Review the facts and follow-up status. This is usually less severe than a suspension or revocation, but still a public enforcement signal.

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Original Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry source (Japanese)Open preserved source and evidence pack

Extracted at: 2026-05-09T18:04:47.055+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-05-09T18:04:47.055+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-12T07:50:16.644642+00:00

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Language

日本語版を見る (Japanese)

About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.