Unfair Trade Practices	Selected FTC Decisions

The Swire Group, Taiwan violates Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law Five liquor importers violate the FTL DWS fined by FTC for misleading labels Liberty Times given warning by FTL French Institute in Taipei alleges labels of grape wines a violation of the FTL Mustek Pacific alleges UMAX Data distributing untrue information, violating Articles 21 and 24 of the FTL Company deemed violating FTL for mis-labeling CDs of Dion, Carey Kwang Yang Motors deemed carrying untrue Ads, violating FTL Weight Control Co. deemed to have violated FTL Rebar Real Estate agent ruled of violating the FTL for printing false advertisement Hong Lei Breast-Beauty Co. accused of making untrue advertisement Chun Hen Enterprise determined of violating the FTL Company selling country club membership cards deemed violating FTL Article 21 Complaint against Famous International Beauty Co., Ltd. alleging false advertising in violation of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law A complaint alleging that Shun-I Telecommunication Co., Ltd. published a misleading advertisement, “Shun-I telecom Franchising Rules and New Product Launch” in possible violation of the Fair Trade Law A complaint was filed against Seven Dragons for its magazine advertisement that was in violation of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law.（Nov. 8, 2001） A complaint was filed against Chunghwa Telecom for falsely advertising its “5 free minutes for every 2-minute call” offer, which was in violation of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law（Mar. 28, 2002） A complaint was filed against Watsons for false advertisement, which was in violation of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law（Apr. 4, 2002） The Television Commercial「RICE CRACKS」was Alleged to Violate the Fair Trade Law（Dec. 12, 2003） Watson’s the Chemist Taiwan Ltd. Violated Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law(Nov. 11, 2004) ET Mall and Myself Foundation Manufacturing Violated Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law(Nov. 25, 2004) The “Dream & Beauty Body-Sculpting Underwear” Advertisement Produced and Aired by ET Mall and Chia-Ti Enterprise Violated Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law.(Dec. 23, 2004) Internet Advertisement for the “Amazing Abs Shaper” by PC Home Online and Li-Sheng International was Exaggerated and False, and in Violation of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law(Jan. 27, 2005) FTC Initiates Investigation on Eastern Home Shopping for its False SortPATCH Advertisement and Violation of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law(Jan. 27, 2005) The “Tai You Chian” Credit Card Easy Loan Program of Cathay United Bank Violated Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law(March 3, 2005) Hsin Hsiang Su Cheng Inc. Violated Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law(March 31, 2005) China Development Business Inc. Violated Articles 20 and 21 of the Fair Trade Law(March 31, 2005) Pao Seng Development, Pao Hong Construction, and Chuyi Company Violate Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law for False Advertising of Pre-sale Housing Units(May 26, 2005) Chu Ta Construction Co. Ltd. Violates Articles 21 and 24 of the Fair Trade Law(June 16, 2005) The Classic Teddy advertisement of Long Fong Co. is false and violates Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law(Agust 11, 2005) ABN AMRO Bank Taipei branch office claims “zero interest rate” in its advertisements of the “Top-up Program” and “Ling Yong Chin B Program,” (August 18, 2005) Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co., Ltd. violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law by using false or misleading representation in the pricing in its viewsonic flat square CRT display advertisement(September 22, 2005) Dotcom Technology Co., Ltd. and Five Other Companies post false advertisements on their web pages and violate Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law, applied Mutatis Mutandis to Paragraph 3(September 29, 2005) Eastern Media International (EMI) Violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law with Misleading Representation in the Advertisement of Its Lian Lian Hot Spring Resort Project(October 20, 2005) The Internet Product Advertisement of the “Japanese-component Rattler 2004 Ultra” Radar Detector by PC Home Online Co. and Thunderbolt Co., Ltd. is False and Misleading and Violates Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law(December 1, 2005) Huang Shiang Construction Corporation Violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law with False Advertisement of Its “Huang Shiang Vienna” Pre-sold Condominium(December 29, 2005) LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei Co., Ltd. Violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law Due to False Advertisement(January 12, 2006) Advertisement for the Imperial Garden pre-sold housing from Fortune Union CNS contained false or misleading representations and violated Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law.(March 16, 2006) Five enterprises violated Articles 21 and 24 of the Fair Trade Law by placing false advertisements on debt negotiation and loan brokerage.(April 13, 2006) Grainew makes false or misleading representations of its product on its website, which violated Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law(June 22, 2006) Four enterprises violates Article 21, paragraph, 1 of the Fair Trade Law with false advertisements(July 20, 2006) Winsom Tech Co. in using false or misleading representations of its products, violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law(September 14, 2006) Chunghwa Telecom Co.,Ltd., in providing false and misleading representations of the quality and content of its services, violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 applied mutatis mutandis to Paragraph 3 of the Fair Trade Law(September 28, 2006) Mega Company Ltd., in using false and misleading representation on the supply quantity of its goods, violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade law(October 12, 2006) Sanyo Taiwan Violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law by Employing False and Misleading Representations Regarding Its Product Quality(December 7, 2006) Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (Asia) Violates Article 21, Paragraph 1 of the Fair Trade Law by Employing False and Misleading Representations Regarding Its Product Quality(December 7, 2006) Formosa Petroleum Co., Ltd. Violates Article 21(1) of the Fair Trade Law by Making False, Untrue and Misleading Representations about Its Product Price Biau-Ta Co., Ltd., Violates Article 21(1) of the Fair Trade Law by Making False, Untrue And Misleading Representations in Its Automobile Advertisement Regarding Its Product And Another’s Automobile Product All Chinese Internet Inc. Violates Article 19(v) of the Fair Trade Law by Improperly Replicating Another Website’s Information and Engaging in Unfair Competition and Also Violates Article 21(1), Applied Mutatis Mutandis to 21(3), by Making False, Unt Sinyi Real Estate Inc. violated Article 21(3) of the Fair Trade Law by placing untrue advertisements Hsien Peng Development Corp. and Hsien Hung Construction Co. Ltd. violated Article 21(1) of the Fair Trade Law by placing an untrue advertisement to sell a sumptuous mansion in an industrial zone Hungtu Construction Co., Ltd. violated the Fair Trade Law by placing untrue advertisements on selling "Neoclassicism Architecture: baroque and rococo"

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