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  1. During franchisee recruitment, FamilyMart Co., Ltd. did not fully disclose in writing the suggested minimum orders or product procurement-sales ratio and other restrictions in franchise relations to trading counterparts before contract signature. The conduct was in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. In addition to ordering the company to correct the unlawful act within two months after receiving the disposition, the FTC also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$3 million.
  2. On Nov. 26, 2015, the FTC issued Disposition Kung Ch’u Tzu No. 104127 to order Datong Water Co., Ltd. to stop adopting illegitimate approaches to market its water purifiers; however, the company continued to use the pretext of holding raffles, announcing winners and concealing important trading information to mislead consumers into purchasing water purifier accessories. The practice was deceptive and obviously unfair conduct able to affect trading order in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC ordered the company to immediately cease the unlawful act and also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$200,000.
  3. TaipeiNet Cable TV Co., Ltd. posted commercials to compare its operating items with those of competitors to promote its cable TV services and made false, untrue and misleading representation with regard to content and quality of service and able to affect transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (4) in applying mutatis mutandis Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$400,000 on the company.
  4. Kuo Brothers Co., Ltd. and Qin Mai (transliteration) International Co., Ltd. posted an advertisement on fun123.com.tw to market the “Tenda FH303 300M” product and claimed “originally priced at NT$2290 now selling for NT$749” and “a 67% discount given.” The wording was a false, untrue and misleading representation with regard to price of product and able to affect transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on each company.
  5. When marketing the “Vertex tourmaline energy body-shaping tights” on the momo TV shopping channel and the “Japanese Vertex far infrared energy sweat-releasing body-shaping pants” on momo.com, Fubon Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. and Ever Bridge International Development Co., Ltd. made false, untrue and misleading representations with regard to quality and content of product that were able to affect transaction decisions. The conduct was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$1.8 million and NT$600,000 on the two companies, respectively.
  6. The claim of “best-selling Lola handmade jam at the lowest price ever; order online to get discounts as feedback!” posted by Taiwan Rakuten Ichiba Inc. on the Yahoo! Kimo website was a false, untrue and misleading representation with regard to content of service and able to affect transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (4) in applying mutatis mutandis Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on the company.
  7. Maju Biotech Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, did not file with the FTC before starting operation. The conduct was in violation of Article 6 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. In addition to ordering the company to immediately cease the unlawful act, the FTC also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$300,000.

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Updated at:2016-12-08 15:04:26
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