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  1. In an advertisement for the “Long De--Qing Lai (transliteration)” housing project, Long De (transliteration) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. marked the balconies, landings and spaces that the company had not applied for approval of specific usages as part of the interior. The conduct was a false and misleading representation with regard to product and also had an effect on transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$400,000 on the company.
  2. Lucky Cat Co. Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, started operation without filing with the FTC. 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.
  3. Colorful World (translation) Co., Ltd. a multi-level marketing business, did not file with the FTC before beginning operation. The conduct was in violation of Article 6 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. The FTC also imposed an administrative fine of NT$250,000 on the company.
  4. Dermis Beauty Life Co. Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, changed its sales system and product items without filing with the FTC in advance. The conduct was in violation of Article 7 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$100,000 on the company.
  5. Xie Xin Enterprises Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, did not file its company name and office location changes with the FTC within 15 days after the changes took effect and before the company started to use the new name and office location. The conduct was in violation of Article 7 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on the company.
  6. When marketing the German Waeco CFX-40 portable refrigerator on Yahoo! Kimo Shopping Mall, Great Compassion Co. Ltd. and Yahoo! Taiwan claimed on the web page: “compressor made in Germany” and “Waeco, tough German quality…The latest CFX series--portable refrigerators of cross-country caliber with the latest compressors made by Waeco in Germany.” These claims were false and misleading representations with regard to product and also had an effect on transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. Meanwhile, Great Compassion Co., Ltd. also posted a LAPURE icemaker advertisement on its website and used the wording of “LAPURE--a brand with the concept of insistence on quality, affordability and fashionableness---has been operating in Taiwan for more than 20 years…,” “LAPURE--household appliances of fashionable design--a brand of quality, affordability and fashionableness having been operating in Taiwan for over two decades…,” “The entire LAPURE series products have been certified by authoritative international institutions, including CCC, ROHS, US UL, US ELT, etc.…” and “LAPURE icemakers with ROHS certification.” These claims were false and misleading representations with regard to product and also had an effect on transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$150,000 and NT$50,000 on the company for the two unlawful acts, respectively.
  7. When marketing the “Zhu Cheng Zao Dao Tian (transliteration)” housing project, Zhu Cheng (transliteration) Construction Co. Ltd. and Hai Hua (transliteration) Advertising Co., Ltd. posted printed and online advertisements in which the balconies were marked as part of the interior. The conduct was a false and misleading representation with regard to product and also had an effect on transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$1.8 million and NT$900,000 on the two companies, respectively.
  8. When marketing the “Zhu Cheng Yu Tian (transliteration)” housing project, Zhong Cheng (transliteration) Construction Co., Ltd. and Hai Yue (transliteration) International Development Co., Ltd. posted printed and online advertisements in which the balconies were marked as part of the interior. At the same time, they also used the name of another construction company in the online advertisements. The conduct was a false and misleading representation with regard to product and also had an effect on transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. In addition to ordering the two companies to immediately cease the unlawful acts, the FTC also imposed administrative fines of NT$1.2 million and NT$600,000, respectively.

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Updated at:2017-03-24 09:39:02
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