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- President Chain Store Corporation did not fully disclose to its trading counterparts in writing the suggested minimum order quantity or order standards and other restrictions on franchise relationship before entering into a franchise relationship. It was obviously unfair conduct affecting trading order in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. In addition to ordering the company to immediately cease the unlawful act and correct the conduct within two months, the FTC also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$5 million.
- NEXGEN Mediatech Inc. limited the resale prices of its distributors for Chimei electrical appliances and thus deprived its downstream businesses freedom of price setting. As a consequence, the conduct weakening price competition between different sales outlets was in violation of Article 19 (1) 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$500,000.
- During the elementary textbook selection period in 2016, Nan I Book Enterprise Co., Ltd. offer some inappropriate incentives to increase the probability to be chosen. The conduct was in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$1 million on the company.
- When marketing the “Min Sheng Wan Ji (transliteration)” housing project, Yi Mao (transliteration) Construction Co., Ltd. used dotted lines to mark the balconies as part of the interior space in the floor plans. 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 company to immediately cease the unlawful act, the FTC also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$800,000.
- When marketing the “six-pack Dr. Light L8 10W daylight bulbs” and the “six-pack Dr. Light L8 10W warm white bulbs” on the PChome Online 24h shopping website, PChome Online Inc. and Sheng Cheng (transliteration) Global Technology Co., Ltd. posted the wording of “…≧300° omnidirectional and super-wide-angle optical design…passing the ROC CNS tests…” It was a false and misleading representation with regard to quality of product and could also 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.
- INO Advertising Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, violated Article 7 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act for changing its sales system without filing with the FTC in advance. The company also did not process participant withdrawals and product returns after participants canceled or terminated contract within the statutory period. It was in violation of Article 24 in applying mutatis mutandis Article 20 (2) and 21(2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$4 million on the company.
《In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese Version, the latter shall prevail.》
Updated at:2017-04-27 10:31:11
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