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  1. The improvement measures presented by Global (translation), Jiaxun (transliteration) and Kbro, three cable TV channel agents, did correct part of their unlawful business practice but still failed to completely eliminate their discriminatory treatment of different trading counterparts. The conduct was in violation of the second section of Article 40 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. In addition to ordering the three companies to rectify the unlawful act within two months after receiving the disposition, the FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$10 million, 11 million and 12 million on them, respectively. The fines totaled NT$33 million.  
  2. Quan-Lian (transliteration) Cable TV Co., Ltd. provided cable TV services in the Sanchong and Luzhou Districts of New Taipei City. The company offered excessively low prices for its services to impede new cable TV service providers from entering or competing in the same market. The practice was in violation of Subparagraph 3 of Article 20 of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$1 million on the company. 
  3. The Taiwan branch of Hong Kong-based Extreme Network China Limited made a special offer to one specific bidder for a procurement project to ensure that the bidder could defeat the others. The discriminatory treatment was without justification and also likely to restrict competition in violation of Subparagraph 2 of Article 20 of the Fair Trade Act. In addition to ordering the company to immediately cease the unlawful act, the FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$1 million on the company. 
  4. When marketing the "Shin Ruenn Feng Cai (transliteration)" housing project, Shin Ruenn Development Co., Ltd. and Hiyes International Co., Ltd. used dotted lines to mark the balconies as part of the interior space. It was a false and misleading representation with regard to use and content of product affecting transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$700,000 and 500,000 on the two companies, respectively.  
  5. In an advertisement for the "Xin Bao Er Yue (transliteration)" housing project, Xin Bao Construction Co., Ltd. and Mei Li Sheng (transliteration) Real Estate Co., Ltd. referred to the top floor and the space for the management committee office on the ground floor as the space for a gym, a KTV facility, a pool room and cooking classrooms. It was a false and misleading representation with regard to content and use of product affecting transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. In addition to ordering the two companies to immediately cease the unlawful act, the FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$1 million and 450,000 on them. 
  6. When marketing cloud LCD advertising signs, Taiwan Signs Co., Ltd. posted the claim "Free of charge: Chunghwa Telecom cloud multimedia LCD advertising signs" and "Taiwan signs cooperating with Chunghwa Telecom to build a state-of-the-art cloud advertising sign platform". The wording was a false and misleading representation with regard to quality of product affecting transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. At the same time, the company also made the claim "Free of charge: Chunghwa Telecom cloud LCD advertising signs," "Free of charge: Chunghwa Telecom cloud LCD advertising sign players," "Free of charge: Chunghwa Telecom cloud LCD advertising signs/players" and "Free of charge: Chunghwa Telecom cloud 4K LCD advertising signs/players". The wording was a false and misleading representation with regard to quality of service affecting 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. Hua Feng (transliteration) Enterprise Co. claimed that its motorcycle air filters and belt sponge pads were the same as the "OEM types" and "Yamaha OEM types," and posted the lettering of "YAMAHA" in the background of the products in the advertisement. The practice was a false and misleading representation with regard to quality of product affecting transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on the company. 
  8. Maju International Health Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business (1) violated Article 16 (2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by recruiting people with limited capacity for civil conduct as participants without acquiring the written consent of their legal representatives in advance and attaching the consent to the participant contract, and also (2) violated Article 25 of the same act for failing to keep its monthly sales data at its main office. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$200,000 on the company. 
  9. When marketing the "Sheng Jia Mei Yi (transliteration)" housing project, Sheng Jia (transliteration) Construction Co., Ltd. included additional space for the kitchen and bathroom and also marked the 2F and 3F balconies as part of the interior on the "C6 layouts." The company also denoted the ground floor parking space as part of the living room and the 2F and 3F balconies as part of the bedrooms on the "A8 layouts." The practice was a false and misleading representation with regard to content and use of product affecting transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$400,000 on the company. 

《In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese Version, the latter shall prevail.》

Updated at:2017-11-01 14:40:28
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