1. RT-MART International Ltd. falsely announced an impending price increase for toilet paper. The untruthful information misled consumers and triggered an unexpected imbalance in the supply of and demand for toilet paper. It was deceptive conduct affecting trading order in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$3.5 million on the company.
2. Joymain (transliteration) International Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, recruited people with limited capacity for civil conduct without acquiring the written consent of their legal representative in advance and attaching it to the participation contract. The conduct was in violation of Article 16 (2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$100,000 on the company.
3. Taiwan Star Telecom Corporation Ltd. posted an advertisement on its website carrying the wording “Congratulations! Taiwan Star’s Internet speed tested No. 1 on New Year’s Eve for three years consecutively” as well as related images. In the company’s news release, there was also the wording “Taiwan Star average speed 67.6Mpbs, ten times faster than the speeds of other telecoms” and “Taiwan Star exhibiting remarkable performance, average download speed achieving 67.6Mpbs.” It was a false and misleading representation with regard to quality of service affecting transaction decisions in violation of Paragraph 4 of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Act in applying mutatis mutandis Paragraph 1 of the same article. The FTC ordered the company to immediately cease the unlawful act and imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$600,000.
4. Sime Darby Kia Taiwan posted the wording “German-style KIA CARENS 7-seat MVP NT$799,000 and up.” in an advertisement. It was a false and misleading representation with regard to the price of a product affecting transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$100,000 on the company.
5. When marketing a “multi-function Japanese-style stainless steel peeling knife” on 17Life.com, Kang Tai (transliteration) Digital Integration Co., Ltd. and Guang Ling (transliteration) Enterprise Co., Ltd. claimed the product had been “patented in Taiwan” and also posted the image of a M399680 utility model patent certificate. It 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 each company.

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