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  1. Farglory Construction Co., Ltd. and Farglory Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. held a limited quantity lucky draw event and also collected deposits from the participants. The activity already involved sales of presale homes and the two companies did not provide important transaction information. It was obviously unfair conduct able to affect trading order in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$2 million and NT$1.5 million on the two companies, respectively.
  2. When recruiting franchisees for the "Iruka" Japanese Ramen Chain, Jing Bing Enterprise Co., Ltd. failed to fully disclose important franchise information to trading counterparts in writing or through electronic media before contract signature. The conduct was in violation of Article 25 of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$100,000 on the company.
  3. Just River Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, violated Article 7 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by changing its sales system and product items without filing with the FTC in advance. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$100,000 on the company. \
  4. When marketing the "Dunhuang (transliteration)" housing project located in Wenshan District of Taipei City, Dajia (transliteration) International Development Co., Ltd. and Tongyuan (transliteration) Advertising Co., Ltd. posted in brochures and online advertisements texts and pictures associated with the "Champs-Elysees (translation) Second Lobby" and "Victoria (translation) Lounge" in Basement Level 1 and the "Buckingham (translation) Lobby" on the ground floor. The practice was a false and misleading representation with regard to content and use of product and could also affect transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$2 million and NT$600,000 on the two companies, respectively.
  5. In an advertisement for the "Zhongshan Kaiyan (transliteration)" housing project located in Zhongshan District of Taipei City, Boyuan Construction Corp. claimed "The rent expected to increase up to 25%, high return on investment" and also posted a bar chart to show how the rents for the units of the housing project kept achieving record highs. The practice was a false and misleading representation with regard to product and could also affect transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$2 million on the company.
  6. When marketing the "Humeiyue (transliteration) housing project, Guangming (transliteration) Construction Co., Ltd. used a real home with a mezzanine design to show what the completed units would be like. It was a false and misleading representation with regard to content and use 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 N$1 million on the company.
  7. When marketing the "Qingyuan Duxin (transliteration)" housing project, Qingyuan Construction Co., Ltd. posted in an advertisement the wording "Four large rooms and two master bedrooms" and "ready for you to move in." The claim was a false and misleading representation with regard to content and use 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 N$400,000 on the company.
  8. Tiandan (transliteration) International Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, violated 1) Article 20 (2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by not processing participant withdrawal and calculating the value of products returned by participants canceling or terminating contracts within 30 days after contract signature, and 2) Article 23 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by adopting inappropriate means to obstruct participants from returning products in accordance with the regulation specified in the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. Meanwhile, Chen OO violated Article 23 (1) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by adopting inappropriate means to obstruct participants from returning products in accordance with the regulation specified in the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$400,000 and NT$200,000 on the company and Chen OO, respectively.
  9. When marketing the "Sony SRS-XB 12 bluetooth speaker" product, Caijia (transliteration) International Co., Ltd. posted the text "Sony SRS-XB 12 bluetooth speaker portable NFC waterproof, dustproof bluetooth speaker." The wording was a false and misleading representation with regard to content of product and could also affect transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The CFT imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on the company.
  10. When marketing the "Cleanness expert ARC-FLASH photocatalyst antibacterial protection liquid" on etmall.com.tw, Eastern Home Shopping & Leisure Co., Ltd. and TIDDI Co., Ltd. posted the wording "ARC-FLASH photocatalyst passing the tests conducted by just and trustworthy institutions, including the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, the Food Industry Research and Development Institute, SGS, etc." The claim was a false and misleading representation with regard to quality of product and could also affect transaction decisions. It was in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on each company.
  11. Kanglin Life Enterprise Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, violated Article 20 (2) and Article 21 (2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by failing to process participant withdrawal and returned products within the statutory period after contract cancellation or termination. The FTC ordered the company to immediately cease the unlawful act and also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$300,000.
  12. Holyway Group Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, violated Article 20 (2) and Article 21 (2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by failing to process participant withdrawal and returned products according to law after contract cancellation or termination. The FTC ordered the company to immediately cease the unlawful act and also imposed on it an administrative fine of NT$400,000.

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

Updated at:2021-04-26 16:22:45
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