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  1. When marketing the "US OLSMO PURE NSF/UKAS double-certified CTO activated coal (chunks)" on the shopee shopping website, You Xuan Co., Ltd. claimed in the advertisement that the product had been "certified by the NSF." 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 the company.
  2. When marketing the "Keshuai Air Fryer AF606" product on the PChome Online 24h shopping website, PChome Online Inc. claimed in the advertisement that the product was "the only one certified by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection" and "the only one passing the safety certification conducted by BSMI; BSMI: R3B697." The wording 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 the company.
  3. When marketing the "Keshuai Air Fryer AF606" product on the PChome Online 24h shopping website, Chaohuang Co., Ltd. claimed in the advertisement that the product was "the only one certified by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection" and "the only one passing the safety certification conducted by BSMI; BSMI: R3B697." The wording 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$100,000 on the company.
  4. In an advertisement displayed on the Tsann Kuen shopping website for the "Songen SG-1720 energy-saving, warm and hot water dispenser" product, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Legent Science and Technology Co., Ltd. posted the wording "Energy Label" and "awarded the Energy Label," and also claimed that the product was a modification of the earlier "JD-1223" model. 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.
  5. vyvo Taiwan, a multi-level marketing business, violated Article 24 of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by failing to process participant withdrawal and returned products according to law and Article 21 (2) of the same act was applicable mutatis mutandis. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$100,000 on the company.
  6. The Non-Life Insurance Association of the Republic of China made a decision during a supervisors' meeting to set the lower limit of the rate of use of commercial fire insurance surcharges to restrict the business activity of its members. The practice was able to affect the supply-demand function in the relevant market and was in violation of Article 15 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC ordered the association to immediately cease the unlawful act as well as revise related self-discipline regulations and notify all members in writing within two months.

 

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Updated at:2021-05-19 16:33:54
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