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  1. Huana (transliteration) Bar, Longchang (transliteration) Bar, Haomen (transliteration) Bar and Jinchang (transliteration) Bar jointly decided to collect private room charges starting on Feb. 1, 2021. The practice could have had an effect on the supply-demand function of the restaurant and bar service market in Taipei City and was in violation of Article 15 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$150,000 on Huana Bar and NT$100,000 on each of the other three businesses.
  2. When marketing GIO baby pillows, Mibi Co., Ltd., MamiBuy International Information Co., Ltd. and Jhong Yin International Co., Ltd. claimed in advertisements that the products could prevent suffocation. 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 administrative fines of NT$200,000, NT$100,000 and NT$50,000 on the three companies, respectively.
  3. When marketing the Farglory Wenxinhui (transliteration) housing project, Farglory Construction Co., Ltd. and Farglory Land Development Co., Ltd. provided the media with information which indicated that the housing project included a 600-ping atrium garden between the phase 1 and 2 buildings. The claim was a false and misleading representation with regard to content of product and could also affect transaction decisions in violation of Article 21 (1) of the Fair Trade Act. The FTC imposed administrative fines of NT$1.2 million and NT$1 million on the two companies, respectively.
  4. When marketing a 3M super air purifier (model no. CHI MSPD-01UCRC-1) on etmall, Eastern Home Shopping and Leisure Co. Ltd. and Creata Corporation posted the text of "Awarded the Energy Label by the Ministry of Economic Affairs." The claim 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 each company.
  5. Kangyao Life Style Service Enterprise Co., Ltd., a multi-level marketing business, violated Article 17 (2) of the Multi-level Marketing Supervision Act by failing to keep the CPA-certified financial statement for the previous year in the head office. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$50,000 on the company.
  6. Xia Yu International Co., Ltd. posted an advertisement for "free-of-charge leather goods care technique lessons" and posted the wording of "Tuition: free" and "No tuition, no material, tool and venue charges; only determination to learn needed." The claim was a false and misleading representation with regard to content of service and could also affect transaction decisions in violation of Paragraph 4 of Article 21 of the Fair Trade Act and Paragraph 1 of the same article was applicable mutatis mutandis. The FTC imposed an administrative fine of NT$150,000 on the company.
  7. When marketing on etmall.com St. Malo men's jackets made of sterilizing Ionic+ silver fiber fabric, Easter Home Shopping and Leisure Co., Ltd. and Chiuan Terng International Co., Ltd. claimed the sterilizing effect could last forever. The claim 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$200,000 on each company.
  8. When marketing the Xiaomi power bank 3 product on shopee.com, Three Little Princesses Co. posted in advertisements the wording of "spot goods ready for delivery" knowing that there was nothing in stock. The claim was a false and misleading representation with regard to content of product and delivery timeline 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$150,000 on the company.

 

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Updated at:2022-11-16 15:30:27
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