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Sudden problems in the head office against dealers are rarely eradicated. When the Korea Fair Trade Commission has so-called'retaliation measures' at the head office, the agency has decided to make compensation for up to three times the amount of damages.

This is reporter Kim Hye-min.

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In 2013, a famous liquor company planned to withdraw from some wholesalers as sales declined.

When the repulsed wholesalers created a council, the headquarters canceled contracts with some wholesalers.

The FTC reported an unfair act against the agency and imposed a fine of 100 million won, but most of the agency owners lost their claims.

[Liquor store representative (at the time of 2013): I'm having financial difficulties in areas where I couldn't do business. I think it is necessary to compensate for the termination of the contract.] The

FTC decided to expand the subject of punitive damages to'retaliation measures'.

If the company forms a group and the company makes retaliation measures such as termination of the contract, the agency must ask for three times the amount of damages.

If the agency reports the head office to the FTC or is disadvantaged by the head office for cooperating with the FTC investigation, it may be compensated up to three times.

Regulations that allow agencies with weak bargaining power to form groups are also specified.

[Baejaehong / revive national distributor association Secretary General: I've been a requirement, as well as collective bargaining Kwon configuration to prevent unfair trade just a pity because that part is not stipulated -

the FTC is scheduled to submit the proposed amendment to the National Assembly this year.

At the same time, the Fair Trade Commission has also begun to investigate the actual conditions of furniture companies and wholesale publishers who have unilaterally paid the promotional expenses to their agencies.

(Video editing: So Ji-hye)