Cancellation of administrative punishment 6 years ago Aichi's company's petition commissioner October 2nd 16:25
Six years ago, the Fair Trade Commission reviewed the company's complaint against the administrative action taken by a starch manufacturing company in Aichi Prefecture as if it had tied a cartel that would unduly raise the price of starch used in adhesives. , We decided to cancel the disposition as no violation was found.
The disposal was canceled by Kato Chemical, a starch manufacturing company in Mihama-cho, Aichi Prefecture.
6 years ago, “Kato Chemical” said that when manufacturing corrugated cardboard, it was selling a starch called “Corn Starch” used for adhesives, and it had a cartel that unreasonably raised the price with seven other companies. We received an administrative disposition of a 41.16 million yen surcharge payment order and an exemption order to prevent recurrence from the Trading Commission.
Kato Chemical, on the other hand, has filed a complaint based on the “appeal system” in which companies that have been disposed of as `` not participating in violations '' can file a complaint, and the Fair Trade Commission examines whether the disposal is appropriate. It was.
As a result, it was found that Kato Chemical was not participating in the meeting that decided to raise the price, and the Fair Trade Commission decided to cancel the disposal.
The Fair Trade Commission commented that “we will continue to strive for appropriate law enforcement”. Kato Kagaku says, “I want to refrain from commenting because I am a lawyer.