"Amazon Japan" refunds 2 billion yen to the supplier at 18:02 on September 10
It is said that Amazon Japan, an online mail order company, compensated for the discount of the products sold to users by the supplier, and Amazon Japan refunded 2 billion yen to about 1400 companies. Has been decided.
In response to this, the Fair Trade Commission will not perform administrative sanctions against Amazon Japan for violating the Antimonopoly Act.
Amazon Japan, which is headquartered in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, said that it had a supplier compensate the discount while the sales of daily necessities and cooking appliances sold on its site decreased due to price reduction competition with other companies. In addition, I suspected a violation of the Antimonopoly Act, which forbids the abuse of a dominant position.
According to the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Amazon Japan has
compiled a plan that includes
:
▽ Abandoning violations and reviewing the compliance system,
▽ Refunding unfairly earned money to suppliers, the Fair Trade Commission said on the 10th. , Certified this plan.
It is said that there are about 1400 companies to be refunded, and the total amount is 2 billion yen.
As a result, the Fair Trade Commission will not implement administrative sanctions on Amazon Japan.
This response is based on a system called a "commitment procedure" in which if the Fair Trade Commission recognizes a plan for improvement by a business operator suspected of violating the Antimonopoly Act, administrative penalties such as a surcharge payment order will be exempted. Was done
If a business operator who violates the Antimonopoly Act pays a surcharge, it will be paid to the national treasury, but it is said that refunding like this time will lead to recovery of damage.
Amazon Japan commented, "We will continue to engage in open and constructive dialogue in the development of business with all of our business partners."