The Tokyo High Court found a flaw in the order in a proceeding filed by a supermarket chain in Okayama City, which was ordered by the Fair Trade Commission to pay a surcharge for making unreasonable demands such as helping suppliers display products. I handed down a ruling to revoke it as it exists.
The supermarket chain "Sanyo Marunaka", headquartered in Okayama City, made a fair transaction in 2011, alleging that it made unreasonable demands on employees of 165 suppliers, such as helping to display products when opening a new store. The Commission ordered a surcharge of more than 222 million yen, and even the appealing referee was charged a surcharge of about 178 million yen.
Wataru Murata, the judge of the Tokyo High Court, said in a ruling on the 11th, "The order does not specifically tell which trader the act against is an unreasonable demand using a superior position in the transaction, and the order is incomplete. He acknowledged Sanyo Marunaka's proceedings and canceled the surcharge order.
Japan Fair Trade Commission "Sorry that the claim was not accepted"
The Japan Fair Trade Commission commented, "It is a pity that the allegations were not accepted, but we would like to consider the future response after thoroughly examining the content of the judgment."
Sanyo Marunaka "We will continue to strengthen our efforts to prevent" violation "acts."
On the other hand, Sanyo Marunaka commented, "I am glad that our allegations were accepted. We will continue to strengthen our efforts to prevent any acts that are considered to be violations."