公平交易法

This law states its purpose: to maintain market order and consumer interests, ensure free and fair competition, and promote economic stability and prosperity.

This provision defines when an enterprise is treated as a “combination.”

企業在符合特定市場占有率或銷售金額條件時，必須先向主管機關申報結合，並在受理完整申報後的30個工作日內不得結合，除非主管機關延長或提前結束期間。

本條列出前條第一項規定的不適用情形。

If the economic benefit of a business combination outweighs the harm from limiting competition, the competent authority must not prohibit it.

This provision defines “concerted action” as coordinated conduct by competing businesses at the same stage of production or marketing that jointly sets or restricts business terms and can affect the market.

事業原則上不得為聯合行為；符合特定情形且為整體經濟與公共利益所必要，經主管機關許可者，不在此限。

主管機關核發前條許可時，可以附加條件或負擔；許可期限不得超過5年。

許可後的聯合行為如許可理由消失、經濟情況改變、超出許可範圍，或違反附加條件／負擔，主管機關可以撤銷或變更許可，並可命其停止、改正或採取必要更正措施。

主管機關應主動公開前三條所涉及的許可，以及相關的條件、負擔與期限。

事業不得限制交易相對人就供給商品的轉售價格；有正當理由者除外，且同樣適用於服務。

This provision defines who counts as a “business” under the statute.

Businesses must not engage in certain conduct that may restrict competition.

事業不得對商品或廣告作虛假或誤導表示，也不得販賣、運送、輸出或輸入載有這類表示的商品；相關規定也適用於服務。

Businesses may not use famous names, trade names, company names, marks, packaging, appearance, or similar signs in a way that confuses goods or services, with listed exceptions. A business may also ask another business to add a distinguishing label when customer-source confusion is likely.

Businesses must not improperly use gifts or prizes to win trade opportunities, and the competent authority may set rules on the scope of gifts/prizes, the improper amount, and related matters.

Business may not spread false statements for competitive purposes if they are enough to damage another person’s business reputation.

Businesses must not engage in deceptive or manifestly unfair conduct that can affect trading order, unless this Act provides otherwise.

主管機關得就涉有違反本法且危害公共利益的情事，依檢舉或依職權進行調查處理。

主管機關調查時，可以通知當事人和關係人到場、要求提出資料或證物、派員到相關場所調查，並可在必要範圍內扣留可作證據的物品。

主管機關在調查中，若事業承諾在期限內停止並改正違法行為，主管機關可以中止調查；事業履行承諾後，主管機關也可以終止調查，但在特定情況下必須恢復調查。

被害人可以請求停止或預防對其權益的侵害。

「交易相對人」是指與事業進行或成立交易的供給者或需求者。

事業違反本法規定並侵害他人權益時，應負損害賠償責任。

被害人可請求按加害人獲利計算損害額；若屬事業的故意行為，法院可酌定高於損害額的賠償，但不得超過已證明損害額的三倍。

本章所定的請求權，知道有行為及賠償義務人後二年內不行使就會消滅；另外，自行為時起超過十年的，也同樣消滅。

被害人起訴時，可以請求由侵害人負擔費用，將判決書內容登載新聞紙。

違反第九條或第十五條，經主管機關限期命停止、改正或採取必要更正措施後，屆期未遵行，或停止後再犯的，行為人會被處罰。

違反第十五條的事業，在符合本條列出的條件之一且經主管機關事先同意時，可能免除或減輕第四十條第一項、第二項的罰鍰處分。

A person who violates Articles 19 or 20, and then fails to stop, correct, or take required corrective measures after a competent authority order, or repeats the violation after stopping, may be punished with up to two years’ imprisonment, detention, and/or a fine up to NT$50 million.

Violating Article 24 can lead to up to 2 years’ imprisonment, detention, or a fine up to NT$50 million; if the violation is committed in business by a company’s representative, agent, employee, or other staff, the company can also be fined.

For the penalties under Articles 34, 36, and 37, any heavier rule in another law applies instead.

事業違反結合申報、禁止或附加負擔規定時，主管機關可禁止結合、要求分設、處分股份或營業，並可罰鍰；違反處分時，還可命解散、歇業或停業。

This provision defines “competition” as the conduct of two or more businesses in a market seeking transaction opportunities through better price, quantity, quality, service, or other terms.

主管機關可以命違規事業限期停止、改正或採取必要更正措施，並可處罰鍰；屆期不改正的，還可以按次加重罰鍰。

前二條規定的裁處權，在五年期間經過後消滅。

主管機關可以要求違規事業限期停止、改正或採取必要更正措施，並可處罰鍰。

同業公會或其他團體違法時，主管機關可以一併處罰參與違法行為的成員；但成員若能證明自己不知情、未同意、未實施，或已在調查前停止，則不處罰。

If a person under investigation violates Article 27(3), the authority may fine them NT$50,000 to NT$500,000. If they are notified again and, without good reason, evade, obstruct, or refuse the investigation, the authority may keep notifying the investigation and impose a per-occasion fine of NT$100,000 to NT$1,000,000 until they comply.

依著作權法、商標法、專利法或其他智慧財產權法規行使權利的正當行為，不適用本法。

For business conduct related to competition, the rules in this Act apply first.

未經認許之外國法人或團體，對於本法規定事項，可以提起告訴、自訴或民事訴訟，但要符合互惠條件或經核准的保護協議。

主管機關得設立反托拉斯基金，並可就檢舉獎金等事項訂定辦法。

對主管機關依本法所為處分或決定不服的人，可以直接走行政訴訟程序；修法前尚未終結的訴願事件，依訴願法終結。

主管機關負責訂定本法的施行細則。

This provision defines “related market” as the area or scope where an enterprise competes in certain goods or services.

本法原則上自公布日施行，但中華民國一百零四年一月二十二日修正的第十條及第十一條，改為自公布三十日後施行。

本條指定本法的主管機關為公平交易委員會；若本法事項牽涉其他部會職掌，主管機關應先與相關部會商同辦理。

This provision defines what counts as a monopoly and when two or more businesses are treated as a monopoly.

This provision sets market-share thresholds and related exceptions for when businesses are excluded from being recognized as a monopoly business, while allowing the competent authority to still recognize monopoly status in certain restrictive market-entry situations.

The monopoly enterprise may not engage in unfair competition-blocking acts, improper price or service-fee decisions, giving special favors without reason, or other abuses of market position.

Chapter 1 is titled “General Provisions.”

本章標題為「不公平競爭」。

Chapter 4 covers investigation and disposition procedures.

This chapter is about damages compensation.

This chapter is titled Penalties.

This is a chapter heading for the supplementary provisions section.

Chapter 8 is titled “Restrictions on Competition.”