Fair Trade Commission (Taiwan)

Fair Trade Commission公平交易委員會
Gōngpíngjiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

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Agency overview
Formed| 27 January 1992
Jurisdiction|  Republic of China
Headquarters| Zhongzheng, Taipei
Agency executives|

* Huang Mei-ying, Chairperson
* Perng Shaw-jiin, Deputy Chairperson

Parent agency| Executive Yuan
Website| www.ftc.gov.tw

The Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of China (FTC; Chinese: 公平交易委員會; pinyin: Gōngpíngjiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì) is an independent government agency subordinate to the Executive Yuan which is responsible for competition policy, trade practices, formulating fair trade policy, laws, regulations, investigating activities restricting competition, such as monopolies, mergers, collusions, cartels, and other unfair trade practices on the part of enterprises in the Republic of China.[1]

The FTC is different from other foreign government regulators in that the Consumer Protection functions is administered by the Consumer Protection Committee.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Structure
* 3 Chairpersons
* 4 Transportation
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

The Fair Trade Commission was created in 1992 to regulate competition and enforced trade practices. It has the powers to investigate illegal activities such as predatory pricing, collusion, cartels, mergers and other unfair trade practices that hurt choices, prices, create monopolies and reduce competition.[1]

## Structure

* First Department
* Second Department
* Third Department
* Department of Planning
* Department of Legal Affairs
* Secretariat
* Personnel Office
* Accounting Office
* Statistical Office
* Civil Service Ethics Office

## Chairpersons

* Wang Chih-kang (zh) (27 January 1992 – 9 June 1996)
* Chao Yang-ching (10 June 1996 – 26 January 2001; acting until 26 January 1998)
* Hwang Tzong-leh (zh) (27 January 2001 – 26 January 2007)
* Yu Chao-chuan (27 January 2007 – 31 January 2007)
* Tang Jinn-chuan (zh) (1 February 2007 – 31 July 2009)
* Wu Shiow-ming (1 August 2009 – 31 January 2017; acting until 31 January 2010)
* Huang Mei-ying (since 1 February 2017)

## Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance South West from Shandao Temple Station of the Taipei Metro.

## See also

* Executive Yuan
* Competition regulator

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1]

## External links

* Free Trade Commission Official Website (in Chinese)

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