The Japan Fair Trade Commission found that Oji Container had required the free storage of product-related dimensional information, including printing plates, and recommended measures to prevent recurrence for violating the Subcontracting Act. Japanese media reported these facts and the move to request corrective action.
On the 22nd, the Japan Fair Trade Commission found that Oji Container, a subsidiary of Oji Holdings Corporation, had required the free storage of printing plates and other items in transactions involving the manufacture of corrugated board products, and recommended measures to prevent recurrence for violating the Subcontracting Act. The article focuses on the facts of the case.
The recommendation indicates that the commission has been issuing recommendations for violations of the act in light of other companies also being found to have required the free storage of printing plates. On the same day, the commission, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency requested corrective action from the industry body, the National Federation of Corrugated Board Industry Associations.
The request for corrective action is intended to promote fair practices across the industry, and specific corrective measures by the association are anticipated going forward. The article includes members-only content and directs readers to register as paid members to view the remainder.
Beginning with the case of Oji Container, a member of the Oji Holdings group, continued attention is expected to focus on the issues surrounding violations of the Subcontracting Act over the free storage of printing plates and the industry association’s corrective activities.