公取 ビックカメラに勧告へ PB商品巡り下請法違反か

Public Toll Recommendation to Bic Camera for Violation of Subcontract Act over PB Products

Public Toll Recommendation to Bic Camera for Violation of Subcontract Act over PB Products
家電量販店大手のビックカメラが商品の製造を委託した業者に対して代金を不当に減額していたとして公正取引委員会が勧告を行う方針を固めたことが分かりました

It has been learned that the Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue a recommendation to Bic Camera, a major consumer electronics retailer, for unfairly reducing charges to the companies it outsources to manufacture its products.

It has been learned that the Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue a recommendation to Bic Camera, a major consumer electronics retailer, for unfairly reducing charges to the companies it outsources to manufacture its products.
関係者によりますと、ビックカメラはプライベートブランドの家電の製造などを委託していた、およそ50社に対し本来の代金から、不当に支払いを減額していたということです

According to people involved, Bic Camera unfairly reduced payments from the original prices to approximately 50 companies to which it outsourced manufacturing of private brand home appliances.

According to people involved, Bic Camera unfairly reduced payments from the original prices to approximately 50 companies to which it outsourced manufacturing of private brand home appliances.
公取は、こうした行為が下請法違反にあたるとして近く再発防止を勧告する方針を固めました

The JFTC has determined that this behavior violates the Subcontract Act and has decided to recommend measures to prevent recurrence in the near future.

The JFTC has determined that this behavior violates the Subcontract Act and has decided to recommend measures to prevent recurrence in the near future.
減額分は調査が行われた2023年夏からの1年間で、合わせて5億円以上に上ります

The total amount of reductions will be over 500 million yen for one year from the summer of 2023, when the survey was conducted.

The total amount of reductions will be over 500 million yen for one year from the summer of 2023, when the survey was conducted.