July 12, 2023
Japan Fair Trade Commission
(G7 Enforcers and Policy Makers Summit (Tokyo))
Today, I would like to talk about two topics.
First of all, I would like to introduce G7 Joint Competition Enforcers and Policy Makers Summit that will be held in Tokyo.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will host a G7 Joint Competition Enforcers and Policy Makers Summit on November 8, 2023 in Tokyo in cooperation with Secretariat of Digital Market Competition Headquarters, Cabinet Headquarters, Cabinet Secretariat to facilitate international efforts to promote competitive markets and effective competition law enforcement in the digital field.
On November 9, 2023, the day after the Summit, Competition Policy Research Center of the JFTC will host a symposium, “The Roles of G7 Competition Authorities under Social and Economic Shifts” as the side event of the Summit.
To ensure the success of these events, the Japan Fair Trade Commission will continue to work on preparations in cooperation with the G7 members.
( "Consultation Cases on the Antimonopoly Act" for fiscal 2022)
Second, I would like to talk about the "Consultation Cases on the Antimonopoly Act" for fiscal 2022, which was released on June 30.
When business enterprises or trade associations intend to implement new initiatives, the Japan Fair Trade Commission provides preliminary consultation on whether the planned conducts will be a problem under the Antimonopoly Act. Among the consultations we got from these business enterprises and trade associations, the JFTC compiles a collection of consultation cases that it considers to be helpful to non-consultees, and publishes them every year. The 2022 report of consultation cases published on June 30 contains 9 cases.
The specific cases included in the 2022 report are as follows:
① As a consultation case about the activities of business enterprises, 4 companies engaged in supermarket business, jointly declared that they would review business practices pertaining to delivery deadlines in ordering products from wholesalers as a solution of the “2024 Issue” of logistics, and it was found that there was no problem under the Antimonopoly Act (Case 1)
②As a consultation case about the activities of trade associations, the members of the cooperative association decided that not to bear the amount equivalent to the consumption tax regarding the trades with duty-free business suppliers in relation to the invoice system, and it was found that this could be a problem under the Antimonopoly Act (Case 4)
③As a consultation case on the activities of trade associations, a trade association prepared action guidelines for improving the working environment for employees, etc. of member enterprises and it was found that there was no problem under the Antimonopoly Act (Case 6)
On the JFTC website, you can view more than 300 cases included in the yearly reports of consultation cases published in the past, including those for fiscal 2022. You can also search each case by keywords, types of conduct, etc. As we describe the viewpoints under the Antimonopoly Act in each case, we hope that business enterprises and trade associations will further deepen their understanding of the Antimonopoly Act and prevent violations of the Antimonopoly Act by referring to the consultation case series.
（Tentative translation）
Today, I would like to talk about two topics.
First of all, I would like to introduce G7 Joint Competition Enforcers and Policy Makers Summit that will be held in Tokyo.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) will host a G7 Joint Competition Enforcers and Policy Makers Summit on November 8, 2023 in Tokyo in cooperation with Secretariat of Digital Market Competition Headquarters, Cabinet Headquarters, Cabinet Secretariat to facilitate international efforts to promote competitive markets and effective competition law enforcement in the digital field.
On November 9, 2023, the day after the Summit, Competition Policy Research Center of the JFTC will host a symposium, “The Roles of G7 Competition Authorities under Social and Economic Shifts” as the side event of the Summit.
To ensure the success of these events, the Japan Fair Trade Commission will continue to work on preparations in cooperation with the G7 members.
( "Consultation Cases on the Antimonopoly Act" for fiscal 2022)
Second, I would like to talk about the "Consultation Cases on the Antimonopoly Act" for fiscal 2022, which was released on June 30.
When business enterprises or trade associations intend to implement new initiatives, the Japan Fair Trade Commission provides preliminary consultation on whether the planned conducts will be a problem under the Antimonopoly Act. Among the consultations we got from these business enterprises and trade associations, the JFTC compiles a collection of consultation cases that it considers to be helpful to non-consultees, and publishes them every year. The 2022 report of consultation cases published on June 30 contains 9 cases.
The specific cases included in the 2022 report are as follows:
① As a consultation case about the activities of business enterprises, 4 companies engaged in supermarket business, jointly declared that they would review business practices pertaining to delivery deadlines in ordering products from wholesalers as a solution of the “2024 Issue” of logistics, and it was found that there was no problem under the Antimonopoly Act (Case 1)
②As a consultation case about the activities of trade associations, the members of the cooperative association decided that not to bear the amount equivalent to the consumption tax regarding the trades with duty-free business suppliers in relation to the invoice system, and it was found that this could be a problem under the Antimonopoly Act (Case 4)
③As a consultation case on the activities of trade associations, a trade association prepared action guidelines for improving the working environment for employees, etc. of member enterprises and it was found that there was no problem under the Antimonopoly Act (Case 6)
On the JFTC website, you can view more than 300 cases included in the yearly reports of consultation cases published in the past, including those for fiscal 2022. You can also search each case by keywords, types of conduct, etc. As we describe the viewpoints under the Antimonopoly Act in each case, we hope that business enterprises and trade associations will further deepen their understanding of the Antimonopoly Act and prevent violations of the Antimonopoly Act by referring to the consultation case series.
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