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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by authority- Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA) €11,506 100 % · 3 cases
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, 経済産業省) – 0 % · 1 case
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by company- Anonymised companies €11,506 100 % · 1 case
- GEO Store Co., Ltd. (株式会社ゲオストア) – 0 % · 1 case
- Japanet Takata Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジャパネットたかた) – 0 % · 1 case
- アストレード株式会社 – 0 % · 1 case
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | €11,506 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 2 | – |
| 2026 | 1 | – |
4 cases
11 Jun 2026 GEO Store Co., Ltd. (株式会社ゲオストア)GEO Store: order over a sham deadline in a smartphone buy-back promotion Order
GEO Store advertised, among other channels on the official GEO account on X, for example from 12 May to 8 June 2025, a 10% bonus on buy-back prices for used smartphones and tablets that was said to apply only until a certain date. In fact, the same or higher bonuses were available afterwards; the investigation was conducted jointly with the Chubu office of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC, 公正取引委員会).
Time-limited promotions must actually end – a deadline after which the offer continues unchanged creates artificial time pressure.
Time-limited offers and artificial urgency
- Authority / court
- Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Art. 7 Abs. 1 i. V. m. Art. 5 Nr. 2 Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法, Gesetz Nr. 134/1962)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 11 Jun 2026
- 株式会社ゲオストアに対する景品表示法に基づく措置命令について (Eintrag, 11.06.2026) Press release of an authority
- News Release 11.06.2026 mit Maßnahmenanordnung 消表対第484号 (PDF) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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12 Sep 2025 Japanet Takata Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジャパネットたかた)Japanet Takata: order over comparison with a future 'regular price' for osechi Order
From 8 October to 23 November 2024, Japanet Takata offered a two-tier New Year food box ('osechi' for 2025) in its online shop, stating that the 'Japanet regular price' of 29,980 JPY had been reduced by 10,000 JPY to 19,980 JPY, with the regular price presented as applying after the promotion ended. There was no reliable plan to sell at the higher price afterwards; the investigation was conducted jointly with the Kyushu office of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC, 公正取引委員会).
Anyone advertising against a future price needs a robust sales plan at that price that is actually carried out.
Reference prices and discount promotions
- Authority / court
- Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Art. 7 Abs. 1 i. V. m. Art. 5 Nr. 2 Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法, Gesetz Nr. 134/1962)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 12 Sep 2025
- 株式会社ジャパネットたかたに対する景品表示法に基づく措置命令について (Eintrag, 12.09.2025) Press release of an authority
- News Release 12.09.2025 mit Maßnahmenanordnung 消表対第1401号 (PDF) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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9 May 2025 アストレード株式会社アストレード株式会社: one-year export ban after exports to Russia with a false destination Order
Between 17 August 2022 and 5 June 2023, in 18 shipments, the company exported a total of 523 items whose export to Russia is restricted, including motorcycles and personal watercraft, to Russia without the minister’s approval, declaring South Korea as the final destination. Under Art. 53(2) and (3) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, the company was barred from 16 May 2025 to 15 May 2026 from exporting any goods listed in Appended Table 2-3 of the Export Trade Control Order to any destination, including via third parties. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.
End-use checks and circumvention of Russia sanctions
- Authority / court
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, 経済産業省)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (外国為替及び外国貿易法) Art. 53 Abs. 2 und 3; Export Trade Control Order (輸出貿易管理令) Anhang 2-3
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 9 May 2025
- 経済産業省 – 外国為替及び外国貿易法に基づく行政処分（輸出禁止等）を行いました（2025年5月9日） Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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16 Sep 2022 a Japanese TV shopping companyTV shopping company: surcharge for unsubstantiated slimming claims in TV shopping €11,506
On 17 March 2019, the TV shopping company promoted a beauty roller using radio-frequency heat and EMS muscle stimulation in a TV shopping programme on BS satellite television, claiming that ten minutes of daily use over three to four weeks would slim the treated body area, such as the waistline. The documents the company submitted did not substantiate this effect, so the advertising was deemed misleading; a surcharge (turnover-based monetary payment) of 1,640,000 JPY was imposed.
Anyone broadcasting efficacy promises for beauty or fitness devices needs robust evidence in advance; small print such as 'results may vary' does not cancel out the overall impression.
Substantiating efficacy claims in advertising
- Authority / court
- Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Art. 8 Abs. 1 und 3 i. V. m. Art. 5 Nr. 1 Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法, Gesetz Nr. 134/1962)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Culpability
- negligent
- Published
- 16 Sep 2022
Original amount 1,640,000 JPY, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2022.
- Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁, CAA), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2022) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 16 Sep 2024 · Direct link