Prohibited Unfair Competition Practices

The following acts of unfair competition are prohibited in business activities:

- Infringement on business secrets in the following forms:- Accessing or collecting business secrets against the confidentiality measures of the information owner;- Disclosing or using business secrets without the permission of the information owner.

- Forcing customers or business partners of other businesses through acts of threat or coercion to compel them to cease or refrain from transacting with those businesses;- Providing untruthful information about other businesses by directly or indirectly disseminating false information affecting the reputation, financial status, or business operations of those businesses;- Disrupting the business operations of other businesses by directly or indirectly obstructing or interrupting their legitimate business activities;- Illegally enticing customers through the following forms:- Providing false or misleading information to customers about a business, its goods, services, promotions, or transaction conditions related to its goods or services to attract customers from other businesses;- Comparing one's own goods or services with similar goods or services of other businesses without substantiating the claims.- Selling goods or providing services below the total production cost leading to or likely leading to the exclusion of other businesses from the market for those goods or services;- Other acts of unfair competition prohibited under other laws.

This content is stipulated in Article 45 of the Competition Law 2018.

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