Enforcement record

Surcharge Payment Order disclosure naming 中国電力株式会社

中国電力株式会社 (Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations)

This page records one action from a Japanese government disclosure, including the published name, governing law, authority, action details, and official source.

Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading RepresentationsConsumer Affairs AgencyGovernment disclosure28 May 2024

Action type

Surcharge Payment Order

Law

Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations

Authority

Consumer Affairs Agency

Action date

28 May 2024

Current page: Enforcement record

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Source verification

Public-source and preservation status

Publishing authority: Consumer Affairs Agency
Official source URL: Recorded by RegBase
Entity match: Not confirmed; shown under the published name
Kiroku preservation: Completed archive verified; Captured: Jul 12, 2026, 02:41 PM JST

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Action summary

Company: 中国電力株式会社Japanese only
Original: 中国電力株式会社
Governing law: Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations
景品表示法
Action type: Surcharge Payment Order
課徴金納付命令
Action date: 28 May 2024
Issuing authority: Consumer Affairs Agency
消費者庁
Industry context: 電力小売

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

Based on the investigation results by the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Fair Trade Commission (Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku Regional Office, Chugoku Branch), a surcharge payment order was issued to Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. regarding the display related to retail supply of household electricity applying the 'Gutto Zutto. Plan Smart Course' and 'Gutto Zutto. Plan Simple Course' electricity rates, in accordance with Article 8, Paragraph 1 of the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations.

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供給する家庭用の電気の小売供給のうち、「ぐっとずっと。プランスマートコース」と称する電気料金を適用する電気の小売供給及び「ぐっとずっと。プランシンプルコース」と称する電気料金を適用する電気の小売供給の各役務の取引に係る表示

Compliance context

Medium-high

A formal administrative order requiring payment of a monetary surcharge.

Consumer protection and advertising law covering misleading representations and unjustifiable premiums.

Review the amount, covered conduct, recurrence history, and remediation evidence before making a risk decision.

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Extracted at: 2026-04-24T23:15:51.591+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-04-24T23:15:51.591+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-12T05:41:33.96346+00:00

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Language

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