Enforcement record

Recommendation disclosure naming ＳＡＮＥＩ株式会社

ＳＡＮＥＩ株式会社 (Subcontract Act)

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

Subcontract ActJapan Fair Trade CommissionGovernment disclosure26 September 2024

Action type

Recommendation

Law

Subcontract Act

Authority

Japan Fair Trade Commission

Action date

26 September 2024

Current page: Enforcement record

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Source verification

Public-source and preservation status

Publishing authority: Japan Fair Trade Commission
Official source URL: Recorded by RegBase
Entity match: Not confirmed; shown under the published name
Kiroku preservation: Completed archive verified; Captured: Jul 10, 2026, 04:49 PM JST

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Action summary

Company: ＳＡＮＥＩ株式会社Japanese only
Original: ＳＡＮＥＩ株式会社
Governing law: Subcontract Act
下請代金支払遅延等防止法
Action type: Recommendation
勧告
Action date: 26 September 2024
Issuing authority: Japan Fair Trade Commission
公正取引委員会
Industry context: 水栓金具製造販売

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

SANEI Corporation, a water fixture manufacturer with capital under 300 million yen, was advised by the Fair Trade Commission for violations of the Subcontractor Payment Delay Prevention Law. The violations include: (1) from July 2022 to January 2024, deducting 'purchase discounts' totaling 4,709,138 yen from payments to 10 subcontractors; (2) on August 30, 2024, paying back the deducted amount; (3) lending molds (totaling 692 types) without charge to 50 subcontractors, despite not ordering products made with these molds for a long period after July 1, 2022, and conducting annual inventory checks that unjustly harmed subcontractors' interests; (4) discarding 182 molds out of the 692 types between July 31, 2023, and April 5, 2024, affecting 28 subcontractors. The actions involved lending molds without charge and conducting inventory checks, which are violations of the law.

Show original Japanese text

ＳＡＮＥＩは、資本金の額が３億円以下の法人たる事業者に対し、自社が販売する又は製造を請け負う水栓金具等の製造を委託している。下請代金の額から「仕入割引」の額を差し引き、金型を無償で貸与し棚卸し作業を行わせるなどの行為。

Compliance context

Medium

A regulator issued a recommendation or formal request for corrective action.

Japanese regulatory disclosure under Subcontract Act.

Review the facts and follow-up status. This is usually less severe than a suspension or revocation, but still a public enforcement signal.

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Extracted at: 2026-07-10T07:49:30.602+00:00
Evidence checked: 2026-07-10T07:49:31.369+00:00
Archive captured: 2026-07-10T07:49:48.493558+00:00

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Language

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About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.