Enforcement record

Recommendation disclosure naming SMK株式会社

SMK株式会社 (Subcontract Act)

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Subcontract ActJapan Fair Trade CommissionGovernment disclosure15 July 2025

Action type

Recommendation

Law

Subcontract Act

Authority

Japan Fair Trade Commission

Action date

15 July 2025

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Action summary

Company
SMK株式会社Japanese only
Original: SMK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
15 July 2025
Issuing authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission
公正取引委員会
Industry context
電子部品製造

Violation

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SMK Corporation, a company with capital of 300 million yen or less, was found to have lent molds and mold components owned by itself or its customers to subcontractors. Despite not placing orders for parts manufactured using these molds after January 1, 2024, SMK required subcontractors to store a total of 823 molds free of charge, thereby unfairly harming their interests. The Fair Trade Commission issued a recommendation on July 15, 2025, under the Subcontractor Payment Delay Prevention Law.

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SMKは、下請事業者に対して自社又は自社の顧客が所有する金型又は金型を構成する部品(以下「金型等」という。)を貸与していたところ、遅くとも令和6年1月1日以降、当該金型等を用いて製造する部品の発注を長期間行わないにもかかわらず、下請事業者に対し、合計823個の金型等を自己のために無償で保管させることにより、下請事業者の利益を不当に害していた。

Compliance context

Medium

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

Japanese regulatory disclosure under Subcontract Act.

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Evidence pack

Original Japan Fair Trade Commission source (Japanese)Open preserved source and evidence pack
Extracted at
2026-07-10T07:50:32.066+00:00
Evidence checked
2026-07-10T07:50:32.582+00:00
Archive captured
2026-07-10T07:51:52.130893+00:00
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    "English summaries are provided for reference. The original Japanese source is authoritative.",
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