Enforcement record

Recommendation disclosure naming YKK AP株式会社

YKK AP株式会社 (Subcontract Act)

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Subcontract ActJapan Fair Trade CommissionGovernment disclosure10 March 2026

Action type

Recommendation

Law

Subcontract Act

Authority

Japan Fair Trade Commission

Action date

10 March 2026

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Action summary

Company
YKK AP株式会社Japanese only
Original: YKK AP株式会社
Governing law
Subcontract Act
下請法
Action type
Recommendation
勧告
Action date
10 March 2026
Issuing authority
Japan Fair Trade Commission
公正取引委員会
Industry context
建材製造販売

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

Between November 2023 and March 2024, YKK AP Corporation engaged in subcontracting activities related to building materials and their components. The company entered into mold handling rules with some subcontractors regarding molds for products that had not been ordered in the previous year. Despite not placing orders for these products from February 1, 2024, to January 27, 2026, YKK AP stored a total of 4,997 molds free of charge for its own use.

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YKKAPは、金型等①に関し、下請事業者①のうち一部の事業者との間で、前年度に発注がなかった本件製品等①に係る金型等①について廃棄の可否等を通知する旨定める金型取扱細則を取り交わし、遅くとも令和6年2月1日から令和8年1月27日までの間、金型等①を用いて製造する本件製品等①の発注を長期間行わないにもかかわらず、合計4,997型の金型等①を自己のために無償で保管させた。

Compliance context

Medium

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

Subcontracting law governing unfair treatment of subcontractors by main contractors.

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Evidence pack

Original Japan Fair Trade Commission source (Japanese)Open preserved source and evidence pack
Extracted at
2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00
Evidence checked
2026-05-09T18:03:50.765+00:00
Archive captured
2026-05-09T18:04:21.732446+00:00
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    "generatedAt": "2026-07-15T03:06:39.393Z"
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    "English summaries are provided for reference. The original Japanese source is authoritative.",
    "Possible or unresolved entity matches should be manually verified before use in a decision."
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