Fair Trade Commission Initiates Disciplinary Procedures Against Hoban for Affiliate Reporting Omissions

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyungsoo] The Fair Trade Commission has initiated disciplinary procedures against Hoban Construction for failing to properly report data related to affiliates held by special relations of the same person (the owner).

According to the industry on the 10th, the Fair Trade Commission Secretariat sent a review report containing disciplinary opinions to Hoban Construction, which is suspected of omitting the submission of data for designation as a large business group.

The Fair Trade Commission designates "publicly disclosed business groups" (large business groups) annually. To do this, it receives data on affiliates, relatives, executives, and shareholders from the same person of each business group in accordance with the Fair Trade Act.

Hoban Construction is suspected of omitting data related to "Segisangsa," which at the time was the largest shareholder and was the son-in-law of Chairman Kim Sang-yeol, the same person, when submitting data for designation as a large business group to the Fair Trade Commission in 2018.

According to the Fair Trade Commission's "Guidelines for Reporting Violations and Submission of Data Related to Business Groups," if the recognizability is "significant," or if the recognizability is "considerable" and the seriousness is "significant," it becomes subject to prosecution.

The Fair Trade Commission will soon hold a subcommittee meeting with three commissioners to finalize the level of disciplinary action.

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