According to Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Consumer Protection Act, a “business entity” means any entity that designs, produces, manufactures, imports, and distributes consumer products or provides consumer services for commercial purposes. As used in this Consumer Protection Act, the term of “business entity” has the following meanings: (1) Business entities are entities selling consumer products or services for commercial purposes: Any consumer product or service provider, whether it is a corporation, organization or individual, is a business entity if it sells its products or services for commercial purposes. Any entity engaging in business of agriculture, forestry, fishery or animal husbandry, constitutes a business entity under the Consumer Protection Act. However, farmers, foresters, fishermen and shepherd who do not usually sell their products for commercial purposes but only occasionally provide their products for sale, are not business entities. The law enforcement agencies which do not engage in any business for commercial purposes, are not business entities. In addition, a business entity’s employees are not part of that business entity. (2) Categories of business entities: Business entities are divided into the following categories based on the nature of their business: (i) Business entities engage in designing, producing, and manufacturing consumer products or providing consumer services. (ii) Business entities engage in distributing consumer products or services. (iii) Business entities engage in importing consumer products or services. (iv) Media entities engage in advertising.
Hit:
2715
Updated:
2009-07-12 15:10
Reviewed:
2009-07-12 15:10
Source:
Law and Regulation Commission of Taipei City Government
