No prime contractor shall limit a subcontractor’s opportunities to receive an order, suspend transactions with a subcontractor, or give any other disadvantages to a subcontractor on the pretext that the subcontractor, the competent cooperative, or the Central Federation conducted any of the following acts: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2011; May 28, 2013; Jul. 24, 2015; Jan. 16, 2018; Jan. 11, 2022>
1. Reporting to the competent authority, etc. that a prime contractor has violated this Act;
2. Making a request under Article 16-2 (1) through (5) or applying for mediation to the subcontract dispute mediation council under paragraph (11) of the same Article;2-2. Rendering cooperation for investigations conducted by the competent authority;
3. Submitting data required by the Fair Trade Commission to conduct a documentary fact-finding investigation on the current situation of a relevant subcontract transaction pursuant to Article 22-2 (2).[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 1, 2009]