(1) The Fair Trade Commission shall conduct a documentary fact-finding investigation on any subcontract transaction and announce the results thereof to establish a fair order in subcontract transactions. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2011>
(2) Where the Fair Trade Commission intends to conduct the documentary fact-finding investigation pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall prepare a plan covering the scope of persons to be investigated, the period and details of, methods and procedures for investigations, the scope of announcement on investigation results, and other relevant matters, and may request the persons to be investigated to present necessary data for the investigation, such as a document on the current status of subcontract transactions. <Amended on Mar. 29, 2011>
(3) Where the Fair Trade Commission requests the presentation of data pursuant to paragraph (2), it shall notify, in writing, the person to be investigated of the scope of and details on such data, the reason for request, the deadline for presentation, and other relevant matters.
(4) No prime contractor shall prevent a subcontractor from presenting data referred to in paragraph (2) or request a subcontractor to present false data. <Added on Apr. 17, 2018>[This Article Added on Jan. 25, 2010]