自由競爭的市場秩序一般被認為最能保障消費者利益，公平交易法即是我國法上為維護自由競爭市場秩序所定之法律規範。向來多受到美國法的影響，以「反托拉斯法（Antitrust Law）」稱呼之，但隨著歐盟法的發展日益進步，目前世界上多以「競爭法（Competition Law）」之概念稱呼此種法律規範。在本課程中，將會帶領同學一同認識我國公平交易法之概念，並就公平交易法所禁止之限制競爭與不公平競爭之行為進行說明。希望同學能藉由公平法交易法的學習，掌握競爭法的基本原理原則。

由於歐美日中台對於競爭法的國際執行日益強化，我國企業經常因為從事違反競爭法的行為而受到各國競爭法主管機關之處分，無論是繳交巨額罰鍰，或是高階經理人赴美入監，對公司運作都將造成很大的打擊。若同學能在本課程中掌握競爭法的基本原則，相信未來無論是擔任律師或是公司法務時，都能對公司的法律遵循帶來很大的助益。並且能促進事業間之競爭，確保消費者的利益。

The market order of free competition is generally considered to best protect the interests of consumers. The Fair Trade Law is the legal norm established in our country to maintain the market order of free competition. It has always been mostly influenced by American law and is called "Antitrust Law". However, with the increasing development of European Union law, this legal norm is now mostly called "Competition Law" around the world. In this course, students will be led to understand the concept of my country's fair trade law, and the behaviors that restrict competition and unfair competition prohibited by the fair trade law will be explained. It is hoped that students can master the basic principles and principles of competition law through the study of fair transaction law.

As the international enforcement of competition laws in Europe, the United States, Japan, China and Taiwan is increasingly strengthened, Chinese companies are often punished by the competition law authorities of various countries for violations of competition laws. Whether it is paying huge fines or having high-level managers sent to the United States and imprisoned, this will have a great impact on the company's operations. If students can master the basic principles of competition law in this course, I believe that it will be of great help to the company's legal compliance whether they serve as lawyers or corporate legal counsel in the future. And it can promote competition among enterprises and ensure the interests of consumers.

公平交易委員會，認識公平交易法（增訂第17版），2017年8月。亦可於公平會網站取得電子檔。網址：https://www.ftc.gov.tw/upload/b97b5952-1d74-40cb-8419-45bb23739424.pdf 。

Fair Trading Commission, Understanding the Fair Trading Act (17th updated edition), August 2017. Electronic files can also be obtained on the FAIR website. URL: https://www.ftc.gov.tw/upload/b97b5952-1d74-40cb-8419-45bb23739424.pdf.