2.4.0.8123 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIEStruefalsefalse1false falsefalsecx_01_January_2013_TO_30_June_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001273385duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001false 4us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00 NOTE 17 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (a)    Operating leases The Company has entered into tenancy agreements for the leases of an exhibition hall and land with a third party and a related company, Shuaiyi Technology (see 15(b)), respectively, for the purposes of the operation of its VIEs. The Company’s commitments for minimum lease payments under these operating leases for the next five years and thereafter as of June 30, 2013 are as follows: <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 10pt; font-family: times new roman,times,serif;" width="100%"> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid #000000; ; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium" width="11%">Related Parties</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none #000000; ; border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid #000000; ; border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid #000000; ; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium" width="11%">Non-related Parties</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none #000000; ; border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid #000000; ; border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="11%">Total</td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="11%"> </td> <td style="border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium" width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="11%"> </td> <td style="border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium" width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="11%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff">Remainder of fiscal year ending December 31, 2013</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%">$</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="11%"> 31,196 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%">$</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="11%"> 9,711 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%">$</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="11%"> 40,907 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left">Fiscal year ending December 31, 2014</td> <td align="left" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" width="11%"> 58,507 </td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" width="11%"> 971 </td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" width="11%"> 59,478 </td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff">Fiscal year ending December 31, 2015</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="11%"> 58,507 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="11%"> - </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="11%"> 58,507 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left">Fiscal year ending December 31, 2016</td> <td align="left" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" width="11%"> 58,507 </td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" width="11%"> - </td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" width="11%"> 58,507 </td> <td align="left" width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff">Fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 and thereafter</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="11%"> 813,521 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="11%"> - </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="1%"> </td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="11%"> 813,521 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="11%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="11%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="11%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff">Total</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" width="1%">$</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" width="11%"> 1,020,238 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" width="1%">$</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" width="11%"> 10,682 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" width="1%">$</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" width="11%"> 1,030,920 </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"> </td> </tr> </table> During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, rental expenses under operating leases amounted to $52,991 and $53,700, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, rental expenses under operating leases amounted to $25,218 and $26,850, respectively. (b)    PRC employee costs According to the prevailing laws and regulations of the PRC, the Company’s subsidiaries and VIEs in the PRC are required to cover its employees with medical, retirement and unemployment insurance programs. Management believes that due to the transient nature of its employees, they do not need to provide all employees with such social insurances, and have not paid the social insurances for all employees. In the event that any current or former employee files a complaint with the PRC government, the Company’s subsidiaries and VIEs may be subject to making up the social insurances as well as administrative fines. As the Company believes that these fines would not be material, no provision has been made in this regard. (c )     Indemnification agreement On October 5, 2010, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its newly elected independent directors, Mr. Henry Ngan, Ms. Virginia P’an and Mr. Jianbing Zhong, pursuant to which the Company agreed to indemnify the independent directors against expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by the Independent directors in connection with any proceeding if the independent directors acted in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Also on October 5, 2010, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Tick pursuant to which the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Tick against expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by Mr. Tick in connection with any proceeding if Mr. Tick acted in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. On January 24, 2011, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Joshua Kurtzig, its newly elected independent director, pursuant to which the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Kurtzig against expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by the independent director in connection with any proceeding if the independent director acted in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Mr. Kurtzig resigned from the Company’s Board effective November 26, 2012. On November 26, 2012, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Richard E. Fearon, Jr., its newly elected independent director, pursuant to which the Company agreed to indemnify Mr. Fearon, Jr. against expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by the independent director in connection with any proceeding if the independent director acted in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.25) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6449706&loc=d3e16207-108621 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394976&loc=d3e25287-109308 false0COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Text Block]falseCOMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.nutrastarintl.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsCommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock11