NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR C·OMPETITION 

FOR THE I 

WHOLESALE AUTOMOTIVE 

INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 11, 1933 

REGISTRY No. 1404-3-14 

The Code for the Wholesale Automotive Industry 

in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are 

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to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the National Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

WE QO OUR PART 

UNITED STAT~ 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

W ASHI GTON : 1933 

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A CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION APPLICABLE TO THE 

WHOLESALE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 

GENERAL OUTLINE 

(1) tatem nt of Principl s. 

(2) Purpo e. 

( 3) Participation. 

(4) Trade Practice Rules. 

( 5) Organization and Administration. 

( 6) Amen lments. 

(7) General. 

ARTICLE I-STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES 

This Code of Fair Competition, applicable to all wholesalers of 

automotive parts, equipment, tools, acce sories, supplies, and service 

in the United States of America, i based on the following principles: 

(1) The "\Vholesale Automotive Industry is an industry in and 

fit elf within the meaning of the National Industrial Recovery Act, 

and qualifie for recognition be ause of that fact and because of the 

€ ential ervires it performs. (2) The ,vholesale Automotive Industry desires to assist the 

Pre ident of the United States in his program of Industrial rehabilitation as embraced in the policies set forth in the National Indu -

trial Recovery Act. 

(3) The proper m.aintenance of automotive vehicle in the intere t 

of public afety hould be carefully governed both a to character 

and in tallation. 

( 4) AutomotiYe whole aler di tributing product not allied to 

the automotiYe industry should fully subscribe to and operate under 

code of fair competition as apr roved by the Pre ident governing 

uch pro lucts; an l that any an l all persons, firms, .and/ or corporation engao-ing in the v, holesale Automotive Indu try shall be ubj ct to the pro-vi.-ions of this ode when ame hall have been 

approved b · the Pre iclent of the United States. 

ARTICLE II-P RPOSE 

Thi ocl of Fair ompetition governing the ,vhole ale Auton1otiYe In lu try i adopte l to effectuate the Ioli ie ·et forth in the 

ational In ln trial Rec v ry Act, a .applyino· to th ·whole ale di -

1 ribution of aut motive parts, quipment, tool , acce ories, supplies, 

and ervi in or 1 r : 

(1) to a i t in removinO' ob trnction to the free flow of Inter- tate Comm rce which tend to diminish the amount thereof; 

(2) to a i tin enlarO'ino- the purchasing pow r of per on · r lated 

to this in lu. tr3 through increa e in employm nt and the payment 

of ad quat \Yage to tho · employed; 

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(3) to aid in the rehabilitation of the in :lustry by 

(a) the elimination of unfair and destructive competitive practices within the "\Vholesale Automotive Industry; by 

(b) the elimination of the sale of goods below the cost of production and distribution; and by 

( c) the stabilization of prices that are fair alike to the consuming 

public and to producers and distributors. 

ARTICLE III-PARTICIPATION 

This Code of Fair Competition shall be applicable to any and all 

persons, partnerships, and/ or corporations in the United States of 

America and its possessions, qualifying under a reasonable interpretation of the following definition of an Automotive "\Vholesaler: 

An Automotive Whole aler is a person, partnership, and/ or corporation actually engaged in the buying of automotive merchandise 

and in the reselling of such merchandise to retailers, who maintains 

a regularly established place of business, who carries a merchandise 

inventory enabling him or it to supply the reasonable demands of the 

clientele served, and who generally performs the recognized functions of a wholesaler in a manner acceptable to his or its suppliers 

on the one hand and to his or its customers on the other. 

In the construction of the above definition, the following rules 

shall apply together with such other nonconflicting rules as the National AdministratiYe Committee, hereinafter provided for, may 

determine. 

(1) The buying of merchandise in wholesale quantities for the 

purpose of and the reselling of same to retailers is the distinguishing 

mark of the vVhole aler. 

(2) "\Vhenever a person, firn1, and/ or corporation engaged in the 

production of automotive merchandise assmnes the recognized functions of the wholesaler of such merchandise, the buying of materials 

out of which products which he wholesales are fabricated constitutes 

"buying of automotive 1nerchandise in wholesale quantities" within 

the meaning of the above definition, and, insofar as related to the 

sale to retailers of said products, hi status shall be of the vVholesaler. 

(3) Transfer of automotive merchandise in whole ale quantities 

between and among subsidiaries and affiliated concerns for the purpose of reselling same to retailers shall con titute "buying of automotive merchandise in whole ale quantities ' ', as contemplated in 

this definition. 

( 4) T_he mac~1ining of auto~11otive pr:oducts, as generally performed 1n machine shop operat10ns of automotive wholesaler e -tablishments for the retailing customers of said such establishments and 

the supplying of same to said retailing customers shall be deemed 

doing a wholesale automotive business within the meanino- of the 

above definition. 0 

( 5) The term "automotive merchandise" shall not be con trued to 

include the completed car, truck or other automotive vehicle tractor 

trai~er, stationary internal com~ustion engine, aeroplane, and marin~ 

engine, but the sale of accessories attached to the car, truck or other 

automotive vehicle,. tractor_, trailer, stationary combustion engine, 

aeroplane and marine engine, separately priced and charged for, 
hall, in ofar a th ale from the wholesal r or di tributor r from 

th manufa tur r of the completed car, truck or other automotive 

y hi 1 tra tor trailer, tationary int rnal combu tion no-in , aero1 lan an l marin eno-in , dir ct t the r tail r i cone.: rn l con titut 

,,h 1 ·alino· within the m anino- of thi · l finition of an automotiY 

·whol aler. 

( ·) The term ' automotive merch an li e ' hall includ any an l 

all part quipment, tools, ac ori \ an l upplie · u eel in the r pair 

and maint nance of automoti e vehicles, tractor , trailers, tationary 

int rnal combu tion enaines, and aeronautic and marine engine ·, 

ex pting tires and petroleum products and such other products 

r late l to the automotive industry as may be gov rned by Codes 

a1 plying to the wholesale di tribution of same separately approved 

by the Pre ident of the United States; and excepting buildings and 

builcling appliances used in connection with the repair and maintenance of automotive vehicles. It shall include "Shop Equipment" 

and ' Tools ", a those terms are commonly understood and as further enlarged within the meaning of Rule #1, Article V of the Code 

for the Petroleum Industry; and the sale of such to any and all 

automotive repair and maintenance e tablishments shall be deemed 

wholesaling of same. 

(7) The term "retailer" shall be construed to include any and 

all per ons, partnerships, and/ or corporations regularly enaaged in 

the sale of automotive merchandise and/ or service connected with 

the repair and maintenance of automotive vehicles, as defined or 

expanded in sections 5 and 6 of this Article, to the consuming public, 

and as enlarged or embraced in that Trade Practice Rule of this 

Co le entitled " Clas ification of Customers." 

(.) This definition of an automotive wholesaler, nor no part or 

section of it, shall be construed in such manner as to interfere with 

the free flow or exchange of merchandise from one whole aler to 

another. 

ARTICLE IV-LABOR 

( 1) On and after the effective date of this Code employers in the 

Wholesale Automotive Industry shall adopt a maximum work week 

for employe s which hall not be in excess of an average of 44 hour 

per we k for any twelve months' period and the maximum hour of 

work for any one week shall be 48 hours. From. this rule shall be 

except d traveling ales people and executive , provided that the 

latter in working beyond the stipulated 48 hour per week do not 

perform the work or take the place ordinarly performed or taken 

by employees subject to this code. 

n and after the effective date the minimum wage that hall be 

paid by any employer to any employee enaaaed in the whol aling of 

th products of the Wholesale Automotive Industry an l in labor 

op ration dire tly incident thereto hall be 35¢ p r hour. nd I rovided further that incidental labor and learners may be paid not le s 

than 30¢ per hour, but the total amount paid to such incidental labor 

and learner shall not exceed in any calendar month 10% of the 

total wage I aid to all labor by u h employer. 

o per on under 16 years of ag may be employ cl in thi.· in lu -

try. HoweYer, any mployer in thi Indu try, located in a · tion 
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of the country where a lower minimum wage rate has been prescribed and accepted by the President in the Code of another industry for employees in the same crafts or classifications of labor employed in this Indu try shall have the right to employ such crafts or 

classifications of labor at such lower rate. 

Nothing in this Code shall prevent various district and local 

groups of this industry, as provided in the administrative plan under 

this Code, from setting higher rates of minimum wages or a lower 

number of maximum hours per week in their individual Codes of 

Fair Competition hould such be deeme l necessary to effectuate the 

policies of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

(2) Employees in the Wholesale Automotive In lu try shall have 

the right to organize and bargain collectively through representative 

of their own choosing, and shall be free from any interference, restraint, or coercion, in the de ignation of such representative , or any 

self organization. 

(3) No employee in the ~ Tholesale Automotive Industry, and no 

one seeking employment, shall be required as a condition of employment to join any organization, including a company union, or to 

refrain from joining a labor organization of his own choosing. 

(4) Employers and employees of labor in the ~olesale Automotive Industry shall comply with the maximum hours of labor, minimum rates of pay, and other working conditions approved or prescribed by the President of the United States. 

(5) The employers in the Wholesale Automotive Industry propose to continue the open- hop policies heretofore followed in which 

unusually satisfactory and harmonious relations with the employees 

have been maintained. 

( 6) The maximum hours of any store or service operation in 

wholesale-automotive establi hments shall be sixty-six (66) hours 

in any one week between the hours of 7 A.M. and 6 P.M., excluding 

Sundays and national holidays, as follows: New Years Day, Washington's Birthday, Decoration Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and/ or such other days as are universally 

ob erved in any given di trict. 

Emergency call may be cared for in hours not specified in the 

preceding section, provided any and all emergency operations shall 

be reported immediately to the secretary or other designated agency 

of the local group of the locality in which such emergency operations are performed. 

What constitutes emergency service shall be determined by the 

local groups. 

ARTICLE v-· PRrcEs 

(1) There shall be established for the "\iVholesale Automotive Inclu try a basic chart of standardized account hea lings suitable for 

and applicable to wholesale automotive establishments. This basic 

chart, when completed, shall become a part of thi Code and shall 

include cost of material, handling, hauling, machining, freight, selling, management, rent, overhead, in urance, and imputed interest on 

inve tments at 6% . The following listing is intended to illustrate the nature of said 

ba ic chart of standardized account headings, whicl1r may be modified 
by th National hninistra ti v ommi ttee hereinafter provided for 

111 u h mann r a to b t a hi ve the purpose for which ame i 

ta li h d: 

Gro ales inclu En~ hop labor. 

0th r in ome. 

ale d ductions. 

o t of o-ood and labor sold. 

elling :q en es. 

,~ar hou e and delivery expenses. 

Administrative expen e . 

Office expense . Machine shop expenses. 

General expenses. 

Other expenses, including interest on investments. 

The purpose of this ba ic chart of standardized account h ading 

i~ t0 determine an a, erage, fair, and reasonable cost of doing busine~ 

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holesale Automotive Indu try. 

(2) Sale below uch ascertained average, fair, and reasonable co t 

hall be deemed unfair competition and in violation of thi Code, 

when same shall have been approved by the President of the 

United States. 

(3) Each person, partnership, and/or corporation in the Whole-

~ ale Automotive Industry shall make available to the Secretary 

or other designated person of the district or local group in the area 

in which he or it is located, a complete list of prices at which he 

intend to ell hi products. 

ARTICLE VI-TRADE PRACTICE RULES 

"Cpon approval by the President of the United States of this Coe.le 

of Fair Competition, the following Trade Practice Rules shall apply 

to automotive wholesalers as embraced in the definition of ame conmined in thi Code: 

(1) Misbranding.- 1arking or branding of products hould be 

done in every instance possible. Such marking, branding, or failure 

t.o brand done for the pnrpo e or effect of misleading or deceiving 

purchasers or prospective purchasers with respect to the quantit~1 • 

quality ize, grade, or substance of the product purchase l is an 

unfnir method of competition. 

(2) Misrepresentation.- Selling or offering to sell any automotfre 

pro luct with intent to deceive purchasers or prospective purcha er 

a to quantity, quality, size, grade, or substance of such pro lucts i 

an unfair method of competition. 

(3) Classification of Oil'sfom e1· . . -To prevent unfair metho ls of 

competition, a fair and equitable cla ification of cu tomer hall be 

ma le by ea h di trict or local group and uch cla sification , hall be . -tri tly a lhere l to by all operating in that group. The above la . . ification of cu tamer hall include fleet owners, car distributor car 

lealer. ·. independent r pair hop. , ma hine hops not qualifying a 

whole. ·al r , . ervi tation , filling tati 11 battery and tire hop . . lectri ·al r pair hop governmental ag ncies, or subdivi ion ther of 

incln lin()" tat ounty, or Municipal, chain stores, mail-or ler 
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houses, accessory and supply stores, and other form of retail units 

as may appear. 

(4) Branded Procluots.-We submit that a manufacturer of a 

branded product who, through ingenuity, expenditure of money, advertising, and other means, builds up public acceptance and p ublic 

demand for his product should be entitled to a property right in the 

good-will attaching to that product, which should be shared by hi · 

distributors and retailers; when this principle is determined upon by 

government policy it shall be deemed unfair trade practice for any 

outlet to deYiate from the price established by the manufacturer of 

such branded product. 

(5) Discri7nination B etween T erritories.-The quoting of pri<.:es or 

the selling of merchandise to customers in one territory at a price 

lovver than is offered to customers of imilar classification in other 

territories for the same quantity, grade, quality, or style, due allowances being made for di:ff erence in transportation costs, is an unfair 

method of competition, except that transportation costs may be 

qnalized as between recognized jobbing points. 

(G) Dism'imination in 01·edit Term,s.-Unwarranted granting of 

credit, u ually re ults in large bad debt losses which are an economic 

waste. 1Such losses constitute a portion of operating expense and 

are r eflected in selling prices, thus placing an unfair burden on those 

customers who pay bills when due. Discrimination in ere lit terms 

between customers is an unfair method of competition and tends to 

prevent employers from maintaining the wage scale contemplated in 

the Recovery Act. 

(7) Discrim,ination in Prioes as R egards Split Sliipmnits.-The 

acceptance of orders for large quantities of merchandise by vd1olesalers and then making smaller deliveries at the large quantity price 

is an unfair n1.ethod of competition. It should be noted that where 

contracts v,1ith customers, which are matters of general knowledge, 

provide for rebates on quantity purchases, these are an exception to 

the above rule. 

(8) Special Close-Out Prioes.-,Vhen a wholesaler deems it necessary to liquidate a surplus ~low-moving sto~k: of merchand_ise and 

wishes to offer such merchandise for sale at prices less than his regular prices, he shall file with the Secretary of the regional group in 

which he is located, a statement showing the quantity, sizes, and 

styles of merchandise so offered for sale and his reason for . uch 

liquidation. On the first of each month, thereafter, he shall file 

with this Secretary a report showing current sales of such merchandise and the remaining quantities on hand to be liquidated. On uch 

sales, all invoices for merchandise so sold shall plainly display the 

following wording: "Special Close-Out Prices." Failure to observe 

this rule, or increasing such stock: during liquidation at the special 

prices is an unfair method of competition. It is recommended with 

reference to the above rule that any wholesaler finding him.self in 

this position should first offer the surplus of merchandise to the manufacturer thereof, and, failing disposal of such merchandise by this 

method, should offer same to his competitors in the regional group. 

(9) Oonsignments.-We believe that the consigning of ~nerchandi._e by wholesalers is to be deprecated and should be avoided. If 

a wholesaler should offer merchandise on con ignm.ent to a pur-
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r handi e the pri , and onditions und r 

and the nam . of th n ign e hall b rel rt d t th ccr tar of th Reo·i nal Grour, in ord r that the 

comp tit r in the grour may hav full ognizan of the ·on ignm nt that no undu a lvantaae be derived from tl e eff ct of this 

on ignm nt. iolation f th above is unfair competition. 

(1 ) ommercial brib ry.-Directly or indirectly to give or permit t b biv n, or off r to aive money or anythina of value, to 

a~ nt , employe or repr entatives of customers or pro pective 

cu tomers or to aaent , employee , or repre entatives of competitor ' 

cn~tomer or pro pe tive custom r , without the knowledge of their 

1111 loyer or principal , as an inducement to influence their employ r or principals to purchase or contract to purchase from the 

proffer of uch gift or offer, or to influence such employer or principal from contractino· to deal with competitors i an unfair method 

f competition. 

The practice of givina or permitting to be aiven, or holding ones If as givina, so-called ' Free Deal " and "free" mechanical ervice 

in connection with the ale of merchandise or mechanical ervice 

by whole ale automotive e tablishments i unsound practice for the 

r a on that the co t of such o-called " Free Deal " and " free ' 

me hanical ervice generally mu t be and is included in the price 

c:hart"'·ed for merchandise or mechanical service in connection with 

which the o-callecl " Free Deal " and " free " mechanical service i 

alleged to be given. 

(11) Price stabilization.-The principle of price stabilization 

·hould apply to wholesale distribution. Just as the manufacturer 

hould have the right to name and enforce his resale schedule, which 

becau e of competitive influences will generally represent rea onable 

price ba ed on the cost of labor and material, wholesalers houlcl 

be permitted, in their respective zone or area, to stabilize price on 

nierchandise and service, such stabilization being based on the principle that merchandi e and/or service should not be old below a 

fair, rea, onable, and average co t, as provided in Section 2, Article , . vVhen this has been done, violation of the ruling is unfair 

competition. 

( h,) Un thical pra tic es .-Unethical or off en i ve practices not 

oth rwi e pecified in this Code may and shall be estopped by deci- ._-i n of a majority of the whole alers in the regional group of the 

re ·ion in which the offense occur : Provid d, That appeal from the 

tle i ion may be made to the National Administrative Committee. ( 13) 0 oercion.-The practice of coercion in the wholesale distribution of automotive I roducts in any form what oever or throuah 

th in trumentality of any device. whatsoever is unfair competition 

nnll it ob tructs the full fl.ow of inter tate comm rce, assurance of 

"·hi h w und rstand to be a puq ose of the Recovery Act. 

(14) Bulk elling.-Bulk ale. in the ,v-hole ale Automotive In-

<lu _ try hall be don in uch manner a not to con titute deviation 

fr m the rules of fair competitive practice , a embraced in thi 

,o le when approY d by the President and the National Administrative C mmittee, h reinafter provided for, hall have authority 

t l re:~ rib procedure governina bulk elling in uch way as to 
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accompli h the application of fair competitive practices a contained 

herein. 

(15) Unfafr ~ldve1·tising and Selling Practi'c s.-Any and all 

practices in advertising and elling merchandi e an l/or ervice in 

the "\Vholesale Automotive Industry which may have th capacity or 

tendency to undermine public confidence in adverti ing announcements or other lling rep re entations generally, or the effect of injuring unfairly the sales or goodwill of a competitive produ t or 

rvice are unfair and against the public interest. Specifically, practices coming withjn the scope of such unfair practices are Misleading Adverti ing, Deceptive Statements, Unfair Competitive Claims, 

Disparagement of Competitors, Underselling Claims, and "Bait' 

Offer . 

ARTICLE YII- ORGANIZATION A .. ~D PROCEDURE 

(1) The Admini. trative Committee for the operation of the 

"\Vholesale Automotive Indu try under this Code will consist of five 

(5) repre entatives, including the President of the Motor and Equipment \Vholesalers Association; five ( 5) representatives, including the 

Chairman of it "\Vhole aler's Division of the National tandard 

Parts Association; three (3) member ·, including the Presi lent of 

the National Automotive Parts Association; three (3) members, 

including the President of the Automotive Engine Rebuil lers' Association; three (3) members, including the Chairman of its Distributor's Division of the Automotive Electric Association; and, in 

addition, the Commissioner of the Automotive vVholesalers Re· arch 

Institute. 

The committee hall select a chairman who shall have and exercise· such authority as may be delegated to him by the Committee which 

hall have charge of all communications and conferences between the-

\Vholesale Automotive Industry and the President of the United 

States, or his agents, concerning the approval or amendment of thi 

Code or any of the provisions or rule relative thereto. The National Administrative Committee shall have the authority 

to increase it number by such additions a may be neede l from 

time to time, provided that the ratio of representation as here . tabIi hed hall remain constant. 

Each as ociation shall have authority to fill and shall fill -vacancie~ 

occurring in it division of the committee. 

(2) The National Administrative Committee shall be the general 

administrative, planning, and coordinr,ting committee for the v\~holesale Automotive Industry in relation to any and all matters conne -tecl 

with the National Indu trial Recovery Act. It shall have the authority to cau e to exi t such di trict or area organization as may he 

nece sary for the effici nt administration of this Code of Fair Competition when same shall have been approved by the Pre ·iclent of 

the United States. 

In line with the preceding there shall be established throughout the 

United State 12 Districts, coinciding with the Federal Re erve 

District , designated as Nira Whole ale Automotive District , ,Yhich 

may be modified, expanded as to number, or otherwise changed a 

u1 the judgment of the committee may be necessary for the efficient 

admini tration of this code. 
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In a h of ail li tri t hall b tabli ·hed ·u h local grour a 

may be found ne e ary. 

The ational Admini trative Committee shall provide such plan 

of oro-anization and pro dure for the di trict and local group a· in 

it ju lo-m nt may be n ce ary for the efficient functioning of said 

O'l' np . 

(3) The committee shall be specifically clothed with authority to 

requ t any an l all inf rmation r lative to th carryin()" out of the 

pr i ion of th c de fr m any person, firm, and/ or corporation 

ubj ct to this o le. 

( 4) The ommitt e may form or cau e to be formed , anv an l all 

committ es whi h it deems advisable to eff ctuate cooperation in the 

a hnini tration of this code, the National Industrial Recovery Act, 

and the rules and regulations thereunder. Each as ociation shall 

have the authority to fill and shall fill any and all vacancies occurring 

among it memb r hip on any and all committees. 

( ) Member of all committees hall erve until June 15, 1935, 

when their terms shall expire, unles the emergency under which the 

ational Industrial Recovery Act has been enacted shall have been 

declared by the Pre ident of the United States to have ceased to exist. 

( 6) The ational Administrative Committee shall determine from 

time to time the number of its memb rs requisite to a quorum. It 

hall al o d termine the number of members requisite to a quorum 

of any and all committees created under its authority. 

It shall adopt rules of procedure for such committees and for the 

National Administrative Committee. 

(7) Each committee hall fix its own meeting dates and places of 

meetings. Members of committees may delegate alternates to act 

for them at the meetings of the committee . 

(8) The National Administrative Committee shall have authority 

to select from its membership a National Administrative Executive 

ommittee con i tino- of five ( 5) per ons, one of whom shall be 

hairman of the ational Administrative Committee, who shall 

also be Chairman of the National Administrative Executive Committee. The National Administrative Executive Committee hall 

have all the authority and powers of the National Administrative Committee in the interim between meetings of the N ati.onal 

Admini trative Committee. 

(9) The National Administrative Committee sh all have the authority to make, and shall make, such asses ments as m.ay be necessary 

to cover the actual expense of the administration of this ode. All 

u h a e sment hall be on a fair and equitable basi , considering 

the nature and extent of operations carried on in the Wholesale Automotive In lu. try by tho e subject to assessments, and asses ments 

shall be pail promptly by those a essed when lue. 

n off nding party hall be ubject to an asse ment as hall be impo l by the trial bqdy in an amount not to exceed the provi ion 

of th Indu trial Reco ery Act as appr ved by Act of Congress 

Jun 13, 1933. 

All uch as e ·ment hall be di tribute l a directed bv the National dmini trative ommittee for the purpo e of a. · i t'ing in 1 -

fra ino- the actual expen es of the administration of thi 1 . 
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ARTICLE VIII-A:;\IEND:;\IE TS 

This Code of Fair Competition may be amended as follows: 

(1) The President of the United States may by virtue of authority granted to him, on occasion, cancel or modify any or ler, 

approYal, license or regulation is ued, ma le, or approved thereunder 

a provided in Section 10-B of the ational Indu trial Recovery Act. 

(2) It may be amended by a two-thir ls vote of the entire membership of the National Administrative Committee, and the amen 1-

ment shall take effect when approved by the President, provi lecl 

that reasonable public notice of the propo el amendment hall have 

been given for ten days to the "'Vhole ale Automotive Industry, and 

provided that any of its provi ions may be cancel cl or modified 

and any approved rule issued thereund r shall oe ineffective if such 

be neces ary to conform to any action by the Pre ident in Section 

10-B of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

ARTICLE IX-GENER.AL 

To ·ecure the adoption of this Code Competition, and to give 

full effect to it provi ions when same shall have been approved by 

the President of the United States, the following shall apply: 

(1) There shall be formulated a statement, described as Exhibit 

"A", howing the name of the organizations cooperating in the 

pre entation of this Co le to the proper governmental authorities, 

the_ purpose for which they exi t, the organization plan through 

wluch they operate, and the extent of their operations in the 

Whole ale Automotive Industry. The specific purpose of this 

statement shall be to show that said organization are representative 

of the Wholesal Automotive Industry and they are pecifically empowered to assemble any and all data for the accompli hment of 

this purpose. 

(2) At the earliest possible time, the variou group established 

in the several di tricts shall file a statem nt with the J ational 

Administrative Committee hereinbefore provided for, giving the 

following information : 

(a) Copy of Constitution and By-laws. 

(b) Names of all committees having to do with any and all 

provisions of this Code and its admini tration in the several 

dj tricts. 

( c) Schedule of maximum hours of labor applicable to employees 

of wholesale automotive establi hments in the districts. 

( cl) Schedule of wage rates applying to employees in wholesale 

automotive establishments in the districts. 

( e) Procedure developed by the district or local group for the 

administration and the enforcement of this Code, an l of any and all 

rnle and regulation pertaining thereto, as prescribed by the President of the United States. 

(f) Any and all information bearing upon the application of 

thi Code which may from time to time be requested by the National 

Admini tration Committee. 

( 3) In the event that any district group fails to ubmit within a 

reasonable time information as required in Section 2 above, the Na-
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