Source: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/statutes?title=&field_mission_tid%5B%5D=2974
Timestamp: 2017-02-19 16:33:31
Document Index: 124370443

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 13', '§ 17301', '§ 6272', '§ 6273', '§ 6294', '§ 7601', '§ 18', '§ 6201', '§10706', '§ 1064', '§ 1862', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 6301', '§ 4301', '§1337', '§ 181', '§ 227', '§ 227', '§ 280', '§ 300']

The Commission has enforcement or administrative responsibilities under more than 70 laws. The agency’s primary statutes, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act, appear first followed by all of the other statutes in alphabetical order. The links for the statutes primarily are to uscode.house.gov, which updates the statutes on a regular basis. Please note, however, that the FTC cannot guarantee the accuracy of any particular statute or statute link at any particular time. Displaying 1 - 20 of 24 Pages1
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-section12&... The Commission is charged under Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Act with preventing and eliminating unlawful tying contracts, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and interlocking directorates. This Act was amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, Pub. L. No. 74-692, 49 Stat. 1526, codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 13, 13b, and 21a, under which the Commission is authorized to prevent certain practices involving discriminatory pricing and product promotion. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR), adding Section 7A of the Clayton Act, is listed separately. Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Act
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title50-section455... Section 708 of the Act requires the Commission and the Department of Justice to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on voluntary agreements among industry members, pursuant to federal determination of need and federal oversight, that are aimed at solving production and distribution problems impairing national defense preparedness (such as a voluntary agreement to make ships, services, and facilities available to the Department of Defense in case of military emergency). The Act establishes a limited antitrust exemption for such voluntary agreements. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
Sections 811-815 of this Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 17301-17305) (1) prohibit any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the wholesale purchase or sale of crude oil, gasoline, or other petroleum distillate in contravention of rules or regulations the Commission may prescribe; and (2) prohibit reporting false or misleading information related to the wholesale price of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates to a federal department or agency if the actor (a) was legally required to report the information, (b) knew or reasonably should have known, that the information was false or misleading, and (c) intended for the false or misleading information to affect the integrity of data compiled by the department or agency for statistical or analytical purposes with respect to the market for crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates. Energy Policy Act of 2005
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title42-section627... http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title42-section629... This Act (a) directs the Commission and the Justice Department to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on voluntary agreements and plans established by oil companies to deal with emergency international oil shortages and provides them a role in any DOE advisory committees on international allocation of oil products (Sections 252 and 253, 42 U.S.C. § 6272, § 6273), under a limited antitrust exemption established by the Act; and (b) requires the Commission to issue regulations providing that certain household appliances must bear labels showing the products' "energy efficiency ratings" (Section 324, 42 U.S.C. § 6294). The Act also added FTC-related provisions to the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act regarding fuel economy and recycled oil. Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act
15 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7610 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-chapter102... The Act imposes on contact lens prescribers and sellers several requirements intended to enhance prescription portability. Among other things, prescribers must release a contact lens prescription to a patient and may not tie the prescription release to the purchase of lenses from the prescriber. Sellers may dispense lenses only in accordance with a prescription that the patient or prescriber presents directly to the seller, or that has been verified by the prescriber. The Act directs the Commission to issue rules to implement the Act. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
15 U.S.C. § 18a Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-section18a... This Act, amending the Clayton Act, requires companies to file premerger notifications with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department for certain acquisitions. The Act establishes waiting periods that must elapse before such acquisitions may be consummated and authorizes the enforcement agencies to stay those periods until the companies provide certain additional information about the likelihood that the proposed transaction would substantially lessen competition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The Act also requires a filing fee. The fees are evenly divided between and credited to the appropriations of the FTC and the Antitrust Division. The amount of the fee is based on the size of the transaction, with three fee tiers that are adjusted annually to account for increases in the Gross National Product. International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994
15 U.S.C. §§ 6201-6212 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-chapter88&... The Act authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to enter into mutual assistance agreements with foreign antitrust authorities. Under such agreements, U.S. and foreign authorities may share, subject to certain restrictions, evidence of antitrust violations and provide each other with investigatory assistance. Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
Pub. L. No. 104–88, 109 Stat. 803, codified in relevant part at 49 U.S.C. §10706 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title49-section107... Section 102(a) of this Act, authorizing rail carrier rate agreements exempt from the antitrust laws, requires the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Department of Justice, to file with the Surface Transportation Board within the Department of Transportation periodic reports that assess and make recommendations concerning possible anticompetitive features of rate agreements among common carriers. Lanham Trade-Mark Act
Pub. L. 87–772, 76 Stat. 769; codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. § 1064 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-section106... Section 14 of this Act authorizes the Commission, under certain conditions, to apply to the Patent and Trademark Office for the cancellation of registered trademarks. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-199, 118 Stat. 3, amending the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, codified in relevant part at 16 U.S.C. § 1862 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title16-section186... Section 801 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act instructs the Secretary of Commerce to implement a cooperative program for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, in which individuals receive processing quotas. The Act further specifies that it does not constitute a waiver of antitrust laws and instructs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the DOJ and the FTC, to implement a mandatory information collection and review process to enable the DOJ and the FTC to determine if anyone receiving a quota under the program has committed any acts that violate any of the antitrust laws. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Pub. L. No. 108-173, 117 Stat. 2066, codified in relevant part at 21 U.S.C. § 355(j) (Section 1102), 21 U.S.C. § 355 note (Sections 1111-1118) Link:
https://www.congress.gov/108/plaws/publ173/PLAW-108publ173.pdf Section 1102 provides that an applicant for an abbreviated new drug approval may forfeit certain exclusive marketing rights in specified circumstances, including an FTC or court determination that the applicant has entered into an anticompetitive agreement with certain other entities. Sections 1111-1118 require agreements between brand-name and generic pharmaceutical companies regarding the manufacture, marketing, and sale of generic versions of brand-name drug products to be filed with the Commission and DOJ. Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act
15 U.S.C. §§ 6301-6313 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-chapter89&... This Act, amending the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, specifies that a sanctioning organization may not receive any compensation from a boxing match unless it files its bylaws and a complete description of its ratings criteria, policies, and general sanctioning fee schedule with the FTC. The Act further directs the FTC to make this information available to the public. A sanctioning organization does not have to submit this information to the FTC, however, if it makes the information accessible through a public website. National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993
15 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4306 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-chapter69&... This Act establishes certain protections for any joint research, development, or production venture as to which a voluntary, prior written notification has been filed with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. Specifically, in any antitrust suit brought under the Clayton Act relating to the conduct of such a venture, recovery by the plaintiff is limited to actual damages, interest, and reasonable attorney's fees. The Standards Development Organization Act of 2004, amending this Act, is listed separately. Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978
Pub. L. No. 95-372, 92 Stat. 629, codified in relevant part at 43 U.S.C. §§1337, 1344 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title43-section133... http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?hl=false&edition=prelim&req=granuleid%3AUSC-p... Section 205(b) of this Act directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commission, to conduct antitrust reviews and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior respecting the expected competitive effects of proposed leases for the extraction of oil and gas from the Outer Continental Shelf. Section 205(d) of this Act provides that the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commission, may submit comments to the Secretary of the Interior on the anticipated competitive effects of Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing programs that it proposes. Packers and Stockyards Act
Aug. 15, 1921, ch.64, 42 Stat. 159, codified in relevant part at 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229, in particular, § 227 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title7-chapter9&ed... http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title7-section227&... Section 406 of this Act (7 U.S.C. § 227) provides the Commission with jurisdiction over transactions in poultry products and margarine; and over retail sales of meat, meat food products, and livestock products in unmanufactured form. The Section also provides the Commission with jurisdiction over non-retail activities involving meat, meat food products, or livestock products in unmanufactured form, that are subject to the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act, in either of two instances: if the Secretary of Agriculture so requests, or, in certain circumstances, where the Commission needs to exercise such jurisdiction in order for it to exercise effective jurisdiction over retail sales of such products. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
Pub. L. No. 109-417, 120 Stat. 2831, codified in relevant part at 42 USC 247d–6a note Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title42-section247... Section 405 of the Act provides for the Commission and the Department of Justice to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on consultations among, and voluntary agreements established by, entities creating pandemic and biodefense drugs and vaccines under a limited antitrust exemption established by the Act. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Sections 3012 and 4001
Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. § 280j note and 42 U.S.C. § 300u-10 Link:
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title42-section280... http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title42-section300... This Act to reform health care provides for the FTC to participate in the Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality and the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council, both established under the Act. Pages1