CCH Trade Regulation
Reports
Explanation
CCH
Explanation and Annotations– An
overview of the Premerger Notification process
Laws (Clayton Act., Sec. 7A (15 U.S. Code Sec. 18a))
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(a) What acquisitions are affected?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(b) What is the waiting period?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(c) What transactions are exempted?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(d) What establishes the FTC’s authority to issue
rules?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(e) May additional information, documents be requested
and the waiting period extended?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(f) Will government antimerger suits be expedited?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(g) What are the penalties for noncompliance?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(h) Will information supplied to the government be kept
confidential?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(i) Does the government have the authority to conduct
subsequent enforcement actions, investigations?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(j) What authorizes FTC Reports to Congress?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(k) What if the time period ends on a weekend or
holiday?
Clayton
Act, Sec. 7A(note) What are the filing fees?
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FTC Rules
Coverage
Rules -- What acquisitions are subject
to the reporting and waiting period requirements?
Exemption
Rules – What transactions are
exempted from the requirements?
Transmittal
Rules – What are the procedures for
compliance?
Petitions
for review of requests for additional information, documentary
material (second requests) (16 CFR §2.20)
Civil
penalty amounts (adjusted for inflation) (16 CFR §1.98)
Forms
Additional FTC Resources
Filing
Fee Procedures (February 1, 2001)
FTC
Staff Interpretations
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FTC Premerger Notification
Introductory Guides:
FTC Enforcement Actions
Recent
1997--2001
1993--1997
1987--1993
Related resources
Department
of Justice/FTC Merger Guidelines
Department
of Justice Antitrust Division enforcement personnel
Department
of Justice Antitrust Division Field Offices
FTC
enforcement personnel
FTC
Regional Offices
FTC
Organization Charts
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Examples
