15 U.S.C. § 1311 — Definitions

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15 U.S.C. § 1311 — Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter— **(a)** The term “antitrust law” includes: (1) Each provision of law defined as one of the antitrust laws by [section 12 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section12&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) Any statute enacted on and after September 19, 1962, by the Congress which prohibits, or makes available to the United States in any court of the United States any civil remedy with respect to any restraint upon or monopolization of interstate or foreign trade or commerce; **(b)** The term “antitrust order” means any final order, decree, or judgment of any court of the United States, duly entered in any case or proceeding arising under any antitrust law; **(c)** The term “antitrust investigation” means any inquiry conducted by any antitrust investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in any antitrust violation or in any activities in preparation for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or similar transaction, which, if consummated, may result in an antitrust violation; **(d)** The term “antitrust violation” means any act or omission in violation of any antitrust law, any antitrust order or, with respect to the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 [[15 U.S.C. 6201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], any of the foreign antitrust laws; **(e)** The term “antitrust investigator” means any attorney or investigator employed by the Department of Justice who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any antitrust law; **(f)** The term “person” means any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, including any person acting under color or authority of State law; **(g)** The term “documentary material” includes the original or any copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, or other document, and any product of discovery; **(h)** The term “custodian” means the custodian or any deputy custodian designated under [section 1313(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1313/a&num=0&edition=prelim); **(i)** The term “product of discovery” includes without limitation the original or duplicate of any deposition, interrogatory, document, thing, result of the inspection of land or other property, examination, or admission obtained by any method of discovery in any judicial litigation or in any administrative litigation of an adversarial nature; any digest, analysis, selection, compilation, or any derivation thereof; and any index or manner of access thereto; and **(j)** The term “agent” includes any person retained by the Department of Justice in connection with the enforcement of the antitrust laws. **(k)** The term “foreign antitrust laws” has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 [[15 U.S.C. 6211](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6211&num=0&edition=prelim)].

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15 U.S.C. § 1311 — Definitions

§ 1311. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter— (a) The term ‘‘antitrust law’’ includes: (1) Each provision of law defined as one of the antitrust laws by section 12 of this title; and (2) Any statute enacted on and after Sep- tember 19, 1962, by the Congress which pro- hibits, or makes available to the United States in any court of the United States any civil remedy with respect to any restraint upon or monopolization of interstate or for- eign trade or commerce; (b) The term ‘‘antitrust order’’ means any final order, decree, or judgment of any court of the United States, duly entered in any case or proceeding arising under any antitrust law; (c) The term ‘‘antitrust investigation’’ means any inquiry conducted by any antitrust investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in any antitrust violation or in any activities in preparation for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or similar transaction, which, if con- summated, may result in an antitrust viola- tion; (d) The term ‘‘antitrust violation’’ means any act or omission in violation of any anti- trust law, any antitrust order or, with respect to the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 [15 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.], any of the foreign antitrust laws; (e) The term ‘‘antitrust investigator’’ means any attorney or investigator employed by the Department of Justice who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any antitrust law; (f) The term ‘‘person’’ means any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, including any person acting under color or authority of State law; (g) The term ‘‘documentary material’’ in- cludes the original or any copy of any book, record,

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15 U.S.C. § 6201 — Disclosure to foreign antitrust authority of antitrust evidence

In accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect under this chapter, subject to [section 6207 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6207&num=0&edition=prelim), and except as provided in [section 6204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6204&num=0&edition=prelim), the Attorney General of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission may provide to a foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter, antitrust evidence to assist the foreign antitrust authority— (1) in determining whether a person has violated or is about to violate any of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by the foreign antitrust authority, or (2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws.

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15 U.S.C. § 6201 — Disclosure to foreign antitrust authority

§ 6201. Disclosure to foreign antitrust authority of antitrust evidence In accordance with an antitrust mutual assist- ance agreement in effect under this chapter, subject to section 6207 of this title, and except as provided in section 6204 of this title, the Attor- ney General of the United States and the Fed- eral Trade Commission may provide to a foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter, anti- trust evidence to assist the foreign antitrust au- thority— (1) in determining whether a person has vio- lated or is about to violate any of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by the foreign antitrust authority, or (2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws. (Pub. L. 103–438, § 2, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4597.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 103–438, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4597, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 103–438, § 1, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4597, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter and amending sections 46, 57b–1, 1311, and 1312 of this title] may be cited as the ‘International Antitrust Enforce- ment Assistance Act of 1994’.’’ § 6202. Investigations to assist foreign antitrust authority in obtaining antitrust evidence (a) Request for investigative assistance A request by a foreign antitrust authority for investigative assistance under this section shall be made to the Attorney General, who may deny the request in whole or in part. No further ac- tion shall be taken under this section with re- sp

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15 U.S.C. § 6211 — Definitions

For purposes of this chapter: (1) The term “antitrust evidence” means information, testimony, statements, documents, or other things that are obtained in anticipation of, or during the course of, an investigation or proceeding under any of the Federal antitrust laws or any of the foreign antitrust laws. (2) The term “antitrust mutual assistance agreement” means a written agreement, or written memorandum of understanding, that is entered into by the United States and a foreign state or regional economic integration organization (with respect to the foreign antitrust authorities of such foreign state or such organization, and such other governmental entities of such foreign state or such organization as the Attorney General and the Commission jointly determine may be necessary in order to provide the assistance described in subparagraph (A)), or jointly by the Attorney General and the Commission and a foreign antitrust authority, for the purpose of conducting investigations under [section 6202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6202&num=0&edition=prelim), applying for orders under [section 6203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6203&num=0&edition=prelim), or providing antitrust evidence, on a reciprocal basis and that includes the following: (A) An assurance that the foreign antitrust authority will provide to the Attorney General and the Commission assistance that is comparable in scope to the assistance the Attorney General and the Commission provide under such agreement or such memorandum. (B) An assurance that the foreign antitrust authority is subject to laws and procedures that are adequate to maintain securely the confidentiality of antitrust evi

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15 U.S.C. § 6211 — Definitions

§ 6211. Definitions For purposes of this chapter: (1) The term ‘‘antitrust evidence’’ means in- formation, testimony, statements, documents, or other things that are obtained in anticipa- tion of, or during the course of, an investiga- tion or proceeding under any of the Federal antitrust laws or any of the foreign antitrust laws. (2) The term ‘‘antitrust mutual assistance agreement’’ means a written agreement, or written memorandum of understanding, that is entered into by the United States and a for- eign state or regional economic integration organization (with respect to the foreign anti- trust authorities of such foreign state or such organization, and such other governmental en- tities of such foreign state or such organiza- tion as the Attorney General and the Commis- sion jointly determine may be necessary in order to provide the assistance described in subparagraph (A)), or jointly by the Attorney General and the Commission and a foreign antitrust authority, for the purpose of con- ducting investigations under section 6202 of this title, applying for orders under section 6203 of this title, or providing antitrust evi- dence, on a reciprocal basis and that includes the following: (A) An assurance that the foreign anti- trust authority will provide to the Attorney General and the Commission assistance that is comparable in scope to the assistance the Attorney General and the Commission pro- vide under such agreement or such memo- randum. (B) An assurance that the foreign antitrust authority is subject to laws and procedures that are adequate to maintain securely the confidentiality of antitrust evidence that may be received under section 6201, 6202, or 6203 of this title and will give protection to antitrust evidence received under s

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