**(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 action shall be taken under this section with respect to any part of a request that has been denied by the Attorney General.
**(b) Authority to investigate** 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 and the Commission may, using their respective authority to investigate possible violations of the Federal antitrust laws, conduct investigations to obtain antitrust evidence relating to a possible violation of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by the foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter, and may provide such antitrust evidence to the foreign antitrust authority, to assist the foreign antitrust authority—
(1) in determining whether a person has violated or is about to violate any of such foreign antitrust laws, or
(2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws.
**(c) Special scope of authority** An investigation may be conducted under subsection (b), and antitrust evidence obtained through such investigation may be provided, without regard to whether the conduct investigated violates any of the Federal antitrust laws.
**(d) Rights and privileges preserved** A person may not be compelled in conne
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**(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 action shall be taken under this section with respect to any part of a request that has been denied by the Attorney General.
**(b) Authority to investigate** 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 and the Commission may, using their respective authority to investigate possible violations of the Federal antitrust laws, conduct investigations to obtain antitrust evidence relating to a possible violation of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by the foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter, and may provide such antitrust evidence to the foreign antitrust authority, to assist the foreign antitrust authority—
(1) in determining whether a person has violated or is about to violate any of such foreign antitrust laws, or
(2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws.
**(c) Special scope of authority** An investigation may be conducted under subsection (b), and antitrust evidence obtained through such investigation may be provided, without regard to whether the conduct investigated violates any of the Federal antitrust laws.
**(d) Rights and privileges preserved** A person may not be compelled in connection with an investigation under this section to give testimony or a statement, or to produce a document or other thing, in violation of any legally applicable right or privilege.
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§ 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-
spect to any part of a request that has been de-
nied by the Attorney General.
(b) Authority to investigate
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 and the Commission may, using
their respective authority to investigate pos-
sible violations of the Federal antitrust laws,
conduct investigations to obtain antitrust evi-
dence relating to a possible violation of the for-
eign antitrust laws administered or enforced by
the foreign antitrust authority with respect to
which such agreement is in effect under this
chapter, and may provide such antitrust evi-
dence to the foreign antitrust authority, to as-
sist the foreign antitrust authority—
(1) in determining whether a person has vio-
lated or is about to violate any of such foreign
antitrust laws, or
(2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust
laws.
(c) Special scope of authority
An investigation may be conducted under sub-
section (b), and antitrust evidence obtained
through such investigation may be provided,
without regard to whether the conduct inves-
tigated violates any of the Federal antitrust
laws.
(d) Rights and privileges preserved
A person may not be compelled in connection
with an investigation under this section to give
testimony or a statement, or