15 U.S.C. § 6202 — Investigations to assist foreign antitrust

Page 2227 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 6203 (b) Removal of invalid, disconnected, and reas- signed telephone numbers The Federal Trade Commission shall periodi- cally check telephone numbers registered on the national ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry against national or other appropriate databases and shall remove from such registry those telephone numbers that have been disconnected and reassigned. Nothing in this section prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from removing invalid tele- phone numbers from the registry at any time. (Pub. L. 108–10, § 5, as added Pub. L. 110–187, § 2, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 633.) CHAPTER 88—INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE Sec. 6201. Disclosure to foreign antitrust authority of antitrust evidence. 6202. Investigations to assist foreign antitrust au- thority in obtaining antitrust evidence. 6203. Jurisdiction of district courts of United States. 6204. Limitations on authority. 6205. Exception to certain disclosure restrictions. 6206. Publication requirements applicable to anti- trust mutual assistance agreements. 6207. Conditions on use of antitrust mutual assist- ance agreements. 6208. Limitations on judicial review. 6209. Preservation of existing authority. 6210. Report to Congress. 6211. Definitions. 6212. Authority to receive reimbursement. § 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- 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 to produce a docu- ment or other thing, in violation of any legally applicable right or privilege. (Pub. L. 103–438, § 3, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4597.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 3 of Pub. L. 103–438. Subsec. (e) of section 3 of Pub. L. 103–438 amended sec- tions 46, 57b–1, 1311, and 1312 of this title. § 6203. Jurisdiction of district courts of United States (a) Authority of district courts On the application of the Attorney General made in accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect under this chap- ter, the United States district court for the dis- trict in which a person resides, is found, or transacts business may order such person to give testimony or a statement, or to produce a document or other thing, to the Attorney Gen- eral to assist a foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter—