Public Statement
Putting the FTC Cop Back on the Beat
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Putting the FTC Cop Back on the Beat
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17011004 Informal Interpretation
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802.50
[Redacted], We agree. Best regards, Kristin
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FTC Requires Retail Fuel Station and Convenience Store Operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to Divest 3 Fuel Stations in Alabama as a Condition of Acquiring Jet-Pep, Inc.
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Retail fuel station and convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has agreed to divest three fuel stations in Alabama to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ACT’s proposed...
17011003 Informal Interpretation
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Multiple acquiring persons, 803.5(b)
[Redacted], In a non‐801.30 filing, the PNO will accept HSR forms from multiple potential acquiring persons for the same assets or entities (i.e., bidders in a private auction) as long as the parties...
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Statement of Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen on Restoring Internet Freedom and Returning FTC Competition and Consumer Protections to Broadband Subscribers
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Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai circulated to FCC Commissioners a draft order in the Restoring Internet Freedom proceeding. Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen...
Report
Report To Congress On Ethanol Market Concentration (November 2017)
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Text of the Commission Report
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FTC Issues Annual Report On Ethanol Market Concentration 2017
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2017 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration , an annual report required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 “to determine whether there is sufficient...
Officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico Participate in 2017 Trilateral Meeting in Washington, D.C. to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement
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Antitrust agency heads from the United States, Canada and Mexico meet today at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC to discuss their ongoing work to ensure fair and effective antitrust...
FTC Staff to Tennessee Legislature: Consider Making Permanent the Animal Massage Therapy Exemption from The Practice of Veterinary Medicine
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted comments to the Tennessee General Assembly in support of a state law exemption that allows non-veterinarians to practice animal massage therapy in Tennessee...
17011002 Informal Interpretation
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REITs, 7A(c)(1)
The “REIT Exemption” does not apply to the acquisition of mortgage servicing rights standing alone. Therefore, none of the three scenarios would be exempt. Best regards, Kristin
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FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition in the U.S. Markets for Two Types of Medical Testing Devices
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order designed to remedy the anticompetitive effects resulting from Abbott’s $8.3 billion acquisition of Alere...
Abbott Laboratories and Alere Inc., In the Matter of
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Administrative
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FTC Matter/File Number
161 0084
Nov08
Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics
The Hatch-Waxman Act, passed by Congress more than 30 years ago, provides a regulatory and judicial framework to expedite generic entry into U.S. prescription drug markets. For many drugs, the Act has...
Letter From Markus H. Meier, Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition, Concerning Crouse Health Hospital's Proposal To Sell Discounted Pharmaceutical Products to the Employees, Retirees, and Their Dependents of Its Affiliate, Dated October 20, 2017
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Letter From Markus H. Meier, Assistant Director, Health Care Division, Bureau of Competition, to Jennifer R. Bolster, Esq., Hancock Estabrook, LLP, Concerning Crouse Health Hospital's Proposal To Sell...
FTC to Hold Workshop on Examining Competition Issues Related to Prescription Drug Markets
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, “Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics” . Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and U.S...
FTC Staff Opinion: Crouse Health Hospital’s Proposed Rx Program Is Exempt from Robinson-Patman Act
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued an opinion advising Crouse Health Hospital that an exemption under the Non-Profit Institutions Act, or NPIA, applied to its proposal to sell...
Nov07
The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results
On November 7, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission’s Economic Liberty Task Force hosted a roundtable to examine empirical evidence on the effects of occupational licensure. Licensing restrictions –...
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