Announced Action for October 29, 2004

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning General Electric Company (GE) and InVision Technologies, Inc. The vote to approve the order as final was 3-0-2, with Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour recused and Commissioner Jon Leibowitz not participating. (FTC File No. 041-0106, Docket No. C-4119; the staff contact is Sean Dillon, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-3575; see press release dated September 15, 2004.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.