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15 U.S.C. § 6203 — Jurisdiction of district courts of United States

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15 U.S.C. § 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 chapter, the United States district court for the district 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 General to assist a foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter— (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. **(b) Contents of order** (1) **Use of appointee to receive evidence** (A) An order issued under subsection (a) may direct that testimony or a statement be given, or a document or other thing be produced, to a person who shall be recommended by the Attorney General and appointed by the court. (B) A person appointed under subparagraph (A) shall have power to administer any necessary oath and to take such testimony or such statement. (2) **Practice and procedure** (A) An order issued under subsection (a) may prescribe the practice and procedure for taking testimony and statements and for producing documents and other things. (B) Such practice and procedure may be in whole or in part the practice and procedure of the foreign state, or the regional economic integration organization, represented by the foreign antitrust authority with respect to which the Attorney General requests such order. (C) To the extent such order does not prescribe otherwise, any testimony and statements required to be taken shall be taken, and any document

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**(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 chapter, the United States district court for the district 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 General to assist a foreign antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect under this chapter— (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. **(b) Contents of order** (1) **Use of appointee to receive evidence** (A) An order issued under subsection (a) may direct that testimony or a statement be given, or a document or other thing be produced, to a person who shall be recommended by the Attorney General and appointed by the court. (B) A person appointed under subparagraph (A) shall have power to administer any necessary oath and to take such testimony or such statement. (2) **Practice and procedure** (A) An order issued under subsection (a) may prescribe the practice and procedure for taking testimony and statements and for producing documents and other things. (B) Such practice and procedure may be in whole or in part the practice and procedure of the foreign state, or the regional economic integration organization, represented by the foreign antitrust authority with respect to which the Attorney General requests such order. (C) To the extent such order does not prescribe otherwise, any testimony and statements required to be taken shall be taken, and any documents and other things required to be produced shall be produced, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. **(c) Rights and privileges preserved** A person may not be compelled under an order issued under subsection (a) to give testimony or a statement, or to produce a document or other thing, in violation of any legally applicable right or privilege. **(d) Voluntary conduct** This section does not preclude a person in the United States from voluntarily giving testimony or a statement, or producing a document or other thing, in any manner acceptable to such person for use in an investigation by a foreign antitrust authority.

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15 U.S.C. § 6207 — Conditions on use of antitrust mutual assistance agreements

**(a) Determinations** Neither the Attorney General nor the Commission may conduct an investigation under [section 6202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6202&num=0&edition=prelim), apply for an order under [section 6203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6203&num=0&edition=prelim), or provide antitrust evidence to a foreign antitrust authority under an antitrust mutual assistance agreement, unless the Attorney General or the Commission, as the case may be, determines in the particular instance in which the investigation, application, or antitrust evidence is requested that— (1) the foreign antitrust authority— (A) will satisfy the assurances, terms, and conditions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of [section 6211(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6211/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and (B) is capable of complying with and will comply with the confidentiality requirements applicable under such agreement to the requested antitrust evidence, (2) providing the requested antitrust evidence will not violate [section 6204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6204&num=0&edition=prelim), and (3) conducting such investigation, applying for such order, or providing the requested antitrust evidence, as the case may be, is consistent with the public interest of the United States, taking into consideration, among other factors, whether the foreign state or regional economic integration organization represented by the foreign antitrust authority holds any proprietary interest that could benefit or otherwise be affected by such investigation, by t

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15 U.S.C. § 6210 — Report to Congress

In the 30-day period beginning 3 years after November 2, 1994, and with the concurrence of the Commission, the Attorney General shall submit, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report— (1) describing how the operation of this chapter has affected the enforcement of the Federal antitrust laws, (2) describing the extent to which foreign antitrust authorities have complied with the confidentiality requirements applicable under antitrust mutual assistance agreements in effect under this chapter, (3) specifying separately the identities of the foreign states, regional economic integration organizations, and foreign antitrust authorities that have entered into such agreements and the identities of the foreign antitrust authorities with respect to which such foreign states and such organizations have entered into such agreements, (4) specifying the identity of each foreign state, and each regional economic integration organization, that has in effect a law similar to this chapter, (5) giving the approximate number of requests made by the Attorney General and the Commission under such agreements to foreign antitrust authorities for antitrust investigations and for antitrust evidence, (6) giving the approximate number of requests made by foreign antitrust authorities under such agreements to the Attorney General and the Commission for investigations under [section 6202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6202&num=0&edition=prelim), for orders under [section 6203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6203&num=0&edition=prelim), and for antitrust evidence, and (7) describing any significant problems or concern

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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. § 6212 — Authority to receive reimbursement

The Attorney General and the Commission are authorized to receive from a foreign antitrust authority, or from the foreign state or regional economic integration organization represented by such foreign antitrust authority, reimbursement for the costs incurred by the Attorney General or the Commission, respectively, in conducting an investigation under [section 6202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6202&num=0&edition=prelim) requested by such foreign antitrust authority, applying for an order under [section 6203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6203&num=0&edition=prelim) to assist such foreign antitrust authority, or providing antitrust evidence to such foreign antitrust authority under an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect under this chapter with respect to such foreign antitrust authority.

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15 U.S.C. § 6203 — Jurisdiction of district courts of United

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

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