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15 U.S.C. § 4021 — Definitions

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15 U.S.C. § 4021 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter— (1) the term “export trade” means trade or commerce in goods, wares, merchandise, or services exported, or in the course of being exported, from the United States or any territory thereof to any foreign nation, (2) the term “service” means intangible economic output, including, but not limited to— (A) business, repair, and amusement services, (B) management, legal, engineering, architectural, and other professional services, and (C) financial, insurance, transportation, informational and any other data-based services, and communication services, (3) the term “export trade activities” means activities or agreements in the course of export trade, (4) the term “methods of operation” means any method by which a person conducts or proposes to conduct export trade, (5) the term “person” means an individual who is a resident of the United States; a partnership that is created under and exists pursuant to the laws of any State or of the United States; a State or local government entity; a corporation, whether organized as a profit or nonprofit corporation, that is created under and exists pursuant to the laws of any State or of the United States; or any association or combination, by contract or other arrangement, between or among such persons, (6) the term “antitrust laws” means the antitrust laws, as such term is defined in [section 12 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section12&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim) (to the extent that [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim) prohibit

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As used in this subchapter— (1) the term “export trade” means trade or commerce in goods, wares, merchandise, or services exported, or in the course of being exported, from the United States or any territory thereof to any foreign nation, (2) the term “service” means intangible economic output, including, but not limited to— (A) business, repair, and amusement services, (B) management, legal, engineering, architectural, and other professional services, and (C) financial, insurance, transportation, informational and any other data-based services, and communication services, (3) the term “export trade activities” means activities or agreements in the course of export trade, (4) the term “methods of operation” means any method by which a person conducts or proposes to conduct export trade, (5) the term “person” means an individual who is a resident of the United States; a partnership that is created under and exists pursuant to the laws of any State or of the United States; a State or local government entity; a corporation, whether organized as a profit or nonprofit corporation, that is created under and exists pursuant to the laws of any State or of the United States; or any association or combination, by contract or other arrangement, between or among such persons, (6) the term “antitrust laws” means the antitrust laws, as such term is defined in [section 12 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section12&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim) (to the extent that [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim) prohibits unfair methods of competition), and any State antitrust or unfair competition law, (7) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce or his designee, and (8) the term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States or his designee.

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15 U.S.C. § 12 — Definitions; short title

**(a)** “Antitrust laws,” as used herein, includes the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” approved July second, eighteen hundred and ninety; sections seventy-three to seventy-six, inclusive, of an Act entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,” of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; an Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,’ ” approved February twelfth, nineteen hundred and thirteen; and also this Act.“Commerce,” as used herein, means trade or commerce among the several States and with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any State, Territory, or foreign nation, or between any insular possessions or other places under the jurisdiction of the United States, or between any such possession or place and any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall apply to the Philippine Islands. The word “person” or “persons” wherever used in this Act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country. **(b)** This Act may be cited as the “Clayton Act”.

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15 U.S.C. § 4011 — Export trade promotion duties of Secretary of Commerce

To promote and encourage export trade, the Secretary may issue certificates of review and advise and assist any person with respect to applying for certificates of review.

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15 U.S.C. § 45 — Unfair methods of competition unlawful; prevention by Commission

**(a) Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade** (1) Unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful. (2) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, savings and loan institutions described in [section 57a(f)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a/f/3&num=0&edition=prelim), Federal credit unions described in [section 57a(f)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a/f/4&num=0&edition=prelim), common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject to part A of subtitle VII of title 49, and persons, partnerships, or corporations insofar as they are subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended [[7 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], except as provided in section 406(b) of said Act [[7 U.S.C. 227(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section227/b&num=0&edition=prelim)], from using unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. (3) This subsection shall not apply to unfair methods of competition involving commerce with foreign nations (other than import commerce) unless— (A) such methods of competition have a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect— (i) on commerce which is not commerce with foreign nations, or on import commerce with foreign nations; or

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15 U.S.C. § 4021 — Definitions

Page 2099 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 4021 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 8, 1982, see section 312 of Pub. L. 97–290, set out as a note under section 4011 of this title. § 4018. Annual reports Every person to whom a certificate of review is issued shall submit to the Secretary an an- nual report, in such form and at such time as the Secretary may require, that updates where necessary the information required by section 4012(a) of this title. (Pub. L. 97–290, title III, § 308, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1244.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 8, 1982, see section 312 of Pub. L. 97–290, set out as a note under section 4011 of this title. § 4019. Disclosure of information (a) Exemption Information submitted by any person in con- nection with the issuance, amendment, or rev- ocation of a certificate of review shall be ex- empt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5. (b) Protection of potentially harmful confidential information; exceptions: Congress; judicial or administrative proceedings; consent; neces- sity for determination; Federal law; regula- tions (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no offi- cer or employee of the United States shall dis- close commercial or financial information sub- mitted in connection with the issuance, amend- ment, or revocation of a certificate of review if the information is privileged or confidential and if disclosure of the information would cause harm to the person who submitted the informa- tion. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to information disclosed— (A) upon a request made by the Congress or any committee of the Congress, (B) in a judicial or administrative pro- ceeding, subject to appropr

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