Clayton Act provisions
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The Clayton Act provisions are U.S. federal antitrust rules that restrict anti-competitive practices such as price discrimination, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements, and certain mergers and acquisitions to protect market competition.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal antitrust law provisions
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| allow |
injunctive relief
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private antitrust lawsuits → recovery of treble damages in private actions → |
| amendedBy |
Celler-Kefauver Act
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Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act → Robinson-Patman Act → |
| appliesTo |
commerce among the several States
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commerce with foreign nations → corporations → goods → persons engaged in commerce → |
| basedOnStatute |
Section 2 of the Clayton Act
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Section 3 of the Clayton Act → Section 7 of the Clayton Act → Section 8 of the Clayton Act → |
| country |
United States
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| effectiveSince |
1914
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| enforcedBy |
Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
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Federal Trade Commission → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| legalNature |
civil law provisions
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| legalStandard |
may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly
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| legalSystem |
United States federal law
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| partOf |
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
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| prohibit |
acquisitions that may substantially lessen competition
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exclusive dealing that substantially lessens competition → interlocking directorates among competing corporations above certain thresholds → mergers that may substantially lessen competition → price discrimination that lessens competition → tying arrangements that substantially lessen competition → |
| purpose |
prevent anticompetitive practices
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protect market competition → supplement Sherman Antitrust Act → |
| regulates |
certain acquisitions
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certain mergers → exclusive dealing contracts → interlocking directorates → price discrimination → tying arrangements → |
| relatedTo |
Federal Trade Commission Act
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Sherman Antitrust Act → |
| sector |
competition law
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| targets |
anticompetitive acquisitions
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anticompetitive exclusive dealing → anticompetitive mergers → anticompetitive price discrimination → anticompetitive tying arrangements → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Commerce and Trade
("Clayton Antitrust Act (codified sections)")
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Commerce and Trade ("Robinson-Patman Act (codified sections)") → Commerce and Trade ("Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (codified sections)") → Title 15 of the United States Code → |
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Clayton Act provisions
("Section 2 of the Clayton Act")
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Clayton Act provisions ("Section 3 of the Clayton Act") → Clayton Act provisions ("Section 7 of the Clayton Act") → |
basedOnStatute |
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Woodrow Wilson administration
("Clayton Antitrust Act")
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notablePolicy |