15 U.S.C. 41Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to exempt from the antitrust laws of the United States any conduct that would otherwise be unlawful under such laws, or to prohibit under the antitrust laws of the United States any conduct that would be lawful under such laws. As used in this section, the term “antitrust laws” includes, but is not limited to, the Act of , as amended; the Act of , as amended; the Federal Trade Commission Act ( et seq.); and sections 73 and 74 of the Act of , as amended.
Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 61888 Stat. 711 (, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act July 2, 1890, ch. 647 26 Stat. 209 section 1 of Title 15Act of , as amended, referred to in text, is , , known as the Sherman Act, which is classified to sections 1 to 7 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323 38 Stat. 730 section 12 of Title 15Act of , as amended, referred to in text, is , , known as the Clayton Act which is classified generally to sections 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of Title 15, and sections 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under and Tables.
act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311 38 Stat. 717 section 58 of Title 15The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of Title 15. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
Sections 73 and 74 of the Act of , referred to in text, are classified to sections 8 and 9 of Title 15.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383section 5401 of this titleSection effective upon the expiration of 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .