16 CFR § 317.4 - Preemption.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s317.4"
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title: "16 CFR § 317.4 - Preemption."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "317.4"
section_name: "Preemption."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS"
part_number: "317"
part_name: "PROHIBITION OF ENERGY MARKET MANIPULATION RULE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 17301-17305; 15 U.S.C. 41-58."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 40701, Aug. 12, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 317.4 Preemption.

The Federal Trade Commission does not intend, through the promulgation of this Rule, to preempt the laws of any state or local government, except to the extent that any such law conflicts with this Rule. A law is not in conflict with this Rule if it affords equal or greater protection from the prohibited practices set forth in § 317.3.