16 CFR § 318.7 - Enforcement.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s318.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 318.7 - Enforcement."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "318.7"
section_name: "Enforcement."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS"
part_number: "318"
part_name: "HEALTH BREACH NOTIFICATION RULE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 17937 and 17953."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 42980, Aug. 25, 2009, as amended at 89 FR 47054, May 30, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "318"
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# 318.7 Enforcement.
Any violation of this part shall be treated as a violation of a rule promulgated under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57a, regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and thus subject to civil penalties (as adjusted for inflation pursuant to § 1.98 of this chapter), and the Commission will enforce this part in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as are available to it pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 *et seq.*