12 USC § 5303 - Antitrust savings clause

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title: "12 USC § 5303 - Antitrust savings clause"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "5303"
section_name: "Antitrust savings clause"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–203, § 6, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1390.)"
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# § 5303. Antitrust savings clause

section 12 of title 15section 45 of title 15

Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws, unless otherwise specified. For purposes of this section, the term “antitrust laws” has the same meaning as in subsection (a) of , except that such term includes , to the extent that such section 45 applies to unfair methods of competition.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–203, § 6, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1390.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which enacted this chapter and chapters 108 (§ 8201 et seq.) and 109 (§ 8301 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

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