15 USC § 1336 - Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or deceptive acts or practices

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title: "15 USC § 1336 - Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or deceptive acts or practices"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1336"
section_name: "Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or deceptive acts or practices"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–92, § 8, formerly § 7, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 91–222, § 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered § 8 and amended Pub. L. 98–474, §§ 5(a), 6(c), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203, 2204; Pub. L. 99–92, § 12, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 404.)"
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# § 1336. Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or deceptive acts or practices

section 1333 of this title

Nothing in this chapter (other than the requirements of ) shall be construed to limit, restrict, expand, or otherwise affect the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of cigarettes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–92, § 8, formerly § 7, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 91–222, § 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered § 8 and amended Pub. L. 98–474, §§ 5(a), 6(c), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203, 2204; Pub. L. 99–92, § 12, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 404.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 9, classified to , and subsequently omitted from the Code.

### Amendments

1985— struck out “(b)” after “1333”.

1984— amended section generally, striking out subsecs. (a) and (c) which dealt with the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to its pending trade regulation rule proceeding relating to cigarette advertising and its authority to issue trade regulation rules or to require an affirmative statement in any cigarette advertisement, which left the provisions of former subsec. (b) to constitute this section.

1970— substituted provisions concerning the action of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to its pending trade regulation rule proceeding relating to cigarette advertising, the Commission’s authority with respect to unfair or deceptive cigarette advertising acts or practices, and its authority to issue trade regulation rules or to require an affirmative statement in any cigarette advertisement, for provisions investing the several district courts with jurisdiction, for cause shown, to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter upon proper application. See .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except where otherwise specified, see , set out in part as a note under .