42 USC § 5417 - Effect upon antitrust laws

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title: "42 USC § 5417 - Effect upon antitrust laws"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5417"
section_name: "Effect upon antitrust laws"
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# § 5417. Effect upon antitrust laws

July 2, 1890October 14, 191415 U.S.C. 41August 27, 1894

Nothing 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 618, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 711.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act 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 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.

The 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 effective upon the expiration of 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .