Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Relating to Mutual Cooperation regarding Restrictive Business Practices

• DOI: 10.1177/0003603X7802300308
• Date: 01 September 1978
• Published date: 01 September 1978
• Subject Matter: Article

AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED

STATES

OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERN·

MENT OF THE

FEDERAL

REPUBLIC

OF GERMANY

RELATING TO MUTUAL COOPERATION REGARDING

RESTRICnVE

BUSINESS

PRACTICES

The Government of the United

States

of America

and

the

Government of the

Federal

Republic of Germany, considering

that

restrictive business practices affecting their domestic

or international

trade

are

prejudicial to the economic

and

commercial interests of

their

countries,

Convinced

that

action against these practices can be made

more effective by the regularization of cooperation between

their

antitrust

authorities, and

Having regard, in this respect, to

their

Treaty

of

Friend-

ship, Commerce, and Navigation and to the Recommendations

of the Council of the Organization

for

Economic Cooperation

and

Development Concerning Cooperation Between Member

Countries on Restrictive Business Practices Affecting

Inter-

national

Trade

adopted on October 5,

1967,and

on

July

3,

1973,

Have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE

1

For

the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms

shall have the meanings indicated:

(a)

"Antitrust

laws" shall mean, in the United

States

of America, the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. Sees. 1-11), the

Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Secs. 12 et seq.),

and

the

Federal

Trade

Commission Act (15 U.S.C. Secs. 41 et seq.),

and

in the

Federal

Republic of Germany,

the

Act Against

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