Appendix 4. Antitrust Civil Process Act

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APPENDIX 4

ANTITRUST CIVIL PROCESS ACT

Section 2. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter--

(a) The term “antitrust law” includes:

(1) Each provision of law defined as one of the antitrust laws by

section 12 of this title; and

(2) Any statute enacted on and after September 19, 1962, by the

Congress which prohibits, or makes available to the United States in

any court of the United States any civil remedy with respect to any

restraint upon or monopolization of interstate or foreign trade or

commerce;

(b) The term “antitrust order” means any final order, decree, or judgment

of any court of the United States, duly entered in any case or proceeding

arising under any antitrust law;

(c) The term “antitrust investigation” means any inquiry conducted by

any antitrust investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any

person is or has been engaged in any antitrust violation or in any

activities in preparation for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or

similar transaction, which, if consummated, may result in an antitrust

violation;

(d) The term “antitrust violation” means any act or omission in violation

of any antitrust law, any antitrust order or, with respect to the

International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 [15 U.S.C.A.

§ 6201 et seq.] any of the foreign antitrust laws;