Appendix 8. International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994

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APPENDIX 8

INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT

ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1994

Section 2. Disclosure to a Foreign Antitrust Authority of Antitrust

Evidence

In accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect

under this chapter, subject to section 6207 of this title, and except as

provided in section 6204 of this title, the Attorney General of the United

States and the Federal Trade Commission may provide to a foreign

antitrust authority with respect to which such agreement is in effect

under this chapter, antitrust evidence to assist the foreign antitrust

authority--

(1) in determining whether a person has violated or is about to

violate any of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by

the foreign antitrust authority, or

(2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws. [15 U.S.C. §

6201]

Section 3. Investigations to Assist Foreign Antitrust Authority in

Obtaining Antitrust Evidence

(a) Request for investigative assistance

A request by a foreign antitrust authority for investigative assistance

under this section shall be made to the Attorney General, who may deny

the request in whole or in part. No further action shall be taken under this

section with respect to any part of a request that has been denied by the

Attorney General.

(b) Authority to investigate

In accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect

under this chapter, subject to section 6207 of this title, and except as