A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44, 45) to provide that exclusive territorial arrangements used in the distribution or sale of private label food products shall not be deemed per se unlawful, but shall be judged under the rule-of-reason standard.

Summary

Provides that nothing in the Federal Trade Commission Act or in any of the antitrust laws shall render unlawful per se the inclusion and enforcement in any contract, providing for the distribution or sale of a trademarked private label food product, of provisions granting a party to such contract the exclusive right to sell or distribute such product in a defined geographical area. States that nothing in this Act shall impair the Federal Trade Commission Act or any of the antitrust Acts from being applied to such provisions under the rule of reason. Defines "trade-marked private label food product."

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Timeline

1. 17 April 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 April 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 April 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 April 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Henderson, David N. [D-NC-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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