81 FR 16 pg. 4300 - Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 16Page: 4300
Page: 4300FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-01452 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act
AGENCY:
Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required by the 1990 amendment of Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person from serving as a director or officer of two competing corporations if two thresholds are met. Competitor corporations are covered by Section 8 if each one has capital, surplus, and undivided profits aggregating more than $10,000,000, with the exception that no corporation is covered if the competitive sales of either corporation are less than $1,000,000. Section 8(a)(5) requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise those thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product. The new thresholds, which take effect immediately, are $31,841,000 for Section 8(a)(1), and $3,184,100 for Section 8(a)(2)(A).
DATES:
Effective Date: January 26, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James F. Mongoven, Bureau of Competition, Office of Policy and Coordination, (202) 326-2879.
Authority:
15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5).
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01452 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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