Competition law The FederalTradeCommission Act of 1914 15 U.S.C 41 58, as amended started the FederalTradeCommission FTC , a bipartisan body of five members appointed by the President of the United States for seven year terms. This commission was authorized to issue Cease and Desist orders to large corporations to curb unfair trade practices. This Act also gave more flexibility to the US Congress for judicial matters. It passed the Senate by a 43 5 vote on September 8th, 1914 and, without a tally of yeas and nays, it passed the House on September 10th. External links http www.law.cornell.edu uscode 15 usc sup 01 15 10 2 20 I.html Full text of current act , from the Legal Information Institute . Category 1914 in law Category 1914 in the United States Category 63rd United States Congress Category FederalTradeCommission Act Category United States federal government administration legislation TradeCommission Act Category United States federaltrade legislation TradeCommission Act Category United States federal antitrust legislation TradeCommission Act Category Legal articles without infoboxes es Ley de la Comisi n Federal de Comercio ... more details
File FederalTradeCommission Building.jpg thumb right The FederalTradeCommission Building is a federal building which serves as the headquarters of the FederalTradeCommission . Completed in 1938, the building ... States. Honoring his campaign promises, Wilson signed the FederalTradeCommission Act in 1914. The following year, the FederalTradeCommission FTC absorbed the duties of the Bureau of Corporations ..., Roosevelt expressed hope that the permanent home of the FederalTradeCommission stand for all time ... The FederalTradeCommission Building is designed in the Classical Revival style of architecture. It is a refined style that conveys the dignity and stability of the federal government, which was particularly important during the Great Depression. The buildings within the Federal Triangle were designed ... in Washington, D.C. Category Buildings of the United States government Category FederalTradeCommission ... have become the agency s informal logo. ref name GSA Significant events 1914 FederalTrade ... Features Part of Federal Triangle development initiative Colonnade Man Controlling Trade sculptures ... in trade and commerce. ref name GSA http www.gsa.gov portal ext html site hb category 25431 actionParameter exploreByBuilding buildingId 610 General Services Administration page on the FederalTradeCommission Building . ref The FTC occupied various sites in the District of Columbia during its early years. The Public Buildings Act of 1926 authorized Congress to fund the Federal Triangle ... with federal buildings executed in classical styles of architecture. At the urging of the American .... ref name GSA Located at the eastern point of the Federal Triangle, it was originally called the Apex ... the ceiling and cornice. The FTC Building was one of the first federal buildings in Washington to have .... Above the grilles are rectangular panels that represent foreign trade, agriculture, shipping ... groups called Man Controlling Trade are located at the east ends of the two avenue elevations ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name FederalTradeCommission logo logo width logo caption seal US FederalTradeCommission ... The FederalTradeCommission FTC is an Independent agencies of the United States government independent agency of the United States government , established in 1914 by the FederalTradeCommission ... monopoly . The FederalTradeCommission Act was one of Woodrow Wilson President Wilson s major ... bcp rulemaking funeral FederalTradeCommission Funeral Rule 16 CFR Part 453 ref By law, the GPL ... with the Funeral Rule . ref name frop One of the FederalTradeCommission s other major focuses ... of the FederalTradeCommission Act, UnitedStatesCode 15 45 grants the FTC power to investigate and prevent ... f3d 1196 federaltradecommission v cyberspacecom llc 453 F.3d 1196 9th Cir. 2006 ref the FTC found ... congressman Dick Thompson Morgan , once known as the father of the FederalTradeCommission. Morgan ... of the FederalTradeCommission. Morgan reintroduced a slightly amended version of his bill during ... Act, H.R. 1252, which will provide immediate relief to consumers by giving the FederalTradeCommission ... div style moz column count 2 column count 2 Academic views on the FederalTradeCommission Better Business ... G. Cullom Davis. The Transformation of the FederalTradeCommission, 1914 1929, The Mississippi ... Commission http www.ftc.gov os decisions index.htm FederalTradeCommission Decisions July 1949 December ... FEDERALTRADECOMMISSIONFederalTradeCommission Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register http thefederalregister.com rss department FEDERALTRADECOMMISSION RSS Feed http www.ftc.gov bcp edu microsites idtheft consumers filing a report.html FederalTradeCommission Identity Theft Complaint Form Category FederalTradeCommission Category Corporate crime Category Competition ... Organizations based in Washington, D.C. de FederalTradeCommission es Comisi n Federal de Comercio fr FederalTradeCommission pl Federalna Komisja Handlu ... more details
There have been opponents and proponents of the FederalTradeCommission FTC since its creation in 1914 to bust trusts and since the FederalTradeCommission Act amendments in 1938 empowered the agency to police anti competitive practices through a prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices. ref FederalTradeCommission, About the FederalTradeCommission, http www.ftc.gov ftc about.shtm Sept. 28, 2009 . ref Academic debate about the FTC generally centers on the utility and efficiency of the agency ... The Nader Report on the FederalTradeCommission Nader Report , in reality prepared by law student ... See Edward Cox, Robert Fellmeth, & John Schultz, The Consumer and the FederalTradeCommission A Critique ... s Critique, The FederalTradeCommission Richard Posner , an influential figure in the Law and economics law and economics movement and since 1981 a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals ... Richard A. Posner, The FederalTradeCommission , 37 U. Chi. L. Rev. 47 1969 . ref after having spent .... Pitofsky s Defense, Beyond Nader Robert Pitofsky , former Chairman of the FederalTradeCommission ... Faculty&ID 307 Robert Pitofsky s Faculty Profile at Georgetown Law School Category FederalTradeCommissionFederalTradeCommission ... and inefficient Commission action, largely stemming from partisan politics and agency mismanagement ... cases brought under the FTC s anti restraint of trade, anti monopoly authority, but also its ..., 58, 65, ref Furthermore, the 250 plus restraint of trade cases analyzed by Posner only led him to conclude ..., distorting the focus of regulatory efforts. The individual actors at the Commission sought to retain their jobs and increase personal power by increasing the scope of regulatory authority, using Commission ... the changes at the Commission that rectified these flaws, predicting that they would increase ... Commission attention to disclosure addressed the need to close the gap in information caused by market ... more details
as a decade of trivial pursuits for the FederalTradeCommission. The Commission s reputation for chasing ..., John E. Schulz 1970 . The Nader Report on the FederalTradeCommission . Grove Press. ISBN B0007DK0MI. Ralph Nader DEFAULTSORT Nader Report On The FederalTradeCommission Category Ralph Nader Category FederalTradeCommission Category Consumer protection .... One year after the Nader Report was published, the American Bar Association ABA Commission to Study ... in abridged form and so on. In defending its secrecy, the FTC cited protection of trade secrets ... with big business interests. One example was of the chief of the Division of General Trade Restraints having a positive reputation in the retail gas dealers trade association for immediately ... advantage of the FTC s expected delays in processing or the Commission s more lax advisory ... of the Commission, or frustration at the busywork they were assigned . Lack of diversity too many from small town backgrounds The task force evaluated the Commission s hierarchy of employees that decides ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants FederalTradeCommission v. Dean Foods Co. ArgueDate March 28 ArgueYear 1966 DecideDate June 13 DecideYear 1966 FullName FederalTradeCommission v. Dean Foods Company, et al. USVol 384 USPage 597 Citation 86 S. Ct. 1738 16 L. Ed. 2d 802 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2985 1966 Trade Cas. CCH P71,788 Prior Subsequent Holding The FederalTradeCommission FTC may sue in federal court to obtain a preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo against the consummation of a merger that the agency persuasively contends violates the antitrust laws. SCOTUS 1965 1967 Majority Clark JoinMajority Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan Dissent Fortas JoinDissent Harlan, Stewart, White LawsApplied wikisource FederalTradeCommission v. Dean Foods Company FTC v. Dean Foods Co , scite 384 597 1966 , is a 1966 decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the FederalTradeCommission FTC may sue in federal court to obtain a preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo against the consummation of a merger that the agency persuasively contends violates the antitrust laws. More broadly, the Dean Foods case stands for the proposition that a federal agency may, by invoking the All Writs Act , seek equitable relief in federal court against a person s threatened action that will substantially interfere with the agency s performance of its statutory duty and thus adversely affect the relevant court s ability to review the agency s ultimate order with respect to the threatened action. Background Dean Foods and Bowman Dairy, two substantial competitors in the sale of milk in the Chicago ... the federal courts to issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions ... limited the courts powers under the All Writs Act. We thus hold that the Commission has standing to seek ... force to any other federal agency in similar circumstances. However, the principle may be limited ... Dean Foods , an injunction can issue only if the Commission can show that an effective remedial ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants FederalTradeCommission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Trading Stamp Co. ArgueDate November 15 ArgueYear 1971 DecideDate March 1 DecideYear 1972 FullName FederalTradeCommission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Trading Stamp Co. USVol 405 USPage 233 Citation 92 S. Ct. 898 31 L. Ed. 2d 170 1972 U.S. LEXIS 154 1972 Trade Cas. CCH P73,861 Prior Subsequent Holding The FederalTradeCommission FTC may act against a company s unfair business practices even though the practice is none of the following an antitrust violation, an incipient antitrust violation, a violation of the spirit of the antitrust laws, or a deceptive practice. This legal theory is termed the unfairness doctrine . SCOTUS 1972 1975 Majority White JoinMajority Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Blackmun NotParticipating Powell and Rehnquist LawsApplied Image S&Hstamp.gif 270px right thumb An S&H Green Stamp FederalTradeCommission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Trading Stamp Co. , scite 405 233 1972 , is a 1972 decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the FederalTradeCommission FTC may act against a company s unfair business practices even though the practice is none of the following an antitrust violation, an incipient Competition law antitrust violation, a violation of the spirit of the antitrust laws, or a deceptive practice. This legal theory is termed the unfairness doctrine . Background The S&H Green Stamps Sperry & Hutchinson Trading Stamp Co. S&H was in the business of issuing and redeeming S&H Green Stamps S&H trading stamps . As explained in the Court s opinion, trading stamp s are a form of scrip . They can be used to purchase goods but only at a designated store. S&H ... authorities alike convince us that the FederalTradeCommission does not arrogate excessive ... because section 5 of the FTC Act, ref Section 5 provides The Commission is empowered and directed ... the FTC had proceeded, empowers the Commission to restrain only such practices as are either in violation ... more details
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Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Australian Trade Practices Commission was the government agency agency responsible for monitoring and enforcement activities under the Trade Practices Act 1974 . It was replaced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in 1995. Category Government of Australia Category Economy of Australia Australia law stub ... more details
File Koseitorihikiiinkai.jpg thumb 240px Office building of Japanese Fair TradeCommission The nihongo Fair TradeCommission K sei Torihiki Iinkai JFTC is a commission in the Japanese government responsible for enforcing Antimonopoly Act Japan Antimonopoly Act . The commission is commonly known as K tori or K torii . As of 2010, the chairman is Kazuhiko Takeshima . On July 13, 2004, the commission asked Microsoft to remove a clause which it thinks is hurting activities of Japanese companies getting licenses of Microsoft Windows from Microsoft. See also Competition law Competition policy Competition regulator Consumers Association Consumer protection External links http www.jftc.go.jp e page Fair TradeCommission en icon http www.jftc.go.jp Fair TradeCommission ja icon Ministries of Japan Category Government of Japan Category Competition regulators Japan gov stub ko ja ... more details
Image FederalMaritimeCommissionSeal.jpg thumb right 200px Seal of the Federal Maritime Commission The United States Federal Maritime Commission FMC is an independent federal agency, based in Washington D.C. , responsible for the regulation of oceanborne transportation in the foreign commerce of the U.S. Mission The FMC Regulates certain activities of international shipping lines called ocean common carriers , marine terminals operators, and ocean transportation intermediaries OTIs who operate in the U.S. foreign commerce Oversees the financial responsibility of cruise ship lines and other passenger ship operators, to ensure they have the resources to pay compensation for personal injuries or non performance Monitors the laws and practices of foreign governments which could have a discriminatory or otherwise adverse impact on the U.S. shipping industry and U.S. maritime trade, and administers bilateral trade sanctions to persuade foreign governments to remove adverse conditions Enforces special regulatory requirements applicable to shipping lines owned or controlled by foreign governments so called controlled carriers Reviews and regulates agreements between shipping lines and or marine terminals which enjoy statutory immunity from the antitrust laws and service contracts between shipping lines and their customers Licenses and regulates ocean transportation intermediaries in the U.S., and ensures all maintain evidence of financial responsibility. These intermediaries include freight forwarders, who make bookings and process paperwork for shipper customers roughly analogous to a travel agent for freight , and non vessel operating common carriers , who act as resellers of space ..., see United States Shipping Board . References http www.fmc.gov Federal Maritime Commission ... Plan No. 7, effective August 12, 1961. Prior to that time, the United States Federal ... provisions administered by the Commission are the Shipping Act of 1984, the Foreign Shipping ... more details
The Commission on Federal Election Reform is co chaired by former President of the United States US President Jimmy Carter and James A. Baker, III . It is a private, blue ribbon commission created by President Carter in the aftermath of the 2004 Election. The twenty one distinguished members of the Commission are leaders from the major political parties, academics and civic leaders from non partisan groups. The commission was established to spend the next six months examining the state of the electoral process in the United States and to offer recommendations on improving it. Some of the most prominent commissioners include Lee Hamilton , former Congressman and 9 11 Commission vice chair Tom Daschle , former Senate minority leader Bob Michel , former House Minority leader and Betty Castor , former Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction, and 2004 Democratic Senate nominee. External links http www.american.edu ia cfer The Commission on Federal Election Reform homepage http www.american.edu ia cfer members.htm Commission on Federal Election Reform member listing http www.bbvforums.org cgi bin forums board auth.cgi?file 1954 10345.html An analysis of the report http www.carterbakerdissent.com Commissioner Spencer Overton s impassioned dissent Category Federal elections of the United States US election stub ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Federal Public Service Commission nativename FPSC nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption picture picture width picture caption formed 1926 preceding1 preceding2 etc. dissolved superseding jurisdiction Government of Pakistan headquarters Islamabad , Pakistan latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code coordinates employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Former Justice Rana Bhagwandas chief1 position Chairman chief2 name Bilal Anwar chief2 position Secretary agency type parent agency child1 agency child2 agency keydocument1 website www.fpsc.gov.pk footnotes map map width map caption The Federal Public Service Commission FPSC is a Government of Pakistan Government of Pakistan agency that is responsible appointing civil servant s and bureaucrats in Government of Pakistan . History The Public Service Commission was set up for the first time in British colonial rule in 1926. After independence, the Commission was established in Pakistan in 1947 under the provision of Government of Pakistan Act. At present, the commission is functioning under article 242of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It has been provided autonomy under the Rules of Business, 1973 and FPSC Regulations, 1978 in its working. The Commission has also been given administrative as well as, to some extent, financial autonomy to perform its functions independently. External links http www.fpsc.gov.pk icms user index.php Federal Public Service Commission Category Pakistan federal departments and agencies Pakistan gov stub ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name Federal Power Commission type nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption picture picture width picture caption formed Start date 1930 06 23 preceding1 preceding2 dissolved October 1, 1977 superseding Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC jurisdiction Federal government of the United States U.S. Government headquarters latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code coordinates employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Charles B. Curtis chief1 position Chairman last chief2 name chief2 position agency type parent agency child1 agency child2 agency keydocument1 website footnotes map map width map caption The Federal Power Commission FPC was an Independent agencies of the United States government independent commission of the United States government , organised originally on June 23, 1930, with five members nominated by the President of the United States President and confirmed by the United States Senate Senate . The FPC was originally created in 1920 by the Federal Power Act Federal Water Power Act , which provided for the licensing by the FPC of hydroelectric projects on the land or navigable water owned by the federal government. The FPC has since been replaced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission . The FPC also regulated interstate ..., with the following commissioners holding the title of Chairman of the Federal Power Commission ... laws 46 Stat. 797 41 Stat. 1063 16 United States Code 791 823, the Federal Water Power Act Dissolution Main Federal Energy Regulatory Commission On October 1, 1977, the FPC was replaced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission . ref 42 U.S.C. 7172. ref References Reflist Category 1972 disestablishments Category Federal Power Commission Category Organizations established in 1920 fr Federal Power Commission ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Federal Election Commission nativename FEC abbreviation FEC seal ... About the Federal Election Commission accessdate 2009 05 07 work Federal Election Commission ref Membership The Commission is made up of six members, who are appointed by the President of the United ... About the Federal Election Commission accessdate 2009 05 07 work Federal Election Commission ref By law ... Innovation, Impotence, and Overenforcement at the Federal Election Commission journal Election ... www.fec.gov Federal Election Commission http www.fec.gov about.shtml FEC website About the FEC from ... Campaign Reform Act Buckley v. Valeo , 424 U.S. 1 1976 Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionFederal Election Commission v. Akins , authorizing any party aggrieved by an order of the Commission to file a suit Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. , holding that issue ads may not be banned before elections External links http www.fec.gov Official Federal Election Commission ... FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSIONFederal Election Commission Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register http thefederalregister.com rss department FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION RSS Feed Category Federal Election Commission Category Government agencies established in 1974 fr Commission lectorale f d rale nl Federale Verkiezingscommissie ja sv Federal Election Commission ... Caroline C. Hunter chief2 position Vice Chairman website http www.fec.gov FEC.gov footnotes The Federal Election Commission or FEC is an Independent agency of the United States government independent ... legislation in the United States. It was created in a provision of the 1975 amendment to the Federal ... votes are required for any official Commission action. This structure was created to encourage nonpartisan ... to both major parties. The Chairmanship of the Commission rotates among the members each year, with no member serving as Chairman more than once during his or her term. Official duties Although the Commission ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name Federal Energy Regulatory Commission type nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal US FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission Seal.svg seal width 140 px seal caption picture picture width picture caption formed Start date 1977 10 01 preceding1 Federal Power Commission preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction Federal government of the United States U.S. Government headquarters Washington, D.C. latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code coordinates employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 ... website URL http www.ferc.gov footnotes map map width map caption The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC is the United States Independent agencies of the United States government federal ... pipelines and non federal hydropower projects. History A predecessor agency, the Federal Power Commission , was founded in 1920 to allow cabinet members to coordinate federal hydropower development. In 1935 ... the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, preserving its independent status within the Department ... Hydroelectric http thefederalregister.com b.p agency Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register http thefederalregister.com rss agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RSS Feed http insiderresearch.wispubs.com ... agencies Category Article Feedback Pilot fr Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ... Commerce Commission to FERC. ref 42 U.S.C. 7172 b since repealed ref However, the FERC lost some jurisdiction ... . In 1983, Congress ended federal regulation of wellhead natural gas prices. At this time, FERC undertook ... decisions. All FERC decisions are reviewable by the United States federal courts federal court s. FERC is also self funding . The Commission pays for itself by recovering costs directly from the industries ... shipping. Commissioners Jon Wellinghoff currently serves as Chairman of the Commission term ... more details
The Federal Capital Commission FCC was an agency of the Government of Australia Australian government formed to construct and administer Canberra from 1 January 1925. The Chief Commissioner of the body was Sir John Butters . The FCC followed the Federal Capital Advisory Committee , which had overseen the commencement of the construction of Canberra from 1921 following the termination of the contract of Walter Burley Griffin . The FCC was to prepare Canberra for the arrival of 1,100 civil servants and their families. During the first 2 years of FCC operation Old Parliament House, Canberra Parliament House , The Lodge Australia The Lodge , the Albert Hall, Canberra Albert Hall , the Institute of Anatomy, and the Australian School of Forestry and an Observatory on Mount Stromlo were completed. The FCC also oversaw construction of the Sydney and Melbourne commercial buildings in the City, Australian Capital Territory City and significant residential development. The FCC was disbanded on 1 May .... Predecessors and successors of the FCC 1921 1924 Federal Capital Advisory Committee 1938 1957 National Capital Planning and Development Committee 1958 1989 National Capital Development Commission and the National Capital Planning Committee since 1989 National Capital Authority Federal Capital Architectural Style Image 11LaPerouseStFCCHouse.jpg thumb House in Griffith built by the Commission in the 1920s Federal Capital Commission architects designed houses in the new city and public buildings ..., the influences on the architects employed by the Federal Capital Authority and Commission .... http www.nationalcapital.gov.au corporate history 03 1925 1930.asp 1925 1930 Federal Capital Commission Category Architectural styles Category History of the Australian Capital Territory de Federal Capital Commission ... began the development of Federal Capital Architecture. Before emigrating to Australia in 1885, he ... more details
Image Federal radio commission.gif right thumb Federal Radio Commission Seal The Federal Radio Commission ... until its replacement by the Federal Communications Commission FCC in 1934. The Commission was created ... created Federal Radio Commission. Some technical duties remained the responsibility of the Radio ... was vague The Commission the Federal Radio Commission shall Have the authority to make special regulations applicable to stations engaged in chain broadcasting. The act did not authorize the Federal ... license from the Federal Radio Commission. Formation of the Federal Radio Commission President ... been renewed several times by the Federal Radio Commission. It was one of the most popular stations ... a Brinkley kick back pharmacy to fill these prescriptions. In 1930 the Federal Radio Commission ... denied his appeal. The court ruled that the Federal Radio Commission could consider past programming ... owned, the Federal Radio Commission said that city ownership did not give the station any special ... of public broadcasting. Different types of radio services The Federal Radio Commission issued ... Abolishment of the Federal Radio Commission In 1934 Congress passed the Communications Act of 1934 Communications Act , which abolished the Federal Radio Commission and transferred jurisdiction over radio licensing to a new Federal Communications Commission . Title III of the Communications Act ... Category Defunct agencies of the United States government Radio Commission Category Federal ... regulation Radio Commission Category History of the United States 1918 1945 gl Federal Radio ... by federal court decisions, however in particular, he was not allowed to deny broadcasting licenses ... licenses, and to assign frequencies and power levels for each licensee. The Commission was not given ... language. In theory, anything else could be aired. In practice, the Commission could take into consideration ... obviously enabled them to control content to some degree. The Commission also had little power ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name International TradeCommission logo logo width logo caption seal United States International TradeCommission seal.PNG seal width 150 px seal caption Official seal formed September 8, 1916 preceding1 U.S. Tariff Commission jurisdiction International Trade Issues ... http www.usitc.gov press room about usitc.htm The United States International TradeCommission ITC is an independent, bi partisan political partisan , quasi judicial , Federal Government of the United States federal agency of the United States that provides trade expertise to both the legislature ... on September 8, 1916 as the U.S. Tariff Commission. ref 39 Stat. 795 ref In 1974, the name was changed to the U.S. International TradeCommission by section 171 of the Trade Act of 2002 Trade ... own words, the mission of the Commission is to Administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate ... website Category Independent agencies of the United States government International TradeCommission Category Article I tribunals International TradeCommission Category Anti dumping authorities ... based in Washington, D.C. de United States International TradeCommission ja zh ... of import s on U.S. industries and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as subsidies ... broad investigative powers on matters of trade. The USITC is a national resource where trade data ... on which United States trade policy U.S. international trade policy is based. Statutory authority for the Commission s responsibilities is provided primarily by the Tariff Act of 1930 , the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Trade Act of 1974, the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, and the Uruguay ... States Trade Representative , and United States Congress Congress with independent, quality analysis, information, and support on matters of tariffs and international trade and competitiveness ... more details
Politics of the European Union The Directorate General for Trade is a Directorate General of the European Commission . The DG Trade works on securing prosperity, solidarity and security in Europe and around the globe. It covers a wide area from manufactured goods to services, intellectual property and investment. Directorate General for Trade coordinates trade relations between the EU and the rest of the world. The director general as of January 2011 is Jean Luc Demarty France . See also World Trade Organization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade External links http ec.europa.eu trade Directorate General for Trade http exporthelp.europa.eu Export Helpdesk Category Directorates General in the European CommissionTrade EU stub Eu directorates general ... more details
Fair TradeCommission FTC Traditional Chinese is an independent government agency subordinate to the Executive Yuan which is responsible for competition policy, trade practices, formulating fair trade policy, laws, regulations, investigating activities restricting competition, such as monopolies, mergers, collusions, cartels, and other unfair trade practices on the part of enterprises in the Free Area of the Republic of China . ref http www.ftc.gov.tw EnglishWeb 20000101299912311067.htm ref The FTC is different from other foreign government regulators in that the Consumer Protection functions is administered by the Consumer Protection Commission . History The Fair TradeCommission was created in 1992 to regulate competition and enforced trade practices. It has the powers to investigate illegal activities such as predatory pricing , collusion, cartels, mergers and other unfair trade practices that hurt choices, prices, create monopolies and reduce competition. ref http www.ftc.gov.tw EnglishWeb 20000101299912311067.htm ref Structure First Department Second Department Third Department Department of Planning Department of Legal Affairs Secretariat Personnel Office Accounting Office Statistical Office Civil Service Ethics Office Office Fair TradeCommission is located in hongjheng Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. See also Executive Yuan Competition regulator References Reflist External links http www.ftc.gov.tw Free TradeCommission Official Website zh icon Executive Yuan Category 1992 establishments Category Economy of Taiwan Category Executive Yuan Taiwan gov stub ja zh ... more details
The Royal Commission on the Depression in Trade and Industry was a Royal Commission of the United Kingdom set up by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Lord Salisbury s minority Conservative Party UK Conservative government in August 1885 and completed in December 1886. ref Anthony Howe, Free Trade and Liberal England. 1846 1946 Oxford Clarendon Press, 1997 , p. 197. ref It occurred during the Long Depression Great Depression of 1873 96 . The decision by Salisbury to appoint this Royal Commission has been seen as a way of easing the pressure on the Conservative Party from protectionism fair traders who opposed the prevailing free trade orthodoxy. ref Howe, p. 197. ref The former Liberal Party UK Liberal ministers who Salisbury wished to appoint to the Royal Commission, such as John Kynaston Cross , declined to do so because such an inquiry implicitly questioned the validity of free trade. ref Howe, p. 197. ref The Commission was chaired by Stafford Northcote Lord Iddesleigh , a free trader. W. D. Rubinstein has noted that This commission was notable for being one of the first to acknowledge Britain s disadvantages as the earliest industrial country at a time of intense foreign competition. Its recommendations were moderate, and Iddesleigh s chairmanship ensured that it did not stray from free trade orthodoxy despite the growing calls for protection from many tories . ref W. D. Rubinstein, http www.oxforddnb.com view article 20328 Northcote, Stafford Henry, first earl of Iddesleigh 1818 1887 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004 online edn, May 2009, accessed 3 Dec 2010. ref Notes reflist Category British royal commissions Category Economic history of the United Kingdom Category 1885 establishments in the United Kingdom ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Formerly known as the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission PITIC Pacific Islands Trade & Invest is now the leading trade and investment facilitation organisation in the Pacific Islands region with a specific focus on export facilitation, investment and tourism promotion. Pacific Islands Trade and Invest PT&I contributes to the sustainable economic development of the Pacific Island Countries by creating opportunities for successful connections for exporters, investors and stakeholder organisations. PT&I s aim is to improve the livelihood of the people in the Pacific Islands. The 14 Forum Island Countries we represent are Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. PT&I is an agency of the Suva based Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and have offices in Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan. External links http www.pacifictradeinvest.com The Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission Category International organizations of Oceania int org stub ... more details
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law UNCITRAL was established by the United Nations General Assembly by its Resolution 2205 XXI of 17 December 1966 to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law . UNCITRAL carries out its work at annual sessions held alternately in New York City and Vienna . History When world trade began to expand dramatically in the 1960s, national governments began to realize the need for a global set of standards and rules to harmonize national and regional regulations, which until then governed international trade. Membership UNCITRAL s original membership comprised 29 states, and was expanded to 36 in 1973, and again ... states. The Commission member States are elected by the General Assembly. Membership is structured ... and legal systems. Members of the commission are elected for terms of six years, the terms of half ... level is UNCITRAL itself The Commission , which holds an annual plenary session. The second level is the intergovernmental ... designed to simplify trade transactions and reduce associated costs are developed by working groups ... Trade Law Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs provides substantive secretariat ... laws and promoting the codification and wider acceptance of international trade terms, provisions ... conventions and uniform laws in the field of the law of international trade. Collecting and disseminating ... of the law of international trade. Establishing and maintaining a close collaboration with the UN Conference on Trade and development. Maintaining liaison with other UN organs and specialized agencies concerned with international trade. Conventions The Convention is an agreement among participating ... of Transport Terminals in International Trade 1991 the United Nations Convention on Independent ... in International Trade 2001 the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications ... Category International trade organizations Category United Nations General Assembly subsidiary organs ... more details
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