Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice significantly expanded the efficiencies section of the Horizontal Merger Guidelines in April 1997. The revisions broadened the scope of the...

Merger Efficiencies at the Federal Trade Commission 1997–2007 (1.03 MB)

Report

Federal Trade Commission Staff Report: Self-Regulatory Principles For Online Behavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology

Date

1 de Feb de 2009

Federal Trade Commission Staff Report: Self-Regulatory Principles For Online Behavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology (411.47 KB)

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Harbour (131.69 KB)

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Leibowitz (72.03 KB)

Report

Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change: A Federal Trade Commission Workshop Report

Date

1 de Feb de 2009

Text of the Commission Report (1.39 MB)

Report

Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirty-First Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Recent Developments in Commission Law Enforcement Related to Debt Collection, and Com

Date

1 de Feb de 2009

Text of the Commission Report (406.85 KB)

30 de Ene de 2009

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Bureau of Consumer Protection Deputy Director Richards To Leave FTC

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30 de Ene de 2009

Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today that Mary Beth Richards, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, will leave the agency to return to the Federal...

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FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Review of Three Agency Regulations; Commission Approves Advocacy Comment on Retail Electricity Competition in Arizona

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30 de Ene de 2009

FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Review of Three Agency Regulations – The Commission has approved a Federal Register notice announcing that during 2009, it will conduct a regulatory...

Federal Register Notice

Dow Chemical Company; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment

Date

30 de Ene de 2009

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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 30, 2009

Date

30 de Ene de 2009

Administrative Law Judge's Order Requiring Status Report - Public (40.75 KB)

Complaint Counsel's Response to Respondent's Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order - Public (1.21 MB)

29 de Ene de 2009

Public Statement

Implications of the Financial Meltdown for the FTC

Date

29 de Ene de 2009

Implications of the Financial Meltdown for the FTC (161.61 KB)

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FTC Intervenes in Getinge ABs Acquisition of Datascope Corporation

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29 de Ene de 2009

Getinge AB has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed $865 million acquisition of rival Datascope Corporation would be anticompetitive and would violate federal antitrust laws...

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CRH plc, Oldcastle, Inc., Oldcastle Architectural, Inc., Robert Schlegel, and Pavestone Company, L.P., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 29, 2009

Date

29 de Ene de 2009

Order Dismissing Complaint (51.34 KB)

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Native Essence Herb Company; Mark J. Hershiser, individually, d/b/a Native Essence Herb Company, and as an officer of the corporation; and Marianne Hershiser, individually, d/b/a Native Essence, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 29, 2009

Date

29 de Ene de 2009

Order Withdrawing Matter From Adjudication For the Purpose of Considering A Proposed Consent Agreement (35.5 KB)

Joint Motion To Withdraw Matter From Adjudication For Purpose of Considering A Proposed Consent Agreement (1.75 MB)

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Polypore International, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 29, 2009

Date

29 de Ene de 2009

Administrative Law Judge's Order Granting Complaint Counsel's Motion for Certification to the Commission for Court Enforcement (190.98 KB)

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Getinge AB and Datascope Corp., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 29, 2009

Date

29 de Ene de 2009

Agreement Containing Consent Order (55.81 KB)

Decision and Order (120.85 KB)

Complaint (55.33 KB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (63.95 KB)

28 de Ene de 2009

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FTC Charges Marketers of Kinoki Foot Pads With Deceptive Advertising; Seeks Funds for Consumer Redress

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28 de Ene de 2009

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the marketers of Kinoki Foot Pads with deceptive advertising, including claims that use of the foot pads would remove toxins from the body; treat high blood...

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