Tag: Consumer Protection

Credit Practices

Rule Updated Date

March 1, 1984

FTC Policy Statement on Deception

Date

October 14, 1983

FTC Policy Statement on Deception (77.67 KB)

Report

Hearing Aid Industry Staff Report: Reanalysis of the Rulemaking Record and Revised Recommendation That the Commission Promulgate A Revised Trade Regulation Rule: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Date

April 1, 1983

Text of the Commission Staff Report (102.42 MB)

FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness

Date

December 17, 1980

Appended to International Harvester Co., 104 F.T.C. 949, 1070 (1984). See 15 U.S.C. § 45(n). The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Consumer Subcommittee Committee on Commerce, Science, and...

Report

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers: The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II")

Date

July 1, 1980

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers; The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II") (54.59 MB)

Statement of Policy Regarding Comparative Advertising

Date

August 13, 1979

(a) Introduction The Commission's staff has conducted an investigation of industry trade associations and the advertising media regarding their comparative advertising policies. In the course of this...

Report

Staff Report on Drug Product Selection

Date

January 1, 1979

Text of the Report (92.3 MB)

Cases and Proceedings

Verrazzano Trading Corporation

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 15, 1978

Docket Number

9038

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR 433: Modification of Exemption from Trade Regulation Rule; Denial of Proposed Permanent Exemption—Forty-five Day Extension of Exemption

Date

September 16, 1977

Holder in Due Course Rule

Rule Updated Date

September 16, 1977

The Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses [Holder in Due Course Rule], formally known as the "Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses," protects...

Report

Report of the Presiding Officer on the Proposed Trade Regulation Rule For the Hearing Aid Industry

Date

August 1, 1977

Text of the Report of the Presiding Officer (27.12 MB)

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR 433: Exemption From Trade Regulation Rule for Two-Party Open End Consumer Credit Contracts; Invitation to Comment

Date

April 14, 1977

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR 433: Correction for FR Doc. 75-30759 (November 18, 1975)

Date

December 15, 1975

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR 433: Promulgation of Trade Regulation Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose

Date

November 18, 1975

Cases and Proceedings

Adjudicative Proceedings

Ger-Ro-Mar, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

October 11, 1973

FTC Matter/File Number

7023493

Docket Number

8872

Case Status

Closed

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act: Statements of General Policy or Interpretation

Rule Updated Date

December 3, 1971

The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA or Act), enacted in 1967, directs the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations requiring that all "consumer...

Guide Concerning Use of the Word “Free” and Similar Representations

Rule Updated Date

November 10, 1971

The offer of "Free" merchandise or service is a promotional device frequently used to attract customers. When making "Free" or similar offers all of the terms and conditions upon which one can receive...

Cases and Proceedings

H. Myerson Sons, et al.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 78, Page 464

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 25, 1971