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15 USC Sec. 13a 01/05/99
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Title 15 - Commerce and Trade; Chapter 1 - Monopolies and
Combinations In Restraint of Trade
Head. Sec.
13a. Discrimination in rebates, discounts, or advertising service
charges; underselling in particular localities; penalties
Statute. It
shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of
such commerce, to be a party to, or assist in, any transaction of sale,
or contract to sell, which discriminates to his knowledge against
competitors of the purchaser, in that, any discount, rebate, allowance,
or advertising service charge is granted to the purchaser over and
above any discount, rebate, allowance, or advertising service charge
available at the time of such transaction to said competitors in
respect of a sale of goods of like grade, quality, and quantity; to
sell, or contract to sell, goods in any part of the United States at
prices lower than those exacted by said person elsewhere in the United
States for the purpose of destroying competition, or eliminating a
competitor in such part of the United States; or, to sell, or contract
to sell, goods at unreasonably low prices for the purpose of destroying
competition or eliminating a competitor. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined
not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Source.
(June 19, 1936, ch. 592, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1528.)
Cross
References.
Section
Referred to in Other Sections. This section is referred to in
title 10 section 7430; title 28 section 1407; title 30 section 184;
title 42 sections 6202, 8235f; title 49 section 10706.
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15 USC Sec. 13b 01/05/99
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Title 15 - Commerce and Trade; Chapter 1 - Monopolies and
Combinations In Restraint of Trade
Head. Sec.
13b. Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus
Statute. Nothing
in this Act shall prevent a cooperative association from returning to
its members, producers, or consumers the whole, or any part of, the net
earnings or surplus resulting from its trading operations, in
proportion to their purchases or sales from, to, or through the
association.
Source.
(June 19, 1936, ch. 592, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1528.)
References
in Text. This Act, referred to in text, is act June 19, 1936,
ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526, popularly known as the Robinson-Patman
Antidiscrimination Act and also as the Robinson-Patman Price
Discrimination Act, which enacted sections 13a, 13b, and 21a of this
title and amended section 13 of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13
of this title and Tables.
Cross
References.
Section
Referred to in Other Sections. This section is referred to in
title 10 section 7430; title 28 section 1407; title 42 sections 6202,
8235f; title 49 section 10706.
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15 USC Sec. 13c 01/05/99
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Title 15 - Commerce and Trade; Chapter 1 - Monopolies and
Combinations In Restraint of Trade
Head. Sec.
13c. Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination
provisions
Statute. Nothing
in the Act approved June 19, 1936, known as the Robinson-Patman
Antidiscrimination Act, shall apply to purchases of their supplies for
their own use by schools, colleges, universities, public libraries,
churches, hospitals, and charitable institutions not operated for
profit.
Source.
(May 26, 1938, ch. 283, 52 Stat. 446.)
References
in Text. The Act approved June 19, 1936, known as the
Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act, referred to in text, is act
June 19, 1936, ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526, which enacted sections 13a, 13b,
and 21a of this title and amended section 13 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 13 of this title and Tables.
