Premerger reporting; notification rules are complex; failure to navigate overlapping national rules when negotiating a merger may scuttle the deal

Article Abstract:

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 made for a mandatory premerger notification regime in the US. Premerger notification regimes are becoming increasingly common and also complex throughout the world as the globalization of the economy has increased. Multinational business enterprises doing acquisitions must keep current on the different requirements and the the laws of various jurisdictions on premerger notification, confidentiality, and noncompliance penalties are detailed and compared.

Acquisitions and mergers, International aspects, Notice (Law)

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FTC adopts a more aggressive stance toward misleading food advertisements as Clinton administration seeks enforcement of consumer protection statutes

Article Abstract:

Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have stiffened their enforcement of rules banning misleading food advertisements. The FTC has general criteria for reviewing advertising claims, while the FDA requires that a label must link a nutrient to a medical condition for the agency's health claims regulations to kick in. The FTC is the main enforcer, deriving its authority from a memorandum of understanding between it and the FDA.

Advertising, Food, United States. Food and Drug Administration

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We may soon regret the FTC's lack of courage

Article Abstract:

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) change of approach in the face of great opposition and saying a 'Made in the USA' label means that all or almost all of a product was made in this country threatens American jobs and competition. Companies which cannot afford to make most or all of a product here and are being undercut by foreign competition might as well relocate offshore.

International trade regulation

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