Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hart–Scott–Rodino_Antitrust_Improvements_Act
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HSR_Act
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo certain large transactions exceeding a threshold value
gptkbp:category gptkb:Antitrust_law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_18a
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hugh_Scott
gptkb:Peter_W._Rodino
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_94-435
gptkbp:purpose to provide federal agencies with information about large mergers and acquisitions before they occur
gptkbp:regulates mergers and acquisitions
gptkbp:requires premerger notification
waiting period before closing transactions
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Hart–Scott–Rodino_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antitrust_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5