Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
GPTKB entity
Properties (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:amends |
1990 amendments
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
mergers and acquisitions
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| gptkbp:consequences |
penalties for non-compliance
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| gptkbp:criteria |
monetary thresholds for reporting
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| gptkbp:criticism |
criticized for complexity
criticized for delays |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:enforces |
enforced_by_FTC_and_DOJ
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| gptkbp:filingCountry |
filing fee required for notification
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| gptkbp:goal |
promote competition
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
impact on small businesses
increased scrutiny of mergers merger activity impact on consumer prices impact on large corporations impact on market competition |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
previous antitrust laws
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| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission |
| gptkbp:judgingCriteria |
review period can be extended
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| gptkbp:localEconomy |
influenced international antitrust laws
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| gptkbp:mandates |
certain transactions are exempt
exemptions for certain industries |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Senators_Hart_and_Scott
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
related_to_the_Federal_Trade_Commission_Act
related_to_the_Sherman_Act |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
opposed by some businesses
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| gptkbp:purpose |
prevent anti-competitive mergers
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
related to notable antitrust cases
regulations_under_the_Clayton_Act |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
antitrust investigations
antitrust law merger guidelines merger review process horizontal mergers antitrust policy debates vertical mergers conglomerate mergers merger notification process merger remedies antitrust compliance programs market concentration issues |
| gptkbp:requires |
financial information
business plans submission of documents economic analysis of mergers market share information pre-merger notification notification of foreign transactions notification of parties involved submission of corporate documents submission of merger agreements |
| gptkbp:signature |
President_Gerald_Ford
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| gptkbp:supports |
supported by antitrust advocates
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| gptkbp:timePeriod |
30-day waiting period
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1976
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