Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hart-Scott-Rodino_Antitrust_Improvements_Act
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice_Antitrust_Division
gptkbp:appliesTo certain acquisitions
certain mergers
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_18a
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1976
gptkbp:effect imposes waiting period before transaction can close
requires parties to file notification with FTC and DOJ
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hart-Scott-Rodino_Antitrust_Improvements_Act_of_1976
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hugh_D._Scott,_Jr.
gptkb:Peter_W._Rodino
gptkbp:penalty civil penalties
gptkbp:purpose regulate mergers and acquisitions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:antitrust_law
merger control
gptkbp:requires premerger notification
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:HSR_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Premerger_Notification_Rules
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act