Section 7 of Clayton Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Celler-Kefauver_Act
1950
gptkbp:appliesTo mergers
asset acquisitions
stock acquisitions
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_18
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1914
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:focusesOn mergers and acquisitions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 7 of Clayton Act
gptkbp:legalStandard substantial lessening of competition
tendency to create a monopoly
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act
gptkbp:prohibits acquisitions that may substantially lessen competition
gptkbp:purpose prevent anticompetitive mergers
gptkbp:scope interstate commerce
foreign commerce with U.S. effect
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antitrust_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6