§6202 Investigations to assist foreign antitrust authority in obtaining antitrust evidence

Summary

A foreign antitrust agency can ask the U.S. Attorney General for help getting evidence. The Attorney General can deny the whole request or parts of it, and no work will be done on any denied part. Under a mutual help agreement, and subject to section 6207 and section 6204, the Attorney General and the Commission can use their antitrust investigation powers to collect evidence for the foreign agency. They can give that evidence to help the foreign agency decide if someone broke the law or to help enforce the law. Investigations can happen even if the conduct does not break U.S. antitrust law. No one can be forced to give testimony, statements, or documents if doing so would break a valid legal right or privilege.