§4015 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

A person harmed by the Secretary’s decision to grant, deny, amend, revoke, or modify a certificate of review (including actions under section 4014(b)) may sue in a federal district court within 30 days to ask that the decision be overturned. Except for those cases, other actions by the Secretary or the Attorney General under this subchapter cannot be reviewed by courts, and any denial, revocation, or amendment and the reasons given for it cannot be used as evidence in any administrative or judicial proceeding to support an antitrust claim.

Title 15, §4015

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(a)If the Secretary grants or denies, in whole or in part, an application for a certificate of review or for an amendment to a certificate, or revokes or modifies a certificate pursuant to section 4014(b) of this title, any person aggrieved by such determination may, within 30 days of the determination, bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that such determination is erroneous.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (a), no action by the Secretary or the Attorney General pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to judicial review.

(c)If the Secretary denies, in whole or in part, an application for a certificate of review or for an amendment to a certificate, or revokes or amends a certificate, neither the negative determination nor the statement of reasons therefor shall be admissible in evidence, in any administrative or judicial proceeding, in support of any claim under the antitrust laws.

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 8, 1982, see section 312 of Pub. L. 97–290, set out as a note under section 4011 of this title.

§4015 Judicial Review; Admissibility

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Title 15, §4015

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