Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§4306 Application of Section 4303 Protections to Production of Products, Processes, and Services
Title 15 › Chapter 69— COOPERATIVE RESEARCH › § 4306
Summary
Protections don't apply to joint-venture production unless two things are true: (1) the production facilities are in the United States or its territories, and (2) every party's controller is a U.S. person or a foreign person from a country that treats U.S. persons at least as favorably under antitrust law.
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Title 15, §4306
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Notwithstanding section 4303 and 4305 of this title, the protections of section 4303 of this title shall not apply with respect to a joint venture’s production of a product, process, or service, as referred to in section 4301(a)(6)(D) of this title, unless—
(1)the principal facilities for such production are located in the United States or its territories, and
(2)each person who controls any party to such venture (including such party itself) is a United States person, or a foreign person from a country whose law accords antitrust treatment no less favorable to United States persons than to such country’s domestic persons with respect to participation in joint ventures for production.
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15 U.S.C. § 4306
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60