§6202 Investigations to Assist Foreign Antitrust Authority in Obtaining Antitrust Evidence

Summary

Allows the Attorney General and the Commission to help a foreign antitrust agency gather evidence. A foreign agency must send its request to the Attorney General. The Attorney General can deny all or part of the request, and no action can be taken on any part that is denied. Under a mutual assistance agreement, and subject to section 6207 and except as allowed by section 6204, the Attorney General and the Commission may use their antitrust investigative powers to collect and give evidence to the foreign agency to help it decide if someone broke its antitrust laws or to help enforce those laws. Investigations can be done even if the conduct would not break U.S. antitrust laws. No one can be forced to give testimony, statements, or documents if doing so would violate a legal right or privilege.