Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§6212 Authority to Receive Reimbursement

Title 15 › CHAPTER 88 — INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE › § 6212

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets the Attorney General and the Commission accept payment from a foreign antitrust authority or the foreign government or regional group it represents to cover costs they incur. This applies when they investigate at that authority’s request under section 6202, seek an order to help under section 6203, or provide antitrust evidence under a mutual assistance agreement in force under this chapter.

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Title 15, §6212

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The Attorney General and the Commission are authorized to receive from a foreign antitrust authority, or from the foreign state or regional economic integration organization represented by such foreign antitrust authority, reimbursement for the costs incurred by the Attorney General or the Commission, respectively, in conducting an investigation under section 6202 of this title requested by such foreign antitrust authority, applying for an order under section 6203 of this title to assist such foreign antitrust authority, or providing antitrust evidence to such foreign antitrust authority under an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect under this chapter with respect to such foreign antitrust authority.

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15 U.S.C. § 6212

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102