Advisory opinions by topic
Browse the Commission’s published advisory opinions using readable subject labels.
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- Advertising — 179 entries. Claims and disclosures used to promote products or services.
- Clayton Act §2(a): price discrimination — 30 entries. Price differences between competing purchasers of goods.
- Clayton Act §2(c): brokerage payments — 9 entries. Payments or allowances connected with brokerage services.
- Clayton Act §2(d): promotional payments to customers — 47 entries. Payments to customers for promoting a seller's products.
- Clayton Act §2(e): promotional services and facilities — 15 entries. Promotional services or facilities offered to customers.
- Clayton Act §7: mergers and acquisitions — 44 entries. Acquisitions and mergers that may reduce competition.
- Cooperative buying groups — 24 entries. Joint purchasing arrangements among businesses.
- FTC Act §5: unfair or deceptive acts — 68 entries. Business practices involving unfairness or deception.
- Fair Packaging and Labeling Act — 4 entries. Packaging and labeling of consumer commodities.
- Flammable Fabrics Act — 9 entries. Flammability requirements for fabrics and related products.
- Franchising — 8 entries. Business arrangements involving franchises.
- Funeral Rule — 1 entry. Funeral providers' prices, disclosures and sales practices.
- Fur Products Labeling Act — 2 entries. Labeling and identification of fur products.
- Health professions and antitrust — 24 entries. Competition issues involving health professionals.
- Holder Rule (16 CFR 433) — 3 entries. Consumer claims and defenses in financed sales.
- Promotional allowances — 105 entries. Allowances for advertising and other sales promotions.
- Robinson-Patman Act — 48 entries. Pricing and promotional practices under the Robinson-Patman Act.
- Textile Fiber Products Identification Act — 23 entries. Fiber content and labeling of textile products.
- Warranties and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act — 21 entries. Consumer product warranties and warranty disclosures.
- Wool Products Labeling Act — 3 entries. Labeling and identification of wool products.