Cut Stone Industry
16 CFR Part 33 · Trade practice rules · in the Code of Federal Regulations 1938-1976 (14 annual editions)
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Latest edition: Library of Congress, 1976 CFR · Earliest edition: 1938 CFR
Text (1976 edition, OCR)
Chapter I—Federal Trade Commission
PART 33—CUT STONE INDUSTRY
Grovr I
Sec.
38.1 Inducing breach of contract.
88.2 False marking or branding.
833.5 Sales below cost.
Groop II
Cost accounting.
Publication of terms of sale.
Publication of price Ists.
Arbitration.
Standard form of contract.
Definitions.
Industry standards.
COMMITTEE ON TRADE PRACTICES
33.201 Industry committee.
AuTHoRITy: The provisions of this Part 33
{issued under secs. 6(g), 5, 38 Stat. 722, 719;
15 U.S.C. 46(g), 45, unless otherwise noted.
Source: The provisions of this Part 83 con-
tained in trade practice rules, Cut Stone In-
dustry, FTC, Aug. 18, 1981, unless otherwise
noted.
83.101
33.102
33.1038
$3.104
83.105
33.106
33.107
Group I
§ 33.1 Inducing breach of contract.
Maliciously inducing or attempting to
induce the breach of existing contracts
between competitors and their customers
by any false or deceptive means whatso-
ever, or interfering with or obstructing
the performance of any such contractual
duties or services by any such means,
with the purpose and effect of unduly
hampering, injuring, or embarrassing
competitors in their businesses, is an
unfair trade practice.
§ 33.2 False marking or branding.
The false marking or branding of prod-
ucts of the industry, with the effect of
misleading or deceiving purchasers with
respect to the quantity, quality, grade,
or substance of the goods purchased, is
an unfair trade practice.
§ 33.5 Sales below cost.
The selling of goods below cost with
the intent and with the effect of injur-
ing a competitor and. where the effect
may be to substantially lessen competi-
tion or tend to create a monopoly or to
unreasonably restrain trade is an unfair
trade practice.
Group IT
§ 33.101 Cost accounting.
It is the judgment of the industry that
each member should install a proper and
§ 33,201
accurate method for determining his
cost.
§ 33.102 Publication of terms of sale.
The industry approves the practice of
making the terms of sale a part of all
published price schedules.
§ 33.103 Publication of price lists.
The industry approves the practice of
each individual member of the industry
independently publishing and circulating
to the purchasing trade its own price
iists.
§ 33.104 Arbitration.
The industry approves the practice of
handling disputes in a fair and reason-
able manner, coupled with a spirit of
moderation and good will, and every ef-
fort should be made by the disputants
themselves to arrive at an agreeinent. If
unable to do so they should agree, if pos-
sible, upon arbitration under some one
of the prevailing codes.
§ 33.105 Standard form of contract.
It is the judgment of this conference
that the industry should adopt in co-
operation with buyers a standard form
of contract which will thoroughiy protect
the rights of both buyers and seilers.
§ 33.106 Definitions.
The industry records its approval of
the definitions:
(a) A quarryman is one whose princi-
pal business is quarrying, sawing, and
selling stone.
(b) A quarryman-cut stone contractor
is one whose principal business is quarry-
ing, machining, fabricating, and selling
stone.
(ec) A cut stone contractor is one
whose principal business is buying, fab-
ricating, and reselling stone.
§ 33.107 Industry standards.
The industry approves of the standard
methods of classifying, grading and
measuring of stone as adopted or spon-
sored by representative associations, in-
stitutes, or trade organizations.
COMMITTEE ON TRADE PRACTICES
§ 33.201 Industry committee.
The provisions of § 16.1 of this sub-
chapter shall be applicable to an industry
committee established under this part.
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