Interior Marble Industry
16 CFR Part 53 · 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)
§ 51.21 chooses, or to sell his product to whom- soever he chooses. [Rule 20] §51.21 Aiding or abetting use of unfair trade practices. It is an unfair trade practice for any person, firm, or corporation to aid, abet, coerce, or induce another, directly or in- directly, to use or promote the use of any unfair trade practice specified in this part. [Rule 21] PART 53—INTERIOR MARBLE INDUSTRY Group I Sec. 63.1 53.2 63.6 53.6 53.7 Inducing breach of contract. Misrepresentation in general. Sales below cost. Deceptive selling methods. Espionage. Group IT Cost accounting. Standard form of contract. Production statistics. Dissemination of credit information. COMMITTEE ON TRADE PRACTICES 63.201 Industry committee. . AvuTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 53 issued under secs. 6(g), 5, 88 Stat. 722, 719; 15 U.S.C. 46 (g), 46. Source: The provisions of this Part 63 contained in trade practice rules, Interlor Marble Industry, FTC, Sept. 11, 1931, unless otherwise noted. 63.101 63.102 63.103 53.104 Grovp I § 53.1 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. § 53.2 Misrepresentation in general. The making or causing or permitting . to be made or published any false, un- true, or deceptive statement by way of advertisement or otherwise concerning the grade, quality, quantity, substance, character, nature, origin, size, or prepa- ‘ration of any product of the industry having the tendency and capaclty to mis- lead or deceive purchasers or prospective Title 16—-Commercial Practices purchasers, and the tendency to injuri- ously affect the business of competitors, is an unfair trade practice. § 53.5 Sales below cost. The selling of goods below cost with the intent and with the effect of injuring a coinpetitor and where the effect may be to substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly or to unrea- sonably restrain trade, is an unfair trade practice. §53.6 Deceptive selling methods. The sale or offering for sale of any product of the industry by any false means or device which has the tendency and capacity to mislead or deceive cus- tomers or prospective customers as to the quantity, quality, substance, or size of such product, and the tendency to injuriously affect the business of com- petitors is an unfair trade practice. § 53.7 Espionage. Securing information from competi- tors concerning their businesses by false or misleading statements or representa- tions or by false impersonations of one in authority and the wrongful use thereof to unduly hinder or stifie the competi- tion of such competitors is an unfair trade practice. Group II § 53.101 Cost accounting. It is the judgment of the industry that each member should install a proper and accurate method for determining his cost. § 53.102 Standard form of contract. It is the judgment of this conference that the industry should adopt in cooper- ation with buyers a standard form of contract which will thoroughly protect the rights of both buyers and sellers. § 53.103 Production statistics. The industry approves a system of reports froin its members whereby, with- out revealing any of the details of the business of mdividual members, there may be compiled accurate statements of the amounts of marble actually used each year. § 53.104 Dissemination of credit in- formation. The industry records its approval of the distribution among members of the industry of informatlon covering delin- 432 Chapter I—Federa! quent and slow credit accounts insofar as it may be lawfully done. COMMITTEE ON TRADE PRACTICES § 53.201 Industry committee. The provisions of § 16.1 of this sub- chapter shall be applicable to an indus- try committee established under this part. [21 F.R, 1174, Feb. 21, 1956) PART 54—WALNUT WOOD INDUSTRY Group I Sec. 64.1 Misuse of word “walnut”, Group It 64.101 Standards of nomenclature. AvutTHoriTr: The provisions of this Part 54 issued under secs. 6(g), 5, 38 Stat. 722, 719; 15 US.C, 46(g), 45, unless otherwise noted. Source: The provisions of this Part 54 contained in trade practice rules, Walnut Wood Industry, FTC, Sept. 13, 1931, unless otherwise noted. Group I § 54.1 Misuse of word “walnut.” The false use of the term “walnut”, either alone or in conjunction with other words, as applied to wood other than the wood of the tree of the botanical walnut family, or the genus Juglans, with the tendency and capacity to deceive or mis- lead purchasers or prospective purchas- ers, is an unfair trade practice. - Group II § 54.101 Standards of nomeuclature. The present commercially used species of “walnut” should be designated with a qualifying adjective Indicating the species, variety or place of origin, and the following names shall be the accepted trade names for use In the United States: Juglans nigra, to be called “American Walnut” or “Black Walnut”. Juglans cinerea, to be called “White Wal- nut” or “Butternut”, Juglans regia, to be called “Royal” or ‘Persian Walnut”. From England, to be called “English Walnut”. From France, to be called “French Walnut’. . From Italy, to be called “Italian Walnut”’. Trade Commission § 56.1 From Turkey, to be called “Turkish Walnut”. From Russia, to be called “Russian Walnut”, or “Caucasian Walnut” or “Circassian Walnut”. From Spain, to be called “Spanish Wainut”. ' Juglans sieboldiana, to be called “Jap- anese Walnut”. Juglans boliviana, to be called “Bolivian Walnut”. PART 56—PLEASURE BOAT INDUSTRY Sec. : 66.0 The industry and its products defined. 66.1 Deception (general). 66.2 Deception as to length. 56.8 Deceptive speed claims. 56.4 Deception as to maintenance. 56.5 Deceptive use of wood names. 56.6 Deceptive pricing. 56.7 Guarantees, warranties, etc. 56.8 Exclusive deals. 66.9 Prohibited forms of trade restraints (unlawful price fixing, etc.). 56.10 Defamation of competitors or false disparagement of their products. 66.11 Prohibited discrimination. AvuTHOonrIrr: The provisions of this Part 56 issued under secs. 6, 5, 38 Stat. 721, 719; 15 US.C. 46(g), 45, unless otherwise noted. Source: The provisions of this Part 56 ap- pear at 26 F.R. 7012, Aug. 4, 1961, uniess otherwise noted. § 56.0 The industry and its products defined. Members of this industry are persons, firms, corporations, and organizations engaged in the manufacture, sale or dis- tribution of pleasure boats. Products of the industry consists of pleasure boats of all types (row boats, motor boats, sail boats, etc.), the length of which does not exceed 65 feet, and equipment therefor, such as engines, propellers, rigging and tanks, which are installed on such boats when the boats are sold or offered for sale. Such equipment, when not installed on pleasure boats is not to be considered a product of the industry. § 56.1 Deception (general). Boats and equipment thereof, shall not be sold or offered for sale by an tn- dustry member under any representation or circumstance (including failure to adequately disclose relevant facts) hav~ Ing the capacity and tendency or effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers or prospective purchasers with respect to size, weight, accommodations, load ca- 433