Clayton Act Section 3

Protection for labor unions and agricultural organizations.

Clayton act section 3. Section 2 of the clayton act deals with price discrimination where a company decides to offer different prices for the same product or service. In a tying arrangement the customer is required to accept an undesired product in order to obtain a desired product. The commission is charged under sections 3 7 and 8 of this act with preventing and eliminating unlawful tying contracts corporate mergers and acquisitions and interlocking directorates.

Section 7 of the clayton act prohibits mergers and acquisitions where the effect may be substantially to lessen competition or to tend to create a monopoly as amended by the robinson patman act of 1936 the clayton act also bans certain discriminatory prices services and allowances in dealings between merchants. Section 2 of the act banned price discrimination between different customers buying the exact same goods. Price discrimination is intended to lessen competition or create a monopoly.

It is easier to violate section 3 of clayton act than section 1 of sherman act 6. Section 3 of the clayton act 15 u s c s. 14 makes illegal certain distribution practices.

This act was amended by the robinson patman act pub. 16 cfr part 1110 certificates of compliance. But can sue under section 1 of sherman act need an agreement and section 3 of clayton act.

Section 3 of the clayton act limits the use of certain types of contracts involving goods when the impact of these contracts may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly. 323 3 38 stat. Commodity and securities exchanges.

Sales on the condition that a the buyer or lessee not deal with the competitors of the seller or lessor exclusive dealings or b the buyer also purchase another different product tying but only when these acts substantially lessen competition act section 3 codified at 15 u s c. The clayton antitrust act passed in 1914 continues to regulate u s. 1526 codified at 15 u s c.