...laws' provisions for the regulatory assessment of competition. Specifically, section 7 states: That no corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire,...corporation engaged also in commerce, where in any line of fionuflftr^ft ^n any section of the country, the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to...

...lawa' provisiona for the regulatory assessment of competition. Specifically, section 7 states: That no corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire,...other share capital and no corporation subject to the juriadiction of the Federal Trade Commission shall acquire the whole or any part of the assets of another...

...companies. The Clayton Act bars a bank holding company from acquiring stock or assets of another company, "where in any line of commerce In any section of the country, the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly." This same standard has been...

...acquisitions is section 7 of the Clayton Act21 Section 7 prohibits mergers and acquisitions of stock or assets where "in any line of commerce in any section of the country the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly."22 Prior notification to the...

...into violation of the Sherman Act. As amended in 1950, Section 7 of the Clayton Act states "[t]hat no corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire,...the country, the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly... " (emphasis added). As any...

...commerce shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock ... of another person engaged also in commerce . . . where in any line of...the country, the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly." 15 USC § 18. 14 Section 7A...

...United States. Section 7 Clayton Act reads: "No person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce shall acquire directly or indirectly the...any part of the stock or other share capital and no person subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission shall acquire the whole or any part...

...economic effects of a non-competitive economy. Section 7 prohibits the acquisition of stock or assets where, in 'any line of commerce', in 'any section...the country', the effect of such acquisition 'may be substantially to lessen competition'.24 The 'line of commerce' and 'section of the country' requirements...

...shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital... shall acquire the whole or any part of the assets of another person engaged also in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce where in any line of commerce...

...of Section 7 states, in pertinent part: "No person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the...any part of the stock or other share capital and no person subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission shall acquire the whole or any part...