...That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. Power to prohibit. — The commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...part, reads : SEC. 5. That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...bill to read: "Sec. 5. That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. "The commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...bill to read: "Sec. 5. That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. "The commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition...

...empowered the Commission to prevent violations of the Act. That section, in relevant part, states: "The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations . . . from using unfair methods of comi>etitlon in commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices...

...or between retailers, or between persons, firms, or corporations in competition with each other. (6) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks; common carriers subject to the f :ts to regulate commerce, air carriers, and foreign air carriers subject...

...or between retailers, or between persons, firms, or corporations in competition with each other. (6) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to...persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject...

...are on that point, let's talk about section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. It provides that unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce and unfair or deceptive acts and practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful. What has been the thinking of the Commission about...

...of the Federal Tnde Commission Act, Section 4fHaX 1), Title 15, United States Code, provide. (aXl) Unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive act* or i"** ^hr« «• «r affecting commerce, arc declared unlawful (emphasis supplied). Section...

...Trade Commission The FTC is authorized, by the central provision in its statutory mandate, to address "unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce,...unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce."8 This is an extraordinarily general charge, probably as general as that of any federal agency...