Konkurencja i konsument · 16/08/1995

Policy Statement Regarding Duration of Competition and Consumer Protection Orders

This notice describes the Federal Trade Commission's Policy Statement regarding the duration of future and existing administrative cease and desist orders as well as federal district court orders in competition and consumer protection matters. Under this Policy Statement, the Commission will ordinarily terminate (``sunset'') future competition and consumer protection administrative orders automatically after twenty years, unless the Commission or the Department of Justice has filed a complaint (with or without an accompanying consent decree) in federal court to enforce such order pursuant to Section 5(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (``FTCA)''. This policy will not extend to federal court orders. The Commission also intends to terminate each existing administrative order twenty years after it was issued, unless the Commission or the Department of Justice has filed a complaint (with or without an accompanying consent decree) in federal court to enforce such order pursuant to Section 5(1) of the FTCA during the twenty years preceding the adoption of the Policy Statement, or unless such a complaint is filed after the adoption of the Policy Statement and within twenty years afte