This page provides compliance assistance resources for businesses.
Statutory Provisions
The antitrust laws are enforced by both the Antitrust Division and the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. All criminal antitrust enforcement is handled by the Antitrust Division.
From the Antitrust Division Manual, Chapter II:
- Statutes Enforced by the Antitrust Division
- Statutes Used in Criminal Antitrust Investigations and Prosecutions
- Statutes Affecting the Competition Advocacy of the Antitrust Division
On the FTC website: FTC Guide to the Antitrust Laws
Guidelines and Policy Statements
Merger Enforcement
August 19, 2010
June 14, 1984
Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines
June 2001
Second Request Internal Appeal Procedure
Merger Review Process Initiative
Criminal Enforcement
July 2019
Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations
October 2016
DOJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals
September 28, 2005
Price Fixing, Bid Rigging, and Market Allocation Schemes: What They Are and What to Look For
Other Guidelines and Policy Statements
August, 1996
Health care: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care
January 12, 2017
Intellectual Property: Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property
January 13, 2017
International: Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation
Model Documents
Merger Enforcement
November 2018
Model Voluntary Request Letter
September 2020
Model Timing Agreement - Revised in response to COVID-19 emergency in order to extend post-compliance period from sixty to ninety days and to recognize that it may become appropriate to revisit agreements, and to amend, shorten, extend, or cancel them, in light of developments in the unfolding COVID-19 situation.
Frequently Asked Questions – Voluntary Requests and Timing Agreements
May 2020
Request for Additional Information and Documentary Material Issued to [Weebyewe Corporation] PDF | Word
Criminal Enforcement
March 14, 2019
Model Annotated Corporate Plea Agreement
December 31, 2018
Model Annotated Individual Plea Agreement
International Program
March 13, 2015
Model Waiver of Confidentiality: PDF | Word
Model Waiver of Confidentiality FAQs
Business Reviews
National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993
June 2004
Filing a Notification Under the NCRPA