§ 6a. — Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC6a]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign
nations
Sections 1 to 7 of this title shall not apply to conduct involving
trade or commerce (other than import trade or import commerce) with
foreign nations unless--
(1) such conduct has a direct, substantial, and reasonably
foreseeable effect--
(A) on trade or commerce which is not trade or commerce with
foreign nations, or on import trade or import commerce with
foreign nations; or
(B) on export trade or export commerce with foreign nations,
of a person engaged in such trade or commerce in the United
States; and
(2) such effect gives rise to a claim under the provisions of
sections 1 to 7 of this title, other than this section.
If sections 1 to 7 of this title apply to such conduct only because of
the operation of paragraph (1)(B), then sections 1 to 7 of this title
shall apply to such conduct only for injury to export business in the
United States.
(July 2, 1890, ch. 647, Sec. 7, as added Pub. L. 97-290, title IV,
Sec. 402, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1246.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7 of act July 2, 1890, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 210,
related to suits by persons injured by acts in violation of sections 1
to 7 of this title and was classified as a note under section 15 of this
title, prior to repeal by act July 7, 1955, ch. 283, Sec. 3, 69 Stat.
283, effective six months after July 7, 1955.
