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Appendix B. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914

(15 U.S.C. §§ 41–58) (as amended)

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§ 45. Unfair methods of competition unlawful; prevention by Commission

(a)     Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade

(1)     Unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.

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(4)

(A)    For purposes of subsection ...