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Title 16Commercial PracticesPart / Section
Chapter IFederal Trade Commission0 – 999
Subchapter HRules, Regulations, Statements and Interpretations Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976801 – 803
Part 802Exemption Rules802.1 – 802.80
§ 802.1Acquisitions of goods in the ordinary course of business.
§ 802.2Certain acquisitions of real property assets.
§ 802.3Acquisitions of carbon-based mineral reserves.
§ 802.4Acquisitions of voting securities of issuers or non-corporate interests in unincorporated entities holding certain assets the acquisition of which is exempt.
§ 802.5Acquisitions of investment rental property assets.
§ 802.6Federal agency approval.
§ 802.8Certain supervisory acquisitions.
§ 802.9Acquisition solely for the purpose of investment.
§ 802.10Stock dividends and splits; reorganizations.
§ 802.20 [Reserved]
§ 802.21Acquisitions of voting securities not meeting or exceeding greater notification threshold (as adjusted).
§ 802.23Amended or renewed tender offers.
§ 802.30Intraperson transactions.
§ 802.31Acquisitions of convertible voting securities.
§ 802.35Acquisitions by employee trusts.
§ 802.40Exempt formation of corporations or unincorporated entities.
§ 802.41Corporations or unincorporated entities at time of formation.
§ 802.42Partial exemption for acquisitions in connection with the formation of certain joint ventures or other corporations.
§ 802.50Acquisitions of foreign assets.
§ 802.51Acquisitions of voting securities of a foreign issuer.
§ 802.52Acquisitions by or from foreign governmental entities.
§ 802.53Certain foreign banking transactions.
§ 802.60Acquisitions by securities underwriters.
§ 802.63Certain acquisitions by creditors and insurers.
§ 802.64Acquisitions of voting securities by certain institutional investors.
§ 802.65Exempt acquisition of non-corporate interests in financing transactions.
§ 802.70Acquisitions subject to order.
§ 802.71Acquisitions by gift, intestate succession or devise, or by irrevocable trust.
§ 802.80Transitional rule for transactions investigated by the agencies.