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REGISTER

VOLUME I

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NUMBER 173

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Washington Thursday, November 12, 1936
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
U nited S tates o f A m ericaB efo re F ed era l T rade C om m ission At a regular session of the Federal Trade Commission, held at its office in the City of Washington, D. C., on the 9th day of November A. D. 1936.
Commissioners: Charles H. March, Chairman; Garland S.
Ferguson, Jr., Ewin L. Davis, W. A. Ayres, Robert E. Freer.
File No. 21-267
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T rade P ra ctice R u l e s fo r t h e S choo l E q u ip m e n t D is t r ib u t in g I n d u s t r y
pro m ulg a tio n o f trade pr a c t ice r u l e s
Due proceedings having been had under the trade practice conference procedure in pursuance of the Act of Congress approved September 26, 1914 38 Stat. 717, It is now ordered that the trade practice rules of Group I
which have been approved by the Commission in this pro ceeding and those of Group n which have been received by the Commission as expressions of the industry be, and the same are hereby, promulgated for the School Supplies and Equipment Distributing Industry, as follows:
T rade P ractice R u l e s SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTING INDUSTRY

These rules promulgated by the Commission are designed to foster and promote fair competitive conditions in the interest of industry and the public. They are not to be used, directly or indirectly, as part of or in connection with any combination or agreement to fix prices, or for the suppression of competition, or otherwise to unreasonably restrain trade.
G roup I
The unfair trade practices which are embraced in Group I rules are considered to be unfair methods of competition or other illegal practices within the statutes and the deci sions of the Federal Trade Commission and the courts; and appropriate proceedings in the public interest will be taken by the Commission to prevent the u s e of such unlawful practices in or directly affecting interstate commerce.
R ule 1.
Wilfully inducing or attempting to induce, by ally false or deceptive means whatsoever, the breach of any lawful contract or contracts existing between competitors and their customers or their suppliers, or wilfully interfering with or obstructing the performance of any such contractual duties or services, with the purpose and effect of unduly hampering, injuring, or embarrassing competitors in their businesses, is an unfair trade practice.
R ule 2.
Defamation of competitors by falsely imputing to them dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, ques
tionable credit standing, or by other false representations, or the false disparagement of the grade, quality, or manufac ture of the products of competitors, or of their business methods, selling prices, values, credit terms, policies or serv ices, with the tendency, capacity or effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers, prospective purchasers, or the consum ing public, is an unfair trade practice.
R u le 3.
The making, or causing or permitting to be made or pub lished, any false, untrue, or deceptive statement or representa tion, by way of advertisement or otherwise, concerning the grade, quality, quantity, substance, character, nature, origin, size, or preparation of any product of the industry, or in any other material respect, with the tendency, capacity or effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers, prospective purchasers or the consuming public, is an unfair trade practice.
R u le 4.
Wilfully enticing away the employees of competitors, with the purpose and effect of unduly hampering, injuring, or embarrassing competitors in their businesses, is an unfair trade practice.
R u le 5.
a P roh ibited D iscrim inatory D ifferen tials, R eb a tes, R e fu n ds, D iscounts, C redits, an d O ther A llow ances.I t is an unfSir trade practice for any member of the industry en gaged in commerce,1 in the course of such commerce, to grant or allow, secretly or openly, directly or indirectly, any price differentials, rebates, refunds, discounts, credits, or other allowances which effectuate a discrimination in price between different purchasers of goods of like grade and quality where either or any of the purchases involved therein are in commerce1 and where the effect thereof may be sub stantially to lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce1 or to injure, destroy, or prevent competition with any person who either grants or knowingly receives the benefit of such discrimination or with customers of either of them: P rovided, how ever 1 T h at the goods involved in any such transaction are sold for use, consumption, or resale within any place under the jurisdiction of the United States;
2 T h at nothing herein contained shall prevent differ entials which make only due allowance for differences in the cost of manufacture, sale, or delivery resulting from 1 As herein used, th e word com m erce m eans trad e or com m erce among th e several S tates and w ith foreign nations, or between th e D istrict of Columbia or any Territory of th e United S tates and any S tate, Territory, or foreign nation, or between any insu lar possessions or o th er places under th e jurisdiction of th e United States, or between any su ch possession or place and any S tate or Territory of th e United S tates or th e D istrict of Columbia o r any foreign nation, or w ithin th e D istrict of Columbia or any Territory or any insular possession o r oth er place under th e Jurisdiction of th e United S tates; Provided, T h at th is shaU n ot apply to the Philippine Islands.

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