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VOLUME 5

1 iT T e n y
REGISTER
p < NlJtD
1934

NUMBER 48

,
Washington, Saturday March 9, 1940
Rules, Regulations, Orders
unfair trade practices, and are issued in CONTENTS
the interest of protecting industry, trade, RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS
and the public from the harmful effects TITLE 16COMMERCIAL PRACTICES of such unfair methods or practices.
T itle 16C ommercial P ractices :
On the basis of published statistics, the Federal Trade Commission:
Page CHAPTER IFEDERAL TRADE
total annual volume of business by the Umbrella Industry, t r a d e COMMISSION
manufacturers appears to be around practice rules__________ 1001
$ 12,000,000.
United States of AmericaBefore T itle 19Cu sto m s D u t ie s :
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Customs:
The proceeding for the establishment Invoices:
At a regular session of the Federal of trade practice rules was instituted Articles containing 10% or Trade Commission held at its office in upon application of the industry. In more by weight of man the City of Washington, D. C., on the 1st the course thereof a general trade prac tice conference was held in New York ufactured sugar______ 1004
day of March 1940.
Commissioners, Ewin L. Davis, Chair City under the auspices of the Commis NOTICES
man; Garland S. Ferguson, Charles H. sion. Subsequently, a draft of proposed Department of Agriculture:
March, William A. Ayres, Robert E. rules for the industry was made available Rural Electrification Adminis upon public notice issued by the Commis Freer.
tration:
sion to all interested or affected parties, Pile No. 21-343
Amendment of prior allocawhereby they were afforded opportunity P art 145T rade P ractice R u les for the to present their views to the Commis tion of funds for loans__ 1004
U mbrella I ndu stry sion, including such pertinent informa Federal Communications Commis sion:
tion, suggestions, or objections as they Promulgation Hearings :
desired to submit, and to be heard in the Due proceedings having been held1 premises. Accordingly, public hearing Donnelley, T hom e_________ 1005
under the trade practice conference pro pursuant to such notice was held in Michigan Bell Telephone Co__ 1004
cedure in pursuance of the Act of Con Washington, D. C., and all matters pre Securities and Exchange Commis gress approved September 26, 1914, as sented at the hearing, or otherwise sub sion:
amended Federal Trade Commission mitted, were duly received and considered.
Hearings:
Act, and other provisions of law ad Commonwealth & Southern Thereafter, and upon consideration of ministered by the Commission;
Corp. Del.__________ 1006
the entire matter, final action was taken Standard Power n d Light It is now ordered, That the trade by the Commission whereby it approved Corp., and Standard Gas practice rules of Group I and Group II, and received, respectively, the rules ap and Electric Co_______ 1005
as hereinafter set forth, which have been pearing herein under Group I and Group approved and received, respectively, by n.
the Commission in this proceeding, be THE RULES
promulgated as of March 9, 1940.
gress, as construed in the decisions of the These rules promulgated by the Com Federal Trade Commission or the courts;
Statement by the Commission mission are designed to foster and pro and appropriate proceedings in the pub Trade practice rules for the Umbrella mote fair competitive conditions in the lic interest will be taken by the Commis Industry, as hereinafter set forth, are interest of the industry and the public. sion to prevent the use, by any person, promulgated by the Federal Trade Com They are not to be used, directly or indi partnership, corporation, or other or mission under its trade practice confer rectly, as part of or in connection with ganization, of such unlawful practices in ence procedure.
any combination or agreement to fix or directly affecting interstate commerce.
The rules relate to the sale and dis prices, or for the suppression of compe 145.1 Misrepresentation of industry tribution of the various kinds of umbrel tition, or otherwise to unreasonably re products. It is an unfair trade practice las and parasols, and the accessories or strain trade.
to make or publish, or cause to be made parts therefor, by manufacturers, job or published, directly or indirectly, any Group I
bers, distributors, importers, dealers, or false, misleading, or deceptive statement others engaged in the merchandising of The unfair trade practices which are or representation, by way of advertise such products. As promulgated, the pro embraced in the Group I rules - 145.1- ment or otherwise, concerning the grade, visions are directed to the elimination 145.15 are considered to be unfair meth quality, weight, character, durability, and prevention of misrepresentation, de ods of competition, unfair or deceptive fastness of color, finish, size, material, ceptive concealment, and various other acts or practices, or other illegal prac fiber or other content, origin, construc tices, prohibited, within the purview of tion, treatment, preparation, manufac 14 F.R. 4664.
the Federal Government, by acts of Conture, or distribution of any products of 1001