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01/03/05 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.
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.
Last modified: June 14, 2006
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