16 C.F.R. § 306.1

What this rule does

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This rule deals with the certification and posting of automotive fuel ratings in or affecting commerce as “commerce” is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. It applies to persons, partnerships, and corporations. If you are covered by this regulation, breaking any of its rules is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 5 of that Act. You can be fined up to $10,000 (plus an adjustment for inflation, under § 1.98 of this chapter) each time you break a rule.

[58 FR 41373, Aug. 3, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 54549, Oct. 21, 1996; 61 FR 55840, Oct. 29, 1996]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2014 · leading case: Alvarez v. Chevron Corp., 656 F.3d 925 (9th Cir. 2011).
Alvarez v. Chevron Corp., 656 F.3d 925 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “§§ 2821-2824 , and the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Posting Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 306.1 et seq. Finally, Defendants argued that the court should abstain from deciding the case under California’s equitable abstention doctrine, because the relief sought “would embroil the Court…”
Johnson v. MFA Petroleum Co., 10 F. Supp. 3d 982 (W.D. Mo. 2014). “See 16 C.F.R. § 306.1 et seq. Pursuant to this delegation, the FTC promulgated the AFR regulations requiring retailers to “post the automotive fuel rating of all automotive fuel [they] sell to consumers.”
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