16 CFR 240.5
§ 240.5 Definition of competing customers.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 240.5, § 240.5 Definition of competing customers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64023
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Competing customers are all businesses that compete in the resale of the seller's products of like grade and quality at the same functional level of distribution regardless of whether they purchase directly from the seller or through some intermediary.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.