16 CFR 240.15

§ 240.15 Cost justification.

United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective

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Citation: 16 CFR 240.15, § 240.15 Cost justification, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64033
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It is no defense to a charge of unlawful discrimination in the payment of an allowance or the furnishing of a service for a seller to show that such payment or service could be justified through savings in the cost of manufacture, sale or delivery.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.