16 CFR 317.4
§ 317.4 Preemption.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 317.4, § 317.4 Preemption, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64421
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The Federal Trade Commission does not intend, through the promulgation of this Rule, to preempt the laws of any state or local government, except to the extent that any such law conflicts with this Rule. A law is not in conflict with this Rule if it affords equal or greater protection from the prohibited practices set forth in § 317.3.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.