17 CFR 4.16
§ 4.16 Prohibited representations.
United States · 17 CFR — Commodity and Securities Exchanges · Status: effective
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- 17 CFR 4.16, § 4.16 Prohibited representations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/66512
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It shall be unlawful for any commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, principal thereof or person who solicits therefor to represent or imply in any manner whatsoever that such commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor has been sponsored, recommended or approved, or that its abilities or qualifications have in any respect been passed upon, by the Commission, the Federal government or any agency thereof.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.