Request for Comments on Draft Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines for International Operations

The Department of Justice (Department) and the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) have drafted proposed new Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines for International Operations. The Guidelines, when adopted in final form by the Department and the Commission, will state the antitrust enforcement policy of the Department and the Commission with respect to the international aspects of business operations. The Department's 1988 Antitrust Guidelines for International Operations will be withdrawn when these draft Guidelines are adopted in final form. Portions of the 1988 guidelines will also be superseded by the Department's proposed Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing and Acquisition of Intellectual Property, which recently have been published for public comment in the Federal Register. See 59 FR 41,339 (Aug. 11, 1994). [Comments on these draft Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines for International Operations should be submitted in writing within 60 days of their publication.]