# Clarification of United States Antitrust Laws, Immunity, and Liability Under Marketing Order Programs
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2015-07-30 · Effective 2015-07-31 · 80 FR 45395
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-18700
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 45395
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 900
- **Publication date:** 2015-07-30
- **Effective date:** 2015-07-31
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. AMS-FV-14-0072
## Abstract

This rule implements an amendment to the general regulations for federal fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and marketing orders that would accentuate the applicability of U.S. antitrust laws to marketing order programs' domestic and foreign activities. This action advises marketing order board and committee members and personnel of the restrictions, limitations, and liabilities imposed by those laws.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/30/2015-18700/clarification-of-united-states-antitrust-laws-immunity-and-liability-under-marketing-order-programs)
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