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[CITE: 15USC1336]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
             CHAPTER 36--CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING
 
Sec. 1336. Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or 
        deceptive acts or practices
        
    Nothing in this chapter (other than the requirements of section 1333 
of this title) shall be construed to limit, restrict, expand, or 
otherwise affect the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with 
respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of 
cigarettes.

(Pub. L. 89-92, Sec. 8, formerly Sec. 7, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 283; 
Pub. L. 91-222, Sec. 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered Sec. 8 and 
amended Pub. L. 98-474, Secs. 5(a), 6(c), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203, 
2204; Pub. L. 99-92, Sec. 12, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 404.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 8 of Pub. L. 89-92 was renumbered section 9, 
classified to section 1337 of this title, and subsequently omitted from 
the Code.


                               Amendments

    1985--Pub. L. 99-92 struck out ``(b)'' after ``1333''.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-474 amended section generally, striking out 
subsecs. (a) and (c) which dealt with the authority of the Federal Trade 
Commission with respect to its pending trade regulation rule proceeding 
relating to cigarette advertising and its authority to issue trade 
regulation rules or to require an affirmative statement in any cigarette 
advertisement, which left the provisions of former subsec. (b) to 
constitute this section.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-222 substituted provisions concerning the action of 
the Federal Trade Commission with respect to its pending trade 
regulation rule proceeding relating to cigarette advertising, the 
Commission's authority with respect to unfair or deceptive cigarette 
advertising acts or practices, and its authority to issue trade 
regulation rules or to require an affirmative statement in any cigarette 
advertisement, for provisions investing the several district courts with 
jurisdiction, for cause shown, to prevent and restrain violations of 
this chapter upon proper application. See section 1339 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-222 effective Jan. 1, 1970, except where 
otherwise specified, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91-222, set out in part as 
a note under section 1331 of this title.
