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Antitrust Modernization Commission Selects Initial Issues for Study

• How should responsibility for enforcement of antitrust laws in regulated industries be divided between antitrust agencies and other regulated agencies?
• What are appropriate standards for determining the extent to which antitrust laws apply to regulated industries where the regulated structure contains no specific antitrust exemption and/or contains a specific antitrust savings clause?
• Should Congress and regulated agencies set industry-specific standards for particular antitrust violations that may conflict with general standards for the same violations?

"The AMC was discussed for several years by the House Judiciary Committee. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has been encouraged that a nationally charted entity would review industry segments that have a tremendous impact on collision repairers," said Bob Redding, ASA's Washington, D.C., representative. "Coupled with the review of insurance regulation, particularly by the House Financial Services Committee, many issues in the collision industry could receive much-needed scrutiny in the coming days."

Redding continued, "ASA will monitor the progress of the Antitrust Modernization Commission and provide input when necessary to the commission on matters related to the automotive repair industry."

The AMC was established by the Antitrust Modernization Commission Act of 2002. The commission consists of 12 members, including four appointed by the president, four by the U.S. Senate, and four by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The AMC is charged with:

1. Examining whether the need exists to modernize the antitrust laws and to identify and study related issues
2. Soliciting views of all parties concerned with the operation of the antitrust laws
3. Evaluating the advisability of proposals and current arrangements with respect to issues so identified
4. Preparing and submitting a report to the U.S. Congress and the president.

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