---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 6202"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "6202"
heading: "Investigations to assist foreign antitrust authority in obtaining antitrust evidence"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/6202"
units:
  - "Chapter 88 — International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance"
---

# §6202. Investigations to assist foreign antitrust authority in obtaining antitrust evidence

- (a) **Request for investigative assistance—** A request by a [foreign antitrust authority](/usc/15/6211.md?p=6) for investigative assistance under this section shall be made to the [Attorney General](/usc/15/6211.md?p=3), who may deny the request in whole or in part. No further action shall be taken under this section with respect to any part of a request that has been denied by the [Attorney General](/usc/15/6211.md?p=3).
- (b) **Authority to investigate—** In accordance with an [antitrust mutual assistance agreement](/usc/15/6211.md?p=2) in effect under this chapter, subject to [section 6207 of this title](/usc/15/6207.md), and except as provided in [section 6204 of this title](/usc/15/6204.md), the [Attorney General](/usc/15/6211.md?p=3) and the [Commission](/usc/15/6211.md?p=4) may, using their respective authority to investigate possible violations of the [Federal antitrust laws](/usc/15/6211.md?p=5), conduct investigations to obtain [antitrust evidence](/usc/15/6211.md?p=1) relating to a possible violation of the [foreign antitrust laws](/usc/15/6211.md?p=7) administered or enforced by the [foreign antitrust authority](/usc/15/6211.md?p=6) with respect to which such [agreement](/usc/15/7a.md?p=2) is in effect under this chapter, and may provide such [antitrust evidence](/usc/15/6211.md?p=1) to the [foreign antitrust authority](/usc/15/6211.md?p=6), to assist the [foreign antitrust authority](/usc/15/6211.md?p=6)—
  - (1) in determining whether a [person](/usc/15/6211.md?p=8) has violated or is about to violate any of such [foreign antitrust laws](/usc/15/6211.md?p=7), or
  - (2) in enforcing any of such [foreign antitrust laws](/usc/15/6211.md?p=7).
- (c) **Special scope of authority—** An investigation may be conducted under [subsection (b)](#b), and [antitrust evidence](/usc/15/6211.md?p=1) obtained through such investigation may be provided, without regard to whether the conduct investigated violates any of the [Federal antitrust laws](/usc/15/6211.md?p=5).
- (d) **Rights and privileges preserved—** A [person](/usc/15/6211.md?p=8) may not be compelled in connection with an investigation under this section to give testimony or a statement, or to produce a document or other thing, in violation of any legally applicable right or privilege.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–438, § 3, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4597.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of section 3 of Pub. L. 103–438. Subsec. (e) of section 3 of Pub. L. 103–438 amended sections 46, 57b–1, 1311, and 1312 of this title.