The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (Agencies) hereby extend the period for receiving public comments on their inquiry for consideration of guidance on collaborations among competitors, that was announced on Feb. 23, 2026. The Agencies are extending the comment period deadline from April 24, 2026 to May 21, 2026 to give all stakeholders more time to provide fulsome input on the development of up-to-date guidance to the business community, building on the previous 2000 Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors.Interested parties, including attorneys, economists, academics, consumer groups, industry stakeholders or other members of the public, may now submit public comments no longer than 18 pages to Regulations.gov until May 21, 2026. The information submitted will be used by the Agencies to consider updated guidance.
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DOJ and FTC Extend Deadline for Public Comment on Guidance on Business CollaborationsArticle
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- Date published
- Issuing DOJ office / component
- Antitrust Division
- Topic / offense category
- Antitrust
- DOJ press-release number
- 26-373
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Justice
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- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-and-ftc-extend-deadline-public-comment-guidance-business-collaborations
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DOJ and FTC Extend Deadline for Public Comment on Guidance on Business Collaborations. U.S. Department of Justice, 2026-04-17. Reproduced by ProofAML as an enforcement-matter document record. Official source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-and-ftc-extend-deadline-public-comment-guidance-business-collaborations. URL: https://proofaml.com/articles/doj-and-ftc-extend-deadline-for-public-comment-on-guidance-on-business-collaborations-dojbec412122277/
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