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# 15 U.S.C. § 72 - Repealed. Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2006(a), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2597

## Notes

Section, act Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 463, title VIII, § 801, 39 Stat. 798, related to importation or sale of articles at less than market value or wholesale price.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Savings ProvisionPub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2006(b), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2597, provided that: “The repeal made by subsection (a) [repealing this section] shall not affect any action under section 801 of the Act referred to in subsection (a) [this section] that was commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 3, 2004] and is pending on such date.”