Section 7A of the Clayton Act, called the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, requires the prior notification of large mergers to both the FTC and the Justice Department.

• 判例法(关于违反谢尔曼法和违反FTC法的关系):对前者的违反也构成对后者的违反。但后者所禁止的违法行为的范围大于前者所禁止的。