United States of America: Issued FTC notice of proposed rulemaking on Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
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Issued FTC notice of proposed rulemaking on Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
On 11 October 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees. The FTC noted that hidden and deceptive fees, referred to as “junk fees”, can adversely affect consum…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-10-20
under deliberation
2022-11-08
in consultation
2023-01-09
processing consultation
2023-10-11
under deliberation
2023-11-09
in consultation
2024-01-08
in consultation
2024-12-17
adopted