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United States of America: Federal Trade Commission's Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees enters into force

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Federal Trade Commission's Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees enters into force

On 12 May 2025, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees entered into force. On 17 December 2024, the FTC adopted the Rule with the objective of addressing misleading pricing practices involving hidden fees in the live-e…

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

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2022-10-20
under deliberation

On 20 October 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an advance notice regarding its in…

2022-11-08
in consultation

On 8 November 2022, the public consultation opens on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advance not…

2023-01-09
processing consultation

On 9 January 2023, the public consultation on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advance notice on …

2023-10-11
under deliberation

On 11 October 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Tr…

2023-11-09
in consultation

On 9 November 2023, the public consultation opened on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notice of …

2024-01-08
in consultation

On 8 January 2024, the public consultation closed on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notice on U…

2024-12-17
adopted

On 17 December 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted the Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fee…

2025-05-12
in force

On 12 May 2025, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees entered into …