[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR10.21]

[Page 257-258]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 10_COMMERCIAL BRIBERY--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C_Commercial Bribery
 
Sec. 10.21  Commercial bribery.


    It is unlawful for an industry member, directly or indirectly or 
through an affiliate, to induce a trade buyer to

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purchase the industry member's products, to the complete or partial 
exclusion of products sold or offered for sale by other persons in 
interstate or foreign commerce, by offering or giving a bonus, premium, 
compensation, or other thing of value to any officer, employee, or 
representative of the trade buyer. The bonus, premium, compensation, or 
other thing of value need not be offered or given for the purpose of 
directly inducing a trade buyer to purchase from the seller, but rather 
is applicable if an industry member induces officers, employees or 
representatives of the trade buyer to promote sales of the industry 
member's products and thereby indirectly induces the trade buyer to 
purchase from the industry member.