{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-2.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 2.3","heading":"Policy as to private controversies.","body":"The Commission acts only in the public interest and does not initiate an investigation or take other action when the alleged violation of law is merely a matter of private controversy and does not tend adversely to affect the public.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 2—NONADJUDICATIVE PROCEDURES","Subpart A—Inquiries; Investigations; Compulsory Processes"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"29b8e277ba4538aea3aa4db36478e768cc189bbf3b3d579eb77692dc1ed88de6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-2.2","next":"us/16-cfr-2.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}