{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-240.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 240.15","heading":"Cost justification.","body":"It is no defense to a charge of unlawful discrimination in the payment of an allowance or the furnishing of a service for a seller to show that such payment or service could be justified through savings in the cost of manufacture, sale or delivery.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—GUIDES AND TRADE PRACTICE RULES","PART 240—GUIDES FOR ADVERTISING ALLOWANCES AND OTHER MERCHANDISING PAYMENTS AND SERVICES"],"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":"cd1c5ed0d384f940065ebcc6001ff331c43bed0d8e4821e8df8c11b5641d210c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-240.14","next":"us/16-cfr-251.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}