# 16 C.F.R. § 1.22 (2026): Rulemaking

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_22

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 C.F.R. § 1.22 (2026)
- **Heading:** Rulemaking
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 16 CFR: Commercial Practices / Chapter I: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION / Part 1: GENERAL PROCEDURES / Subpart C: Rules Promulgated Under Authority Other Than Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the FTC Act / § 1.22: § 1.22   Rulemaking.

## Text

(a)
Nature and authority.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the statutes administered by it, the Commission is empowered to promulgate rules and regulations applicable to unlawful trade practices. Such rules and regulations express the experience and judgment of the Commission, based on facts of which it has knowledge derived from studies, reports, investigations, hearings, and other proceedings, or within official notice, concerning the substantive requirements of the statutes which it administers.
(b)
Scope.
Rules may cover all applications of a particular statutory provision and may be nationwide in effect, or they may be limited to particular areas or industries or to particular product or geographic markets, as may be appropriate.
(c)
Use of rules in adjudicative proceedings.
When a rule is relevant to any issue involved in an adjudicative proceeding thereafter instituted, the Commission may rely upon the rule to resolve such issue, provided that the respondent shall have been given a fair hearing on the applicability of the rule to the particular case.
[40 FR 15232, Apr. 4, 1975, as amended at 88 FR 42874, July 5, 2023]

## Nearby sections

- [16 C.F.R. § 1.21 (2026) § 1.21   Scope of the rules in this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_21.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1.22 (2026) § 1.22   Rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_22.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1.23 (2026) § 1.23   Quantity limit rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_23.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1.24 (2026) § 1.24   Rules applicable to wool, fur, and textile fiber products and rules promulgated under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_24.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1.25 (2026) § 1.25   Initiation of rulemaking proceedings—petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_25.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1.26 (2026) § 1.26   Procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1_S1_26.md)

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