UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In the Matter of JORE CORPORATION, a corporation. FILE NO. 0023237 The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of certain acts and practices of Jore Corporation, a corporation ("proposed respondent"). Proposed respondent, having been represented by counsel, is willing to enter into an agreement containing a consent order resolving the allegations contained in the attached draft complaint. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Jore Corporation, by its duly authorized officers, and counsel for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission that:
ORDER I. IT IS ORDERED that respondent, Jore Corporation, a corporation, its successors and assigns, and its officers, agents, representatives, and employees, directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, in connection with the manufacturing, labeling, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any product, in or affecting commerce, as "commerce" is defined in section 4 of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 44, shall not misrepresent, in any manner, directly or by implication, the extent to which any such product is made in the United States. PROVIDED, however, that a representation that any such product is made in the United States will not be in violation of this Order so long as all, or virtually all, of the component parts of the product are made in the United States and all, or virtually all, of the labor in manufacturing the product is performed in the United States. PROVIDED FURTHER, that nothing in the order shall prohibit respondent from depleting the inventory of any product bearing a marking or labeling otherwise prohibited by this order and existing on the date this order is signed, in the normal course of business, provided that no such existing inventory is shipped later than January 31, 2001. II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Jore Corporation, and its successors and assigns, shall, for five (5) years after the last date of dissemination of any representation covered by this order, maintain and upon request make available to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission for inspection and copying:
III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Jore Corporation, and its successors and assigns, shall deliver a copy of this order to all current and future officers, directors, and to all current and future employees, agents, and representatives having responsibilities with respect to the subject matter of this order, and shall secure from each such person a signed and dated statement acknowledging receipt of the order. Respondent shall deliver this order to current personnel within thirty (30) days after the date of service of this order, and to future personnel within thirty (30) days after the person assumes such position or responsibilities. IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Jore Corporation, and its successors and assigns, shall notify the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to any change in the corporation that may affect compliance obligations arising under this order, including but not limited to a dissolution, assignment, sale, merger, or other action that would result in the emergence of a successor corporation; the creation or dissolution of a subsidiary, parent, or affiliate that engages in any acts or practices subject to this order; the proposed filing of a bankruptcy petition; or a change in the corporate name or address. Provided, however, that, with respect to any proposed change in the corporation about which respondent learns less than thirty (30) days prior to the date such action is to take place, respondent shall notify the Commission as soon as is practicable after obtaining such knowledge. All notices required by this Part shall be sent by certified mail to the Associate Director, Division of Â鶹´«Ã½, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. V. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Jore Corporation, and its successors and assigns, shall, within sixty (60) days after the date of service of this order, and at such other times as the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission may require, file with the Commission a report, in writing, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with this order. VI. This order will terminate twenty (20) years from the date of its issuance, or twenty (20) years from the most recent date that the United States or the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission files a complaint (with or without an accompanying consent decree) in federal court alleging any violation of the order, whichever comes later; provided, however, that the filing of such a complaint will not affect the duration of this order if such complaint is filed after the order has terminated pursuant to this Part. Provided, further, that if such complaint is dismissed or a federal court rules that the respondent did not violate any provision of the order, and the dismissal or ruling is either not appealed or upheld on appeal, then the order will terminate according to this Part as though the complaint had never been filed, except that the order will not terminate between the date such complaint is filed and the later of the deadline for appealing such dismissal or ruling and the date such dismissal or ruling is upheld on appeal. Signed this ___ day of ______, 2001 JORE CORPORATION By: Matthew Jore William Outman Laura D. Koss Walter C. Gross APPROVED: ELAINE D. KOLISH JOAN Z. BERNSTEIN |