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Effective Date: Revision of the Negative Option Rule, Withdrawal of the CARS Rule, Removal of the Non-Compete Rule To Conform These Rules to Federal Court Decisions

AGENCY:

Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

First, the Commission is revising its recently amended “Negative Option Rule” to recodify the text as it existed before the 2024 final rule amending it. Second, the Commission is withdrawing its “CARS Rule.” Third, the Commission is removing its “Non-Compete Rule” from the Code of Federal Regulations.

DATES:

This rule is effective February 12, 2026. The withdrawal of the Commission’s final rule published at 89 FR 590 (Jan. 4, 2024) and delayed at 89 FR 13267 (Feb. 22, 2024) is also effective February 12, 2026.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/12/2026-02866/revision-of-the-negative-option-rule-withdrawal-of-the-cars-rule-removal-of-the-non-compete-rule-to

  • February 12, 2026
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