The policy set forth below constitutes the collective attitude of AWRF, including its members of all categories, sponsors and staff, regarding the federal and state antitrust laws. Since a trade association is, by nature, a group of competitors with the capacity for collusive activities, which can result in restraint of trade, it is the intent of AWRF to act in strict compliance with all state and federal antitrust laws. The two principal antitrust laws, which are particularly applicable to trade associations, are Sections One and Two of the Sherman Act and Section Five of the Federal Trade Commission Act. These acts respectively prohibit contracts, combinations and conspiracies in restraint of trade; monopolies and attempts to monopolize; unfair methods of competition; and unfair or deceptive business practices. Because it is often difficult to determine whether an association has bordered on a violation of the antitrust laws, AWRF has established certain principles, which may be expanded or modified as new law develops. These principles are as follows: