United States et al. v. Agri Stats, Inc.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement

will have the power and authority to investigate and report on Agri Stats' compliance with the terms of the Final Judgment and the Stipulation and Order, including Agri Stats' obligations with respect to cessation of Sales Reports, changes to its non-sales reports, data confidentiality, restrictions on recency of data, the requirement to make reports publicly available, and Agri Stats' antitrust compliance program. The Monitor will serve at Agri Stats' expense and Agri Stats must assist the monitor in fulfilling his or her obligations. The Monitor will have the authority to take the steps necessary to accomplish his or her responsibilities and will provide periodic reports to the United States and the Plaintiff States describing Agri Stats' compliance with the terms of the Final Judgment. The Monitor will serve for seven years unless the United States determines that a shorter period is appropriate. F. Compliance and Enforcement The proposed Final Judgment also contains provisions designed to promote compliance with and make enforcement of the Final Judgment as effective as possible. Paragraph XII.A provides that the United States and Plaintiff States have the right to seek additional relief from the Court if the United States or the Plaintiff States determine that the monitorship has failed to secure Agri Stats' compliance with the terms of the Final Judgment or that Agri Stat