§412:5A-209 Acquisition of stock in competing corporation. No international banking corporation shall purchase, own, or hold stock or certificates of ownership in any other international banking corporation or any Edge corporation or similar corporation organized under the laws of the United States or any state if the effect within the United States of such purchase, ownership, or holding may be substantially to lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly or restraint of trade. [L 1993, c 350, pt of §1]