[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR4.3] [Page 10-11] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 4--PROHIBITED PRACTICES (RULE IV)--Table of Contents Sec. 4.3 Prohibition against securing withdrawal from competition. No person shall influence another person to withdraw from competition for any position in the competitive [[Page 11]] service for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects of any applicant for appointment. [28 FR 10024, Sept. 14, 1963, as amended at 45 FR 4337, Jan. 22, 1980]