[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR330.1001]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 330_RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT 
(GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart J_Prohibited Practices
 
Sec. 330.1001  Withdrawal from competition.


    An applicant for competitive examination, an eligible on a register, 
and an officer or employee in the executive branch of the Government 
shall not persuade, induce, or coerce, or attempt to persuade, induce, 
or coerce, directly or indirectly, a prospective applicant to withhold 
filing application, or an applicant or eligible to withdraw from 
competition or eligibility, for a position in the competitive service, 
for the purpose of improving or injuring the

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prospects of an applicant or eligible for appointment. OPM shall cancel 
the application or eligibility of an applicant or eligible who violates 
this section, and shall impose such other penalty as it considers 
appropriate.

[33 FR 12425, Sept. 4, 1968. Redesignated at 60 FR 67282, Dec. 29, 1995; 
61 FR 691, Jan. 10, 1996]