{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-4.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 4.3","heading":"Prohibition against securing withdrawal from competition.","body":"No person shall influence another person to withdraw from competition for any position in the competitive service for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects of any applicant for appointment.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A—CIVIL SERVICE RULES","PART 4—PROHIBITED PRACTICES (RULE IV)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"30f81db55b037227705dae22f728968ddd94e08cf6642a15e5d5badeb84e0eac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-4.2","next":"us/5-cfr-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}