5 CFR § 2425.3 - Oppositions—who may file; time limits for filing; procedural and other requirements for filing.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2425.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 2425.3 - Oppositions—who may file; time limits for filing; procedural and other requirements for filing."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2425.3"
section_name: "Oppositions—who may file; time limits for filing; procedural and other requirements for filing."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "2425"
part_name: "REVIEW OF ARBITRATION AWARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 7134."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 42290, July 21, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2425"
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# 2425.3 Oppositions—who may file; time limits for filing; procedural and other requirements for filing.
(a) *Who may file.* A party to arbitration under the provisions of chapter 71 of title 5 of the United States Code may file an opposition to an exception that has been filed under § 2425.2 of this part.
(b) *Timeliness requirements.* Any opposition must be filed within thirty (30) days after the date the exception is served on the opposing party. For additional rules regarding computing the filing date, *see* 5 CFR 2425.8, 2429.21 and 2429.22.
(c) *Procedural requirements.* Oppositions must comply with the requirements set forth in 5 CFR 2429.24 (Place and method of filing; acknowledgment), 2429.25 (Number of copies and paper size), 2429.27 (Service; statement of service), and 2429.29 (Content of filings).