29 CFR § 4041A.21 - General rule.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4041A.21"
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title: "29 CFR § 4041A.21 - General rule."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4041A.21"
section_name: "General rule."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLAN TERMINATIONS"
part_number: "4041A"
part_name: "TERMINATION OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), 1341a, 1431, 1441."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34052, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4041A"
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# 4041A.21 General rule.

The plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that terminates by mass withdrawal must continue to administer the plan in accordance with applicable statutory provisions, regulations, and plan provisions until a trustee is appointed under section 4042 of ERISA or until plan assets are distributed in accordance with subpart D of this part. In addition, the plan sponsor is responsible for the specific duties described in this subpart.

[61 FR 34052, July 1, 1996, as amended at 84 FR 18722, May 2, 2019]