29 CFR § 4233.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4233.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 4233.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4233.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "INSOLVENCY, TERMINATION, AND OTHER RULES APPLICABLE TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
part_number: "4233"
part_name: "PARTITIONS OF ELIGIBLE MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), 1413."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 35229, June 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4233"
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# 4233.1 Purpose and scope.

The purpose of this part is to prescribe rules governing applications for partition under section 4233 of ERISA, and related notice requirements.