---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 2426.11"
title: "5"
number: "2426.11"
heading: "Requesting; granting; criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/2426.11"
---

# §2426.11. Requesting; granting; criteria.

- (a) An agency shall accord consultation rights on Government-wide rules or regulations to a labor organization that:
  - (1) Requests consultation rights on Government-wide rules or regulations from an agency; and
  - (2) **Holds exclusive recognition for 3,500 or more employees.**
- (b) An agency shall not grant consultation rights on Government-wide rules or regulations to any labor organization that does not meet the criteria prescribed in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 3513, Jan. 17, 1980, unless otherwise noted.