Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.315.601 Appointment of former employees of the Canal Zone Merit System or Panama Canal Employment System

(1) There is no time limit on the appointment under this section of an employee who:

(2) An agency may appoint under this section an employee who does not meet the conditions in (c)(1) of this section provided no more than 3 years have elapsed since:

(1) A former career employee of the Canal Zone Merit System or Panama Canal Employment System becomes a career employee.

(2) A former Canal Zone Merit System and/or Panama Canal Employment System employee whose service from the date of career-conditional appointment in the Canal Zone Merit System or Panama Canal Employment System through the date of noncompetitive appointment under this section, inclusive, does not include any break in service of more than 30 days and totals at least 3 years becomes a career employee.

(3) All other former Canal Zone Merit System and Panama Canal Employment System employees become career-conditional employees.

(1) On appointment, if he or she has satisfactorily completed a 1–year probationary period under the Canal Zone Merit System and/or the Panama Canal Employment System.

(2) On satisfactory completion of probation in accordance with § 315.80(a)(3) if he or she had not completed a 1–year probationary period under the Canal Zone Merit System or Panama Canal Employment System.