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Article 118a
[New delimitation of Berlin and Brandenburg]
The division of the territory comprising Berlin and Brandenburg
into Länder may be revised, without regard to the
provisions of Article 29, by agreement between the two
Länder with the participation of their inhabitants who are
entitled to vote.
Article 119
[Refugees and expellees]
In matters relating to refugees and expellees, especially as
regards their distribution among the Länder, the Federal
Government, with the consent of the Bundesrat, may issue
statutory instruments having the force of law, pending settlement
of the matter by a federal law. In this connection
the Federal Government may be authorised to issue individual
instructions in particular cases. Unless time is of the
essence, such instructions shall be addressed to the highest
Land authorities.
Article 120
[Occupation costs – Burdens resulting from the war]
(1) The Federation shall fi nance the expenditures for occupation
costs and other internal and external burdens resulting
from the war, as regulated in detail by federal laws. To the
extent that these war burdens were regulated by federal laws
on or before 1 October 1969, the Federation and the Länder
shall fi nance such expenditures in the proportion established
by such federal laws. Insofar as expenditures for such
of these war burdens as neither have been nor will be regulated
by federal laws were met on or before 1 October 1965
by Länder, municipalities (associations of municipalities),
or other entities performing functions of the Länder or municipalities,
the Federation shall not be obliged to fi nance
them even after that date. The Federation shall be responsible
for subsidies toward meeting the costs of social security,
including unemployment insurance and public assistance to
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