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y them before 1 August 1945 within the framework of
administrative functions incumbent upon or delegated
by the Reich to comply with orders of the occupying
powers or to terminate a state of emergency resulting
from the war.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis
to debts of the German Democratic Republic or its institutions
as well as to debts of the Federation or other corporations
and institutions under public law that are connected
with the transfer of assets of the German Democratic Republic
to the Federation, Länder or municipalities, and to
debts arising from measures taken by the German Democratic
Republic or its institutions.
Article 136
[First convening of the Bundesrat]
(1) The Bundesrat shall convene for the fi rst time on the day
the Bundestag fi rst convenes.
(2) Until the election of the fi rst Federal President, his powers
shall be exercised by the President of the Bundesrat. He
shall not have authority to dissolve the Bundestag.
Article 137
[Right of state employees to stand for election]
(1) The right of civil servants, other salaried public employees,
professional or volunteer members of the Armed Forces,
and judges to stand for election in the Federation, in the
Länder or in the municipalities may be restricted by a law.
(2) The election of the fi rst Bundestag, of the fi rst Federal Convention
and of the fi rst Federal President shall be governed
by an electoral law to be enacted by the Parliamentary
Council.
(3) Until the Federal Constitutional Court is established, its authority
under paragraph (2) of Article 41 shall be exercised
by the German High Court for the Combined Economic
Area, which shall make determinations in accordance with
its procedural rules.
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