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Article 143
[Duration of deviations from the Basic Law]
(1) The law in the territory specifi ed in Article 3 of the Unifi cation
Treaty may deviate from provisions of this Basic Law
for a period extending no later than 31 December 1992 insofar
and so long as disparate circumstances make full compliance
impossible. Deviations may not violate paragraph
(2) of Article 19 and must be compatible with the principles
specifi ed in paragraph (3) of Article 79.
(2) Deviations from Titles II, VIII, VIIIa, IX, X and XI shall be
permissible for a period extending no later than 31 December
1995.
(3) Independently of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article, Article
41 of the Unifi cation Treaty and the rules for its implementation
shall also remain in effect insofar as they provide
for the irreversibility of acts interfering with property
rights in the territory specifi ed in Article 3 of this Treaty.
Article 143a
[Exclusive legislative power concerning federal railways]
(1) The Federation shall have exclusive power to legislate with
respect to all matters arising from the transformation of federal
railways administered by the Federation into business
enterprises. Paragraph (5) of Article 87e shall apply mutatis
mutandis. Civil servants employed by federal railways may
be assigned by a law to render services to federal railways
established under private law without prejudice to their legal
status or the responsibility of their employer.
(2) Laws enacted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article shall
be executed by the Federation.
(3) The Federation shall continue to be responsible for local
passenger services of the former federal railways until 31
December 1995. The same shall apply to the corresponding
functions of rail transport administration. Details shall be
regulated by a federal law requiring the consent of the Bundesrat.
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