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Article 65
[Power to determine policy guidelines –
Department and collegiate responsibility]
The Federal Chancellor shall determine and be responsible
for the general guidelines of policy. Within these limits each
Federal Minister shall conduct the affairs of his department
independently and on his own responsibility. The Federal
Government shall resolve differences of opinion between
Federal Ministers. The Federal Chancellor shall conduct
the proceedings of the Federal Government in accordance
with rules of procedure adopted by the Government and
approved by the Federal President.
Article 65a
[Command of the Armed Forces]
(1) Command of the Armed Forces shall be vested in the Federal
Minister of Defence.
(2) (repealed)
Article 66
[Incompatibilities]
Neither the Federal Chancellor nor a Federal Minister may
hold any other salaried offi ce, or engage in any trade or profession,
or belong to the management or, without the consent
of the Bundestag, to the supervisory board of an enterprise
conducted for profi t.
Article 67
[Vote of no confi dence]
(1) The Bundestag may express its lack of confi dence in the
Federal Chancellor only by electing a successor by the vote
of a majority of its Members and requesting the Federal President
to dismiss the Federal Chancellor. The Federal President
must comply with the request and appoint the person
elected.
(2) Forty-eight hours shall elapse between the motion and the
election.
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