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Divergencies of opinion on the continued validity of law as federal law shall be decided by the Federal Constitutional Court.

Within one year after promulgation of this Basic Law the Federal Government may, with the approval of the Governments of the Laender concerned, extend law of the Bizonal Economic Administration, insofar as it continues in force as federal law according to Articles 125 or 126, to the Laender Baden, Greater Berlin, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern.

Insofar as in accordance with still valid law, powers to give instructions within the meaning of Article 84, paragraph (5), still exist, these shall remain in force pending some other legislative regulation.

(1) Insofar as legal provisions which continue in force as federal law contain an authorization to issue orders (Rechtsverordnungen) or general administrative provisions and to perform administrative acts, this authorization shall pass to the authorities now competent for the subject matter. In doubtful cases the Federal Government shall decide by agreement with the Bundesrat; the decision must be published.

(2) Insofar as legal provisions which continue in force as Land law contain such an authorization, it shall be exercised by the authorities competent according to Land law.

(3) Insofar as legal provisions within the meaning of paragraphs (1) and (2) authorize the alteration or amplification or the issue of legal provisions instead of laws, these authorizations shall lapse. Rh