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(1) Oficials (Beamte) and judges who, at the time this Basic Law comes into force, have been appointed for life may, within six months after the first meeting of the Bundestag, be placed on the retired list or waiting list or be transferred to another office with less remuneration, if they are personally or professionally unsuitable for their office. This provision shall apply appropriately also to employees (Angestellte) not subject to notice of dismissal. In the case of employees (Angestellte) whose conditions of service require notice of dismissal, notice exceeding that required by tariff regulations may be cancelled within the same period.

(2) The provisions shall not apply to members of the public service unaffected by the denazification and demilitarization laws or who are recognized victims of national socialism, insofar as there are no important objections against such persons.

(3) Those affected by the above shall have recourse to the courts in accordance with Article 19, paragraph (4).

(4) Details shall be determined by an order (Verordnung) of the Federal Government, which shall require the approval of the Bundesrat.

The Federation shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the Bizonal Economic Administration.

(1) Reich property shall in principle become federal property.

(2) It shall, without compensation, be transferred to the authorities now competent to carry out the functions, insofar as it was originally destined mainly for administrative functions which according to this Basic Law are not administrative functions of the Federation, and to the Laender insofar as, according to its present, not solely temporary, use, it serves for administrative functions which according to this Basic Law are now to be fulfilled by the Laender. The Federation may also transfer other property to the Laender. Rh