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(3) Property which was placed at the disposal of the Reich by the Laender and Gemeinden (Gemeindeverbände) shall, without compensation, become once more the property of the Laender and Gemeinden (Gemeindeverbände), insofar as the Federation does not require it for its own administrative functions.

(4) Details shall be regulated by a federal law which shall require the approval of the Bundesrat.

Article 135

(1) If, between 8 May 1945 and the coming into force of this Basic Law, a territory has changed from one Land to another, in this territory the property of the Land to which the territory belonged shall be transferred to the Land to which the territory now belongs.

(2) Insofar as it was originally destined mainly for administrative functions, or is at present, and not solely temporarily, mainly used for administrative functions, the property of Laender and other public law corporations and institutions no longer existing shall be transferred to the Land or public law corporation or institution now performing these functions.

(3) Real estate of Laender no longer existing, including appurtenances, shall, insofar as it does not already belong to the property within the meaning of paragraph (1), be transferred to the Land in the territory of which it is situated.

(4) Insofar as an overriding interest of the Federation or the particular interests of a territory require it, a regulation deviating from paragraphs (1) to (3) may be adopted by federal legislation.

(5) Otherwise the legal succession and the settlement of property, insofar as it has not been effected by 1 January 1952 by agreement between the Laender or public law corporations or institutions concerned, shall be, regulated by federal legislation which shall require the approval of the Bundesrat.

(6) Participants of the former Land Prussia in civil law enterprises shall pass to the Federation. Details shall be regulated by a federal law which may make provisions deviating from this.

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