Federal Railways

Federal Railways

Federal Railways

Federal Railways

- Constitution of Germany

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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