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Article 29: [New delimitation of the federal territory]
1.
The division of the federal territory into Länder may be revised to ensure that
each Land be of a size and capacity to perform its functions effectively. Due
regard shall be given in this connection to regional, historical and cultural ties,
economic efficiency, and the requirements of local and regional planning.
2.
Revisions of the existing division into Länder shall be effected by a federal law,
which must be confirmed by referendum. The affected Länder shall be afforded
an opportunity to be heard.
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3.
The referendum shall be held in the Länder from whose territories or parts of
territories a new Land or a Land with redefined boundaries is to be established
(affected Länder). The question to be voted on is whether the affected Länder
are to remain as they are or whether the new Land or the Land with redefined
boundaries should be established. The proposal to establish a new Land or a
Land with redefined boundaries shall take effect if the change is approved by a
majority in the future territory of such Land and by a majority in the territories
or parts of territories of an affected Land taken together whose affiliation with a
Land is to be changed in the same way. The proposal shall not take effect if
within the territory of any of the affected Länder a majority reject the change;
however, such rejection shall be of no consequence if in any part of the territory
whose affiliation with the affected Land is to be changed a two-thirds majority
approves the change, unless it is rejected by a two-thirds majority in the
territory of the affected Land as a whole.
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4.
If in any clearly defined and contiguous residential and economic area located in
two or more Länder and having at least one million inhabitants one tenth of
those entitled to vote in Bundestag elections petition for the inclusion of that
area in a single Land, a federal law shall specify within two years whether the
change shall be made in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Article or that an
advisory referendum shall be held in the affected Länder.
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