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Article 87f: [Posts and telecommunications]
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Telecommunications
1.
In accordance with a federal law requiring the consent of the Bundesrat, the
Federation shall ensure the availability of adequate and appropriate postal and
telecommunications services throughout the federal territory.
2.
Services within the meaning of paragraph (1) of this Article shall be provided as a
matter of private enterprise by the firms succeeding to the special trust
Deutsche Bundespost and by other private providers. Sovereign functions in the
area of posts and telecommunications shall be discharged by federal
administrative authorities.
3.
Notwithstanding the second sentence of paragraph (2) of this Article, the
Federation, by means of a federal institution under public law, shall discharge
particular responsibilities relating to the firms succeeding to the special trust
Deutsche Bundespost as prescribed by a federal law.
Article 88: [The Federal Bank - The European Central
Bank]
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Central bank
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Regional group(s)
The Federation shall establish a note-issuing and currency bank as the Federal Bank.
Within the framework of the European Union, its responsibilities and powers may be
transferred to the European Central Bank, which is independent and committed to
the overriding goal of assuring price stability.
Article 89: [Federal waterways - Administration of
waterways]
1.
The Federation shall be the owner of the former Reich waterways.
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Reference to country's history
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Ownership of natural resources

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2.
The Federation shall administer the federal waterways through its own
authorities. It shall exercise those state functions relating to inland shipping
which extend beyond the territory of a single Land, and those functions relating
to maritime shipping, which are conferred on it by a law. Insofar as federal
waterways lie within the territory of a single Land, the Federation on its
application may delegate their administration to that Land on federal
commission. If a waterway touches the territory of several Länder, the
Federation may commission that Land which is designated by the affected
Länder.
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Subsidiary unit government
3.
In the administration, development and new construction of waterways, the
requirements of land improvement and of water management shall be assured
in agreement with the Länder.