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3.
The apportionment of costs shall be regulated in the pertinent agreement.
Article 91c: [Information technology systems]
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Subsidiary unit government
1.
The Federation and the Länder may cooperate in planning, constructing, and
operating information technology systems needed to discharge their
responsibilities.
2.
The Federation and the Länder may agree to specify the standards and security
requirements necessary for exchanges between their information technology
systems. Agreements regarding the bases of cooperation under the first
sentence may provide, for individual responsibilities determined by their
content and scope, that detailed regulations be enacted with the consent of a
qualified majority of the Federation and the Länder as laid down in the
agreements. They require the consent of the Bundestag and the legislatures of
the participating Länder; the right to withdraw from these agreements cannot
be precluded. The agreements shall also regulate the sharing of costs.
3.
The Länder may also agree on the joint operation of information technology
systems along with the establishment of installations for that purpose.
4.
For linking the information networks of the Federation and the Länder, the
Federation shall establish a connecting network. Details regarding the
establishment and the operation of the connecting network shall be regulated
by a federal law with the consent of the Bundesrat.

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Article 91d: [Comparison of performance]
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Subsidiary unit government
With a view to ascertaining and improving the performance of their administrations,
the Federation and the Länder may conduct comparative studies and publish the
results thereof.