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=S=> GG 87a. 2 Apart from defence , the Armed Forces may be employed only to the extent expressly permitted by this Basic Law .
=S=> GG 87a. 3 During a state of defence or a state of tension the Armed Forces shall have the power to protect civilian property and to perform traffic control functions to the extent necessary to accomplish their defence mission . Moreover , during a state of defence or a state of tension , the Armed Forces may also be authorised to support police measures for the protection of civilian property ; in this event the Armed Forces shall cooperate with the competent authorities .
=S=> GG 87a. 4 In order to avert an imminent danger to the existence or free democratic basic order of the Federation or of a Land , the Federal Government , if the conditions referred to in paragraph ( 2 ) of Article 91 obtain and the police forces and the Federal Border Police prove inadequate , may employ the Armed Forces to support the police and the Federal Border Police in protecting civilian property and in combating organised armed insurgents . Any such employment of the Armed Forces shall be discontinued if the Bundestag or the Bundesrat so demands .
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