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Landesregierung und der Ministerien in Niedersachsen (GGO) vom 30.3.2004 (Nds.GVBl. Nr.10/2004 S.108), geändert durch Beschl. der Landesregierung v. 30.9.2004 (Nds.GVBl. Nr.40/2004
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were administered as part of the zone allocated to the
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Lower Saxony Representation to the Federal Government
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