(1) The Federal Government and the Federal Member States may recruit their employees.
(2) There shall be a civil service both at the Federal level and at the level of the Federal Member States;;
(3) The Federal Government and the Federal Member States may cooperate in the deployment of staff, in order to ensure that expertise and experience are available where needed and in order to promote national unity.
(4) The Civil Service of the Federal Government and Federal Member States shall be formed on the basis of proportional representation of the resident population.