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(1) The dissolution and expulsion of subordinate regional branches or the removal from office of whole bodies of the aforementioned shall be permissible only in cases of serious infringement of party principles or discipline. The statutes shall stipulate
1. the reasons for which the measures shall be permissible;
2. the higher-level regional branch and the body of that regional branch that may pass such measures.
(2) The executive committee of the party or a higher-level regional branch must receive confirmation of a measure provided for in Paragraph 1 from a senior body. The measure shall be repealed if it is not confirmed at the next party convention.
(3) It is permissible to appeal to an arbitration court against measures provided for in Paragraph 1.