Artikel 45

1. Insofar as a force is not able to carry out its training programme on the accommodation made available for its exclusive use without impairing the purposes of such training, it shall on the basis of this Article, subject to the approval of the Federal Minister of Defence, have the right to conduct manoeuvres and other training exercises outside such accommodation in such measure as is necessary to the accomplishment of its defence mission. The decision of the Federal Minister of Defence shall be made after giving due consideration to all aspects arising from multilateral or bilateral agreements to which the Federal Republic and one or more of the Sending States are party, including training requirements laid down by the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, other North Atlantic Treaty Organization authorities, or by competent European authorities. The conduct of or participation in manoeuvres and other training exercises in accordance with this Article by elements of the force which come to the Federal Republic for this purpose shall require the approval of the competent German authorities. The procedures for notification, co-ordination and authorisation of manoeuvres and other training exercises shall be regulated in a separate agreement.
2. The conduct of manoeuvres and other training exercises, in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be governed by the relevant provisions of German law, in particular the Federal Requisitioning Law of September 27,1961, as amended. The German military authorities, upon the request of the authorities of a force, shall provide or arrange to provide information about these provisions. The competent German authorities shall discuss with the authorities of the sending States in good time prospective fundamental amendments to provisions of German law that may substantially impair the conduct of manoeuvres and other training exercises.