Transitional provision

In derogation from Section 7 (2), Section 8 (2), Section 10 (1) fourth sentence and subsection 2 second sentence, Section 23 (4) second sentence and Section 31 (2), until 31 December 2012 the identity card authority pursuant to Section 7 (1) shall be responsible for Germans whose main residence is outside Germany and who are staying temporarily in the district of that identity card authority.