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Changes made and new provisions and
rules laid down by this Code which may prejudice or
impair vested or acquired rights in accordance with the
old legislation shall have no retroactive effect.
For the determination of the applicable law in cases
which are not specified elsewhere in this Code, the
following articles shall be observed: (Pars. 1 and 2,
Transitional Provisions).
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