Complex sentence: In those states which were a part of the former East Germany (GDR), the old emergency number "115" will often still reach an EMS dispatch centre; this number is no longer advertised, and its use is discouraged.
Split into simpler sentences: In those states which were a part of the former East Germany (GDR), the old emergency number "115" will often still reach an EMS dispatch centre. It should be noted, however, that this number is no longer advertised, and its use is discouraged.