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The Republic of Asteria, a nation heavily reliant on international trade, recently underwent a significant administrative reform. As a result of the reform, three existing provinces (Alpha, Beta, and Gamma) were merged into a single, larger province named Omega. Simultaneously, a new province named Delta was created by dividing the former province of Epsilon. The Asterian National Standards Body (ANSB) is responsible for maintaining the country\'s subdivision codes according to ISO 3166-2:2020. Given these changes and considering the importance of maintaining data integrity for international shipping and governmental reporting, what specific actions should the ANSB undertake to ensure compliance with ISO 3166-2:2020 and minimize disruptions to international data exchange?
Deprecate the existing codes for provinces Alpha, Beta, and Gamma; assign a new code for the newly formed province Omega; and assign a new code for the newly formed province Delta, ensuring all changes are communicated to ISO and relevant stakeholders for updating their systems.
Maintain the existing codes for provinces Alpha, Beta, and Gamma to avoid disruption, assign a temporary code to province Omega until the next ISO 3166-2 revision cycle, and assign a new code for province Delta, while internally mapping the old and new codes for local use only.
Assign new codes to provinces Omega and Delta and immediately remove the old codes for Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Epsilon from all national databases without notifying ISO or international stakeholders to streamline the transition process.
Only assign a new code for the newly formed province Omega and retain the existing codes for Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, as well as Epsilon, to maintain backward compatibility, while omitting any code for the newly formed province Delta due to its recent creation.

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