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The FIDE Laws Of Chess. The official rules of Chess from the World Chess Federation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Well, the current version of the Laws of Chess at <a href='http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101'>http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101</a> says
in Article 9.2,
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Positions are not the same if a pawn that could have been captured en passant can no longer be captured or if the right to castle has been changed temporarily or permanently. </BLOCKQUOTE>
So the answer to both your questions seems to be No.
(By the way, the link to the FIDE Handbook is broken and needs updating.)