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Document 32006D0148

    2006/148/EC: Commission Decision of 24 February 2006 on introducing preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and related provisions for movements in France (notified under document number C(2006) 632)

    OB L 55, 25.2.2006, p. 51–57 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    OB L 118M, 8.5.2007, p. 313–319 (MT)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 13/07/2021; отменен от 32020R0687

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/148(1)/oj

    25.2.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 55/51


    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 24 February 2006

    on introducing preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and related provisions for movements in France

    (notified under document number C(2006) 632)

    (Only the French text is authentic)

    (2006/148/EC)

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (1), and in particular, Article 57(2) thereof;

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal health and under certain circumstances to human health. There is a risk that the disease agent might be spread to other holdings thus reducing sharply the profitability of poultry farming, to wild birds and from one Member State to other Member States and third countries through the international trade in live birds or their products.

    (2)

    Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 has been isolated from wild birds in certain parts of the Community and in third countries adjacent to the Community or populated by migratory birds during winter. The likelihood of virus introduction with wild birds is increasing during the forthcoming migratory season.

    (3)

    Early detection systems and biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of avian influenza to poultry flocks are in place in France.

    (4)

    In its opinion on ‘Animal health and welfare aspects of avian influenza’ of 20 September 2005 the Animal Health and Welfare Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends that preventive vaccination can be considered if a high risk of virus introduction is identified in densely populated poultry areas. However, such a practice should not jeopardise the strict biosecurity and other measures that should be in force in such areas aimed at eradicating any introduction of virus.

    (5)

    On 21 February 2006, France has submitted to the Commission for approval a plan for preventive vaccination in the light of the particular risk of introduction of avian influenza in certain areas of its territory. The Commission has immediately examined this plan in collaboration with France and deems that after certain adaptations it is in conformity with the relevant Community provisions. It appears therefore appropriate to approve this plan.

    (6)

    According to this plan France intends to vaccinate ducks and geese against highly pathogenic avain influenza H5N1. This should be considered as a ‘pilot project’ since there is limited experience with preventive vaccination in these species.

    (7)

    Only vaccines authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2) or Regulation No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (3) should be used.

    (8)

    Where preventive vaccination is carried out in France monitoring on vaccinated and unvaccinated poultry flocks and movement restrictions for vaccinated birds have to be implemented.

    (9)

    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Subject matter, scope and definitions

    1.   This Decision lays down certain measures to be applied in France where preventive vaccination is carried out in certain poultry holdings in defined areas at particular risk for introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 including provisions for movements of vaccinated poultry and certain products derived thereof.

    2.   For the purpose of this Decision the definitions in Article 2 of Council Directive 2005/94/EC shall apply as appropriate.

    Article 2

    Approval of the vaccination programme

    1.   The plan for preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, submitted by France to the Commission on 21 February 2006, is approved (‘the preventive vaccination plan’).

    The preventive vaccination shall be carried out with inactivated heterologous vaccine of avian influenza subtypes H5 authorised by France in ducks and geese in the areas listed in the Annex (‘the preventive vaccination areas’).

    2.   Intensive monitoring and surveillance, as set out in the preventive vaccination plan shall be carried out in the preventive vaccination areas.

    3.   The preventive vaccination plan shall be implemented efficiently.

    4.   The Commission shall publish the preventive vaccination plan.

    Article 3

    Provisions for movements of live poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks, fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products

    Provisions for movements of live poultry and hatching eggs coming from and/or originating from holdings in which preventive vaccination is carried out and on movement of day-old chicks and fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products derived from poultry vaccinated in accordance with the preventive vaccination plan shall meet the requirements laid down in Article 4 to 9 of this Decision.

    Article 4

    Provisions for movements and dispatch of live poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks

    1.   The competent authority shall ensure that vaccinated poultry may only be moved from its holding to:

    (a)

    other holdings where vaccination is carried out; or

    (b)

    other holdings where only vaccinated poultry are kept; or

    (c)

    other holdigns where complete separation between vaccinated and non vaccinated poultry can be ensured; or

    (d)

    a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter,

    within France.

    2.   No vaccinated live poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks originating from such poultry shall be dispatched from France.

    3.   No live poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks originating from holdings where vaccination has been carried out or from the holdings referred to in paragraph 1(a), 1(b) or 1(c) shall be dispatched from France.

    Article 5

    Health certification for intra-Community trade for consignments of live poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs

    Health certificates for intra-Community trade in live poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from France shall include the words:

    ‘The consignment consists of live poultry/day-old chicks/hatching eggs originating from holdings where no vaccination against avian influenza has been carried out’.

    Article 6

    Provisions for dispatch of fresh meat of poultry, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products

    1.   The competent authority shall ensure that fresh meat derived from vaccinated poultry in France is only placed on the market provided that the meat comes from poultry which:

    (a)

    originate from holdings which have been regularly inspected and tested with negative results for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in accordance with ‘the preventive vaccination plan’, with particular attention paid to sentinel birds;

    (b)

    originate from flocks which have been clinically inspected by an official veterinarian within 48 hours before loading, with particular attention paid to sentinel birds;

    (c)

    are kept separated from other flocks which do not comply with Article 4 and with this Article; and

    (d)

    that the meat has been produced in accordance with Annex II and Sections II and III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (4) and controlled in accordance with Sections I, II, III, and Chapters V and VII of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 (5);

    2.   The competent authority shall ensure that minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products containing meat derived from vaccinated ducks and geese flocks is only dispatched from France if the meat complies with paragraph (1) and are produced in accordance with Sections V and VI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

    Article 7

    Commercial documents for fresh meat of poultry, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products

    France shall ensure that fresh meat of poultry, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products complying with the conditions set out in Article 6 is accompanied by commercial documents stating:

    ‘The consignment complies with the animal health conditions laid down in Commission Decision 2006/148/EC.’

    Article 8

    Information to Member States

    France shall inform in advance the central veterinary authority in the Member State of destination on movements of consignments referred to in Article 7.

    Article 9

    Washing and disinfection of packaging and means of transport

    France shall ensure that the following measures are taken on holdings, located in areas as listed in the Annex, where preventive vaccination is carried out:

    (a)

    only disposable packaging material, or packaging material which can be effectively washed and disinfected, is used for the collection, storage and transport of hatching eggs and day-old chicks;

    (b)

    all means of transport used for transporting live poultry, hatching eggs, day-old poultry, fresh poultry meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products and poultry feedstuff are cleaned and disinfected immediately before and after each transport with disinfectants and methods of use approved by the competent authority.

    Article 10

    Penalties

    France shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of provisions of this Decision and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. France shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 7 March 2006 at the latest and shall notify the Commission of any subsequent amendments thereof.

    Article 11

    Reports

    France shall submit a report containing information on the effectiveness of the preventive vaccination plan to the Commission within one month from the date of application of this Decision and give monthly reports at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health starting as from 7 March 2006.

    Article 12

    Review of measures

    The measures shall be reviewed in the light of the development of the epidemiological situation and new information becoming available.

    Article 13

    Addressee

    This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

    Done at Brussels, 24 February 2006.

    For the Commission

    Markos KYPRIANOU

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

    (2)   OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/28/EC (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 58).

    (3)   OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

    (4)   OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. Corrected version in OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).

    (5)   OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206. Corrected version in OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).


    ANNEX

    AREAS WHERE PREVENTIVE VACCINATION AGAINST AVIAN INFLUENZA IS CARRIED OUT IN CERTAIN DUCK AND GEESE HOLDINGS

    List of communes

    DÉPARTEMENT DES LANDES

     

    AIRE-SUR-L'ADOUR

     

    ANGRESSE

     

    ARBOUCAVE

     

    ARTASSENX

     

    ARTHEZ-D'ARMAGNAC

     

    AUBAGNAN

     

    AUDIGNON

     

    BAHUS-SOUBIRAN

     

    BASCONS

     

    BAS-MAUCO

     

    BATS

     

    BÉNESSE-MAREMNE

     

    BENQUET

     

    BETBEZER-D'ARMAGNAC

     

    BIARROTTE

     

    BIAUDOS

     

    BISCARROSSE

     

    BORDÈRES-ET-LAMENSANS

     

    BOSTENS

     

    BOUGUE

     

    BOURDALAT

     

    BRETAGNE-DE-MARSAN

     

    BUANES

     

    CAPBRETON

     

    CASTANDET

     

    CASTELNAU-TURSAN

     

    CAZÈRES-SUR-L'ADOUR

     

    CLASSUN

     

    CLÈDES

     

    COUDURES

     

    CRÉON-D'ARMAGNAC

     

    DUHORT-BACHEN

     

    DUMES

     

    ESCALANS

     

    ESTIGARDE

     

    EUGÉNIE-LES-BAINS

     

    EYRES-MONCUBE

     

    FARGUES

     

    FRÈCHE (LE)

     

    GABARRET

     

    GAILLÈRES

     

    GEAUNE

     

    GRENADE-SUR-L'ADOUR

     

    HAGETMAU

     

    HAUT-MAUCO

     

    HERRÉ

     

    HONTANX

     

    HORSARRIEU

     

    LABASTIDE-CHALOSSE

     

    LABASTIDE-D'ARMAGNAC

     

    LABENNE

     

    LACAJUNTE

     

    LACQUY

     

    LACRABE

     

    LAGLORIEUSE

     

    LAGRANGE

     

    LARRIVIÈRE

     

    LATRILLE

     

    LAURET

     

    LOSSE

     

    LUSSAGNET

     

    MANT

     

    MAURIES

     

    MAURRIN

     

    MAUVEZIN-D'ARMAGNAC

     

    MAZEROLLES

     

    MIRAMONT-SENSACQ

     

    MOMUY

     

    MONGET

     

    MONSÉGUR

     

    MONT-DE-MARSAN

     

    MONTÉGUT

     

    MONTGAILLARD

     

    MONTSOUÉ

     

    MORGANX

     

    ONDRES

     

    ORX

     

    PARLEBOSCQ

     

    PAYROS-CAZAUTETS

     

    PÉCORADE

     

    PERQUIE

     

    PEYRE

     

    PHILONDENX

     

    PIMBO

     

    PORT-DE-LANNE

     

    POUDENX

     

    POUYDESSEAUX

     

    PUJO-LE-PLAN

     

    PUYOL-CAZALET

     

    RENUNG

     

    RIMBEZ-ET-BAUDIETS

     

    SAINT-AGNET

     

    SAINT-ANDRÉ-DE-SEIGNANX

     

    SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

     

    SAINTE-COLOMBE

     

    SAINT-CRICQ-VILLENEUVE

     

    SAINT-ÉTIENNE-D'ORTHE

     

    SAINTE-FOY

     

    SAINT-GEIN

     

    SAINT-JEAN-DE-MARSACQ

     

    SAINT-JULIEN-D'ARMAGNAC

     

    SAINT-JUSTIN

     

    SAINT-LAURENT-DE-GOSSE

     

    SAINT-LOUBOUER

     

    SAINTE-MARIE-DE-GOSSE

     

    SAINT-MARTIN-DE-HINX

     

    SAINT-MARTIN-DE-SEIGNANX

     

    SAINT-MAURICE-SUR-L'ADOUR

     

    SAINT-PIERRE-DU-MONT

     

    SAINT-SEVER

     

    SAINT-VINCENT-DE-TYROSSE

     

    SAMADET

     

    SANGUINET

     

    SARRAZIET

     

    SARRON

     

    SAUBION

     

    SAUBRIGUES

     

    SERRES-GASTON

     

    SOORTS-HOSSEGOR

     

    SORBETS

     

    TARNOS

     

    URGONS

     

    VIELLE-TURSAN

     

    VIGNAU (LE)

     

    VILLENEUVE-DE-MARSAN

    DÉPARTEMENT DE LA LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE

     

    ARTHON-EN-RETZ

     

    ASSÉRAC

     

    AVESSAC

     

    BASSE-GOULAINE

     

    BAULE-ESCOUBLAC (LA)

     

    BATZ-SUR-MER

     

    BERNERIE-EN-RETZ (LA)

     

    BESNÉ

     

    BIGNON (LE)

     

    BLAIN

     

    BOUAYE

     

    BOUÉE

     

    BOUGUENAIS

     

    BOURGNEUF-EN-RETZ

     

    BOUVRON

     

    BRAINS

     

    CAMPBON

     

    CARQUEFOU

     

    CHAPELLE-DES-MARAIS (LA)

     

    CHAPELLE-GLAIN (LA)

     

    CHAPELLE-LAUNAY (LA)

     

    CHAPELLE-SUR-ERDRE (LA)

     

    CHAUVÉ

     

    CHEIX-EN-RETZ

     

    CHÉMÉRÉ

     

    CHEVROLIÈRE (LA)

     

    CONQUÉREUIL

     

    CORDEMAIS

     

    CORSEPT

     

    COUËRON

     

    CROISIC (LE)

     

    CROSSAC

     

    DONGES

     

    DREFFÉAC

     

    FAY-DE-BRETAGNE

     

    FÉGRÉAC

     

    FRESNAY-EN-RETZ

     

    FROSSAY

     

    GÂVRE (LE)

     

    GENESTON

     

    GRIGONNAIS (LA)

     

    GUÉMÉNÉ-PENFAO

     

    GUENROUET

     

    GUÉRANDE

     

    HERBIGNAC

     

    INDRE

     

    JUIGNÉ-DES-MOUTIERS

     

    LIMOUZINIÈRE (LA)

     

    LAVAU-SUR-LOIRE

     

    MACHECOUL

     

    MALVILLE

     

    MARNE (LA)

     

    MARSAC-SUR-DON

     

    MASSÉRAC

     

    MESQUER

     

    MISSILLAC

     

    MONTAGNE (LA)

     

    MONTOIR-DE-BRETAGNE

     

    MOUTIERS-EN-RETZ (LES)

     

    NANTES

     

    NOTRE-DAME-DES-LANDES

     

    ORVAULT

     

    PAIMBOEUF

     

    PELLERIN (LE)

     

    PIERRIC

     

    PIRIAC-SUR-MER

     

    PLAINE-SUR-MER (LA)

     

    PLESSÉ

     

    PONT-CHÂTEAU

     

    PONT-SAINT-MARTIN

     

    PORNIC

     

    PORNICHET

     

    PORT-SAINT-PÈRE

     

    POULIGUEN (LE)

     

    PRÉFAILLES

     

    PRINQUIAU

     

    QUILLY

     

    REZÉ

     

    ROUANS

     

    SAINT-AIGNAN-GRANDLIEU

     

    SAINT-ANDRÉ-DES-EAUX

     

    SAINTE-ANNE-SUR-BRIVET

     

    SAINT-BRÉVIN-LES-PINS

     

    SAINT-COLOMBAN

     

    SAINT-ÉTIENNE-DE-MONTLUC

     

    SAINT-GILDAS-DES-BOIS

     

    SAINT-HERBLAIN

     

    SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-CHALÉONS

     

    SAINT-JEAN-DE-BOISEAU

     

    SAINT-JOACHIM

     

    SAINT-JULIEN-DE-VOUVANTES

     

    SAINT-LÉGER-LES-VIGNES

     

    SAINTE-LUCE-SUR-LOIRE

     

    SAINT-LUMINE-DE-COUTAIS

     

    SAINT-LYPHARD

     

    SAINT-MALO-DE-GUERSAC

     

    SAINT-MARS-DE-COUTAIS

     

    SAINT-MÊME-LE-TENU

     

    SAINT-MICHEL-CHEF-CHEF

     

    SAINT-MOLF

     

    SAINT-NAZAIRE

     

    SAINT-NICOLAS-DE-REDON

     

    SAINTE-PAZANNE

     

    SAINT-PÈRE-EN-RETZ

     

    SAINT-PHILBERT-DE-GRAND-LIEU

     

    SAINTE-REINE-DE-BRETAGNE

     

    SAINT-SÉBASTIEN-SUR-LOIRE

     

    SAINT-VIAUD

     

    SAUTRON

     

    SAVENAY

     

    SÉVERAC

     

    SORINIÈRES (LES)

     

    TEMPLE-DE-BRETAGNE (LE)

     

    TREILLIÈRES

     

    TRIGNAC

     

    TURBALLE (LA)

     

    VAY

     

    VERTOU

     

    VIGNEUX-DE-BRETAGNE

     

    VUE

    DÉPARTEMENT DE LA VENDÉE

     

    AIGUILLON-SUR-MER (L')

     

    AIGUILLON-SUR-VIE (L')

     

    ANGLES

     

    AUZAY

     

    AVRILLÉ

     

    BARBÂTRE

     

    BARRE-DE-MONTS (LA)

     

    BEAUVOIR-SUR-MER

     

    BENET

     

    BERNARD (LE)

     

    BESSAY

     

    BOIS-DE-CÉNÉ

     

    BOISSIÈRE-DES-LANDES (LA)

     

    BOUILLÉ-COURDAULT

     

    BOUIN

     

    BREM-SUR-MER

     

    BRÉTIGNOLLES-SUR-MER

     

    BRETONNIÈRE (LA)

     

    CHAILLÉ-LES-MARAIS

     

    CHAILLÉ-SOUS-LES-ORMEAUX

     

    CHAIX

     

    CHAIZE-GIRAUD (LA)

     

    CHAPELLE-ACHARD (LA)

     

    CHAMPAGNÉ-LES-MARAIS

     

    CHAMP-SAINT-PÈRE (LE)

     

    CHASNAIS

     

    CHÂTEAU-D'OLONNE

     

    CHÂTEAU-GUIBERT

     

    CHÂTEAUNEUF

     

    CLAYE (LA)

     

    CORPE

     

    COUTURE (LA)

     

    CURZON

     

    DAMVIX

     

    DOIX

     

    ÉPINE (L')

     

    FAUTE-SUR-MER (LA)

     

    FENOUILLER (LE)

     

    FONTAINES

     

    FONTENAY-LE-COMTE

     

    GIROUARD (LE)

     

    GIVRAND

     

    GIVRE (LE)

     

    GROSBREUIL

     

    GRUES

     

    GUÉ-DE-VELLUIRE (LE)

     

    GUÉRINIÈRE (LA)

     

    ÎLE-D'ELLE (L')

     

    ÎLE-D'OLONNE (L')

     

    JARD-SUR-MER

     

    JONCHÈRE (LA)

     

    LAIROUX

     

    LANDEVIEILLE

     

    LANGON (LE)

     

    LIEZ

     

    LONGÈVES

     

    LONGEVILLE-SUR-MER

     

    LUÇON

     

    MAGNILS-REIGNIERS (LES)

     

    MAILLÉ

     

    MAILLEZAIS

     

    MAREUIL-SUR-LAY-DISSAIS

     

    MAZEAU (LE)

     

    MONTREUIL

     

    MOREILLES

     

    MOTHE-ACHARD (LA)

     

    MOUTIERS-LES-MAUXFAITS

     

    MOUTIERS-SUR-LE-LAY

     

    MOUZEUIL-SAINT-MARTIN

     

    NALLIERS

     

    NIEUL-LE-DOLENT

     

    NIEUL-SUR-L'AUTISE

     

    NOIRMOUTIER-EN-L'ÎLE

     

    NOTRE-DAME-DE-MONTS

     

    OLONNE-SUR-MER

     

    ORBRIE (L')

     

    OULMES

     

    PÉAULT

     

    PERRIER (LE)

     

    PETOSSE

     

    PISSOTTE

     

    POIRÉ-SUR-VELLUIRE (LE)

     

    POIROUX

     

    POUILLÉ

     

    PUYRAVAULT

     

    ROSNAY

     

    SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)

     

    SAINT-AUBIN-LA-PLAINE

     

    SAINT-AVAUGOURD-DES-LANDES

     

    SAINT-BENOIST-SUR-MER

     

    SAINT-CYR-EN-TALMONDAIS

     

    SAINT-DENIS-DU-PAYRÉ

     

    SAINT-ÉTIENNE-DE-BRILLOUET

     

    SAINTE-FOY

     

    SAINTE-GEMME-LA-PLAINE

     

    SAINT-GERVAIS

     

    SAINT-GILLES-CROIX-DE-VIE

     

    SAINTE-HERMINE

     

    SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-RIEZ

     

    SAINT-HILAIRE-DES-LOGES

     

    SAINT-HILAIRE-LA-FORÊT

     

    SAINT-JEAN-DE-BEUGNÉ

     

    SAINT-JEAN-DE-MONTS

     

    SAINT-JULIEN-DES-LANDES

     

    SAINT-MARTIN-DE-FRAIGNEAU

     

    SAINT-MATHURIN

     

    SAINT-MICHEL-EN-L'HERM

     

    SAINT-MICHEL-LE-CLOUCQ

     

    SAINTE-PEXINE

     

    SAINT-PIERRE-LE-VIEUX

     

    SAINTE-RADEGONDE-DES-NOYERS

     

    SAINT-RÉVÉREND

     

    SAINT-SIGISMOND

     

    SAINT-URBAIN

     

    SAINT-VINCENT-SUR-GRAON

     

    SAINT-VINCENT-SUR-JARD

     

    SALLERTAINE

     

    SÉRIGNÉ

     

    TABLIER (LE)

     

    TAILLÉE (LA)

     

    TALMONT-SAINT-HILAIRE

     

    TRANCHE-SUR-MER (LA)

     

    TRIAIZE

     

    VAIRÉ

     

    VELLUIRE

     

    VIX

     

    VOUILLÉ-LES-MARAIS

     

    XANTON-CHASSENON


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