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    Official Journal of the European Communities, C 262, 18 September 2001


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    C 262
    Volume 44
    18 September 2001
    English editionInformation and Notices

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    EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
    2000-2001 SESSION
    Sittings of 15 to 18 January 2001
    Monday 15 January 2001
    (2001/C 262/01)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 1
    1. Resumption of session 1
    2. Statements by the President 1
    3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 2
    4. Referral back to committee 2
    5. Documents received 2
    6. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 11
    7. Petitions 11
    8. Written declarations (Rule 51) 12
    9. Action taken on opinions and resolutions of Parliament 12
    10. Order of business 13
    11. Credit institutions ***II (debate) 15
    12. Simpler legislation for the internal market (SLIM) (debate) 15
    13. Quality evaluation in school education ***II (debate) 15
    14. World cultural and natural heritage (debate) 16
    15. Agenda for next sitting 16
    16. Closure of sitting 16
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 17
    Tuesday 16 January 2001
    (2001/C 262/02)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 18
    1. Opening of sitting 18
    2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 18
    3. Documents received 18
    4. Topical and urgent debate (motions for resolutions tabled) 18
    5. 1997 discharge (debate) 20
    6. Court of Auditors Special Reports: Collection of own resources - EAGGF budgetary implementation - EU aid to Bosnia-Herzegovinia - Structural Funds (budgetary implementation) (debate) 20
    7. Management of European Monetary Institute and European Central Bank (1998) (debate) 21
    8. Financial assistance to SMEs (1999) (debate) 21
    9. Frontier workers (debate) 21
    VOTING TIME
    10. International carriage by air * (procedure without debate) (vote) 22
    11. Credit institutions ***II (vote) 22
    12. Quality evaluation in school education ***II (vote) 22
    13. Simpler legislation for the internal market (SLIM) (vote) 22
    14. World cultural and natural heritage (vote) 23
    15. 1997 discharge (vote) 23
    16. Court of Auditors Special Report: Collection of own resources (vote) 23
    17. EAGGF (budgetary implementation) (vote) 24
    18. EU aid to Bosnia-Herzegovina (vote) 24
    19. Structural Funds (budgetary implementation) (vote) 24
    20. Management of European Monetary Institute and European Central Bank (1998) (vote) 24
    21. Financial assistance to SMEs (1999) (vote) 24
    END OF VOTING TIME
    22. Frontier workers (continuation of debate) 26
    23. Environment directives (debate) 26
    24. Young farmers in the Union (debate) 27
    25. Question Time (questions to the Commission) 27
    26. Globalisation and the common fisheries policy - Fisheries and aquaculture (1996-1998) - Regional meetings in the CFP - Financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector * - EU/Morocco fisheries agreement (debate) 29
    27. EC/Bangladesh cooperation agreement * - Bangladesh (debate) 29
    28. Agenda for next sitting 30
    29. Closure of sitting 30
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 31
    RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 32
    De Veyrac report A5-0382/2000 - Amendment 1 32
    De Veyrac report A5-0382/2000 - Amendment 2 33
    Van Der Laan report A5-0397/2000 - Amendment 1 35
    Garriga Poledo report A5-0331/2000 - Paragraph 15 36
    Garriga Poledo report A5-0331/2000 - Paragraph 16 38
    TEXTS ADOPTED
    1. International carriage by air * (procedure without debate)
    A5-0001/2001
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the approval by the European Communities of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (the Montreal Convention) (COM(2000) 446 - C5-0460/2000 - 2000/0193(CNS)) 40
    2. Reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions ***II
    A5-0369/2000
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions (8733/2/2000 - C5-0423/2000 - 1985/0046(COD)) 40
    3. Quality evaluation in school education ***II
    A5-0375/2000
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council recommendation on European cooperation in quality evaluation in school education (11540/1/2000 - C5-0565/2000 - 2000/0022(COD)) 44
    4. Simpler legislation for the internal market (SLIM)
    A5-0351/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a review of SLIM: Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market (COM(2000) 104 - C5-0209/2000 - 2000/2115(COS)) 45
    5. World cultural and natural heritage
    A5-0382/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the application of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Member States of the European Union (2000/2036(INI)) 48
    6. 1997 discharge
    A5-0397/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Commission report on the measures taken in the light of the observations of the European Parliament in its 1997 discharge resolution (COM(2000) 224 - C5-0223/2000 - 2000/2113(DEC)) 52
    7. Court of Auditors' Special Report: Collection of own resources
    A5-0331/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 8/99 on securities and guarantees provided for in the Community Customs Code to protect the collection of traditional own resources together with the Commission's replies (C5-0228/2000 - 2000/2132(COS)) 56
    8. Court of Auditors' Special Report: EAGGF (budgetary implementation)
    A5-0396/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the European Court of Auditors' Special Reports Nos 1/1999 concerning the aid for the use of skimmed-milk and skimmed-milk powder as animal feed, 2/1999 on the effects of the CAP reform in the cereals sector, 1/2000 on classical swine fever and 8/2000 on the Community measures for the disposal of butterfat, together with the Commission's replies (C5-0236/2000, C5-0237/2000, C5-0238/2000, C5-0239/2000 - 2000/2130(COS)) 58
    9. Court of Auditors' Special Report: EU aid to Bosnia-Herzegovina
    A5-0389/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Court of Auditors Special Report No 2/2000 on aid given by the European Union to Bosnia-Herzegovina with a view to restoring peace and the rule of law, together with the Commission's replies (C5-0229/2000 - 2000/2131(COS)) 61
    10. Court of Auditors' Special Report: Structural Funds (budgetary implementation)
    A5-0359/2000
    European Parliament resolution on Court of Auditors Special Reports Nos 6/1999, 7/1999, 3/2000 and 7/2000 on budgetary implementation of the Structural Funds, together with the Commission's replies (C5-0240/2000, C5-0241/2000, C5-0242/2000, C5-0243/2000 - 2000/2129(COS)) 65
    11. Management of European Monetary Institute and European Central Bank (1998)
    A5-0395/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the report of the Court of Auditors on the operational efficiency of the management of the European Monetary Institute and the European Central Bank for the financial year 1998 together with the replies of the European Central Bank (C5-0319/2000 - 2000/2163(COS)) 69
    12. Financial assistance to SMEs
    A5-0335/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Growth and Employment Initiative - Measures on financial assistance for innovative and job creating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - As at 31 December 1999 (COM(2000) 266 - C5-0507/2000 - 2000/2245(COS)) 71
    Wednesday 17 January 2001
    (2001/C 262/03)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 75
    1. Opening of sitting 75
    2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 75
    3. Use of depleted uranium in Bosnia and Kosovo (Balkan syndrome) (declarations followed by debate) 75
    4. Rapid reaction facility * (debate) 76
    5. Korea (DPR) (debate) 76
    6. Agenda 77
    VOTING TIME
    7. North East Atlantic fisheries * (procedure without debate) (vote) 77
    8. Pollution by nitrates (procedure without debate) (vote) 77
    9. Conservation of habitats (procedure without debate) (vote) 78
    10. PCBs/PCTs (procedure without debate) (vote) 79
    11. Financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector * (vote) 79
    12. EC/Bangladesh cooperation agreement * (vote) 79
    13. Rapid reaction facility * (vote) 79
    14. Frontier workers (vote) 80
    15. Environmental directives (vote) 80
    16. Young farmers in the Union (vote) 80
    17. Globalisation and the common fisheries policy (vote) 81
    18. Fisheries and aquaculture (1996-1998) (vote) 81
    19. Regional meetings on the CFP (vote) 81
    20. Use of depleted uranium in Bosnia and Kosovo (Balkan syndrome) (vote) 82
    21. North Korea (vote) 82
    END OF VOTING TIME
    22. Council priorities for the meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva (statements followed by debate) 85
    23. Communication of common positions of the Council 86
    24. Programme of Swedish Presidency (statement followed by debate) 86
    25. Question Time (questions to the Council) 87
    26. Membership of Committees 88
    27. Civil aviation ***I (debate) 88
    28. Priorities in road safety (debate) 88
    29. Intermodality and intermodal freight transport (debate) 89
    30. Charging for the use of transport infrastructure (debate) 89
    31. Agenda for next sitting 89
    32. Closure of sitting 89
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 90
    RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 91
    Goodwill report A5-0386/2000 - Resolution 91
    Sjöstedt report A5-0387/2000 - Amendment 1 92
    Sjöstedt report A5-0387/2000 - Amendment 4 94
    Sjöstedt report A5-0387/2000 - Amendment 5 95
    Sjöstedt report A5-0387/2000 - Resolution 97
    Bowe report A5-0379/2000 - Resolution 98
    Newton Dunn report A5-0392/2000 - Amendment 9 100
    Gallagher report A5-0333/2000 - Amendment 9/rev. 101
    Gallagher report A5-0333/2000 - Amendment 12/rev. 103
    Gallagher report A5-0333/2000 - Amendment 17 104
    Gallagher report A5-0333/2000 - Amendment 7 106
    Gallagher report A5-0333/2000 - Amendment 19 107
    Poignant report A5-0332/2000 - Amendment 11 109
    Poignant report A5-0332/2000 - Amendment 2 111
    Poignant report A5-0332/2000 - Amendment 15 112
    Poignant report A5-0332/2000 - Amendment 4 114
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Amendment 2 115
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Amendment 3 117
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Paragraph 6 118
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Amendment 1 120
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Paragraph 7 121
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Amendment 4 123
    RC B5-0047/2001 - Depleted uranium - Resolution 125
    TEXTS ADOPTED
    1. North-east Atlantic fisheries * (procedure without debate)
    A5-0007/2001
    Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 laying down certain control measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the north-east Atlantic fisheries (COM(2000) 686 - C5-0584/2000 - 2000/0280(CNS)) 127
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 laying down certain control measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the north-east Atlantic fisheries (COM(2000) 686 - C5-0584/2000 - 2000/0280(CNS)) 127
    2. Pollution by nitrates (procedure without debate)
    A5-0386/2000
    European Parliament resolution on implementation of Directive 91/676/EEC on nitrates (2000/2110(INI)) 128
    3. Conservation of habitats (procedure without debate)
    A5-0387/2000
    European Parliament resolution on implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats (2000/2111(INI)) 132
    4. PCBs/PCTs (procedure without debate)
    A5-0379/2000
    European Parliament resolution on implementation of Directive 96/59/EC on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT) (2000/2112(INI)) 137
    5. Financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector *
    A5-0367/2000
    Draft Council decision setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector (8263/2000 - C5-0361/2000 - 1998/0355(CNS)) 139
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector (8263/2000 - C5-0361/2000 - 1998/0355(CNS)) 140
    6. EC/Bangladesh cooperation agreement *
    A5-0360/2000
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh (7595/1/1999 - COM(1999) 155 - C5-0356/2000 - 1999/0086(ACC)) 141
    7. Rapid reaction facility *
    A5-0392/2000
    Proposal for a Council regulation creating the Rapid Reaction Facility (COM(2000) 119 - C5-0272/2000 - 2000/0081(CNS)) 141
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation creating the Rapid Reaction Facility (COM(2000) 119 - C5-0272/2000 - 2000/0081(CNS)) 148
    8. Frontier workers
    A5-0338/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the situation of frontier workers (2000/2010(INI)) 148
    9. Environmental directives
    B5-0038/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the satisfactory implementation of environment directives 151
    10. Young farmers in the Union
    A5-0357/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the situation and perspectives of young farmers in the European Union (2000/2011(INI)) 153
    11. Globalisation and the common fisheries policy
    A5-0365/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the common fisheries policy and the challenge of economic globalisation (2000/2027(INI)) 157
    12. Fisheries and aquaculture (1996-1998)
    A5-0333/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Commission report to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of the Community system for fisheries and aquaculture in 1996-1998 (COM(2000) 15 - C5-0109/2000 - 2000/2069(COS)) 160
    13. Regional meetings on the CFP
    A5-0332/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Commission report on the regional meetings arranged by the Commission in 1998-1999 on the common fisheries policy after 2002 (COM(2000) 14 - C5-0110/2000 - 2000/2070(COS)) 163
    14. Use of depleted uranium in Bosnia and Kosovo (Balkan syndrome)
    B5-0047, 0049, 0050, 0051 and 0054/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the consequences of using depleted uranium munitions 167
    15. North Korea
    B5-0037/2001
    European Parliament resolution on relations between the European Union and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 169
    Thursday 18 January 2001
    (2001/C 262/04)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 172
    1. Opening of sitting 172
    2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 172
    3. Documents received 173
    4. Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process (debate) 175
    5. Competitiveness of EU forest-based and related industries (debate) 175
    6. Agenda 176
    VOTING TIME
    7. Civil aviation ***I (vote) 176
    8. Bangladesh (vote) 177
    9. UNHRC in Geneva (vote) 177
    10. Priorities in road safety (vote) 178
    11. Intermodality and intermodal freight transport (vote) 178
    12. Charging for the use of transport infrastructure (vote) 179
    13. Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process (vote) 179
    14. Competitiveness of EU forest-based and related industries (vote) 179
    END OF VOTING TIME
    TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
    15. Trial of former Khmer Rouge in Cambodia (debate) 182
    16. Visa requirements between Russia and Georgia (debate) 182
    17. Human rights (debate) 182
    18. International criminal court (debate) 183
    19. Earthquake in El Salvador (debate) 183
    20. Long-stay visa * (debate) 184
    VOTING TIME
    21. Trial of former Khmer Rouge in Cambodia (vote) 184
    22. Visa requirements between Russia and Georgia (vote) 184
    23. Human rights: situation in Turkish prisons (vote) 185
    24. Human rights: situation in Algeria (vote) 185
    25. International Criminal Court (vote) 186
    26. Earthquake in El Salvador (vote) 186
    END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
    27. Long-stay visa * (vote) 186
    END OF VOTING TIME
    28. Referral to committees - Authorisation to draw up own-intiative reports - Hughes procedure/Enhanced Hughes procedure 187
    29. Membership of Parliament 189
    30. Written declarations (Rule 51) 189
    31. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 189
    32. Dates for next sittings 190
    33. Adjournment of session 190
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 191
    RESULT OF ROLL CALL VOTES 192
    Hedkvist Petersen report A5-0381/2000 - Amendment 5 192
    Hedkvist Petersen report A5-0381/2000 - Amendment 6 193
    Hedkvist Petersen report A5-0381/2000 - Resolution 195
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 1 196
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 2 198
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 4 199
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 7 201
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 26 202
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 27 203
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 10 205
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 11 206
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Amendment 30 208
    Costa report A5-0345/2000 - Resolution 209
    Karamanou report A5-0373/2000 - Amendment 2 210
    Karamanou report A5-0373/2000 - Paragraph 7 212
    Karamanou report A5-0373/2000 - Amendment 4 213
    Karamanou report A5-0373/2000 - Paragraph 13 215
    Karamanou report A5-0373/2000 - Resolution 216
    Seppänen report A5-0384/2000 - Paragraph 2, 1st part 218
    Seppänen report A5-0384/2000 - Paragraph 2, 2nd part 219
    Seppänen report A5-0384/2000 - Paragraph 16 220
    Seppänen report A5-0384/2000 - Amendment 5 222
    Request for postponement of Deprez report A5-0388/2000 223
    TEXTS ADOPTED
    1. Civil aviation ***I
    A5-0393/2000
    Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (COM(2000) 121 - C5-0170/2000 - 2000/0069(COD)) 224
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (COM(2000) 121 - C5-0170/2000 - 2000/0069(COD)) 228
    2. Bangladesh
    B5-0048/2001/rev.1
    European Parliament resolution on Bangladesh 228
    3. Council priorities for the meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva
    B5-0040, 0041, 0042, 0044 and 0046/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the EU human rights priorities and recommendations for the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva 233
    4. Priorities in EU road safety
    A5-0381/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council, the Euro-pean Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Priorities in EU road safety - Progress report and ranking of actions’ (COM(2000) 125 - C5-0248/2000 - 2000/2136(COS)) 236
    5. Intermodality and intermodal freight transport
    A5-0358/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee on the progress of the implementation of the action programme of the communication on intermodality and intermodal freight transport in the European Union (COM(1997) 243 of 29 May 1997) (COM(1999) 519 - C5-0084/2000 - 2000/2052(COS)) 241
    6. Charging for the use of transport infrastructure
    A5-0345/2000
    European Parliament resolution on transport infrastructure charging (2000/2030(INI)) 245
    7. Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process
    A5-0373/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Commission report on the implementation of Council Recommendation 96/694 of 2 December 1996 on the balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process (COM(2000) 120 - C5-0210/2000 - 2000/2117(COS)) 248
    8. Competitiveness of EU forest-based and related industries
    A5-0384/2000
    European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on the state of the Competitiveness of the EU forest-based and related industries (COM(1999) 457 - C5-0306/2000 - 2000/2159 (COS)) 252
    9. Trial of former Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
    B5-0055, 0057, 0063, 0070, 0075 and 0080/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the trial of Khmer Rouge members in Cambodia 258
    10. Visa requirements between Russia and Georgia
    B5-0056, 0058, 0064, 0071, 0076 and 0081/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the visa regime imposed by the Russian Federation on Georgia 259
    11. Human rights: Situation in Turkish prisons
    B5-0059, 0065, 0072, 0077 and 0082/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the situation in Turkish prisons 260
    12. Human rights: Situation in Algeria
    B5-0066, 0083 and 0086/2001
    European Parliament resolution on Algeria 261
    13. International Criminal Court
    B5-0060, 0067, 0073, 0078 and 0085/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the ratification of the Rome Treaty to establish the Permanent International Criminal Court 262
    14. Earthquake in El Salvador
    B5-0068, 0074, 0079 and 0084/2001
    European Parliament resolution on the earthquake in El Salvador 264
    15. Long-stay visa *
    A5-0388/2000
    Initiative of the French Republic with a view to adopting a Council Regulation on freedom of movement with a long-stay visa (9667/2000 - C5-0374/2000 - 2000/0810(CNS)) 264
    European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the French Republic with a view to adopting a Council Regulation on freedom of movement with a long-stay visa (9667/2000 - C5-0374/2000 - 2000/0810(CNS)) 266
    Key to symbols used
    *Consultation procedure
    ** ICooperation procedure: first reading
    ** IICooperation procedure: second reading
    ***Assent procedure
    *** ICodecision procedure: first reading
    *** IICodecision procedure: second reading
    *** IIICodecision procedure: third reading
    (The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission)
    Information relating to voting time
    Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.
    Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees
    AFETCommittee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
    BUDGCommittee on Budgets
    CONTCommittee on Budgetary Control
    LIBECommittee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
    ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
    JURICommittee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
    ITRECommittee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
    EMPLCommittee on Employment and Social Affairs
    ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
    AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
    PECHCommittee on Fisheries
    RETTCommittee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
    CULTCommittee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport
    DEVECommittee on Development and Cooperation
    AFCOCommittee on Constitutional Affairs
    FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities
    PETICommittee on Petitions
    Abbreviations used for Political Groups
    PPE-DEGroup of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
    PSEGroup of the Party of European Socialists
    ELDRGroup of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
    Verts/ALEGroup of the Greens/European Free Alliance
    GUE/NGLConfederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
    UENUnion for a Europe of Nations Group
    TDITechnical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
    EDDGroup for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
    NINon-attached Members
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