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| 7.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 52/5 |
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7.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/5

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COUNCIL DECISION

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 February 2007

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

(2007/C 52/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 147 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular Article 104(3) thereof,

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Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Under Council Decision 2005/C 252/01 of 24 September 2004 renewing the membership of the European Social Fund Committee (2)(hereinafter the Committee), the term of office of the members expires on 30 April 2007. |
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(1)

Under Council Decision 2005/C 252/01 of 24 September 2004 renewing the membership of the European Social Fund Committee (2)(hereinafter the Committee), the term of office of the members expires on 30 April 2007.

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| (2) | Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 sets out different requirements for the nomination of representatives and their alternates from those laid down in Article 49(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down provisions on the Structural Funds (3), therefore, the composition of the Committee should be respectively adjusted. |
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(2)

Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 sets out different requirements for the nomination of representatives and their alternates from those laid down in Article 49(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down provisions on the Structural Funds (3), therefore, the composition of the Committee should be respectively adjusted.

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| (3) | It is however appropriate that the Committee continues to carry out its tasks under its present set up till the end of the 2000-2006 programming period and the new set-up becomes operational only as from 1 January 2007. |
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(3)

It is however appropriate that the Committee continues to carry out its tasks under its present set up till the end of the 2000-2006 programming period and the new set-up becomes operational only as from 1 January 2007.

| (4) | Pending nomination of a representative and/or an alternate member for one of the categories referred to in Article 104(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 by Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom, already nominated representatives and alternate members for the Committee should nevertheless be appointed in view of the start of the 2007-2013 programming period. |
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(4)

Pending nomination of a representative and/or an alternate member for one of the categories referred to in Article 104(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 by Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom, already nominated representatives and alternate members for the Committee should nevertheless be appointed in view of the start of the 2007-2013 programming period.

| (5) | The members and alternate members of the Committee should therefore be appointed for a period of three years, |
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(5)

The members and alternate members of the Committee should therefore be appointed for a period of three years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.

Article 2

The Council Decision of 24 September 2004 is repealed from 31 December 2006.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007

For the Council

The President

A. SCHAVAN

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(1)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

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(2)  OJ C 252, 12.10.2005, p. 1.

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(3)  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 173/2005 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 3).

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ANNEX

| Member State | Representing | Member | Name |
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| Belgium | Government | Member | Mr Guy DESMEDT |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Louis VERVLOET |
| Employers | Member | Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Hervé DECUYPER |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA |
| Bulgaria | Government | Member | Mr Krassimir POPOV |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Bilyana RAEVA |
| Employers | Member | Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Evgenii EVGENIEV |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Dimitar MANOLOV |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Plamen DIMITROV |
| Czech Republic | Government | Member | Ms Iva ŠOLCOVÁ |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Markéta PĚCHOUČKOVÁ |
| Employers | Member | Mr Jiří SVOBODA |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Miloslav ŠOLC |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Pavel JANÍČKO |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁ |
| Denmark | Government | Member | Mr Preben GREGERSEN |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD |
| Employers | Member | Mr Henning GADE |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Per HERSBY |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Klaus FARNOV |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Lisbeth WILSTER |
| Germany | Government | Member | Mr Günter WINKLER |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Inken KLASSEN |
| Employers | Member | Ms Alexandra-Friederike Prinzessin zu SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Ilka HOUBEN |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Inge KAUFMANN |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Hans-Detlev KÜLLER |
| Estonia | Government | Member | Mr Margus HAIDAK |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Kristi SUUR |
| Employers | Member | Ms Aire MILL |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Eve PÄÄRENDSON |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Liina CARR |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Mare VIIES |
| Ireland | Government | Member | Mr Vincent LANDERS |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Tom WHELAN |
| Employers | Member | Ms Heidi LOUGHEED |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Arthur FORBES |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Dan MURPHY |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Noirin GREENE |
| Greece | Government | Member | Mr George ZERVOS |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Chrisoula ΒRAVOU |
| Employers | Member | Mr Labros PAPAIOANNOU |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Ekatarerini DASKALAKI |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Efthimia IONNIDOU |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Michail BAXEVANIS |
| Spain | Government | Member | Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN |
| Government | Alternate | Mr David GARCÍA LÓPEZ |
| Employers | Member | Mr Roberto SUÁREZ SANTOS |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Patricia CIREZ |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Luis GALIANO RÁBAGO |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA |
| France | Government | Member | Mr Bertrand GAUDIN |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Henri NGUYEN |
| Employers | Member | Mr Christophe CORIOU |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Gaëtan BEZIER |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Huguette BRUNEL |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Marie-France BOUTROUE |
| Italy | Government | Member | Ms Vera MARINCIONI |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Alessandra TOMAI |
| Employers | Member | Mr Bruno SCAZZOCCHIO |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Silvia CIUFFINI |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Roberto PETTENELLO |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Milena MICHELETTI |
| Cyprus | Government | Member | Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Antzela DROUSSIOTOU |
| Employers | Member | Mr Giorgos PANTELIDES |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Emilios MICHAEL |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Andreas MATSAS |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Nicos GREGORIOU |
| Latvia | Government | Member | Ms Inta GEIBA |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Kristīne DORTĀNE |
| Employers | Member | Ms Kristīne DOLGIHA |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Mārcis DZELME |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Linda ROMELE |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Liene LIEKNA |
| Lithuania | Government | Member | Ms Ana STANKAITIENĖ |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ |
| Employers | Member | Mr Edmundas JANKEVIČIUS |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Irena PETRAITIENĖ |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ |
| Luxembourg | Government | Member | Mr Jeannot BERG |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Maryse FISCH |
| Employers | Member | Mr Romain LANNERS |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr François ENGELS |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Nico CLEMENT |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Viviane GOERGEN |
| Hungary | Government | Member | Ms Renáta TÓTH |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Ágnes GERZSÉNYI |
| Employers | Member | Mr Ákos NÉMETH |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr László KRIZSÁN |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Erzsébet HANTI |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr László KOZÁK |
| Malta | Government | Member | Ms Alison MIZZI |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Helga DEPASQUALE |
| Employers | Member | Mr Joe FARRUGIA |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Vincent FARRUGIA |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Willam PORTELLI |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Geitu MERCIECA |
| Netherlands | Government | Member | Mr Robert WESTER |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Korrie LOUWES |
| Employers | Member | Mr Hans KOOLE |
| Employers | Alternate | |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr A. PLOEGMAKERS |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr T. VAN DIJK |
| Austria | Government | Member | Mr Michael FÖRSCHNER |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Ulrike REBHANDL |
| Employers | Member | Ms Margit KREUZHUBER |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Franz FRIEHS |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Silvia HOFBAUER |
| Poland | Government | Member | Mr Pawel CHORAZY |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Piotr STRONKOWSKI |
| Employers | Member | Mr Leszek KARWOWSKI |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Norbert PRUSZANOWSKI |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Agata BARANOWSKA GRYCUK |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Andrzej NIDERLA |
| Portugal | Government | Member | Mr António VALADAS DA SILVA |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Luís COSTA |
| Employers | Member | Ms Clara GUERREIRO |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr António ABRANTES |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Catarina MACHADO MORAIS de OLIVEIRA |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr António Luís FERREIRA CORREIA |
| Romania | Government | Member | Ms Cristina IOVA |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Cristina ZORLIN |
| Employers | Member | Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Doru Claudian FRUNZULICĂ |
| Trade Union | Member | |
| Trade Union | Alternate | |
| Slovenia | Government | Member | Mr Gorazd JENKO |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Urška KOVAČ ZLOBKO |
| Employers | Member | Ms Janja MEGLIČ |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Grit ACKERMANN |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Jure SNOJ |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Stane KOŠIR |
| Slovakia | Government | Member | Ms Mária KOMPIŠOVÁ |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Miriam KOVÁČIKOVÁ |
| Employers | Member | Mr Peter REINER |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Juraj BORGULA |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Milan BUŠO |
| Finland | Government | Member | Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA |
| Government | Alternate | Ms Merja NIEMI |
| Employers | Member | Mr Heikki SUOMALAINEN |
| Employers | Alternate | Ms Riitta WÄRN |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Auli KORHONEN |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Tom HOLMROOS |
| Sweden | Government | Member | Ms Mari MILD |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Johannes WIKMAN |
| Employers | Member | Mr Kent BRORSSON |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Gunnar ANDERZON |
| Trade Union | Member | Ms Charlotta KRAFFT |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Sofia ARKELID |
| United Kingdom | Government | Member | Mr Gordon PURSGLOVE |
| Government | Alternate | Mr Ken LAMBERT |
| Employers | Member | Mr Martin MORTON |
| Employers | Alternate | Mr Thomas MORAN |
| Trade Union | Member | Mr Alan MANNING |
| Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH |

Member State

Representing

Member

Name

Belgium

Government

Member

Mr Guy DESMEDT

Government

Alternate

Mr Louis VERVLOET

Employers

Member

Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN

Employers

Alternate

Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Hervé DECUYPER

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA

Bulgaria

Government

Member

Mr Krassimir POPOV

Government

Alternate

Ms Bilyana RAEVA

Employers

Member

Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV

Employers

Alternate

Mr Evgenii EVGENIEV

Trade Union

Member

Mr Dimitar MANOLOV

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Plamen DIMITROV

Czech Republic

Government

Member

Ms Iva ŠOLCOVÁ

Government

Alternate

Ms Markéta PĚCHOUČKOVÁ

Employers

Member

Mr Jiří SVOBODA

Employers

Alternate

Mr Miloslav ŠOLC

Trade Union

Member

Mr Pavel JANÍČKO

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁ

Denmark

Government

Member

Mr Preben GREGERSEN

Government

Alternate

Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD

Employers

Member

Mr Henning GADE

Employers

Alternate

Mr Per HERSBY

Trade Union

Member

Mr Klaus FARNOV

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Lisbeth WILSTER

Germany

Government

Member

Mr Günter WINKLER

Government

Alternate

Ms Inken KLASSEN

Employers

Member

Ms Alexandra-Friederike Prinzessin zu SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH

Employers

Alternate

Ms Ilka HOUBEN

Trade Union

Member

Ms Inge KAUFMANN

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Hans-Detlev KÜLLER

Estonia

Government

Member

Mr Margus HAIDAK

Government

Alternate

Ms Kristi SUUR

Employers

Member

Ms Aire MILL

Employers

Alternate

Ms Eve PÄÄRENDSON

Trade Union

Member

Ms Liina CARR

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Mare VIIES

Ireland

Government

Member

Mr Vincent LANDERS

Government

Alternate

Mr Tom WHELAN

Employers

Member

Ms Heidi LOUGHEED

Employers

Alternate

Mr Arthur FORBES

Trade Union

Member

Mr Dan MURPHY

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Noirin GREENE

Greece

Government

Member

Mr George ZERVOS

Government

Alternate

Ms Chrisoula ΒRAVOU

Employers

Member

Mr Labros PAPAIOANNOU

Employers

Alternate

Ms Ekatarerini DASKALAKI

Trade Union

Member

Ms Efthimia IONNIDOU

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Michail BAXEVANIS

Spain

Government

Member

Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN

Government

Alternate

Mr David GARCÍA LÓPEZ

Employers

Member

Mr Roberto SUÁREZ SANTOS

Employers

Alternate

Ms Patricia CIREZ

Trade Union

Member

Mr Luis GALIANO RÁBAGO

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA

France

Government

Member

Mr Bertrand GAUDIN

Government

Alternate

Mr Henri NGUYEN

Employers

Member

Mr Christophe CORIOU

Employers

Alternate

Mr Gaëtan BEZIER

Trade Union

Member

Ms Huguette BRUNEL

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Marie-France BOUTROUE

Italy

Government

Member

Ms Vera MARINCIONI

Government

Alternate

Ms Alessandra TOMAI

Employers

Member

Mr Bruno SCAZZOCCHIO

Employers

Alternate

Ms Silvia CIUFFINI

Trade Union

Member

Mr Roberto PETTENELLO

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Milena MICHELETTI

Cyprus

Government

Member

Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU

Government

Alternate

Ms Antzela DROUSSIOTOU

Employers

Member

Mr Giorgos PANTELIDES

Employers

Alternate

Mr Emilios MICHAEL

Trade Union

Member

Mr Andreas MATSAS

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Nicos GREGORIOU

Latvia

Government

Member

Ms Inta GEIBA

Government

Alternate

Ms Kristīne DORTĀNE

Employers

Member

Ms Kristīne DOLGIHA

Employers

Alternate

Mr Mārcis DZELME

Trade Union

Member

Ms Linda ROMELE

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Liene LIEKNA

Lithuania

Government

Member

Ms Ana STANKAITIENĖ

Government

Alternate

Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ

Employers

Member

Mr Edmundas JANKEVIČIUS

Employers

Alternate

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS

Trade Union

Member

Ms Irena PETRAITIENĖ

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ

Luxembourg

Government

Member

Mr Jeannot BERG

Government

Alternate

Ms Maryse FISCH

Employers

Member

Mr Romain LANNERS

Employers

Alternate

Mr François ENGELS

Trade Union

Member

Mr Nico CLEMENT

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Viviane GOERGEN

Hungary

Government

Member

Ms Renáta TÓTH

Government

Alternate

Ms Ágnes GERZSÉNYI

Employers

Member

Mr Ákos NÉMETH

Employers

Alternate

Mr László KRIZSÁN

Trade Union

Member

Ms Erzsébet HANTI

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr László KOZÁK

Malta

Government

Member

Ms Alison MIZZI

Government

Alternate

Ms Helga DEPASQUALE

Employers

Member

Mr Joe FARRUGIA

Employers

Alternate

Mr Vincent FARRUGIA

Trade Union

Member

Mr Willam PORTELLI

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Geitu MERCIECA

Netherlands

Government

Member

Mr Robert WESTER

Government

Alternate

Ms Korrie LOUWES

Employers

Member

Mr Hans KOOLE

Employers

Alternate

Trade Union

Member

Mr A. PLOEGMAKERS

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr T. VAN DIJK

Austria

Government

Member

Mr Michael FÖRSCHNER

Government

Alternate

Ms Ulrike REBHANDL

Employers

Member

Ms Margit KREUZHUBER

Employers

Alternate

Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL

Trade Union

Member

Mr Franz FRIEHS

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Silvia HOFBAUER

Poland

Government

Member

Mr Pawel CHORAZY

Government

Alternate

Mr Piotr STRONKOWSKI

Employers

Member

Mr Leszek KARWOWSKI

Employers

Alternate

Mr Norbert PRUSZANOWSKI

Trade Union

Member

Ms Agata BARANOWSKA GRYCUK

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Andrzej NIDERLA

Portugal

Government

Member

Mr António VALADAS DA SILVA

Government

Alternate

Mr Luís COSTA

Employers

Member

Ms Clara GUERREIRO

Employers

Alternate

Mr António ABRANTES

Trade Union

Member

Ms Catarina MACHADO MORAIS de OLIVEIRA

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr António Luís FERREIRA CORREIA

Romania

Government

Member

Ms Cristina IOVA

Government

Alternate

Ms Cristina ZORLIN

Employers

Member

Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU

Employers

Alternate

Mr Doru Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Trade Union

Member

Trade Union

Alternate

Slovenia

Government

Member

Mr Gorazd JENKO

Government

Alternate

Ms Urška KOVAČ ZLOBKO

Employers

Member

Ms Janja MEGLIČ

Employers

Alternate

Ms Grit ACKERMANN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Jure SNOJ

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Stane KOŠIR

Slovakia

Government

Member

Ms Mária KOMPIŠOVÁ

Government

Alternate

Ms Miriam KOVÁČIKOVÁ

Employers

Member

Mr Peter REINER

Employers

Alternate

Mr Juraj BORGULA

Trade Union

Member

Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Milan BUŠO

Finland

Government

Member

Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA

Government

Alternate

Ms Merja NIEMI

Employers

Member

Mr Heikki SUOMALAINEN

Employers

Alternate

Ms Riitta WÄRN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Auli KORHONEN

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Tom HOLMROOS

Sweden

Government

Member

Ms Mari MILD

Government

Alternate

Mr Johannes WIKMAN

Employers

Member

Mr Kent BRORSSON

Employers

Alternate

Mr Gunnar ANDERZON

Trade Union

Member

Ms Charlotta KRAFFT

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Sofia ARKELID

United Kingdom

Government

Member

Mr Gordon PURSGLOVE

Government

Alternate

Mr Ken LAMBERT

Employers

Member

Mr Martin MORTON

Employers

Alternate

Mr Thomas MORAN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Alan MANNING

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH

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