COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(92) 492 final 
Brussels, 26 November 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
laying down, for 1993, certain measures for the conservation and 
management of fishery resources applicable to vessels 
registered in the Faroe Islands 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
allocating, for 1993, certain catch quotas between the 
Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands, held in 
Brussels on 26 October 1992, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal 
fisheries arrangements for 1993. These arrangements imply, inter alia, 
certain catch quota for Faroese vessels in Community waters. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is therefore to authorize 
Faroese vessels to fish, as from 1 January 1993, the quotas allocated 
to them in Community waters for 1993 in accordance with the above-
mentioned arrangements. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of December 199£ 
laying down for 1993 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery 
resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands No 1 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 
25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the 
conservation and management of fishery resources ('), as 
amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), 
and in particular Article 11 thereof, establishing certain control measures for fishing 
activities (4); as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3483/88 (s); 
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) 
No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules 
concerning the marking and documentation of fishing 
vessels (6) provides that all vessels with chilled or 
refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a 
document certified by a competent authority and specifying 
the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre 
intervals, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in 
Article 2 of the Agreement on fisheries between the 
European Economic Community, of the one part, and the 
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the 
Faroe Islands, of the other part (3), the Community and the 
Home Government of the Faroe Islands have held 
consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 
1993; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the 
delegations agreed to recommend to their respective 
authorities that certain catch quotas for 1993 should be 
fixed for the vessels of the other party; 
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results 
of these consultations between the Community and the 
Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual 
fisheries relations as at 31 December 1992; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Art ike I 1 
1. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby 
authorized, until 31 December 1993, to fish for the species 
listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative 
limits laid down therein and in accordance with this 
Regulation, in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the 
Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, 
Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00'N. 
2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited, 
except in the Skagerrak, to those parts of the 200-
nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12 nautical 
miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of 
Member States are measured. 
Whereas, under theterms of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 170/83, it is for the Council to fix the total catches 
allocated to third countries and to lay down the specific 
conditions under which such catches may be taken; 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches 
of species for which no quota has been fixed in a given zone 
shall be permitted within the limits laid down by the 
conservation measures in force in the zone concerned. 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation 
are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 4. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a 
quota is established in that zone shall be counted against 
the quota concerned. 
(>) OJNoL24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 302, 15. 11. 1985, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 11. (4) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. 
(5) OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2. 
(6) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9. 
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Article 2 
1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall 
comply with the conservation and control measures and all 
other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to 
in that Article. 
2. . THe vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log 
book in which the information set out in Annex II shall be 
entered. (d) Ifo for the fishing, by trawl, of blue ling in ICES 
divisions VI a (north of 56°3()' N) and VI b; 
(<•) 20 for the fishing of blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII 
(west of 12°00' W) and ICES divisions VI a (north of 
56°30' N)and VI b; 
(f)5 for the fishing, by long-line, of porbeagle in the whole 
Community zone with the exception of NAFO 
3 PS; 
3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to 
the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in 
Annex III, the information set out in that Annex. 3. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where 
two or more vessels are taking pan in the same fishing 
operation, each vessel must be in possession of a licence. 
4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have 
chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board 
a document certified by a competent authority and 
specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 
10-centimetre intervals. 4. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of 
new licences. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day 
before the date of issue of the new licences by the 
Commission. New licences shall take effect from their date 
of issue. 
5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels 
referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the 
bow of each vessel on both sides. .5. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before 
the date of expiry if the respective quotas, fixed in 
Article 1, have been exhausted. 
Article 3 6. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure 
to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation. 
Fishing in the waters referred to in Article 1 and 
within the quotas fixed in that Article shall be 
permitted only where a licence has been issued by 
the Comission on behalf of the Community and in 
compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes 
II, III. 
2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 
provided that the number of licences valid on any one day 
docs not exceed: 7. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence shall 
be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations 
laid down in this Regulation have not been met. 
8. Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may 
continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the 
following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the 
new lists of vessels for the year in question have been 
approved. 
(a) M for the fishing of mackerel in ICES divisions VI a 
(north of 56°30' N), VII c, f and h, sprat in ICES 
sub-area IV and division VI a (north of 56°30' N), 
horse-mackerel in ICES sub-area IV and divisions VI a 
(north of 56°30' N), VII e, f and h and herring in ICES 
division VI a (north of 56°30' N); 4 for the fishing of 
herring in ICES division III a N (Skagerrak); 
(b) 15 for the fishing of Norway pout in ICES sub-area IV 
and division VI a (north of 56°30' N) and sand-eel in 
ICES sub-area IV; 
(c) 70 for the fishing, by long line, of ling, tusk and blue 
ling in ICES divisions VI a (north of 56°30' N) and 
VI b; however, the total number of vessels allowed to 
fish simultaneously shall not exceed 10; Article 4 
When an application for a licence is submitted to the 
Commission, the following information must be supplied: 
(a) name of the vessel; 
(b) registration number; 
(c) external identification letters and numbers; 
(d) port of registration; 
(e) name and address of the owner or charterer; 
(f) gross tonnage and overall length; 
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(g) engine power; 
(h) call sign and radio frequency; 
(i) intended method of fishing; 
(j) intended area of fishing; 
(k) species for Which it is intended to fish; 
(1) period for which a licence is requested. 
Article 5 
Fishing in the Skagerrak within the limits of the quotas 
referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the following 
conditions: 
1. direct fishing for herring for purposes other than 
human consumption shall be prohibited; 2. the use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of 
pelagic species shall be prohibited from Saturday 
midnight to Sunday midnight. 
Article 6 
Where an infringement is duly established, Member States 
shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of 
the vessel concerned and of any action they have taken. 
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, December 199 2 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Faroese catch quotas for 1993 
1. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in the Community zone 
Species 
Ling, tusk and blue ling 
Blue ling 
Mackerel 
Flerring 
Horse-mackerel 
Norway pout 
Sprat 
Sand-eel 
Blue whiting 
Other white fish 
(by-catches only) 
Flerring 
Porbeagle le ling Fishing zone: ICF.S sub-area/division 
VI a('), VI b 
VI a(»), VI b 
VI a(1), VII e, f, h 
VI a('), 
IV, VI a('), VII e, f, h 
IV, VI a(') 
IV, VI a(l) 
IV 
VI a(»), VI b, VII (6) 
IV, VI a(') 
III a N (Skagerrak) (8) 
Entire Community zone except NAFO 3 PS ~\ 
• Quantity 
(tonnes) 
800 (*) (*) 
940 (4) 
6 360 
660 
7 000 
20 000 (5) 
62 000 (7) 
400 
.500 
125 (*) 
(') North of 56°30TM. 
(2) To be fished by long line. 
(3) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorized in ICES divisions VI a and b. 
However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. 
The total incidental catch of other species in VI a and VI b may not exceed 75 tonnes. 
C) To be fished by trawi. by-catches of rxxjnchose grenadier and black scabbard to be counted against this 
(s) The overall quota (including for Norway pout and sand-eel, unavoidable by-çatches of blue whiting) includes a maximum ofI __ «->4-a 
2 000 tonnes of sprat. M1-*-' 
A maximum of 6 000 tonnes of Norway pout may be fished in ICES division VI a north of 56°JOTs] subject to the provision on 
request by the Community of details of the quantity and composition of any by-catch taken. 
(«) West of ^"OO'W. 
(7) unavoidable by-catches of argentine tQ fe counted against thlS OUOta 
(8) Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnès and in the south by a line 
drawn from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlama and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden. 
2. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3) of the FIFX'/Cîrecnland Fisheries 
Protocol (') (shown for information only) 
S[>ccies 
Northern derpwater prawn 
(Pandalus borriilis) 
Greenland li.ilibul 
Redfish 
Capalin Fishing zones: ICES division of NAFO sub-area 
XIV/V 
NAFO 0/ 1 
XIV/V 
XIV/V 
XIV/V Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1.150 
150 
150 
500 
10 000 
(') OJ No 1. 2S2, 15. 9 1990, p. 2. 
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ANNEX II 
When fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is 
covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediatelly 
after the following events: 
1. after each haul 
1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species caught; 
1.2,. c.the date and the time of the haul; 
1.3; the geographical position in which the catches were made; 
1.4. the fishing method used; 
2. after each transhipment to or from another vessel 
2.1. the indication 'received from' or 'transferred to*; 
2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species transhipped; 
2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the transhipment 
occurred; 
3. after each landing in a port of the Community 
3.1. name of the port; 
3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species landed; 
4. after each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities 
4.1. date and time of the transmission; 
4.2. type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL; 
4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station. 
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ANNEX III 
1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities and the timetable for its 
transmission are as follows: 
1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-miIc zone off the coasts of the Member States of the 
Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on a given 
day, one communication shall suffice on first entry. 
1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission; 
(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken; 
(e) the quanuty (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the 
vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made; 
(f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel 
entered the zone. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on a given 
day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient. 
1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 
when fishing for herring and mackerel, and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel 
first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made. 
1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken. 
1.'5. (a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name of its master; 
(b) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned; 
(c) identification of the type of message; 
(d) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel. 
2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities 
in Brussels (telex 24 189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form 
specified under point 4. 
2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be 
transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel. 
3. Name of radio station Call sign of radio station 
Skagen OXP 
Blâvand OXB 
Rwnne OYF 
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Norddeich 
Scheveningen 
Oostende 
Mwlli I«»ir|jn.l 
I Imtihei 
Cullercoats 
Wiçk 
«Portpatrick 
Anglesey 
Ufracombc 
Niton 
Stonehaven 
Portishead 
Land's End 
Valentia 
Malin Head 
Boulogne 
Brest 
Saint-Nazaire 
Bordeaux-Area chon 
Thorshavn 
Bergen 
Farsund 
Moid 
Kogalaiui 
Tjeme 
Alesund DAF DAK 
DAH DAL 
DAI DAM 
DAJ DAN 
PCH 
OST 
GNF 
<.V / 
(,U 
GKR 
GPK 
GLV 
GIL 
GNI 
GND 
GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
GLD 
EJK 
EJM 
FFB 
FFU 
FFO 
FFC 
OXJ 
LGN 
LGZ 
LGL 
LGQ 
LGT 
LGA 
4. Form of the communications 
The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following particulars, which shall be given in the 
following order: 
— name of vessel, 
— call sign, 
— external identification letters and numbers, 
— serial number of the message for the voyage in question, 
— indication of the type of message according to the following code: 
— message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'IN*, 
— message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'OUT, 
— message when moving from one ICES division to another: 'ICES*, 
— weekly message: "WKL*, 
— three-day message: '2 WKL', 
, — the date, the time and the geographical position, 
— the ICES divisions /sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence, 
— the date on which fishing is expected to commence, 
— the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in 
point 5, 
— the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous transmission using 
the code mentioned in point 5, 
— the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made, 
— the'quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and /or from other vessels since the 
previous transmission, 
— the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made, 
— the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous 
transmission, 
— the name of the master. 
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The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above: 
PRA — Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis), 
I IKE — Hake (Merluccius merluccius), 
GHL — Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), 
COD — Cod (Gadus morhua), 
HAD — Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), 
HAL — Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), 
MAC — Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), 
HOM — Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), 
RNG — Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris), 
POK — Saithe (Pollachius virens), 
WHG — Whiting (Merlangus merlangus), 
HER — Herring (Clupea harengus), 
SAN — Sand-eel (Ammodytes spp.), 
SPR — Sprat (Sprattus sprattus). 
PLE — Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). 
NOP — Norway pout (TrisopUrus esmarkii), 
LIN — Ling (Molt/a molva), 
PEZ — Shrimp (Panaeidae), 
ANE — Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus), 
RED — Redfish (Sebastes spp.), 
PLA — American plaice (Hypoglossoides platessoides), 
SQX — Squid (IlUx spp.), 
YEL — Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), 
WHB — Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), 
TUN — Tuna (Thunnidae), 
BLI — Blue ling (Molva dypterygia), 
USK — Tusk (Brosme brosme), 
DCS — Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), 
BSK — Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus), 
POR — Porbeagle (Lamma nasus), 
SQC — Common squid (Loligo spp.), 
POA — Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), 
PIL — Sardine (Sardina pilchardus), 
CSH — Common shrimp (Crangon crangon), 
LEZ — Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), 
MNZ — Angler /Monk (Lophius spp.), 
NEP — Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), 
POL — Pollack (Pollachius pollachius), 
ARG — Argentine (Argentina sphyraena), 
OTH — Other. 
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The consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands, jheld In 
Brussels on 26 October 1992, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal 
fisheries arrangements for 1993. These arrangements imply, inter alia, 
certain catch quota for Community vessels in Faroese^waters. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to .allocate among 
Member States the quotas available in 1993 to Community vessels fishing 
in the Faroese zone under the abovementioned arrangements. 
The proposed allocation among the .Member States of the quotas available 
to the Community is based on the principles which were applied to the 
allocation of the 1983 quotas. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of December 199? 
allocating, for 1993, certain catch quotas between the Member States for vessels fishing in 
Faroese waters 
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 
25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the 
conservation and management of fishery resources ('), as 
last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch 
possibilities available, they should be allocated among the 
Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 4 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 170/83; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation 
arc subject to the relevant control measures provided for by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 
establishing certain control measures for fishing 
activities (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3483/88 (4), 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for 
in the Agreement on fisheries between the European 
Economic Community, of the one part, and the 
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the 
Faroe Islands, of the other part, the two parties have held 
consultations on their mutual fishing rights for 1993; 
Whereas, as a result of these consultations, the two Parties 
have agreed on an arrangement for 1993 whereby certain 
catch quotas are allocated to Community vessels in the 
Faroese fishing zone; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1993 catches taken by 
vessels flying the flag of a Member State in the waters 
falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, 
under the arrangement on reciprocal fishing rights for 1993 
between the Community and the Faroe Islands, shall not 
exceed the quotas set out in the Annex hereto. 
Whereas it is for the Community to lay down, in 
accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 170/83, the conditions subject to which these catch 
quotas may be used by Community fishermen; Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, December 1992. 
For the Council 
The President 
(') OJ NoL 24, 27. I. 1983, p. 1. 
(2) OJ NoL 302, 15. 11 ?985,p. 1. (3) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. 
(«) OJ No L 306, 11.11. 1988, p. 2. 
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ANNEX 
Allocation of Community catch quotas in Fa roe se waters for 199J, as referred to in Article 1 \ 
Species 
Cod and haddock 
Saithe 
Red fish 
Blue ling and lui}', 
Blue whiting 
Flatfish 
Mackerel 
Other species Community 
catch quotas 
500 
2 500 
7 000 
1 
\ 600 (') 
25 000 
1 000 (2) 
5 300 
760 Quotas i 
France 
Germany 
United Kingdom 
Belgium 
France 
Germany 
Netherlands 
United Kingdom 
Belgium 
France 
Germany 
United Kingdom 
France 
Germany 
United Kingdom 
Denmark 
France ") 
Germany > 
Netherlands J 
United Kingdom 
France 
Germany 
United Kingdom 
Denmark 
France 
Germany 
United Kingdom {in tonnei) 
llocated to Member States 
60 
10 
430 
50 
1 510 
310 
50 
580 
50 
435 
6 440 
75 
.». 140 
1 055 
205 
11 000 
3 000 
11 000 
140 
180 
680 
5 300 
275 
305 
180 
(') By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard t O be COUnted against thlS qUOta 
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