RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CAN/1
10February 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0288)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theadministration oftariff quotas (Table MA:1) has
beenreceived from thedelegation ofCanada.
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CANADA
Theattached notification responds totherequirement toreport information about the
administration oftariffquotas using Table MA:1. Thetariffquotas reported below arethose contained
inCanada 'sSchedule V,PartI(Most Favoured Nation Tariff), Section I(Agricultural Products), Section
I-B(Tariff Quotas), which wereimplemented onJanuary 1,1995. Theremaining tariffquotas inSection
I-Bwillbeimplemented onAugust 1,1995.Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
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Page 2
Broiler hatching eggs and chicks:
-Live fowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus, weighing not
more than 185g, broilers fordomestic production, within
access commitment
-Birds 'eggs, hatching, offowls ofthe species Gallus
domesticus, forbroilers, within access commitment0105.11.21
0407.00.11(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)Allocations aremade tofederally-registered hatcheries onthebasis
ofthenumber ofchicks hatched bythem ina12-month period preceding theallocation
(market share system); (iv)quota allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits are
normally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: pursuant toabilateral arrangement with theUnited States,
access isdistributed between eggs and chicks intheproportions 17.4 :3.7.
(d)Other information: Egg quota may beconverted tochick quota intheproportion
1.27 eggs :1chick, butthereciprocal conversion isnotallowed. Importers notimporting
atleast 90% ofeach oftheir chick and egg quota will have their allocation reduced
proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices
toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
Page 3Chicken, live, meat and products:
-Live fowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus, weighing more
than 185g, other than forbreeding purposes, other than started
pullets, other than spent fowl, within access commitment
-Meat &edible offal, offowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus,
ofheading No. 01.05, fresh, chilled, orfrozen, within access
commitment
-Fatoffowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus, within access
commitment
-Meat andedible meat offal, salted, inbrine, dried orsmoked,
offowls ofthe species Gallus domesticus, within access
commitment
-Sausages and similar products, offowl ofthespecies Gallus
domesticus, other than spent fowl, orother food preparations
based onfowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus, other than
spent fowl, other than incans orglass jars, within access
commitment
-Prepared orpreserved meat ofliver offowls ofthespecies
Gallus domesticus, other than incans orglass jars, within
access commitment
-Prepared meals offowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus,
other than specially defined mixtures oftariff item 1602.39.11,
other than spent fowl, within access commitment
-Prepared orpreserved meat, meat offal orblood offowls of
thespecies Gallus domesticus, other than ofspent fowl, other
than specially defined mixtures oftariff item 1602.39.91 or
1602.39.92, other than incans orglass jars, other than
prepared meals, within access commitment0105.91.91
02.07 incl.:
0207.10.18
0207.21.91
0207.39.11
0207.41.91
0207.50.11
0209.00.21
0210.90.11
1601.00.22
1602.20.22
1602.39.13
1602.39.94(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)Allocations aremade tothree overlapping groups: first, tohistorical
importers, regardless ofsector ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; second,
tofurther processors, onthebasis oftheir import-competing production ofchicken-based
products inaprevious 12-month period; and third, to"new entrants" (processors or
distributors with a218MT throughput inaprevious 12-month period) andsmall historical
importers (quota share <290 MT), onanequal share basis; (iv)quota allocations arevalid
foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar
year.
(c)Other access arrangements: There arenosub-quotas; importers arefree tochoose
theproduct imported, subject totheconversion factors below.
(d)Other information: Allocations areexpressed ineviscerated equivalent chicken, with
livebirds counting intheproportion 1kg.live=0.75 kg.eviscerated equivalent, and
boneless meat intheproportion 2:1.Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir quota
will have their allocation reduced proportionately inthe succeeding year. All
administrativedetailsarepublishedinNoticestoImporters(availablethroughtheCanadian
Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
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Turkey, live, meat and products:
-Live turkeys, weighing more than 185g, within access
commitment
-Meat &edible offal ofturkeys, fresh, chilled orfrozen, within
access commitment
-Fatofturkeys, within access commitment
-Meat andedible meat offal, salted, inbrine, dried orsmoked,
ofturkeys, within access commitment
-Sausages and similar products, ofturkeys, orother food
preparations based onturkeys, other than incans orglass jars,
within access commitment
-Prepared orpreserved meat ofliver ofturkeys, other than in
cans orglass jars, within access commitment
-Prepared meals ofturkey, other than specially defined mixtures
oftariff item 1602.31.11, within access commitment
-Prepared orpreserved meat, meat offal orblood ofturkeys,
other than specially defined mixtures oftariff item 1602.31.91
or1602.31.92, other than incans orglass jars, other than
prepared meals, within access commitment0105.99.11
0207.incl.:
0207.10.21
0207.10.23
0207.22.11
0207.22.91
0207.39.21
0207.42.10
0207.50.21
0209.00.23
0210.90.14
1601.00.31
1602.20.32
1602.31.12
1602.31.93(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)Allocations aremade tothree overlapping groups: first, tohistorical
importers, regardless ofsector ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; second,
tofurther processors, onthebasis oftheir import-competing production ofturkey-based
products inaprevious 12-month period; and third, to"new entrants" (processors or
distributors with a218MT throughput inaprevious 12-month period) andsmall historical
importers (quota share <110 MT), onanequal share basis; (iv)quota allocations arevalid
foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar
year.
(c)Other access arrangements: There arenosub-quotas; importers arefree tochoose
theproduct imported, subject totheconversion factors below.
(d)Other information: Allocations areexpressed ineviscerated equivalent turkey, with
livebirds counting intheproportion 1kg.live=0.82 kg.eviscerated equivalent, and
boneless meat intheproportion 2:1.Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir quota
will have their allocation reduced proportionately inthe succeeding year. All
administrativedetailsarepublishedinNoticestoImporters(availablethroughtheCanadian
Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
Page 5Beef and Veal
-Carcasses and half-carcasses ofbovine animals, fresh or
chilled, within access commitment
-Other cuts with bone in,ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled,
within access commitment
-Boneless meat ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled, within
access commitment
-Carcasses andhalf-carcasses ofbovine animals, frozen, within
access commitment
-Other cuts with bone in,ofbovine animals, frozen, within
access commitment
-Boneless meat ofbovine animals, frozen, within access
commitment0201.10.10
0201.20.10
0201.30.10
0202.10.10
0202.20.10
0202.30.10(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: The access commitment applies toallMembers
with theexception oftheUnited States ofAmerica andMexico, under theterms ofthe
North American Free Trade Agreement. There isacountry reserve of27,600 tonnes
forNew Zealand, with thebalance open toallsuppliers; imports from New Zealand are
counted first against itscountry reserve, andagainst thebalance only once thereserve
isexhausted.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)Allocations aremade tothree overlapping groups: apro-rated portion
(19,102MT) hasbeen given toimporters, inproportion totheir 1994 imports, ona
transitional basis only; thebalance (57,307MT) isallocated toprocessors (including
retailer-processors) onthebasis of1994 usage ofimported beef, andtodistributors on
thebasis of1994 sales ofimported beef toprocessors; (iv)quota allocations arevalid
foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar
year.
(c)Other access arrangements: Exports ofbeef andveal from New Zealand must be
accompanied byaNew Zealand export certificate.
(d)Other information: Allocations areexpressed inproduct weight, without conversion
factors. Importers notimporting atleast 98% oftheir quota have their allocation reduced
proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices
toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
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Milk and Dairy Products:
Fluid Milk:
-Milk and cream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar
orother sweetening matter, ofafatcontent, byweight, not
exceeding 1%, within access commitment
-Milk and cream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar
orother sweetening matter, ofafatcontent, byweight,
exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%, within access
commitment0401.10.10
0401.20.10(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: There arenoallocations toimporters. Byvirtue ofGeneral
Import Permit #1,anyresident ofCanada may import upto$20worth ofdairy products,
including fluid milk andcream, forthepersonal useoftheimporter andhishousehold.
TheGeneral Import Permit may beinvoked anunlimited number oftimes. Itisestimated
thattheglobal access quantity will beentirely accounted forunder theGeneral Import
Permit.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d) Other information: None applicable.
Concentrated Condensed Milk/Cream:
-Milk and cream, not containing added sugar orother
sweetening matter, other than inpowder, granules orother
solid forms, ofafatcontent, byweight, exceeding 1.5%,
within access commitment
-Milk and cream, containing added sugar orother sweetening
matter, other than inpowder, granules orother solid forms,
within access commitment0402.91.10
0402.99.10(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: The access quantity isallocated toAustralia.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)The TRQ isentirely allocated toonehistorical importer; (iv)quota
allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly
within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Iftheimporter does notimport atleast 90% ofitsquota, its
allocation will bereduced proportionately inthesucceeding year.Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
Page 7Yogurt:
-Yogurt, within access commitment 0403.10.10 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii), (iii)Allocations aremade tohistorical importers, regardless ofsector
ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; amounts retrieved through theapplication
ofunder-utilizationpenaltiesareredistributedperiodicallytoapplicants,withoutrestriction;
(iv)quota allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30
days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir quota will have
their allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details
arepublishedinNoticestoImporters(availablethroughtheCanadianMissiononrequest).
Powdered Buttermilk:
-Powdered buttermilk, within access commitment 0403.90.11 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries: The access quantity isallocated toNew Zealand.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)The TRQ isentirely allocated toonehistorical importer; (iv)quota
allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly
within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d) Other information: Iftheimporter does notimport atleast 90% ofitsquota, its
allocation will bereduced proportionately inthesucceeding year.Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
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Other Products ofMilk Constituents:
-Products consisting ofnatural milk constituents, whether ornot
containing added sugar orother sweetening matter, not
elsewhere specified orincluded, within access commitment0404.90.10 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii),(iii)Foratransitional period (through toMarch 31,1995), import permits
will beissued onafirst-come-first-served basis foraportion oftheTRQ (869MT); for
thebalance oftheyear, allocations willbemade toapplicants totheextent oftheir needs
or,ifdemand exceeds available quota, onaproratabasis; (iv)quota allocations arevalid
foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar
year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir quota will have
their allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details
arepublished inNotices toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
Other Dairy:
-Food preparations ofgoods ofheading Nos. 04.01 to04.04,
not inretail packaging, not containing cocoa powder or
containing cocoa powder inproportion byweight ofless than
10%, other than inretail preparations forinfant use, other than
icecream mixes oricemilk mixes, within access commitment1901.90.33 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Access isadministered through import permits issued
bytheExport andImport Controls Bureau oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs and
International Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; (ii), (iii)The TRQ
isadministered onafirst-come-first-served basis, without restriction ontheapplicants;
(iv)permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters
(available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
Page 9IceCream:
-Icecream and other edible ice, whether ornotcontaining
cocoa, other than flavoured iceandicesherbets, within access
commitment2105.00.91 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii), (iii)Allocations aremade tohistorical importers, regardless ofsector
ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; amounts retrieved through theapplication
ofunder-utilizationpenaltiesareredistributedperiodicallytoapplicants,withoutrestriction;
(iv)quota allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30
days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir quota have their
allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details are
published inNotices toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
Cheese:
-Cheese and curd, within access commitment 04.06 inc.
0406.10.10
0406.20.11
0406.20.91
0406.30.10
0406.40.10
0406.90.11
0406.90.21
0406.90.31
0406.90.41
0406.90.51
0406.90.61
0406.90.71
0406.90.81
0406.90.91
0406.90.93
0406.90.95
0406.90.98(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: 60% ofthetariff quota isreserved forimports
from theEU, 40% forimports from allother sources.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii), (iii)Allocations aremade tohistorical importers, regardless ofsector
ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports, conditional onthese importers stillbeing
active inthecheese trade; (iv)quota allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits
arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast 95% oftheir quota have their
allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details are
published inNotices toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
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Eggs and egg products:
-Birds 'eggs, other than hatching, offowls ofthespecies Gallus
domesticus, inshell, fresh, preserved orcooked, within access
commitment
-Birds 'egg yolks, dried, within access commitment
-Birds 'eggyolks, other than dried, within access commitment
-Birds 'eggs, notinshell, dried, other than egg yolks, within
access commitment
-Birds 'eggs, notinshell, fresh, cooked bysteaming orby
boiling inwater, moulded, frozen orotherwise preserved,
whether ornotcontaining added sugar orother sweetening
matter, other than egg yolks, other than dried, within access
commitment
-Egg preparations, within access commitment
-Egg albumin, dried, evaporated desiccated orpowdered, within
access commitment
-Egg albumin, other than dried, evaporated, desiccated or
powdered, within access commitment0407.00.18
0408.11.10
0408.19.10
0408.91.10
0408.99.10
2106.90.71
3502.10.11
3502.10.91(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport Controls
Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf
oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB also issues import permits against these
allocations; (ii), (iii) Allocations ofshell eggs andliquid/frozen eggs quota aremade
inthefirst instance tohistorical importers, regardless ofsector ofactivity, inproportion
tohistorical imports; thebalance ofthequota isallocated toqualified applicants (federally-
registered graders, inthecase ofshell eggs; processors, wholesalers anddistributors in
thecase ofliquid/frozen eggproducts) onthebasis ofthroughput (market share system);
thepowdered eggs quota isadministered onafirst-come-first-served basis; hatching eggs
forbreeding purposes arecaptured bytheshell eggtariff item, andimport permits are
issued freely ondemand; (iv)quota allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits
arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: That access which issubject toNAFTA provisions is
distributed between shell eggs, liquid/frozen eggs andpowdered eggs intheproportions
1.647 :0.714 :0.627, thetotal constituting 2.988% ofdomestic shell eggproduction
inthepreceding year.
(d) Other information: Shell egg quota isexpressed indozens; liquid/frozen and
powdered eggs quotas areexpressed inkilogrammes. Shell eggs destined forbreaking
purposes areconsidered liquid eggs andareconverted atarateofonedozen ungraded,
nest-run orGrade Cshell eggs to0.575 kilogrammes ofliquid/frozen eggs. Importers
notimporting atleast 90% ofeach quota have their allocation reduced proportionately
inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters
(available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).Table MA: 1 Market Access: Canada
Reporting Period: Calendary Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3G/AG/N/CAN/1
Page 11Margarine:
-Margarine, excluding liquid margarine, within access
commitment
-Substitutes forbutter, within access commitment1517.10.10
1517.90.21(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Access isadministered through import permits issued
bytheExport andImport Controls Bureau oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs and
International Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; (ii), (iii)The TRQ
isadministered onafirst-come-first-served basis, without restriction ontheapplicants
(except thatnoapplicant may import more than 100tonnes inacalendar year); (iv)permits
arenormally valid for30days, butonly within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: The TRQ will beadministered onaquarterly basis,
with anyunused portion ofonequarter 'sallocation carrying forward uptothelastquarter
ofthecalendar year. There willbeareserve of50MT forkosher margarine forPassover.
(d)Other information: Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters
(available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
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