ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 445

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 64
29 October 2021

Contents

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
2020-2021 SESSION
Sittings of 14 to 18 December 2020
TEXTS ADOPTED

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RESOLUTIONS

European Parliament

Wednesday 16 December 2020

2021/C 445/01

European Parliament resolution of 16 December 2020 on a new strategy for European SMEs (2020/2131(INI))

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Thursday 17 December 2020

2021/C 445/02

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, the Interinstitutional Agreement, the EU Recovery Instrument and the Rule of Law Regulation (2020/2923(RSP)

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2021/C 445/03

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the implementation of the Dublin III Regulation (2019/2206(INI))

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2021/C 445/04

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the implementation of the Return Directive (2019/2208(INI))

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2021/C 445/05

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D069145/02 — 2020/2891(RSP))

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2021/C 445/06

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × MON 87411 and genetically modified maize combining two or three of the single events MON 87427, MON 89034, MIR162 and MON 87411 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D069146/02 — 2020/2892(RSP))

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2021/C 445/07

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MIR604 (SYN-IR6Ø4-5) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D069147/02 — 2020/2893(RSP))

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2021/C 445/08

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 88017 (MON-88Ø17-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D069148/02 — 2020/2894(RSP))

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2021/C 445/09

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 (MON-89Ø34-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D069149/02 — 2020/2895(RSP))

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2021/C 445/10

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Minority SafePack — one million signatures for diversity in Europe’ (2020/2846(RSP))

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2021/C 445/11

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions (2020/2084(INI))

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2021/C 445/12

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on sustainable corporate governance (2020/2137(INI))

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2021/C 445/13

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (2020/2767(RSP))

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2021/C 445/14

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (2020/2913(RSP))

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2021/C 445/15

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on Iran, in particular the case of 2012 Sakharov Prize Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh (2020/2914(RSP))

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2021/C 445/16

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the implementation of the EU water legislation (2020/2613(RSP))

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2021/C 445/17

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the EU Security Union Strategy (2020/2791(RSP))

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2021/C 445/18

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality (2020/2896(RSP))

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2021/C 445/19

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change (2020/2532(RSP))

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2021/C 445/20

European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the outcome of the Committee on Petitions’ deliberations during 2019 (2020/2044(INI))

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Friday 18 December 2020

2021/C 445/21

European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2020 on the deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) (2020/2912(RSP))

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OPINIONS

European Parliament

Tuesday 15 December 2020

2021/C 445/22

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the substance group 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (covering well-defined substances and substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products or biological materials, polymers and homologues) (D070073/02 — 2020/2898(RPS))

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2021/C 445/23

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Accounting Standard 39 and International Financial Reporting Standards 4, 7, 9 and 16 (D069602/01 — 2020/2851(RPS))

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Parliament

Wednesday 16 December 2020

2021/C 445/24

European Parliament decision of 16 December 2020 on the conclusion of an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (2018/2070(ACI))

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Thursday 17 December 2020

2021/C 445/25

European Parliament decision of 17 December 2020 on amendments to the Rules of Procedure in order to ensure the functioning of Parliament in extraordinary circumstances (2020/2098(REG))

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III   Preparatory acts

European Parliament

Monday 14 December 2020

2021/C 445/26

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 December 2020 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties and amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 600/2014, (EU) No 806/2014 and (EU) 2015/2365 and Directives 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2014/59/EU and (EU) 2017/1132 (09644/1/2020 — C9-0376/2020 — 2016/0365(COD))

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Tuesday 15 December 2020

2021/C 445/27

European Parliament decision of 15 December 2020 on the nomination of Marek Opiola as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0350/2020 — 2020/0806(NLE))

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2021/C 445/28

P9_TA(2020)0340
Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention area ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (COM(2020)0308 — C9-0203/2020 — 2020/0139(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0139
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007

215

2021/C 445/29

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Japan (09292/2020 — C9-0205/2020 — 2019/0275(NLE))

216

2021/C 445/30

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2020 (11260/20 — C9-0372/2020 — 2020/0274(NLE))

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2021/C 445/31

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands concerning an extension of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (11262/20 — C9-0368/2020 — 2020/0275(NLE))

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2021/C 445/32

European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) (06230/3/2020 — C9-0354/2020 — 2017/0332(COD))

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2021/C 445/33

P9_TA(2020)0345
European Year of Rail (2021) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Rail (2021) (COM(2020)0078 — C9-0076/2020 — 2020/0035(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0035
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Rail (2021)

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2021/C 445/34

P9_TA(2020)0346
Authorising the Commission to vote in favour of the capital increase of the European Investment Fund ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 December 2020 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council authorising the Commission to vote in favour of the capital increase of the European Investment Fund (COM(2020)0774 — C9-0378/2020 — 2020/0343(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0343
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and of the Council authorising the Commission to vote in favour of an increase in the authorised capital of the European Investment Fund

222

2021/C 445/35

European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2020 on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 10/2020 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 — Increase of payment appropriations in line with updated forecasts of expenditure and other adjustments to expenditure and revenue (13643/2020 — C9-0395/2020 — 2020/0298(BUD))

223

2021/C 445/36

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 29 October 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 as regards official controls at the border control post where goods leave the Union and certain provisions on transit and transhipment (C(2020)07418 — 2020/2855(DEA))

225

2021/C 445/37

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 7 December 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification mark to be used for certain products of animal origin in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (C(2020)08765 — 2020/2907(DEA))

227

2021/C 445/38

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 20 November 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 as regards the time-limits for lodging entry summary declarations and pre-departure declarations in case of transport by sea from and to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (C(2020)08072 — 2020/2890(DEA))

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2021/C 445/39

European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission Delegated Regulation of 6 November 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 as regards the 2020 update of the taxonomy laid down in the regulatory technical standards for the single electronic reporting format (C(2020)7523 — 2020/2865(DEA))

231

Wednesday 16 December 2020

2021/C 445/40

P9_TA(2020)0354
Transitional provisions for support from the EAFRD and EAGF in the years 2021 and 2022 ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions for the support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the year 2021 and amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 229/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2021 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards their resources and application in the year 2021 (COM(2019)0581 — C9-0162/2019 — 2019/0254(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2019)0254
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022

233

2021/C 445/41

P9_TA(2020)0355
Additional resources in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: REACT-EU ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards exceptional additional resources and implementing arrangements under the Investment for growth and jobs goal to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU) (COM(2020)0451 — C9-0149/2020 — 2020/0101(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0101
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards additional resources and implementing arrangements to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and for preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU)

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2021/C 445/42

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2020 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (09980/1/2020 — C9-0407/2020 — 2018/0136(COD))

238

2021/C 445/43

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2020 on the draft Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (09970/2020 — C9-0409/2020 — 2018/0166(APP))

240

Thursday 17 December 2020

2021/C 445/44

European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2020 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the effectiveness of the European Anti-Fraud Office investigations (10008/1/2020 — C9-0393/2020 — 2018/0170(COD))

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2021/C 445/45

Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (COM(2017)0085 — C8-0034/2017 — 2017/0035(COD))

257

2021/C 445/46

P9_TA(2020)0374
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2020 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 445/2014/EU establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (COM(2020)0384 — C9-0275/2020 — 2020/0179(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0179
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 445/2014/EU establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033

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2021/C 445/47

P9_TA(2020)0381
Certain aspects of railway safety and connectivity with regard to the Channel Tunnel ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of railway safety and connectivity with regard to the cross-border infrastructure linking the Union and the United Kingdom through the Channel Fixed Link (COM(2020)0782 — C9-0379/2020 — 2020/0347(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0347
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of railway safety and connectivity with regard to the cross-border infrastructure linking the Union and the United Kingdom through the Channel Fixed Link

268

2021/C 445/48

P9_TA(2020)0389
Fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 as regards fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters (COM(2020)0830 — C9-0396/2020 — 2020/0366(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0366
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 as regards fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters

269

Friday 18 December 2020

2021/C 445/49

European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2020 on the Council position on the second draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 (13892/2020 — C9-0408/2020 — 2020/0371(BUD))

270

2021/C 445/50

P9_TA(2020)0386
Basic road freight and road passenger connectivity at the end of the transition period with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic road freight and road passenger connectivity following the end of the transition period mentioned in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (COM(2020)0826 — C9-0399/2020 — 2020/0362(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0362
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic road freight and road passenger connectivity following the end of the transition period provided for in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

294

2021/C 445/51

P9_TA(2020)0387
Air connectivity following the end of the transition period with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic air connectivity following the end of the transition period mentioned in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (COM(2020)0827 — C9-0398/2020 — 2020/0363(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0363
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic air connectivity following the end of the transition period provided for in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

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2021/C 445/52

P9_TA(2020)0388
Aviation safety at the end of the transition period with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 December 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the end of the transition period mentioned in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (COM(2020)0828 — C9-0397/2020 — 2020/0364(COD))
P9_TC1-COD(2020)0364
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the end of the transition period provided for in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

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