Environmental mainstreaming and sustainable development in Cohesion Policy

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1 Prvisins, hks and entry pints fr: Envirnmental mainstreaming and sustainable develpment in Chesin Plicy December 2013 Intrductin This tlkit prvides EU funds practitiners, whether it be relevant fficials in municipalities, ptential EU funds grantees, lcal cmmunities, civil sciety rganisatins r interested members f the public, with an verview f all the legal regulatins related t envirnmental mainstreaming and sustainable develpment that have been intrduced int the frthcming EU budgetary perid f In practical terms, cverage is prvided, t, f the relevant envirnmental mainstreaming strategies and mechanisms. Als included is a brief intrductin t the CO2MPARE tl that has been develped t allw interested parties t calculate the carbn ftprint f activities that have been set ut by funding authrities in EU funds peratinal prgrammes. These new envirnmental requirements shuld be the building blcks n which significantly greater quality EU spending is delivered ver the next seven years, spending that needs t d mre fr cmmunities acrss Eurpe and ur lcal and cllective envirnment. Bankwatch and Friends f the Earth Eurpe intend t clsely mnitr the new rund f EU spending in ur regin f central and eastern Eurpe, and we will wrk t ensure that envirnmental aspiratins and regulatins are neither abused r left t gather dust in a filing cabinet marked EU funds they must be adhered t and see the full light f day, fr the cllective Eurpean gd. Fr mre infrmatin cntact: Markus Trilling EU Funds Crdinatr CEE Bankwatch Netwrk/Friends f the Earth Eurpe Rue d'edimburg Brussels - Belgium Tel

2 Cntents 1. Investment pririties with envirnmental fcus... 3 a) Cmmn Prvisins Regulatin (CPR) Art. 9 - Thematic bjectives... 3 b) Investment pririties relating t envirnment (ERDF + Chesin Fund)... 3 c) Investment pririties relating t envirnment (ERDF nly)... 3 d) ERDF (art. 5) investment pririties/thematic Objectives (TO)... 4 e) Chesin Fund (art. 2) scpe f supprt... 4 f) Chesin Fund (art. 3) investment pririties... 5 g) Eurpean Scial Fund (art. 3) scpe f supprt... 5 h) ERDF thematic cncentratin n shift twards a lw-carbn ecnmy Tls fr envirnmental mainstreaming... 6 a) Mainstreaming f sustainable develpment (art. 8 CPR) hrizntal principle... 6 b) Climate mainstreaming in EU Plicies Eurpe 2020 EU Budget... 7 c) CO2MPARE Carbn Tracking Tl fr OPs... 8 d) Cmmn Strategic Framewrk (CSF)(ANNEX 1 CPR)... 8 e) Envirnmental ex-ante cnditinalities (EACs) f) Ex ante evaluatin f prgrammes The urban dimensin a) Sustainable Urban Develpment b) Investment pririties targeted at urban areas c) Cmmunity-Led Lcal Develpment Capacity building a) JASPERS tlkit fr training and capacity building n EIA/SEA b) Technical assistance fr stakehlders Majr prjects Delegated Acts/Implementing Acts cncerning ERDF/Chesin Fund ANNEX: DG CLIMATE ACTION fact sheets fr climate mainstreaming excerpts a) Mitigatin actins ERDF b) Mitigatin actins CF c) Mitigatin actins ETC d) CLIMATE MAINSTEAMING ASSESSMENTS IN PAs e) CLIMATE MAINSTEAMING ASSESSMENTS IN ERDF AND CF OPs

3 1. Investment pririties with envirnmental fcus a) Cmmn Prvisins Regulatin (CPR) Art. 9 - Thematic bjectives 1) Research, technlgical develpment and innvatin; 2) Infrmatin and cmmunicatin technlgies; 3) Cmpetitiveness f SMEs, the agricultural sectr (fr the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sectr (fr the EMFF); 4) Shift twards a lw-carbn ecnmy in all sectrs; 5) Prmting climate change adaptatin, risk preventin & management; 6) Preserving and prtecting the envirnment &prmting resurce efficiency; 7) Prmting sustainable transprt &remving bttlenecks in key netwrk infrastructures; 8) Prmting sustainable and quality emplyment and supprting labur mbility; 9) Prmting scial inclusin, cmbating pverty and any discriminatin; 10) Educatin, training and vcatinal training fr skills and lifelng learning; 11) Institutinal capacity f public authrities and stakehlders and an efficient public administratin. b) Investment pririties relating t envirnment (ERDF + Chesin Fund) Investing in the waste sectr t meet the requirements f the Unin s envirnmental acquis and t address needs, identified by Member States, fr investment ging beynd thse requirements; Investing in the water sectr t meet the requirements f the Unin s envirnmental acquis and t address needs, identified by Member States, fr investment ging beynd thse requirements; Prtecting and restring bidiversity, sil prtectin and restratin and prmting ecsystem services including NATURA 2000 and green infrastructures; Actin t imprve the urban envirnment, revitalisatin f cities, regeneratin and decntaminatin f brwnfield sites (including cnversin areas), reductin f air pllutin and prmtin f nisereductin measures. Supprting the shift twards a lw-carbn ecnmy thrugh investments in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy surces, smart energy management and sustainable urban develpment including transprt. c) Investment pririties relating t envirnment (ERDF nly) Cnserving, prtecting, prmting and develping natural and cultural heritage; Prmting innvative technlgies t imprve envirnmental prtectin and resurce efficiency in the waste sectr, water sectr, sil prtectin r t reduce air pllutin; Supprting industrial transitin twards a resurce-efficient ecnmy, prmting green grwth, ecinnvatin and envirnmental perfrmance management in the public and private sectrs. 3

4 d) ERDF (art. 5) investment pririties/thematic Objectives (TO) TO 4 - supprting the shift twards a lw-carbn ecnmy in all sectrs: (a) prmting the prductin and distributin f energy derived frm renewable surces; (b) prmting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in enterprises; (c) supprting energy efficiency, smart energy management and renewable energy use in public infrastructures, including in public buildings, and in the husing sectr; infrastructures and in the husing sectr; (d) develping and implementing smart distributin systems at lw and medium vltage levels; (e) prmting lw-carbn strategies fr all types f territries, in particular fr urban areas, including the prmtin f sustainable multi-mdal urban mbility and mitigatin relevant adaptatin measures; (ea) prmting research in, innvatin in and adptin f lw-carbn technlgies; (eb) prmting the use f high-efficiency c-generatin f heat and pwer based n useful heat demand; TO 5 - prmting climate change adaptatin, risk preventin and management thrugh: (a) adaptatin t climate change, including ec-system based appraches; (b) address specific risks, disaster resilience and develping disaster management systems; TO 6 - preserving and prtecting the envirnment and prmting resurce efficiency thrugh: (a) Investments in the waste sectr t meet the requirements f the acquis (..); (b) Investing in the water sectr t meet the requirements f the acquis (..) ; (c) cnserving, prtecting, prmting and develping natural and cultural heritage; (d) prtecting and restring bidiversity, sil prtectin and restratin and prmting ecsystem services including NATURA 2000 and green infrastructures; (e) actin t imprve the urban envirnment, revitalisatin f cities, regeneratin and decntaminatin f brwnfield sites, reductin f air pllutin, nise reductin measures; (ea) prmting innvative technlgies t imprve envirnmental prtectin and resurce efficiency in the waste sectr, water sectr, sil prtectin r t reduce air pllutin; (eb) supprting industrial transitin twards a resurce-efficient ecnmy, prmting green grwth, ec-innvatin and envirnmental perfrmance management in the public and private sectrs; e) Chesin Fund (art. 2) scpe f supprt The CF shall supprt : (a) investments in the envirnment, sustainable develpment and energy which present envirnmental benefits; (b) trans-eurpean netwrks in the area f transprt infrastructure; (c) technical assistance. while ensuring an apprpriate balance and accrding t the investment and infrastructure needs specific t each MS. 4

5 f) Chesin Fund (art. 3) investment pririties (b) Prmting climate change adaptatin, risk preventin and management: (i) adaptatin t climate change, including ec-system based appraches; (ii) address specific risks, disaster resilience and develping disaster management systems; (c) preserving and prtecting the envirnment, prmting resurce efficiency (i) investing in the waste sectr t meet the requirements f the acquis (ii) investing in the water sectr t meet the requirements f acquis (iii) prtecting and restring bidiversity, sil prtectin and restratin and prmting ecsystem services including thrugh NATURA 2000 and green infrastructures; (iv) actin t imprve the urban envirnment, revitalisatin f cities, regeneratin and decntaminatin f brwnfield sites (including cnversin areas), reductin f air pllutin and nise-reductin measures. g) Eurpean Scial Fund (art. 3) scpe f supprt - Supprting the shift twards a lw-carbn, climate-resilient, resurce-efficient and envirnmentally sustainable ecnmy, - thrugh the imprvement f educatin and training systems necessary fr the adaptatin f skills and qualificatins, up-skilling f the labur frce, and the creatin f new jbs in sectrs related t the envirnment and energy; h) ERDF thematic cncentratin n shift twards a lw-carbn ecnmy At least 80% (mre develped regins), 60 % (transitin regins) r 50% (less develped regins) t innvatin, ICT, SMEs and lw carbn ecnmy. At least 20% (mre develped), 15% (transitin regins) r 12% (15% if measures under Chesin Fund are cunted in) (less develped regins) t lw carbn ecnmy. The Chesin Fund can cntribute t ERDF thematic cncentratin requirements fr the lw carbn ecnmy. In case f less develped regins, this will increase the requirement frm 12 % t 15%. Fr the purpses f thematic cncentratin NUTS 2 regins cnsisting slely f island MS r f islands in MS which receive supprt frm the CF, r which are utermst regins, shall be cnsidered less develped regins. 5

6 2. Tls fr envirnmental mainstreaming a) Mainstreaming f sustainable develpment (art. 8 CPR) hrizntal principle Mandate frm the EU Treaty regarding sustainable develpment and preserving, prtecting and imprving the envirnment: - The bjectives f the ESI Funds shall be pursued in the framewrk f sustainable develpment and (.) preserving, prtecting and imprving the envirnment, ( ) taking int accunt the plluter pays principle. - MSs and the Cmmissin shall ensure that envirnmental prtectin requirements, resurce efficiency, climate change mitigatin and adaptatin, bidiversity, disaster resilience and risk preventin and management are prmted in the preparatin and implementatin f PAs and OPs. - Applicatin f hrizntal principles shall be described in the PA (art. 14, CPR). - Each OP shall include a descriptin f hw envirnmental prtectin requirements, resurce efficiency, climate change mitigatin and adaptatin, disaster resilience and risk preventin and management are taken int accunt. - Mnitring cmmittees shall examine the actins t prmte SD (art. 100, CPR). - Implementatin reprts t be prepared as f 2016, shall describe the actins taken t prmte SD (art, 101, CPR). - Specific tracking the financial supprt fr climate change bjectives via Ri Markers applied t the categries f interventin. 6

7 b) Climate mainstreaming in EU Plicies Eurpe 2020 EU Budget Please check DG Clima climate mainstreaming assessment sheets: Respectively lk at selected cpy-pasted examples in the Annex f the paper Climate mainstreaming in EU Budget At least 20% climate-related expenditure as reaffirmed by Cuncil 7-8 February Tracking f climate spending Prpsed legislative package fr ESIF (ERDF, ESF, CF, EAFRD, EMFF) - Thematic bjective 4 'supprting the shift twards a lw-carbn ecnmy in all sectrs' - Thematic bjective 5 'prmting climate change adaptatin, risk preventin and management' (- see fund-specific regulatins, e.g. ERDF and CF) - Mainstreaming acrss all thematic bjectives, investment pririties: - Relevant additinal funding mechanisms include, fr example JEREMIE and JESSICA, and the Hrizn 2020 and LIFE prgrammes shuld include climate actin - PA shws the ttal indicative amunt f supprt freseen fr climate change bjectives 7

8 - Financial allcatins fr climate actin will cntribute t reaching the verall EU target that 20 % f EU expenditures shuld be climate related. They must respect the defined minimum allcatins fr TO4. - effective implementatin requires an apprpriate indicatr framewrk fr perfrmance mnitring c) CO2MPARE Carbn Tracking Tl fr OPs CO2MPARE is an EXCEL tl calculating the carbn impact f OPs based n the allcatins t the varius categries f interventin. Each categry f interventin has a typical carbn ftprint. By assessing the emissin impact per eur spent fr a given type f activity in this categry and multiplying this by the amunt spent n the activity, the CO2 emissins f different spending scenaris fr an OP can be cmpared. The tl as such is quite easy t handle, yu just enter the amunts fr each categry f interventin, and EXCEL autmatically calculates CO2 emissins. Hwever, the default carbn impact value f a specific categry f interventin is based n "Standardized Investment Cmpnents" (SICs). These are different frm cuntry t cuntry, and needed t be adjusted cuntry specific t give an ABSOLUT evidence f estimated CO2 emissins. Natinal experts wuld need t create the apprpriate SICs fr yur cuntry. But still yu can use CO2MPARE t make a RELATIVE assessment f the OP, i.e. if EUR 200 mi wuld be shifted frm rads t rail, we culd decrease the CO2 impact f that OP by 20%. Get the tl and guidance here: d) Cmmn Strategic Framewrk (CSF) (ANNEX 1 CPR) The Cmmn Strategic Framewrk shall prvide strategic guiding principles in rder t achieve an integrated develpment apprach using the Eurpean Structural and Investment Funds crdinated with ther Unin instruments and plicies, in line with the plicy bjectives and headline targets f the Eurpe 2020 strategy and, where apprpriate, the flagship initiatives, while taking int accunt the key territrial challenges and specific natinal, reginal and lcal cntexts. LIFE and the envirnmental acquis 1. Member States and the Cmmissin shall, thrugh the applicatin f the principle f sustainable develpment in accrdance with Article 8, seek t explit synergies with Unin plicy instruments (bth funding and nn-funding instruments) serving climate change mitigatin and adaptatin, envirnmental prtectin and resurce efficiency. 2. Member States shall prmte and, ensure cmplementarity and crdinatin with LIFE, in particular with integrated prjects in the areas f nature, bidiversity, water, waste, air, climate change mitigatin and climate change adaptatin... thrugh integrated prjects under the LIFE Prgramme as well as by prmting the use f slutins, methds and appraches validated under the LIFE Prgramme, inter alia, including investments in green infrastructure, energy efficiency, ec-innvatin, ecsystem-based slutins, and the adptin f related innvative technlgies. 8

9 3. The relevant sectral plans, prgrammes r strategies (including the Priritised Actin Framewrk, the River Basin Management Plan, the Waste Management Plan, the mitigatin plan r adaptatin strategy) may serve as the crdinatin framewrk, where supprt is freseen fr these areas. Transprt and the Cnnecting Eurpe Facility Member States shall fcus n sustainable frms f transprt and sustainable urban mbility, taking int accunt the need t imprve the quality, accessibility and reliability f transprt services t prmte public transprt. Once identified, investments shall be priritised accrding t their cntributin t mbility, sustainability, t reducing greenhuse gas emissins, and t the Single Eurpean Transprt Area, in accrdance with the visin set ut in the Cmmissin s White Paper n Transprt fr a cmpetitive and resurce-efficient transprt system, highlighting that a significant reductin in greenhuse gases is required in the transprt sectr. The cntributin f prjects t sustainable Eurpean freight transprt netwrks thrugh the develpment f inland waterways shuld be prmted n the basis f a prir assessment f their envirnmental impact. Sustainable develpment Member States and managing authrities shall, in all phases f implementatin, ensure the full mainstreaming f sustainable develpment int the Eurpean Structural and Investment Funds, respecting the principle f sustainable develpment as laid dwn in Article 3(3) f the Treaty n Eurpean Unin, as well as the bligatin t integrate envirnmental prtectin requirements accrding t Article 11 and the plluter pays principle as set ut in Article 191(2) f the Treaty n the Functining f the Eurpean Unin. Managing authrities shall undertake actins thrughut the prgramme lifecycle, t avid r reduce envirnmentally harmful effects f interventins and ensure results in net scial, envirnmental and climate benefits. Actins t be undertaken may include the fllwing: (a) directing investments twards the mst resurce-efficient and sustainable ptins, (b) aviding investments that may have a significant negative envirnmental r climate impact, and supprting actins t mitigate any remaining impacts, (c) taking a lng-term perspective when life-cycle csts f alternative ptins fr investment are cmpared, (d) increasing the use f green public prcurement. Member States shall take int cnsideratin the climate change mitigatin and adaptatin ptential f investments made with the supprt f the Eurpean Structural and Investment Funds, in accrdance with Article 8 f this Regulatin, and ensure that they are resilient t the impact f climate change and natural disasters such as increased risks f flding, drughts, heat waves, frest fires and extreme weather events. Investments shall be cnsistent with the water management hierarchy (in line with the EU Water Framewrk Directive), with a fcus n demand management ptins. Alternative supply ptins shall nly be cnsidered when the ptential fr water savings and efficiency has been exhausted. Public interventin in the waste management sectr shall cmplement effrts by the private sectr, in particular in relatin t prducer respnsibility. Investments shall encurage innvative appraches that prmte high levels f recycling. Investments shall be cnsistent with the waste hierarchy established under Directive 2008/98/EC (Waste Framewrk Directive). Expenditure related t bidiversity and the prtectin f natural resurces shall be cnsistent with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). 9

10 Climate change mitigatin and adaptatin In accrdance with Article 8 f this Regulatin climate change mitigatin and adaptatin and risk preventin shall be integrated in the preparatin and implementatin f Partnership Agreements and prgrammes. e) Envirnmental ex-ante cnditinalities (EACs) One general EAC: effective applicatin f the EIA-SEA legislatin. Tw thematic EAC fr envirnment: water sectr (adequate water pricing plicy and adptin f river basin management plans; Waste sectr (implementatin reprt, waste management plans, waste preventin prgrammes and necessary measures t achieve the recycling targets fr 2020). EAC fr energy: current EE and RES regulatins, Buildings Perfrmance, Energy Efficiency, Renewables measures t ensure minimum requirements are in place related t the energy perfrmance f buildings; measures necessary t establish a system f certificatin f the energy perfrmance f buildings; measures t ensure strategic planning n energy efficiency; Transparent supprt schemes, pririty in grid access r guaranteed access and pririty in dispatching, as well as standard rules relating t the bearing and sharing f csts f technical adaptatins which have been made public are in place; A Member State has adpted a natinal renewable energy actin plan; EAC fr transprt: existence f a cmprehensive transprt plan which fulfills legal requirements fr SEA f) Ex ante evaluatin f prgrammes The ex-ante evaluatin f the OPs shall appraise the adequacy f planned measures t prmte sustainable develpment (art. 48(3)(m)) Ex-ante evaluatins shall incrprate, where apprpriate, the requirements fr Strategic Envirnmental Assessment set ut in implementatin f Directive 2001/42/EC. 10

11 3. The urban dimensin Territrial develpment has fur pssible dimensins; all with a pssible relatin t climate actin and envirnment: cmmunity-led lcal develpment, integrated territrial investments, sustainable urban develpment: a) Sustainable Urban Develpment Challenges t tackle: Urban sprawl Sustainable use f resurces Urban & rural ec-systems Urban mbility Ways t tackle: Enhancing the integrated apprach Better invlvement f cities Significant envirnmental/climate aspect t SUD in the perid: Built int ERDF Article 7 Sustainable urban develpment The ERDF shall supprt, within OP, sustainable urban develpment thrugh strategies setting ut integrated actins t tackle the ecnmic, envirnmental, climate, demgraphic and scial challenges affecting urban areas, taking int accunt the need t prmte urban-rural linkages. At least 5% f the ERDF resurces shall be allcated at natinal level: Member States shuld earmark at least 5% f ERDF resurces fr integrated sustainable urban develpment with a degree f management delegated t urban authrity level (level f delegatin depends n administrative structure and capacity but there is a minimum requirement =selectin f prjects) Including many envirnment-related urban investment pririties energy efficiency in husing sectr, sustainable urban mbility, climate change adaptatin, actin t imprve the urban envirnment and regenerate brwnfield sites etc. Envirnmental challenges will als be tackled thrugh Urban Innvative Actins and Cmmunity-Led Lcal Develpment b) Investment pririties targeted at urban areas Article 5 f the ERDF regulatin 4(e) prmting lw-carbn strategies fr all types f territries, in particular fr urban areas, including the prmtin f sustainable multi-mdal urban mbility and mitigatin relevant adaptatin measures; 6(e) actin t imprve the urban envirnment, revitalisatin f cities, [ ] regeneratin and decntaminatin f brwnfield sites (including cnversin areas), reductin f air pllutin and prmtin f nise-reductin measures; 11

12 9(b) supprt fr physical, ecnmic and scial regeneratin f deprived cmmunities in urban and rural areas, T be implemented thrugh integrated urban strategies (IUS)that take int accunt ecnmic, scial, envirnmental, climate and demgraphic challenges. Three ways t prgramme the minimum 5% - dedicated OP, dedicated pririty axis, r thrugh Integrated Territrial Investment (ITI). (Infrmatin received suggests mst Member States will pt fr either dedicated pririty axis r ITI) Urban Innvative Actins (Article 8 ERDF regulatin) 330m ( ) T prmte innvative and experimental appraches and slutins in the field f sustainable urban develpment Pssible fr all thematic bjectives f chesin plicy Fr example: frward-lking and cutting-edge studies, pilt prjects and demnstratin prjects f EU interest (t be judged n innvative character, transferability) c) Cmmunity-Led Lcal Develpment Article CPR Based n the LEADER apprach (EARDF) Supprt frm all 5 Funds (ERDF, ESF, CF, EARDF, EMFF) Supprt fr lcal develpment strategies can be fcused n envirnmental challenges (e.g. n carbn reductin in an area) Designed and implemented by the lcal cmmunity (lcal actin grups) Partners frm public and private sectr, civil sciety, etc. Neither public sectr nr any interest grup t represent mre than 49% f vting rights! 12

13 4. Capacity building a) JASPERS tlkit fr training and capacity building n EIA/SEA Capacity building events Adptin f best practices and guidelines Tlkit and recmmendatins fr develping a cmprehensive training strategy n SEA/EIA Guidelines n the implementatin f art.7 f the EIA Directive Guidelines fr develping EIA reprts fr recurrent type f sectral prjects The tlkit is available n the Publicatin sectin f the JASPERS Netwrking Platfrm website ( b) Technical assistance fr stakehlders Art. 5 ERDF, (11) enhancing institutinal capacity f public authrities and stakehlders and an efficient public administratin by strengthening f institutinal capacity and the efficiency f public administratins and public services related t implementatin f the ERDF, and in supprt f actins in institutinal capacity and in the efficiency f public administratin supprted by the ESF. Article 52 ERDF: Technical Assistance f the Member States: t the initiative f a Member State, the ESI Funds may supprt actins fr preparatin, management, mnitring, evaluatin, infrmatin and cmmunicatin, netwrking, cmplaint reslutin, and cntrl and audit. The ESI Funds may be used by the Member State t supprt actins fr the reductin f administrative burden fr beneficiaries, including electrnic data exchange systems, actins t reinfrce the capacity f Member State authrities and beneficiaries t administer and use these Funds, as well as actins t reinfrce the capacity f, and exchange best practices between, relevant partners in line with Article 5(3) (e). These actins may cncern preceding and subsequent prgramming perids. 13

14 5. Majr prjects CPR Art Majr prjects (MP) : > 50 millin and > 75 millin fr transprt - ttal eligible csts Majr Prjects are assessed by independent experts r by the Cmmissin. An analysis f the envirnmental impact taking int accunt climate change adaptatin and mitigatin needs and disaster resilience -> upgrade cmpared t , where the analysis f the envirnmental impact was amng ther inf t be submitted List f MP t be submitted with OPs 6. Delegated Acts/Implementing Acts cncerning ERDF/Chesin Fund Delegated acts: Cde f Cnduct n Partnership Allcatin perfrmance reserve Simplified csts Functins f Authrities Implementing acts: Cntents f ETC prgrammes Cntents f implementatin reprts Reprting n sustainable develpment 14

15 7. ANNEX: DG CLIMATE ACTION fact sheets fr climate mainstreaming excerpts a) Mitigatin actins ERDF 15

16 b) Mitigatin actins CF 16

17 c) Mitigatin actins ETC 17

18 d) CLIMATE MAINSTEAMING ASSESSMENTS IN PAs 18

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20 e) CLIMATE MAINSTEAMING ASSESSMENTS IN ERDF AND CF OPs 20

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