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The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's primary competition regulatory agency and was established under section 8 of the Commerce Act 1986.The Commission is an independent Crown entity and is not subject to direction from the government in carrying out its enforcement and regulatory control activities. Our Purpose The Commission’s purpose is to promote dynamic and responsive markets so that New Zealanders benefit from competitive prices, better quality and greater choice.
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Fullers Group Limited to acquire most of the assets of the business called 360 Discovery operated by Kiwi Kat Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has today announced that it intends to commence a Schedule 3 investigation into whether regulation of the national mobile roaming service should be extended to include price.
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The Commerce Commission today released its draft report recommending that the mobile termination prices should be regulated.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Mark Tume, seeking exemption from sections 17 and 17A of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998, in relation to PowerCo Limited’s proposal to appoint Mr Tume to its Board of Directors.
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The Commerce Commission's investigation under the Fair Trading Act into ING (NZ) Limited’s Diversified Yield and Regular Income Funds is not expected to be completed for at least six months.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A New Zealand department store chain has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act and was fined $10,000 in the Christchurch District Court today.
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MANUKAU CITY — A furniture store has pleaded guilty to 28 charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act by providing misleading information about the savings that consumers would make by buying goods on sale.
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The Commerce Commission has declined a request from Transpower that the Commission amend the administrative settlement it reached with Transpower last year.
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A distributor of the Mary Lou doll, an iconic New Zealand wooden toy, is undertaking a voluntary recall of all Mary Lou dolls sold in New Zealand since 1 June 2008.
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The Commerce Commission has today released three key discussion documents relating to regulation under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.
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The Commerce Commission has today released its revised draft guidelines on its approach to estimating the cost of capital.
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The Chair of the Commerce Commission Dr Mark Berry said he welcomes the appointment of two new Commissioners to assist with the competition agency’s high workload.
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The Commerce Commission has today released its decision on the price and non-price terms on which Telecom must make the unbundled sub-loop services available to other telecommunications providers.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Pfizer Inc.
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AUCKLAND — The Commerce Commission has received an application from Fullers Group Limited seeking clearance in relation to the proposed acquisition of most of the assets of 360 Discovery, operated by Kiwi Kat Limited.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Another New Zealand office furniture company has been fined for breaching the Fair Trading Act for claiming in advertising brochures that two models of office chairs were made in New Zealand.
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Following public consultation, the Commerce Commission has developed a new streamlined authorisation process.
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The Commerce Commission has released its final determination regarding disputes between Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and both Kaimai Cheese Company Limited and The Grate Kiwi Cheese Company Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has decided that it will not appeal against the recent decision of the High Court in Commerce Commission v Avanti Finance Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has settled with a company that specialises in providing finance to medical professionals over the incorrect calculation of mortgage break fees.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Schering-Plough Corporation seeking clearance in relation to the proposed merger between Schering-Plough Corporation and Merck & Co., Inc.
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The Commerce Commission has concluded its principal investigation into whether any participants in the wholesale or retail electricity markets may have breached Part 2 of the Commerce Act.
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The Commerce Commission today finalised its first review of backhaul services.
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The Commerce Commission has completed the first part of its investigation into banks’ break fees.
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The Securities Commission has banned advertisements by Propertyfinance Securities Limited (PFSL) for a proposed restructure of its moratorium arrangements.
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The Commerce Commission has released its 2008 telecommunications monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand telecommunications markets.
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The Commerce Commission has published its reasons for granting clearance to Fletcher Building Limited to acquire up to 100 per cent of the assets of both Stevenson Group Limiteds Whangarei masonry business and Stevensons Auckland masonry business.
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Plans have been put in place at the Commerce Commission to ensure continuity of the large workload of telecommunications decisions, during a period of transition.
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The Commerce Commission has today released draft guidelines which inform creditors and consumers about the Commission’s approach to enforcing the fees provisions under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.
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The Commerce Commission has issued formal warnings to Schindler Lifts New Zealand Limited (Schindler) and one current and one former employee for participating in a longstanding cartel arrangement which shared elevator installation contracts in the South Island.
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The Epitiro/IDC report on New Zealand broadband quality for the December 2008 quarter has been released.
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The Commerce Commission has warned the Real Estate Network Limited (REN) that it and its members risk breaching the Commerce Act.
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The Commerce Commission has developed a new streamlined authorisation process that will enable faster decisions on certain authorisation applications.
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The Commerce Commission today announced that it is deferring its decision on whether to investigate extending the regulation of the national mobile roaming service to include price.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Commerce Commission has today filed proceedings in the High Court in Auckland alleging the collusive fixing of prices in the waste oil industry.
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The Commerce Commission has received a number of complaints about text subscription services that originate from such websites.
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The Commerce Commission today issued the regulatory requirements for the accounting separation of Telecom.
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The Commerce Commission has today given feedback to three telecommunications companies on their proposed undertakings for mobile termination access services.
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The Commerce Commission has released a consultation document regarding disputes between Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and both Kaimai Cheese Company Limited and The Grate Kiwi Cheese Company Limited.
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The Commerce Commission today released a draft report on backhaul services.
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The Commerce Commission welcomes a Court of Appeal ruling today confirming the New Zealand Courts’ jurisdiction over overseas residents alleged to have breached the Commerce Act.
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The Commerce Commission welcomes the announcement today, by Commerce Minister Simon Power, of the appointment of a new Chair, Dr Mark Berry.
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Donal Curtin has welcomed the decision by Commerce Minister Simon Power agreeing to his continuing as a member of the Commerce Commission.
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The Commerce Commission has given clearance today for Auckland businessman Mr David Ferrier, or his company New Zealand Woolscourers Limited, to acquire wool scouring and wool dumping assets of Godfrey Hirst NZ Limited and shares in Cavalier Wool Holdings Limited.
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Xtra Ltd, a division of Telecom New Zealand Ltd, has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act and has been fined $45,000 in the Wellington District Court today.
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The Commerce Commission has today released draft guidelines which inform businesses about their obligations surrounding carbon offset and neutrality claims and how they are affected by the Fair Trading Act.
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The Commerce Commission is cautioning consumers to be alert after issuing more than 70 warnings relating to the sale of possible counterfeit clothing and footwear on the Trade Me website.
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One of New Zealand’s biggest retail stores has pleaded guilty to multiple breaches of the Fair Trading Act and has been fined a total of $209,600 in the Auckland District Court today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Commerce Commission conference Broadband at a Crossroads being held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on 26 and 27 February will be webcast.
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The Commerce Commission has commenced a review of the effectiveness of the enforcement framework for addressing allegations under section 36 of the Commerce Act that a firm has taken advantage of its market power.
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The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Media Monitors Pty Limited to acquire all the business and assets of Chong Bureau Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has today given clearance to Fletcher Building Limited to acquire up to 100 per cent of the assets of both Stevenson Group Limited’s Whangarei masonry business and Stevenson’s Auckland masonry business.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Commerce Commission today released a full programme for the upcoming Broadband at a Crossroads Conference being held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on 26 and 27 February.
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The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received on 22 January 2009 from Media Monitors Pty Limited seeking clearance to acquire all the business and assets of Chong Bureau Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Mr David Ferrier on 12 December 2008, seeking clearance for himself, or his company, New Zealand Woolscourers Limited, concerning the acquisition of certain assets of Godfrey Hirst New Zealand Limited and shares in Cavalier Wool Holdings Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Limited (CCA) to acquire the Baker Halls and Baker Halls Original brands, a hot-fill production line and other associated assets from Old Fashioned Foods Ltd (OFF).
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The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Fletcher Building Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Media Monitors Pty Limited seeking clearance to acquire all the business and assets of Chong Bureau Limited.
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An airline company has pleaded guilty to failing to supply information requested by the Commerce Commission under section 98 of the Commerce Act.
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A car company has been warned by the Commerce Commission about comparative claims made in advertising for one of its hybrid vehicles.
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The Commerce Commission has concluded its investigation into complaints received from consumers when KLM Royal Dutch Airlines declined to honour very cheap airfares booked via KLM’s website.
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The Commerce Commission today commenced a review of the links that provide access seekers using the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) service with a backhaul link between the telephone exchange housing their equipment and their interconnect point.
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The Commerce Commission has received undertakings from Vodafone, Telecom and NZ Communications in relation to the provision of mobile termination access services.
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TAURANGA — A Tauranga based couple specialising in homoeopathic remedies have pleaded guilty to 19 charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act for making misleading representations about their qualifications and their ability to provide cures or prevent diseases.
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Misleading customers by claiming its product was ‘100% Pure New Zealand Mineral Water’ and making false scientific claims about the benefits of its supposedly ‘energised mineral water’, which was really just processed tap water, has cost an Auckland-based company after it was prosecuted by the Commerce Commission.
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The Commerce Commission has published its reasons for declining to grant clearance for Tegel Foods Limited (Tegel) to acquire the assets and undertaking of the poultry businesses of P H Van den Brink Limited, VDB Industries Limited, Brinks South Island Limited, Southland VDB Limited, and BAT Promotions Limited, collectively known as Brinks.
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The Commerce Commission today released a discussion paper which provides an overview of the drivers and implications of Next Generation Networks (NGN) deployment internationally, and looks at the relevance of these in the New Zealand market.
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The third quarterly report on broadband quality has been released by the Commerce Commission.
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The Securities Commission has laid criminal charges and issued civil proceedings against Nathans Finance directors John Hotchin, Donald Young and Kenneth Moses.
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The Securities Commission has laid criminal charges against the chairman of Bridgecorp Bruce Davidson and non-executive directors Gary Urwin and Peter Steigrad.
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The Commerce Commission considers that Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) has not breached the Commerce Act by engaging in what it calls ‘tactical pricing’.
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Proceedings brought by the Commerce Commission have resulted in the Auckland High Court imposing a $1,050,000 penalty on Schneider Electric SA after the company admitted participating in a price-fixing and bid-rigging cartel in the gas insulated switchgear industry.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Fletcher Building Limited seeking clearance to acquire up to 100 percent of the assets of Stevenson Group Limited’s Whangarei masonry business, and Stevenson’s Auckland masonry business.
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The Commerce Commission has today released a discussion paper on the Regulatory Provisions of the Commerce Act 1986.
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The Commission has received an application from Auckland businessman Mr David Ferrier seeking clearance by him and his wholly owned company New Zealand Woolscourers Limited to acquire the wool scouring and wool dumping assets of Godfrey Hirst NZ Limited, as well as up to 100 percent of the shares in Cavalier Wool Holdings Limited and some of Godfrey Hirsts wool scouring assets at Napier.
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AUCKLAND — A Tauranga company has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act over claims a pill could make women’s breasts larger and firmer.
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The Commerce Commission is today initiating proceedings in the High Court in Auckland against 13 airlines and seven airline staff, including senior executives, for extensive and long-term cartel activity in the air cargo market.
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The Commerce Commission has today released its final standard terms determination (STD) on the non-price terms on which access providers must make co-location on cellular mobile transmission sites (the Mobile Co-location Service) available to other mobile network operators.
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As the pre-Christmas shopping season gathers momentum the Commerce Commission is issuing a timely reminder to consumers of their rights under the Fair Trading Act and Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act).
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The Commerce Commission is issuing guidelines today to provide information and guidance to schools when they enter into arrangements for the supply of school uniforms.
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The Commerce Commission today released a telecommunication service obligation (TSO) Cost Calculation Determination for the Local Residential Telephone Service covering the 2007/08 year.
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The Commerce Commission today released its report on telecommunications numbering in New Zealand currently administered under the Number Administration Deed(NAD).
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The Commerce Commission has today released guidelines to businesses that make environmental, or ‘green’, claims in their marketing.
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Investor confidence has been severely tested over the past 18 months as finance companies have collapsed or frozen repayments.
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Following public consultation the Commerce Commission has published guidelines to assist businesses and their advisers when applying to the Commission for a clearance to merge with or acquire assets of a business or shares.
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The Commerce Commission today released a telecommunication service obligation (TSO) determination for the Local Residential Telephone Service covering the 2006/07 year.
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An investigation by the Commerce Commission, after allegations that some sunscreen failed SPF or Broad Spectrum testing, has highlighted a problem with the application of the current sunscreen standard that is mandatory in Australia and voluntary in New Zealand.
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The Commerce Commission has concluded an investigation into anti-competitive conduct in the elevator industry, reaching a settlement with one company.
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Several thousand customers who bought items on ‘interest free’ terms but were incorrectly charged interest will get more than $3 million back, after an out of court settlement between the Commerce Commission and GE Finance and Insurance, trading as GE Money.
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Early registration is recommended as attendance at the conference, which will be held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on 26 and 27 February 2009, will be free and places are limited.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared ISS Holdings NZ Limited (ISS) to acquire a portion of the manned (static and mobile) guarding business of Chubb New Zealand Limited (Chubb).
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The Commerce Commission today announced it is commencing an investigation into whether mobile termination access services should be regulated.
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The Commerce Commission is seeking feedback on its quarterly and annual telecommunications market monitoring reports.
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The Commerce Commission has granted clearance to Salmon Smolt New Zealand Limited to acquire the assets of Silverstream Hatchery from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA).
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The Commerce Commission is today issuing revised information disclosure requirements for electricity distribution businesses.
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The Commerce Commission has today released the Authorisation for the Control of Supply of Natural Gas Distribution Services by Vector Ltd and Powerco Ltd, which will result in further reductions in prices for gas distribution services.
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A Wellington real estate company, Celestine Realty Limited, has been fined $7,500 in the Wellington District Court for breaches of the Fair Trading Act in relation to the use of the term buyer enquiry over.
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The Commerce Commission today issued a draft paper on the regulatory reporting requirements for the accounting separation of Telecom.
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The Commerce Commission has declined to give clearance for Tegel Foods Limited (Tegel) to acquire the assets and undertaking of the poultry businesses of P H Van den Brink Limited, VDB Industries Limited, Brinks South Island Limited, Southland VDB Limited, and BAT Promotions Limited, collectively known as Brinks.
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The second quarterly report on broadband quality has been released by the Commerce Commission.
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