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1 ANNEX R PASSPORT TEMPLATE CONTENTS A. Project title B. Project description C. Proof of project eligibility D. Unique Project Identification E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process F. Outcome sustainability assessment G. Sustainability monitoring plan H. Additionality and conservativeness deviations Annex 1 ODA declarations

2 SECTION A. Project Title Title: Saray HEPP Date: 26/07/2013 Version no.: 05 SECTION B. Project description The project start date: The Saray small scale HEPP Project (hereinafter referred to as the proposed project ) is a run-of-river small hydropower plant, owned by LASKAR Enerji Uretim Pazarlama A.S. It is located on Iyidere stream of Eastern Black Sea Basin within the borders of Ikidere locality, Of county, Trabzon Province in order to appraise the tail water of Incirli HEPP project in Kalkandere county of Rize province in Turkey. Incirli HEPP is a run-of-river activity that also belongs to LASKAR Enerji Uretim Pazarlama A.S. Since the project is appraising the tailwater of Incirli HEPP via a water intake structure, there is no diversion weir or derivation tunnel in the project structure. In order to assure the minimum flow for the stream, the diversion weir of Incirli HEPP is designated to leave the minimum amount of water for both of the projects. The installed capacity of the project is 13.5 MW and the projected annual electricity production is 6.89 GWh/y. Estimated start date of construction is 19 July Events Date Feasibility Study Report (13.5 MW) May 2010 Water Usage Agreement with DSI (11.6 MW) July 8 th, 2010 Project Introductory File 1 March 2011 Environmental Impact Exemption Letter granted by Governorship of Trabzon (11.6 MW) Electricity Generation License obtained from EPDK (11.6 MW() March 17 th,2011 April 14 th, Due to the geographical borders of the project activity, the project location has been revised to Trabzon Province. In Feasibility Study Report, it has been indicated as Rize Province.

3 SECTION C. Proof of project eligibility C.1. Scale of the Project Please tick where applicable: Project Type Large Small x C.2. Host Country Republic of Turkey, the host country, passed legislation in the parliament on Feb. 5th, 2009, ratifying Kyoto Protocol. Turkey does not have quantitative emission reduction limits nationwide yet and almost certainly will not have until post-2012 and therefore maintains to be adequate for voluntary emission reduction projects pro tem.

4 C.3. Project Type Please tick where applicable: Project type Yes No Does your project activity classify as a Renewable Energy project? x Does your project activity classify as an End-use Energy Efficiency Improvement project? x Does your project activity classify as waste handling and disposal project? x Please justify the eligibility of your project activity: Project activity involves the construction of a 13.5 MW hydroelectric power plant for electricity generation and categorized as Renewable Energy Supply according to Gold Standard description. Referring to UNFCCC definition, the project activity is in Sectoral Scope 1: Energy Industries (renewable/non-renewable sources). Type I: Renewable Energy Projects Category I.D: Renewable energy technologies that supply electricity to a grid. This category comprises renewable energy generation units, such as photovoltaics, hydro, tidal/wave, wind, geothermal and renewable biomass, that supply electricity to and/or displace electricity from an electricity distribution system that is or would have been supplied by at least one fossil fuel fired generating unit The project is a new hydropower plant, and the main construction consists of a conveyance tunnel measuring 3,640 meters, surge tank, a forebay, a penstock measuring 175 meters, two water intakes located at each end of the transmission tunnel, powerhouse switchyard and a tailwater canal. There are 3 water-turbine generator units in the powerhouse with an installed capacity of 4.5 MW each. The project makes use of water resources to generate electricity by leading the water through tunnel to the forebay and directing it through the turbine to drive the alternators. Electric power is produced in the alternator and will be subsequently delivered to Turkish National Grid via 1 km long, 34.5 kv transmission line. The project is expected to generate GWh/year of electricity.

5 Project s eligibility assessment based on Annex-C (Guidance on Project Type Eligibility), Table C-2 is as follows; Management Domain: Minimum flow which simulates the natural hydrological regime and which guarantees habitat quality is assured by the WURP (Water Usage Rights Agreement) signed between the State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) and the project owner MERTLER Enerji Uretim Pazarlama company A.Ş. and is being monitored online by DSİ via the stream gauging station installed. There is no disconnection to the lateral rivers. WURP signed between DSİ and MERTLER Enerji Uretim Pazarlama A.Ş. also determines and guarantees the minimum water depth for fish migration. In accordance with this agreement DSİ authorizes Directorate of Nature Conservation and Natural Parks to determine the minimum flow for the project. Project provides sufficient transport capacity for sediments by the sedimentation pool. As declared in the Project Introductory File submitted to Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to achieve Environmental Impact Assessment Exemption Decision, the project design assures that landscape compartments will not be destroyed, flood plain ecosystems will not be endangered and locally adapted species and ecosystems will be protected. Hydropeaking: As well as the sap water guaranteed by WURP, necessary water level is also guaranteed to protect aquatic life and protect water course from drying. Reservoir management: The project activity does not include any reservoir structure and thus can be considered eligible in terms of reservoir management. Sediment management: The project includes two sedimentation pools on both rivers that the project uses water from. These sedimentation pools are for settling down the large sediments which may damage the turbines and release other smaller sediments back to the river. Power plant design: A fish pass is built to protect free fish migration without being injured by the plant operation. Social impacts: As declared in the Project Introductory File and assured by the Environmental Impact Assessment Exemption Decision, he project area does not include cultural or human heritage. Lifestyles of local population will not be affected by the project. No resettlement of local people is needed for project implementation.

6 Village roads have been rehabilitated and extended in construction phase which can be considered as building additional infrastructure. As discussed above, the project activity s eligibility has been assessed in accordance with Annex-C of the Toolkit and it is concluded that the project is eligible to Gold Standard. Pre Announcement Yes No Was your project previously announced? x Explain your statement on pre announcement No previous announcement to be going ahead without the revenues from carbon credits has been made concerning Saray HEPP. C.4. Greenhouse gas Greenhouse Gas Carbon dioxide x Methane Nitrous oxide C.5. Project Registration Type [See Toolkit 1.2.f] Project Registration Type

7 Regular x Pre-feasibility assessment Retroactive projects (T.2.5.1) Preliminary evaluation (eg: Large Hydro or palm oilrelated project) (T.2.5.2) Rejected by UNFCCC (T2.5.3) If Retroactive, please indicate Start Date of project activity dd/mm/yyyy: N/A SECTION D. Unique project identification D.1. GPS-coordinates of project location COMPONENT LATITUDE (N) : LONGITUDE (E) Powerhouse 40 57' 57.02" : 40 21' 14.19" Transmission Tunnel 40 57' 34.31" : 40 23' 45.23" Forebay 40 57' 51.76" : 40 21' 16.84" Culvert 40 54' 34.15" : 40 23' 56.19" Penstock 40 57' 51.45" : 40 21' 65.82" Explain given coordinates Trabzon province is located on the north of Turkey on the coast of Black Sea, within the borders of Black Sea Region. The project area is located on 60 km distant to Trabzon city centre, 12 km distant to Of county centre, in Ikidere locality. The project component s distance between the nearest residential area are explained in the table below 2 : 2 The project component s distance between the nearest residential area are measured under the guidance and directives of the representative from Provincial Department of Environment and Forestry via Google Earth

8 Component Distance to Residential Area Position according to the Residential Area Powerhouse 95 meters South Pipe culvert and water intake structure 210 meters North, on the right shore Forebay 95 meters Northeast Penstock 110 meters West Incirli HEPP located on the right shore of Iyidere Stream provides the water for the project activity to derive its energy. The tailwater of Incirli HEPP is transferred to the left shore of Iyidere Stream via culvert pipe. The water follows into the surge tank before the water inlet of the transmission tunnel measuring 3,540 meters. It reaches to the turbines located in the powerhouse via forebay and penstock. By a tailwater canal, the water will be released to Iyidere Stream. The project area, containing the project components that are mentioned above, can be described as a little hilly and bumpy forest region. The region is under the effect of typical Black Sea Climate which dominates the Region. Weather is cool in summer and warm in winter. The region is a high rainfall zone and the annual amount of precipitation observed between 730 mm ad 1680 mm. Regarding the precipitation and humidity, the lash flora covers the lands.

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11 SECTION E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process E.1. Assessment of stakeholder comments Stakeholder comment Due to the project activity will the water be stored and released causing the river to get dry time to time? Since the electricity is produced in our region, can we obtain certain privileges for accessing cheap electricity? Due to the transmission tunnel of the project, can it decrease the humidity level in the region harming the tea plant? If the water level decreases due to the project activity, will the fertilizers that is used and drawn into the river cause the river life to decease? Was comment taken into account (Yes/ No)? YES YES YES YES Explanation (Why? How?) The project is a run-of-river hydropower plant and due to its technology and structural components, it does not have a water storage unit to block the water upstream. According to Turkish energy generation and distribution structure, all electricity generated by both government and private facilities are directed to the national grid and distributed to the individual consumers by the distribution companies. The electricity production projects have no affect on the distribution scheme. The water will not be stored underground. The amount of water and the time that stays underground is inadequate to cause any micro climatic changes and harm the local farming. The local and national regulations on the usage of agricultural fertilizers and chemicals are clear and need to be strictly obligated. The project activity will not be responsible if the

12 Will the blasts of the construction of the project activity cause our buildings to rupture? Will the graved transmission tunnel kill the tea plants roots? What will prevent the tunnel from cracking and the water to be drawn by the soil? YES YES YES chemicals used for agriculture flows into the river and cause the river life to decease. The blasts for constructional use will be strictly operated under the official regulations and under the supervision of the government authorities. The underground pressure and the shakes will try to be under control and at minimum level. If a property damages regarding to the activities, the project owner holds full responsibility to fix and compensate it. There will be minimum 1 meter between the principle roots and the tunnel under the ground. The construction and technological measures will be taken at utmost level in order not to face a failure in the transmission tunnel. The tunnel will be covered with cement inside. The stakeholders comments did not cause any alterations for the project activity plans since all their concerns were because of the lack of detailed knowledge about the project activity and already had been addressed and resolved in the meeting. Stakeholders complained a little about the noise level of the blasts but were satisfied since the duration would not take long. The proposed project is a run-of-river hydropower plant. Regarding to its technology, size, scale and characteristics of its components, the environmental impact of the project in the area is very small and mostly reversible since most of the concerns were addressed at the construction phase of the plant. The stakeholders were especially hesitant about the water level of the stream and the impact of it on their tea plantations but discussing in detail and one by one, they have been ceased to exist.

13 E.2. Stakeholder Feedback Round In order to initiate the stakeholder feedback round, the consultation report was translated to local language, Turkish and mailed to the participant village headmen in order to be delivered to the villagers. The hard copies were also mailed to the other relevant stakeholders whom did not participated in the meeting and NGOs and ask for their comments. In addition, a log book was also left in the village headman s office stakeholders to write their comments and concerns regarding the project and an electronic copy of the LSC report was posted on the internet as well. But, ever since the local stakeholder consultation meeting was organized and the log book was left there, no feedback has been received from the stakeholders. E. 3. Discussion on continuous input / grievance mechanism Discuss the Continuous input / grievance mechanism expression method and details, as discussed with local stakeholders. Continuous Input / Grievance Expression Process Book Telephone access Method Chosen (include all known details e.g. location of book, phone, number, identity of mediator) Translated LSC Report, PDD and the Passport will be available as well as commentary booklets in every village, headman s offices Stakeholders will be asked to leave their phone numbers at the commentary booklet and Borga Carbon Consultancy s phone details will be available at every headman s office. Justification All of the mentioned documents will be translated into Turkish, available in headman s offices so that stakeholders who are not able to access to the internet will be able to learn about the proposed project s details. Commentary booklets will also be available for stakeholders to express their thoughts and comments. Telephone access will be helpful to reach stakeholders who left comments on the commentary booklet for Borga Carbon Consultancy in order to discuss their feedbacks about the proposed project. Stakeholders who do not wish to make any comments on the commentary booklet will also be able to reach

14 Internet/ access Nominated Independent Mediator (optional) A website will be designed for the stakeholders and village headman s to reach the Turkish version of the LSC Report, PDD and the Passport of the proposed project and a commentary box will be available on the website. Borga Carbon Consultancy via phone which will be available at every headman s office. The website designed for the proposed project s details will be available to the stakeholders and they will be able to easily read the documents and make comments about the proposed project. The link of the website will be available on the websites of both Borga Carbon Consultancy and the Project Owner. Further announcements will be made in the villages for the stakeholders to introduce the website. Internet access via the website will be very efficient both for the stakeholders to reach the information about the proposed project and for the Borga Carbon Consultancy to review the feedbacks quickly. SECTION F. Outcome Sustainability assessment F.1. Do no harm Assessment Safeguarding principles Description of relevance to my project Assessment of my project risks breaching it (low, medium, high) Mitigation measure HUMAN RIGHTS 1. The project respects internationally proclaimed human rights including dignity, cultural -The project esteems greatly the international human rights including life, liberty, security, None All precautions will be taken to ensure that the water that is used for energy generation purposes will not go beyond the allowable

15 property and uniqueness of indigenous people. The project is not complicit in Human Rights abuses. 2. The project does not involve and is not complicit in involuntary resettlement. personal, political, economic, social and cultural freedoms. -The host country, Turkey, is a part of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 3. -Since some of the project components will be located on freeholders agricultural lands, the lands will be expropriated and the owners will be compensated. However since there is no residential activity, nobody will be relocated involuntarily. -The project does not have a negative economic or other impact on people living nearby. None limits of DSİ which is guaranteed by the Water Usage Rights Agreement. The properties of the local people will not be impaired. The expropriation of the lands will be held according to the national law and regulations. There is no residential area on the route of the project s components therefore the project is not complicit in involuntary resettlement. 3. The project does not involve and is not complicity in the alteration, damage or removal of any critical cultural heritage. -The project does not damage, alter or remove tangible property and sites having paleontological, historical, cultural, artistic or religious value nor intangible None Regarding to the EIA Exemption Letter of the project, the project area doesn t rest on any cultural heritage. 3

16 forms of cultural knowledge, innovations and practices of communities embodying traditional lifestyles. -The claims on this criterion are supported by the EIA exemption report of the project activity issued by the official government authorities 4. LABOUR STANDARDS 4. The project respects the employees freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining and is not complicit in restrictions of these freedoms and rights. 5. The project does not involve and is not complicit in any form of forced or compulsory labor. -The employee association and collective bargaining are common practice nationwide. The project respects and encourages these freedoms. -Turkey, the host country, had ratified ILO convention 87 on and convention 98 on and enforces their principles. 5 -All services of the employees of the project are offered voluntarily and they are free to quit their services None None The project is not complicit in restricting any legal rights of the workers. The project activity does not involve any type of compulsory labour and it is as perceived uncommon practice countrywide. 4 EIA Exemption Report is available upon request. 5

17 6.The project does not employ and is not complicit in any form of child labor 7. The project does not involve and is not complicit in any form of discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other basis. without the menace of penalty. -Turkey, the host country, had ratified ILO convention 29 on and convention 105 on and enforces their principles. 6 -Turkey, the host country, had ratified ILO convention 138 on and convention 105 on and enforces their principles. 7 -Turkey has its own credible legislation in place prohibited child labor in Business Law Number 4857, Article 71. -Turkey, the host country, had ratified ILO convention 100 on and convention 111 on and enforces their principles strictly. -Turkey has its own credible legislation against discrimination on None The project owner certainly does not employ children below 15 in regular or hazardous work and 18 in hazardous work. None The project s employment procedure is not concerned with any distinctions of race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion, national extraction, social origin or physical/mental disability

18 Turkish Criminal Code, Number The project - The workers provides workers whom contribute with a safe and to project activity healthy working at any phase will environment and is not be exposed not complicit in to any hazardous exposing workers chemicals or to unsafe or materials and not unhealthy working environment. being involved in potentially dangerous processes. -Government obligatory insurance and pension systems will be practiced for all workers. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 9. The project takes -The project a precautionary enhances the approach in regard environmental to environmental sensitivity as a challenges and is renewable not complicit in energy practices contrary generation to the facility and do precautionary not pose any principle. irreversible, long term threats of any kind against the natural habitat, flora and fauna of its surroundings and sphere of influence. -Turkey has its own credible legislation on Environmental Law, Number Low None Safety of the work environment is a main concern for the project owner and all necessary trainings will be enforced and the compliance with the safety regulations will be strictly monitored by the Project Owner and government officers. The claims on this criterion are supported by the EIA exemption report of the project activity issued by the official government authorities. 10. The project -The proposed Low/None The claims on this

19 does not involve and is not complicit in significant conversion or degradation of critical natural habitats, including those that are (a) legally protected, (b) officially proposed for protection, (c) identified by authoritative sources for their high conservation value, or (d) recognized as protected by traditional local communities. ANTI-CORRUPTION 11. The project does not involve and not complicit in corruption. project activity is a Greenfield project. -There are no critical natural habitats located on or near the project site. -There is no increased stress on the project area caused by any displacement activity or invasive species introduction to the locality. -The project is in perfect harmony with all relevant international and national legislation adopting a transparent, reliable and credible working scheme at any stage. -There is no entrusted power abuse or any kind of fraudulent conversion. -UN Convention against corruption had been signed on 10 Dec and ratified on 09 Nov by the host country, Low/None criterion are supported by the EIA exemption letter of the project activity issued by the official government authorities.

20 Turkey11. - OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions had been ratified by the host country, Turkey as of April 1, F.2. Sustainable Development matrix Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance achieving MDG to Chosen parameter explanation and Preliminary score Gold Standard indicators of sustainable development If relevant, copy mitigation measure from Do No Harm assessment, and include mitigation measure used to neutralise a score of - Check g and org Describe how your indicator is related to local MDG goals Defined project developer by Negative impact: score - in case negative impact is not fully mitigated, score 0 in case impact is planned to be fully mitigated No change in impact: score 0 Positive impact: score + Air quality Mitigation measure is 1. SO 2 emissions 0 8

21 not required. 7a: "Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources" 7.2 CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) / MWh. 2. NO x emissions / MWh. Baseline: SO 2 and NO x emissions due to fossil fuel combustion. 7.3 Consumption of ozone-depleting substances The project will contribute to decrase SO 2 and NO x emissions. Water quality and quantity There is no direct affect on water quality. The quantity of the water is conserved by government approved Water Target 7.8 and 7.9: Proportion of population using and improved drinking water source and sanitation facility. The renewable energy generated by the project will decrease the share of fossil fuels in the national energy generation mix and thus the combined margin emission factor will also decrase. -Biological and biochemical oxygen demand and sustainability of the surrounding natural habitat. 0

22 Soil condition Other pollutants Biodiversity Quality employment Livelihood the poor of of Access to affordable and clean energy Usage Rights Agreement 9 No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required Changes of the baseline concerning pollution of soils, organic matter content and erosion level. -Level, frequency and time occurrence of noise and light. -Noise from the turbines inside the powerhouse. -Number of affected and/or threatened Plants -Number of affected and /or threatened mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and other species and habitats Eradicate extreme Government poverty: Target 1.B: supervision Achieve full and according to productive national employment and legislation and decent work for all, approved including women certificates and young people Electricity consumption per Water Usage Right agreement is available upon request.

23 services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Balance payments investment of and Technology transfer and technological self-reliance No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. No mitigation action is required. capita (kilowatthours) - -Change in income and asset distributions by region, ethnicity, religion, and socio-economic groups. Target 1.4: Growth Household rate of GDP per income person employed. generated from Target 1.5: the project Employment-topopulation ratio. Target 8.A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, nondiscriminatory trading and financial system Includes a commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction both nationally and internationally Target 8.F: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies. Amount domestic investment of -Training-related opportunities for locally employed technical staff. -Equipment expenditures Justification choices, data source and provision of references Air quality Electricity generation with renewable energy resources eliminates unwanted atmospheric GHG emissions. Turkish energy generation mix is dominated by natural gas by 48.6%14.

24 Water quality and quantity Soil condition Other pollutants Biodiversity Quality of employment There is no effect on water quality by the project whereas the water quantity is protected by the Water Use Agreement 15 under the section Company Responsibilities Article 4: In order to sustain the natural life, it is obligatory to release water downstream of minimum 10% of the average flow rate of the project over the last 10 years. If the flow rate of the river is less than 10% of the average data, all of the water must be released without diverting. No negative or positive impact of the project can be identified. The hydraulic nature of the project does not produce any soil pollutants or interfere with the natural components of the soil condition.the directed fields will be inlayed flat by the excavations of the project site and will be covered up with agrarian soil in order to make available for agricultural use. No light or noise pollution will cause stress on the region because of the project activity. The noise of the water turbines inside the power house is conserved by the building. -Regarding to the alteration or destruction of natural habitat and depletion level of renewable stocks like water, forests, fisheries principles, the required amount of water will always be provided to sustain the natural habitat; even at the expense of pausing electricity generation. -Project involves fish passage at the diversion weir and no reservoirs, ensuring that no barrier stands in the way of migratory river animals16. Project activities will create many direct and indirect job opportunities especially on local basis. Staff will be trained and certificated for use of the technical equipments health and safety protocols and working at high voltage environment and all necessary safety equipments will be provided by the project owner17.

25 Livelihood of the poor Access to affordable and clean energy Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Balance of payments and investment Technology transfer and technological selfreliance Project will create direct opportunities during implementation and operation stages. Household income of the employed local people in the facility will increase and will also have impact on their overall spending improving the local economy on micro-basis. The project will reduce dependency on fuel and energy import through use of local and renewable resources and help meet national energy demand and enable diversification in the energy supply. According to projections, electricity demand of Turkish grid will increase significantly in coming years. Therefore, this indicator was scored as positive18. Since the rural areas nationwide are less developed and lacking of city-life standards and conditions, noteworthy private sector investments in the region have a significant impact on regional economy and local s collective psychology. Project owner is willing to encourage local employment as much as possible for the all phases of the project activity during construction, implementation and operation. The project will contribute to national electricity generation and diminish fossil fuel import reliance ensuing net foreign currency saving 10. The project will introduce the latest technology on hydro electric power generation equipments. For their operation and maintenance the plant staff will be trained and will be self reliant

26 SECTION G. Sustainability Monitoring Plan No 1 Indicator Quality of Employment Mitigation measure Government obligatory insurance and pension systems as well as safety standards will be executed. Chosen parameter Government supervision according to national legislation and approved certificates Current situation of parameter None Estimation of baseline situation of None parameter Future target for parameter All required staff should be trained on health and safety standards for operation and maintenance of the equipment. Way of monitoring How Examination of certificates and official papers of the staff. When Annually By who Project developer No 2 Indicator Technology transfer and technological self-reliance Mitigation measure No mitigation measure is required. Chosen parameter 1.1 Training related opportunities for locally employed technical staff. Current situation of parameter 1.1 None Estimation of baseline situation of None. parameter 1.1 Future target for parameter 1.1 To be determined during the implementation and operation phase. Chosen parameter 1.2 Equipment expenditures Current situation of parameter 1.2 None Estimation of baseline situation of None parameter 1.2 Future target for parameter 1.2 A budget of 4,050,000 USD is provisioned for the total amount of technical equipment purchases for the project activity 11. Way of monitoring How Review of equipment purchase and maintenance contracts and related 11 FSR

27 When By who training documents provided by the project owner. Annually Project developer Additional remarks monitoring N/A SECTION H. Additionality and conservativeness This section is only applicable if the section on additionality and/or your choice of baseline does not follow Gold Standard guidance H.1. Additionality Not Applicable. There is no deviation between the demonstration of additionality and conservativeness in the PDD and Passport of the proposed project. H.2. Conservativeness Not applicable. There is no deviation between the demonstration of additionality and conservativeness in the PDD and Passport of the proposed project.

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