Number 44 22nd December 2004
- WTO Agriculture Negotiations: Members To Agree On ‘Pre-Modalities’ By August 2005
- Feud Over Textiles Technical Assistance Ends
- Vietnam's Accession Progresses; Civil Society Concerns Raised
- Rules Group Discusses Fisheries Subsidies, Anti-Dumping
- Vacancies ICTSD
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- Kituyi Drops Out Of DG Race; Four Candidates Remain
- Events
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- Resources
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Number 43 15th December 2004
- WTO Negotiations Committee Looks Ahead To 2005
- General Council Reviews Year's Progress
- Zoellick, African Leaders Discuss Cotton, Textiles, US-SACU FTA
- China Marks Three Years In WTO
- US, Egypt, Israel Sign 3-Way Trade Pact; May Fall Foul Of WTO
- Agriculture Informals At WTO Address Export Financing, Blue Box
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- EC And Complainants Granted Delay Request In Sugar Case
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Number 42 8th December 2004
- TRIPS Council Considers Public Health, Biodiversity
- WTO Members 'Cautiously Positive' About S&Amp;D Approach
- WTO Services Talks Said To Be In ‘Crisis’; Chair Remains Hopeful
- Developed, Developing Countries Disagree On Industrial Market Access Approach
- WTO DG Race Heating Up: Lamy Announces Candidacy; Kenyan May Throw Hat Into Ring
- WTO Reviews Brazil's Trade Policies
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- EC And Complainants Request Delay In Sugar Appeal
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 41 1st December 2004
- WTO Goods, Development Groups Meet On Textiles Adjustment
- US Claims Victory In WTO Case On Geographically Linked Product Names
- China And ASEAN Sign FTA Amidst Flurry Of Regional, Bilateral Deals
- EU Sugar Reform: Delays Expected; WWF, Oxfam Highlight Concerns
- In Brief
- Conservationists To Make Trade Work For Biodiversity
- WTO in Brief
- GI Register For Wines And Spirits Inches Forward
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 40 24th November 2004
- WTO Agriculture Negotiations Progress On Technical Issues
- Progress Underway On Trade Facilitation
- US-Antigua Gambling Dispute Raises Systemic Issues
- APEC Leaders Re-Commit Themselves To Doha Round
- Indian Patent Law Changes Face Resistance
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 39 17th November 2004
- Differences Persist On How To Structure WTO NAMA Talks
- Agriculture: Costa Rica Proposes Action On Tropical Products
- CTD Focuses On Technical Assistance, Commodities
- Goods Council Assesses Textiles Phase-Out
- WTO Panel Rules In Favour Of Antigua, Barbuda In Gambling Dispute
- In Brief
- EU Commission Adopts New IP Strategy
- WTO in Brief
- WTO Members Take Stock Of Kazakhstan Accession Process
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 38 10th November 2004
- Small Economies Seek Attention, Special Treatment
- Rules Group Discusses Next Steps To Curb Fisheries Subsidies
- DSU Update: GMOS, Beef Hormones
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 37 3rd November 2004
- WTO S&D Talks Focus On Process In ‘Positive’ Session
- LDCs Discuss Upcoming Textile And Clothing Transitions
- SPS Committee Finalises Transparency Procedure
- ACP And EU Trade Ministers Take Stock Of EPA Negotiations
- African Experts Tackle Trade-Poverty Linkage
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- Laos Begins WTO Membership Negotiations
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 36 27th October 2004
- Textiles Consultations Deadlocked
- Informal Agriculture Talks Reveal Members' Differing Priorities
- WTO General Council Sets Dates For Hong Kong Ministerial
- WTO, IMF, World Bank Meeting Stresses Role Of Flanking Measures
- EU Presents GSP Overhaul
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- Global Warming Threatens Development Goals
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 35 20th October 2004
- WTO Releases Final Ruling In EC Sugar Case
- CTE Regular Session Discusses Market Access, Paragraph 51
- European Commission Presents Textiles And Clothing Plan
- Iraq Seeks WTO Membership
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 34 13th October 2004
- Need For Technical Work, Policy Space Stressed In Doha Round Oversight Body
- CITES Expands Coverage, Discusses Wildlife Trafficking, Ivory, DNA
- Agriculture Talks Inch Forward
- Canadian Drugs Patent Law For Poor Countries Released For Comment
- Procedural Issues, Environmental Goods Dominate WTO Environment Negotiations
- PPMS, Process Issues Addressed At WTO Environmental Goods Workshop
- US Textile Groups File Safeguards Against Chinese Imports
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 33 6th October 2004
- Moving Forward The 'Development Agenda' In WIPO
- WTO Agriculture Session Addresses Next Steps From July Framework
- WTO Development Committee Focuses On Technical Assistance, Commodities, Sustainability
- WTO Members Brace For Textile Quota Liberalisation
- Japan's Fisheries Subsidies Position Under Fire At WTO Rules Meeting
- WTO Challenges Emerge Over EU Expansion
- EU-Mercosur Trade Deal On Ropes Over Lack Of Acceptable Offers
- Officials Meet On Gats Mode 4, Migration
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 32 29th September 2004
- WTO Members Gear Up For Renewed Agriculture Negotiations
- Countries Consider Adjustment Costs Of Textile Quota Phase-Out
- Brazil Services Offer Aims To Attract Investment
- Draft Plan Released On Millennium Development Goals
- Trade And Development Report 2004: UNCTAD Outlines Growth, Advocates Coherence
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- Declaration On Future Of WIPO Urges Balanced Approach To Intellectual Property
- WTO in Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 31 22nd September 2004
- Trips Council: Key Developing Countries Seek To Move Debate Forward On Disclosure Issues
- EC's Lamy Advocates Value-Based Trade Relations
- US To Rejoin The International Coffee Organisation
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO Arbitrator Sets July 2005 Deadline For EC To Implement GSP Ruling
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 30 15th September 2004
- WTO Panels Confirm Victory For Brazil In Cotton, Sugar Cases
- Experts Debate Links Between Intellectual Property And Human Rights
- Events
- In Brief
- Ricupero Leaves UNCTAD
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 29 8th September 2004
- Argentina And Brazil Propose 'Development Agenda' For WIPO
- ASEAN Looks To Deepen Integration, Forge New Trade Ties
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO Releases Cotton Report; US Vows To Appeal
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 28 1st September 2004
- ACP Countries Concerned As Brazil Celebrates Favourable Sugar Ruling
- Supachai Consults Members On Controversial Textiles Quota Phase-Out
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
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Number 27 3rd August 2004
- WTO: July Framework Agreed At Eleventh Hour
- Agriculture: 'Remarkable Turn-Around' From Cancun
- Work On Development Sees Limited Progress At WTO
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- Trade Unions Say WTO Talks Fail To Tackle Social Issues
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 26 21st July 2004
- Doha Round: Last-Ditch Effort To Find Agreement On Package Deal Underway
- Agriculture: Developing Countries Criticise Groser Draft For Developed-Country Bias
- WTO in Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 25 14th July 2004
- AGOA Iii Allows Africa's Trade Benefits In The US To Continue
- Doha Round: Draft July Deal Expected In Next Few Days
- Concerns Raised Over Access To Medicines Under Trade Treaties
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 24 7th July 2004
- WTO: Negotiators Gear Up For End-July Deadline
- Agriculture: Critics Voice Concern Over Negotiating Process
- Services Negotiations Struggle To Keep Up Pace
- EC Chemicals Regulation Draws Renewed Criticism At WTO
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 23 30th June 2004
- WTO Agriculture Talks: Chair Says Framework Deal ‘Absolutely Doable’
- SPS Committee: S&D Debate To Continue
- ACP Maputo Summit Urges Greater Regional Cooperation
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 22 23rd June 2004
- WTO: Delegates Kick Off Agriculture Talks In Geneva
- WTO Environment Committee Makes Slow Progress
- Quiet TRIPS Council Focuses On Health, Biodiversity-Related Issues
- End Of Long-Standing Dispute Between EC And Us Drawing Closer?
- UNCTAD XI Takes On Trade And Development Challenges
- International Textiles Coalition Calls For Emergency WTO Meet
- In Brief
- In Brief
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 21 16th June 2004
- UNCTAD XI: Key Members Report Growing Consensus On Main Farm Trade Issues
- UNCTAD XI Pushes For Development Priorities
- G-8 Discusses Trade, Development
- US Supreme Court Rules Against Moratorium On Mexican Trucks
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 20 9th June 2004
- GC Chair Outlines Structure Of July Outcome
- Agriculture Negotiations: Members Still Divided Over Market Access
- Japan Proposes Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies
- EC Releases First Submissions In GMO Dispute
- EU To Modify Import Regime For Bananas
- In Brief
- G-90 Adopts Decisions On WTO Talks At Guyana Meeting
- WTO in Brief
- WTO In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 19 2nd June 2004
- Agriculture: G-20 Tables New Proposal; Negotiations Ongoing In Geneva
- DSU Update: DSU Review Deadline Extended; Appellate Body Developments
- Draft Text Ready In Advance Of UNCTAD Conference
- African Trade Ministers Adopt 'Kigali Consensus' On Ongoing WTO Talks
- EU Agrees Terms For Russia's WTO Entry, Putin Signals Support For Kyoto Protocol
- Regional Update: Americas, China And Europe
- Vacancies
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- Resources
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Number 18 19th May 2004
- WTO General Council Frames Negotiations Ahead Of End-July Deadline
- Ministers Signal Willingness To Move On Doha Round
- US, Andean FTA Talks Launched
- In Brief
- SEAHORSE PROTECTED BY CITES
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
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Number 17 13th May 2004
- DOHA ROUND: POLITICAL MOMENTUM GROWING AS MINISTERS PREPARE FOR PARIS MEET
- DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DECLINING COMMODITY PRICES
- LDCS AGREE ON DOHA ROUND POSITIONS
- ACP MINISTERS TAKE STANCE ON COTONOU REVIEW
- In Brief
- PULL AND PUSH OF EU-CHINA RELATIONS
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 16 5th May 2004
- GENERAL COUNCIL CHAIR OUTLINES ROAD TO JULY AGREEMENT
- MEMBERS APPEAR TO CONVERGE AROUND TRADE FACILITATION TALKS
- PACKAGE DEAL TO SALVAGE DSU NEGOTIATIONS?
- In Brief
- MIXED FEELINGS ON TRADE AS EU ENLARGES
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 15 28th April 2004
- WTO INTERIM REPORT ON US COTTON CASE: BRAZIL CLAIMS VICTORY
- AGRICULTURE TALKS FAIL TO MEET EXPECTATIONS
- "BYRD AMENDMENT" CROPS UP IN RULES GROUP
- US ARGUES EC GMO MORATORIUM HURTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- EU, RUSSIA EXTEND TRADE DEAL, DISCUSS WTO, KYOTO PROTOCOL
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 14 22nd April 2004
- MARKET ACCESS DISCUSSED DURING SECOND 'AGRICULTURE WEEK'
- SUPACHAI SAYS FRAMEWORK FOR NEGOTIATIONS NEEDED BY JUNE
- WTO ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
- WTO APPELLATE BODY: DIFFERENTIATION POSSIBLE UNDER PREFERENCE SCHEMES
- TRIPS COUNCIL SCRUTINISES GI NEGOTIATING MANDATE
- CARIBBEAN ACP COUNTRIES LAUNCH NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU
- In Brief
- NGOS CHARACTERISE EPAS AS NEW BARRIERS TO ERADICATING POVERTY
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 13 8th April 2004
- WTO DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE LOOKING TO RE-INVIGORATE TALKS ON S&D
- INDUSTRIAL MARKET ACCESS HINGES ON AGRICULTURE OUTCOME
- WTO SERVICES COUNCIL: MEMBERS FIND SERVICES OFFERS DISAPPOINTING
- INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON SINGAPORE ISSUES CONTINUING
- ENERGY PRICES HOLDING UP RUSSIA'S WTO BID
- FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- CHILE-SOUTH KOREA FTA IN FORCE DESPITE KOREAN AG CONCERNS
- In Brief
- SENSITIVE SEAS GRANTED SPECIAL PROTECTION FROM SHIPPING
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 12 31st March 2004
- WTO HEADED FOR AGRICULTURE MODALITIES FRAMEWORK BY JULY
- WTO COTTON WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION
- BOTSWANA CONFERENCE SPARKS DEBATE ON GENERICS
- In Brief
- RUSSIA, EU NARROW TRADE DIFFERENCES
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 11 24th March 2004
- WTO AGRICULTURE WEEK: NO NEGOTIATING BREAKTHROUGH EXPECTED
- SPS COMMITTEE MOVES ON EQUIVALENCE, S&D DEBATE TO CONTINUE
- In Brief
- CONSULTATIONS ONGOING ON NORWEGIAN GENERICS EXPORTS LAW
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
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Number 10 18th March 2004
- DSB UPDATE: EC-SUGAR, US-COTTON
- WTO RULES GROUP SWITCHING TO INFORMAL MODE TO ADDRESS NUMEROUS PROPOSALS
- SERVICES: DEADLINE FOR ESM EXTENDED, ASEAN SUBMITS NEW ESM PROPOSAL
- JAPAN, MEXICO REACH FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
- KYOTO PROTOCOL IN FORCE IN THE EU
- In Brief
- FTAA NEGOTIATIONS POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
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Number 9 10th March 2004
- TRIPS COUNCIL DISCUSSES BIODIVERSITY, HEALTH IN INFORMAL MODE
- INDIA, US CLASH OVER US MOVE TO HALT FEDERAL OUTSOURCING
- INDIA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA STRENGTHEN SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
- FISCHLER PRESENTS EC SUGAR REFORM CONCEPT TO LDCS
- CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT ACT VIGOROUSLY DISCUSSED
- In Brief
- In Brief
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 8 3rd March 2004
- DOHA ROUND: MIDYEAR MEETING TO ESTABLISH NEGOTIATING FRAMEWORKS?
- DSU REVIEW: MAY 2004 DEADLINES SLIPPING OUT OF REACH
- SACU-US FTA NEGOTIATIONS FOCUS ON "PHASE ONE" ISSUES
- TRADE DEBATE HEATING UP IN THE US
- In Brief
- US-MOROCCO FREE TRADE PACT CONCLUDED
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
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Number 7 26th February 2004
- AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS: SIGNALS OF RENEWED MOMENTUM CROPPING UP
- CTD: DECLINING COMMODITY PRICES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- UNCTAD RELEASES REPORT ON COMMODITY DEPENDENCE IN AFRICA
- SECOND CIVIL SOCIETY HEARING IN LEAD-UP TO UNCTAD XI
- In Brief
- BIODIVERSITY BODIES DEAL WITH TRICKY TRADE ISSUES
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 6 19th February 2004
- HIGH-LEVEL TALKS ON DOHA ROUND ONGOING
- DSB UPDATE: LUMBER, "ZEROING" AND COMMERCIAL VESSELS
- EC ADOPTS COMMODITIES ACTION PLAN
- UNCTAD COMMISSION CONVENES ON TRADE IN GOODS, SERVICES AND COMMODITIES
- In Brief
- DEVELOPING COUNTRY ROLE IN FISHERIES TRADE DISCUSSED
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 5 12th February 2004
- WTO: GENERAL COUNCIL SETS STAGE FOR RESUMPTION OF DOHA NEGOTIATIONS
- US, AUSTRALIA CONCLUDE FTA FOLLOWING DRAWN-OUT TALKS
- FTAA NEGOTIATIONS ENCOUNTER HURDLES
- EAST & SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, EU LAUNCH EPA NEGOTIATIONS
- In Brief
- COMMONWEALTH, APEC BUSINESS LEADERS CALL FOR DOHA ROUND REVIVAL
- Events
- Events
- Resources
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Number 4 4th February 2004
- REGIONAL TRADE LINKS STRENGTHEN IN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA
- LAMY, EXPERTS TAKE SERIOUS LOOK AT WTO REFORM
- CENTRAL AFRICA TO ESTABLISH FREE TRADE ZONE
- SUGAR NOT ONLY THING "STICKY" IN AUSTRALIA-US TALKS
- In Brief
- MEETING LOOKS AT MAKING INVESTMENT WORK FOR DEVELOPMENT
- WTO in Brief
- JAPAN LIKELY FOR 2004 GENERAL COUNCIL CHAIR
- Events
- EVENTS
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 3 28th January 2004
- DOHA ROUND DISCUSSED AT DAVOS
- TRADE DEBATED AT MUMBAI WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
- INDIA SUBMITS CAUTIOUS SERVICES OFFER
- In Brief
- EUROPE TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARDS REMOVING DE FACTO BIOTECH BAN
- WTO in Brief
- DSU REVIEW OFF TO SLOW START
- Events
- Events
- Resources
- RESOURCES
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Number 2 21st January 2004
- EC GSP SCHEME UNDER DEBATE AND REVIEW
- US TRADE POLICIES REVIEWED; BILATERAL TALKS CONTINUE
- ASIAN EXPERTS TARGET KEY REGIONAL TRADE & ENVIRONMENT PRIORITIES
- In Brief
- REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEETING CONSIDERS WATER, SANITATION, SETTLEMENTS
- Events
- EVENTS
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