Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva Last modification: 3 May 2017 The 40 organizations and secretariats in Switzerland The headquarters agreements, tax agreements and agreements on privileges and immunities/on the status that the Swiss Federal Council has concluded with the Intergovernmental organizations, international institutions, secretariats established under an international treaty, quasi-governmental international organizations and other international bodies based in Switzerland are published in the systematic collection of federal law (RS) in the three official Swiss languages (French, German and Italian). 1. Intergovernmental organizations, international institutions or secretariats with headquarters agreement (26) ACWL- Advisory Centre on WTO Law ACWL - Centre consultatif sur la législation de l'OMC Avenue Giuseppe Motta 31-33, CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. +41 022 919 21 21, fax +41 022 919 21 22 Executive Director: Mr Niall Meagher (USA) Date of creation: 1999 (constituent agreement) Number of members: 46 States Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the ACWL Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.632.12 - Date of the agreement: 18.10.2001 - Came into force: 18.10.2001 ATT - Secretariat of the Arms Trade Treaty ATT - Secrétariat du Traité sur le commerce des armes Avenue de la paix 7 bis, CH - 1211 Geneva 11 Head of the Secretariat: Mr Simeon Dumisani Dladla (South Africa) Date of creation: 2013 (treaty adopted by the UNO) Number of States parties: 92 States Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a State parties of the treaty (2015) Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.54 - Date of the agreement: 13.06.2016 - Came into force: 13.06.2016 BIS - Bank for International Settlements BRI - Banque des règlements internationaux Centralbahnplatz 2, CH - 4002 Basel Tel. +41 061 280 80 80, fax +41 061 280 91 00 General Director: Mr Jaime Caruana (Spain) Date of creation: 1930 Number of members: 560 central Banks (States and European central Bank) Situation of Switzerland: the Swiss national Bank is a member of the BIS Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.971.3 - Date of the agreement: 10.02.1987 - Came into force: 10.02.1987 1 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva CERN - European Organisation for Nuclear Research CERN - Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire P.O. Box, CH - 1211 Geneva 23 (Meyrin) Tel. +41 022 767 61 11, fax +41 022 767 65 55 General Director: Ms Fabiola Gianotti (Italy) Date of creation: 1954 Number of members: 22 States Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the CERN Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.42 - Date of the agreement: 11.06.1955 - Came into force: 03.05.1955 EFTA - European Free Trade Association AELE - Association européenne de libre-échange Rue de Varembé 9-11, CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. +41 022 332 26 26, fax +41 022 332 26 99 General Secretary: Mr Kristinn Arnason (Iceland) Date of creation: 1960 Number of members: 4 States Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the EFTA Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.632.3 - Date of the agreement: 10.08.1961 - Came into force: 10.08.1961 GAVI Alliance - Global alliance for vaccines and immunization GAVI Alliance - Alliance mondiale pour les vaccins et l’immunisation Chemin des Mines 2, CH – 1202 Geneva Tel. +41 022 909 65 00, fax +41 022 909 65 50 Executive Director: Mr Seth Berkley (USA) Date of creation: 2000 Remark: GAVI is a public-private partnership. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.818.12 - Date of the agreement: 23.06.2009 - Came into force: 01.01.2009 GCERF – Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund GCERF – Fonds mondial pour l’Engagement de la Communauté et la Résilience Avenue de France 23, CH - 1202 Geneva Tel. + 41 022 306 08 11 Executive Director: Mr Khalid Koser (Great-Britain) Date of creation: 2014 Remark: GCERF is a public-private partnership. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.194.1 - Date of the agreement: 26.05.2015 - Came into force: 26.05.2015 2 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva Global Fund - Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Fonds mondial - Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CH - 1214 Vernier (Geneva) Tel. +41 058 791 17 00, fax +41 058 791 17 01 Executive Director: Mr Mark Richard Dybul (USA) Date of creation: 2002 Remark: the Global Fund is an independent organization, governed by an international Board of directors consisted of representatives of donors and of beneficiary governments, of NGOs, of the private sector and of affected communities. Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a donor of the Global Fund. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.818.11 - Date of the agreement: 13.12.2004 - Came into force: 13.12.2004 IBE-UNESCO - International Bureau of Education BIE-UNESCO - Bureau international d'éducation Route des Morillons 15, CH - 1218 Grand-Saconnex (Geneva) Tel. +41 022 917 78 00, fax +41 022 917 78 01 Executive Director : Ms Mmantsetsa Priscillah Marope (Botswana) Date of creation: 1925 Number of members: 12 States are members of the Council of IBE; UNESCO has 195 members States and 10 associate members. Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the Council of IBE and member of the UNESCO (Paris). Remark: Since 1969, IBE is an integral part of the UNESCO (Paris – specialized institution of the United Nations). Headquarters agreement: - Ref. RS 0.192.122.41 - Date of the agreement: 15.11.1946 - Came into force: 15.11.1946 ICDO - International Civil Defence Organization OIPC - Organisation internationale de protection civile Chemin de Surville 10-12, CH - 1213 Petit-Lancy (Geneva) Tel. +41 022 879 69 69, fax +41 022 879 69 79 General Secretary: Mr Vladimir Kuvshinov (Russia) Date of creation: 1972 Number of members: 58 States, 17 observers and 23 affiliated members Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland has an observer's status within the ICDO Headquarter agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.52 - Date of the agreement: 10.03.1976 - Date of coming into force: 16.03.1976 3 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross CICR - Comité international de la Croix Rouge Avenue de la Paix 19, CH - 1202 Geneva Tel. +41 022 734 60 01, fax +41 022 733 20 57 President: Mr Peter Maurer (Switzerland) Date of creation: 1863 Remark: The ICRC has no member states. The members of the committee are recruited by cooptation among Swiss citizens (between 15 and 25 persons). Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.50 - Date of the agreement: 19.03.1993 - Came into force: 19.03.1993 IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies FISCR - Fédération internationale des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge Route de Pré-Bois 1, CH – 1214 Vernier (Geneva) Tel. +41 022 730 42 22, fax +41 022 730 42 00 General Secretary: Mr El Hadji Amadou Gueye Sy (Senegal) Date of creation: 1919 Remark: the IFRC consists of 190 national societies of the Red Cross and of the Red Crescent (including the Swiss Red Cross). The Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent consists of the IFRC, the ICRC and the national societies of the Red Cross and of the Red Crescent. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.51 - Date of the agreement: 29.11.1996 - Came into force: 29.11.1996 ILO - International Labour Organization OIT - Organisation internationale du travail Route des Morillons 4, CH - 1211 Geneva 22 Tel. +41 022 799 61 11, fax +41 022 798 86 85 General Director: Mr Guy Ryder (Great-Britain) Date of creation: 1919 Number of members: 187 States Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the ILO Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.282 - Date of the agreement: 11.03.1946 - Came into force: 27.05.1946 4 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva IOM - International Organisation for Migration OIM - Organisation internationale pour les migrations Route des Morillons 17, CH - 1211 Geneva 19 Tel. +41 022 717 91 11, fax +41 022 798 61 50 General Director: Mr William Lacy Swing (USA) Date of creation: 1951 Number of members: 166 States and 8 observers Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the IOM Headquarters agreement : - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.935 - Date of the agreement: 07.04.1954 - Came into force: 03.05.1954 IPU - Inter-Parliamentary Union UIP - Union interparlementaire Chemin du Pommier 5, CH - 1218 Grand-Saconnex (Geneva) Tel. +41 022 919 41 50, fax +41 022 919 41 60 General Secretary: Mr Martin Pukwareke Chungong (Cameroon) Date of creation: 1889 Number of members: 173 parliaments and 11 associates Situation of the Switzerland: The Swiss parliament is a member of the IPU Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.121.71 - Date of the agreement: 28.09.1971 - Came into force: 01.01.1971 ITU - International Telecommunication Union UIT - Union internationale des télécommunications Place des Nations, CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. +41 022 730 51 11, fax +41 022 733 72 56 General Secretary: Mr Houlin Zhao (China) Date of creation: 1934 Number of members: 193 States, more of 700 members of sectors and associates Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the ITU Remark: in 1865, signature of the International agreement of telegraphs and creation of the International Telegraphic Union. In 1906, signature of the International agreement of radiotelegraphs. In 1932, the Conference of Madrid decided to combine both aforesaid agreements to form the International agreement of telecommunications. This conference also decided to change the name of the International Union of Telegraphs to International Telecommunication Union. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.278.41 - Date of the agreement: 22.07.1971 - Came into force: 22.07.1971 5 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva OSCE Court - Arbitration and Conciliation Court within the OSCE Cour OSCE - Cour de conciliation et d'arbitrage au sein de l'OSCE Avenue de France 23, CH – 1202 Geneva Tel. +41 022 758 00 25, fax +41 022 758 25 10 President: Mr Christian Tomuschat (Germany) Date of creation: 1995 Number of members: 35 States ratified the Agreement Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a part in the Agreement establishing the organization. Remark: the members of the Court are eminent personalities with a wide experience in international law. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.193.1 - Date of the agreement: 17.11.1997 - Came into force: 17.11.1997 OTIF - Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail OTIF - Organisation intergouvernementale pour les transports internationaux ferroviaires Gryphenhübeliweg 30, CH - 3006 Bern Tel. +41 031 359 10 10, fax +41 031 359 10 11 General Director: Mr François Ferdinand Davenne (France) Date of creation: 1893 Number of members: 50 States and 1 associate member Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the OTIF. Remark: OTIF exists since 01.05.1985, on the basis of the Agreement relative to the railway international transport (COTIF) of 09.05.1980. Its predecessor was the Central office of the international transport by railroads, created in 1893. Headquarter agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.742 - Date of the agreement: 10.02.1988 - Came into force: 10.02.1988 SC - South Center CS - Centre Sud Chemin Champ-d'Anier 17, CH - 1211 Geneva 19 Tel. +41 022 791 80 50, fax +41 022 798 85 31 Executive Director: Mr Khor Kok Peng (Malaysia) Date of creation: 1995 Number of members: 53 States Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is not a member of the South Center Remark: in September 1986, creation of a special independent committee "South Committee" to promote the South-South cooperation. The South Center is the body of the follow-up of the South Committee since 1990. On 30.07.1995, the SC was transformed into an intergovernmental organization (date of the coming into force of the constituent treaty). Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.972.11 - Date of the agreement: 20.03.1997 - Came into force: 20.03.1997 6 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva UNO - United Nations Organization with headquarters in New York ONU - Organisation des Nations Unies avec siège à New York General Secretary: Mr Ban Ki-moon (South Korea) Date of creation: 1945 Number of members: 193 States Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the UNO Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.1 - Date of the agreement: 11.06/01.07.1946 - Came into force: 01.07.1946 UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva ONUG - Office des Nations Unies à Genève Palais des Nations, CH - 1211 Geneva 10 Tel. +41 022 917 12 34, fax +41 022 917 01 23 General Director: Mr Michael Møller (Denmark) Remark: the headquarters agreement concluded with the UNO is applicable to the UNOG (RS 0.192.120.1). UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants UPOV - Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales Chemin des Colombettes 34, CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. +41 022 338 91 11, fax +41 022 733 03 36 General assistant Secretary: Mr Peter Button (Great Britain) (the General Secretary is the General Director of the WIPO, Mr Francis Gurry) Date of creation: 1961 Number of members: 74, of which 72 are States Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the UPOV Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.25 - Date of the agreement: 17.11.1983 - Came into force: 17.11.1983 UPU - Universal Postal Union UPU - Union postale universelle Weltpoststrasse 4, CH - 3000 Bern 15 Tel. +41 031 350 31 11, fax +41 031 350 31 10 General Director: Mr Bishar Abdirahman Hussein (Kenya) Date of creation: 1874 Number of members: 192 States Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the UPU Remark: the Treaty of Bern, establishing the General Union of the Post Offices, was signed on 9.10.1874. The General Union of the Post Offices became the Universal Postal Union in 1978. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.278.3 - Date of the agreement: 05.02/22.04.1948 - Came into force: 22.04.1948 7 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva WHO - World Health Organization OMS - Organisation mondiale de la santé Avenue Appia 20, CH - 1211 Geneva 27 Tel. +41 022 791 21 11, fax +41 022 791 31 11 General Director: Ms Margaret Chan (China) Date of creation: 1948 Number of members: 194 States Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the WHO Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.281 - Date of the agreement: 21.08.1948 - Came into force: 17.07.1948 WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization OMPI - Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle Chemin des Colombettes 34, CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. +41 022 338 91 11, fax +41 022 733 54 28 General Director: Mr Francis Gurry (Australia) Date of creation: 1970 Number of members: 189 States Situation of Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the WIPO Remark: in 1883, signature of the Agreement of Paris for the protection of industrial property. In 1886, signature of the Agreement of Bern for the protection of literary and artistic works. In 1893, creation of the combined international Offices for the protection of intellectual property (BIRPI). In 1970, following the coming into force of the Agreement establishing the WIPO, the BIRPI became the WIPO. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.23 - Date of the agreement: 09.12.1970 - Came into force: 26.04.1970 WMO - World Meteorological Organization OMM - Organisation météorologique mondiale Avenue de la Paix 7bis, CH - 1211 Geneva 2 Tel. +41 022 730 81 11, fax +41 022 730 81 81 General Secretary: Mr Jukka Petteri Taalas (Finland) Date of creation: 1950 Number of members: 185 States and 6 territories Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the WMO Remark: in 1947, adoption of the incorporation of the WMO by the 12th Conference of the directors of the International Meteorological Organization (IMO). Although the Agreement came into effect in 1950, the WMO succeeded to the IMO in 1951. Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.242 - Date of the agreement: 10.03.1955 - Came into force: 20.12.1951 8 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva WTO - World Trade Organization OMC - Organisation mondiale du commerce Rue de Lausanne 154, CH - 1211 Geneva 21 Tel. +41 022 739 51 11, fax +41 022 731 42 06 General Director: Mr Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) Date of creation: 1995 Number of members: 164 members and 21 States with an observer's status Situation of the Switzerland : Switzerland is a member of the WTO Headquarters agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.632 - Date of the agreement: 02.06.1995 - Came into force: 02.06.1995 2. Quasi-governmental international organizations with tax agreement (6) IATA - International Air Transport Association IATA - Association du transport aérien international Route de l'Aéroport 33, CH - 1215 Geneva 15 Tel. +41 022 770 25 25, fax +41 022 798 35 53 General Director: Mr Alexandre Marie Henry Bégoügne de Juniac (France) Date of creation: 1945 Number of members: 265 airline companies Tax agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.748 - Date of the agreement: 20.12.1976 - Came into force: 01.01.1977 IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission IEC - Commission électrotechnique internationale Rue de Varembé 3, P.O. Box 131, CH- 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 022 919 02 11, fax +41 022 919 03 00 General Secretary: Mr Frans Vreeswijk (Netherlands) Date of creation: 1906 Number of members: 170 countries (83 national committees and 87 affiliated countries) Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the IEC (Swiss Electrotechnical Committee (CES) Tax agreement: - Ref: RS 0.192.122.734.1 - Date of agreement: 16.12.2008 - Came into force: 01.01.2009 9 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva ISO - International Organization for Standardization ISO - Organisation internationale de normalisation Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CH - 1214 Vernier (Geneva) Tel. +41 022 749 01 11, fax +41 022 733 34 30 General Secretary ad interim: Mr Kevin McKinley (Canada) Designated General Secretary: Mr Sergio Mujica (Chile) Date of creation: 1947 Number of members: 163 national bodies of normalization Situation of the Switzerland: The Swiss association of normalization is a member of the ISO. Tax agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.263.21 - Date of the agreement: 29.06.2006 - Came into force: 29.06.2006 IUCN - World Conservation Union UICN - Union mondiale pour la nature Rue Mauverney 28, CH - 1196 Gland (Canton of Vaud) Tel. +41 022 999 00 00, fax +41 022 999 00 25 General Director: Ms Inger Andersen (Denmark) Date of creation: 1948 Number of members: 89 States, 129 governmental agencies, 997 national NGOs, 110 international NGOs, 49 affiliates Situation of the Switzerland: Switzerland is a member of the IUCN Tax agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.451 - Date of the agreement: 17.12.1986 - Came into force: 01.01.1987 SITA - Airline Telecommunications and Information Services SITA - Société internationale de télécommunications aéronautiques Chemin de Joinville 26, CH - 1216 Cointrin (Geneva) Tel. +41 022 747 61 11, fax +41 022 747 61 10 General Director: Ms Barbara Marguerite Ploux (France) Date of creation: 1949 Number of members: more than 400 members (airline companies, airports, etc.) Tax agreement: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.784 - Date of the agreement: 04.06.1992 - Came into force: 04.06.1992 WADA - World Anti-Doping Agency (European offices in Lausanne – headquarters in Montreal) AMA - Agence mondiale antidopage Avenue de Rhodanie 54, CH - 1007 Lausanne Tel. +41 021 343 43 40, fax +41 021 343 43 41 Director of the European regional Office: Mr Benjamin Cohen (Switzerland) Date of creation: 1999 (beginning of the activities: 01.07.2000) Number of members (Board): 38 (representatives of the Olympic Movement and the governments) Tax agreement: - Ref : RS 0.192.120.240 - Date of the agreement: 05.03.2001 modified by Exchange of letter dated 15.07/30.07.2002 for the establishment of the European Office of the Agency in Lausanne. - Came into force: 01.07.2000 10 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva 3. Other international bodies with agreement on privileges and immunities or on the status (8) DNDi - Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative Chemin Louis-Dunant 15, CH – 1202 Geneva Tel. +41 022 906 92 30, fax +41 022 906 92 31 Executive Director: Mr Bernard Pécoul (France) Date of creation: 2003 Agreement on privileges and immunities: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.818.13 - Date of the agreement: 09.12.2010 - Came into force: 09.12.2010 FIND - Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics Avenue de Budé 16, CH – 1202 Geneva Tel. +41 022 710 05 90, fax +41 022 710 05 99 Chief Executive Officer: Ms Catharina Boehme (Germany) Date of creation: 2003 Agreement on privileges and immunities: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.818.15 - Date of the agreement: 09.12.2010 - Came into force: 09.12.2010 GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Rue de Vermont 37-39, CH – 1211 Geneva 20 Tel. +41 022 749 18 50, fax +41 022 749 18 51 Executive Director: Mr Lawrence Haddad (Great Britain) Date of creation: 2003 Agreement on privileges and immunities: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.818.16 - Date of the agreement: 16.12.2010 - Came into force: 16.12.2010 GICHD - Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining CIDHG - Centre international de déminage humanitaire - Genève Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2C, CH - 1211 Geneva 1 Tel. +41 022 730 93 60, fax +41 022 730 93 62 Director: Mr Stefano Toscano (Switzerland) Date of creation: 1998 Agreement on the status: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.53 - Date of the agreement: 25.02.2003 - Came into force : 25.02.2003 11 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva HD Centre – Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue HD Centre – Centre pour le Dialogue Humanitaire Rue de Lausanne 114, CH – 1202 Geneva Tel. +41 022 908 11 30, fax +41 022 908 11 40 Executive Director: Mr David Harland (New Zealand) Date of creation: 1999 Agreement on privileges and immunities: - Ref.: RS 0.192.120.192.1 - Date of the agreement: 03.07.2015 - Came into force: 03.07.2015 IOC - International Olympic Committee CIO - Comité International Olympique Château de Vidy, CH – 1007 Lausanne Tel. +41 021 621 61 11, fax +41 021 62 16 President: Mr Thomas Bach (Germany) Date of creation: 1894 Agreement on the status: - Ref.: RS 192.122.415.1 - Date of the agreement: 01.11.2000 - Came into force: 01.11.2000 MMV - Medicines for Malaria Venture Route de Pré-Bois 20, CH – 1211 Geneva 15 Tel. +41 022 555 03 00, fax +41 022 555 03 69 Chief Executive Officer: Mr David Reddy (New Zealand and Switzerland) Date of creation: 1999 Agreement on privileges and immunities: - Ref.: RS 0.192.122.818.14 - Date of the agreement: 09.12.2010 - Came into force: 09.12.2010 WEF - World Economic Forum WEF - Forum Economique Mondial Route de la Capite 91-93, CH – 1223 Cologny Tel. +41 022 869 12 12, fax +41 022 786 27 44 Executive Chairman: Mr Klaus M. Schwab (Germany) Date of creation: 1971 Agreement on the status: - Ref.: RS.0.192.122.945.1 - Date of the agreement: 23.01.2015 - Came into force: 23.01.2015 12
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