Veolia Environmental Services (australia) Pty Ltd is a limited by shares Australian proprietary company. Located at NSW 2009 since 2014-09-12 the company is, as the updated on 2021-03-24 ABN database shows, registered. The company has been registered for Goods & Services Tax since 2000-07-01. Known company numbers for Veolia Environmental Services (australia) Pty Ltd are as follows: ACN - 051316584, Australian Business Number - 20051316584. Veolia Environmental Services (australia) Pty Ltd has been the company name since 2006-09-29. Veolia Environmental Services ( Australia) Pty Ltd is one of the trading names this company has used, to be exact, the trading names list includes 5 positions that is Veolia Environmental Services ( Australia) Pty Ltd since 2006-10-18, Collex Pty Ltd since 2000-06-24 to 2006-10-18, and Collex Pty Ltd since 2000-06-24. Capvac is an example of a business name Veolia Environmental Services (australia) Pty Ltd used. The complete list includes 162 business names. Capvac was the company's business name from 2019-10-04. Other business names include Clean It Industrial Services and Tas Wheelie Bins (from 2017-07-12 to 2018-11-22). Their official company name changed on 2000-06-24 to Collex Pty Ltd. The company had used this name up until 2006-09-29. Additionally they had used Collex Waste Management Pty Limited from 2000-05-01 to 2000-06-24. This Australian proprietary company was previously located in NSW 2009 (from 2009-12-09 to 2014-09-12), NSW 2009 (from 2004-08-20 to 2009-12-09), NSW 2000 (from 2000-05-01 to 2004-08-20). AUBiz found 11 trademarks that reference the abovementioned company. 1992-11-11 is the date the documents needed to start the registration process of trademark no 590143 were submitted. This trademark is categorised as "word" and its application status is "never registered, dead". Other company trademarks include trademark number 590144, application status "never registered, dead";trademark number 597497, application status: "never registered, dead".
Status | From | To |
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Active | May 1, 2000 | current |
Name | From | To |
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Veolia Environmental Services (australia) Pty Ltd | September 29, 2006 | current |
Collex Pty Ltd | June 24, 2000 | September 29, 2006 |
Collex Waste Management Pty Limited | May 1, 2000 | June 24, 2000 |
Name | From | To |
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Capvac | October 4, 2019 | current |
Clean It Industrial Services | September 16, 2017 | current |
Tas Wheelie Bins | July 12, 2017 | November 22, 2018 |
Ellwaste | July 5, 2017 | current |
Veolia Thalanyji Alliance | September 30, 2014 | October 14, 2017 |
Sweeney Todd Waste Disposal | June 6, 2014 | current |
Sti Clinical Waste Victoria | June 6, 2014 | current |
Veolia Mining Services | June 13, 2012 | current |
Veolia Environment Australia | September 23, 2011 | current |
Builda Bins | July 30, 2010 | December 12, 2019 |
Skye Resource Recovery Facility | March 8, 2010 | January 29, 2016 |
Capital City Waste | February 25, 2010 | current |
Skye Transfer Station | February 22, 2010 | January 30, 2016 |
Veolia Bayside Transfer Station | January 25, 2010 | January 27, 2016 |
Aquatech Power Clean | November 24, 2008 | May 12, 2009 |
Pink Porta Loo | March 31, 2008 | December 10, 2009 |
Veolia Environmental Services | April 7, 2006 | May 14, 2012 |
Veolia Environmental Services | April 5, 2006 | January 13, 2021 |
Veolia Environmental Services | April 4, 2006 | current |
Veolia Environmental Services | April 3, 2006 | June 3, 2009 |
Veolia Environmental Services | March 23, 2006 | current |
Natural Recovery Systems | February 24, 2006 | current |
Handy Skips | January 30, 2006 | current |
Rent-a-bin | January 30, 2006 | current |
Collex Waste Disposals | January 30, 2006 | January 25, 2007 |
Mowatt Refractories | January 27, 2006 | January 13, 2009 |
Newline Road Resource Recovery Facility | January 27, 2006 | January 13, 2009 |
Mowatt Refractories | January 20, 2006 | June 28, 2009 |
Collex Recycling | January 5, 2006 | January 5, 2012 |
Collex Wastemovers | February 8, 2005 | April 8, 2014 |
Geraldton Collex Waste | January 11, 2005 | December 16, 2020 |
Collex Allblast Industrial Services | January 1, 2005 | May 28, 2008 |
Apr (advanced Plastic Recylcing) | March 15, 2003 | February 9, 2009 |
Adelaide Hills Liquid & Septic Waste Removal | March 3, 2003 | May 16, 2003 |
Hills Liquid Waste Disposal | March 3, 2003 | May 4, 2012 |
Eastern Septic Tank Cleaning | January 15, 2003 | January 15, 2012 |
Wrightway Refractories | September 9, 2002 | August 12, 2008 |
Wrightway Refractories | July 31, 2002 | July 25, 2008 |
Trans Waste | July 1, 2002 | November 28, 2008 |
Resource Transformation Systems | July 1, 2002 | May 15, 2008 |
Garden Energiser | May 31, 2002 | May 31, 2005 |
Hippo Soil | May 29, 2002 | May 29, 2005 |
Gogel Liquid Waste Disposal | May 1, 2002 | August 19, 2005 |
Greg & Gayl Gogel - Liquid Waste Disposal | April 30, 2002 | August 17, 2002 |
Sydney Recycling Centres | March 14, 2002 | current |
Wrightway Refractories | February 9, 2002 | July 28, 2008 |
Mowatt Refractories | February 1, 2002 | March 14, 2011 |
Calwood Plumbing | February 1, 2002 | April 8, 2014 |
Vac - Tech | January 31, 2002 | March 10, 2008 |
Mowatt Refractories | January 29, 2002 | June 28, 2005 |
Calwood Plumbing | January 29, 2002 | January 29, 2005 |
Vac-tech | January 29, 2002 | June 28, 2005 |
Mowatt Refractories | January 25, 2002 | January 25, 2011 |
Global Power Management | January 2, 2002 | February 28, 2011 |
Mowatt Refractories | January 2, 2002 | April 27, 2005 |
Vac-tech | January 2, 2002 | May 10, 2005 |
Calwood Plumbing | January 2, 2002 | June 18, 2003 |
Allblast | July 2, 2001 | September 6, 2010 |
Hb Waste Management | June 30, 2001 | May 16, 2008 |
Hazel Bros. Waste Management | June 29, 2001 | August 6, 2009 |
Hobart Waste Management | June 29, 2001 | July 31, 2007 |
Phoenix Waste Management Services | June 26, 2001 | May 15, 2008 |
Newline Road Resource Recovery Facility | June 9, 2001 | September 28, 2004 |
Hydro - Vac Industrial Cleaning | May 31, 2001 | June 26, 2018 |
Collex Wastemovers | May 24, 2001 | July 5, 2004 |
Collex Consulting Services | April 5, 2001 | April 5, 2007 |
Collex Industrial Services | April 5, 2001 | April 5, 2007 |
Collex Industrial Services | March 6, 2001 | January 25, 2007 |
City Link Builders Tip | January 22, 2001 | July 31, 2012 |
Boyley's Bins | January 2, 2001 | January 1, 2002 |
Sandman Septics | January 2, 2001 | December 5, 2001 |
Collex Riverland Waste | October 10, 2000 | December 27, 2009 |
Murray Bridge Waste | September 8, 2000 | June 17, 2015 |
Collex Industrial Services | September 7, 2000 | April 8, 2014 |
N.t. Enviro-care | August 1, 2000 | November 28, 2006 |
Bins R Us | July 27, 2000 | September 4, 2003 |
Jandakot Recycling | July 14, 2000 | December 11, 2015 |
Bins-r-us | July 13, 2000 | December 11, 2015 |
P And L Liquid Service | July 1, 2000 | December 3, 2001 |
Canning Vale Liquid Waste | July 1, 2000 | March 12, 2002 |
Metro Liquid Waste | July 1, 2000 | January 18, 2002 |
Mundaring Liquid Waste | July 1, 2000 | November 14, 2002 |
South Of The River Septics | July 1, 2000 | November 14, 2002 |
Budget Septics | July 1, 2000 | September 18, 2003 |
Lesmurdie Liquid Waste | July 1, 2000 | October 3, 2002 |
Brisbane Skips | July 1, 2000 | October 7, 2002 |
Collex Clinical Waste Services | July 1, 2000 | November 20, 2006 |
M.t. Bins | July 1, 2000 | December 3, 2001 |
M T Septics | July 1, 2000 | September 18, 2003 |
Grease Trap Cleaning Services | July 1, 2000 | July 11, 2003 |
Bins-r-us | June 30, 2000 | December 11, 2015 |
Budskip | June 19, 2000 | June 1, 2006 |
Universal Recycling | June 16, 2000 | current |
Trail-a-way Services | May 1, 2000 | February 13, 2002 |
Swift Services And Equipment | May 1, 2000 | January 21, 2004 |
Middlemass Holdings | May 1, 2000 | December 17, 2007 |
Wahroonga Services | May 1, 2000 | March 17, 2006 |
Powerclean | May 1, 2000 | May 13, 2008 |
Tasprotect | May 1, 2000 | January 9, 2006 |
All States Waste | May 1, 2000 | August 28, 2004 |
Tiger Oil | May 1, 2000 | June 6, 2001 |
Medishift Waste Management | May 1, 2000 | July 25, 2000 |
Consolidated Waste | May 1, 2000 | February 4, 2002 |
Jones Waste Disposal | May 1, 2000 | July 1, 2002 |
Melbourne & Metropolitan Medical Waste Services | May 1, 2000 | April 14, 2002 |
Scott's Commercial Services | May 1, 2000 | August 1, 2000 |
Dial.a.bin | May 1, 2000 | August 8, 2000 |
Skidmore Waste Collections | May 1, 2000 | May 12, 2002 |
St. George Grease Trap Cleaning Service | May 1, 2000 | November 21, 2000 |
Southern Cross Waste | May 1, 2000 | July 14, 2004 |
Adelaide Shredding Services | May 1, 2000 | May 1, 2002 |
Collex Spencer Gulf Waste | May 1, 2000 | February 11, 2010 |
Confidential Destruction Services | May 1, 2000 | current |
South Coast Liquid Waste | May 1, 2000 | current |
Waste Hunter Services | May 1, 2000 | current |
Port Botany Transfer Station | May 1, 2000 | current |
Pink Bins | May 1, 2000 | March 17, 2021 |
Collex Waste Disposals | May 1, 2000 | September 12, 2002 |
Medical Waste Disposals | May 1, 2000 | March 13, 2001 |
Collex | May 1, 2000 | July 28, 2008 |
Wrightway Refractories | May 1, 2000 | July 25, 2008 |
Middlemass Waterflow Services | May 1, 2000 | October 29, 2001 |
Budskip | May 1, 2000 | September 5, 2000 |
Natural Recovery Systems | May 1, 2000 | January 30, 2006 |
Collex Power Clean | May 1, 2000 | January 10, 2007 |
Hippo Waste | May 1, 2000 | July 20, 2009 |
Collex Building Recyclers | May 1, 2000 | January 25, 2007 |
Murray Waste | May 1, 2000 | June 17, 2015 |
Westcoastliquidwaste | May 1, 2000 | May 30, 2015 |
Citilink Industrial Disposals | May 1, 2000 | June 17, 2015 |
Statewide Paper Collectors | May 1, 2000 | June 30, 2009 |
Natural Resources Systems | May 1, 2000 | March 2, 2001 |
Collex Environmental | May 1, 2000 | April 24, 2009 |
Smada Security Shredding | May 1, 2000 | July 23, 2009 |
Collex Recycling | May 1, 2000 | April 24, 2009 |
Barry Bros (n S W) | May 1, 2000 | May 14, 2002 |
Handy Skips | May 1, 2000 | December 31, 2002 |
Phoenix Recyclers | May 1, 2000 | January 10, 2005 |
Phoenix Waste Management Services | May 1, 2000 | August 7, 2001 |
Collex Waste Trail-a-way | May 1, 2000 | June 28, 2006 |
Bridge Waste | May 1, 2000 | November 12, 2000 |
Murray Bridge Waste | May 1, 2000 | November 12, 2000 |
Whyalla Recycling Services | May 1, 2000 | March 4, 2001 |
Spencer Gulf Waste Disposals | May 1, 2000 | March 4, 2001 |
Collex Rent-a-bin | May 1, 2000 | August 19, 2008 |
Super Clean Waste Disposal And Rubbish Removal | May 1, 2000 | March 5, 2003 |
I.w.s. Waste Services | May 1, 2000 | October 7, 2001 |
Collex Tidy-bin | May 1, 2000 | August 19, 2008 |
Central Waste | May 1, 2000 | May 13, 2008 |
Active Waste Services | May 1, 2000 | August 17, 2001 |
Independent Waste Services | May 1, 2000 | July 27, 2001 |
L.g. Waste Disposal Service | May 1, 2000 | August 26, 2001 |
Rent-a-bin | May 1, 2000 | April 24, 2009 |
Rubbish Rid | May 1, 2000 | April 24, 2009 |
Budget Septics | May 1, 2000 | September 18, 2003 |
Australia Wide Waste | May 1, 2000 | May 27, 2012 |
M T Septics | May 1, 2000 | September 18, 2003 |
Sandman Septics | May 1, 2000 | December 5, 2001 |
Grease Trap Cleaning Services | May 1, 2000 | July 11, 2003 |
Mundaring Liquid Waste | May 1, 2000 | November 14, 2002 |
South Of The River Septics | May 1, 2000 | November 14, 2002 |
Canning Vale Liquid Waste | May 1, 2000 | March 12, 2002 |
Name | From | To |
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Veolia Environmental Services ( Australia) Pty Ltd | October 18, 2006 | current |
Collex Pty Ltd | June 24, 2000 | October 18, 2006 |
Collex Pty Ltd | June 24, 2000 | current |
Collex Powerclean | May 6, 2000 | June 24, 2000 |
Collex Powerclean | May 1, 2000 | June 24, 2000 |
Location | From | To |
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NSW 2009 | September 12, 2014 | current |
NSW 2009 | December 9, 2009 | September 12, 2014 |
NSW 2009 | August 20, 2004 | December 9, 2009 |
NSW 2000 | May 1, 2000 | August 20, 2004 |
Status | From | To |
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Registered | July 1, 2000 | current |
Advertisements
Application date: | November 11, 1992 |
Lodgement date: | November 11, 1992 |
Live or dead: | Dead |
CPI status: | Never Registered |
Status: | Lapsed - Accepted |
Mark code: | Trade Mark |
Trademark type: | Word |
Acceptance due date: | August 14, 1995 |
Sealing due date: | August 31, 1996 |
Court orders: | No |
Act1955 code: | Accepted |
Revocation of the acceptance: | No |
Goods and services assistance: | No |
Lodgement type: | National |
Descriptive: | Collex |
Examination report number: | 1 |
Examination class count: | 1 |
NICE class code: | 40 |
NICE occ number: | 1 |
NICE description text: | Recycling Of Waste And Trash; Waste Treatment; Material Treatment Services Being Recovery, Treatment And Disposal Of Effluent Sludges Such As From Sewerage Treatment Plants, Oil Refiners And Wool Scouring Plants, As Well As The Recovery, Treatment And Disposal Of Other Wastes And Contaminated Materials Including Soils And Redundant Plant And Machinery; The Recovery, Dewatering And Disposal Of Sludges From Lagoons, Settling Tanks And Other Storages; Decontamination Of Soils Or Other Material Prior To Disposal Or Re-use: The Processing Of Waste Including The Cementing Of Waste Into A Fixed Product Enabling Safe Subsequent Handling And Disposal, All Being Services Included In Class 40 |
Suburb name: | Sydney |
Postcode: | 2000 |
Australian state code: | NSW |
Country code: | AU |
Application date: | November 11, 1992 |
Lodgement date: | November 11, 1992 |
Live or dead: | Dead |
CPI status: | Never Registered |
Status: | Lapsed/Not Protected |
Mark code: | Trade Mark |
Trademark type: | Word |
Acceptance due date: | January 24, 1995 |
Court orders: | No |
Revocation of the acceptance: | No |
Goods and services assistance: | No |
Lodgement type: | National |
Descriptive: | Collex |
Examination report number: | 1 |
Examination class count: | 1 |
NICE class code: | 40 |
NICE occ number: | 1 |
NICE description text: | All Services Included In Class 40, Including Material Treatment Services Including Recovery, Treatment And Disposal Of Effluent Sludges Such As From Sewerage Treatment Plants, Oil Refiners And Wool Scouring Plants, As Well As The Recovery, Treatment And Disposal Of Other Wastes And Contaminated Materials Including Soils And Redundant Plant And Machinery; The Recovery, Dewatering And Disposal Of Sludges From Lagoons, Settling Tanks And Other Storages; Provision Of Mobile Pilot Plants For On-site Processed Testing And Development; Incineration Of Hazardous Material At Off-site Facilities And Decontamination Of Soils Or Other Material Prior To Disposal Or Re-use; The Processing Of Waste Including The Cementing Of Waste Into A Fixed Product Enabling Safe Subsequent Handling And Disposal, All Being Services Included In Class 40 |
Suburb name: | Sydney |
Postcode: | 2000 |
Australian state code: | NSW |
Country code: | AU |
Application date: | March 3, 1993 |
Lodgement date: | March 3, 1993 |
Live or dead: | Dead |
CPI status: | Never Registered |
Status: | Lapsed - Accepted |
Mark code: | Trade Mark |
Trademark type: | Word |
Divisional date: | November 11, 1992 |
Acceptance due date: | August 14, 1995 |
Sealing due date: | August 31, 1996 |
Divisional number: | 590146 |
Court orders: | No |
Act1955 code: | Accepted |
Revocation of the acceptance: | No |
Goods and services assistance: | No |
Lodgement type: | National |
Descriptive: | Collex |
Examination report number: | 3 |
Examination class count: | 1 |
NICE class code: | 37 |
NICE occ number: | 2 |
NICE description text: | Sorting Of Domestic Recyclable Materials; Street Sweeping; Industrial Sweeping; Industrial And Commercial Cleaning; Tank Cleaning; Contaminated Soil Remediation; All Being Services Included In Class 37 |
Suburb name: | Sydney |
Postcode: | 2000 |
Australian state code: | NSW |
Country code: | AU |
General information:
Patent status: |
Lapsed Either the application has not been accepted by 21 months after the first examination report (or 12 months after the Raising the Bar Act) or some other deadline in the prosecution process has not been completed in time, for example IP Australia has issued a direction to file a request for examination and the applicant has not done so in the required period (2 months). |
Patent type: | NPE |
International Patent Classification:
IPC Mark: | G06Q 10/00 |
Section code: | G - physics |
Class code: | 6 - computing; calculating; counting |
Subclass code: | Q - data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes, not otherwise provided for |
Main group code: | 10 - administration; management |
IP Australia process information:
Expiry date: | August 22, 2021 |
International Patent Classification:
IPC Mark: | F16K 11/085 |
Section code: | F - mechanical engineeringlighting; heating; weapons; blasting |
Class code: | 16 - engineering elements or units; general measures for producing and maintaining effective functioning of machines or installations; thermal insulation in general |
Subclass code: | K - valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating |
Main group code: | 11 - multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; pipe fittings incorporating such valves; arrangement of valves and flow lines specially adapted for mixing fluid |
Subgroup code: | 85 - with cylindrical plug |
IP Australia process information:
Expiry date: | February 7, 2017 |
International Patent Classification:
IPC Mark: | B29B 7/42 |
Section code: | B - performing operationstransporting |
Class code: | 29 - working of plastics; working of substances in a plastic state in general |
Subclass code: | B - preparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped; making granules or preforms; recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics |
Main group code: | 7 - mixing; kneading (in general b01f; combined with calendering b29c0043240000, with injection b29c0045460000, with extrusion b29c0047360000) |
Subgroup code: | 42 - with screw or helix |
IP Australia process information:
Expiry date: | June 9, 2015 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
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2016-09-19 | Hazardous waste disposal | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources |
28 272.73 | |
2016-08-24 | Building construction and support and maintenance and repair services | Department of Defence | 11 868 182.83 | |
2016-06-30 | Building construction and support and maintenance and repair services | Department of Defence | 5 059 999.88 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015-11-03 | Sanitary waste receptacles | Department of Defence |
11 247.07 | |
2015-10-06 | Scrap and waste materials | Department of Defence | 203 811.19 | |
2015-10-06 | Scrap and waste materials | Department of Defence | 203 811.19 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014-12-04 | Water and wastewater treatment supply and disposal | Department of Defence |
10 928.30 | |
2014-09-04 | Water and wastewater treatment supply and disposal | Department of the Environment - Australian Antarctic Division | 10 626.00 | |
2014-09-04 | Water and wastewater treatment supply and disposal | Department of the Environment - Australian Antarctic Division | 11 377.05 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013-12-02 | Refuse collection and disposal | Department of the Environment - Australian Antarctic Division |
19 076.31 | |
2013-11-19 | Environmental management | Department of Defence | 30 800.00 | |
2013-11-19 | Material handling services | Department of Defence | 55 000.00 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012-12-18 | Water and wastewater treatment supply and disposal | Department of Defence |
125 089.80 | |
2012-09-27 | Refuse disposal and treatment | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources | 20 300.00 | |
2012-09-04 | Cleaning and janitorial supplies | Department of Defence | 67 827.19 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011-09-13 | Project administration or planning | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources |
30 200.00 | |
2011-08-22 | Tools and General Machinery | Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | 10 000.00 | |
2011-08-03 | Refuse collection and disposal | Department of the Environment - Australian Antarctic Division | 220 000.00 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010-10-01 | Refuse collection and disposal | Australian Antarctic Division |
249 999.99 | |
2010-07-06 | Refuse collection and disposal | Australian Antarctic Division | 57 888.02 | |
2010-03-03 | Fuels | Defence Materiel Organisation | 13 736.21 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009-09-03 | Refuse disposal and treatment | Australian Antarctic Division |
220 000.00 | |
2009-08-05 | Refuse collection and disposal | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources | 13 200.00 | |
2009-08-03 | Refuse disposal and treatment | Australian Antarctic Division | 67 003.35 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008-12-01 | Refuse disposal and treatment | Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts |
10 010.00 | |
2008-10-02 | Refuse disposal and treatment | Australian Antarctic Division | 58 987.23 | |
2008-10-02 | Refuse disposal and treatment | Australian Antarctic Division | 10 384.99 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007-11-15 | Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources |
20 324.76 | |
2007-11-08 | Management advisory services | Department of the Environment and Water Resources | 1 375 000.00 | |
2007-09-14 | Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services | Department of Defence | 81 981.37 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005-08-16 | Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services | Department of Defence |
383 212.43 |
Date | Description | Agency | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004-07-14 | Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services | Department of Defence |
464 720.48 |
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