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José Vicente Morote is currently a member of the Global Board and the Regional Board of Andersen. Within his international responsibilities, he is responsible for the European legal coordination of the firm. He is Managing Partner of the firm in Spain and Portugal and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Andersen Iberia, as well as co-head of the Public and Regulatory Law area of the firm in the offices of Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Lisbon, Valencia and Seville.
Jose Vicente Mroote has PHD of Law from the University of Bologna, with Italian Ministry of Culture Degree Award. He was appointed Dean of the Law University Catolica de Valencia, San Vicente Mártir, from 2007 to 2014. He is a Public Servant specialising in administrative issues at Local Authority (on special leave).
Jose Vicente Morote has advised a number of Public Agencies on Administrative Law issues.
He has participated as teacher in several courses and conferences in several universities and institutions. He has published a number of books on Administrative Law issues, namely 'Las Circulares normativas de la Administración Pública, Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch; 'Comentarios a la Ley Reguladora de las Bases de Régimen Local’, Civitas Thomson. Madrid; 'Práctica de Administración Local: Formularios y Documentos', published in 2006.
Lecturer of Administrative Law of the Official Master's Degree for the BAR access, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria of Madrid. Lecturer of Administrative Law of the Official Master's Degree for the BAR access, Universidad Europea de Valencia.
Education
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Degree in Law, Special Recognition, Universidad de Valencia
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Degree in Law, Università di Bologna. Italian Ministry of Culture Degree Award.
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Doctor in Law, Università di Bologna
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Master in Urban Planning, ‘La ordenación autonómica del territorio’ (Urban Planning in Autonomous regions”), ADEIT
Academia and business
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Chamber of Commerce of Italia to Spain
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Association of Jurists of The Health
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- Italian
- German
- French
Areas Urban Planning and Environmental Law Real Estate Public and Regulatory Law
Office Madrid
Telephone +34 917 813 300
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Publications
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Andersen integrates the German-speaking market specialist Lozano Schindhelm and launches its German Desk
Fernando Lozano, Managing Partner of Lozano Schindhelm, joins the firm as Partner of the Commercial Department and Maria Halatcheva as Of Counsel. Thirteen professionals have joined Andersen in total
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Andersen Iberia continues to grow and exceeds 50 million turnover in 2023, 25% more than the previous year
The number of professionals has grown by 20% to 353 lawyers, bringing the total number of staff to 444 by the end of 2023
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Morote: "With our signings, we are looking for quality and specialization, not only to increase volume”
El Confidencial interviews José Vicente Morote after his re-election as Managing Partner of Andersen Iberia to analyse the roadmap for this new phase of the firm
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José Vicente Morote, selected among the 30 best lawyers in Spain by the Iberian Lawyer ranking
Iberian Lawyer's ranking has selected the corporate lawyers who have emerged on the legal scene in 2023
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Andersen chooses José Vicente Morote as Managing Partner of the firm in Iberia
Morote assumes the highest responsibility of the Firm alone for a four-year term, during which he will serve as Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board of Directors | The General Partners' Meeting also agreed to renew the members of the Board of Directors for the 2024-2028 period
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Andersen's main challenge is to increase specialisation
The firm's main challenges are to increase specialisation within the practice areas and to continuously improve the quality of service provision
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José Vicente Morote, appointed member of Andersen's new European Management Committee
With this appointment, the Firm in Spain adopts a key position to contribute to the short, medium and long term success of the organisation
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Guillermo Muñoz-Alonso joins Andersen as Partner in the Banking & Finance practice area
This incorporation represents a strong boost for the Banking and Finance practice, which is particularly relevant in the market
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Andersen has appointed Íñigo Zumalabe and Ramón Portela as partners in the areas of M&A and Tax
These appointments will strengthen the firm's private equity and international tax areas
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Andersen continues to grow, surpassing the 40 million mark in 2022, 23.6% more than the previous year
The workforce has grown by 16.6% to 358 by the end of 2022
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Andersen's roadmap to reconquer Europe
Our managing partner, José Vicente Morote, in an interview with the firm's European co-managing partner, Andrea De Vecchi, analyzes in El Confidencial the strong commitment of Andersen in Europe and the goals and objectives that have been achieved within the ambitious growth plan in the last few years.
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Andersen opens office in Malaga to reinforce its presence in southern Spain
The Firm, which already has locations in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, and Lisbon, adds a new location in Spain, where it is developing a strong growth strategy. José Miguel Soriano will head the new office, with the arrival of Fernando Taboada, a specialist in Public Law and Urban Planning.
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Interview with Andersen's Managing Partner and Partner and Head of Corporate: "We foresee an increase in transactions in the Spanish distress market by 2023"
Interview with our Managing Partner, José Vicente Morote, and Partner and Head of Andersen in Spain's Corporate and M&A practice, Ignacio Aparicio Ramos, in Capital & Corporate
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Andersen has appointed Marta Morales as a partner to strengthen its Corporate and M&A practice in Andalusia
This new incorporation is part of Andersen's firm commitment to strengthen the Corporate and M&A area at national level from all of the Firm's offices, in line with the Firm's Strategic Plan
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America’s Cup appoints Andersen as the exclusive Spanish legal services provider for the 37th edition, to be held in Barcelona in 2024
• Andersen is already working with the organising team in all areas of law to support the development and success of this major sporting event • Emirates Team New Zealand, the team in charge of organising the next edition of the race, appoints Andersen in the tender to lead the legal advice among the main law firms in Spain
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Andersen joins Federico Belausteguigoitia as a Partner in the Energy M&A team
This new incorporation is a further step in the firm's commitment to improve the specialization of its services in the energy sector
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Five years of Andersen
The Managing Partners of the Firm in Iberia, José Vicente Morote and Iñigo Rodriguez-Sastre, explain in an interview with Iberian Lawyer the challenges overcome during these years to achieve the growth objectives set, both in terms of people, business and culture
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Andersen incorporates Carmen March as Partner to reinforce the Corporate and M&A practice in the Valencia office
• Carmen March, who joins the firm from Broseta, has more than 30 years of experience and is a lawyer with a strong reputation in the M&A area • This new incorporation is part of Andersen's commitment to consolidate the Valencia office as the leading legal services firm in the Valencia Region
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Andersen inaugurates its new headquarters in Valencia in its bid to position itself as the leading law firm in the Valencia region
•José Vicente Morote: "The Valencian Community is a land that perfectly represents Andersen's values" •The firm has tripled its parameters in five years, from a budget of 13 million in 2017 to more than 40 million by the end of 2022
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Andersen incorporates Óscar Arredondo as Partner to strengthen the Litigation practice in Barcelona
This new addition is a further step in Andersen's commitment to the development, at the highest level, of its law firm in Catalonia
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The agri-food sector should be considered as a strategic sector in the regulatory field
Andersen analyses the main challenges facing the agri-food sector in Spain and the European Union in a colloquium with the Director of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain, María Ángeles Benítez
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The Madrid Regional Ministry of Transport will invest 3.5 billion euros over the next five years to improve the region's transport network
Andersen analyses the main challenges and projects of the transport policy of the Community of Madrid in a seminar with the Regional Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Community of Madrid, David Pérez García
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Andersen incorporates Germán Martínez as Partner in the Employment department
Andersen has incorporated Germán Martínez as a Partner in the Employment area, reinforcing the capabilities of this department in the Madrid office
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Andersen incorporates Carmen Mozún as Partner in the Energy area
Andersen has hired Carmen Mozún as Partner for the Energy area, where she will advise on corporate transactions related to this sector
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The new Waste Law seeks to boost Spain's circular economy
Andersen and CEOE have organised the conference 'The new Circular Economy regulation' with the participation of the Government
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Interview with the Managing Partners of Andersen in Spain, José Vicente Morote and Íñigo Rodríguez-Sastre in El Confidencial
The Managing Partners of Andersen in Spain analyse their first year at the helm of the firm in an interview with El Confidencial, in which they highlight the growth of the firm in Spain, which has tripled in size in five years, the international expansion, the professionalisation of the firm and the cohesion of the team.
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Raw materials supply: more uncertainty for public tenders
José Vicente Morote analyses in Expansión the critical situation for public sector contractors due to the damages generated by the pandemic and the new legal storm derived from the increase in the prices of raw materials and energy.
- Andersen Incorporates CHR Legal to Expand Capabilities in Barcelona
- Andersen incorporates DA Lawyers
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Andersen strengthens its Legaltech area with the incorporation of a team led by Carlos Rodríguez Sau
The integration of a team of four professionals from CSV Consulting strengthens the firm's commitment to technological legal advice.
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Digital transformation and IT challenges: a cybersecurity roadmap for companies
José Vicente Morote, Vicente Moret and Benjamín Prieto, together with José Miguel Roseell (S2 Grupo), Paco Gavilán (CICV) and Joaquín Membrado (CICV) participated in an innovative breakfast in which they debated on the legal obligations for organisations and companies in the new digital era.
- Andersen Appoints José Vicente Morote as New Member of Global Board of Directors
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Next Generation EU Funds: the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism as a key tool for Member States' economic recovery and transformation
Andersen held a webinar with representatives of the European Commission and the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union to analyse the state of play of the implementation process of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism.
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Andersen incorporates Javier Bustillo as a partner to strengthen the M&A area
This is the second appointment of a partner so far this year to the M&A, which is in line with the roadmap established by the firm to expand its capabilities in this area
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José Vicente Morote and Iñigo Rodríguez-Sastre Co-Managing Partners at Andersen: “Hindering investment opportunities is not a good idea, facilitating operations is key”
José Vicente Morote and Iñigo Rodríguez-Sastre believe there is “a lot of money to be moved in the market”, are not keen of restrictive measures, such as the so-called “anti-takeover bid shield”, which could jeopardize large transactions
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The Green Deal as a way to support European companies to become world leaders in clean products and technologies
Turning the EU's economy sustainable can only happen if we turn climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Administrative Law Institutions
Andersen's Public and Regulatory Law team publishes a book on the Impact of COVID-19 on Administrative Law Institutions
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VIII Conference on Technology at the Service of Health
José Vicente Morote participates in the VIII Conference on Technology at the Service of Health organized by the Polytechnic University of Valencia
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Andersen Appoints José Vicente Morote and Íñigo Rodríguez-Sastre as Co-Managing Partners of the Firm in Spain
The move is part of the firm's succession plan, which began with the creation of the Board of Directors, which advises on the selection of the Managing Partners and setting the firm's strategy for the coming years
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A (belated) push for faster licensing
Fast permits for construction are an facilitating measure, although it comes with a certain delay and could come up against the discretion of some municipalities
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Resumption of tendering deadlines and improvements in the regulation of public contracts
Regarding 5th May Royal Decree-Law 17/2020, approving measures to support the cultural sector and of a tax nature to deal with the economic and social impact of the COVID-2019
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Further adjustments to the simplified open procedure of the Public Contracts Act
Regarding 28th April Royal Decree Law 16/2020 on procedural and organisational measures to deal with COVID-19 in the scope of the administration of justice
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Main measures in the administrative and public procurement fields included in Royal Decree Law 15/2020
Regarding Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 of 21st April on urgent supplementary measures to support the economy and employment
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Uncertain times for public contractors
José Vicente Morote and Silvia del Saz explain in Expansión that the public sector and its contractors are suffering from the paralysis of their activity in non-essential sectors
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Application of recoverable paid leave in the industrial sector
Analysis of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism explanatory note on the application of the recoverable paid leave approved by RD-Law 10/2020 of 29 March in the industrial sector
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Main measures in relation to extension and the calculation of administrative deadlines arising from COVID-19
31st March Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, adopting additional urgent measures in the social and economic field to deal with COVID-19
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Main local law measures arising from COVID-19
Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, of 31st March, adopting additional urgent measures in the social and economic field to deal with COVID-19
- Main measures on public procurement in relation to COVID-19 adopted by Royal Decree Law 11/2020
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COVID-19 | Administrative measures
Practical view of the developments introduced by RD 463/2020, Royal Decree Law 7/2020 of 12th March and Royal Decree Law 8/2020 of 17th March on urgent exceptional measures to deal with the economic and social impact of the COVID-19
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Experts in public procurement ask the Administrations to expedite payments of pending debts to provide liquidity to companies
José Vicente Morote analyses public procurement in view of the state of alert generated by the coronavirus crisis
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Main public law and regulatory measures in relation to COVID-19 adopted by Royal Decree Law 8/2020
Regarding Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 on urgent extraordinary measures to deal with the economic and social impact of COVID-19
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Legaslative hyperactivity in the City Councils
José Vicente Morote analyses the regulatory hyperactivity of local councils in recent months and points out that they currently have a more political and innovative profile, which is generating greater conflict
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Energy y tourism: motors of the Spanish economy in 2020
José Vicente Morote analyses the outlook for retail and logistics on the sectors that will act as drivers of the economy in 2020
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Comparative Legal Guide Spain: Construction (2nd edition)
José Vicente Morote analyzes the practice of construction law in a variety of jurisdictions in a guide published by The Legal 500
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Best Lawyers 2020 recognizes 54 Andersen Tax & Legal professionals among the best lawyers in Spain
In this edition, Andersen Tax & Legal in Spain has 54 outstanding professionals with a total of 81 distinctions, among them, Maria Olleros, Tax area partner, who has been recognized as 'Lawyer of the Year' in Venture Capital
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LOTUP Amendment Extends Scope of Responsible Declaration to Simplify Urban Procedures
The Decree that the Consell foresees the imminent approval will imply a simplification of the urbanistic procedures relative to the obtaining of the corresponding authorizing urbanistic titles that legitimize, in general, the execution of works and implantation of uses
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The EU seeks to shield the single market from Brexit
The UK's exit from the EU without an agreement will involve the application of customs and new controls with a considerable increase in costs for the movement of goods and services and delays in transport. An orderly Brexit would make it possible to maintain relations and business by applying international regulations in agreements, mergers, restructurings or insolvencies.
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The transport sector faces major challenges of sustainability, digitisation and harmonisation of regulations
The Secretary General for Transport stresses that public managers must be aligned with international demand and put society and economic agents at the centre of policies
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LOTUP reform, a new and comprehensive approach
Conference on the modification of the LOTUP, its current situation and perspectives of urbanism in the Valencian Community, organized by Andersen Tax & Legal.
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Andersen Global Appoints José Vicente Morote as EU Legal Coordinator and Adjunct Member of European Regional Board of Directors
Morote is also an adjunct board member to the European Regional Board of Directors
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José Vicente Morote bodes the Spanish real estate sector will continue attracting international investment until 2022
Real Estate annual report published by Iberian Lawyer
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The regulation on apartments and dwellings for tourist use must defend users, respect neighbours and ensure free competition
Conference on the new regulation of apartments and dwellings for touristic use
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José Vicente Morote analyses non-taxable public asset profits
Conference on the Public Sector Contracts organized in Alicante by the Official Association of Industrial Engineers of the Comunidad Valenciana
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Best Lawyers selects 27 lawyers of Andersen Tax & Legal among the most outstanding in Spain
The prestigious American publication Best Lawyers has selected 27 Andersen Tax & Legal professionals as the most outstanding in Spain with a total of 44 distinctions in the ranking it prepares annually
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José Vicente Morote analyses the regulation of administrative titles in an ICAV conference
José Vicente highlights the positive overall balance of the impact of the Bolkestein Directive on the simplification of formalities and the removal of barriers to the performance of activities
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Concerted Action, on Trial Before the European Union
The Spanish Private Health Alliance (ASPE) has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Law 7/2017, on 30th March, of the Generalitat, on concerted action for the provision of services to people in the health sector
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Urban planning regulations must be adapted to the new standards of intelligent cities
José Vicente Morote participates in the Smart Cities for Smart Citizens congress
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Andersen Tax & Legal strengthens its position in the ranking of The Legal 500 with six highlighted areas
The editorial includes the firm in the Corporate, Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Public Law and Real Estate areas of the ranking
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The new Public Procurement Law requires rigorous enforcement by Administrations to maximize resources
Conference on public procurement organised by the FVMP
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"SMEs will have easier access to public procurement."
Interview with José Vicente Morote and Antonio Benítez on the new Public-Sector Contracts Law
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Best Lawyers recognizes 27 lawyers of Andersen Tax & Legal among the most outstanding in Spain
The prestigious American publication Best Lawyers has selected 27 Andersen Tax & Legal professionals as the most outstanding in Spain with a total of 45 distinctions in the ranking it prepares annually.
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Recruitment in Public Companies
José Vicente Morote on the new Public-Sector Contracts Law
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Greater transparency in public sector contracts
José Vicente Morote analyses the new Public-Sector Contract Law
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The Principle of minimum intervention in Administrative law
José Vicente Morote participates in the drafting of the Monograph on the laws 39/2015, Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations and 40/2015, Legal Regime of the Public Sector
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