{"id":37899,"date":"2026-08-12T09:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-snagging-handover-rights\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:26:16","slug":"dubai-snagging-handover-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ar\/dubai-snagging-handover-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Snagging and Handover: Your Rights Before You Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 DUBAI SNAGGING & HANDOVER RIGHTS -->\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@400;600;700&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');\n\n.sn *,.sn *::before,.sn 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.sn-cta-in{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}\n  .sn-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n}\n@media(max-width:640px){\n  .snc{padding:0 16px}\n  .sns{padding:44px 0}\n  .sn-hero{min-height:auto}\n  .sn-hero-content{padding:48px 16px 56px}\n  .sn-hero h1{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,7.5vw,2.6rem)}\n  .sn-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .sn-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .sn-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .sn-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .sn-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .sn-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.snc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"sn\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"sn-hero\">\n  <div class=\"sn-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"sn-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"sn-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"sn-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"sn-eyebrow\">New UAE Civil Code &middot; In Force 1 June 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Dubai Snagging and Handover<br><span>Your Rights Before You Sign<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"sn-hero-sub\">74,100 homes are scheduled to complete in Dubai this year. The handover certificate you sign at the end of that process is the moment your leverage changes hands. Here is what a snagging inspection covers, how long your developer stays liable, and what the new UAE Civil Code changed on 1 June 2026.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"sn-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"sn-hm\">&#128736;&#65039; <strong>Snagging Explained<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-hm\">&#9878;&#65039; <strong>Liability Periods<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-hm\">&#128221; <strong>Handover Sequence<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- STAT STRIP -->\n<div class=\"sn-strip\">\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"sn-si\"><span class=\"sn-sv\">74,100<\/span><span class=\"sn-sl\">Homes Due to Complete in Dubai in 2026<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-si\"><span class=\"sn-sv\">10 Years<\/span><span class=\"sn-sl\">Structural Defect Liability Period<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-si\"><span class=\"sn-sv\">3 Years<\/span><span class=\"sn-sl\">To Claim From Discovery of a Defect<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-si\"><span class=\"sn-sv\">1 Jun 2026<\/span><span class=\"sn-sl\">New UAE Civil Code In Force<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n<section class=\"sns\">\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-2col\">\n      <div class=\"sn-body\">\n        <span class=\"snt\">Why It Matters Now<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"sn-title\">The Signature That Ends Your Leverage<\/h2>\n        <p>Snagging is the inspection that identifies construction defects in a newly built unit so the developer repairs them at their cost. It is not glamorous and it is not legally required. It is simply the last point in the transaction at which you hold something the developer wants &mdash; your signature on the handover certificate &mdash; and have not yet given it away.<\/p>\n        <p>That framing matters because the handover certificate is an acknowledgement of the condition in which the unit was delivered. Sign it having inspected and documented the problems, and those problems are on the developer&#8217;s list. Sign it having glanced around the living room, and you have accepted the unit substantially as-is. Nothing dramatic happens either way on the day. The difference shows up six weeks later, when you are trying to get a contractor back into a property you have already accepted.<\/p>\n        <p>Dubai is entering the part of its cycle where this stops being a niche concern. Betterhomes reported in its Q2 2026 market report that <strong>74,100 new homes are scheduled to complete in Dubai during 2026<\/strong>, with completions expected to peak at 160,700 units in 2027. Off-plan accounted for 76% of Q2 2026 residential sales &mdash; 26,338 of 34,850 transactions. A great many buyers who committed years ago are arriving at handover simultaneously, and the contractors who fix snags are the same contractors trying to finish the next tower.<\/p>\n        <p>The legal backdrop also shifted this year, and most published guidance has not caught up. On 1 June 2026 the UAE&#8217;s new Civil Code came into force, renumbering the provisions that give you a ten-year structural warranty. The protections survived largely intact &mdash; but if you are citing article numbers in correspondence with a developer, you want the current ones.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"sn-hbox\">\n          <strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> Buyers spend months comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/off-plan-properties-dubai-2026\/\">off-plan payment plans<\/a> and minutes on handover. The inspection is the cheapest insurance in the transaction. If you are still choosing a project, developer track record on rectification is worth as much as the brochure &mdash; see our overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/top-developers-of-dubai\/\">Dubai&#8217;s major developers<\/a>, and factor <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">service charges<\/a> into what the unit really costs to hold. At handover the Oqood registration becomes a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/title-deed-dubai\/\">title deed<\/a> &mdash; the document that actually proves ownership.\n         The 5% retained in the project escrow account through your first year of occupation is one reason a thorough snagging list matters \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-escrow-account-off-plan\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">how Dubai escrow accounts work<\/a>. Long before handover, the purchase should already sit on the interim register &mdash; see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/oqood-registration-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Oqood and off-plan registration<\/a>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"sn-ov\">\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Handover &amp; Liability at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>Key periods and reference points<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">Structural \/ collapse liability<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r burg\">10 years<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">Claim window from discovery<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">3 years<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">MEP &amp; finishes (typical SPA)<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">1 year<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">New Civil Code in force<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">1 June 2026<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">Decennial provisions<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">Art. 821&ndash;824<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">Waiver of decennial liability<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r burg\">Void<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">Snagging legally required?<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">No<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">Best time to inspect<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">Before signing<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">2026 scheduled completions<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r burg\">74,100 homes<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-ov-row\"><span class=\"sn-ov-l\">2027 projected peak<\/span><span class=\"sn-ov-r\">160,700 units<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- LIABILITY TABLE -->\n<section class=\"sns sng\">\n  <div class=\"snc snct\">\n    <span class=\"snt\">The Legal Position<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"sn-title\">Who Is Liable for What, and for How Long<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"sn-sub\">Two distinct regimes govern defects in a new Dubai property. Conflating them is the most common error buyers make when a problem appears after handover.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"sn-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>What Is Covered<\/th>\n            <th>Period<\/th>\n            <th>Runs From<\/th>\n            <th>Basis<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Total or partial collapse<\/td><td><span class=\"sn-badge top\">10 years<\/span><\/td><td>Delivery of the works<\/td><td>Civil Code, Art. 821&ndash;824<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Defects threatening structural stability or safety<\/td><td><span class=\"sn-badge top\">10 years<\/span><\/td><td>Delivery of the works<\/td><td>Civil Code, Art. 821&ndash;824<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Structural parts of jointly owned property<\/td><td><span class=\"sn-badge high\">10 years<\/span><\/td><td>Date of completion certificate<\/td><td>Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019, Art. 40<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Claim window once a defect is discovered<\/td><td><span class=\"sn-badge mid\">3 years<\/span><\/td><td>Discovery of the defect<\/td><td>Preserved in the new Civil Code<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>MEP installations and finishes<\/td><td><span class=\"sn-badge mid\">Commonly 1 year<\/span><\/td><td>Handover<\/td><td>Usually set by your SPA &mdash; check it<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Contractual waiver of decennial liability<\/td><td><span class=\"sn-badge low\">Void<\/span><\/td><td>&mdash;<\/td><td>Anti-exclusion rule preserved<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Liability of the main contractor and engineer<\/td><td>Joint and several<\/td><td>Delivery of the works<\/td><td>Expressly stated in the new Code<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Subcontractors<\/td><td>Excluded<\/td><td>&mdash;<\/td><td>Recovery preserved by other routes<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Sources: White &amp; Case LLP and Charles Russell Speechlys commentary on UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025; Rousan &amp; Associates on Article 40 of Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2026. General information, not legal advice &mdash; obtain advice on your own contract.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- WHAT SNAGGING COVERS -->\n<section class=\"sns\">\n  <div class=\"snc snct\">\n    <span class=\"snt\">The Inspection<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"sn-title\">What a Snagging Inspection Actually Covers<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"sn-sub\">A snag list is a written, room-by-room record of defects. These are the areas where problems are most often found and most expensive to fix once you have accepted the unit.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"sn-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"sn-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"sn-area-name\">Electrical &amp; MEP<\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-area-type\">Systems<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-area-body\"><p>Every socket, switch, light circuit and distribution board tested rather than glanced at. MEP faults sit in the shorter defect period set by your sale and purchase agreement, so they are the category most likely to fall out of cover while you are still settling in.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sn-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"sn-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"sn-area-name\">Water &amp; Drainage<\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-area-type\">Plumbing<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-area-body\"><p>Pressure at every outlet, drainage speed, visible leaks under sinks and behind fittings, and the seals around wet areas. Water damage is progressive &mdash; a slow leak recorded on the snag list is a repair, and the same leak found a year later is a renovation.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sn-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"sn-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"sn-area-name\">Air Conditioning<\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-area-type\">Climate<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-area-body\"><p>Cooling performance in each zone, thermostat response, condensate drainage and duct noise. In Dubai an underperforming AC system is not a cosmetic complaint, and it is far easier to have addressed before you have signed for the unit than after.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sn-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"sn-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"sn-area-name\">Doors, Windows &amp; Glazing<\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-area-type\">Openings<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-area-body\"><p>Alignment, sealing, locking mechanisms and glazing condition throughout. Poorly sealed openings drive cooling costs up for the life of your ownership, which makes them one of the few snags with an ongoing financial consequence attached.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sn-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"sn-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"sn-area-name\">Finishes &amp; Joinery<\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-area-type\">Interior<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-area-body\"><p>Paintwork, tiling, flooring levels, skirting, wardrobes and kitchen carcassing. Individually minor, collectively the bulk of most snag lists, and the category developers rectify most readily when it is documented properly and raised before signature.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"sn-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"sn-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"sn-area-name\">Balconies &amp; External<\/div>\n          <div class=\"sn-area-type\">Envelope<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-area-body\"><p>Balcony falls and drainage, railing fixings, external sealant and render. Defects here can shade into the structural category that carries the ten-year period, so anything that looks like more than a finish issue is worth flagging explicitly.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"sn-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Approaching handover on a Dubai property?<\/h3>\n        <p>TruHauz advises buyers through completion, inspection and title registration &mdash; and on what to do when a developer pushes back.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"snbtn\">Talk to an Advisor &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- MISTAKES -->\n<section class=\"sns sndk\">\n  <div class=\"snc snct\">\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:16px;\">Costly Errors<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"sn-title white\">Three Mistakes That Cost Buyers Their Position<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"sn-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">None of these are exotic. All three are routine, and all three are decided in the fortnight around handover.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"sn-fc\">\n        <span class=\"sn-fc-val\">01<\/span>\n        <h4>Signing First, Inspecting Later<\/h4>\n        <p>Handover appointments are efficient, friendly and designed to end with a signature. Buyers who intended to arrange an inspection frequently sign anyway because the keys are on the table and the alternative feels awkward. Once the certificate is signed you are negotiating a favour rather than asserting a documented obligation. Book the inspection when the completion notice arrives, not when you are standing in the lobby.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-fc\">\n        <span class=\"sn-fc-val\">02<\/span>\n        <h4>Assuming the SPA Is the Whole Story<\/h4>\n        <p>The defect period written into your sale and purchase agreement covers installations and finishes, and it is typically short. It is not the ceiling on your protection. The ten-year structural liability sits in statute, applies independently of what the contract says, and cannot be signed away &mdash; any clause attempting to exempt or limit it is void. Buyers routinely give up on structural complaints because the contractual period lapsed.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-fc\">\n        <span class=\"sn-fc-val\">03<\/span>\n        <h4>Reporting Defects Verbally<\/h4>\n        <p>A snag mentioned to a site representative is not a record. A dated, written, photographed list submitted through a channel that produces a receipt is. The three-year claim window runs from discovery of a defect, which means the date you documented it matters. Keep the completion notice, the snag list, every response and the signed handover certificate together &mdash; that file is your evidence.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin-top:32px;font-size:.93rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;line-height:1.75;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">Bottom line:<\/strong> The Dubai handover sequence is predictable &mdash; completion certificate, completion notice, inspection, final payment, keys and signature, then conversion of the interim registration into a title deed. The only step in it that is genuinely optional is the one that protects you. Inspect before you sign, document everything in writing, keep the paperwork, and understand that the ten-year structural protection sits in law rather than in your contract and cannot be taken away from you by either.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"sns sng\">\n  <div class=\"snc snct\">\n    <span class=\"snt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"sn-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"sn-sub\">What buyers ask most often about snagging, handover and developer liability in Dubai.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"snc\">\n    <div class=\"sn-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"sn-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-q\" onclick=\"snFaq(this)\">Is a snagging inspection mandatory in Dubai?<span class=\"sn-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-a\">No. A snagging inspection is not a legal requirement, and no rule forces you to commission one before taking possession of a new unit. What matters is the sequence: you have the opportunity to inspect the property before you sign the handover certificate, and once you have signed it you have acknowledged the condition of the unit as delivered. Defects that were identified and documented before that signature remain the developer\u2019s to rectify. Defects you did not record are far harder to argue about afterwards, which is why the inspection is worth doing even though nothing compels it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-q\" onclick=\"snFaq(this)\">How long is a developer liable for defects in Dubai?<span class=\"sn-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-a\">Two separate periods apply and they are frequently confused. The ten-year decennial liability covers total or partial collapse and defects that threaten the structural stability or safety of the building; under Article 40 of Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019 the developer\u2019s ten-year liability for structural parts of jointly owned real property runs from the date the completion certificate is obtained. Separately, defects in mechanical, electrical and plumbing installations and in finishes are commonly covered for one year, and that shorter period is typically set by your sale and purchase agreement rather than by the decennial regime. Read your own SPA for the exact wording, because this is the period that varies between developers.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-q\" onclick=\"snFaq(this)\">Can a developer make me waive the ten-year structural liability in the SPA?<span class=\"sn-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-a\">No. The anti-exclusion rule is preserved in the new UAE Civil Code: any agreement that seeks to exempt or limit the contractor\u2019s or the engineer\u2019s decennial liability is void. A clause in a sale and purchase agreement purporting to cut the ten-year period down, cap the developer\u2019s exposure or sign the protection away has no effect, regardless of what you initialled at the time. This is one of the few protections in UAE construction law that parties genuinely cannot contract out of.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-q\" onclick=\"snFaq(this)\">What changed in UAE law for handover and defects in 2026?<span class=\"sn-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-a\">The UAE\u2019s new Civil Code, Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025, came into force on 1 June 2026 and replaced Federal Law No. 5 of 1985. The decennial liability regime was largely preserved rather than rewritten, but it was renumbered: the provisions now sit at Articles 821 to 824, whereas most existing commentary still cites the old Articles 877 and 880 to 883. Three substantive points changed. The new text expressly makes the contractor and engineer jointly and severally liable rather than merely jointly liable. It refers to the engineer rather than the architect, reflecting current market practice. And subcontractors are excluded from the scope of decennial liability, while recovery against them by other routes is expressly preserved.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-q\" onclick=\"snFaq(this)\">When exactly should the snagging inspection happen?<span class=\"sn-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-a\">After the developer issues the completion notice and before you sign the handover certificate. The notice follows the building completion certificate and tells you the unit is ready, states the final payment due, and sets a window in which to respond and schedule handover. That window is your inspection slot. Booking the inspection at the moment the notice arrives, rather than at the moment you are handed the keys, is the single most useful piece of timing in the whole process, because it leaves room to have defects rectified before you sign anything.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sn-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-q\" onclick=\"snFaq(this)\">Why does snagging matter more in Dubai in 2026 than it used to?<span class=\"sn-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"sn-faq-a\">Because the completion wave has arrived. Betterhomes reported in its Q2 2026 market report, published on 20 July 2026, that 74,100 new homes are scheduled to complete in Dubai during 2026, with volumes expected to peak at 160,700 units in 2027. The same report put off-plan at 76% of Q2 2026 residential sales, or 26,338 of 34,850 transactions. A very large number of buyers who committed to off-plan units years ago are reaching handover at the same time, and contractor capacity for rectification work is finite. 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