Decree No. 269 / 2015 Coll.

Order on the breakdown of heating costs and the joint preparation of hot water for the house

Valid Order Effective from 01.01.2016
269
DECLARATION
of 30 September 2015
on the breakdown of heating costs and the joint preparation of hot water for the house
According to Section 14a of Act No. 67 / 2013 Coll., which regulates certain issues related to the provision of services related to the use of flats and non-residential premises in the house with flats, as amended by Act No. 104 / 2015 Coll.:
§ 1
Subject matter
This decree implements the relevant provisions of the European Union1) and provides for
(a) the extent of the amount of the basic and the consumption component for the breakdown of the heating costs and the costs of the joint preparation of hot water for the house, their distribution among the recipients of the service, the values determined as lower and upper limits compared to the average of the unit of account during the accounting period, the definition of terms and other requirements for the breakdown of costs;
(b) certain other elements that the service provider must provide in the accounting of the heating costs and the costs of joint heat water preparation for the house.
§ 2
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this decree:
(a) the unit of account of the house or part thereof, or houses or parts thereof, which have one common, technologically linked heat sampling device and a common measurement or determination of heat, heating costs and hot water supply costs;
(b) heating central heating by means of a heating system affecting the unit of account it passes, connected to a common heat source; heating is not heating of flats and non-residential areas through separate heating circuits supplied by heat sources using different types of fuels or electricity, nor heating through closed circuits to which heat is supplied and measured by the supplier's contract directly with the recipient of services,
(c) joint preparation of hot water for the heating house and provision of centrally prepared hot water to service recipients;
(d) the floor area of the floor floor area of the rooms of the apartment and of the non-residential space, other than terraces, balconies and logbooks and by-premises located outside the apartment; the floor area shall include the area installed by the kitchen line, built-in furniture, stove or other heating body; the area of window and door concessions shall not be counted,
(e) the deductible floor area of the floor area multiplied by the coefficients set out in Annex 1, Part A, to this Decree; If certain rooms in the settlement unit have different ceilings or ceilings bevelled, the countable floor area of these rooms shall be multiplied by the ratio of the volume of heated space to the volume calculated from the floor area and the ceiling height of the prevailing rooms in the settlement unit,
(f) the floor area of non-residential spaces for the purpose of providing hot water, the floor area multiplied by the coefficients laid down in Annex 1 (B) to this Decree;
(g) the ratio of the value determined as the difference between the reading of the measured values on the installed meters under the Metrology Act or the installation for the distribution of heating costs or hot water water meters at the end and at the beginning of the accounting period;
(h) heating costs and the provision of hot water for the house, the costs actually incurred during the relevant accounting period for the purchase of services, i.e. heating costs, the costs of heat consumed for the preparation of hot water, the costs of drinking water consumed for the preparation of hot water, at prices in accordance with price regulations;
(i) the reference beneficiary of the services of the recipient whose heating costs per square metre of the chargeable floor area are equal to the average heating costs per square metre of the chargeable floor area of the unit of account during the accounting period and whose consumption of jointly prepared hot water in m3 is equal to the average hot water consumption per customer of the unit of account in the accounting period;
(j) by comparison with the reference beneficiary of the services, the indication of the heating costs of the reference recipient of the services per m2 of the eligible floor area, the indication of the product of those costs and the eligible floor area of the recipient of services and the indication of the consumption of the heat water produced jointly by the reference recipient of services.
§ 3
Breakdown of heating costs in the unit of account
(1) The basic component of the heating costs in the unit of account is 40% to 60%, and the rest of the costs are the consumables. The amount of the basic component shall be determined by the service provider according to the classification class of the energy performance indicator of the building according to the average heat transfer coefficient in accordance with Annex 6 to this Decree; The essential component thus determined may subsequently be reduced or increased by up to 10 percentage points. The breakdown of costs per basic and consumer component shall be carried out only once in the unit of account for the given settlement period. For all service recipients, the same amount is always accounted for in the basic component per m2 of deductible floor space.
(2) The distribution of the consumption component of the heating costs in the unit of account among the recipients of the services is based on the measuring instruments in accordance with the Metrology Act or the heating cost distribution equipment. In doing so, corrections and calculation methods shall be used to take into account the different demands of heated rooms for the supply of heat given their location. However, differences in heating costs per square metre of deductible floor area for service recipients for which measuring instruments are installed in accordance with the law on metrology or heating cost allocation shall not exceed the value in the unit of account 30% lower and the value 100% higher than the average of the unit of account in the accounting period (hereinafter referred to as "limit value '). Where permissible differences are exceeded, the service provider shall adjust the calculation method as follows:
(a) the value of the consumption component for the recipient of the service whose heating costs per square metre of the chargeable floor area exceed the limit value, shall be adjusted so that the costs of the beneficiary of the heating service per square metre of the chargeable floor area are equal to the limit value, i.e. 70% of the average value per unit of account, if the lower limit of at least 70% of the average value per unit of account has not been respected, or 200% of the average value per unit of account, if the upper limit of not more than 200% of the average value per unit of account is not respected;
(b) the value of the consumption component adjusted in accordance with (a) shall be deducted from the consumption component of the heating costs of the unit of account and the balance shall be distributed to the other recipients of the services in proportion to the size of the measuring instruments in accordance with the law on metrology or the installation for the distribution of heating costs using corrections and calculation methods, taking into account both the different demands of heated rooms for the supply of heat given by their location; and
(c) where, after the distribution of the balance referred to in point (b), the value of the heating costs per square metre exceeds the limit value for one of the other recipients of the service, the service provider shall adjust the calculation method mutatis mutandis in accordance with points (a) and (b), even repeatedly, until all the recipients of the service comply with the prescribed tolerance for the difference in the heating costs per square metre of the eligible floor in the unit of account during the accounting period.
(3) In a unit of account in which measuring instruments are not installed for service recipients under the Metrology Act or heating cost distribution facilities, the service provider shall divide the consumption component among the service recipients in the same way as the essential component.
(4) The meter readings under the Metrology Act or the heating installation for service recipients shall be carried out at least once a year but at the end of the accounting period.
(5) If the beneficiary of the services does not allow the installation of specified meters under the Metrology Act with a valid verification or installation for the distribution of heating costs, or through a repeated, demonstrable warning does not allow them to be deducted or unduly affected, the consumption component of the costs referred to in Annex 2 to this Order shall be determined for that service recipient during the accounting period.
(6) Where measuring instruments under the Metrology Act or heating cost allocation equipment could not be installed for demonstrable technical reasons for the recipient of the service, the service provider of that service provider shall determine the consumption component at the level of the average value of the consumption component of the cost per m2 of the chartered floor area of the unit of account in the given settlement period. The consumer cost component for this recipient of services is then multiplied by the average value of the consumer component and the deductible floor area.
(7) The payment of the service recipients determined in accordance with paragraph 5 shall form part of the payment of the consumption component of heating costs in the unit of account, which shall be broken down between the service recipients during the accounting period.
(8) In the event of the renewal of the meter deduction under the Metrology Act or heating cost allocation equipment, consumption corresponding to the average value of the consumption component of the cost component of the non-measured settlement period per square metre shall be deducted from the unit level for the subtracted settlement period under the Metrology Act or heating cost allocation equipment without the increase referred to in paragraph 5. For those meters under the Metrology Act or heating cost allocation equipment for which no retrospective deduction can be ascertained, the average value of the consumer cost component per square metre of the unit of account shall be used when the deduction is renewed for the subtracted settlement period.
§ 4
Breakdown of hot water supply costs in the unit of account
(1) The basic component of the heat costs consumed for the provision of hot water is 30% and the consumption component is 70% of the costs. The basic component of the water costs consumed for providing hot water is 0% and the consumption component is 100% of the costs.
(2) Deductions of installed water meters for service recipients shall be made by the service provider at least once a year but at the end of the accounting period.
(3) In a unit of account in which water meters are not installed for service recipients and no agreement has been reached between all service recipients, the service provider shall divide the consumption component according to the average number of persons responsible for the breakdown of services in the accounting period or the ratio of the size of the floor area of the flat or non-residential area to the total floor area of the housing and non-residential areas in the unit of account. Differences in the scope of individual housing equipment in the unit of account affecting hot water consumption shall be taken into account by the service provider to convert the consumption component on the basis of expert assessment. In non-residential areas, the service provider shall determine the average number of persons or the corresponding size of the floor area on the basis of an expert assessment according to the method of collection and the extent of use of hot water.
(4) If the recipient of the services does not allow the installation of hot water meters with valid verification or through a repeated demonstrable warning does not allow them to be read or unduly affected by them, the consumption component of the costs referred to in Annex 2 to this Decree shall be determined for that service recipient during the accounting period.
(5) The payment of the service recipients determined in accordance with paragraph 4 shall form part of the payment of the consumption component of the costs of providing hot water in the unit of account, which shall be broken down between the recipients of services in a given settlement period.
(6) On renewal of the deduction on the installed water meter, the average consumption determined from the consumption of the unit of account per m2 of floor space for the non-measured settlement period shall be deducted from the water meter status for the subtracted settlement period without the increase referred to in paragraph 4.
(7) The costs of the water used to provide hot water shall be allocated by the service provider to the service recipients in proportion to the water meters installed in the service recipients. Paragraphs 3 to 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
§ 5
Other special ways of accounting for heating and hot water costs in the unit of account
(1) If it is not possible to determine separately in the unit of account with its own heat source or with its own transmission station the heating costs and heat costs consumed for providing hot water, these costs shall be determined by the amount of heat consumed for preparing hot water in the unit of account determined by the amount of fuel for preparing it, in particular by consumption outside the heating season, or, if not possible, by using a relative share of heat consumption for hot water at 40% and heating at 60%.
(2) For apartments and non-residential spaces disconnected from internal heating distribution, the service provider shall account for the basic component of the heating costs according to the ratio of the size of the countable floor area of the apartment or non-residential space to the total countable floor area of the apartments and non-residential areas in the unit of account; the countable floor area of the apartment or the non-residential space shall be converted into an indirectly heated countable floor area in accordance with Annex 1 (A) (2) to this Decree. For apartments and non-residential areas disconnected from internal hot water distribution, the service provider shall charge the basic cost component according to the ratio of the floor area of the apartment or non-residential space to the total floor area of the apartments and non-residential areas in the unit of account.
(3) The costs of providing hot water taken directly from individual service recipients in the common areas of the unit of account where water meters are installed shall be allocated by the service provider to those service recipients according to the consumption records; where water meters are not installed in the common areas of the unit of account, the costs shall be allocated to those service recipients in a manner specified by the service provider.
(4) In the event of a failure of the meter under the Metrology Act, the installation for the distribution of heating costs or the installed water meter, the service provider shall determine the consumption component for the period of failure according to the data of two from a climate perspective of comparable settlement periods.
(5) If the change of the recipient of the service is made during the settlement period and the readings of the measured values of the meter are not known under the Metrology Act, the installation for the allocation of heating costs or the installed water meter to the date of the change, the service provider shall divide
(a) the consumption component of heating costs according to the actual climate performance of the relevant parts of the settlement period before and after the date of the change; if this information is not known, according to Annex 3 to this Decree,
(b) the basic component of the heating costs in relation to the number of days of heating of the apartment or non-residential space before and after the date of the change of the recipient of the service and, if this information is not known, according to Annex 3 to this Decree;
(c) the consumption component of the costs of providing hot water, including the costs of water consumed, in accordance with the average number of persons responsible for the breakdown of services and the number of days of the accounting period, in the case of floor-based breakdown, only by the number of days of the accounting period attributable to the original and the new beneficiaries, unless otherwise assessed by the original and the new beneficiaries,
(d) the basic component of the costs of providing hot water in accordance with the number of days of the accounting period attributable to the original and new beneficiaries of the service.
(6) If a change of the recipient of the service is made during the settlement period and the meter readings are made in accordance with the Metrology Act, the installation for the distribution of heating costs or the installed water meter at the date of the change of the recipient of services, the service provider shall divide
(a) the essential component of the heating costs in relation to the number of days of heating of the apartment or non-residential space before and after the date of the change of the recipient of the service and, if this information is not known, according to Annex 3 to this Decree;
(b) the consumption component of heating costs in the proportion of the sum of the recalculated themes of the installed meters in accordance with the Metrology Act or the installation for the distribution of heating costs;
(c) the basic component of the heat costs of providing hot water according to the number of days of the accounting period attributable to the original and new beneficiaries of the service;
(d) the consumption component of heat costs for the provision of hot water and the cost of the water consumed in proportion to the sum of the housing water meters for hot water, which are attributable to the original and new beneficiaries of the service.
(7) If they do not have a unit of account, an apartment or a non-residential area of their recipient of services, the recipient of the services shall be the owner of the unit of account.
§ 6
Accounting for heating and hot water supply costs for service recipients
In the bill, the service provider shall indicate, in addition to the formalities laid down by law,
(a) for the unit of account separately, the consumption of heat for heating, the consumption of heat for water heating in GJ or MWh and the quantity of water in m3 consumed for providing hot water;
b) per unit of account separately unit prices for heating and heat consumed for heating water in CZK / GJ or CZK / MWh and water consumed for providing hot water in CZK / m3,
c) per unit of account total costs in CZK separately for heating and heat consumed for heating water and water consumed for providing hot water, share of basic and consumption components of heating costs and heat consumed for heating water in% and in CZK,
(d) the floor area and the countable floor area of the unit of account and apartment or non-residential area of the recipient of services in m2, in the case of the provision of hot water, the average number of persons responsible for the breakdown of services and for the whole unit of account in the accounting period, the sum of the actual and recalculated themes of the installed meters of heat water in the apartment or non-residential area of the recipient of services, the sum of the elements of the installed water meters per unit of account and the common areas of the unit of account charged directly between the individual beneficiaries according to the records of consumption in m3, the value of the load of the recipient of heating services, the heat of water and water heating,
(e) the specific heating consumption per unit of account during the accounting period expressed in GJ or MWh per m2 of eligible floor area;
f) share of the costs attributable to the recipients of the services, indicating the essential components, consumables and total costs in CZK, especially for heating, heating and water used for providing hot water,
(g) coefficients and factors used for the conversion of floor space or the deductible floor area of a particular flat or non-residential space and for the conversion of meter readings under the Metrology Act or the installation for the distribution of heating costs to the service recipient;
(h) information on the energy mix used and on the associated annual greenhouse gas emissions per unit of account for the last calendar year for which they are available, provided that the service provider has been supplied with heat energy from district heating systems and that this information has been reported by the heat energy supplier in the bill in accordance with the legislation governing the billing of supplies and related services in the energy sector;
(i) information on energy performance and the share of energy from renewable sources in the heat supply system, provided that the heat energy supplier has stated that information in the bill in accordance with the legislation governing the billing of supplies and related services in the energy sector;
(j) a description of the various taxes, charges and other similar cash transactions which are included in the price of heat energy supplied by the service providers from district heating systems and which relate directly to the quantity of heat supplied, provided that this description has been provided by the heat energy supplier in the accounts under the law governing the billing of supplies and related services in the energy sector;
(k) a graphical comparison by the recipient of the services of the determined heat consumption for the relevant period of settlement and for the same period of the previous year, adjusted for the climatic conditions in those periods in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation;
(l) contact details for the public of at least one energy consultation and information centre located in the higher local unit of account and, if not such an energy consultation and information centre, contact details for the public of another energy consultation and information centre,
(m) further information on energy consultation and information centres at least to the extent of the text referred to in Part A of Annex 5 to this Decree;
(n) references to the energy efficiency information website, at least to the text in Part B of Annex 5 to this Decree;
(o) information on mediation services and ADR mechanisms, at least to the extent of the text referred to in Part C of Annex 5 to this Decree;
(p) a comparison with the reference recipient of the services, which, in the case of electronic billing, is sufficient to replace the comparison by reference to the website where the comparison is made available.
§ 7
Transitional provisions
(1) The formation of legal relations and claims arising from them before the date of entry into force of this Order are assessed in accordance with Decree No. 372 / 2001 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Order.
(2) The breakdown and billing of heating and hot water costs between the service recipients for the settlement period which began before the date of entry into force of this Order shall be carried out in accordance with Decree No. 372 / 2001 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Order, even if the settlement period ends after the entry into force of that Order.
§ 8
Repeal
Decree No. 372 / 2001 Coll., laying down rules on the breakdown of heating and hot water supply costs for final consumers, is hereby repealed.
§ 9
Efficacy
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.
Minister:
Ing. Šlechtová v. r.

Příloha č. 1

Annex No 1 to Decree No 269 / 2015 Coll.
A.
Coefficient for determining the countable floor area
1. rooms of apartments and non-residential spaces in which the heating body is located and which differ in their use
Druh místnostiKoeficient [ - ]
v bytě1,0
ve skladě1,0
v kanceláři1,2
ve zdravotním středisku1,2
v mateřské škole1,2
ve výstavním sále1,2
v prodejně1,3
v obchodním domě1,3
v učebně1,3
v tělocvičně1,3
v dílně1,3
v restauraci, kavárně, vinárně1,4
(a) Coefficient according to the table shall also be applied to rooms with similar usage.
(b) For rooms with lower calculation internal temperature ti (garage, etc.), the coefficient to be taken into account, multiplied by the relevant coefficient of the room, shall be determined by the formula:
s = ti-testis-tes -,
where is
s - coefficient [-]
ti - temperature [° C] to which the room is to be heated according to the project; If not available, then according to the applicable technical standards
tes - average outdoor air temperature [° C] in heating season according to long-term average
tis - average internal calculation temperature [° C] of the heat heated accommodation rooms in heating season (generally + 20 ° C)
2. rooms of apartments and non-residential spaces in which the heating body is not located and which are integrated in the building so that the rooms with heating body are directly adjacent (indirectly heated rooms and spaces)
Koeficient [ - ]
jednou stěnou0,1
dvěma stěnami0,2
třemi stěnami0,35
čtyřmi stěnami0,5
pěti a více stěnami0,75 - 1,0
a) The wall means the side wall, ceiling and floor. If the room has large differences in wall lengths or adjacent rooms are not along the entire wall lengths, a coefficient shall be chosen proportional to the values of the table. The adjacent heated rooms are not considered corridors and staircases of common parts of the building, even if the heating body is located in them.
b) If the room of the apartment or non-residential space without the heating body has an uninsulated duct of internal heat distribution (vertical distribution of supply and return, horizontal distribution of supply and return, connections to heating bodies longer than 0,5 m), the coefficients determined by the number of walls shall be increased by the value of the increase determined according to the formula
n = 5.SA -
where is
n - increase [-]
S - pipe surface [m2]
A - the floor area of the room multiplied by the coefficient according to the table in the introductory part of this point [m2], the resulting coefficient including the increase being not more than 1,0 (k + n ≤ 1).
(c) In the unit of account in which the apartments have a comparable number of rooms, size, layout and proportion of non-heated spaces, their floor space may be used to calculate the basic component of the heating costs.
B.
Coefficient for determining the floor area of non-residential spaces for the distribution of the basic heat cost component consumed for water heating
The coefficients for calculating the floor area of non-residential areas for the distribution of the basic component of hot water costs shall be determined by expert judgement according to the extent of the collection and use of hot water.

Příloha č. 2

Annex No 2 to Decree No. 269 / 2015 Coll.
Calculation of the consumption component of heating and hot water supply
Calculation of the consumption component of heating costs pursuant to § 3 (5) and the consumption component for hot water provision pursuant to § 4 (4) shall be done according to the formula
Dream = X.Sc.Pni / Pc + X-1.Pn, Kč
where is
Pc - total area in the unit of account [m2]
Psi - area of specific apartment or non-residential space for which the measurement data is not known [m2]
Pn - sum
Sc - total consumption component of costs per unit of account [CZK]
Dreams - consumption component of the cost of a specific flat or non-residential space where the measurement data is not known [CZK]
X - multiple increase (according to § 3 (5) value 3, § 4 (4) value 3)
Note:
In determining the heating costs referred to in Article 3 (5), a deductible floor area shall be allocated for Pc and Pni.
In determining the cost of providing hot water pursuant to Paragraph 4 (4), a floor area shall be set for Pc and Pni.

Příloha č. 3

Annex No. 3 to Decree No. 269 / 2015 Coll.
Long-term monthly averages of climate performance
The long-term monthly averages of climate performance shall be determined by a denostage calculation. If the necessary calculation data is not available, the values shall be used according to the following table:
Měsíc%Měsíc%
leden19červenec0
únor16srpen0
březen14září1
duben9říjen8
květen2listopad14
červen0prosinec17

Příloha č. 4

Annex No 4 to Decree No. 269 / 2015 Coll.
Procedure to take account of climatic conditions when comparing the observed heat consumption
Compared to the provisions of Section 6 (k), the determined heat consumption over the current settlement period shall be compared with the observed heat consumption over the same period of the previous year, adjusted according to the formula
Great. First,
where is
Super - determined heat consumption over the same period of the previous year adjusted for climatic conditions,
Agreement - the number of denodegrees in the heating season for the current settlement period,
Two - number of denodegrees in the heating season for the same period of the previous year,
Spread - determined heat consumption over the same period of the previous year.
The number of denostages shall be determined by the service provider according to the data from the hydrometeorological stations at the site or in accordance with the procedure laid down in Decree No. 194 / 2007 Coll., laying down the rules for heating and hot water supply, the specific heat energy consumption indicators for heating and hot water preparation and the requirements for equipment of indoor heat equipment of buildings by apparatus regulating the supply of heat energy to final consumers.

Příloha č. 5

Annex No. 5 to Decree No. 269 / 2015 Coll.
Other information included in the breakdown
A.
Text for further information on energy consultation and information centres:
"Further information on energy consultation and information centres
Energy consultation and information centres (ECIS) provide free energy advice to the public. Their list and contact details can be found at:
https: / / www.mpo-fekt.cz / cz / ekis / strediska-EKIS '.
B.
Text of links to websites with information on energy efficiency improvement:
"Links to websites with information on energy efficiency improvement
https: / / www.mpo-fekt.cz /
https: / / smart-volba.cz / '
C.
Text of information on mediation services and ADR mechanisms:
"Information on mediation services and ADR mechanisms
The recipient of services and the provider of services in dispute may, in agreement with the Mediation Act, contact the registered mediator and conclude a mediation agreement in the context of mediation. It may subsequently be submitted to the court for approval.
If the service provider and the recipient of the service are in a relationship between the entrepreneur and the consumer, the consumer may initiate out-of-court dispute settlement under the Consumer Protection Act by submitting a proposal from the Czech Trade Inspection Office or another body entrusted with the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
In the case of a property dispute, the party to the dispute may, on the basis of an arbitration agreement (agreement on an arbitrator or arbitration clause) concluded between the recipient of the services and the provider of services, initiate arbitration proceedings with the arbitrator or the permanent arbitral court and seek the issue of an arbitral finding under the Arbitration and Enforcement Act. This procedure cannot, however, be used in respect of the dispute between the recipient of services and the provider of services which are mutually related to consumers and entrepreneurs, and at the same time the arbitration agreement (arbitration agreement or arbitration clause) was concluded after 30 November 2016. '

Příloha č. 6

Annex No 6 to Decree No. 269 / 2015 Coll.
Percentage of basic component
The percentage of the basic component shall be determined according to the average coefficient of heat transmittance Uem according to § 3 (1) (d) of Decree No 264 / 2020 Coll., on the energy performance of buildings, determined according to Annex 2 to Decree No 264 / 2020 Coll., on the energy performance of buildings, by
(a) for the Uem value of less than or equal to the limit value for the 60% energy performance class C of the building;
(b) for a value of Uem higher than the limit value for classification C of the energy performance of the building and lower or equal to the value for classification E of this indicator of 50%;
(c) for other buildings and buildings where the Uem value is not known or cannot be ascertained at 40%.
1) Article 13 of Directive 2012 / 27 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009 / 125 / EC and 2010 / 30 / EU and repealing Directives 2004 / 8 / EC and 2006 / 32 / EC. Article 24 (1) of Directive (EU) 2018 / 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on promoting the use of energy from renewable sources.

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Regulation Information

CitationDecree No. 269 / 2015 Coll., on the breakdown of heating costs and the joint preparation of hot water for the house
Regulation TypeOrder
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation16.10.2015
Effective from01.01.2016
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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