Sales Tax Regulations
| Regulation Number |
Description |
Effective Date |
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| 87-01 |
Advertising Agencies |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-02 |
Advertising Materials |
5/1/1987 |
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| 02-03 |
Nursing, Convalescent and Homes for the Elderly |
2/1/2002 |
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| 88-05 |
Auctioneers |
12/31/1988 |
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| 87-06 |
Bad Debts |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-07 |
Beer, Wine and Liquor Dealers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 02-08 |
Billboards and Signs |
1/1/2002 |
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| 87-09 |
Billing, Application of Tax at Time of |
5/1/1987 |
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| 97-10 |
Blind Persons - Sales Made by - When Exempt |
1/1/1997 |
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| 87-11 |
Boarding of Animals |
5/1/1987 |
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| 89-12 |
Automobile Repairers |
12/31/1989 |
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| 07-13 |
Sales Tax Exemption - Clothing and Footwear |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-14 |
Bottles and other Returnable Containers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-15 |
Cafeterias Operated by Tax Exempt Hospitals |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-16 |
Cancellation and Amendment of Sales Tax Permit or of a Certificate of Authority |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-17 |
Casual Sales |
1/1/2007 |
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| 07-18 |
Casual Sales of Motor Vehicles, Boats, Airplanes, and Trailers |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-19 |
Medical Laboratories |
5/1/1987 |
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| 90-20 |
Certificate of Authority - Out-of-State Retailers |
12/31/1990 |
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| 87-21 |
Collection of Tax by Retailers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 03-22 |
Commercial Fishermen |
1/1/2003 |
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| 03-23 |
Commercial Fishing Vessels in Excess of Five (5) Net Tons |
1/1/2003 |
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| 87-24 |
Commercial Ships, Barges or Other |
5/1/1987 |
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| 94-25 |
Computers and Related Systems |
1/1/1994 |
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| 87-26 |
Containers and Labels |
5/1/1987 |
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| 91-27 |
Contractors and Subcontractors - Regulation "C" |
1/1/1992 |
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| 87-28 |
Conveyor Systems and Elevator Installations |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-29 |
Credit Against RI Use Tax for Sales/Use Tax Paid in Another Jurisdiction |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-30 |
Crutches, Artificial Devices, Aids, Blood, Oxygen and Wheelchairs |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-31 |
Damaged Goods |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-32 |
Deadlines - Weekends and Holidays, Filing by Mail |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-33 |
Delivery Charges |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-34 |
Demonstration and Display |
5/1/1987 |
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| 88-35 |
Dentists and Dental Laboratories |
12/31/1988 |
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| 07-36 |
Farm Equipment and Farm Structure Construction Materials |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-38 |
Display Containers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-39 |
Educational Institutions |
1/1/1987 |
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| 87-40 |
Engravers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-42 |
Federal Areas |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-43 |
Taxes Imposed on Consumer |
1/1/2007 |
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| 01-44 |
Feeds, Fertilizer, Plants and Seeds, Cattle Bedding, Chicken Litter |
1/1/2001 |
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| 87-45 |
Film Rentals |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-46 |
Films - Processing Of |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-47 |
Finance Charges |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-48 |
Exempt Agencies, Organizations and Institutions - Sales To |
1/1/2007 |
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| 07-49 |
Florists |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-50 |
Food Products |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-52 |
Gift Certificates |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-53 |
Gifts and Premiums |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-54 |
Golf and Country Clubs |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-55 |
Employees and Representatives of Exempt Organizations, Etc. - Sales and Rentals To |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-56 |
Interstate Sales |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-57 |
Livestock and Poultry |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-58 |
Manufacturing, Property and Public Utilities Service Used In |
1/1/2007 |
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| 04-59 |
Meals |
1/1/2004 |
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| 07-60 |
Drugs, Medicines and Health Care Products |
1/1/2007 |
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| 92-62 |
Rentals and Leases of Tangible Personal Property |
1/1/1993 |
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| 87-63 |
Motor Vehicles - Awarded as Prizes |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-64 |
Motor Vehicles - Bequests of |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-65 |
Motor Vehicles - Gifts of |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-66 |
Motor Vehicles - Merging Corporations - Transfers by |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-67 |
Motor Vehicles - Sale of By an Administrator, Executor, Guardian, Etc. |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-68 |
Motor Vehicles - Due Date of Tax |
5/1/1987 |
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| 03-69 |
Motor Vehicles - Payment of Tax as Prerequisite to Registration |
1/1/2003 |
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| 87-70 |
Motor Vehicles - Registration of MV Obtained Through Property Settlement, Etc. |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-71 |
Motor Vehicles - Purchase of a Repossessed Vehicle |
5/1/1987 |
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| 03-72 |
Motor Vehicles - Trade-In Allowance |
1/1/2003 |
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| 87-73 |
Motor Vehicles - Transfer by Conditional Vendee |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-74 |
Hazardous Waste Recycling, Reuse and Treatment |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-75 |
Moving Companies - Crating Materials |
5/1/1987 |
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| 89-76 |
NonResidents - Purchases by For Use in Rhode Island |
12/31/1989 |
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| 87-77 |
Occupational and Professional Services |
5/1/1987 |
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| 07-78 |
Oculists, Optometrists, Opticians and Ophthalmologists |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-79 |
Packers, Loaders, Shippers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-80 |
Motor Vehicles Purchased by Paraplegics (0/0/00) |
7/3/1988 |
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| 87-81 |
Partnership Dissolution and Distribution of Assets |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-82 |
Pawnbrokers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-83 |
Peddlers and Street Vendors |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-85 |
Photographers and Photostat Producers, Photo Finishers and Retouchers, X-Rays |
5/1/1987 |
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| 92-86 |
Pollution Control Facilities |
1/1/1993 |
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| 07-87 |
Printing and Related Industries |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-88 |
Producing, Fabricating and Processing Property Furnished by Consumers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 95-89 |
Television Service, Telegraph, Water, Gas, Electricity, and Steam |
1/1/1995 |
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| 87-90 |
Receipts for Use Tax Paid to Retailers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 89-91 |
Records |
12/31/1989 |
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| 07-92 |
Repairers and Reconditioners |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-93 |
Replacement Parts |
5/1/1987 |
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| 89-94 |
Reports, Payments and Penalties |
12/31/1989 |
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| 07-95 |
Resale Certificate |
1/1/2007 |
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| 87-96 |
Returned Merchandise |
5/1/1987 |
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| 02-97 |
Room Rentals - By Hotels, Rooming Houses, Tourist Camps |
3/1/2002 |
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| 87-98 |
Safe Deposit Boxes |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-99 |
Social and Fraternal Organizations |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-100 |
Sterilizing Agents |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-101 |
Stonecutters and Monument Workers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-102 |
Storm Windows - Combination Windows, Etc. |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-103 |
Camp Cottages - Rentals by Real Estate Agents |
5/1/1987 |
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| 88-104 |
Tax Collections - Trust Funds |
12/31/1988 |
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| 87-105 |
Tax-Paid Purchases Resold |
5/1/1987 |
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| 89-106 |
Television Sets and Attachments |
3/1/1989 |
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| 87-107 |
Tire Recapping |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-108 |
Top Soil, Fill Dirt, Sand, Gravel, and Sod |
5/1/1987 |
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| 94-109 |
Trade-In Deduction |
1/1/1994 |
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| 87-110 |
Trading Stamps |
5/1/1987 |
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| 99-111 |
Trucks, Trailers and Buses - Interstate Carriers |
1/1/1999 |
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| 87-112 |
Typographers |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-113 |
Use Tax on Items Purchased from Out-of-State Suppliers - Due Date of Tax |
5/1/1987 |
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| 95-114 |
Use Tax - Payment of by Purchasers |
1/1/1995 |
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| 87-115 |
Use Tax - Statute of Limitations |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-116 |
Vending Machine Operators |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-117 |
Vending Machines |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-118 |
Volunteer Fire Companies |
5/1/1987 |
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| 87-119 |
Wholesalers and Distributors - Sales Made by |
5/1/1987 |
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| 97-120 |
Sales by Rhode Island NonProfit Eleemosynary Organizations and Schools |
1/1/1997 |
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| 98-122 |
Qualifying Research and Development Firms' Equipment |
1/1/1998 |
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| 87-123 |
Food Stamp Purchases |
12/1/1987 |
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| 88-124 |
Yard/Garage Sales |
12/31/1988 |
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| 88-125 |
Notice to Administrator of Sale of Assets |
12/31/1988 |
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| 00-126 |
Optional Service, Maintenance and Extended Warranty Contracts |
1/1/2000 |
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| 89-127 |
Refundable Deposit for Disposal of Used Batteries |
3/1/1989 |
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| 89-128 |
Promoters/Promotion of Shows |
1/1/2003 |
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| 07-129 |
Telecommunications Service |
1/1/2007 |
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| 90-130 |
Newspapers and Periodicals |
12/31/1990 |
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| 04-131 |
Motor Vehicles Sold to NonResidents |
1/1/2004 |
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| 97-133 |
Use of Motor Vehicles by Dealers |
1/1/1997 |
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| 00-135 |
Organized NonProfit Golden Age and Senior Citizens Clubs |
1/1/2000 |
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| 92-136 |
Bibles and Other Canonized Scriptures |
1/1/1993 |
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| 01-137 |
Flea Market |
1/1/2001 |
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| 96-138 |
New Motor Vehicle Purchased by Used Car Dealer or Auto Body Mechanic |
1/1/1996 |
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| 95-139 |
Cellular Telephone - Sold in Bundled Transactions - Promotional Use by Carriers |
4/28/1995 |
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| 07-140 |
Coupons - Discounted Selling Price - Buydowns |
1/1/2007 |
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| 04-141 |
Trailers (Non-Motorized Vehicles) |
1/1/2004 |
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| 97-142 |
Mobile and Manufactured Homes |
1/1/1997 |
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| 99-143 |
Tax Exemption of Sales by Writers, Composers and Artists |
1/1/1999 |
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| 98-144 |
Leases of Motor Vehicles |
1/1/1998 |
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| 02-145 |
Materialmen - Pay When Paid Remittance Method |
2/1/2002 |
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| 04-147 |
Local Meals and Beverage |
1/1/2004 |
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