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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In compliance with the CCSDS A02.1-Y-4 I would like to query the CMC members if there are additional candidates to be considered before
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