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<tr><td></td><td></td><td><hr class="hr10"/> <tr><td valign="top"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><p style="display:block;text-align:center;margin-top:0.50em;"> CONTENTS</p> <tr><td valign="top"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><p style="display:block;text-indent:-1.50em;margin-left:5.50em;"> Section</p> <tr><td valign="top"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><p style="display:block;text-indent:-1.50em;margin-left:5.50em;margin-top:0.50em;"> <a href="/2020/en/act/pub/0010/sec0001.html#sec1" value1="1.\u2014">1. 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