iso14000-digest Tuesday, July 6 1999 Volume 02 : Number 053
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 09:32:03 EDT
From: Jlsmega@aol.com
Subject: RAB Certified Lead Seeking Audit
To: ISO 14000 List Members
I am an RAB-certified ISO 14000 Lead Assessor, who normally works as
a consultant moreso than as an auditor. For that reason, I need an
opportunity to participate on another ISO 14000 audit sometime before the end
of August in order to maintain my qualifications. This can be as lead or as
an auditor. It also does not need to be a full scope audit. I can do the
audit of a single element of ISO 14000 if that's needed.
I can do this at no cost to you if you are located in the Washington,
DC - Baltimore area (or in the Hagerstown, MD - York, PA area). Outside the
area, I would only ask that travel expenses be paid.
RAB rules prohibit auditors from consulting or marketing as part of
their audits. I am in full agreement with that and if you allow me the
opportunity to audit your organization, I will not attempt to market
consulting services to you (either during the audit or before or after the
audit).
Jim Smith
jlsmega@aol.com
301-540-7795
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:35:29 -0400
From: Beth Graves
Subject: RAB accredidation requirements - single vs. multiple organizatio ns
> Everyone,
>
> I posted a question in regards to a single registration for a facility vs.
> for a company. Several folks directed me to the guidance that RAB
> supplies to registrars who are accredited in the US and the requirements
> that RAB issues to them. I found this to be very useful. So at the risk
> of overloading your e-mail box, I share the following.
>
> Accredidation requirements are not standard from country to country. At
> least for registrars certifying firms using the RAB requirements, the
> following auditing and scope requirements apply.
>
> To audit a single organization with multiple sites, sampling is allowed.
> Part of my question related to how often a single site under an
> organization registration might be visited. The RAB chart below gives
> specific guidelines such as for 100 -199 sites, that the registrar must
> sample 15% (min. 21 sites) for an initial audit and triennial audit and 9%
> (min. 10) for six-month surveillance audits.
>
> I imagine a registrar is always free to exceed the requirements but only
> must meet the minimum.
>
> It should be noted that some registrars carry accredidation from more than
> one country (Ex. from two countries such as the US and the Netherlands )
> In the US unless more information is requested, it may be unclear under
> which country's accredidation requirements a registrar is operating under
> when auditing a particular facility. It is my understanding that in
> Europe, the accredidation seal is found on the ISO 14001 certificate so
> you know whose requirements are being met but that this is not required in
> the US by RAB.
>
> I took these excerpts from a document on RAB's web site as cited below.
>
> ANSI - RAB
> National Accreditation Program
> Criteria
> For Bodies Operating
> Registration of
> Environmental Management Systems
> E 3.1
> Adopted by the NAP EMS Council
> December 10, 1996
> (Revised October 28, 1997)
>
> 2.1.1.9 Registration bodies will perform EMS registration audits and
> surveillances, and grant registration, in accordance with this document.
> The registration body is responsible for ensuring that the scope of an
> organization's registration is appropriately defined.
> An organization may choose to implement an EMS with respect to the entire
> organization, to specific operating units or activities within the
> organization. Guidelines regarding scope of EMS registration include the
> following:
> a) Single organization - single location
> A registration may be granted to a single organization at a single
> location. In this case an audit which covers the full range of activities
> at that location is required.
> b) Single organization - multiple locations
> i. Where an organization controls an activity or process where parts of
> the activity or process take place at several different locations, a
> single registration may be granted to the organization for that activity
> provided all locations involved with that activity or process are covered
> within the scope of the EMS and are audited by the registration body.
> ii. Where an organization has a large number of similar or identical
> processes or activities occurring at several similar or identical
> facilities operating under the same EMS, a registration may be issued to
> the organization to cover all the locations, even though every location
> has not been audited, if an appropriate sampling approach is used.
> Sampling shall be performed in accordance with the table shown in
> Attachment 1. The registration body shall be able to demonstrate that
> environmental concerns at all locations are sufficiently similar to
> support a sampling approach. All sites shall be audited within a
> three-year period. Where the number of sites makes such a level of
> sampling impractical, registration may be granted on the basis of a
> smaller sample and the ability to demonstrate a high degree of confidence
> in the competence of the organization's internal audit system, subject to
> angreement with RAB.
> c) Multiple organizations - single location
> Where more than one organization operates from the same location, the
> organization subject to registration should recognize and manage the
> interfaces between itself and other organization(s) whose activities are
> relevant to the significant environmental aspects in question.
> ATTACHMENT 1
> Sampling of Multiple Sites
> An organization with multiple sites is an organization with largely the
> same activities being carried out at every site. The scope of registration
> is essentially the same for all sites and the organization uses the same
> EMS.
> In order to audit the EMS, it is not mandatory to visit every site that is
> or will be covered by the one registration certificate. A sampling system
> can be used to select the sites to be used to select the sites to be
> visited, but account shall be taken of different legal requirements.
> Conditions required of the organization
> 1. Each work location must be performing substantially the same type of
> business, have substantially the same environmental aspects, and the scope
> of registration must be essentially the same at all locations.
> 2. The EMS shall be centrally structured and managed, and all locations
> must be subjected to internal audits. The registration body shall
> establish that internal audits have been conducted of all sites,
> established that the EMS at the sites meets the requirements of ISO 14001
> and is in use, and that the following activities are centrally managed:
> * system documentation and changes;
> * management review;
> * evaluation of corrective actions;
> * internal audit planning and evaluation of results.
> 3. The organization shall have appointed a management representative(s)
> with overall responsibility for all locations for ensuring that EMS
> requirements are established, implemented and maintained, and for
> reporting on the performance of the system.
> 4. All work locations included in the scope of registration shall be an
> integral part of the organization's management structure.
> 5. The organization shall have a defined and controlled Environmental
> Policy that is applicable to all sections of the organization included in
> the proposed scope of registration.
> 6. Limited variations in local roles, responsibilities and procedures,
> caused by differences in equipment, immediate environment or the size of
> the local organization (e.g., in small sites it
> may be that one person is responsible for carrying out a number of
> different tasks) is permitted.
> Conditions required of the registration body
> The following conditions shall be satisfied:
> 1. Evaluation of the documentation shall be effected from a central point;
> 2. The initial audit shall establish whether all sites have been audited
> as part of the internal audit procedure, and include an evaluation of the
> internal audits;
> 3. In determining the sites to be assessed the following points shall also
> be taken into consideration:
> i. the results of internal audits;
> ii. variations in the size of the branches;
> iii. small variations in working practices.
> 4. In the case of an EMS failure being observed at the central location,
> which requires withdrawal or suspension of registration, such withdrawal
> or suspension of registration shall be applied to all sites.
> The sample shall be a partly selective and partly non-selective sample,
> based on the above considerations and the table below. This result in a
> range of different sites being selected, without excluding the random
> element of the election of sites.
> SAMPLING TABLE
> Number of Sites Sample Size for Initial Audit and Triennial Audit
> Sample Size for six-month Surveillances* Comments
> 1-3 100% 50% Each site must be audited once per year
> 4-7 3 3 **
> 8-11 5 4 **
> 12-19 40% (minimum 6) 5 **
> 20-29 30% (minimum 8) 6 **
> 30-39 25% (minimum 9) 7 **
> 40-99 20% (minimum 10) 10% (minimum 8) **
> 100-199 15% (minimum 21) 9% (minimum 10) **
> 200-399 10% (minimum 31) 8% (minimum 19) **
> 400-699 7% (minimum 40) 7% (minimum 33) **
> 700-999 6% (minimum 50) 6% (minimum 33) **
> > 1000 5% (minimum 60) 5% (minimum 60) **
> * If surveillance frequency is once per year, twice the number of samples
> listed shall be selected and visited in one year.
> ** Select at least 25% of the sample size at random. Select the remainder
> so that the number of different sites selected over a certain period of
> time is as large as possible.
>
>
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:33:48 +0200
From: "Pepper, John"
Subject: RE: RAB accredidation requirements - single vs. multiple organizatio ns
Beth
You may be interested in a UK perspective. (Sorry for the late reply,
but other things were more pressing). For UKAS accredited bodies, our
key document on these matters is EA-7/02 - EA Guidelines for the
Accreditation of Certification Bodies for Environmental Management
Systems. This is identical to the international ISO/IEC Guide 62
(1996). This is basically similar to the general approach you outlined
from RAB below, but less prescriptive. We do not have a table giving
us the number of sites to be audited. Key paragraphs are:
"A representative number of sites have been sampled, taking into
account..... (there then follows a list of similar points to those
already mentioned;
Every site or business unit included in the EMS which has particularly
significant environmental aspects should be audited prior to
certification(registration);
The surveillance programme should .......within a reasonable time,
cover all sites of the organisation."
I was struck by the high sample size in the RAB table - normally we
look for a one third sample at certification where there are a
relatively low number of sites involved.
There are three main approaches than organisations can take:
Single Site Certification
Each site has control of there own management system, setting
objectives & targets, running individual audit schedules etc. An
organisation with single site certification can change later to
multi-site if desired.
Initial Certification By Site Sample:
Initial certification of all operating sites or group of operating
sites based upon an initial sample of sites. Requires the
organisation to demonstrate compliance at all sites irrespective of
our sample size.
Initial Certification By 'Roll-out':
Initial Certification where only those sites that have been audited
and found to be compliant are included in the certificate. Typically,
applied when the organisations sites are implementing the system(s) in
stages. When an appropriate number of sites have been audited and
found to be compliant the principle of initial certification by site
sample can be applied provided the compliance of the sites not yet
audited can be demonstrated.
There also can be combinations of approach, but this would be
unusual.
Hope this helps
John Pepper
Lead EMS Auditor
DNV London
Office: + 44 171 357 6080
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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 17:31:56 +0200
From: "Thierry Larrivée"
Subject: Env'tal aspects...
Dear all, probably the first time you see my name...
Actually it's my first "contribution
I think your knowledge might be very helpful for me.
I'm currently writting a masters thesis on EMS for Wholesalers. I would
like to have 1st your opinion and also to know if you can provide me
with some
interesting books or articles on the particular problem of identifying
the environmental aspects (ISO paragraph 4.3.1) for a WHOLESALER (not
producing anything, therefore the aspects are further up or down in the
chain...) How to interprete the ISO standard in that case? How far such
a company HAS to go in the chain? How to integrate that in the EMS? etc.
It is almost impossible to evaluate the aspects systematically when such
a company is buying the products from several hundreds or thousands of
manufacturers, all around the world...
I'm stuck with the problem. Maybe you can either refer me to some
contacts by e-mail or provide me with information? I can also call you
if you think it is more suitable...
Thank you in advance,
Faithfully
Thierry Larrivée
- --
________________
Thierry Larrivée
Étudiant à la maîtrise en Gestion et politiques environnementales
(M.Sc. Candidate in Environmental Management and Policy),
Internationella Institutet för Industriell Miljöekonomi
vid Lunds Universitet, Sweden
+46 46 222 0203
mailto:iim98thl@student3.lu.se
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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:30:43 +0100
From: Anthony J Lambert
Subject: Re: Env'tal aspects...
The situation with a wholesaler should not present any problems
additional to those experienced by *any* organisation striving to
achieve ISO 14001. All that is required is a little lateral thought
to apply the ISO 14001 principles in the most effective way.
First of all, you are right in saying that most of the environmental
impacts associated with the wholesaler will be indirect, in that they
will be caused by activities upstream and downstream. And yes, the
product range will extend to thousands. The key step, I would
suggest, would be for a wholesaler to segment the product range into
types of product and to undertake a quick (ie desktop) evaluation of
the likely impacts to be associated with each of those product types.
Then, using an appropriate set of criteria, the wholesaler should
determine the likely significance of each of the environmental
impacts associated with each product type, to identify the product
types which carry the more significant environmental impacts.
Having identified the higher impact product types, the wholesaler may
then devise a strategy for determining with more accuracy what the
environmental impacts associated with these product types are likely
to be. (I would suggest that this is the beginning of a long term
environmental programme, and that ISO 14001 certification will be
achievable relatively early in this process.) As more information is
gathered, programmes can be developed alongside manufacturers and
retailers to work on specific environmental impacts in partnership.
I guess the trick here is to clarify what you feel is meant by the
phrase "systematic evaluation." If it means you have to go and audit
every single manufacturer and retailer connected to your wholesaling
business, then no way is a wholesaler going to go for ISO 14001. If,
however, it means using sensible logic to conduct an overview
evaluation and then bite off manageable chunks every year for
further, more detailed investigation, then that is both sensible and
entirely consistent with ISO 14001.
A good example of this approach is provided by B&Q in the UK. They
are a retailer of home decoration, building and garden tools and
furniture. (They are called "DIY superstores" in the UK.) Their
stores are of the large warehouse type. They went through a version
of the process outlined above (though they have not sought ISO 14001
certification). After an initial desktop evaluation, they embarked
upon a full scale environmental audit programme (keeping a number of
environmental consultancies *very* happy) on their 500+ suppliers
from around the world, targeted on priority product areas first of
all and spread over many years. They are at the stage now of working
on specific programmes with groups of suppliers to encourage a
unified sense of purpose amongst them.
Try the B&Q web-site. (I'm sorry, I don't know the URL.) They have
also produced three annual environmental reports and have garnered a
lot of favourable press coverage in the UK.
Anyway, I hope this helps.
Regards
Tony Lambert
At 17:31 +0200 1/7/99, Thierry Larrive wrote:
>Dear all, probably the first time you see my name...
>Actually it's my first "contribution
>
>I think your knowledge might be very helpful for me.
>
>I'm currently writting a masters thesis on EMS for Wholesalers. I would
>like to have 1st your opinion and also to know if you can provide me
>with some
>interesting books or articles on the particular problem of identifying
>the environmental aspects (ISO paragraph 4.3.1) for a WHOLESALER (not
>producing anything, therefore the aspects are further up or down in the
>chain...) How to interprete the ISO standard in that case? How far such
>a company HAS to go in the chain? How to integrate that in the EMS? etc.
>
>It is almost impossible to evaluate the aspects systematically when such
>
>a company is buying the products from several hundreds or thousands of
>manufacturers, all around the world...
>
>I'm stuck with the problem. Maybe you can either refer me to some
>contacts by e-mail or provide me with information? I can also call you
>if you think it is more suitable...
>
>Thank you in advance,
>
>Faithfully
>
>Thierry Larrivée
>
>
>
>--
>________________
>
>Thierry Larrivée
>Étudiant à la maîtrise en Gestion et politiques environnementales
>(M.Sc. Candidate in Environmental Management and Policy),
>Internationella Institutet för Industriell Miljöekonomi
>vid Lunds Universitet, Sweden
>+46 46 222 0203
>mailto:iim98thl@student3.lu.se
____________________________________________________
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lambert/rubicon
London, UK
http://www.the-rubicon.demon.co.uk
Environmental consultancy
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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:23:44 -0500
From: "David L. Turner"
Subject: Re: Env'tal aspects...
I can think of many similar products, process, and
services in wholesalers that manufacturers would need to
consider. Electricity use, water use, forklift battery
charging and disposal, truck maintenance, chemical spills
from stored/sold/transferred materials, recycling of
various materals (paper, cardboard, pallets,...), on-site
contractors' aspects, the wholesaler's choice of product
(e.g., offering recyclable vs nonrecyclable material),
and more...
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sitting quietly, doing nothing.
The grass grows by itself.
Regards,
David Turner
YSI Safety & Environmental Coordinator
1725 Brannum Lane
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
Email: DTurner@YSI.com
Phone 1-937-767-1685 ext. 270
Facmetaphor: 1-937-767-9353
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 00:29:49 -0400 (EDT)
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From: "S. Wayne Rosenbaum"
Subject: QUALITY INN & SUITES HOTEL ADOPTS ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
QUALITY INN & SUITES HOTEL ADOPTS ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
San Diego California - July 1, 1999: The Quality Inn & Suites of San
Diego, California, announced today it will adopt the internationally
recognized environmental management system, ISO 14001, as part of a
settlement agreement with the San Diego City Attorney.
Quality Inn and Suites Hotel made the decision to adopt ISO 14001 as part
of the settlement of a complaint by the San Diego City Attorney alleging
that Quality Inn and Suites had improperly disposed of asbestos containing
floor tiles. Although not admitting the complaint to have merit, Quality
Inn and Suites recognized an imperative need for a sound environmental
management system.
"Simply stated, by carrying out ISO 14001, we hope to waste fewer
resources, reduce liabilities, improve our public image and increase
profits" said Mr. Ward. Further, Mr. Ward declared, "we look forward to
all the benefits of being 'green' and of substantial savings of costs."
"In the past, we relied on outside 'experts' to assure that we complied
with our environmental obligations. That has proven very unsatisfactory."
said Barry Ward, Vice President of Narven Enterprises, management company
for the general partner for Quality Inn & Suites. "ISO 14001 will help us
take a closer look at how we manage our environmental activities and reduce
our risk of future infractions." he continued.
Quality Inn and Suites was represented in the negotiation of this
innovative settlement by Mr. S. Wayne Rosenbaum and Mr. Charles V.
Berwanger, Environmental Attorneys with the law firm of Higgs, Fletcher &
Mack LLP of San Diego. Mr. Berwanger stressed "we are extremely pleased
with this settlement. It is good for the environment, it is good for
Quality Inn and Suites and it is good for the hospitality industry
generally." Mr. Rosenbaum continued, "my hat is off to City Attorney
Steven Gold, my counterpart at the City Attorney's office, for his
farsightedness. Mr. Gold understands the best way to improve environmental
compliance is to improve environmental management."
Mr. Rosenbaum is particularly knowledgeable as to not only environmental
law generally, but as to environmental management systems specifically.
Mr. Rosenbaum is not only an ISO 14001 Auditor, but he is also the author
of the definitive text ISO 14001 and the Law, a legal guide for the
implementation of environmental management standards.
Quality Inn and Suites will be assisted in its implementation project by
First Environment, Inc., located in Woodland Hills, California, with
headquarters in Riverdale, New Jersey. First Environment is a leader in
environmental systems implementation. Its broad experience includes many
successful environmental systems' implementation in the manufacturing and
utilities sectors. Dr. Tod Delaney, President of First Environment,
observed "we are excited to have been selected as a member of the
implementation team. We are convinced that ISO 14001 will provide
significant profit enhancement for the hospitality industry while
minimizing their impacts on the environment."
Quality Inn and Suites is currently negotiating with Lloyd's Register
Quality Assurance (LRQA) to provide registration and auditing services.
LRQA is a leading international registrar of Environmental and Quality
Management Systems. Established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Lloyd^Òs
Register, itself established in 1760, LRQA has today issued ISO 14001 and
ISO 9000 registration certificates to more than 20,000 organizations in
over 100 countries.
LRQA maintains its headquarters in the United Kingdom and operates through
worldwide network of offices from which approximately 1,000 full time staff
deliver its registration and training services. Key to LRQA^Òs success is
its ability to provide a local service consistently on a global basis. This
capability has resulted in LRQA counting many of the world^Òs major
multinational companies among its clients.
In North America, LRQA is currently the leading ISO 14001 registrar,
having issued certificates to over 100 organizations. Related services
include:
· Corporate environmental report verification
· Certification of environmental product declarations
· Attestation of corporate environmental programs^Ò compatibility with ISO
14001
· EMAS verifications
· Certification of health and safety management systems
· EMS training.
In addition to implementing ISO 14001 at the Quality Inn & Suites Hotel,
Mr. Rosenbaum, Dr. Delaney and Mr. Backus will provide workshops for the
hospitality industry throughout San Diego to educate the industry on the
value of adopting ISO 14001.
Finally, Quality Inn and Suites, in furtherance of its desire to
contribute to environmental protection and as a part of its settlement,
will pay all costs incurred by the San Diego City Attorney's office during
its investigation and negotiations, and will make a charitable contribution
to the Western States Project of $20,000 and pay a civil penalty of $50,000.
For more information, please contact S. Wayne Rosenbaum, Higgs, Fletcher &
Mack LLP, 401 West A Street, Suite 2600, San Diego, California 92101,
telephone number (619)236-1551 and facsimile number (619)696-1410.
CONTACT: S. Wayne Rosenbaum June 29, 1999
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
401 West "A" Street, Suite 2600
San Diego, CA 92101
(619)236-1551
E-mail: rosen@higgslaw.com
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S. Wayne Rosenbaum, Esq.
HIGGS FLETCHER AND MACK, LLP
401 West A Street
San Diego, California 92101
Phone: 619-434-0295
Fax: 619-434-0072
e-mail: enlaw@lawinfo
URL: WWW.Lawinfo.com/law/ca/environmentallaw
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 12:34:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: Non-member submission from ["Macarena Ortega" ] (fwd)
NOTE: Please respond directly to the inquirer, not to the list,
since s/he isn't a subscriber to the list.
Bill
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:16:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Macarena Ortega"
Organization: Fundacion Chile
To: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: ISO 14001 in salmon farming
Dear listers:
I am looking for information related with ISO 14001 / EMAS
application in salmon farming facilities. I would like to know costs
and benefits for this kind of SGA in aquaculture for salmon
producers. Any information please respond directly to
mortega@fundch.cl.
Thank you in advance,
Macarena Ortega
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 22:15:03 -0400
From: "Phil McCreight"
Subject: Re: Lead Auditor Courses
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thanks
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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:25:25 -0500
From: "Smith, Brent"
Subject: RE: Lead Auditor Courses
I would try the list of RAB certified companies and then check out their
schedules individually at their web sites. Go to:
http://www.rabnet.com/cgi/ems_co_query.cgi
Brent Smith
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From: Phil McCreight [mailto:pmac1@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 9:15 PM
To: ISO14000@quality.org
Subject: Re: Lead Auditor Courses
Does anyone know of a good Lead Auditor course in the South Eastern United
States Region.
thanks
Phillip McCreight
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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:48:39 -0300
From: "Macarena Ortega"
Subject: EMS in salmon farming
Dear listers,
I know that in Nova Scotia exists a facility who is implementing ISO
14001 for their salmon farming operation. Any of you have any
experience in ISO 14001 implementation in aquaculture? I am very
interested in this topic and I need information about costs and
benefits resulting from EMS implementation in a salmon farming
facility. If any of you could help me please respond directly to me
in order not to disturb other listers not interested in this topic.
Thank you in advance,
Macarena Ortega
mortega@fundch.cl
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