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# SOFTWARE LICENCE

This file is part of the "System for Automated Quality Control" developed by
the Research Data Management Team of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research - UFZ.

# Copyright Notice

**The code is a property of**

*Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ*\
Registered Office: Leipzig\
Registration Office: Amtsgericht Leipzig\
Trade Register Nr. B 4703\
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: MinDirig\'in Oda Keppler\
Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Georg Teutsch\
Administrative Director: Dr. Sabine König\

**Contact**

David Schäfer\
Research Data Management (RDM)\
Permoserstr. 15\
04318 Leipzig\
david.schaefer\@ufz.de

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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