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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	In the first stage ("registration"), the Commission is informed about the content and the organisers of an ECI. This objective should not be prejudiced by the minimum standards agreed in the first stage of the process. From 1 January 2002, the Canadian Act will apply to personal health information for the organisations and activities already covered in the first stage. Proposals having passed the minimum thresholds required in the first stage (12 out of 15 for IP) will be retained for the second stage (go proposals). He's in the first stage of loserdom: denial. Proposals having passed the minimum thresholds (12 out of 15) required in the first stage will be retained for the second stage (go proposals). The Divermed project submitted by UnescoCAT was excluded in the first stage, which is a strictly administrative check. It is possible that the parties might be able to achieve more progress in the second stage in the fields of cooperation initiated in the first stage such as:

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In the first stage ("registration"), the Commission is informed about the content and the organisers of an ECI.
This objective should not be prejudiced by the minimum standards agreed in the first stage of the process.
From 1 January 2002, the Canadian Act will apply to personal health information for the organisations and activities already covered in the first stage.
Proposals having passed the minimum thresholds required in the first stage (12 out of 15 for IP) will be retained for the second stage (go proposals).
He's in the first stage of loserdom: denial.
Proposals having passed the minimum thresholds (12 out of 15) required in the first stage will be retained for the second stage (go proposals).
The Divermed project submitted by UnescoCAT was excluded in the first stage, which is a strictly administrative check.
It is possible that the parties might be able to achieve more progress in the second stage in the fields of cooperation initiated in the first stage such as: