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      <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">The consultants should assess how ongoing electricity market design reforms in countries interconnected with the Nordic market—such as Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Poland—will impact the Nordics. These reforms, along with parallel grid developments, are expected to significantly affect market outcomes in the Nordic region.  The consultants are expected to model this developments and their impact on the Nordic markets. The objective is to ensure that Nordic market design discussions take these external developments into account.</cbc:Description>
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