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The documents published on 29 September 2014 on the HSE website, together replace the document SAPOCO 42 as well as Safety Codes A1, A5, A9, A1
Teams in security and IT worked with Geneva police this summer to successfully track down the culprits of several thefts on and around the CERN site
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