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                                                         codeListValue="publication">Publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
                                 </gmd:dateType>
                              </gmd:CI_Date>
                           </gmd:date>
                        </gmd:CI_Citation>
                     </gmd:specification>
                     <gmd:explanation xsi:type="gmd:PT_FreeText_PropertyType">
                        <gco:CharacterString>See the referenced specification</gco:CharacterString>
                        <gmd:PT_FreeText>
                           <gmd:textGroup>
                              <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#EN">See the referenced specification</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                           </gmd:textGroup>
                           <gmd:textGroup>
                              <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#NL">Zie de gerefereerde specificatie</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                           </gmd:textGroup>
                           <gmd:textGroup>
                              <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#FR">Voir la spécification référencée</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                           </gmd:textGroup>
                           <gmd:textGroup>
                              <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#DE">Siehe die angegebene Spezifikation</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                           </gmd:textGroup>
                        </gmd:PT_FreeText>
                     </gmd:explanation>
                     <gmd:pass>
                        <gco:Boolean>true</gco:Boolean>
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                  </gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult>
               </gmd:result>
            </gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency>
         </gmd:report>
         <gmd:lineage>
            <gmd:LI_Lineage>
               <gmd:statement xsi:type="gmd:PT_FreeText_PropertyType">
                  <gco:CharacterString>Data on breeding sea birds are gathered by INBO, those on Raja clavata and benthic species by ILVO, and are presented to BMDC as excel files. The headers of the excel files are normalized and quality managed as Common-Layout files, and are awaiting import into IDOD.</gco:CharacterString>
                  <gmd:PT_FreeText>
                     <gmd:textGroup>
                        <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#EN">Data on breeding sea birds are gathered by INBO, those on Raja clavata and benthic species by ILVO, and are presented to BMDC as excel files. The headers of the excel files are normalized and quality managed as Common-Layout files, and are awaiting import into IDOD.</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                     </gmd:textGroup>
                     <gmd:textGroup>
                        <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#NL">Gegevens over broedende zeevogels worden verzameld door INBO, die op Raja clavata en bentische soorten door ILVO, en worden aan BMDC gepresenteerd als excelbestanden. De headers van de Excel-bestanden zijn genormaliseerd en worden beheerd als Common-Layout-bestanden en wachten op import in IDOD.</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                     </gmd:textGroup>
                     <gmd:textGroup>
                        <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#FR">Les données sur les oiseaux de mer nicheurs sont collectées par le INBO, celles sur Raja clavata et les espèces benthiques par ILVO, et sont présentées au BMDC sous forme de fichiers Excel. Les en-têtes des fichiers Excel sont normalisés et gérés en qualité de fichiers Common-Layout et attendent d'être importés dans IDOD.</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                     </gmd:textGroup>
                     <gmd:textGroup>
                        <gmd:LocalisedCharacterString locale="#DE">Daten über Brutseevögeln werden von INBO, diejenigen über Raja clavata und benthische Arten von ILVO gesammelt und dem BMDC als Excel-Dateien übermittelt. Die Header der Excel-Dateien werden normalisiert und als Common-Layout-Dateien in der Qualität verwaltet. Der Import in IDOD steht noch aus.</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
                     </gmd:textGroup>
                  </gmd:PT_FreeText>
               </gmd:statement>
            </gmd:LI_Lineage>
         </gmd:lineage>
      </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
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</gmd:MD_Metadata>