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• Base Design SCRL incorporated under Belgian law, whose registered office is located Chaussée de Forest 62/5 in 1060 Brussels (Belgium) enrolled with the Belgian trade registry as number 0847 423 870;
  
• Base Design Inc. incorporated under American law, whose headquarters are South William Street 13 in New York City, NY 10004 (USA), enrolled with the Internal Revenue Service as number (EIN) 13-3983904;

As well as on behalf of the following affiliated companies/partners:

• GVA Studio s.à.r.l., incorporated under Swiss law, whose registered office is located Rue Louis-Favre 41 in 1201 Geneva (Switzerland), enrolled as number CH-660.7.830.008-7
• Base Design Group Pty Ltd is incorporated under Australia law, our registered business address is 337 Lennox Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 (Australia)

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