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   <a href="https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=eu-digital-green-certificates_dgc-gateway" title="Quality Gate Status">
     <img src="https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=eu-digital-green-certificates_dgc-gateway&metric=alert_status">
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   <a href="#licensing">Licensing</a>
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 ## About
 
 This repository contains the source code of the EU Digital COVID Certificate Gateway (DGCG).