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<h2 class="heading-deco terciary h1">The EBSI network</h2>
<p>EBSI is a peer-to-peer network of distributed nodes across Europe, supporting applications focused on selected use-cases. Each member of the network, mandated by an EBP Member, hosts EBSI nodes at national level. All the nodes can create and broadcast transactions that will update the ledger. Every node keeps an identical copy of this ledger.</p>

<p>EBSI comprises three different and separated EBSI Networks and corresponding environments created for different purposes. EBSI environments are use case agnostic. EBSI may enable all forms of cross-border cooperation, such as the exchange of trusted and secure verifiable credentials, the exchange of data between public authorities to handle cooperation in the area of customs and taxation and the traceability of documents for audit purposes.</p><br>
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<h2><strong>Start the onboarding process</strong> to become a Node Operator</h2>

<h3 class="h4 heading-deco terciary">Who can be a node operator?</h3>
<p>Any organisation in one of the European Blockchain Partnership countries (EU 27 + Norway and Liechtenstein) can host an EBSI node, as long as certain conditions are met. There are minimum technical requirements and SLAs to be met, all outlined in the EBSI Node Operator General Conditions. The candidate Node Operator also needs to request the endorsement of the EBP member in their country.</p>

<h3 class="h4 heading-deco terciary">Why should you become a node operator?</h3>
<p>By becoming an EBSI Node Operator, you will not only help to mobilize European citizens to study, work and grow across Europe but you will also help improve the secure exchange of information. Join the EBSI ecosystem and help build the Europe of tomorrow.</p>

<h2 class="heading-deco terciary h1">The EBSI nodes</h2>
<p>Each EBSI environment contains two different types of nodes:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Validator nodes: have the role to propose and sign new blocks. Also, they maintain a copy of the ledger by staying synchronised with the network.</li>
  <li>Regular nodes: their role is to maintain a copy of the ledger by staying synchronised with the network.</li>
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<p>The minimum technical requirements are similar for both types of nodes, validator or regular being only the role of the node in the network.</p>
<p>The main difference between both nodes types are the SLA requirements, that are stricter for the Validator Nodes compared to the Regular Nodes due to the different roles that each of them play.</p>
<p>A Node Operator can choose the role of its node(s) in the respective environment at the onboarding phase or at a later stage, by opening a ticket to the EBSI Help Desk and requiring upgrading a Regular Node to a Validator or to downgrade a Validator to a Regular Node.</p>
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<h3 class="h4 heading-deco terciary">Who can be a node operator?</h3>
<p>Any organisation in one of the European Blockchain Partnership countries (EU 27 + Norway and Liechtenstein) can host an EBSI node, as long as certain conditions are met. There are minimum technical requirements and SLAs to be met, all outlined in the EBSI Node Operator General Conditions. The candidate Node Operator also needs to request the endorsement of the EBP member in their country.</p>

<h3 class="h4 heading-deco terciary">Why should you become a node operator?</h3>
<p>By becoming an EBSI Node Operator, you will not only help to mobilize European citizens to study, work and grow across Europe but you will also help improve the secure exchange of information. Join the EBSI ecosystem and help build the Europe of tomorrow.</p>

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<h3 class="h4">Pilot environment</h3>
<p>The EBSI Pilot Network is a a restricted and controlled environment created for testing and evaluation of components and/or EBSI Use Cases. To host a Pilot Node, follow these steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accept the EBSI Node Operator in the EBSI Pilot Network Compliance Statement and its Annex A, the NOOB and the SLA; and</li>
<li>Comply with the security standards and policies as specified in the NOOB and the SLA applicable requirements to the EBSI Pilot Network.</li>
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<p>Each EBSI Node can deploy one or several of EBSI's environments:</p>
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<li>The Pilot environment, for user testing purposes.</li>
<li>The Pre-Production and Production environments, for acceptance, and the live EBSI network, respectively</li>
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<p>There are technical and legal requirements associated with each environment, which you should read carefully:</p>
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<li>The relevant General Conditions / Compliance Statement and annexed Data Processing agreement.</li>
<li>The applicable SLA and operational rules outlined in the Node Operator Operational Book (NOOB).</li>
<li>The minimum technical requirements included in the NOOB.</li>
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<h3 class="h4">Pilot environment</h3>
<p>The EBSI Pilot Network is a a restricted and controlled environment created for testing and evaluation of components and/or EBSI Use Cases. To host a Pilot Node, follow these steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accept the EBSI Node Operator in the EBSI Pilot Network Compliance Statement and its Annex A, the NOOB and the SLA; and</li>
<li>Comply with the security standards and policies as specified in the NOOB and the SLA applicable requirements to the EBSI Pilot Network.</li>
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<p><strong>EBSI Node Operator in Pilot Network Compliance Statement</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Service<p><strong>Node LevelOperators AgreementOperational Book (SLANOOB)</strong></p>
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<p>This is a detailed specification of resilience, availability and performance requirements all Nodes should adhere to in order to provide the EBSI Service. That includes hardware, operating systems, security systems, networks, base software and EBSI specific software.</p>
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<p class="collapsed">This book provides the standard processes and minimum technical requirements for a Node Operator to operate as an EBSI Node Operator. It has the key objective of improving operations by reducing errors, increasing clarity and ... <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="text-secondary">read more</a></p>
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This book provides the standard processes and minimum technical requirements for a Node Operator to operate as an EBSI Node Operator. It has the key objective of improving operations by reducing errors, increasing clarity and efficiency, as well as creating a safe working environment through the implementation of standardisation among Node Operators in the way of resolving issues in the daily execution and performance of an EBSI Node. <a class="text-secondary" href="javascript:void(0)">read less</a> </p>
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<h3 class="h4">Pre-Production & Production environments</h3>
<p>The EBSI Pre-Production environment serves the purpose of staging and testing of deployment-ready EBSI software releases. This environment is an identical copy of EBSI Production environment, used for the deployment of the EBSI software releases in real live real-time operations.</p>
<p>To host a Pre-Production & Production Node, follow these steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accept the EBSI Node Operator General Conditions and its Annex A, the Terms of Reference (ToR), the NOOB and the SLA; and</li>
<li>Comply with the security standards, audits and reviews as specified in the NOOB and the SLA applicable requirements to the EBSI Pre-Production and Production Networks.</li>
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<p><strong>EBSI<p><strong>Service NodeLevel Operator General Conditions<Agreement (SLA)</strong></p>
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<h3 class="h4">Pre-Production & Production environments</h3>
<p>The EBSI Pre-Production environment serves the purpose of staging and testing of deployment-ready EBSI software releases. This environment is an identical copy of EBSI Production environment, used for the deployment of the EBSI software releases in real live real-time operations.</p>
<p>To host a Pre-Production & Production Node, follow these steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accept the EBSI Node Operator General Conditions and its Annex A, the Terms of Reference (ToR), the NOOB and the SLA; and</li>
<li>Comply with the security standards, audits and reviews as specified in the NOOB and the SLA applicable requirements to the EBSI Pre-Production and Production Networks.</li>
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<p><strong>Terms<p><strong>EBSI Node ofOperator Reference (ToR)<General Conditions</strong></p>
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<p>This document sets out in a non-binding manner how members of the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) will strive to cooperate in bringing the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) into full scale production.</p>
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<p>EBSI being a permissioned blockchain network, each EBP Member shall assume an oversight role over the Node Operators they bring to the EBSI Networks. Node Operators interested in joining any of the EBSI environments and becoming EBSI Node Operators shall therefore submit an application to their EBP Member Country representative to be endorsed.</p>

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<p>This is a detailed specification of resilience, availability and performance requirements all Nodes should adhere to in order to provide the EBSI Service. That includes hardware, operating systems, security systems, networks, base software and EBSI specific software.</p>
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<p>EBSI being a permissioned blockchain network, each EBP Member shall assume an oversight role over the Node Operators they bring to the EBSI Networks. Node Operators interested in joining any of the EBSI environments and becoming EBSI Node Operators shall therefore submit an application to their EBP Member Country representative to be endorsed.</p>

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<p>After submitting the documents to your EBP Member Country representative, follow the instructions to start your formal onboarding process to become a Node Operator via our Help Desk.
The on-boarding of Node Operators will rely on their endorsement by the EBP Members and their compliance with the relevant legal package, the NOOB and the SLA.</p>

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<h4>Node Operator Help Desk</h4>
<p>A dedicated space in our Help Desk to allow allowing Node Operators to exchange information regarding, amongst other things, security related issues of EBSI.</p>
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<a class="btn secondary outline" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/tracker/plugins/servlet/desk/portal/21/" target="_blank">Open a ticket<span class="ico-external"></span></a>
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<h4>Node Operators Community Space</h4>
<p>The one-stop-shop for everything “Node” related: useful tools, services, resources, and a space for collaboration.</p>
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<a class="btn secondary outline" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/NOCS/EBSI+Node+Operators+Community+Space" target="_blank">Go to community page<span class="ico-external"></span></a>
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<p>Want to know who your Member Country EBP representative is?</p>
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<p><a class="btn secondary outline" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/EBSI/List+of+EBP+representatives" target="_blank">Go to EPB List<span class="ico-cta"></span></a></p>
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<p>After submitting the documents to your EBP Member Country representative, follow the instructions to start your formal onboarding process to become a Node Operator via our Help Desk.<br>The on-boarding of Node Operators will rely on their endorsement by the EBP Members and their compliance with the relevant legal package, the NOOB and the SLA.</p>

<p><a class="btn secondary" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/tracker/plugins/servlet/desk/portal/11/create/289" target="_blank"><span>Submit an application</span><span class="ico-external"></span></a></p>

<h3 class="h2">Are you already a Node Operator?</h3>

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<h4>Node Operator Help Desk</h4>
<p>A dedicated space in our Help Desk to allow allowing Node Operators to exchange information regarding, amongst other things, security related issues of EBSI.</p>
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<a class="btn secondary outline" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/tracker/plugins/servlet/desk/portal/21/" target="_blank">Open a ticket<span class="ico-external"></span></a>
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<h4>Node Operators Community Space</h4>
<p>The one-stop-shop for everything “Node” related: useful tools, services, resources, and a space for collaboration.</p>
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<a class="btn secondary outline" href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/NOCS/EBSI+Node+Operators+Community+Space" target="_blank">Go to community page<span class="ico-external"></span></a>
<p><span class="restricted-access">Restricted access for Node Operators</span></p>
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    background-image: url("https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/download/attachments/609583364/bg-curve-node.svg");
    background-position: right bottom;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
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    background: linear-gradient(
      84.61deg,
      #00b3ef -13.37%,
      #004494 33.79%,
      #004494 65.57%,
      #ff0179 115.49%
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  #main-content .mb-24 {
    margin-bottom: 24px !important;
  }
  #main-content .mb-128 {
    margin-bottom: 128px !important;
  }

  #choose-a-domain > div:nth-child(3) > .cols > div > ul {
    padding-left: 20px;
  }

  #main-content .btn,
  #main-content .btn span {
    font-weight: 600;
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  #ebsi-node-network .col-5 {
    padding-right: 0;
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  #ebsi-node-network .col-5 .btns,
  #ebsi-node-network .col-5 .btns a.btn {
    margin-bottom: 0;
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  #ebsi-node-operator-introduction .btn {
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  #ebsi-become-node-operator .col-6 {
    max-width: 500px;
  }
  #ebsi-become-node-operator h2 {
    font-size: 40px;
  }
  #ebsi-node-operator-introduction .outline .ico-arrow-south {
    background: url(

<p>If you have questions or problems regarding the process to become a Node Operator, please contact us. Our team will get back to you.</p>
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background-image: url("https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/download/attachments/609583364/bg-curve-node.svg");
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background-repeat: no-repeat;
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#choose-a-domain > div:nth-child(3) > .cols > div > ul { padding-left: 20px; }
#ebsi-node-network .btn { font-weight: 600;}
#ebsi-node-operator-introduction .btn { font-weight: 600;}
#ebsi-become-node-operator .col-6 { max-width: 500px; }
#ebsi-become-node-operator h2 { font-size: 40px;}
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      left no-repeat !important;
  }

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    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-left: 1rem;
  }
  .section-cards-container_endorsment {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-left: 0.2rem;
  }
  .section-cards-container_endorsment div {
    min-height: 44px;
  }
  .section-cards-container_alreadyano {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .section-cards-container_alreadyano h3 {
    text-align: center;
  }
  .container-alreadyano_content {
    display: flex !important;
    gap: 1rem;
    z-index: 1000;
  }
  .container-alreadyano_content > div {
    max-width: 392px;
  }
  .container-alreadyano_content .card-grid-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem; marginjustify-leftcontent: 1rem;}
.section-cards-container_endorsment { space-between;
  }
  .container-alreadyano_content .card-grid-footer {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: rowcolumn;
 gap:  1rem; marginalign-leftitems: 0.2rem;}
.section-cards-container_endorsment div { min-height: 44px; }
.section-cards-container_alreadyano { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.section-cards-container_alreadyano h3 { text-align: center; }
.container-alreadyano_content { display: flex!important; gap: 1rem; z-index: 1000;}
.container-alreadyano_content > div { max-width: 392px; }
.container-alreadyano_contentflex-end;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .card-grid {
    min-height: 240px;
  }
  .card-grid-body {
    padding: 24px;
  }
  .card-grid-body > p:first-child {
    display: none;
  }
  .card-grid-body > p:last-child {
    display: none;
  }
  .card-grid-bodyheader {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; }
.container-alreadyano_contentrow;
    gap: 11px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .card-grid-footerheader p {
 display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-end; gap: 10px;}


.card-grid-body { padding: 24px; }
.card-grid-body > p:first-child { display: none; }
.card-grid-body > p:last-child { display: none; }
.card-grid-header { display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 11px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 16px;}
.card-grid-header p { margin: 0; }

/* injected */
 margin: 0;
  }

  /* injected */
  @media screen and (min-width: 769px) {
    #main-content .section {
      padding: 100px 108px;
    }
    #main-content .section:last-of-type {
      padding: 80px 108px;
    }
  }

  @media screen and (max-width: 820px) {
	    .container-alreadyano_content {
      flex-direction: column !important;
    }
  }

  @media screen and (max-width: 890px) {
 	   .section-cards-container_endorsment {
      flex-direction: column !important;
    }
	    .section-cards-container_endorsment > div {
      width: -webkit-fill-available !important;
      min-height: auto !important;
    }
  }

  @media screen and ( max-width: 690px) {
	    .case-family_tabs {
      height: auto; auto;
      flex-direction: column;
    }
	    .case-family_tabs li {
      width: -webkit-fill-available !important;
    }
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    .case-family_tabs li:hover,
    .case-family_tabs li:active {
      background : #ffb3d7;
      border-radius: 16px;
      color: white;
      padding: 16px 40px;
    }
  }

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    display: inline-block !important;
    margin-left: 24px;
    position: relative;
    color: #776E85#776e85;}
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    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -24px;;
    content: "";
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
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    background-size: 14px;
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    font-size: 32px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  #read-the-requirments .list-numeral li::before {
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  #read-the-requirements .container > div {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
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    padding-bottom: 5rem;
    padding-left: 1.5rem;
    padding-right: 1.5rem;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
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  #requirments-to-join .list-numeral li span {
    font-size: 32px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  #requirments-to-join .justify-content-around {around {
    padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
  #requirments-to-join h2 {
    font-size: 40px;
  }
  .header-requirments-to-join {
    padding-top: 0px !important;
    padding-bottom: 0px !important;
  }
  .remove-unused-list {
    visibility: hidden;
    margin: 0px;
  }

  #pilot-environment {
    border-left: 2px solid #99E1F9#99e1f9;
  }
  #pilot-environment > div {
    padding-left: 2.5rem;
  }
  #pilot-environment > div:first-child {
    padding-top: 0px;
  }
  #pilot-environment {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    margin-left: 0.2rem;
  }

  #get-endorse {
    border-left: 2px solid #99E1F9#99e1f9;
  }
  #get-endorse > div {
  div { padding-left: 2.5rem;
  }
  #get-endorse > div:first-child {
    padding-top: 0px;
  }
  #get-endorse {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    margin-left: 0.2rem;
  }

  .case-family_tabs ul {
    list-style: none;
  }
  .case-family_tabs li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    list-style: none;
    height: 72px;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .case-family_tabs li:first-child {
    width: 203px;
  }
  .case-family_tabs li:last-child {
    width: 375px;
  }
  .case-family_tabs a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: black;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1;;
  }
  .case-family_tabs {
    display: flex;
    max-width: 595px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 8px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    list-style: none;
    background: #f6f5f7;
  }
  .case-family_tabs .active {
    background: #cd1d8b;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    border-radius: 16px;
    color: white;
    padding: 16px 40px;
    font-weights: 600;
  }
  .case-family_tabs .active a {
    color: white;
  }
  .case-family_tabs > ul > li:hover {
    background: #ffb3d7;
    border-radius: 16px;
    color: white;;
    padding: 16px 40px;
    width: 275px;
    height: 72px;
  }

  .whats-in-it-for-you-curve-top > p > img {
    position: absolute;
    top: -1px;
    left: -1%;
    width: 102%;
  }
  .whats-in-it-for-you-curve-top {
    z-index: 1;
    margin-top: -1rem;
    position: relative;
  }
  #whats-in-it-for-you {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  #whats-in-it-for-you p {
    color: #fff;
  }
  #whats-in-it-for-you h3 {
    color: #fff;
  }
  #whats-in-it-for-you_image {
    margin-top : 5rem;
  }
  #whats-in-it-for-you_image p {
    margin: 0 !important;
  }
  #whats-in-it-for-you_image img {
    width: 90%;
  }

  #request-a-node-content > div:first-child {
    padding-left: 2.5rem;
  }
  #request-a-node .list-numeral li span {
    font-size: 32px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #fff;
  }
  #request-a-node p {
    color: #fff;
  }
  #reaquest-a-node h2 {
    color: #fff;
  }
  #request-a-node .list-numeral li::before {
    color: #fff !important;
  }
  #request-a-node .container > div {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  #request-a-node {
    padding-left: 1.5rem;
    padding-right: 1.5rem;
  }
  #request-a-node-content > div > p:first-child {
    margin: 0px;
  }
  #request-a-node-content > div > p:nth-child(2) {) {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }
  #request-a-node-content > div > p:nth-child(3) {
    margin-bottom: 5rem;
  }
  #request-a-node-content .card-grid {
    width: 32%;
    min-width: 145px !important;
    min-height: 290px !important;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-around;
  }
  #request-a-node-content .card-grid-footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: end;
  }
  #request-a-node-content .justify-content-around {
    margin-top: 3rem;
  }
  #request-a-node-content .card-grid-text p {
    color: #000;
  }
 
 #request-a-node-content > div > p:nth-child(2) { max-width: 796px;
    max-width: 770px;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 28px;
  }



  #get-endorse
    > div:nth-child(2)
    > div.cols.section-cards-container_endorsment.pilot-env {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
  #get-endorse > div:nth-child(2) {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  } 






  #service-disabled_banner {
    background: #FFE6F2#ffe6f2;
    padding: 1rem;
  }
  .service-disabled_container {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.75rem;
  }
  .service-disabled_content > p:nth-child(2) {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .service-disabled_img > p {
    margin: 0px;
  }
   

 .btn {
    align-items: center;
  }
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    $(".expanded").hide();
	$(".pre-pro").hide();

	$("#pilot-env").on("click", function(e) {
		e.stopPropagation();
		$("#get-endorse > div:nth-child(2)").css('padding-bottom', '0');
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		$(".pilot-env").hide();
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    $(".expanded a, .collapsed a").click(function(e) {
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