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<clause number="1" title="Scope" informative="true">
  <paragraph>This clause is informative. </paragraph>
  <paragraph>This ECMA Standard specifies the form and establishes the interpretation of programs written in the C# programming language. It specifies <list><list_item> The representation of C# programs; </list_item><list_item> The syntax and constraints of the C# language; </list_item><list_item> The semantic rules for interpreting C# programs; </list_item><list_item> The restrictions and limits imposed by a conforming implementation of C#. </list_item></list></paragraph>
  <paragraph>This ECMA Standard does not specify <list><list_item> The mechanism by which C# programs are transformed for use by a data-processing system; </list_item><list_item> The mechanism by which C# applications are invoked for use by a data-processing system; </list_item><list_item> The mechanism by which input data are transformed for use by a C# application; </list_item><list_item> The mechanism by which output data are transformed after being produced by a C# application; </list_item><list_item> The size or complexity of a program and its data that will exceed the capacity of any specific  data-processing system or the capacity of a particular processor; </list_item><list_item> All minimal requirements of a data-processing system that is capable of supporting a conforming implementation. </list_item></list></paragraph>
  <paragraph>End of informative text. </paragraph>
</clause>
