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+## Generic requirements in order to contribute to MONARC:
+
+* One Pull Request per fix/feature/change/...
+* Keep the amount of commits per PR as small as possible: if for any reason, you need to fix your commit after the pull request, please squash the changes in one single commit (or tell us why not)
+* Always make sure it is mergeable in the default branch
+* Any major changes adding a functionality should be disabled by default in the configuration of MONARC
+
+
+#### What does it do?
+
+If it fixes an existing issue, please use GitHub syntax: `#<IssueID>`
+
+#### Questions
+
+- [ ] Does it require a DB change?
+- [ ] Are you using it in production?
+
+#### Release Type:
+- [ ] Major
+- [ ] Minor
+- [X] Patch
+