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+The code approval procedure is described in the [code approval procedure wiki](https://gitlab.ikp.kit.edu/AirShowerPhysics/corsika/-/wikis/Code-Approval-Procedure)
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+- [ ] The MR is without WIP (work in progress) status
+- [ ] Make sure the most recent CI jobs (config, quality, build, tests) all run fine with no failures
+  - if "check clang-format" failed: the code contributor has to run `./do-clang-format.py --apply` eventually with the `--all` option
+  - if "check copyright" failed the code contributor has to run`./do-copyright.py --add=20xy` 
+- [ ] Also run all the extra optional jobs "coverage", "release-clang-8", "release-u-18.04" and make sure no problems occur
+- [ ] Check in the "coverage" job output that the coverage did not decreases (!). It should always stay, or increase. If it decreased --> ask contributor to add further unit tests, and check coverage report. 
+- On the MR page, open the "Open in Web IDE" tool
+  - [ ] Check if the provided solution solves the Issue, discuss on gitlab
+  - [ ] Check that all changes are actually related to the issue
+  - [ ] There are no debug statements left, not even commented out
+  - [ ] Check all changes for coding rules and guidelines
+- When all above is done
+  - [ ] **Add label "Code Review Finished"**