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+# Listeners "pre" methods
+
+## Decision
+
+We'll deprecate and remove the `pre*` methods in the `ContractNegotiationListener` and `TransferProcessListener`
+
+## Rationale
+
+These methods were introduced in a time in which the EDC ecosystem was not yet well shaped to permit adopters to implement
+additional missing logic before persistence.
+But this extensibility in fact is no more necessary, as the entity should be shaped by the services that are provided out
+of the box. 
+The methods that don't start with `pre*` will be kept, as they are the backbone of the eventing system. 
+
+## Approach
+
+The `pre*` methods in listeners will be deprecated first and deleted after 2 versions.
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 - [2025-03-14 Prioritized Transfer Services](./2025-03-14-prioritized-transfer-services)
 - [2025-04-15 Contract Agreement policy scope](./2025-04-25-agreement-policy-scope)
 - [2025-04-30 Finalize phase](./2025-04-30-finalize-phase)
-- [2024-06-11 Dataspace Profile Context](2025-05-28-dataspace-profile-context)
+- [2025-06-11 Dataspace Profile Context](2025-05-28-dataspace-profile-context)
+- [2025-06-20 Listeners "pre" methods](./2025-06-20-listeners-pre-methods)