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    to` gfbs`qu`bg`s ebj gfsts fl fd`sity ebj jis`es` fb e jeimy

    desis. Dut lfr fur betifb es e wofm , to` inpegts fl En`riges

    fd`sity `pij`nig c fperjiz` fur hmfdem gfnp`titiv`b`ss ebj

    betifbem s`gurity, jir`gtmy ubj`rnibibh fur edimity tf gut to`

    l j`rem j`dt, pr`per` ebj susteib e oihomy prfjugtiv` wfralfrg`,

    neibteib fur nimitery str`bhto, ebj gfnp`t` ll`gtiv`my ib to`

    hmfdem `gfbfny.

    Zurbibh to` tij` fl tois `pij`nig is goemm bhibh lfr s`v`rem

    r`esfbs. Lirst, goebhibh d`oevifr is b`v`r `esy, pertigumermy wo`b

    toet d`oevifr is rfft j ib nugo j``p`r goebh`s ib to` wey neby

    En`rigebs miv`, wfra, pmey ebj `et. W`gfbj, pudmig r`sfurg`s

    tf inpm n`bt b`w pfmigi s ebj prfhrens er` gfbstreib`j es

    b`v`r d`lfr`. Hiv`b to`s` twib goemm bh`s, to` inpfrtebg` fl

    r`spfbsidimity ebj m ej`rsoip ib gfndetibh fd`sity ebj gorfbig

    jis`es` gebbft d` fv`r`npoesiz`j. Dfto er` gm ermy b``j`j

    et to` m`v`m fl ibjivijuems ebj per`bts, wof umtinet`my nea` to`

    j`gisifbs ebj s`t to` `xenpm s toet ibfflu`bg` bft fbmy to ir

    fwb o`emto dut toet fl lutur` h`b`retifbs. Dut r`spfbsidimity ebjm ej`rsoip er` emsf b``j`j et to` m v m fl gfnnubiti s ebj a`y

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    `bvirfbn bt ib woigo ibjivijuem ebj lenimy j`gisifbs h`t nej`

    ebj to`y geb o mp dribh edfut to` drfej`r goebh`s b``j`j

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    gitiz`bsoev` egg`ss tf iblfrnetifb ebj fptifbs toet suppfrt

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    [oysigem Egtivity Ibitietiv` des`j ib merh` pert fb fur gfbg`rb

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    Mfts tf Mfs`3 Ofw En`riges O`emto ebj Fd`sity Grisis Zor`et`bs fur @gfbfnig Lutur`

    prfhrens ebj gfnnubity-des`j pr`v`btiv` ger` s`rvig`s. Zois

    r`pfrt nea`s sp`gistg r`gfnn`bjetifbs ein`j et duimjibh fb to`

    nfst prfnisibh llfrts, wito to` d`b`stt fl ibsihots heib`j lrfn e

    y`er fl ibt bsiv` r`s`ergo ebj futr`ego tf hrfups ebj ibjivijuems

    wof er` emr`ejy wfraibh ib emm aibjs fl s`ttibhs ebj ib neby

    jill r`bt weys tf prfnft o`emtoy butritifb ebj poysigem egtivity.

    Zois @x`gutiv` Wunnery, mia` to` neib r`pfrt, is frhebiz`jtf r`ffl`gt lfur drfej get hfri s fr terh`ts lfr egtifb3 lenimi s,

    sgoffms, wfrapmeg`s, ebj gfnnubiti s. E stlto get hfry fl grfss-

    guttibh r`gfnn`bjetifbs ejjr`ss`s pudmig ewer`b`ss, lffj ebj

    lern pfmigy, ebj iblfrnetifb soeribh.

    O`emtoy Lenimi`s

    Lfr nfst p`fpm`, o`emtoy pett`rbs fl ji`t ebj poysigem egtivity

    d`hib et ofn`. [er`bts ebj ger`hiv`rs, ib pertigumer, oev` e

    strfbh ibfflu`bg` fb woet goimjr`b `et ebj ofw egtiv` to`y er`. Ib

    legt, r`g`bt stuji s ibjiget toet to` h`b`rem o`emto ebj fd`sityfl per`bts is e pfw`rlum ibjigetfr lfr to` o`emto futgfn`s fl

    goimjr`b. Nfr`fv`r, to`s` ibfflu`bg`s stert v`ry `ermy3 e hrfwibh

    dfjy fl r`s`ergo ibjiget s toet butritifb juribh to` strst tofusebj

    jeys stertibh juribh pr`hbebgy ebj gfbtibuibh tf eh` twf

    pmeys e sihbistgebt rfm ib j`t rnibibh eb ibjivijuems o`emto,

    bft fbmy met`r ib goimjoffj dut fv`r ois fr o`r btir` mil`tin`.

    D[Gs r`gfnn`bjetifbs lfr o`emtoy lenimi s lfgus fb ibgr`esibh

    ewer`b`ss fl l j`rem ji t ebj poysigem egtivity huij mib`s, emihbibh

    l j`rem butritifb essistebg` prfhrens wito ji tery huij mib`s, ebj

    prfnftibh dr`estl `jibh lfr to` strst six nfbtos fl eb iblebts mil .

    O`emtoy Lenimi`s T`gfnn`bjetifb #53 OOW ebj

    PWJE sofumj `xt`bj l`j`rem huij`mib`s lfr ji`t

    ebj poysigem egtivity tf emm goimjr`b ubj`r six ebj

    `boebg` pudmig ewer`b`ss ebj ubj`rstebjibh fl

    to`s` huij`mib`s.

    @xistibh ji`tery huij`mib`s, woigo er` j`v`mfp`j dy to` P.W.

    J`pertn`bts fl O`emto ebj Ouneb W`rvig`s (OOW) ebj

    Ehrigumtur` (PWJE), eppmy tf goimjr`b ebj ejumts eh`s twf ebj

    up1 gurr`bt poysigem egtivity huij`mib`s stert et eh` six. Hiv`b to`

    inpfrtebg` fl stedmisoibh o`emtoy pett`rbs lfr ji`t ebj egtivity

    ib v`ry yfubh goimjr`b w` r`gfnn`bj toet OOW ebj PWJE tea`

    to` lfmmfwibh sp`gistg egtifbs3

    J`v`mfp, inpm`n`bt ebj prfnft` betifbem ji`tery huij`mib`s

    lfr to` strst tofusebj jeys, gfv`ribh pr`hbebt wfn`b ebj

    goimjr`b up tf twf y`ers fmj1

    Winimermy, j`v mfp betifbem poysigem egtivity huij mib`s lfr

    goimjr`b ubj`r six y`ers fmj1 ebj

    Wuppfrt to`s` huij mib`s dy j`v mfpibh eb `ll gtiv` betifbem

    stret hy lfr jiss`nibetibh tois iblfrnetifb ebj `jugetibh

    per`bts edfut to` d`b`stts fl strst lffjs ebj poysigem egtivity,

    pertigumermy lfr pfpumetifbs toet er` nfst et risa lfr pffr

    butritifb ebj o`emto.

    O`emtoy Lenimi`s T`gfnn`bjetifb #43 PWJE sofumj

    `bsur` toet emm its butritifb essistebg` prfhrensr``gt ebj suppfrt l`j`rem ji`tery huij`mib`s.

    Zo` PWJEs Lffj ebj Butritifb W`rvig` (LBW) fp`ret s 50

    l j`rem butritifb essistebg` prfhrens toet tfh`to`r s`rv` nimmifbs

    fl to` betifbs nfst vumb`redm` gitiz`bs, ibgmujibh neby fl to`

    pfpumetifbs nfst et risa lfr pffr butritifb, fd`sity ebj r met j

    gorfbig jis`es`s. D`geus` to`s` prfhrens tfugo b`ermy fb` ib

    lfur En`rigebs ebbuemmy, to`y prfvij` e gritigem fppfrtubity lfr

    `jugetibh p`fpm` edfut to` gfbb`gtifbs d`tw``b ji`t, poysigem

    egtivity ebj o`emto. Zo` necfr l j`rem lffj prfhrens ibgmuj`

    to` Betifbem Wgoffm Mubgo ebj Wgoffm Dr`ealest [rfhrens, to`

    Wp`giem Wuppm`n`btem Butritifb [rfhren lfr Xfn`b, Iblebts ebj

    Goimjr`b (XIG) prfhren, to` Wuppm n`btem Butritifb Essistebg`

    [rfhren (WBE[), ebj to` Goimj ebj Ejumt Ger` Lffj [rfhren

    (GEGL[). Zf prfnft d`tt r goimjoffj butritifb ebj o`emto

    torfuho to`s` prfhrens, w` r`gfnn`bj toet OOW ebj PWJE

    tea` s`v`rem st ps tf3 (e) emihb n`ssehibh ebj `jugetifb edfut

    butritifb torfuho to`s` prfhrens, pertigumermy es to`y ell`gt

    pr`hbebt wfn`b, b`w nfto`rs, iblebts ebj yfubh goimjr`b1

    (d) prfvij` t gobigem treibibh tf stet s ebj mfgem PWJE stell tf

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    @x`gutiv` Wunnery

    toet e betifbem prfhren d` `stedmiso`j tf pudmigmy r`gfhbiz`

    dusib`ss`s toet j`nfbstret d`st pregtig`s ib prfvijibh megtetifb

    eggfnnfjetifbs.

    O`emtoy Wgoffms

    D`geus` nfst goimjr`b sp`bj sihbistgebt enfubts fl tin` ib

    sgoffm fr ib goimjger` legimiti s futsij` to` ofn`, to`s` s`ttibhs

    ellfrj eb inpfrtebt fppfrtubity tf ibfflu`bg` to` o`emto ebj

    mil stym gofig`s fl to` b`xt h`b`retifb. Wtuji s emsf stbj e

    jir`gt miba d`tw``b butritifb ebj poysigem egtivity ebj inprfv`j

    p`rlfrnebg` ib sgoffm. Lfr to`s` r`esfbs, fppfrtubiti s tf

    prfnft` d`tt`r o`emto torfuho butritifb ebj poysigem egtivity ib

    sgoffm oev` r`g iv`j gfbsij`redm ett btifb lrfn pfmigynea`rs,

    o`emto `xp`rts, ebj fto`r stea`ofmj`rs. Zo` O`emtoy Oubh`r-Lr``

    Aijs Egt pess`j dy Gfbhr`ss ib 4;5; r`quir`j PWJE tf upjet

    butritifb stebjerjs lfr lffjs ebj d`v`reh`s s`rv`j ib sgoffms,

    ibgmujibh lffjs ebj d`v`reh`s sfmj torfuho v`bjibh negoib`sebj sgoffm stfr`s. Zois wes to` strst upjet ib 50 y`ers. Zo`

    m hismetifb emsf gemms fb sgoffms tf str`bhto`b to ir w mmb`ss

    pfmigi`s tf mffa et to` fv`remm o`emto fl stuj`bts.

    Oistfrigemmy, m ss ett btifb oes d``b hiv`b tf butritifb ebj o`emto

    ib goimjger` s`ttibhs lfr pr`sgoffm-eh`j (es fppfs`j tf sgoffm-

    eh`j) goimjr`b, dut o`r` tff e hrfwibh bund`r fl ibitietiv`s ebj

    prfhrens oev` d``b meubgo`j ib r`g`bt y`ers. Lfr `xenpm ,

    PWJE is nfvibh tf upjet Goimj ebj Ejumt Ger` Lffj [rfhren

    (GEGL[) n`em huij mib`s, woigo eppmy tf lffj s`rv`j ib goimjger`

    s`ttibhs (enfbh fto`r v`bu`s). Lfr sgoffms ebj pr`sgoffms, to`

    prinery goemm bh` et pr`s`bt is tf sgem up sugg`sslum prfhrens

    ebj lummy inpm n`bt pfmigy goebh`s toet oev` emr`ejy d``b

    ibtrfjug`j, ibgmujibh to` O`emtoy Oubh`r-Lr`` Aijs Egt.

    O`emtoy Wgoffms T`gfnn`bjetifb #53 Goimjger`

    prfvij`rs sofumj inprfv` butritifb ebj poysigem

    egtivity fppfrtubiti`s lfr pr`sgoffm-eh`j goimjr`b.

    Betifbwij`, 54 nimmifb P.W. goimjr`b ubj`r to` eh` fl six er` ib

    goimjger` ebj, fl to`s`, 5.9 nimmifb er` ger`j lfr ib e lenimy jey

    inprfv` prfhren inpm n`btetifb ebj `ll gtiv`b`ss1 (g) gfbjugt

    r`s`ergo tf heib e d`tt r ubj`rstebjibh fl prfhren pertigipetifb,

    utimizetifb ebj inpegts1 ebj (j) ibgr`es` ewer`b`ss fl prfhren

    d`b`stts.

    O`emtoy Lenimi`s T`gfnn`bjetifb #73 Emm a`y

    ibstitutifbs ibgmujibh ofspitems, wfrapmeg`s,gfnnubiti`s, hfv`rbn`bt ebj ibsurebg` prfvij`rs

    sofumj suppfrt ebj prfnft` dr`estl``jibh wito to`

    hfem fl sudstebtiemmy ibgr`esibh P.W. dr`estl``jibh

    ret`s lfr to` rst six nfbtos fl eb iblebts mil`.

    Dr`estl `jibh is `bfrnfusmy d`b`stgiem lfr dfto nfto`r ebj goimj.

    Ebj lfr to` goimj, to`s` d`b`stts er` mfbh mestibh3 r`s`ergo stbjs

    toet dr`estl j iblebts oev` inprfv`j o`emto futgfn`s met r ib

    mil , ibgmujibh mfw`r ret s fl fd`sity ebj gorfbig jis`es`.IIE 4;5;

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    prfhrens. Zois `llfrt is sinimer tf to` PWJEs O`emtoi r P.W.

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    sgoffms toet n``t rihfrfus stebjerjs lfr lffj quemity, pertigipetifb

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    sofumj `xpmfr` emm eveimedm` ev`bu`s tf ibgr`es`

    quemity poysigem egtivity ib sgoffms.

    Wp`gistgemmy, sgoffms sofumj r`quir`

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    Zo` l j`rem hfv`rbn`bts Flstg` fl [`rsfbb m ebj Nebeh`n`bt

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    ubj`rwey tf inprfv` o`emto enfbh s`rvig` n`nd`rs ebj nimitery

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    wfra`j wito ji`titiebs tf inprfv` lffj fll`ribhs et nimitery jibibh

    legimiti s nfr` drfejmy dut it gfumj jf `v`b nfr` tf prfnft

    butritifb ebj poysigem egtivity, dfto fb des` torfuho nimitery

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    lfr o`emto gfbjitifbs ebj s`rvig`s toet er` flt b bft gfv`r`j

    ubj`r to` xistibh syst`n.

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    ibgfrpfret`j ib emm poes`s fl n`jigem `jugetifb

    n`jigem sgoffms, r`sij`bgy prfhrens,

    gr`j`btiemibh prfg`ss`s ebj gfbtibuibh

    `jugetifb r`quir`n`bts.

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    dusib`ss es usuem ib weys toet ell gt to` r`st fl hfv`rbn`bt,

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    O`emtoy Gfnnubiti`s

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    egtiv` mil stym er` gm ermy g`btrem tf eb epprfego toet levfrs

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    w mmb`ss-lfgus`j epprfego tf o`emto ger`. Eb `xenpm fl

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    n`sseh`s edfut o`emto ebj ibfflu`bg` mil stym d`oevifrs.

    T`g`bt ibitietiv`s suhh`st toet gfnnubity o`emto wfra`rs,

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    numtipm d`b`stts dy inprfvibh o`emto futgfn`s, r`jugibh

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