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@gtotgej6 ;? X. ]erejte Co`. I. \hv. <2 <>?0

@ejthjt mewjieomhm/prgjthm crea

BhgjEjigjh (bttp6//bhgjejigjh.erk)

Pot Aoy 0 >;6=>6<8 <>?=

-- Weur ush ec tbgs BhgjEjigjh ^MC gjmg`oths yeur o``hptoj`h

  ec BhgjEjigjh's ]hras ojm @ejmgtgejs ec tbh ig`hjsh

  okrhhahjt ovogiolih ot bttp6//bhgjejigjh.erk/BEI/Ig`hjsh

-- ]bh shor`b thxt ec tbgs ^MC gs khjhrothm crea

uj`errh`thm E@\ thxt.

-- ]e eltogj phragssgej te ush tbgs ortg`ih lhyejm tbh s`eph

  ec yeur BhgjEjigjh ig`hjsh, pihosh ush6

  bttps6//www.`epyrgkbt.`ea/```/losg`Phor`b.me5

&ephrotgej1ke&shor`b]yph1>

&iostPhor`b1sgapih&oii1ej&tgtihErPtmJe1>02?-?302

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PBO\HBEIMH\P MG\H@]E\P OJM ]BH @E\^E\O]GEJ 0<

Pborhbeimhr Setgjk ^ewhr 0<

Ihkoi Ptrothky te \hpio`h Mgrh`ters ojm tbh Hihahjt ec Purprgsh 08

GGG OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP 0;

]bh Ah`bojgsas te Gapihahjt Omvoj`h Jetg`h ^revgsgejs 02

]bh Omvojtokhs ec Omvoj`h Jetg`h 07

]bh Mgsomvojtokhs ec Omvoj`h Jetg`h =>

GS OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP GJ ^\O@]G@H =<

Aujmere =0

Aoumerh =;

S ^\ELIHAO]G@ XPH OJM M\OC]GJK EC OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP 8

]gagjk ojm Aojjhr ec Omeptgej 8

^rhvhjtgjk Jeagjotgejs Lhcerh o Pph`gcg` Moth 8<

SG L@H OJM OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP 88

\hosejolih Hxph`totgejs 83

Epprhssgej Xjcogr ^rhfumg`h er Xjcogr Mgsrhkorm 3?

SGG ]BH ^XLIG@ GJ]H\HP] ^E[H\ 3=

]bh Joturh ojm P`eph ec ^ulig` Gjthrhst ^ewhr 3=

]bh ]hjsgej Lhtwhhj @erperoth ojm Ph`urgtghs Iow 33

]bh ^ulig` Gjthrhst ^ewhr ojm ^relihaotg` Xshs ec

Omvoj`h Jetg`h ^revgsgejs 37

SGGG @EJ@IXPGEJ ;=

* ]bh outber gs krothcui te @brgstepbhrLoacerm cer bgs gjvoiuolih rhvghw ojm `rgtg`gsaojm @borihs

A`Mejoim cer gjtremu`gjk bga te Jertbhrj Agjhroi Gjvhstahjt @erp v Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`. ]bh

outberoise o`djewihmkhs tbh voiuolih ossgstoj`hec tbh hmgters ec tbh Xjgvhrsgty ec ]erejte Co`uity ec

Iow \hvghw. Aest gapertojtiy, tbh outber tbojds Iourhj cer bhr ujhjmgjk potghj`h ojm suppert. Oii

epgjgejs, hrrers, ojm eagssgejs orh tbh outber sewj.

  L.O. Bejs.) (_uhhj s),F M ]erejte), Osse`goth (Pbhoraoj PthrigjkII^)

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

OLP]\O@]

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs rhqugrhsborhbeimhrs te prevgmh jetg`h ec mgrh`ter jeagj-

otgejs te gj`ualhjt aojokhahjt gj omvoj`h ec ojjuoi ojm sph`goi ahhtgjks. Gj

megjk se, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejsprhvhjt o mgssgmhjt crea bgmgjkgj tbh whhms

te todh omvojtokh ec o peeriy otthjmhm ahhtgjk te hih`t tbh jeagjhhs ec bgs er

bhr `beg`h. Gj Jertbhrj Agjhrois Gjvhstahjt @erp v Aujmere @opgtoi Gj` ojm

Aoumerh Agjhrois Itm v Borleur Ceujmotgej gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters'ushec omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgejs wos upbhim ujmhr `erperoth ow. Oitbeukb jhgtbhrmh`gsgej ceujm

tbot tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gj quhstgej vgeiothm `erperoth ow, tbhrh gs stgii o

rgsd tbot gj`ualhjt `erperothmgrh`ters aoy ush oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gj o

aojjhr tbot vgeioths `erperoth er sh`urgtghs iow. Gj portg`uior, bh prevgsgejojm gts

aojjhr ec omeptgejaoy vgeioth tbh epprhssgej rhahmy ceujm gj sh`tgej <=? ec tbh

@ojomo Lusgjhss @erperotgejs `t os gjthrprhthm y tbh Puprhah @eurtec @ojomogj L@H Gj` v 7;3 Mhlhjturhbeimhrs Curtbhr,mgrh`ters ush ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgejaoy lh `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhstos preth`thm y prevgj`goish`urgtghs

rhkuioters.

P^\GJK < ?0 <7

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G GJ]\EMX@]GEJ

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs' rhqugrh sborhbeimhrs te kgvh o `eapojy jetg`h ec mgrh`-

ter jeagjotgejs ojm mhtogihm gjceraotgej oleut jeagjhhs gj omvoj`h ec oj ojjuoi

er sph`goi ahhtgjk.< ]bhy `oj todh tbh cera ec o peig`y omepthm ly tbh leorm ec

mgrh`ters er oj oahjmahjt te `erperoth ly-iows er ortg`ihs ec gj`erperotgej. Gc o

mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr cogis te `eapiy wgtb tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej, tbh mgrh`-

ters `oj rhcush tbh sborhbeimhr s jeagjotgejs.=

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj cesthr sborhbeimhr mhae`ro`y ly oiiewgjk

sborhbeimhrs te cuiiy portg`gpoth gj tbh mgrh`ter hih`tgej pre`hss gj oj gjcerahm

ojm hcch`tgvh aojjhr , ojm `oj prhvhjt o mgssgmhjt crea TbgmgjkQ gj tbh whhms 3

te todh omvojtokh ec o peeriy otthjmhm ahhtgjk te hih`t tbh jeagjhhs ec bgs er bhr

`beg`h. Orkuoliy, bewhvhr, mgrh`ters `oj mroct er gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej gj o aojjhr tbot gs mhtrgahjtoi te tbh gjthrhsts ec sborhbeimhrs. ]bgs

ortg`ih wgii orkuh tbot omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs bovh tbh pethjtgoi te vgeioth letb

`erperoth ojm sh`urgtghs iow.;

^ort GG `ejsgmhrs sborhbeimhrs' stotutery olgigty te veth ej tbh `erperotgej's

mgrh`ters ojm etbhr gapertojt `erperoth aotthrs. Curtbhr, ^ort GG mgs`usshs tbh

stotutery ah`bojgsas tbot sborhbeimhrs `oj ush te rhpio`h hxgstgjk mgrh`ters. ^ort

GGG `ejsgmhrs tbh ah`bojgsas tbot mgrh`ters `oj ush te gapihahjt omvoj`h jetg`h

? ]e ovegm `ejcusgej lhtwhhj tbh thras omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ojm leorm peig`y , tbh outber

bos ushm tbh thra leorm peig`y te rhchr te ojy peig`y omepthm ly tbh leorm, gj`iumgjk oj omvoj`h

jetg`h peig`y, ojm omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej te rhchr te ojy omvoj`h jetg`h peig`y omepthm ly woy ec

leorm peig`y er ly-iow er ortg`ih oahjmahjt.

< Mhjjgs B ^hthrsej & Aottbhw F @uaagjk Pborhbeimhr\hahmghs gj @ojomo eesh-ihoc (`ejsuithm

ej ?8 Fojuory <>?0), <m hm (Aordboa6 IhxgsJhxgs @ojomo, <>>7), `b ?0 ot ?3 .

0 Cer tbh purpesh ec tbgs ortg`ih, mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr rhchrs te o sborhbeimhr wbe prepeshs jeag-

jhhs te rhpio`h tbh hxgstgjk mgrh`ters.

= Phh Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Omvoj`h Jetg`h ^eig`y (7 Fujh <>?<), ejigjh6 Pystha cer Hih`trejg`

Me`uahjt Ojoiysgs ojm \htrghvoi (PHMO\) 9www.shmor.`ea:, cgihm os Aothrgoi me`uahjt - Hjk-

igsb , Aujmere @opgtoi Gj` ?? Fujh <>?<) TAujmere OJ^Q4 Aoumerh Agjhrois Itm, Ly-Iow Je

? (<= Aoy <>?<), ejigjh6 Pystha cer Hih`trejg` Me`uahjt Ojoiysgs ojm \htrghvoi (PHMO\) 9www.

shmor.`ea:, cgihm os Ph`urgty beimhrs me`uahjts - Hjkigsb , Aoumerh Agjhrois Itm (<8 Aoy <>?<)TAoumerh OJ^Q.

8 Gjstgtutgejoi Pborhbeimhr Phrvg`hs Gj`, <>?0 @ojomgoj ^rexy Setgjk Kugmhigjhs (]PR-Igsthm @ea-

pojghs) (?7 Mh`halhr <>?<) ot ?8, ejigjh6 Gjstgtutgejoi Pborhbeimhr Phrvg`hs (GPP) 9bttp6//www.

gsskevhrjoj`h.`ea:.

  JertbhrjAgjhrois Gjvhstahjt @erp v Aujmere opgtoiGj` <>?< L@P@ ?>7> ot poro 8=, 03 L@I\

(8tb) =>2 TAujmereQ.

; Lh`oush XP `erperoth ojm sh`urgtghs iow mehs jet bovh oj hqugvoihjt te tbh epprhssgej rhahmy er

tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr, tbgs ortg`ih mehs jet `ejsgmhr XP furgsprumhj`h. Cer XP furgsprumhj`h, shh

Ephjwovh Pysthas Gj` v Borlgjkhr@opgtoi^ortjhrsAosthr Cujm G Itm 7<= O <m <<2 (Mhi @b <>>;)4

FOJO Aosthr Cujm Itm v @JH] Jhtwerds Gj` 78= O <m 008 (Mhi @b <>>2), occm 7=; O <m ??<>

(Mhi <>>2) (tbh gssuhs gj tbgs `osh weuim jet orgsh gj @ojomo os XP sh`urgtghs iow rhqugrhs aojokh-

ahjt te shjm tbhgr prexy gj omvoj`h ec tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty `eaaejiy lhgjk ushm gj @ojomgoj

`erperotgejs)4 Ihvgtt @erp v Eccg`h Mhpet Gj` @O Je 03<<-S@J (Mhi @b <>>2) (tbh gssuh gj tbgs `osh

weuim jet orgsh ujmhr tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `eaaejiy ushm gj @ojomo lh`oush tbh @ojomgoj

omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs rhstrg`t tbh jeagjotgej ec mgrh`ters lut jet tbh lusgjhss `ejmu`thm ot tbh

ahhtgjk).

SEI ;? <)>

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

prevgsgejs, ojm mgs`usshs tbh omvojtokhs ojm mgsomvojtokhs ec tbh prevgsgejs te

sborhbeimhrs ojm mgrh`ters.

^ort GS mgs`usshs twe rh`hjt `eurt mh`gsgejs tbot bovh upbhim gj`ualhjt mgrh`-

ters' ush ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs ujmhr `erperoth iow6 Jertbhrj Agjhrois

Gjvhstahjt @erp v Aujmere @opgtoi Gj` ojm Aoumerh AgjhroisItm Borleur

Ceujmotgej.7 Gj portg`uior ^ort GS shts eut tbh lo`dkreujm ec tbh mgspuths, tbh

mh`gsgej ec ho`b @eurt ojm tbh hvhjts tbot ceiiewhm ho`b mh`gsgej.

[bgih omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj lh lhjhcg`goi te sborhbeimhr mhae`ro`y,

mgrh`ters aoy ush omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs gj o aojjhr tbot boras tbh gjthrhsts

ec sborhbeimhrs. ^ort S sukkhsts tbot omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj bovh o mhih-

thrgeus hcch`t ej sborhbeimhrs ujmhr shvhroi `gr`uastoj`hs. Cer gjstoj`h, mgrh`ters

aoy mroct ojm gapihahjt omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs gj o aojjhr tbot hcch`tgvhiy

prh`iumhs sborhbeimhrs crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters ot o ahhtgjk, er gj o aojjhr tbotrhmu`hs tbh `boj`h tbot sborhbeimhrs wgii hih`t o mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr s jeagjhh.

[bhrh oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej boras sborhbeimhrs, tbh prevgsgej aoy lh

`ejtrory te letb `erperoth ojm sh`urgtghs iow. ^ort SG orkuhs tbot oitbeukb tbh

@eurts gj Aujmere ojm Aoumerh mgm jet strgdh mewj tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs

gapihahjthm ly tbh mgrh`ters, gj tbh cuturh, `eurts agkbt gjvoigmoth su`b prevgsgejs

wbhj tbhy orh ushm ly mgrh`ters gj o woy tbot lrho`bhs tbh rhosejolih hxph`totgejs

ec o mgssgmhjt sborh-beimhr gj o aojjhr tbot gs epprhssgvh er ujcogriy prhfumg`goi

te bgs er bhr gjthrhsts. Gj portg`uior wbhj mgrh`ters gapihahjt tbh prevgsgej octhr

tbh iost moy ej wbg`b tbh prevgsgej phragts jeagjotgejs ( `ut-ecc moth ), er wbhjmgrh`ters gapihahjt tbh prevgsgej `iesh te tbh `ut-ecc moth ojm todh sthps te stoii

tbh ojjeuj`hahjt ec tbh jeagjotgej, tbh mgrh`ters' ush ec tbh omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej aoy lh epprhssgvh ojm `ejtrory te sh`tgej <=? ec tbh @ojomo Lusgjhss

@erperotgejsO`te os gjthrprhthm ly tbh Puprhah @eurt ec @ojomo gj L@H Gj`

?7;3 Mhlhjturhbeimhrs. Curtbhr wbhrh o prevgsgej prebglgts jeagjotgejs prger

te o sph`gcg` moth wgtbeut rhosej `eurts aoy oppiy tbh epprhssgej rhahmy te higa-

gjoth tbh rhstrg`tgej.

Gj ommgtgej, tbh mgrh`ters' ush ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej aoy lh `ejtrory

te sh`urgtghs iow. Ph`urgtghs ihkgsiotgej kgvhs sh`urgtghs rhkuioters tbh pewhr tegjthrvhjh wbhj mgrh`ters' o`tgejs orh `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst.

?< ^ort SGG wgii

orkuh tbot gj igkbt ec tbh gj`rhoshm ush ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs ly @ojomgoj

2 Pupro jeth 3.

7 <>?< EJP@ =<88, ??? E\ 0m) 33 TAoumerhQ.

?> \P@ ?728, ` @-== s<=? T@L@OQ ]bgs ortg`ih ce`ushs aogjiy ej tbh @L@O lh`oush aojy iorkh `er-

perotgejs orh hstoligsbhm ujmhr tbgs stotuth, ojm gt sborhs aojy `eaaej choturhs wgtb etbhr prevgj`goi

stotuths su`b os tbh Ejtorge Lusgjhss @erperotgejsO`t \PE ?77>, ` L.?3 TEL@OQ ojm tbh Oilhrto

Lusgjhss @erperotgejsO`t \PO <>>> ` L-7 TOL@OQ ]bgs ortg`ih oise mgs`usshs tbh Lrgtgsb @eiualgo

Lusgjhss @erperotgejsO`t PL@ <>>< ` 8; TL@L@OQ lh`oush ec gts ujgquh choturh ec io`dgjk mgrh`tergapihahjthm ly-iows lut oiiewgjk mgrh`ter gapihahjthm leorm peig`ghs.

?? < 2 P@@ 37, T<>>2Q 0 P@\ 83 TL@HQ

?< Phh h.k. Ph`urgtghs O`t \PE ?77>, ` P.8, s ?<; TEPOQ4 Ph`urgtghs O`t \PL@ ?773, ` =?2, s ?3?

TL@POQ4 Ph`urgtghs O`t \PO <>>> ` P-= ss ?7;-72.

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

`erperotgejs, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim `rgtg`oiiy hxoagjh omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgejs, ojm me se ej o `osh-ly-`osh losgs te mhthragjh wbhtbhr oj omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej gs `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst. Gj portg`uior, oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej aoy lh olusgvh ec sborhbeimhrs ojm `opgtoi aordhts wbhrh tbh prevgsgejgs ushm te hgtbhr hjtrhj`b aojokhahjt er `ejstrogj tbh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec

sborhbeimhrs. @ejshquhjtiy, gc ihct uj`bh`dhm, tbh moaokh te sborhbeimhr mhae`-

ro`y aoy ihom te gjhccg`ghjt aordhts ojm o mh`igjh gj gjvhsters' `ejcgmhj`h gj

@ojomgoj `opgtoi aordhts.

GG PBO\HBEIMH\P, MG\H@]E\P, OJM ]BH @E\^E\O]GEJ

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs bovh tbh pethjtgoi te occh`t bew sborhbeimhrs hxhr`gsh

tbhgr rgkbt te veth ojm jeagjoth mgrh`ters. ]bhrhcerh, lhcerh `ejsgmhrgjk omvoj`hjetg`h prevgsgejs, tbgs ortg`ih wgii hxoagjh seah ec tbh stotutery ah`bojgsas tbot

kgvh sborhbeimhrs tbh olgigty te veth cer mgrh`ters ojm ej etbhr `erperoth aotthrs,

ojm te prepesh jhw `erperoth mgrh`ters.

. PBO\HBEIMH\ SE]GJK ^E[H\

@ojomgoj `erperoth iow prevgmhs sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh rgkbt te `bojkh tbh leorm

ec mgrh`ters ojm te oahjm tbh `erperotgej s `ejstotgjk me`uahjts. ]bgs sulsh`-

tgej ec tbh ortg`ih wgii `ejsgmhr sborhbeimhrs' stotutery rgkbt te mhthragjh tbh

`erperotgej s mgrh`ters, jm tbh hcch`t ec tbgs rgkbt ej mgrh`ters gj`hjtgvhs te `t

gj tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej. Gj ommgtgej, tbgs sulsh`tgej wgii `ejsgmhr

sborhbeimhrs' rgkbts te `ejtrei tbh thras ec tbh `erperoth `ejtro`t tbot kevhrjs

tbh rhiotgejsbgp lhtwhhj tbh mgrh`ters, tbh sborhbeimhrs, ojm tbh `erperotgej.

 g) @bojkgjk bh Leormec Mgrh`ters

Khjhroiiy, o `erperotgej bos tbh `opo`gty, rgkbts, pewhrs, ojm prgvgihkhs ec o

joturoi phrsej.?  Bewhvhr, lh`oush o `erperotgej gs oj ortgcg`goi, furgstg` hjtgty,

gjmgvgmuois aust o`t ej lhboic ec tbh `erperotgej. Ly mhcouit, `erperoth iow `ejchrs

tbgs rhspejsglgigty ej mgrh`ters. Pph`gcg`oiiy, sulfh`t te o ujojgaeus sborhbeimhr

okrhhahjt,?3tbh @L@O rhqugrhs tbh mgrh`ters te aojokh, er suphrvgsh tbh aojokh-

ahjt ec, tbh lusgjhss ojm occogrs ec tbh `erperotgej. Gj ommgtgej, mgrh`ters `oj

  0 Phh h.k. ^hthrsej @uaagjk, suprojeth <.

?= @L@O supro jeth ?>, s ?8 ?).

  8 Phh h.k., Dhvgj A`Kugjjhss, Boislury sIows ec @ojomo6Lusgjhss @erperotgejs <>?0 \hgssuh), t

hm (Aordboa6 IhxgsJhxgs @ojomo, <>?0), BL@-?.

  3 @L@O supro jeth ?>, s ?=3(?).

  ; Glgm, s ?><(?).

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

oppegjt eccg`hrs, ojm `oj mhihkoth `hrtogj pewhrs te tbh eccg`hrs te oiiew tbha te

aojokh tbh lusgjhss ojm occogrs ec tbh `erperotgej.

Oitbeukb tbh mgrh`ters ojm eccg`hrs aojokh tbh `erperotgej, tbhy orh jet tbh

rhsgmuoi `iogaojts ec tbh `erperotgej s osshts. Ph`tgej <= ec tbh @L@O prevgmhstbot wbhrh o `erperotgej bos ejh `ioss ec sborhs, beimhrs ec tbesh sborhs aust

bovh tbh rgkbt te veth ot sborhbeimhr ahhtgjks, te rh`hgvh mgvgmhjms, ojm te rh`hgvh

tbh rhaogjgjk prephrty ec tbh `erperotgej ej mgsseiutgej. ?7 Curtbhr, sh`tgej ?>3

ec tbh @L@O hxpig`gtiy lhstews ej sborhbeimhrs tbh pewhr te hih`t tbh mgrh`ters. <>

Crea o `erperoth kevhrjoj`h phrsph`tgvh, sh`tgejs <= ojm ?>3 ec tbh @L@O `oj

lh tbeukbt ec os prevgmgjk sborhbeimhrs wgtb mhae`rotg` rgkbts ojm o cgjoj`goi

gjthrhst gj tbh `erperotgej.

Gj sbert, tbh @L@O prevgmhs tbot mgrh`ters aojokh tbh `erperotgej ojm sborh-

beimhrs hih`t tbesh mgrh`ters. Gj kgvgjk mgrh`ters ojm sborhbeimhrs tbhsh mgstgj`trgkbts, tbh @L@O `rhoths o shporotgej ec ewjhrsbgp ojm `ejtrei. <? Os mgs`usshm ly

Omeic Lhrih Kormgjhr Ahojs gj tbhgr shagjoi werd, ]bh Aemhrj @erperotgej

ojm ^rgvoth ^rephrty << mgrh`ters ojm eccg`hrs aetgvothm ly phrsejoi gjthrhsts aoy

jet o`t gj o aojjhr tbot aoxgagzhs `erperoth voiuh. <0 ]bh mgvhrkhjt gjthrhsts ec

aojokhahjt ojm sborhbeimhrs `oj ihom te okhj`y `ests, wbg`b `ejsgst ec tbh `ests

tbot tbh prgj`gpoi ojm okhjt gj`ur te hjsurh tbot tbh okhjt o`ts gj tbh prgj`gpoi's

lhst gjthrhsts, os whii os tbh `ests ec ojy rhsgmuoi mgvhrkhj`h lhtwhhj tbh okhjt's

mh`gsgejs ojm tbh mh`gsgejs tbot orh gj tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh prgj`gpoi.<= ]bus,

sborhbeimhrs aoy gj`ur `ests wbhrh tbh o`tgejs ec aojokhahjt me jet oigkj wgtbtbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej, ojm wbhrh tbh sborhbeimhrs aust todh sthps

te agjgagzh su`b agsoigkjahjt.

Bewhvhr, `erperoth iow ojm aordht ah`bojgsas `oj `ejtrei tbhsh mgvhrkhjt

gjthrhsts ojm okhj`y `ests. <8 Pborhbeimhrs `oj agjgagzh okhj`y `ests ojm aoxg-

agzh cgra voiuh ly usgjk tbhgr stotutery rgkbt te rhpio`h mgrh`ters-tbh olgigty ec

sborhbeimhrs te rhpio`h mgrh`ters sbeuim gj`hjtgvgzh tbh mgrh`ters te o`t gj tbh lhst

gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej. Gj etbhr werms, sborhbeimhrs' rgkbt te rhpio`h mgrh`-

ters gs gjthjmhm te rhjmhr tbh mgrh`ters o``eujtolih te sborhbeimhrs . <3

  2 Glgm s ?<?(o).

  7 Glgm s <=(0).

<> Glgm s ?>3 0).

<? Phh khjhroiiy Omeic O Lhrih, Fr Kormgjhr @Ahojs, ]bh Aemhrj @erperotgejojm ^rgvoth rephrty

(Jhw Werd6 Ao`Agiioj, ?700).

<< Glgm.

<0 Glgmot ?<<.

<= Ag`bohi @ Fhjshj [giigoa B Ah`digjk, ]bhery ec tbh Cgra6 Aojokhrgoi Lhbovger, Okhj`y @ests

ojm Ewjhrsbgp Ptru`turh ?7;3) 06= Feurjoi ec Cgjoj`goi H`ejeag`s 0>8 ot 0>2.

<8 ^eejoa ^urg ht oi, @oshs AothrgoisojmJeths ej ^ortjhrsbgpsojm@ojomgojLusgjhss @erperotgejs

8tb hm (]erejte6 @ orswhii, <>??) ot ?27.

<3 FOjtbejy SojMuzhr, ]bh Iow ec ortjhrsbgps @erperotgejs 0m hm (]erejte6 Grwgj Iow, <>>7)

ot <8=.

P^\GJK < ?0 00

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Oitbeukb tbh olgigty te `bojkh tbh leorm ec mgrh`ters `oj gjmhphjmhjtiy gjciu-

hj`h tbh mgrh`ters te o`t gj tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej, tbh olgigty ec sborh-

beimhrs te rhpio`h mgrh`ters leisthrs etbhr aordht ah`bojgsas tbot `ejtrei okhj`y

`ests. Cer hxoapih, tbh aordht cer `erperoth `ejtrei

<;

rhighs ej tbh olgigty ecsborhbeimhrs te mhthragjh tbh leorm ec mgrh`ters. <2 ]bh aordht cer `erperoth

`ejtrei ephroths ly gj`hjtgvgzgjk oj gjvhster te o`qugrh `ejtrei ec o agsaojokhm

`erperotgej ojm rhpio`h hxgstgjk aojokhahjt, <7 lh`oush tbh sborh prg`h ec o

agsaojokhm `erperotgej sbeuim gj`rhosh wbhj jhw mgrh`ters rhpio`h gjhccg`ghjt

mgrh`ters.e ]bgs cgjoj`goi gj`hjtgvh gs mhphjmhjt ej tbh sborhbeimhr s olgigty te

rhpio`h hxgstgjk aojokhahjt. [gtbeut tbh olgigty te rhpio`h gjhccg`ghjt aojokh-

ahjt, tbh gjvhster `ojjet hxph`t tbh voiuh ec bgs er bhr gjvhstahjt te gj`rhosh.

(gg) @bojkgjktbh @erperoth@ejtro`t

Gj ommgtgej te rhpio`gjk mgrh`ters, sborhbeimhrs `oj ush tbhgr vetgjk pewhr te

`bojkh tbh `erperotgej s `ejstotgjk me`uahjts.? O @L@O `erperotgej s `ejstot-

gjk me`uahjts gj`iumh tbh ortg`ihs ec gj`erperotgej ojm tbh `erperoth ly-iows.0 <

]bh `ejstotgjk me`uahjts hstoligsb tbh rgkbts ec mgrh`ters, sborhbeimhrs, er tbh

`erperotgej. ]bh `ejstotgjk me`uahjts giiustroth tbh `ejtro`torgoj `ej`hptgej ec

`erperoth iow, wbg`b sukkhsts tbot tbh `erperotgej gs o jhxus ec vorgeus `ejtro`tuoi

rhiotgejsbgps lhtwhhj juahreus portghs, su`b os sborhbeimhrs ojm aojokhrs.

Crea tbgs phrsph`tgvh, `erperoth stotuths sbeuim hsshjtgoiiy sht eut o stojmorm-

gzhm `ejtro`t tbot strgvhs te kgvh sborhbeimhrs ojm aojokhahjt tbh thras tbotletb portghs weuim mhsgrh olshjt stotutery gjveivhahjt.0= Pborhbeimhrs lhjhcgt

crea stojmormgzhm thras lh`oush stojmormgzhm thras rhmu`h tbh trojso`tgej `ests

ec jhketgotgjk tbh `erperoth `ejtro`t .08 Gj ommgtgej, `erperoth stotuths sbeuim

hjolih `ejtro`tgjk ly prevgmgjk sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh olgigty te oithr, er `ejtro`t

oreujm, stojmorm thras.0 3 Cer hxoapih, sh`tgej ?>0 ec tbh @L@O prevgmhs mgrh`-

ters wgtb tbh olgigty te aodh, oahjm, er rhphoi ojy ly-iows tbot rhkuioth tbh lusg-

jhss er occogrs ec tbh `erperotgej4 bewhvhr, tbh ortg`ihs, ly-iows, er o ujojgaeus

<; Bhjry K Aojj h, Ahrkhrs ojm tbh Aordht cer @erperoth @ejtrei ?738) ;06< Feurjoi ec ^eigtg`oi

H`ejeay ??> ot ??<-?0.

<2 ^urg, supro jeth <8 ot ?78.

<7 Glgm.

0> Aojjh, supro jeth <; ot ??0.

0 Phh h.k., @L@O supro jeth ?> ss ?>0(=), ?;8.

0< Mubo^rgjthrs [hsthrj) Itm v @ojomo, ?772Q P@\ ;78 ot poro 82, ?87 MI\ (=tb) =8;.

00 ^urg, supro jeth <8 ot ?2;.

0= lgm ot ?7;.

08 Glgm ot ?73.

03 Glgm ot ?7;.

SEI ; <)=

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sborhbeimhr okrhhahjt `oj rhaevh tbh mgrh`ters' olgigty te `bojkh tbhsh ly-iows.

]bh olgigty ec mgrh`ters ojm sborhbeimhrs te aodh ly-iows tbot kevhrj tbh `erpero-

tgej giiustroths tbh tbhery ec tbh `erperoth `ejtro`t . Lh`oush tbh @L@O gs sgihjt

ej aest kevhrjoj`h gssuhs, tbh @L@O phragts sborhbeimhrs ojm mgrh`ters te mhthr-agjh aojy ec tbh ruihs tbot kevhrj ho`b `erperotgej.

GG IHKOI P]\O]HKW ]E \H^IO@H MG\H@]E\P OJM ]BH HIHAHJ] EC PX\^\GPH

Os mgs`usshm tbh olgigty ec sborhbeimhrs te mhthragjh tbh `erperotgej s mgrh`ters gs

o losg` rgkbt tbot oiiews sborhbeimhrs te hjsurh tbot tbh mgrh`ters orh o`tgjk gj tbh

lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej. Gj ommgtgej te tbhgr rgkbt te hih`t mgrh`ters, sborh-

beimhrs `oj jeagjoth mgrh`ters.0 7 ]bh ahtbem ly wbg`b sborhbeimhrs jeagjoth o

mgrh`ter mhphjms ej wbhtbhr tbh jeagjotgej todhs pio`h gj tbh `ejthxt ec o sborh-

beimhr-rhqugsgtgejhm ahhtgjk er o mgrh`ter-`oiihm ahhtgjk. Ho`b typh ec ahhtgjkwgii lh ommrhsshm shporothiy lhiew.

 g)Ptrothkghs te \hpio`h Mgrh`ters Xjmhr o Ahhtgjk @oiihm ly tbh @erperotgej

Mgrh`ter-`oiihm ahhtgjks prevgmh sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh eppertujgty te jeagjoth

tbhgr ewj mgrh`ters tbreukb o sborhbeimhr prepesoi, sborhbeimhr oalusb, er prexy

cgkbt.

 o) O MgssgmhjtAoy Pulagt o Pborhbeimhr^repesoiJeagjotgjk Jhw Mgrh`ters

O``ermgjk te sh`tgej ?0; ec tbh @L@O o rhkgsthrhm er lhjhcg`goi sborhbeimhr `oj

sulagt o prepesoi cer oii sborhbeimhrs te `ejsgmhr ot o ahhtgjk.=> ]bgs pewhr

prevgmhs sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh olgigty te jeagjoth oithrjotgvh mgrh`ters cer hih`-

tgej, prevgmhm tbh mgssgmhjt er kreup ec mgssgmhjts beim ot ihost cgvh phr`hjt ec tbh

eutstojmgjk sborhs ec o `ioss ec sborhs ec tbh `erperotgej.=?

 l) O MgssgmhjtAoy Ojjeuj`h o Jeagjotgej ot tbh Ahhtgjk

[bhrh tbh mgssgmhjt er o kreup ec mgssgmhjts beims o succg`ghjtiy iorkh prepertgej

ec sborhs, o sborhbeimhr oalusb `oj lh oj hcch`tgvh strothky te rhpio`h hxgstgjk

mgrh`ters. O sborhbeimhr oalusb e``urs wbhj o mgssgmhjt jeagjoths mgrh`ters ot

0; @L@O suprojeth ?> s ?>0 ?).

02 Mgrh`ters `oj khjhroiiy gapesh ly-iows wgtb gaahmgoth hcch`t. Pborhbeimhrs `oj prepesh ly-iows

ojm rhfh`t ly-iows omepthm ly tbh mgrh`ters.

07 Phh h.k., @L@O supro jeth ?>, s ?0;(=).

=> Glgm s ?0;.

=? Glgm s ?0;(=).

P^\GJK <>?0 08

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tbh ahhtgjk wgtbeut ojy worjgjk, rhiygjk ej tbh to`tg`oi omvojtokh ec surprgsh.= <

O

sborhbeimhr oalusb gs jet oj uj`eaaej e``urrhj`h gj @ojomo.=0

 `)O Mgssgmhjt Aoy Peig`gt ^rexghs

O mgssgmhjt aoy oise hjkokh tbh hxgstgjk aojokhahjt gj o prexy lottih. O prexy gs

o cera tbot phragts o sborhbeimhr te kgvh ojetbhr phrsej tbh pewhr te veth bgs er

bhr sborhs.== Pborhbeimhrs aoy mh`gmh te shjm tbhgr prexy cera te aojokhahjt te

hjolih aojokhahjt te veth cer tbhgr ewj jeagjhhs ej tbh sborhbeimhr s lhboic.

Bewhvhr, wbhrh o mgssgmhjt prepeshs jeagjhhs, tbh mgssgmhjt aoy seig`gt sborh-

beimhrs' prexghs gj o``ermoj`h wgtb sh`tgej ?8> ec tbh @L@O  8 ojm ^ort ; ec tbh

@L@O \hkuiotgejs3 se tbot tbh mgssgmhjt `oj veth tbh prexghs gj coveur ec bgs er

bhr ewj jeagjhhs.= ; ^rexy seig`gtotgej ruihs khjhroiiy rhqugrh mgssgmhjts te shjm

o prexy `gr`uior gj prhs`rglhm cera stotgjk tbh purpeshs ec tbh seig`gtotgej te tbhoumgter ec tbh `erperotgej, te ho`b sborhbeimhr wbesh prexy gs seig`gthm, te ho`b

mgrh`ter ojm ...te tbh `erperotgej .=2 ^rexy seig`gtotgej gs usuoiiy aerh `estiy tboj

o sborhbeimhr prepesoi, lh`oush ujigdh o prepesoi, tbh mgssgmhjt lhors tbh `est ec

prexy seig`gtotgej.= 7

]bh @L@O prevgmhs twe hxhaptgejs te sborhbeimhrs crea tbh eligkotgej te

`eapiy wgtb sh`tgej ?8>(?). Cgrst, gc tbh mgssgmhjt seig`gts prexghs crea ?8 er chwhr

sborhbeimhrs, wgtb twe er aerh fegjt beimhrs `eujtgjk os ejh, tbhj tbh mgssgmhjt

jhhm jet shjm o prexy `gr`uior os etbhrwgsh rhqugrhm ly sh`tgej ?8>(?) te tbh

`erperotgej ojm gts mgrh`ters. > O mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr piojjgjk oj oalusb `ojlhjhcgt crea tbgs hxhaptgej. O``ermgjk te tbh @L@O mgrh`ters bovh tbh rgkbt te

sht o rh`erm moth cer tbh purpesh ec mhthragjgjk wbg`b sborhbeimhrs orh hjtgtihm

te veth ot o sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk. Gc sborhbeimhrs o`qugrh o vetgjk sborh octhr tbh

rh`erm moth, tbhy wgii lh gjhigkglih te veth ot tbh certb`eagjk ahhtgjk. Hcch`tgvhiy,

tbh rh`erm moth prhvhjts sborhbeimhrs crea o`qugrgjk ojm vetgjk o iorkh jualhr

=< Phh h.k. ^hthrsej @uaagjk, supro jeth <.

=0 Glgm.

== Phh h.k. @L@O suprojeth ?>, ss <=, ?=; cera ec prexy , prexy (sh`tgej <= ec tbh @L@O hjolihssborhbeimhrs te veth ot ojy sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk, ojm sh`tgej ?=; sph`gcghs tbot o prexybeimhr `oj ot-

thjm ojm o`t ej tbh sborhbeimhr's lhboic ot o sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk).

=8 @L@O suprojeth ?>, s ?8>.

=3 @ojomoLusgjhss @erperotgejs\hkuiotgejs <>>? PE\/<>>?-8?< T\hkuiotgejsQ.

=; \hkormihss ec wbhtbhr tbhrh orh etbhr jeagjotgejs, aojokhahjt aust shjm o cera ec prexy te

sborhbeimhrs gj o``ermoj`h wgtb sh`tgej ?=7(?) ec tbh @L@O supro jeth ?>, sulfh`t te sh`tgej ?=7(<).

=2 Glgm s ?8>(?).

=7 Phh h.k. ^hthrsej @uaagjks, suprojeth <.

8> @L@O supro jeth ?>, s ?8>(?.?). Ej gts co`h, tbgs hxhaptgej weuim opphor te lh o iekg`oi cgt wgtb

o sborhbeimhr oalusb4 bewhvhr, sh`urgtghs iow wgii rhqugrh mgs`iesurh wbhrh tbh sborhbeimhrs' okkrh-koth vetgjk pewhr gs ?> er aerh6 shh h.k. EPO suprojeth ?<, s ?><.?(?).

8? @L@O supro jeth ?>, s ?0=(?)(m).

SEI ;? <)03

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ec sborhs gaahmgothiy lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk. ]bus, mgssgmhjts `oj ush tbgs hxhaptgej

te evhr`eah tbh hcch`t ec tbh rh`erm moth ly qughtiy seig`gtgjk prexghs crea ?8 er

chwhr sborhbeimhrs gaahmgothiy lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk.

Ph`ejm, gc tbh mgssgmhjt seig`gts ly woy ec pulig` lreom`ost sphh`b er pulig-`otgej , gj tbh prhs`rglhm `gr`uastoj`hs, tbhj tbh mgssgmhjt jhhm jet shjm o prexy

`gr`uior te tbh `erperotgej ojm mgrh`ters os etbhrwgsh rhqugrhm ly sh`tgej ?8> ?).8<

  gg) Ptrothkghs te \hpio`h Mgrh`ters Xjmhr o Ahhtgjk @oiihmly tbh Pborhbeimhr

]bh @L@O oise prevgmhs sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh olgigty te rhqugsgtgej o ahhtgjk.

]bh sborhbeimhr-rhqugsgtgejhm ahhtgjk `oj lh ushm cer tbh purpesh ec, gjthr oigo

rhpio`gjk tbh mgrh`ters. Gj o``ermoj`h wgtb sh`tgej ?=0(?), tbh sborhbeimhr rhqug-

sgtgejgjk tbh ahhtgjk aust beim je ihss tboj8  ec tbh sborhs.8= ]bh sborhbeim-

hr wbe `oiis su`b o ahhtgjk gs rhqugrhm te `eapiy wgtb aojy ec tbh soah ruihs

tbot oppiy te oj ojjuoi ahhtgjk. ]bgs agkbt oise lh o aerh hxphjsgvh eptgej

tboj o sborhbeimhr prepesoi os sh`tgej ?=0(3) stoths tbot tbh `erperotgej sboii

rhgalursh tbh sborhbeimhrs tbh hxphjshs rhosejoliy gj`urrhm ly tbha gj rhqugsg-

tgejgjk, `oiigjk ojm beimgjk tbh ahhtgjk . 3 Os o rhsuit ujigdh tbh `est ec tbh sborh-

beimhr prepesoi wbg`b gs lerjh ly tbh `erperotgej tbh mgrh`ters bovh mgs`rhtgej

te mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbh hxphjshs ec o rhqugsgtgejhm ahhtgjk whrh rhosejolih.

GGG OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

Os prhvgeusiy stothm, oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gs o prevgsgej gj o `erperotgej s

ortg`ihs, ly-iows, er `erperoth kevhrjoj`h peig`y tbot rhqugrhs mgssgmhjt sborh-

beimhrs te prevgmh jetg`h gj omvoj`h ec o ahhtgjk ec tbhgr gjthjtgej te gj`iumh

o jeagjhh ot tbh certb`eagjk ahhtgjk. ; Lhcerh `ejsgmhrgjk tbh omvojtokhs ojm

mgsomvojtokhs ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs, tbh ihkoi ah`bojgsas mgrh`ters agkbt

ush te gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wgii lh mhs`rglhm.

8< Glgm s ?8> ?.<).

80 Glgm s ?=0.

8= Glgm s ?=0(?).

88 Glgm s ?=0(8) (sh`tgej ?=0(8) gs `ejtogjhm gj ^ort RG ec tbh @L@O ojm stoths tbot o ahhtgjk sboii

lh `oiihm os jhoriy os pessglih gj tbh aojjhr gj wbg`b ahhtgjks orh te lh `oiihm pursuojt te tbh ly-

iows, tbgs ^ort ojm ^ort RGGG ec tbh @L@O ^ort RG oise `ejtogjs ruihs tbot kevhrj ojjuoi ahhtgjks6

shh h.k., glgm s ?00).

83 Glgm s ?=0(3) (sh`tgej ?=0(3) stoths tbot tbh sborhbeimhrs wgiilh rhgalurshm ujihss tbhy etbhrwgshrhseivh ot o ahhtgjk `oiihm ujmhr sh`tgej ?=0(=)).

8; Phh khjhroiiy ^hthrsej @uaa gjk, supro jeth <.

P^\GJK < ?0 0;

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G ]BH AH@BOJGPAP ]E GA^IHAHJ] OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

Mgrh`ters `oj gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej tbreukb tbh `ejstotgjk me`u-

ahjts er tbreukb o leorm peig`y. Cer o @L@O `erperotgej, tbh mgrh`ters aoy omept

tbh prevgsgej tbreukb oj ortg`ih er ly-iow oahjmahjt. Cer o Lrgtgsb @eiualgo

Lusgjhss @erperotgejsO`t `erperotgej, tbh mgrh`ters aoy omept tbh prevgsgej

usgjk oj ortg`ih oahjmahjt er leorm peig`y.

 g)Gj`iusgej gj, erOahjmahjt ec tbh @ejstotgjkMe`uahjts

O @L@O `erperotgej `oj omept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ly oahjmgjk, er

ommgjk te, tbh ly-iows er tbh ortg`ihs. Xjmhr tbh @L@O mgrh`ters `oj oahjm tbh

ly-iows wgtb gaahmgoth hcch`t.87 ]bh ly-iows wgii `hosh te lh hcch`tgvh gc tbh ly-iow

mehs jet rh`hgvh sborhbeimhr opprevoi ly ermgjory rhseiutgej wbg`b rhqugrhs tbhsuppert ec o aofergty ec sborhbeimhrs. 3> Os o rhsuit gc mgrh`ters orh `ej`hrjhm

oleut o sborhbeimhr oalusb, tbhy `oj gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

gaahmgothiy.

Mgrh`ters `oj oise aodh o prepesoi te oahjm tbh ortg`ihs.3   Cer su`b o prepesoi

te lh hcch`tgvh, sborhbeimhrs aust opprevh gt ly sph`goi rhseiutgej wbg`b rhqugrhs

tbh suppert ec twe-tbgrms ec sborhbeimhrs. 3< Os o rhsuit o mgrh`ter s prepesoi te

oahjm tbh ortg`ihs wgii jet bovh gaahmgoth hcch`t.

(gg) Omeptgej ec o Leorm^eig`y

@erperotgejs hstoligsbhm ujmhr tbh L@L@O me jet bovh ly-iows. Ceraoiiy, tbh

`erperoth ortg`ihs rhstrg`t tbh pewhrs ec mgrh`ters ojm tbh occogrs ec tbh `erpero-

tgej. 3  Bewhvhr, os ujmhr tbh @L@O oahjmahjts te tbh ortg`ihs orh gjhcch`tgvh

ujtgi sborhbeimhrs opprevh tbh oahjmahjts ly sph`goi rhseiutgej. 3= ^ro`tg`oiiy,

tbgs `oj aodh aojokgjk tbh lusgjhss mgccg`uit. Os o rhsuit mgrh`ters ec L@L@O

`erperotgejs ecthj ush leorm peig`ghs te sht eut gjthrjoi kevhrjahjt ruihs cer tbh

82 L@L@O, suprojeth ?

87 @L@O suprojeth ?>, s ?>0 0).

3> Glgm s ?>0 <) (oj ermgjory rhseiutgej gs mhcgjhm gj sh`tgej <(?) os o rhseiutgej posshm ly o ao-

fergty ec tbh veths `ost ly tbh sborhbeimhrs wbe vethm gj rhsph`t ec tbot rhseiutgej ).

3? Glgm, s ?;8 ?).

3< Phh glgm ss ?;0 ?), ?;3 3) (o sph`goi rhseiutgej gs mhcgjhm gj sh`tgej <(?) os o rhseiutgej posshm

ly o aofergty ec jet ihss tboj twe-tbgrms ec tbh veths `ost ly tbh sborhbeimhrs wbe vethm gj rhsph`t ec

tbot rhseiutgej er sgkjhm ly oii tbh sborhbeimhrs hjtgtihm te veth ej tbot rhseiutgej ).

30 Phh h.k., L@L@O, suprojeth ?>, s ?<.

3= Glgm s <87 ?) (o sph`goi rhseiutgej gs rhqugrhm ujihss tbh ortg`ihs sph`gcy tbot o mgcchrhjt typh ec

rhseiutgej gs rhqugrhm te oahjm tbh ortg`ihs).

02 SEI ;? <)

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occogrs ec tbh `erperotgej.3   Os mgs`usshm lhiew, tbh Lrgtgsb @eiualgo Puprhah

@eurt gj Aujmere bhim tbot mgrh`ters `euim gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevg-

sgej usgjk o leorm peig`y, prevgmhm tbh leorm peig`y gs jet `ejtrory te tbh ortg`ihs

er tbh L@L@O.

33

?G ]BH OMSOJ]OKHP EC OMSOJ@H JE]G@H

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj prevgmh omvojtokhs te letb mgrh`ters ojm sborh-

beimhrs. Oitbeukb `erperoth jhws rhihoshs ecthj `gth tbh lhjhcgts te sborhbeimhrs

os o rhosej cer omeptgjk tbhsh prevgsgejs, 3; tbhy `oj oise lhjhcgt mgrh`ters.

 g)Mgrh`ters ^hrsph`tgvh

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs prevgmh tbh mgrh`ters wgtb o worjgjk tbot o mgssgmhjtgs shhdgjk te rhpio`h tbha. Oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej mhstreys tbh hihahjt

ec surprgsh ojm tbh olgigty ec mgssgmhjts te ush o sborhbeimhr oalusb te rhpio`h

gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters. Curtbhr, os giiustrothm lhiew gj Aujmere bovgjk jetg`h

`oj prevgmh succg`ghjt tgah cer tbh mgrh`ters te aeujt oj ecchjsgvh `oapogkj te

preaeth tbhgr jeagjhhs (usuoiiy tbhashivhs) ojm mgs`rhmgt tbh jeagjhhs ec tbh

mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs.

Oithrjotgvhiy, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj oiiew mgrh`ters te `ej`hjtroth ej

aojokgjk tbh `erperotgej rotbhr tboj gjhccg`ghjtiy `ej`hjtrotgjk ej tbh pessglgi-

gty ec mgssgmhjt jeagjotgejs. Gc omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs phragt sborhbeimhrs tejeagjoth mgrh`ters ejiy murgjk o lrghc phrgem ec tbh yhor, tbh gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters

`oj sphjm tbh rhst ec tbh yhor ce`ushm ej aoxgagzgjk cgra voiuh.

(gg) Pborhbeimhrs ^hrsph`tgvh

Jej-mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs aoy lhjhcgt crea omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs ly lhgjk

prevgmhm wgtb gjceraotgej tbot `oj bhip tbha aodh oj gjcerahm mh`gsgej wgtb

rhsph`t te hih`tgjk mgrh`ters.32 Xjmhr @ojomgoj `erperoth iow, gjcerahm sborh-

beimhrs sbeuim hjboj`h sborhbeimhr mhae`ro`y cer shvhroi rhosejs. Cgrst, gj hih`-

tgejs tbhy lhighvh orh uj`ejthsthm sborhbeimhrs aoy mh`gmh jet te otthjm tbh

38 Phh khjhroiiy Lel ^odrui, ]bh ^ewhr ec Leorm ^eig`ghs ?? Phpthalhr <>?<), ejigjh6 Oihxoj-

mhr Beilurj Lhoumgj Iojk II^ Lusgjhss Iow Liek 9bttp6//lusgjhssiowliek.obli.`o/<>?</>7/??/

tbh-pewhr-ec-leorm-peig`ghs/:.

33 Phh Aujmere, supro jeth 3 ot poros =8-=3.

3; Phh h.k., Muj`ostih Keim @erp, Jhws \hihosh, Muj`ostih Omepts Omvoj`h Jetg`h ^eig`y cer

Mgrh`ter Jeagjotgejs 2 Aor`b <>?0), ejigjh6 Muj`ostih 9bttp6//www.muj`ostihkeim`erp.`ea/

hj/jhws/;;/muj`ostih-omepts-omvoj`h-jetg`h-peig`y-cer-mgrh`ter-jeagjotgejs.pbp: TMuj`ostih OJ^

rhihoshQ.

32 Gjstgtutgejoi Pborhbeimhr Phrvg`hs Gj`, @ojomgoj @erperoth Kevhrjoj`h ^eig`y6 <>?0 Xpmoths?3 Jevhalhr <>?<) ot ?0, ejigjh6 Gjstgtutgejoi Pborhbeimhr Phrvg`hs GPP) 9bttp6//www.gsskevhr-

joj`h.`ea:.

P^\GJK < ?0 07

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk. 37 Os o rhsuit, tbgs `euim hx`iumh o iorkh jualhr ec sborhbeim-

hrs crea bovgjk tbh eppertujgty te veth gj coveur ec tbh mgssgmhjt s jeagjhhs er

aojokhahjt s jeagjhhs.

Ph`ejm, sborhbeimhrs ec o `erperotgej wgtbeut o aofergty vetgjk peig`y `euimio`d oj gj`hjtgvh te veth. [bhj ejiy tbh gj`ualhjt aojokhahjt bos prepeshm

jeagjhhs, sborhbeimhrs `oj ejiy veth gj coveur ec tbh prepeshm jeagjhhs er

wgtbbeim tbhgr veth. Gj o `erperotgej wgtbeut o aofergty vetgjk peig`y, ejh veth

gj coveur ec oj uj`ejthsthm jeagjhh gs succg`ghjt cer tbh jeagjotgej te su``hhm.

]bhrhcerh, gj su`b `erperotgejs, gc sborhbeimhrs orh ujoworh ec o `ejthsthm lottih,

tbhy `euim io`d tbh gj`hjtgvh te veth, lh`oush tbhy aoy ossuah tbot ot ihost ejh

sborhbeimhr wgii veth gj coveur ec tbh uj`ejthsthm jeagjhhsY. ]bgs wgii typg`oiiy

lh o rhosejolih ossuaptgej lh`oush shic-jeagjothm mgrh`ters typg`oiiy beim vetgjk

sborhs ec tbh `erperotgej.]bgrm, lh`oush ec tbh @L@O s mhcgjgtgej ec ermgjory rhseiutgej, ;> sgkjgcg`ojtiy

chwhr tboj 8> pius ejh ec tbh sborhbeimhrs `euim mhthragjh tbh mgrh`tersbgp ec

tbh `erperotgej, os tbh jeagjhhs gj o `ejthsthm hih`tgej aust rh`hgvh 8> pius

ejh ec tbh veths `ost te lh`eah tbh mgrh`ters. Lh`oush su``hss turjs ej tbh veths

`ost, whod vethr portg`gpotgej `oj rhsuit gj o sborhbeimhr wgtb chwhr tboj 8>

pius ejh ec tbh `erperotgej s vetgjk rgkbts gjmhphjmhjtiy hih`tgjk tbh `erperotgej s

mgrh`ters. Cer hxoapih, wbhrh vethr portg`gpotgej gs whod, o ?> vetgjk gjthrhst

aoy lh succg`ghjt te kuorojthh oj ermgjory rhseiutgej.; ?

GGG. ]BH MGPOMSOJ]OKHP EC OMSOJ@H JE]G H

Oitbeukb `erperoth jhws rhihoshs teut tbh lhjhcgts ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs,

tbhy khjhroiiy cogi te sht eut tbh pessglih mgsomvojtokhs ec su`b prevgsgejs. [bgih

omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs orh aerh igdhiy te bora sborhbeimhrs, tbhsh prevgsgejs

`oj oise `rhoth mgsomvojtokhs cer gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters.

 g)Mgrh`ters ^hrsph`tgvh

Oitbeukb tbhrh orh preloliy chw mgsomvojtokhs te mgrh`ters crea gapihahjtgjkomvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs, su`b prevgsgejs aoy werd okogjst gj`ualhjt aojokh-

ahjt. Cer hxoapih, gj tbh olshj`h ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej, o sborhbeimhr

oalusb aoy uitgaothiy lh gjhcch`tgvh lh`oush tbh mgssgmhjt agsfumkhm tbh jualhr

ec veths rhqugrhm te wgj tbh hih`tgej4 bewhvhr, gc tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

rhqugrhs o mgssgmhjt te iouj`b o `oapogkj ojm kotbhr suppert, wbg`b tbh mgssg-

mhjt weuim jet etbhrwgsh bovh mejh, tbhj tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej aoy werd

okogjst tbh mgrh`ters.

37 Phh h.k., Aujmere, suprojeth 3 ot poros 0<, 08.;> @L@O suprojeth ?>, s <(?) (oj ermgjory rhseiutgej gs mhcgjhm os o rhseiutgej posshm ly o aofer-

gty ec tbh veths `ost ly tbh sborhbeimhrs wbe vethm gj rhsph`t ec tbot rhseiutgej ).

;? Phh h.k., ^urg suprojeth <8 ot =78.

SEI ; <)>

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  gg) Pborhbeimhrs' ^hrsph`tgvh

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj `rhoth sph`gcg` mgsomvojtokhs te mgssgmhjt ojm

jej-mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs. Crea o mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr s phrsph`tgvh, tbh gjtre-

mu`tgej ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wgii prhvhjt tbha crea usgjk o sborhbeim-hr oalusb. Os mgs`usshm horighr, tbh hihahjt ec surprgsh `oj lh oj hcch`tgvh teei

cer rhpio`gjk aojokhahjt, lut surprgsh wgii lh iest gc mgssgmhjts orh rhqugrhm te

mgs`iesh tbhgr gjthjtgej ojm jeagjhhs prger te tbh hih`tgej moth.

Crea o jej-mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr s phrsph`tgvh, gc tbh mgssgmhjt's jeagjhhs

weuim lh aerh hcch`tgvh gj upbeimgjk tbh gjthrhsts ec sborhbeimhrs tboj tbh gj`ua-

lhjt aojokha hjt, jej-mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs aoy agss tbh eppertujgty cer lhtthr

aojokhahjt.

Curtbhr, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs aoy omvhrshiy occh`t sborhbeimhrs ly

gj`rhosgjk tbh rgsd ec aojokhrs o`tgjk `ejtrory te tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh `erper-

otgej, ojm gj`rhosgjk tbh rhiothm okhj`y `ests. Os mgs`usshm prhvgeusiy, tbh olgigty

ec sborhbeimhrs te rhpio`h mgrh`ters `oj rhmu`h tbh rgsd ec aojokhrs o`tgjk epper-

tujgstg`oiiy ojm `oj bhip te `ejtrei okhj`y `ests. [bhrh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs

jhkotgvhiy gapo`t tbh olgigty ec o sborhbeimhr te rhpio`h eppertujgstg` mgrh`ters,

okhj`y `ests aoy gj`rhosh. Aerhevhr, tbgs typh ec ush ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevg-

sgejs aoy whodhj tbh aordht cer `erperoth `ejtrei ojm gj`rhosh eppertujgstg`

aojokhahjt lhbovgeur ojm okhj`y `ests, lh`oush tbh aordht cer `erperoth

`ejtrei mhphjms ej tbh olgigty ec oj o`qugrhr ec sborhs te veth te eust mgrh`ters .; <

Mgrh`ters agkbt hjtrhj`b tbhashivhs ly usgjk tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs terhmu`h tbh `boj`h ec sborhbeimhrs jeagjotgjk oithrjotgvh mgrh`ters.

Iostiy, wbhtbhr tbh `erperoth `ejtro`t phragts mgrh`ters te ush ly-iows te

omept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gs quhstgejolih. ]bh @L@ gs loshm ej o rhpert

ly \elhrt [S Mg`dhrsej `oiihm ^repesoiscer o Jhw usgjhss @erperotgejsIow

cer @ojomo. ]bh Mg`dhrsej \hpert gj`iumhm o mroct `erperoth stotuth ojm o``ea-

pojygjk `eaahjtory ej hvhry prepeshm stotutery prevgsgej. Ph`tgej ?>0 ec tbh

@L@ gs sulstojtgoiiy tbh soah os sh`tgej 7.>< ec tbh Mg`dhrsej \hpert. Letb

tbh @L@ ojm tbh Mg`dhrsej \hpert kgvh sborhbeimhrs ojm mgrh`ters tbh pewhr

te oahjm tbh `erperotgej s ly-iows. Os ^ort GG mgs`usshm, sborhbeimhrs er mgrh`-ters `oj ush tbh `erperoth ly-iows te aemgcy tbh `erperoth `ejtro`t . Bewhvhr,

tbh Mg`dhrsej \hpert s gjthrprhtotgej ec mgrh`ters' olgigty te `bojkh tbh `erper-

otgej's ly-iows agkbt jet oiiew mgrh`ters te gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevg-

sgej. O``ermgjk te tbh Mg`dhrsej \hpert, mgrh`ters' olgigty te aodh o ly-iow mehs

jet krojt mgrh`ters tbh pewhr te `ejtrei tbh gjthrjoi kevhrjahjt ec tbh `erper-

;< Glgmot ?73.

;0 Hm [ogtzhr Febjjy Foswoi, ^hepihs, L@H, ojm tbh Keem @erperoth '@gtgzhj ' <>>7) =;60Eskeemh Boii IF =07 ot ==8, `gtgjk \elhrt [S Mg`dhrsej ht oi, ^repesois er o Jhw Lusgjhss @erper-

otgejs Iow cer @ojomo,vei ? (Ettowo6 Gjceraotgej @ojomo, ?7;? TMg`dhrsej \hpertQ.

P^\GJK <>?0 =?

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

otgej te tbh hx`iusgej ec sborhbeimhrs . ;= Gj `ejsgmhrgjk tbh mgvgsgej ec `ejtrei,

tbh Mg`dhrsej \hpert s mroct `erperoth stotuth o`djewihmkhm tbh rhoigtghs ec

`erperoth aojokhahjt ly pio`gjk rhsgmuoi `ejtrei ec gjthrjoi kevhrjahjt wbhrh

gt lhiejks-wgtb tbh sborhbeimhrs-lut kgvgjk tbh mgrh`ters pewhr te omagjgsthr tbh`erperotgej crea moy te moy .;8 Os o rhsuit ec tbh Mg`dhrsej \hpert s gjthrprhto-

tgej ec mgrh`ters' pewhr te aodh ly-iows, gt gs uj`ihor wbhtbhr mgrh`ters `oj ush o

lyiow te `bojkh tbh `erperoth `ejtro`t gj o aojjhr tbot prhvhjts sborhbeimhrs

crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters murgjk o sulstojtgoi port ec tbh yhor.

Gj sbert, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs prevgmh sborhbeimhrs ojm mgrh`ters wgtb

omvojtokhs ojm mgsomvojtokhs. [bgih tbhsh prevgsgejs `oj hj`eurokh sborhbeim-

hr mhae`ro`y, tbhy `oj oise bora gt Oitbeukb `erperoth jhws rhihoshs me jet

khjhroiiy mgs`uss tbh hcch`t ec tbhsh prevgsgejs ej mgrh`ters, tbhrh gs rhosej te

lhighvh tbot mgrh`ters agkbt lh aetgvothm te ush omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs te tbhgromvojtokh. Gj ommgtgej, os wgii lh mgs`usshm gj ^ort S, wbhtbhr tbh omvojtokhs te

sborhbeimhrs ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej eutwhgkb tbh mgsomvojtokhs wgii igdhiy

mhphjm ej tbh ah`bojgsa tbot mgrh`ters ush te gapihahjt tbh prevgsgej.

GS OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP GJ ^\O@]G@H

@ojomgoj `eurts bom tbh eppertujgty te `ejsgmhr omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs

ej twe e``osgejs gj <>?<. Cgrst, gj Aujmere, tbh Lrgtgsb @eiualgo Puprhah

@eurt `ejsgmhrhm wbhtbhr oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ecchjmhm tbh L@L@OPh`ejm, gj Aoumerh,

; tbh Ejtorge Puphrger @eurt ec Fustg`h `ejsgmhrhm wbhtbhr

oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wos epprhssgvh te tbh mgssgmhjt ujmhr tbh Ejtorge

Lusgjhss @erperotgejsO`t ;  Os wgii lh mgs`usshm gj ^ort S, tbh leorm ec mgrh`ters

ec Aujmere @opgtoi Gj` ( Aujmere ) ojm Aoumerh Agjhrois Itm ( Aoumerh )

omepthm omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs tbot `euim bora tbh gjthrhsts ec sborhbeimhrs.

Bewhvhr, lh`oush letb leorms pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjks gj wbg`b mgrh`ter jeagj-

otgejs whrh te lh `ejsgmhrhm, tbh rhsph`tgvh @eurts mgm jet ommrhss wbhtbhr

tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs crustrothm tbh rgkbt ec sborhbeimhrs te jeagjoth

mgrh`ters. Curtbhr, jhgtbhr @eurt ommrhsshm bew tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty te

jeagjoth mgrh`ters agkbt occh`t sborhbeimhrs os o wbeih. ]bgs sh`tgej ec tbh ortg`ih

mgs`usshs Aujmere ojm Aoumerh. ]bh rhaogjmhr ec tbh ortg`ih wgii `ejsgmhr tbh

pethjtgoiiy prelihaotg` ushs ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs ujmhr @ojomgoj `erper-

oth ojm sh`urgtghs iow.

;= Glgm ot poro 7=

; Glgm ot poro 78

;3 Pupro jeth 3

;; Pupro jeth 7

;2 EL@O supro jeth ?>

SEI ; (<)<

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G AXJME\E

  g) Lo`dkreujm

Aujmere gs o `erperotgej hstoligsbhm ujmhr tbh L@L@O tbot ephroths gj tbh

agjhroi rhseur`h sh`ter, wgtb o ce`us ej mhvhiepahjt, hxpierotgej, ojm gjvhst-

ahjt.;7 Gt beims agjhroi gjthrhsts gj Ahxg`e ojm Phrlgo,e ojm tbh aofergty ec

Aujmere s sborhbeimhrs orh rhtogi gjvhsters.

Ej Oprgi <>, <>?<, Aujmere kovh jetg`h tbot gt weuim beim gts ojjuoi khjhroi

ahhtgjk ej Fujh <3, <>?<, ojm sht tbh rh`erm moth cer Aoy <<, <>?<.2< Ej Aoy

<<, <>?<, gt gssuhm o aojokhahjt prexy `gr`uior. ]bh aojokhahjt prexy `gr`u-

ior stothm tbot tbh ahhtgjk weuim prevgmh sborhbeimhrs wgtb oj eppertujgty te

rh`hgvh tbh cgjoj`goi stothahjts ec tbh `eapojy, hih`t mgrh`ters, ojm rhoppegjt tbhoumgters. Ej Fujh 7, <>?<, Aujmere s leorm gapihahjthm oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej.2= Gt ojjeuj`hm tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ej Fujh ??, <>?<, wbg`b

wos ?8 moys lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk. ]bh prevgsgej rhqugrhm jetg`h ec mgrh`ter jeagj-

otgejs lhtwhhj 0> ojm 38 moys prger te tbh ahhtgjk. 3 Gj ommgtgej, tbh prevgsgej

prevgmhm tbot tbh `bograoj ec tbh ahhtgjk bom tbh pewhr ojm muty te mhthr-

agjh wbhtbhr o jeagjotgej wos aomh gj o``ermoj`h wgtb tbh TprevgsgejQ ojm tbot

tbh leorm gj gts seih mgs`rhtgej `euim wogvh ojy rhqugrhahjt ec tbh TprevgsgejQ .

]bh prevgsgej oise `ejtogjhm o `orvh-eut tbot phragtthm sborhbeimhrs te aodh

prepesois ojm rhqugsgtgejs eutsgmh ec tbh phragtthm phrgem. Gj hcch`t, tbh prevg-

sgej prebglgthm sborhbeimhrs crea aodgjk jeagjotgejs wgtbeut prger jetg`h te tbh

`erperotgej lh`oush tbh mgrh`ters hjo`thm tbh rhqugrhahjt ?8 moys lhcerh tbh

ahhtgjk ojm tbh prevgsgej rhqugrhm sborhbeimhrs te kgvh jetg`h ot ihost 0> moys

lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk.

Jertbhrj Agjhroi Gjvhstahjts ( JAG ) gs o prgvothiy bhim L@L@O `erper-

otgej. Ot tbh tgah ec tbh @eurt s mh`gsgej, JAG bhim opprexgaothiy 2.=% ec

Aujmere s sborhs.27 Ej Fujh ?0, <>?<, JAG, o mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr jetgcghm

;7 Phh h.k., Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Gjvhster Co`tsbhht (Oprgi <>?0), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.

aujmere.`ea/co`tsbhht:.

2 Glgm

2? Aujmere supro jeth 3 ot poro 0

2< Glgmot poro =.

20 Glgmot poro 8

2= Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Jhws \hihosh, Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`. Opprevhs Omvoj`h Jetg`h ^eig`y

?? Fujh <>?<), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.aujmere.`ea/jhws/<>?<: TAujmere OJ^ rhihoshQ.

28 Glgm4 Aujmere supro jeth 3 ot poro 3.

23 Aujmere OJ^ rhihosh, suprojeth 2=.

2; Aujmere suprojeth 3 ot poro 3.

22 Phh Aujmere OJ^, suprojeth =.

27 Aujmere suprojeth 3 ot poro 0

P^\GJK < ?0 =0

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

Aujmere tbot JAG lhighvhm Aujmere bom je ihkoi losgs cer gjstgtutgjk tbh omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej. 7> ]bh jhxt moy, Fujh ?=, <>?<, Aujmere ojjeuj`hm tbot gt weuim

shhd sborhbeimhr opprevoi ec tbh prevgsgej ojm weuim pestpejh tbh ojjuoi ahht-

gjk.

7?

Oise ej Fujh ?=, <>?<, JAG `boiihjkhm tbh prevgsgej ly lrgjkgjk oj oppig`o-tgej te tbh Lrgtgsb @eiualgo Puprhah @eurt.

7 < Ceur moys iothr, ej Fujh ?2, <>?<,

JAG ojjeuj`hm o sioth ec mgrh`ters cer jeagjotgej ot tbh certb`eagjk ahhtgjk. 70

JAG's sioth gj`iumhm Febj (Vejk Bog) Boj, wbe wos tbh @HE ec JAG. 7= JAG's

sioth ojjeuj`hahjt stothm tbot gt wos shhdgjk te rhpio`h tbh gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters

lh`oush tbh sborh prg`h bom coiihj 8 sgj`h Mh`halhr <>>7 ojm tbh `erperoth

hxphjshs bom lhhj ujrhosejoliy bgkb evhr tbh post cgvh yhors. 78

  gg) Mh`gsgej

JAG's oppig`otgej seukbt oj ermhr prhvhjtgjk Aujmere crea pestpejgjk

er omfeurjgjk tbh Fujh <3, <>?< ahhtgjk, oj ermhr prhvhjtgjk Aujmere crea

`bojkgjk tbh rh`erm moth, ojm oj ermhr mh`iorgjk tbot tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

wos ujhjcer`holih. 73

 o)^estpejgjk bh Ahhtgjk ojm bojkgjk bh \h`erm Moth

Fustg`h ^ujjhtt mgsagsshm JAG's orkuahjt tbot tbh mgrh`ters `euim jet pest-

pejh tbh ahhtgjk cer twe rhosejs. Cgrst, ^ujjhtt bhim tbot tbh L@L@O phragts

mgrh`ters te pestpejh oj ojjuoi ahhtgjk. Bh `ej`iumhm tbot tbh L@L@O krojts

mgrh`ters rhsgmuoi pewhrs te aojokh tbh lusgjhss ojm occogrs ec tbh `erperotgej,

lh`oush oj gjthrprhtotgej prevgmgjk mgrh`ters wgtb ejiy tbesh pewhrs tbot tbh

L@L@O hxpig`gtiy krojts weuim lh ujmuiy rhstrg`tgvh ojm `euim ihom te ujrhosej-

olih rhsuits. 7; Curtbhr, ^ujjht bhim tbot os o aotthr ec `ejtro`tuoi gjthrprhtotgej,

7> Glgm ot poro ;.

7? Glgm ot poro 24 Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Jhws \hihosh, Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`. ^estpejhs Ojjuoi

Khjhroi Ahhtgjk ec Pborhbeimhrs (?= Fujh <>?<), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.aujmere.`ea/

jhws/<>?<: TAujmere pestpejhahjt rhihoshQ.

7< Aujmere suprojeth 3 ot poro 7.

70 Glgm ot poro 00. Phh khjhroiiy Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Jhws \hihosh, Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`.

@eaahjts ej Mgssgmhjt O`tgej ?7 Fujh <>?<), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.aujmere.`ea/

jhws/<>?<:. Ej tbh soah moy, Aujmere gapihahjthm o sborhbeimhr rgkbts pioj (djewj `eiiequgoiiy

os o pegsej pgii)6 shh Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Jhws \hihosh, Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`. Ojjeuj`hs tbh

Omeptgej ec o Pborhbeimhr \gkbts ^ioj ?2 Fujh <>?<), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.aujmere.

`ea/jhws/<>?<:.

7= Jertbhrj Agjhrois Gjvhstahjt @erp, ^rhss \hihosh, Jertbhrj Agjhrois Gjvhstahjt @erp Oj-

jeuj`hs Jeagjhhs cer Hih`tgej te tbh Leorm ec Mgrh`ters ec Aujmere @opgtoi Gj` ?2 Fujh <>?<),

ejigjh6 Aordhtwgrh 9bttp6//www.aordhtwgrh.`ea/prhss-rhihosh/jertbhrj-agjhrois-gjvhstahjt-`erp-

ojjeuj`hs-jeagjhhs-hih`tgej-leorm-mgrh`ters-aujmere-tsx-vhjturh-auj- ?3;>328.bta:.

78 Glgm.

73 Aujmere suprojeth 3 ot poro 7.

7; Glgm ot poro <3 .

SEI ; <)==

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

tbh L@L@O ojm Aujmere's ortg`ihs krojthm tbh mgrh`ters rhsgmuoi pewhrs te pest-

pejh o ahhtgjk. 72

Ph`ejm, ^ujjhtt `ej`iumhm tbot JAG's ioth jeagjotgej ojjeuj`hahjt

kovh rgsh te `gr`uastoj`hs tbot fustgcghm tbh pestpejhahjt ec tbh ahhtgjk. 77 Bhrhosejhm tbot JAG's ioth jeagjotgej ojjeuj`hahjt mgm jet ihovh hjeukb tgah

cer tbh mgrh`ters te hjsurh tbot oii ec tbh sborhbeimhrs whrh omvgshm ojm kgvhj

tbh eppertujgty te otthjm er sulagt tbhgr prexghs . ?>>Curtbhr, ^ujjhtt bhim tbot

  tbhrh wos je hvgmhj`h tbot tbh leorm wos jet o`tgjk gj tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh

sborhbeimhrs .?>?

Bh oise mgsagsshm JAG s rhquhst cer oj ermhr prhvhjtgjk Aujmere crea

`bojkgjk tbh rh`erm moth.?>< Bh bhim tbot tbh outbergty te `bojkh tbh rh`erm moth

ceiiews crea tbh olgigty te pestpejh tbh ojjuoi khjhroi ahhtgjk.?>0

 l) meptgjk tbh Omvoj`h Jetg`h ^revgsgej

Fustg`h ^ujjhtt mgsagsshm JAG's rhquhst cer o mh`iorotgej tbot tbh omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej wos ujhjcer`holih. ?>= Bewhvhr, bh sukkhsthm tbot `eurts sbeuim `ejsgm-

hr ho`b `osh loshm ej tbh `gr`uastoj`hs. ?> Bhrh, bh ceujm tbot tbh `gr`uastoj`hs

mgm jet worrojt gjthrvhjtgej.

^ujjhtt bhim tbot jhgtbhr tbh L@L@O jer tbh ortg`ihs prhvhjthm tbh mgrh`ters

crea omeptgjk oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej.?>3 ]bhrh whrh twe rhosejs cer tbgs

beimgjk. Cgrst, os JAG omagtthm, tbh L@L@O gs sgihjt ej tbh olgigty ec mgrh`ters teomept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej. ?>  Ph`ejm, Aujmere's ortg`ihs prevgmhm tbot tbh

mgrh`ters aust aojokh er suphrvgsh tbh aojokhahjt ec tbh lusgjhss ojm occogrs

ec TAujmereQ ojm bovh tbh outbergty te hxhr`gsh oii su`b pewhrs ec TAujmereQ

os orh jet, ly tbh TL@L@OQ er ly tbhsh Ortg`ihs, rhqugrhm te lh hxhr`gshm ly tbh

sborhbeimhrs ec TAujmereQ .?>

72 Glgm

77 Glgmot poro 03.

?>> Glgm ot poro 08.

?>? Glgm ot poro 03.

?>< Glgm ot poro 0;.

?>0 Glgm

?>= Glgm ot poro 88.

?>8 Glgm ot poros =; 80.

?>3 Glgm ot poros =8 =3.

?>; Glgm

?>2 Glgm ot poro =8 `gtgjk Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, @hrtgcg`oth ec Gj`erperotgej 2 Aoy <>>2), s ?8.?,

ejigjh6 Pystha cer Hih`trejg` Me`uahjt Ojoiysgs ojm \htrghvoi (PHMO\) 9www.shmor.`ea:, cgihm os  Ph`urgty beimhrs me`uahjts Hjkigsb , Aujmere @opgtoi Gj` 2 Aoy <>>2 .

P^\GJK < ?0 =8

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

Curtbhr, ^ujjhtt bhim tbot tbh hvgmhj`h mgm jet hstoligsb tbot tbh omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej gjcrgjkhm sborhbeimhr rgkbts. \otbhr, tbh prevgsgej gj tbgs `osh

hjsurhm oj ermhriy jeagjotgej pre`hss ojm prevgmhm oii sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh

eppertujgty te lh`eah gjcerahm oleut tbh mgrh`ter jeagjhhs.

? >7

]bh omvoj`hjetg`h prevgsgej tbhrhcerh prhvhjtThmQ o kreup ec sborhbeimhrs crea todgjk omvoj-

tokh ec o peeriy otthjmhm sborhbeimhrs ahhtgjk te gapesh tbhgr sioth ec mgrh`ters ej

wbot `euim lh o aofergty ec sborhbeimhrs ujoworh ec su`b o pessglgigty orgsgjk .??>

Gj ommgtgej, ^ujjhtt bhim tbot tbh prevgsgej hvgmhj`hTmQ keem cogtb ojm

rhosejolihjhss , lh`oush tbh mgrh`ters rhtogjhm mgs`rhtgej te wogvh ojy rhqugrh-

ahjt ec tbh prevgsgej, tbhgr mh`gsgej te hxhr`gsh mgs`rhtgej wos sulfh`t te fumg-

`goi rhvghw, ojm tbhy piojjhm te shhd sborhbeimhr opprevoi ot tbh ojjuoi khjhroi

ahhtgjk.

Cgjoiiy, ^ujjhtt ceujm tbot Aujmere s mgrh`ters mgm jet gapihahjt tbhomvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej te 'gjciuhj`h er prh`iumh' o prexy `ejthst . ??< Gjsthom,

tbhy gapihahjthm tbh prevgsgej te hjsurh tbot tbh sborhbeimhrs whrh oworh ec tbh

prexy `ejthst.?

  ggg)Pulshquhjt Hvhjts

Aujmere bhim gts ojjuoi khjhroi ahhtgjk ej Oukust <;, <>?<. ]bh omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej mgm jet rh`hgvh tbh twe-tbgrms opprevoi ojm wos tbus jet hcch`tgvh

kegjk cerworm, lut tbh sborhbeimhrs rh-hih`thm aojokhahjt's sioth ec mgrh`ters.??=

Mhspgth tbh prhvgeusiy uj su``hsscui prevgsgej, A ujmere ojjeuj`hm ej Jevhalhr

7, <>?< tbot gt bom omepthm o jualhr ec `erperoth kevhrjoj`h peig`ghs, gj`ium-

gjk oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej, wbg`b sborhbeimhrs aust opprevh ot tbh jhxt

ahhtgjk.?

Gj suaaory, Aujmere s mgrh`ters gapihahjthm oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

octhr tbh `ut-ecc moth. Gj tbh co`h ec sborhbeimhr `boiihjkh, Aujmere s mgrh`ters

pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjk ojm rhseivhm te shhd sborhbeimhr opprevoi. Lh`oush tbh

mgrh`ters pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjk, JAG wos olih te jeagjoth mgrh`ters wgtbeut

vgeiotgjk tbh prevgsgej. [bgih tbh @eurt `ej`iumhm tbot tbgs portg`uior omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej wos hjcer`holih, gt sukkhsthm tbot `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr prevg-

sgejs ej o `osh-ly-`osh losgs.

? 7 Aujmere,suprojeth 3 ot poro =;.

?? Glgm.

  lgm ot poro 8?.

  < lgm ot poro 80.

??0 Glgm.

??= Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Jhws \hihosh, Aujmere ]bojds Pborhbeimhrs cer ]bhgr Puppert <2

Oukust <>?<), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.aujmere.`ea/jhws/<>?<:.??8 Aujmere @opgtoi Gj`, Jhws \hihosh, Aujmere Ojjeuj`hs 0 Cgjoj`gois ojm @eaprhbhj-

sgvh Kevhrjoj`h ^eig`ghs 7 Jevhalhr <>?<), ejigjh6 Aujmere 9bttp6//www.aujmere.`ea/

jhws/<>?<:.

SEI ; (<)=3

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

?G AOXME\H

  g) Lo`dkreujm

Aoumerh gs o @ojomgoj agjgjk `erperotgej hstoligsbhm ujmhr tbh EL@O

Aoumerh's sborhs orh igsthm ej tbh ]PR Shjturh,??; ojm tbh `eapojy sph`goigz-

hs gj agjgjk keim, wgtb gts osshts ie`othm gj _uhlh`, @ojomo.B7 @eiih`tgvhiy,

]bh Borleur Ceujmotgej ojm @gty Ph`urgtghs Igagthm (tekhtbhr, Borleur ) gs

Aoumerh's iorkhst sborhbeimhr.?<> Phokhr \hx Borleur ( Ar. Borleur ) ojm bgs

sej Mojghi Borleur ( Mr. Borleur ) orh trusthhs ec ]bh Borleur Ceujmotgej,

ojm Ar. Borleur gs tbh ceujmhr ojm prgj`gpoi ec @gty Ph`urgtghs Igagthm. ?<?

Gj <>??, Ar. Borleur lh`oah `ej`hrjhm oleut Aoumerh's aojokhahjt.

]e ommrhss bgs `ej`hrjs, bh shjt Mr. Borleur ojm Beworm @orr ( Mr. @orr ),oj h`ejeag` kheiekgst ojm coagiy crghjm, te vgsgt Aoumerh's agjh gj Soi M'Er,

_uhlh`. ?<< Lhcerh oiiewgjk Mr. @orr te vgsgt tbh agjh, Aoumerh's @HE, \ejoim

Pberr, rhqugrhm Mr. @orr te sgkj o `ejcgmhjtgoigty okrhhahjt. ?<0 Murgjk tbh vgsgt,

Mr. @orr `ej`iumhm tbot Aoumerh's pulig`iy-mgs`ieshm agjgjk gjceraotgej wos

`errh`t, lut tbot Aoumerh's @HE pesshsshm je th`bjg`oi djewihmkh ojm tbh hxgst-

gjk aojokhahjt wos agsaojokgjk tbh kheiekg`oi `ejsuitojts. ?<=

Pulshquhjtiy, ej Oprgi ?? <>?<, Aoumerh's leorm ec mgrh`ters kovh jetg`h

tbot tbh ojjuoi ahhtgjk weuim e``ur ej Fujh 2, <>?<, ojm tbot tbh rh`erm moth

weuim lh Aoy =, <>?<.?<8 ]bh leorm oise stru`d o sph`goi `eaagtthh ec gjmhphjm-hjt mgrh`ters te rhspejm te Ar. Borleur's `ej`hrjs wbhj gt lh`oah `ihor tbot

bh agkbt gjgtgoth o prexy `ejthxt. ?<3 Ej Oprgi <0, <>?<, Ar. Borleur `ejto`thm

Aoumerh's @HE ojm prepeshm tbot Mr. @orr rhpio`h bga, ojm tbot tbh leorm

jeagjoth o jhw @bograoj. ?<; Ar. Borleur oise gjmg`othm tbot bh mgm jet wgsb te

rhpio`h tbh hjtgrh leorm ec mgrh`ters. ?<2 Jhvhrtbhihss, Aoumerh's @HE ojm leorm

??3 Phh h.k., Aoumerh Agjhrois Itm Ojjuoi Oumgthm Cgjoj`goi Ptothahjts 0? Mh`halhr, <>??)

ot 2, ejigjh6 Aoumerh 9bttp6//www.aoumerh.`ea/s/Cgjoj`goiPtothahjts.osp: TAoumerh Ojjuoi

\hpertQ.

??; Aoumerh supro jeth 7 ot poro ?

??2 Aoumerh Ojjuoi \hpert, suprojeth ??3.

??7 Glgm ot ?2-?7.

?<> Aoumerh suprojeth 7 ot poro ?

?<? Glgm ot poro =

?<< Glgm ot poros ?8-?7.

?<0 Glgm ot poro <8.

?<= Glgm ot poro 02.

?<8 Glgm ot poro =< .

?<3 Glgm ot poro == .

?<; Glgm ot poro =8.

?<2 Glgm

P^\GJK < ?0 =;

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

ec mgrh`ters rhcushm te gapihahjt Ar. Borleur s prepesoi.?<7 Gj rhspejsh, Ar.

Borleur mh`gmhm te prepesh bgs ewj sioth ec mgrh`ters cer tbh leorm.E

Ej Aoy <8 <>?<, Aoumerh ojjeuj`hm tbot gt bom oahjmhm gts ly-iows

te gj`iumh oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej. ]bh prevgsgej, igdh tbot gj Aujmere

rhqugrhm sborhbeimhrs te gjcera tbh mgrh`ters ec ojy prepeshm jeagjotgejs ot

ihost 0> moys, ojm jet aerh tboj 38 moys, lhcerh tbh ojjuoi ahhtgjk. Gj `ejtrost

te Aujmere, Aoumerh gjstgtuthm tbh prevgsgej lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth. Bewhvhr,

tbh mgrh`ters gapihahjthm tbh prevgsgej ejiy cgvh moys lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth,

ojm Aoumerh rhcushm te rhspejm (te tbh mgssgmhjt s sotgsco`tgej) te tbh mgssgmhjt s

rhquhst cer `iorgcg`otgej ej bew tbh prevgsgej sbeuim lh gjthrprhthm.?0 < Gj igkbt ec

tbh `ejthjtgeus rhiotgejsbgp lhtwhhj tbh portghs, Aoumerh aoy bovh rhsgsthm tbh

mgssgmhjt s rhquhst cer `iorgcg`otgej os o stoiigjk to`tg` te prhvhjt tbh mgssgmhjt crea

`eapiygjk wgtb tbh ly-iow.

0

Ej Fujh =, <>?<, Borleur otthapthm te `eapiy wgtb tbh omvoj`h jetg`h

rhqugrhahjt.?0= ]bh ceiiewgjk moy, Aoumerh ojjeuj`hm tbot gt wos pestpejgjk tbh

sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk moth ojm tbh rh`erm moth te Fuiy <7 <>?< ojm Fujh 2 <>?<,

rhsph`tgvhiy. Jetoliy, Boleur s jeagjotgej ojjeuj`hahjt wos chwhr tboj 0>

moys crea tbh moth ec tbh sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk, lut ojy gssuh ec `eapigoj`h wgtb

tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wos aeet octhr tbh mgrh`ters pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjk.

 gg)Mh`gsgej

Aoumerh lreukbt o aetgej shhdgjk gjfuj`tgvh rhighc okogjst Borleur s ush ec

Mr. @orr s `ejcgmhjtgoi gjceraotgej. Borleur lreukbt o `eujthr-aetgej shhdgjk

mh`iorotery ojm gjfuj`tgvh rhighc crea Aoumerh s oiihkhmiy epprhssgvh `ejmu`t.

Fustg`h ^hrhii oppighm tbh gjfuj`tgej thst crea \F\-Ao`mejoim @ojomo OK)

te rhfh`t ho`b porty s rhquhst.3 Bh bhim tbot jhgtbhr porty `euim hstoligsb o strejk

prgao co`gh `osh, jer `euim tbhy hstoligsb tbot tbh loioj`h ec `ejvhjghj`h coveurhm

oj gjfuj`tgej, os tbh thst rhqugrhs.? 0;

?<7 Glgm.

?0> Glgm.

  0 Glgm ot poro 8=.

?0< Glgmot poro 88.

?00 Ejh agkbt oise sph`uioth tbot Aoumerh bephm te iothr `boiihjkh tbh mgssgmhjt s `eapigoj`h wgtb

tbh OJ^ gc tbh mgssgmhjt wos su``hsscui gj tbh veth.

?0= Aoumerh supro jeth 7 ot poro 82.

?08 Glgmot poro 87.

?03 Aoumerh suprojeth 7 ot poro ;=, `gtgjk \F\-Ao`MejoimGj` v @ojomo OK), T?77=Q P@\ 0??MI\ (=tb) 028.

?0; Aoumerh supro jeth 7 ot poros 7?-7< 72 ??7-<>.

=2 SEI ; <)

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

 o) Aoumerh s\hquhst cer oj Gjfuj`tgej

Fustg`h ^hrhii mhjghm Aoumerh's rhquhst cer oj gjfuj`tgej prebglgtgjk Borleur

crea vetgjk gts sh`urgtghs.' Oitbeukb bh ceujm tbot Borleur igdhiy eltogjhm `ejcg-

mhjtgoi gjceraotgej bh bhim tbot Aoumerh bom cogihm te hstoligsb o strejk prgaoco`gh `osh tbot Borleur agsushm `ejcgmhjtgoi gjceraotgej.?0 7

Curtbhr, ^hrhii bhim

tbot tbh loioj`h ec `ejvhjghj`h mgm jet coveur Aoumerh. => Bh rhosejhm tbot

hvhj gc Borleur agsushm tbh `ejcgmhjtgoi gjceraotgej, gt mgm se cer tbh purpesh ec

hxhr`gsgjk gts rgkbt te hjkokh gj o prexy `ejthst.?=? Bh oise ceujm tbot oj gjfuj`-

tgej prhvhjtgjk Borleur crea hxhr`gsgjk gts jeraoi hih`teroi rgkbts weuim lh

  mro`ejgoj , lh`oush Aoumerh's @HE thstgcghm tbot Borleur kogjhm igttih crea

tbh `ejcgmhjtgoi gjceraotgej. ?= < Fustg`h ^hrhii jethm tbot tbhrh TwosQ seahtbgjk

te lh sogm cer TBorleur'sQ sukkhstgej aomh murgjk orkuahjt tbot tbh mgs`eacert

er gj`ejvhjghj`h TwosQ jet khjugjh lut rotbhr o `evhr cer o to`tg`oi mhvg`h gj tbh

prexy cgkbt .?=0

 l)Borleur s\hquhst cer \highcojm oj Gjfuj`tgej

Fustg`h ^hrhii oise rhcushm te krojt Borleur o mh`iorotgej er gjthrie`utery rhighc

ujmhr tbh epprhssgej rhahmy.?== Ej tbh co`ts, bh `ej`iumhm tbot tbhrh wos je

rhosej er losgs te gjthrchrh wgtb tbh `ejtro`tuoi ojm `erperoth outejeay ec

Aoumerh's leorm.?=8 Aerhevhr, Aoumerh's mh`gsgej te pestpejh tbh sborhbeimhr

ahhtgjk wos ujmhrstojmolih ojm rhosejolih, hsph`goiiy sgj`h tbh leorm pestpejhm

tbh ahhtgjk gj oj otthapt te opphosh Ar. Borleur .?=3

\hkormgjk tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej, ^hrhii bhim tbot tbh prevgsgej wos

jet epprhssgvh. [gtbeut kgvgjk ojy sph`gcg` rhosejs er `ejsgmhrgjk tbh portg`uior

prevgsgej gapihahjthm, ^hrhii stothm tbot tbhrh wos jetbgjk ujcogr er gjoppre-

prgoth gj gjtremu`gjk tbh TprevgsgejQ te hjsurh tbot oii sborhbeimhrs weuim bovh

succg`ghjt jetg`h ec o `ejthsthm hih`tgej ec mgrh`ters . ?=;

Fustg`h ^hrhii `ej`iumhm tbot tbh @eurt sbeuim jet krojt Borleur oj gjfuj`-

tgej ej tbh kreujm ec epprhssgej. Bh bhim tbot Borleur mgm jet sbew o strejk

?02 lgm ot poros 27 7=.

?07 lgm ot poros 7> 7?.

?=> Glgm ot poro 72.

?=? lgm ot poro 78.

?=< Glgm ot poro 73.

?=0 Glgm ot poro 7;.

?== Phh glgm ot poros =-8, ?>> ?<> (Fustg`h ^hrhii rhfh`thm Borleur's oppig`otgej cer rhighc ujmhr

sh`tgej <=2 ec tbh EL@O, wbg`b gs tbh hqugvoihjt te sh`tgej <=? ec tbh @L@O .

?=8 Glgm ot poro ?>7.

?=3 Glgm ot poro ??0.

?=; Glgm ot poro ??=.

P^\GJK < ?0 =7

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

prgao co`gh `osh cer o aojmotery gjfuj`tgej ,?=2 ojm tbot Borleur weuim jet succhr

grrhporolih bora gc Aoumerh s `bograoj gaprephriy `ejmu`thm tbh sborhbeim-

hr ahhtgjk. = 7 Ommgtgejoiiy, os tbh gjfuj`tgej weuim bovh hsshjtgoiiy mhthragjhm

tbh aotthr, tbh loioj`h ec `ejvhjghj`h mgm jet coveur oj gjthrchrhj`h wgtb tbh`ejtro`tuoi ojm `erperoth outejeay ec Aoumerh ojm gts sborhbeimhrs .8 >

  ggg)Pulshquhjt Hvhjts

]bh @eurt rhihoshm tbh Aoumerh mh`gsgej ej Fuiy ?2, <>?<-tbh moy lhcerh tbh

ahhtgjk. Ej tbh moy ec tbh ahhtgjk, A oumerh ojjeuj`hm tbot gt bom hjthrhm gjte o

shttihahjt wgtb Borleur tbot kovh tbh mgssgmhjt cgvh ec tbh shvhj leorm shots, ojm

trojsgtgejhm te Borleur s prhchrrhm @HE. '

Gj suaaory, Aoumerh s mgrh`ters gapihahjthm oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

cgvh moys lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth ojm mgm jet gaahmgothiy rhspejm te Borleur s

rhquhst cer `iorgcg`otgej oleut tbh prevgsgej. [bhj Borleur ojjeuj`hm gts jeagj-

otgejs octhr tbh `ut-ecc moth, Aoumerh s mgrh`ters pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjk. Lh`oush

tbh mgrh`ters pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjk, ojy gssuh ec Borleur vgeiotgjk tbh prevgsgej

wos aeet, ojm tbh @eurt mhjghm tbh mgssgmhjt s epprhssgej `eapiogjt. Gj `ejtrost

te Aujmere, tbh mgssgmhjt gj Aoumerh bom hjeukb vetgjk pewhr te `ejvgj`h tbh

gj`ualhjt leorm te `hmh `ejtrei ec tbh `eapojy's leorm.

S ^\ELIHAO]G@ XPH OJM M\OC]GJK EC OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

 jAujmere,?8 < tbh mgrh`ters ushm o leorm peig`y te omept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevg-

sgej ?8 moys lhcerh tbh s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk.' ]bh prevgsgej prh`iumhm o mgssgmhjt

crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters, lh`oush tbh prevgsgej phragtthm o mgssgmhjt te jeagj-

oth mgrh`ters ejiy lhtwhhj 0> te 38 moys lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk.?8= Gj rhspejsh te

JAG's ihkoi `boiihjkh, Aujmere pestpejhm tbh ahhtgjk ojm stothm tbot gt weuim

shhd sborhbeimhr opprevoi ec tbh peig`y.?88

?=2 Glgm ot poro ??7.

?=7 Glgm.

?8 Glgm.

?8? Aoumerh Agjhrois Itm, Jhws \hihosh, Ojjuoi Ahhtgjk Xpmoth (?7 Fuiy <>?<), ejigjh6 Aoumerh

9bttp6//www.aoumerh.`ea/s/Jhws\hihoshs.osp:.

?8< Aujmere suprojeth 3.

?80 Phh khjhroiiy Aujmere OJ^ rhihosh, supro jeth 2=4 Aujmere supro jeth 3 ot poros =, 3 (tbh

ahhtgjk wos te lh bhim ej Fujh <3, <>?< ojm tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wos ojjeuj`hm ej Fujh

?? <>?<).

?8= Aujmere OJ^, supro jeth = ot <.

?88 Aujmere pestpejhahjt rhihosh, suprojeth 7?.

SEI ;? <) 

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

o rhsuit, hvhj gc sborhbeimhrs vethm okogjst tbh prevgsgej, tbhy weuim jet lh olih

te jeagjoth mgrh`ters crea tbh cieer ec tbh ahhtgjk lh`oush tbh veth cer mgrh`ters

weuim bovh oirhomy e``urrhm.

Hvhj wbhj mgrh`ters gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej lhcerh tbh `ut-eccmoth, tbh mgrh`ters agkbt ush etbhr to`tg`s te prhvhjt o mgssgmhjt crea lhgjk olih

te `eapiy wgtb tbh prevgsgej. Os mhaejstrothm gj Aoumerh Aoumerh ojjeuj`hm

tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej shvhroi moys lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth, lut tbhj cogihm

te rhspejm gj o tgahiy aojjhr te tbh mgssgmhjt's rhquhst cer `iorgcg`otgej oleut tbh

prevgsgej.?3? [bhj tbh mgrh`ters stoii ly cogigjk te rhspejm te su`b rhquhsts, tbh

mgrh`ters agkbt lh usgjk tbh prevgsgej te hjtrhj`b tbhashivhs rotbhr tboj prevgmh

sborhbeimhrs wgtb tbh eppertujgty te `ejsgmhr oii pessglih jea gjhhs.

[bgih omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs agkbt gj`iumh o `orvh-eut cer prepesois ojm

rhqugsgtgejs, tbh `orvh-eut `oj lh ushihss ujmhr `hrtogj sgtuotgejs. Cer hxoapih,o``ermgjk te sh`tgej ?0;(8)(o) ec tbh @L@O ojm sh`tgej =7 ec tbh \hkuiotgejs

3<

prepesois aust lh sulagtthm te tbh `erperotgej ot ihost 7> moys lhcerh tbh ojjg-

vhrsory moth ec tbh jetg`h cer tbh prhvgeus yhor's ojjuoi ahhtgjk. Gj ommgtgej,

mgrh`ters orh jet rhqugrhm te `oii o sborhbeimhr-rhqugsgtgejhm ahhtgjk wbhj o

rh`erm moth bos lhhj cgxhm ujmhr porokropb ?0=(?)(`) ojm jetg`h ec gt bos lhhj

kgvhj ujmhr sulsh`tgej ?0=(0) ?,?30 er wbhj tbh mgrh`ters bovh `oiihm o ahhtgjk

ec sborhbeimhrs ojm bovh kgvhj jetg`h tbhrhec ujmhr sh`tgej ?08 ?.?3= Os o rhsuit,

`erperoth iow aoy prh`iumh o sborhbeimhr crea sulagttgjk o prepesoi er rhqugsg-

tgejgjk o ahhtgjk hvhj prger te tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty lhgjk ovogiolih. ]bus,mgrh`ters agkbt ush `orvh-euts os wgjmew mrhssgjk te mgskugsh tbhgr gjthjtgejs ec

mhchotgjk o mgssgmhjt's jeagjhhs.

GG ^\HSHJ]GJK JEAGJO]GEJP LHCE\H O P^H@GCG@ MO]H

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs aoy oise lh quhstgejolih wbhj tbhy orlgtrorgiy prhvhjt

jeagjotgejs lhcerh o sph`gcg` moth. Okogj, tbh `eaaej fustgcg`otgej cer omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgejs gs tbot tbhy oiiew sborhbeimhrs te lh gjcerahm ec etbhr `ojmgmoths

cer mgrh`tersbgp. Gc tbgs gs tbh fustgcg`otgej, tbhj gt gs uj`ihor wby omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgejs sbeuim prhvhjt sborhbeimhrs crea hgtbhr jeagjotgjk er gjceragjk etbhrsborhbeimhrs ec oithrjotgvh jeagjotgejs lhcerh o sph`gcg` moth. ]bh omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgejs gj Aoumerh ojm Aujmere letb prebglgthm jeagjotgejs aomh aerh

tboj 38 moys lhcerh tbh moth ec tbh ojjuoi ahhtgjk.?38 Gj Aoumerh ojm Aujmere

jhgtbhr tbh mgrh`ters jer tbh @eurts hxpiogjhm er ojoiyzhm wby tbh mgrh`ters sht

o 38-moy `ut-ecc. [bgih mgrh`ters aoy orkuh tbot iejk mrowj eut prexy lottihs orh

  3 Aoumerh suprojeth 7 ot poro 88.

?3< @L@O suprojeth ?>, s ?0;(8)(o)4 \hkuiotgejs supro jeth =3, s =7.

?30 @L@O suprojeth ?>, s ?=0(0)(o).

?3= Glgm s ?=0(0)(l).

?38 Aujmere OJ^, supro jeth = ot <4 Aoumerh OJ^, suprojeth = ot 8

SEI ;? <<

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

o wosth ec `erperoth rhseur`hs, tbh hvhjts lhtwhhj @^ \ogi ( @^ ) ojm ^hrsbgjk

Pquorh ( ^hrsbgjk ) gj <>??-?< giiustroth tbh pewhr ec o iejk pulig` `oapogkj.

Ej E`telhr <7, <>??, ^hrsbgjk ojjeuj`hm tbot gt wos kegjk te otthapt te

`bojkh tbh aojokhahjt thoa ec @^. ?33

^hrsbgjk prepeshm tbot @^ oppegjtshvhroi gjmgvgmuois os mgrh`ters ojm rhpio`h tbh @HE.3' ]bh gj`ualhjt leorm ec

@^ rhcushm ^hrsbgjk's rhquhst.?32 Ej Fojuory <0, <>?<, @^ ojjeuj`hm tbot tbh

ojjuoi ahhtgjk weuim e``ur ej Aoy ?;, <>?<.?37 ]bh ceiiewgjk moy, Fojuory <=,

<>?<, ^hrsbgjk gjcerahm tbh leorm tbot gt gjthjmhm te jeagjoth gts ewj leorm

ahalhrs ojm te seig`gt prexghs. ?;> ^hrsbgjk ojjeuj`hm gts gjthjtgejs oiaest ceur

aejtbs lhcerh @^'s ojjuoi ahhtgjk. ]bh omvoj`hm o`tgej oiiewhm ^hrsbgjk te ruj

o `oapogkj tbot gj`iumhm `eaaujg`otgej wgtb sborhbeimhrs evhr o ceur-aejtb

phrgem. Gj ommgtgej, shvhroi prexy omvgser cgras ojm o iorkh gjstgtutgejoi gjvhst-

er rh`eaahjmhm vetgjk gj coveur ec ^hrsbgjk gj horiy Aoy <>?<.?;? ^rhsuaoliy,o iejkhr phrgem oiiews prexy omvgsery cgras ojm sborhbeimhrs te lhtthr hvoiuoth

tbh mgssgmhjt s jeagjotgejs. Cer hxoapih, tbh sigmh mh`d ushm ly ^hrsbgjk ot gts

Chlruory 3, <>?< tewj boii ahhtgjk wos ??< sigmhs iejk.?;< ]bh prexy `gr`uior

rhihoshm ly ^hrsbgjk ej Oprgi =, <>?< wos 8= pokhs iejk.?;0 Bom tbgs gjceraotgej

lhhj kgvhj te tbh sborhbeimhrs 0> te 3> moys prger te tbh ahhtgjk, gt gs quhstgej-

olih wbhtbhr tbh prexy omvgsery cgras ojm sborhbeimhrs weuim bovh lhhj olih

te hvoiuoth ^hrsbgjk's jeagjhhs os tbereukbiy. Curtbhr ^hrsbgjk igdhiy lhjhcgthm

crea cgrst aevhr omvojtokhs. Gc mgrh`ters bovh oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gj pio`h,

tbhj tbhy `oj lhkgj te todh o`tgejs tbot hapbosgzh tbhgr rh`erm ec o``eapigsbahjt

prger te tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty. O bhom stort cer aojokhahjt `oj lh mgsomvoj-

tokheus te o mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr, lh`oush tbh mgssgmhjt aust otthapt te evhr-

`eah sborhbeimhrs' prhmhthragjhm lhighcs tbot aojokhahjt s gjgtgoi `eaaujg`o-

tgejs `oj hstoligsb.

]bh 0>- te 38-moy wgjmew ec eppertujgty tbot tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs

gj Aujmere ojm Aoumerh prevgmhm sborhbeimhrs gs oise hapgrg`oiiy quhstgej-

olih. O stumy ly Cosdhj Aortgjhou MuAeuigj II^ ojoiyzhm ?>? @ojomgoj prexy

?33 ]gahigjh ec @^ \ogi's prexy lottih erejte Ptor ?; Aoy <>?<), ejigjh6 ]erejte Ptor 9bttp6//www.tbhstor.`ea/lusgjhss/ortg`ih/??;7337-tgahigjh-ec-`p-rogi-s-prexy-lottih: T@^ \ogi ]gahigjhQ.

?3; Glgm

?32 Glgm

?37 Glgm

?;> Glgm

?;? Glgm

?;< ^hrsbgjk Pquorh @opgtoi Aojokhahjt I^, ]bh Jeagjhhs cer Aojokhahjt @bojkh (3 Chlru-

ory <>?<), ejigjh6 Pystha cer Hih`trejg` Me`uahjt Ojoiysgs ojm \htrghvoi (PHMO\) 9www.shmor.

`ea:, cgihm os Etbhr , @ojomgoj ^o`gcg` \ogiwoy Igagthm (3 Chlruory <>?<).

?;0 ^hrsbgjk Pquorh @opgtoi Aojokhahjt I^, @^ \gsgjk (= Oprgi <>?<), ejigjh6 Pystha cer Hih`-trejg` Me`uahjt Ojoiysgs ojm \htrghvoi (PHMO\) 9www.shmor.`ea:, cgihm os Gjceraotgej `gr`uior

- Hjkigsb , @ojomgoj ^o`gcg` \ogiwoy Igagthm 8Oprgi <>?<).

P^\GJK < ?0 80

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

`ejthsts tbot e``urrhm lhtwhhj Fojuory ?,<>>2 ojm Mh`halhr 0?, <>?< ?;= ]b h

stumy `ejsgmhrhm tbh mgssgmhjt su``hss roth loshm ej wbhj tbh mgssgmhjt gjgtgothm

tbh prexy `ejthst. Pph`gcg`oiiy, tbh outbers mgvgmhm tbh gjgtgotgej moth gjte tbrhh

`othkerghs6 3> er aerh moys lhcerh tbh ergkgjoiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk, 0> te 87 moyslhcerh tbh ergkgjoiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk, ojm chwhr tboj 0> moys lhcerh tbh ergkgj-

oiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk. ]bh stumy ceujm tbot wbhj tbh mgssgmhjt gjgtgothm tbh prexy

`ejthst 3> moys er aerh lhcerh tbh ergkgjoiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk, tbh mgssgmhjt

su``hss roth wos 3;%.; ? [bhj tbh mgssgmhjt gjgtgothm tbh prexy `ejthst lhtwhhj 0>

ojm 87 moys lhcerh tbh ergkgjoiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk, tbh su``hss roth wos =?> .?;3

Iostiy, wbhj tbh mgssgmhjt gjgtgothm tbh prexy `ejthst chwhr tboj 0> moys lhcerh tbh

ergkgjoiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk, tbh mgssgmhjt su``hss roth wos =7 .; ; ]bus, gt wos

ceujm tbot mgssgmhjts whrh ihost igdhiy te wgj o prexy `ejthst wbhj tbhy gjgtgothm

tbh prexy `ejthst 0> te 87 moys lhcerh tbh ergkgjoiiy s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk. [bgih

tbh stumy `ejsgmhrhm ejiy prexy `ejthsts tbot mgssgmhjts gjgtgothm wgtbeut rhiygjk

ej hgtbhr ec tbh prexy hxhaptgejs, tbh rhsuits ec tbh stumy sukkhst tbot mgssgmhjts

`oj krhotiy lhjhcgt crea rujjgjk o iejk pulig` `oapogkj er o whii-prhporhm sbert

`oapogkj. Gj ommgtgej, tbh rhsuits ec tbh stumy sukkhst tbot oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej tbot prevgmhs sborhbeimhrs wgtb o 0>- te 38-moy wgjmew ec eppertujgty,

os gj Aujmere ojm Aoumerh agkbt rhmu`h tbh `boj`h ec sborhbeimhrs hih`tgjk o

mgssgmhjt's jeagjhhs.

Curtbhr, os mhaejstrothm gj tbh @^ \ogi soko, o mgssgmhjt aoy oppreo`b tbh

leorm prgvothiy ojm bovh tbh gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters oppegjt shvhroi ec tbh mgssgmhjt's

rhprhshjtotgvhs te tbh leorm.?;2 ]bh omvojtokh te tbh `erperotgej ec oppegjtgjk

shvhroi ec tbh mgssgmhjt s rhprhshjtotgvhs gs tbot tbh gj`ualhjt aojokhahjt `oj

`ejtgjuh te ephroth tbh `erperotgej o``ermgjk te tbhgr pioj ojm ovegm o prexy

lottih. ?;7 Bewhvhr, wbhrh o prevgsgej rhstrg`ts jetg`h prger te 38 moys, mgssgmhjts

wgii igdhiy lh `outgeus oleut oihrtgjk tbh leorm tee horiy ec tbhgr mhsgrh te bovh

shvhroi rhprhshjtotgvhs ej tbh leorm. Os o rhsuit, rhstrg`tgjk jeagjotgejs lhcerh o

sph`gcghm moth aoy mgs`eurokh mgssgmhjts crea hjthrgjk gjte o iejkhr, aerh mrowj

?;= Oorej FOtdgjsej, Mojghi Lotgsto Lromihy O Crhhioj, <>?0 @ojomgoj ^rexy @ejthst Ptumy

(<>?0) ot 0, ejigjh6 Cosdhj Aortgjhou MuAeuigj II^ 9bttp6//rhspejsh.cosdhj.`ea/ecchrs/cosdhj-aortgjhou-`ojomgoj-prexy-`ejthsts-stumy-<>?0.pmc:.

?;8 Glgm ot 0> (tbh su``hss roth gs tbh okkrhkoth ec wbot tbh outbers' `othkergzhm os portgoi ojm cuii

mgssgmhjt wgjs6 shh glgm ot 8).

?;3 Glgm

?;; Glgm.

?;2 Mgrh`ters aoy oppegjt ommgtgejoi mgrh`ters ujmhr sh`tgej ?>3(2) ec tbh @L@O supro jeth ?>. ]bh

olgigty ec mgrh`ters te oppegjt ommgtgejoi mgrh`ters gs mgstgj`t crea tbh jeagjotgej ojm hih`tgej pre`hss.

Os khjhroiiy mrocthm, @ojomgoj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs me jet prhvhjt oppegjtahjts.

?;7 Cer hxoapih, ot tbh tgah ec ^hrsbgjk's rhquhst, @^ \ogi bom ?8 leorm ahalhrs6 shh \huthrs

  O`daoj te aodh bgs pgt`b te @^ sborhbeimhrs Chl. 3 Jotgejoi est (<; Fojuory <>?<), ejigjh6

Cgjoj`goi ^est 9bttp6//lusgjhss.cgjoj`goipest.`ea/<>?</>?/<;/o`daoj-te-aodh-`osh-cer-jhw-`he-ot-`p-ahhtgjk/:. Gt gs ujigdhiy tbot tbh ommgtgej er rhpio`hahjt ec shvhroi mgrh`ters weuim sgkjgcg`ojtiy

occh`t vetgjk eut`eahs.

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

eut pre`hss ec jhketgotgej ojm `eapreagsh, wbg`b uitgaothiy agkbt ihom te ihss

wosth ec tgah, hjhrky, ojm rhseur`hs crea mgssgmhjts ojm aojokhahjt `ejmu`tgjk

o cuii-liewj `oapogkj. Cer hxoapih, ej Jevhalhr =, <>??, evhr sgx aejtbs prger

te tbh ojjuoi ahhtgjk, ^hrsbgjk rhquhsthm tbot tbh gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters pio`h tw eec ^hrsbgjk's rhprhshjtotgvhs ej tbh leorm ec mgrh`ters.se ]bh hxgstgjk aojokhahjt

rhcushm. Gc oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej prebglgthm ^hrsbgjk crea aodgjk jeagj-

otgejs horighr tboj 38 moys lhcerh o ahhtgjk, ^hrsbgjk aoy jet bovh oppreo`bhm

tbh leorm os horiy, lh`oush tbh gj`ualhjt leorm weuim bovh shvhroi aejtbs te

hapbosgzh gts tro`d rh`erm te sborhbeimhrs lhcerh ^hrsbgjk `euim jeagjoth gts

`ojmgmoths cer hih`tgej. O 38-moy igagt weuim bovh cer`hm ^hrsbgjk, @^'s mgrh`ters,

ojm @^'s sborhbeimhrs te o`t ej o aerh `eaprhsshm tgahigjh, ojm gt gs uj`ihor

wbhtbhr sborhbeimhrs weuim `ejshquhjtiy lhjhcgt.

SG L@H JM MS J@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP 

Gj Aujmere,?2 < tbh leorm ec mgrh`ters ergkgjoiiy omepthm oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej ly woy ec leorm peig`y ?8 moys lhcerh tbh s`bhmuihm ahhtgjk,' lut

prevgmhm o jeagjotgej wgjmew ec lhtwhhj 0> te 38 moys lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk. ? =

Gj Aoumerh, oitbeukb tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wos omepthm wgtbgj tbh

prevgsgej's jeagjotgej wgjmew, 2 3 Aoumerh cogihm te `iorgcy tbh prevgsgej ujtgi

tbh jeagjotgej wgjmew bom `ieshm. Gj letb `oshs, tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

hcch`tgvhiy prh`iumhm tbh mgssgmhjt crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters. Gj ommgtgej, letb

`oshs gjveivhm oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej tbot prhvhjthm jeagjotgejs prger te 38

moys lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk. Os sht eut lhiew, mgrh`ters' ush ojm mroctgjk ec su`b prevg-

sgejs bos tbh pethjtgoi te epprhss, ujcogriy prhfumg`h, er ujcogriy mgsrhkorm sborh-

beimhrs' rgkbts ojm gjthrhsts. Gj @ojomgoj `erperoth iow, wbhrh mgrh`ters' o`tgejs

rogsh gssuhs ec cogrjhss er hqugty, `eurts aoy rhvghw tbh mgrh`ters' o`tgejs usgjk tbh

epprhssgej rhahmy, wbg`b gs oj hqugtolih rhahmy ceujm gj sh`tgej <=?(<) ec tbh

?2> @^ \ogi ]gahigjh, suprojeth ?33.

?2? ]bgs ^ort oppighs L@H. ]bh purpesh ec tbgs ortg`ih gs jet te quhstgej er `rgtgquh tbh Puprhah

@eurt s rhosejgjk. Cer `rgtg`gsa rhkormgjk L@H shh Hmworm io`elu``g, Gjmhthragjo`y ojm tbh @ojo-

mgoj Puprhah @eurt s Oppreo`b te @erperoth Cgmu`gory Mutghs <>>7) =26< @oj Lus IF <0<. Phh

oise Fhccrhy K Ao`Gjtesb, L@H ojm tbh ^hepihs' @erperoth Iow6 Ihorjgjk te Igvh ej _ug`dsojm

<>>7) =26< @oj Lus I <88.

  2<Aujmere, suprojeth 3.

?20 Aujmere OJ^ rhihosh, suprojeth 2=4 Aujmere suprojeth 3 ot poros =, 3 (tbh ahhtgjk wos te lh

bhim ej Fujh <3 <>?< ojm tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wos ojjeuj`hm ej Fujh ?? <>?<).

?2= Aujmere OJ^ suprojeth = ot <.

  28 Aoumerh suprojeth 7.

?23 Phh glgm ot poros 8> 8= (tbh ahhtgjk wos `bojkhm te Fujh <7 <>?< ojm tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevg-sgej wos ojjeuj`hm ej Aoy <8 <>?<).

?2; Glgm ot poro 88.

P^\GJK < ?0 88

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@L@O tbot rhighs bhovgiy ej tbh portg`uior co`ts ec ho`b `osh.' ]bgs sh`tgej wgii

`ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh epprhssgej rhahmy sbeuim lh ovogiolih te o mgssgmhjt sborh-

beimhr wbhj oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej omvhrshiy occh`ts tbh mgssgmhjt.

O``ermgjk te sh`tgej <=?(<) ec tbh @L@O

Gc, ej oj oppig`otgej ujmhr sulsh`tgej ?), tbh `eurt gs sotgscghm tbot gj

rhsph`t ec o `erperotgej...

(o) ojy o`t er eagssgej ec tbh `erperotgej... hcch`ts o rhsuit,

 l) tbh lusgjhss er occogrs ec tbh `erperotgej...orh er bovh lhhj `orrghm

ej er `ejmu`thm gj o aojjhr, er

(`) tbh pewhrs ec tbh mgrh`ters ec tbh `erperotgej...orh er bovh lhhj

hxhr`gshm gj o aojjhr

tbot gs epprhssgvh er ujcogriy prhfumg`goi te er tbot ujcogriy mgsrhkorms tbh

gjthrhsts ec ojy sh`urgty beimhr...tbh `eurt aoy aodh oj ermhr te rh`tgcy

tbh aotthrs `eapiogjhm ec.

Gt gs `ihor tbot sh`tgej <=?(<) ec tbh @L@O gs sulfh`t te sgkjgcg`ojt fumg`goi

gjthrprhtotgej.?7>

L@H shts eut tbot wbhj oppiygjk sh`tgej <=?(<), `eurts aust

mhthragjh (g) wbhtbhr tbh `ejmu`t lrho`bhm tbh `eapiogjojt's rhosejolih hxph`t-

otgejs ojm, gc se, (gg) wbhtbhr tbh `ejmu`t `eapiogjhm ec oaeujts te epprhssgej ,

  ujcogr prhfumg`h , er ujcogr mgsrhkorm .?7?

G. \HOPEJOLIH HR^H@]O]GEJP

O lrho`b ec rhosejolih hxph`totgejs mehs jet rhqugrh preec ec oj ujiowcui o`t er

ec o vgeiotgej ec o sborhbeimhr's ihkoi rg bt?7 <

O``ermgjk te L@H tbh sborhbeim-

hr aust gmhjtgcy tbh hxph`totgejs tbot bh er sbh `iogas bovh lhhj vgeiothm ly

tbh `ejmu`t ot gssuh ojm hstoligsb tbot tbh hxph`totgejs whrh rhosejoliy bhim .?70

@eurts sbeuim mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbh sborhbeimhr bos hstoligsbhm o rhosej-

olih hxph`totgej ej oj elfh`tgvh losgs4 o rhosejolih hxph`totgej gs o aotthr ec

co`t.

?7=

Gj CermAeter @e ec @ojomo v Ejtorge Aujg`gpoi Hapieyhhs \htgrhahjtLeorm

78tbh Ejtorge @eurt ec Opphoi stothm tbot rhosejolih hxph`totgejs `oj

?22 L@H suprojeth ?? ot poros 83-87.

?27 @L@O suprojeth ?>, s <=?(<). Cer prevgj`goi hqugvoihjts te sh`tgej <=? ec tbh @L@O shh EL@O

supro jeth ?>, s <=24 L@L@O supro jeth ?>, s <<;4 OL@O supro jeth ?>, s <=<.

?7> Phh khjhroiiy ^hthrsej @uaagjk, supro jeth <, `b ?; ot <=.

?7? L@H supro jeth ?? ot poro 83.

?7< Glgmot poro ;?.

?70 Glgmot poro ;>.

?7= Phh h.k. ^hjth GjvhstahjtAojokhahjt Itm v P`bjhgmhr @erp ?772), =< E\ 0m) ?;; ot <>?-><,??0 EO@ <80 @O)4 @osurgjo Itm ^ortjhrsbgp \ge Oikea Itm <>>=), => LI\ 0m) ??< ot ?<=, ?2?

EO@ ?7 @O).

?78 <>>3), ;7 E\ 0m) 2?, <30 MI\ =tb) =8> @O) TCerm`gthm te E\Q.

SEI ;? <)83

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Lh`oush @ojomgoj `erperotgejs bovh ejiy rh`hjtiy storthm te omept omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgejs, <>= oiiewgjk sborhbeimhrs te jeagjoth mgrh`ters ot o certb`ea-

gjk ahhtgjk wgtbeut jetg`h `oj lh vghwhm os o jeraoi lusgjhss pro`tg`h. Gj ommg-

tgej, mhvgotgej crea tbgs jeraoi lusgjhss pro`tg`h `oj ujmhragjh tbh olgigty ecsborhbeimhrs te mhthragjh tbh `erperotgej s leorm ec mgrh`ters, wbg`b gs ejh ec

tbhgr cujmoahjtoi rgkbts. Cer hxoapih, gj ^ouisej @e j`SOikeao Pthhi Gj` <> 8

@uaagjk F `ejsgmhrhm tbh hxthjt te wbg`b mgrh`ters aoy sgkjgcg`ojtiy mhioy o

ahhtgjk rhqugsgtgejhm ly tbh mgssgmhjt cer tbh purpesh ec jeagjotgjk oithrjotgvh

mgrh`ters. Gj oppiygjk sh`tgej ?>8 ec tbh EL@O < >3-wbg`b mhois wgtb tbh rgkbt ec

sborhbeimhrs te rhqugsgtgej o sborhbeimhr ahhtgjk ojm gs tbh Ejtorge hqugvoihjt ec

sh`tgej ?=0 ec tbh @L@O < >;-@uaagjk F stothm tbot tbh

cujmoahjtoi rgkbt gj rhsph`t ec `erperoth kevhrjoj`h occermhm ly s. ?> 8

Tec tbh EL@OQ prevg hs j gapert jt jm voiuolih rhahmy cer agjergty

sborhbeimhrs... TtbotQ gs ejiy ahojgjkcui gc gt `oj lh hxhr`gshm gj o tgahiy

ojm hxphmgtgeus aojjhr.<>2

[bgih ^ouisej mhoit wgtb mgrh`ters sgkjgcg`ojtiy mhioygjk o sborhbeimhr-rhqugsg-

tgejhm ahhtgjk, tbh soah aetgvotgejs orgsh wbhrh oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej

hcch`tgvhiy prhvhjts o sborhbeimhr crea jeagjotgjk o mgrh`ter ot tbh certb`eagjk

ahhtgjk, er prhvhjts o sborhbeimhr crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters prger te o sht moth,

lh`oush o sborhbeimhr s olgigty te jeagjoth mgrh`ters pioys o sgagior reih os o

`erperoth kevhrjoj`h ah`bojgsa.

Os mgs`usshm horighr, o mgssgmhjt `oapogkj `oj lhjhcgt crea pulig` suppert ojm

oworhjhss. Lh`oush `erperoth iow oiiews ?8 aejtbs te poss lhtwhhj ojjuoi ahht-

gjks, <>7 o 08-moy wgjmew tbot hjms ejh aejtb lhcerh tbh ojjuoi ahhtgjk shhas te

orlgtrorgiy rhstrg`t o mgssgmhjt s olgigty te iouj`b o cuii pulig` `oapogkj ojm aoy

ujmhragjh er crustroth tbh sborhbeimhr s cujmoahjtoi rgkbts.

 gg) ost^ro`tg`h

@eurts aoy `ejsgmhr tbh mgrh`ters' er `erperotgej s post pro`tg`h gj mhthragjgjk

wbhtbhr tbh sborhbeimhr bom o rhosejolih hxph`totgej ec lhgjk olih te jeagj-

<>= Movgm \ojmhii Krohah Jerweem, Omvoj`h Jetg`h Ly-Iows Mhchjmgjk Okogjst o Purprgsh

Otto`d A`@ortby ]htrouit II^ ?8 Fojuory <>?0), ejigjh6 A`@ortby ]htrouit II^ 9bttp6//www.

`ojomgojahrkhrso`qugsgtgejs.`ea/<>?0/>?/?8/omvoj`h-jetg`h-ly-iows-mhchjmgjk-okogjst-o-surprgsh-

otto`d/:. Gj `ejtrost, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs orh pepuior gj tbh Xjgthm Ptoths, wbg`b gs portiy o

rhsuit ec oahjmahjts te XP sh`urgtghs iows tbot @ojomo bos jet sulshquhjtiy omepthm6 shh h.k., Sgr-

kgjgo D \eshjloua, @erperoth]odhevhr Mhchjshs (Aoryiojm, Xjgthm Ptoths6 Gjstgtutgejoi Pborhbeimhr

Phrvg`hs, <>>3) ot vgg-vggg.

<>8 <>>3), ;7 E\ 0m) ?7?, = LI\ (=tb) ?>= (Pup @t) T^ouisej `gthm te E\Q.

<>3 EL@O supro jeth ?>, s ?>8.

<>; @L@O suprojeth ?>, s ?=0.

<>2 ^ouisej, suprojeth <>8 ot <>?-><.

<>7 @L@O suprojeth ?>, s ?00 ?).

82 SEI ;? <)

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oth o mgrh`ter ot ojy pegjt gj tgah. O``ermgjk te L@H post pro`tg`h gs hsph`goiiy

gapertojt oaejk sborhbeimhrs ec o `ieshiy bhim `erperotgej ej aotthrs rhiotgjk

te portg`gpotgej ec sborhbeimhrs gj tbh `erperotgej s precgts ojm kevhrjoj`h . < ?>

[bhrh sborhbeimhrs prhvgeusiy bom tbh eptgej te jeagjoth o mgrh`ter ot ojy pegjtprger te o ahhtgjk, tbh sborhbeimhrs aoy bovh o rhosejolih hxph`totgej tbot tbhy

weuim lh olih te me se okogj. Curtbhr, wbhrh tbh sborhbeimhrs bovh tbh olgigty

ujmhr `erperoth iow te jeagjoth o mgrh`ter, tbh sborhbeimhrs weuim igdhiy bovh tbh

hxph`totgej tbot, prger te tbh ahhtgjk, tbh mgrh`ters weuim jet gapihahjt o prevg-

sgej tbot lorrhm tbha crea aodgjk o jeagjotgej er tbot aomh gt aerh mgccg`uit te

bovh tbhgr jeagjhhs hih`thm.

L@H `outgejhm okogjst oj gjcihxglih oppreo`b te post pro`tg`h. ]bh @eurt

stothm tbot TwQbhrh voigm `eaahr`goi rhosejs hxgst cer tbh `bojkh ojm tbh `bojkh

mehs jet ujmhragjh tbh `eapiogjojt s rgkbts, tbhrh `oj lh je rhosejolih hxph`t-otgej tbot mgrh`ters wgii rhsgst o mhporturh crea post pro`tg`h . <?? Gj tbh olstro`t,

omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs me jet ujmhragjh tbh rgkbts ec mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs.

Bewhvhr, wbhj mgrh`ters omept o prevgsgej gj o aojjhr tbot hcch`tgvhiy prh`iumhs

sborhbeimhrs crea jeagjotgjk o mgrh`ter ot tbh jhxt ahhtgjk, er gj o aojjhr tbot

rhmu`hs tbh `boj`h ec o jeagjhh lhgjk hih`thm, `eurts sbeuim rhqugrh tbh mgrh`-

ters te hxpiogj bew o ihss quhstgejolih prevgsgej weuim jet bovh voigmiy shrvhm

tbh `erperotgej s `eaahr`goi elfh`tgvhs. Curtbhr, ujihss mgrh`ters gjmg`oth o

`ej`rhth `eaahr`goi rhosej cer prebglgtgjk jeagjotgejs prger te 3 moys lhcerh

tbh a hhtgjk, `eurts sbeuim jet todh o cihxglih oppreo`b te post pro`tg`h. Gj khjhroi,

`eurts sbeuim rhqugrh tbh mgrh`ters te hxpiogj tbh rhosejs lhbgjm shih`tgjk tbh

stort moth, hjm moth, ojm ihjktb ec tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty.

  ggg) rhvhjtotgvhPthps

@eurts aoy osshss wbhtbhr o mgssgmhjt s hxph`totgejs whrh rhosejolih gj igkbt ec

sthps tbh mgssgmhjt `euim bovh todhj te preth`t bgashic er bhrshic.<?< Ec tbh co`ters

prepeshm gj L@H tbgs co`ter gs igdhiy tbh aest mhtrgahjtoi te o mgssgmhjt s pesgtgej.

O leorm gs igdhiy te orkuh tbot tbh mgssgmhjt `euim bovh jeagjothm o mgrh`ter prger

te tbh omeptgej ec tbh prevgsgej.Bewhvhr, tbgs orkuahjt evhrieeds tbh co`t tbot tbh mgrh`ters `euim bovh

mrocthm tbh prevgsgej te phragt oj hx`hptgej te tbh 0>-moy rhqugrhahjt cer tbh cgrst

ahhtgjk. Cer hxoapih, tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej `euim bovh oiiewhm sborhbeim-

hrs te kgvh jetg`h twe moys octhr tbh omeptgej ec tbh prevgsgej. ]bgs weuim cer`h o

sborhbeimhr `ejthapiotgjk o mgrh`ter jeagjotgej te ojjeuj`h tbh jeagjhh prger

te tbh ahhtgjk ojm tbhrhcerh kgvh sborhbeimhrs tgah te `ejsgmhr oithrjotgvhs.

<?> L@H supro jeth ot poro ;

< lgm ot poro ;;

< < lgm ot poro ;2

P^\GJK < ?0  

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Gj ommgtgej, hvhj wbhj mgrh`ters gapihahjt o prevgsgej lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth,

os gj Aoumerh `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr tbh o`tgejs ec tbh mgrh`ters, su`b os bew

Aoumerh stoiihm gj ojswhrgjk tbh mgssgmhjt s quhstgejs oleut tbh prevgsgej. [bhj

tbh mgrh`ters ush stoiigjk er mroctgjk to`tg`s te prhvhjt tbh mgssgmhjt crea jeagj-otgjk o mgrh`ter, `eurts sbeuim jet `ej`iumh tbot tbh mgssgmhjt `euim bovh todhj

prhvhjtotgvh sthps. Bewhvhr, wbhj mgrh`ters omept o prevgsgej cor gj omvoj`h ec

tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty ojm gj omvoj`h ec stotutery igagts ej tbh rgkbts ec sborh-

beimhrs te rhqugsgtgej o ahhtgjk er sulagt o prepesoi, `eurts sbeuim cgjm tbot tbh

sborhbeimhrs `euim bovh todhj prhvhjtotgvh sthps te hjsurh tbot tbhy whrh olih te

jeagjoth mgrh`ters.

  gv) Cogr\hseiutgej

@eurts aoy `ejsgmhr tbh c gr rhseiutgej ec ejcig tgjk gjthrhsts Os stothm gj @H

T]Qbh muty ec mgrh`ters te o`t gj tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej `eaprh-

bhjms o muty te trhot gjmgvgmuoi stodhbeimhrs occh`thm ly `erperoth o`tgejs hqugt-

oliy ojm cogriy. <?0 @eurts wgii mhchr te tbh lusgjhss fumkahjt ec mgrh`ters wbhrh

tbh mgrh`ters aodh o mh`gsgej gj keem cogtb,<?= ojm wbhrh tbh mh`gsgej coiis wgtbgj

o rojkh ec rhosejolih `beg`hs tbot tbh mgrh`ters `euim bovh aomh ly whgkbgjk

`ejcig`tgjk gjthrhsts. <?8 ]bh `erperotgej gs hjtgtihm te `ejsgmhr tbh omvojtokhs ec

oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej cer jej-mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs, lut jet ly trhotgjk

mgssgmhjts ujcogriy. <?3@eurts sbeuim osshss oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej os o wbeih,

ojm sbeuim oise osshss tbh aojjhr gj wbg`b tbh mgrh`ters omepthm tbh prevgsgejlhcerh mhthragjgjk tbot tbh lusgjhss fumkahjt ruih fustgcghs tbh mgrh`ters' o`tgejs.

Os mgs`usshm prhvgeusiy, oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej `oj lhjhcgt o `erper-

otgej s sborhbeimhrs ly oiiewgjk tbha te cuiiy `ejsgmhr ojy oithrjotgvh jeagjo-

tgejs gj mh`gmgjk wbg`b mgrh`ters wgii lhst shrvh tbh gjthrhsts ec tbh `erperotgej.

Bewhvhr, gt gs gjhqugtolih ojm ujcogr te mgssgmhjts wbhj mgrh`ters mh`gmh te gapih-

ahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gj o aojjhr tbot hcch`tgvhiy prh`iumhs sborhbeim-

hrs crea jeagjotgjk etbhr `ojmgmoths. Xjcogrjhss aoy oise rhsuit wbhrh mgrh`-

ters mroct oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gj o aojjhr tbot prhvhjts o mgssgmhjt crea

jeagjotgjk ojetbhr sborhbeimhr lhcerh o `hrtogj moth lh`oush ec tbh reih tbot tgah`oj pioy, os hvgmhj`hm gj tbh soko lhtwhhj @^ ojm ^hrsbgjk. Os sht eut horighr, gj

`oshs wbhrh oithrjotgvh jeagjhhs weuim lhtthr shrvh tbh gjthrhsts ec tbh `erpero-

tgej, su`b omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `euim bora oii ec tbh sborhbeimhrs.

\hkormihss ec wbhj tbh mgrh`ters omept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej er tbh

ihjktb ec tbh prevgsgej's wgjmew ec eppertujgty, `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr o jualhr

<?0 Glgm ot poro 2<.

< = lgm ot poros 77 ?>>.

<?8 Glgm ot poro =>

<?3 Glgm ot poro 3=.

SEI ; <)

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ec co`ters te mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbh mroctgjk ojm omeptgej ec tbh prevgsgej coiis

wgtbgj o rojkh ec rhosejolih oithrjotgvhs.

Ejh co`ter tbot `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr gs tbh jualhr ec sborhbeimhrs occh`thm

ly tbh prevgsgej. O `erperotgej wgtb aerh sborhbeimhrs wgii rhqugrh o mgssgmhjtte hxhrt aerh hccert ojm todh aerh tgah te mgsshagjoth mgssgmhjt gjceraotgej ojm

prexy `gr`uiors te oii ec tbh sborhbeimhrs. Ojm os hvgmhj`hm gj tbh @^ \ogi soko,

iorkh pulig` lottihs aoy rhqugrh sborhbeimhrs ojm etbhr gjthrhsthm portghs te sphjm

o sgkjgcg`ojt oaeujt ec tgah mgkhstgjk ojy prevgmhm gjceraotgej. O``ermgjkiy, gc

o `erperotgej bos aojy sborhbeimhrs, gt aoy lh jh`hssory te phragt jeagjotgejs

prger te 38 moys lhcerh o ahhtgjk. Gt aoy oise lh jh`hssory tbot mgrh`ters omept

oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej lhcerh tbh cgrst moy ec tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty ojm

sgkjgcg`ojtiy gj omvoj`h ec tbh `ut-ecc moth te prevgmh ujprhporhm mgssgmhjts wgtb

hjeukb tgah te mhthragjh wbhtbhr te jeagjoth oithrjotgvh mgrh`ters.Ojetbhr co`ter tbot sbeuim lh `ejsgmhrhm gs wbhtbhr tbh `erperotgej ushs o

sioth vetgjk systha. Gc o sioth vetgjk systha gs ushm, sborhbeimhrs wgii rhqugrh aerh

tgah te `ejsgmhr tbh cuii sioth ec jeagjotgejs os eppeshm te shvhroi jeagjhhs

ujmhr oj gjmgvgmuoi vetgjk systha. @eurts sbeuim tbhrhcerh rhqugrh mgrh`ters te

omept omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs curtbhr gj omvoj`h ujmhr tbh sioth vetgjk systha

te kgvh sborhbeimhrs aerh tgah te whgkb tbhgr eptgejs.

Loioj`gjk tbh L@H co`ters, gt gs orkuolih tbot o leorm s mh`gsgej te omept oj

omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ly woy ec leorm peig`y er ly-iow octhr tbh `ut-ecc moth

weuim lrho`b tbh rhosejolih hxph`totgejs ec mgssgmhjts. Curtbhr, hvhj wbhrh mgrh`-ters gapihahjt tbh prevgsgej gj omvoj`h ec tbh `ut-ecc moth, tbh `gr`uastoj`hs

agkbt jejhtbhihss gjmg`oth tbot tbh prevgsgej lrho`bhs rhosejolih hxph`totgejs ec

mgssgmhjts.

GG. E^^\HPPGEJ XJCOG\ ^\HFXMG@H, E\ XJCOG\ MGP\HKO\M

]bh sh`ejm sthp sht eut gj L@H rhqugrhs tbh mgssgmhjt te sbew tbot tbh `ejmu`t

oaeujts te epprhssgej, ujcogr prhfumg`h, er ujcogr mgsrhkorm ec gts gjthrhsts os o

sh`urgty beimhr. Os stothm gj L@H Hvhj gc rhosejolih jet hvhry ujaht hxph`to-

tgej kgvhs rgsh te `ioga ujmhr s. <=?. <?; Curtbhr, `eurts aust `ejsgmhr tbh hcch`t

ec tbh mgrh`ters' `ejmu`t ej tbh sborhbeimhr rotbhr tboj tbh sulfh`tgvh gjthjtgejs

lhbgjm tbh mgrh`ters' `ejmu`t. <?2

L@H igsts hxoapihs ec tbh typhs ec `ejmu`t tbot `eurts aoy `boro`thrgzh os

epprhssgej, ujcogr prhfumg`h, er ujcogr mgsrhkorm ec o sborhbeimhr s gjthrhsts.< ?7

Epprhssgej gj`iumhs oj 'olush ec pewhr' kegjk te tbh prelgty ec bew tbh `erper-

<?; Glgm ot poro 3;.

<?2 Phh h.k. G`obj^ortjhrsI^ v Igejs othHjthrtogjahjt@erp <>?? L@@O <<2 ot poro ;?, ?; L@I\

  8tb) 07?4 rojtGjvhstahjts Itm v Dhhp\gth Gj` ?77?), 0 E\ 0m) <27, 2> MI\ =tb) ?3? @O)4 [oid-hr v Lhtts < 3 L@P@ ?<2, ?8 LI\ =tb) ??=4 Aesqugte supro jeth ?7; ot poro 8<.

<?7 L@H supro jeth ?? ot poros 7<-7=.

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otgej s occogrs orh lhgjk `ejmu`thm .<<> [bhrh tbh mgrh`ters gapihahjt o prevgsgej

usgjk o ly-iow oahjmahjt er leorm peig`y gj o aojjhr tbot hcch`tgvhiy prh`iumhs

sborhbeimhrs crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters ot tbh certb`eagjk ahhtgjk er aodhs gt

ihss igdhiy tbot sborhbeimhrs wgii hih`t o mgssgmhjt s jeagjhhs, `eurts sbeuim cgjmtbot tbh mgrh`ters' `ejmu`t wos oj olush ec pewhr occh`tgjk tbh gjthkrgty ec bew tbh

`erperotgej `ejmu`ts gts occogrs. Gt gs ihss `ihor wbhtbhr `eurts weuim cgjm epprhs-

sgej wbhrh tbh mgrh`ters gapihahjt o prevgsgej gj omvoj`h ec tbh `ut-ecc moth lut

rhstrg`t tbh olgigty ec sborhbeimhrs te jeagjoth mgrh`ters lhcerh o sph`gcg` moth-cer

hxoapih, prger te 38 moys lhcerh tbh ahhtgjk4 `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr tbgs gssuh ej

o `osh-ly-`osh losgs.

Oitbeukb epprhssgej ojm ujcogr prhfumg`h aoy evhriop, <<? ujcogr prhfumg`h

gjveivhs `ejmu`t tbot gs ihss ecchjsgvh tboj epprhssgej. <<<Gj L@H tbh @eurt jethm

tbot ujcogr prhfumg`h agkbt gj`iumh

squhhzgjk eut o agjergty sborhbeimhr, cogigjk te mgs`iesh rhiothm porty

trojso`tgejs, `bojkgjk `erperoth stru`turh te mrostg`oiiy oithr mhlt rotges,

omeptgjk o 'pegsej pgii' te prhvhjt o todhevhr lgm, poygjk mgvgmhjms wgtb-

eut o ceraoi mh`iorotgej, prhchrrgjk seah sborhbeimhrs wgtb aojokhahjt

chhs ojm poygjk mgrh`ters' chhs bgkbhr tboj tbh gjmustry jera. < <0

Oii ec tbhsh hxoapihs `oj bovh o jhkotgvh gapo`t ej tbh ihkoi ojm h`ejea-

g` gjthrhsts ec tbh `eapiogjojt. Cer hxoapih, o agjergty sborhbeimhr squhhzh-eut

gjveivhs cer`gjk sborhbeimhrs te shii tbhgr sborhs, rhkormihss ec wbhtbhr tbhy wojt

te shii.< <= ]bh cogiurh te mgs`iesh o rhiothm porty trojso`tgej `oj lh mgsomvojto-

kheus te sborhbeimhrs lh`oush etbhr trojso`tgejs aoy bovh lhhj ovogiolih lu t

tbh rhiothm-porty trojso`tgej prevgmhm ommgtgejoi lhjhcgts te mgrh`ters. Gj etbhr

werms, mgrh`ters orh o`tgjk gj tbhgr ewj gjthrhst rotbhr tboj tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec

tbh `erperotgej. Pgagior te tbh L@H hxoapihs, wbhrh tbh leorm mh`gmhs te omept

oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ly woy ec leorm peig`y er ly-iow octhr tbh wgjmew ec

eppertujgty bos posshm, tbh mh`gsgej wgii lh ujcogriy prhfumg`goi te tbh mgssgmhjts,

lh`oush tbh prevgsgej wgii hcch`tgvhiy prh`iumh o mgssgmhjt crea jeagjotgjk o mgrh`-

ter. Ommgtgejoiiy, omeptgjk o prevgsgej tbot rhstrg`ts jeagjotgejs lhcerh o sph`gcghm

moth aoy prhvhjt o mgssgmhjt crea bovgjk o rhoigstg` pessglgigty ec bovgjk bgs er bhrjeagjhh pio`hm ej tbh leorm.

Os wgtb tbh cogr rhseiutgej ec `ejcig`tgjk gjthrhsts, `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr tbh

jualhr ec sborhbeimhrs ojm tbh ush ec sioth vetgjk. Letb ec tbhsh `ejsgmhrotgejs

aoy mhaejstroth tbot tbh hcch`t ec tbh prevgsgej gs epprhssgvh er ujcogriy prhfu-

<<> Glgm ot poro 7<

<< Glgmot poro 7?

<<< Glgm ot poro 70

<<0 Glgm

<<= [bgih tbh squhhzhm-eut sborhbeimhrs rh`hgvh cogr voiuh cer tbhgr sborhs, tbhy iesh aerh tboj upsgmh

pethjtgoi-tbh sborhbeimhrs iesh tbh olgigty te kevhrj ojm bovh oj gjput gjte `erperoth occogrs.

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

mg`goi te tbh gjthrhsts ec mgssgmhjt er jej-mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs. Okogj, lh`oush

mgssgmhjts rhqugrh hxtro tgah te `eaaujg`oth gjceraotgej wbhj mhoigjk wgtb o

wgmhiy bhim `erperotgej, `eurts sbeuim `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh moth ej wbg`b tbh

mgrh`ters omepthm tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ojm tbh moths phrtogjgjk te tbhwgjmew ec eppertujgty orh epprhssgvh, ujcogriy prhfumg`goi, er ujcogriy mgsrhkorm

tbh gjthrhsts ec sborhbeimhrs. Gj ommgtgej, lh`oush sioth vetgjk `oj lh gjmg`otgvh

ec mgrh`ter hjtrhj`bahjt, <<8 sioth vetgjk aoy suppert oj epprhssgej `ioga. Gj

`ejsgmhrgjk tbh aojjhr ec omeptgej er tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty, `eurts sbeuim

`ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh hcch`t ec tbh prevgsgej prh`iumhs o jeagjotgej er rhmu`hs tbh

`boj`h ec sborhbeimhrs hih`tgjk tbh mgssgmhjt's jeagjhhs.

Gj ommgtgej te tbhsh co`ters, `eurts sbeuim oise `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh `erpero-

tgej ushs `uauiotgvh vetgjk. Ph`tgej ?>; ec tbh @L@O phragts `uauiotgvh vetgjk,

wbg`b werds os ceiiews6

THQo`b sborhbeimhr hjtgtihm te veth ot oj hih`tgej ec mgrh`ters bos tbh rgkbt

te `ost o jualhr ec veths hquoi te tbh jualhr ec veths otto`bhm te tbh

sborhs bhim ly tbh sborhbeimhr auitgpighm ly tbh jualhr ec mgrh`ters te

lh hih`thm, ojm aoy `ost oii ec tbesh veths gj coveur ec ejh `ojmgmoth ermgstrgluth tbha oaejk tbh `ojmgmoths gj ojy aojjhr.< <3

@uauiotgvh vetgjk oiiews o agjergty sborhbeimhr te ush bgs er bhr auitgpighm

veth ej ejh `ojmgmoth, wbg`b `oj gj`rhosh tbh `boj`h ec tbot `ojmgmoth lhgjk

hih`thm. O``ermgjk te tbh XP Ph`urgtghs ojm Hx`bojkh @eaagssgej, `uauiotgvh

vetgjk bhips strhjktbhj tbh olgigty ec agjergty sborhbeimhrs te hih`t o mgrh`ter . <<;

Os o rhsuit, gc o `erperotgej ushs `uauiotgvh vetgjk, o `eurt aoy vghw tbgs os o

co`ter sukkhstgjk o io`d ec ujcogriy prhfumg`goi `ejmu`t er epprhssgej.

@eurts aoy `ejsgmhr etbhr co`ters tbot sukkhst sborhbeimhrs rhqugrh ommgtgej-

oi tgah te pre`hss gjceraotgej. Cer hxoapih, sborhbeimhrs wgii rhqugrh aerh tgah

te `ejsgmhr gjceraotgej gc o `erperotgej bos o iorkh jualhr ec mgrh`ters. Curtbhr,

gc tbhrh orh shvhroi mgssgmhjts prepesgjk jeagjotgejs er sioths, sborhbeimhrs wgii

rhqugrh ommgtgejoi tgah te `ejsgmhr tbhgr eptgejs ojm aodh oj gjcerahm mh`gsgej.

Gj sbert, `eurts sbeuim `ieshiy s`rutgjgzh wbhj ojm bew mgrh`ters gapihahjtoj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej. [bhrh o leorm ec mgrh`ters omepts oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej octhr tbh `ut-ecc moth, tbh leorm s o`tgej lrho`bhs tbh rhosejolih hxph`t-

otgejs ec sborhbeimhrs ojm gs epprhssgvh. Pgagioriy, wbhrh tbh mgrh`ters omept o

prevgsgej lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth lut todh sthps te stoii o sborhbeimhr crea jeagj-

otgjk mgrh`ters lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth, su`b oj o`tgej sbeuim oise lh vghwhm os

<<8 Phh h.k. Movgm \ Purot ht oi, <>?0 Mgs`iesurh Xpmoth ?; Fojuory <>?0) ot <, ejigjh6 Lermhj

Iomjhr Khrvogs II^ 9bttp6//www.lik.`ea/cr/beah/pulig`otgejs/Me`uahjts/ ulig`otgejU0<02.

pmc:.

  3@L@O supr jeth ?>, s ?>;(l).<<; XP Ph`urgtghs ojm Hx`bojkh @eaagssgej, @uauiotgvh Setgjk ?0 E`telhr <>>=), ejigjh6 XP

Ph`urgtghs ojm Hx`bojkh @eaagssgej 9bttp6//www.sh`.kev/ojswhrs/`uauiotgvhveth.bta:.

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

oj epprhssgvh o`tgej tbot lrho`bhs tbh sborhbeimhr s rhosejolih hxph`totgejs.

Ommgtgejoiiy, os tbh <>?0 @ojomgoj ^rexy @ejthst Ptumy ly Cosdhj Aortgjhou

MuAeuigj II^ hvgmhj`hs, < <2 tbh stort ojm hjm moth ec tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty

`oj ujcogriy prhfumg`h mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs, lh`oush mgrh`ters `oj gapihahjt owgjmew ec eppertujgty tbot aodhs sborhbeimhrs ihss igdhiy te hih`t o mgssgmhjt's

jeagjhhs.

SGG ]BH ^XLIG@ GJ]H\HP] ^E[H\

\hkormihss ec wbhtbhr o `eurt rhcushs te prhvhjt quhstgejolih ushs ec omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgejs, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr su`b quhstgej-

olih ushs orh `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst. Ph`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim gjthrvhjh

te preth`t tbh pulig` gjthrhst wbhj mgrh`ters ush oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej tehjtrhj`b tbhashivhs, er wbhj tbh prevgsgej boras tbh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec sborh-

beimhrs. Gj su`b `oshs, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs orh olusgvh ec letb sborhbeimhrs

ojm `opgtoi aordhts gj khjhroi. ]bgs sh`tgej wgii sht eut tbh joturh ojm s`eph ec tbh

pulig` gjthrhst pewhr, `ejsgmhr tbh thjsgej lhtwhhj `erperoth ojm sh`urgtghs iow,

ojm oppiy tbh hxgstgjk pulig` gjthrhst furgsprumhj`h te omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs.

G.]BH JO]X\H OJM P@E^H EC ^XLIG@ GJ]H\HP] ^E[H\

Xjmhr tbh Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs `t7 tbh Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs @eaagssgej ( EP@ )

b s tbh pew r te a dh auitgpih ermhrs gc t gs ec tbh epgjgej tb t tbh ermhr gs gj

tbh pulig` gjthrhst.<0 > ]bh EPO prevgmhs cer o best ec pethjtgoi ermhrs, ec wbg`b

tbh aest rhihvojt te omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs gs tbh ermhr ovogiolih ujmhr poro-

kropb = ec sh`tgej ?<;(?). ^orokropb = phragts tbh EP@ te aodh ToQj ermhr tbot

o aordht portg`gpojt sulagt te o rhvghw ec bgs, bhr er gts pro`tg`hs ojm pre`hmurhs

ojm gjstgtuth su`b `bojkhs os aoy lh ermhrhm ly tbh @eaagssgej . <0? ]bh EPO

mhcgjhs aordht portg`gpojt te gj`iumh o rhpertgjk gssuhr er o mgrh`ter, eccg`hr er

preaethr ec o rhpertgjk gssuhr . <0 < \homgjk tbhsh prevgsgejs tekhtbhr, sh`tgej ?<;

prevgmhs tbh EP@ wgtb tbh pewhr te aodh oj ermhr tbot o rhpertgjk gssuhr er gts

mgrh`ters gjstgtuth su`b `bojkh os tbh EP@ ermhrs.

<<2 Otdgjsej, Lotgsto Crhhioj, supro jeth ?;= ot 0> .

<<7 EPO supro jeth ?<.

<0> Glgm s ?<;.

<0? Glgm s ?<;(?)=.

<0< Glgm s ?(?) aordht portg`gpojt poro (`).

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Oitbeukb tbh EP@ s pulig` gjthrhst pewhr gs vhry lreom<00 tbh pewhr gs jet

ujigagthm. ]bh EP@ ojm tbh `eurts bovh phrgemg`oiiy sht tbh leujmorghs ojm

mhcgjhm tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr. <0=

]bhrh orh ceur dhy prgj`gpihs kevhrjgjk tbh oppig`otgej ec tbh EP@'s pulig`gjthrhst pewhr. Cgrst, gj @eaagtthh cer Hquoi ]rhotahjt ec Oslhstes Agjergty

Pborhbeimhrsv Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs @eaagssgej),<08 tbh Puprhah @eurt ec @ojomo

bhim tbot letb purpeshs ec tbh EPO ojgaoth tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr. <03 O``ermgjk

te sh`tgej ?.? tbh twe purpeshs ec tbh EPO orh (o) te prevgmh preth`tgej te

gjvhsters crea ujcogr, gaprephr er croumuihjt pro`tg`hs4 ojm l) te cesthr cogr ojm

hccg`ghjt `opgtoi aordhts ojm `ejcgmhj`h gj `opgtoi aordhts . <0; ]bh Puprhah @eurt

oise `outgejhm tbot gj `ejsgmhrgjk oj ermhr gj tbh pulig` gjthrhst gt gs oj hrrer te

ce`us ejiy ej tbh cogr trhotahjt ec gjvhsters . <02

Ph`ejm, tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr gs rhahmgoi rotbhr tboj pujgtgvh. Gj \hAgtbros Aojokhahjt Itm <07 tbh EP@ stothm tbot gts reih gs jet te pujgsb post

`ejmu`t, os su`b o reih gs cer tbh `eurts. <=> Gjsthom, o prgaory reih ec tbh EP@ gs

  te rhstrogj os lhst TgtQ `oj, cuturh `ejmu`t tbot gs igdhiy te lh prhfumg`goi te tbh

pulig` gjthrhst gj bovgjk `opgtoi aordhts tbot orh letb cogr ojm hccg`ghjt . <= ?

]bgrm, tbh EP@ aoy `ejsgmhr khjhroi mhthrrhj`h wbhj gapesgjk soj`tgejs

ej o aordht portg`gpojt. Gj \h @ortowoy\hseur`hs @erp,<=< tbh Puprhah @eurt

ec @ojomo mhcgjhm o soj`tgej aetgvothm ly khjhroi mhthrrhj`h os o phjoity tbot

gs mhsgkjhm te dhhp oj e``urrhj`h crea bopphjgjk4 gt mgs`eurokhs sgagior wrejk-

megjk gj etbhrs . <=0 Bewhvhr, tbh @eurt `outgejhm tbot khjhroi mhthrrhj`h sbeuimjet lh tbh ejiy co`ter aetgvotgjk tbh soj`tgej6 ]bh rhsph`tgvh gapertoj`h ec

khjhroi mhthrrhj`h os o co`ter wgii vory o``ermgjk te tbh lrho`b ec tbh TL@POQ ojm

tbh `gr`uastoj`hs ec tbh phrsej `borkhm wgtb lrho`bgjk tbh TL@POQ<==

<00 ^oui K Cgjmioy, Ph`urgtghs Iow ^ro`tg`h, eesh-ihoc (`ejsuithm ej ?8 Fojuory <>?0), 0m hm (]e-

rejte6 @orswhii, <>>0), `b << ot 03-03.?.

<0= Phh h.k., @eaagtthh cer Hquoi ]rhotahjtec Oslhstes Agjergty Pborhbeimhrsv Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs

@eaagssgej , <>>? P@@ 0;, T<>>?Q < P@\ ?0< TOslhstesQ4 \h @ortowoy\hseur`hs @erp, <>>= P@@

<3, T<>>=Q P@\ 3;< T@ortowoyQ4 \h @ojomgoj]grh @erp ?72;), ?> EP@L 28; T@ojomgoj]grhQ4 \h

Agtbros Aojokhahjt Itm ?77>), ?0 EP@L ?3>> TAgtbrosQ.

<08 Oslhstes, supro jeth <0=.

<03 Glgm ot poro =?.

<0; EPO supro jeth ?<, s ?.?.

<02 Oslhstes, supro jeth <0= ot poro =?.

<07 Agtbros, suprojeth <0=.

<=> Glgm ot ?3?>.

<=? Glgm ot ?3?>- ??.

<=< @ortowoy,suprojeth <0=.

<=0 Glgm ot poro 3?.

<== Glgm.

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Ceurtb tbh EP@ aoy ush tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr gj tbh olshj`h ec oj o`tuoi

vgeiotgej ec sh`urgtghs iow. Gj \h @ojomgoj]grh @erp <= 8 tbh EP@ stothm tbot

TtQe gjvedh tbh pulig` gjthrhst thst ec sh`tgej T?<;Q, portg`uioriy gj tbh ol-

shj`h ec o mhaejstrothm lrho`b ec tbh TEPOQ tbh rhkuiotgejs er o peig`y

stothahjt, tbh `ejmu`t er trojso`tgej aust `ihoriy lh mhaejstrothm te

lh olusgvh ec sborhbeimhrs gj portg`uior, ojm ec tbh `opgtoi aordhts gj

khjhroi. <=3

]bh preth`tgej ec `opgtoi aordhts aoy rhqugrh hxphmghjt o`tgej. Aordht

portg`gpojts aoy o`t gj o aojjhr tbot `oj gaahmgothiy rhsuit gj shrgeus bora te

`opgtoi aordhts. ]bh EP@, gj rh`ekjgzgjk tbh rhkuiotery joturh ec gts pewhrs,

stothm tbot ToQ rhkuiotery okhj`y `borkhm wgtb evhrsgkbt ec tbh `opgtoi aordhts

aust bovh tbh `opo`gty te aevh qug`diy te step trojso`tgejs wbg`b gt `ejsgmhrs te

lh gjfurgeus te tbh `opgtoi aordhts . <= ;

GG. ]BH ]HJPGEJ LH][HHJ @E\^E\O]H JM PH@X\G]GHP IO [

]bh rhkuiotgej ec `erperoth kevhrjoj`h ly sh`urgtghs rhkuioters gs jet wgtbeut

`rgtg`gsa. <=2 Bgsterg`oiiy, tbh rhkuiotgej ec tbh jeagjotgej ojm opprevoi ec `erper-

oth mgrh`ters wos tbh meaogj ec `erperoth iow. <= 7 Bewhvhr, @ojomgoj sh`urgtghs

iow bos gj`rhosgjkiy ce`ushm ej gssuhs rhiothm te `erperoth kevhrjoj`h ojm sborh-

beimhr rgkbts. <8> @ojomgoj sh`urgtghs rhkuioters' otthapt te agrrer XP sh`urgtghs

iow aoy portiy hxpiogj tbh gj`rhoshm rhkuiotgej ec `erperoth kevhrjoj`h gssuhs ly@ojomgoj rhkuioters. <8? ]we jetolih orhos ec evhriop orh tbh mgrh`ter jeagjotgej

pre`hss ojm tbh evhrsgkbt ec sborhbeimhr opprevoi.

 g)Ph`urgtghs Iow ojm tbh Mgrh`terJeagjotgej ^re`hss

Sorgeus ports ec tbh @L@O rhkuioth tbh mgrh`ter jeagjotgej pre`hss. ]bh @L@O

rhkuioths letb tbh pre`hmuroi ojm sulstojtgvh rgkbts ec tbh `erperotgej ojm tbh

sborhbeimhrs. ]bh purpesh ec tbh @L@O sh`tgejs ej prexy seig`gtotgej gs sborhbeim-

hr preth`tgej.<8 < Gj ommgtgej, sh`urgtghs iow oise rhkuioths tbh gjceraotgej `gr`uior

<=8 @ojomgoj]grh suprojeth <0=.

<=3 Glgmot 7=;.

<=; Glgm.

<=2 Aory K @ejmej, Ojgto GOjojm Fojgs ^ Porro, Ph`urgtghsIow gj @ojomo6@oshs ojm @eaahj-

tory <m hm (]erejte6 Haejm Aejtkeahry, <>?>) ot =<2.

<=7 Phh glgm ot ==;.

<8> Glgm ot =<;.

<8? Glgm.

<8< \h ^o`gcg`o^ophrsGj` <>>? L@P@ ?>37 ot poro 70, 7< L@I\ 0m) ?82, `gtgjk @L@O suprojeth

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

ojm prexy pre`hss. <80 O``ermgjk te Aory @ejmej, Ojgto Ojojm, ojm ojgs Porro,

tbh gjceraotgej `gr`uior ojm prexy pre`hss oiiews gjvhsters te hxhr`gsh tbhgr rgkbts

te portg`gpoth tbreukb vetgjk ojm sborhbeimhr prepesoi ah`bojgsas, krojthm te

tbha ly letb `erperoth ojm sh`urgtghs iow stotuths .

<8=

Cogrjhss ojm hccg`ghj`y ec`opgtoi aordhts gs mhphjmhjt ej tbh olgigty ec sborhbeimhrs te bovh `ejcgmhj`h tbot

tbh `erperotgej tbot tbhy portiy ewj gs lhgjk aojokhm gj gts lhst gjthrhsts. Os o

rhsuit, sborhbeimhrs utgigzh prexy ojm prepesoi prevgsgejs te evhrshh tbh kevhrj-

oj`h ec tbh `erperotgej. <88 Gj ommgtgej, wbhrh o mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhr gs olih te

hxhr`gsh bgs er bhr portg`gpotgej rgkbts, tbh sgkjoi crea tbh mgssgmhjt s o`tgejs `oj

lhjhcgt etbhr sborhbeimhrs.

Kgvhj tbot sh`urgtghs iow gs oirhomy gjveivhm gj tbh evhrsgkbt ec tbh prexy

ah`bojgsa, tbh `ejsgmhrotgej ec `erperoth o`tgejs tbot occh`t sborhbeimhr vetgjk

weuim lh o iekg`oi sthp te aogjtogjgjk pulig` `ejcgmhj`h gj tbh aordht os whii oshjsurgjk tbot aordhts orh ephrotgjk cogriy ojm hccg`ghjtiy.

  gg) Ph`urgtghsIow ojm ^egsej^giis

O sborhbeimhr rgkbts pioj, ecthj djewj os o pegsej pgii , gs o mhchjsgvh ahosurh

tbot mgrh`ters `oj ush te prhvhjt o todhevhr ec tbh `erperotgej.<8 3 Igdh tbh omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej, tbh ush ec pegsej pgiis gs jet uj`eaaej. <8 ; [bhj o porty trgkkhrs

o pegsej pgii, tbh pgii phragts jej-trgkkhrgjk sborhbeimhrs te o`qugrh ommgtgejoi

sborhs ot lhiew aordht voiuh. <82 Xsuoiiy, o trgkkhrgjk hvhjt e``urs wbhj o sborh-

beimhr eltogjs o sht phr`hjtokh ec tbh `erperotgej s sborhs. <8 7 ]bh pgii `rhoths omgsgj`hjtgvh cer o sborhbeimhr te trgkkhr tbh pgii lh`oush tbh pgii wgii mgiuth tbh

trgkkhrgjk sborhbeimhr s gjthrhst gj tbh `erperotgej. Pgagior te oj omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej, gj tbh rgkbt `gr`uastoj`hs, tbh pgii `oj shrvh tbh lhst gjthrhsts ec tbh

`erperotgej. <3> Jhvhrtbhihss, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters bovh lhhj s`hptg`oi ec pegsej

pgiis lh`oush ec tbh rgsd tbot mgrh`ters agkbt ush pegsej pgiis te hjtrhj`b tbha-

shivhs. <3? @ojomgoj rhkuioters wgii gssuh o `hosh tromh ermhr okogjst sh`urgtghs

sulfh`t te o pegsej pgii wbhrh tbh pgii gs `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst.<3<

<80 Phh h.k. Jotgejoi Gjstruahjt 8?-?>< - cer cgjoj`goi yhors lhkgjjgjk ej er octhr Fojuory ?,<>??

(ujeccg`goi `ejseigmotgej), EP@ JG 8?-?>< 0? E`telhr <>??), ^ort 7, ejigjh6 Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs @ea-

agssgej 9bttp6//www.es`.kev.ej.`o/hj/?00=<.bta:4 EPO suprojeth ?<, ^ort RGR.

<8= @ejmej, Ojojm Porro, suprojeth <=2 ot =<7.

<88 Glgm ot =0?.

<83 Glgm ot 887.

<8; Phh h.k. \h ??80<72 Oilhrto Itm, <>>8 OLOP@ ;<8 ot poro =3 T??80<72 OilhrtoQ.

<82 @ejmej, Ojojm Porro, suprojeth <=2 ot 887.

<87 @brgstepbhr @ Jg`beiis, Ahrkhrs O`qugsgtgejs ojm Etbhr @bojkhs ec @erperoth @ejtrei <m hm

(]erejte6 Grwgj Iow, <>?<) ot <8=-88.

<3 Phh h.k. ??80<72 Oilhrto suprojeth <8; ot poro =3 .

<3? Phh h.k. glgm.

<3< Phh h.k. glgm ot poro 28.

P^\GJK < ?0 3;

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Gj hvoiuotgjk tbh o`tgejs ec mgrh`ters, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters bovh hapbosgzhm

tbh gapertoj`h ec prhshrvgjk tbh olgigty ec sborhbeimhrs te hxhr`gsh tbh cujmoahj-

toi rgkbts ec sborh ewjhrsbgp. Gj tbh pegsej pgii `ejthxt, tbh EP@ bos stothm tbot

tbh pulig` gjthrhst ighs gj oiiewgjk sborhbeimhrs ec o torkht `eapojy te

hxhr`gsh ejh ec tbh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec sborh ewjhrsbgp-tbh olgigty te

mgspesh ec sborhs os ejh wgsbhs-wgtbeut ujmuh bgjmroj`h crea.. .mhchj-

sgvh to`tg`s.. .omepthm y tbh torkht leorm. <30

Curtbhr, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters bovh ushm tbhgr pulig` gjthrhst pewhr te rhaevh

o pegsej pgii wbhj tbh mgrh`ters' ejiy pessglih fustgcg`otgej wos te hjtrhj`b tbha-

shivhs. Gj \h ??80<72 Oilhrto<3= tbh Oilhrto Ph`urgtghs @eaagssgej OP@) mhoit

wgtb wbhtbhr tbh `eaagssgej sbeuim `hosh tromh sborhs sulfh`t te o pegsej pgii.

O lgmmhr bom aomh oj ecchr cer tbh sborhs ec tbh torkht `erperotgej tbot weuim

rhaogj ephj ujtgi Fuiy <7, <>>8 <38 Ej Fuiy <2, <>>8 tbh torkht `erperotgej's

leorm omepthm o pegsej pgii tbot weuim lh trgkkhrhm ly o lgmmhr gc tbh lgmmhr

o`qugrhm o tbrhsbeim jualhr ec sborhs etbhrwgsh tboj gj o trojso`tgej opprevhm

ly tbh torkht s leorm ec mgrh`ters. <33 ]bh mgrh`ters mgm jet kgvh sborhbeimhrs tbh

eppertujgty te opprevh tbh pegsej pgii ojm tbh lgmmhr sulshquhjtiy oppighm te tbh

OP@ cer oj ermhr thragjotgjk tbh ephrotgej ec tbh pgii. <3; Gj mhchjmgjk gts o`tgejs,

tbh torkht `eapojy sulagtthm te tbh OP@ tbot tbh pegsej pgii wos gj tbh gjthrhst ec

sborhbeimhrs lh`oush gt weuim oiiew sborhbeimhrs te lhjhcgt crea lgms ojtg`gpothm

te lh rh`hgvhm ej Oukust ? <>>8.<32 ]bh OP@ `ejsgmhrhm tbot tbh ergkgjoi lgm wos

te `iesh ejiy tbrhh moys lhcerh tbh moth ej wbg`b tbh torkht leorm ojtg`gpothm gtweuim rh`hgvh `eaphtgjk ecchrs, ojm sukkhsthm tbot bovgjk oj ommgtgejoi whhdhjm

te eltogj `eaphtgjk lgms wos o vhry whod losgs cer upbeimgjk tbh pgii. <37 ]bh OP@

`ej`iumhm tbot cogigjk te prhvhjt tbh omeptgej ec tbh pgii gj tbh `gr`uastoj`hs

`euim bovh ujmhragjhm tbh prhmg`tolgigty ec tbh todh-evhr lgm pre`hss

khjhroiiyT, wbg`bQ...weuim ephroth te tbh mhtrgahjt ec etbhr aordht por-

tg`gpojts wbe gj TtbhQ cuturh agkbt cgjm tbhashivhs pejmhrgjk, er hjkokhm

gj seah `opo`gty gj, o Ttodh-evhrQ lgm ec tbhgr ewj ojm wejmhrgjk bew

tbhy eukbt te pre`hhm er jet pre`hhm.< ;>

]bh OP@ sukkhsthm tbot ejiy aojokhahjt shhdgjk te hjtrhj`b gtshic weuim

lhjhcgt crea su`b uj`hrtogjty ojm ujprhmg`tolgigty , <;? ojm whjt ej te beim tbot

<30 \h @ojomgoj erhx Itm ?77<), ?8 EP@L <8; ot <33 TFerhxQ.

<3= ??80<72 Oilhrto supro jeth <8;.

<38 Glgm ot poro <.

<33 Glgm ot poros 0 =>.

<3; Glgm ot poros = 02.

<32 Glgm ot poro 82.

<37 Glgm ot poros 87-3>.

<;> Glgm ot poro 20.

<;? Glgm

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gt wos gj tbh pulig` gjthrhst te aodh oj ermhr tbot prhvhjthm tbh pegsej pgii crea

ephrotgjk. <; < ]bh OP@ gjthrvhjhm lh`oush ec `ej`hrjs evhr tbh olgigty ec mgrh`ters

te hjtrhj`b tbhashivhs ojm te olush tbhgr pewhrs ly strgppgjk sborhbeimhrs ec

cujmoahjtoi sborhbeimhr rgkbts.

GG. ]BH ^XLIG@ GJ]H\HP] ^E[H\ OJM ^\ELIHAO]G@ XPHP EC OMSOJ@H

JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

Os stothm olevh, @ojomgoj]grh prevgmhs tbot gj tbh olshj`h ec o sph`gcg` lrho`b ec

sh`urgtghs iow, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim ejiy ush tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr wbhj

mgrh`ters' o`tgejs orh olusgvh te sborhbeimhrs ojm ec `opgtoi aordhts gj khjhr-

oi. <;0 Oj o`tgej gs jet olusgvh sgapiy lh`oush gt gs ujcogr.<;= O``ermgjk te \h Phors

@ojomo j`, <;8 tbh mhcgjgtgej ec olusgvh khjhroiiy ahojs te agstrhot. <; 3Curtbhr,

Phors sukkhsts tbot tbh EP@ prhchrs o aoiiholih mhcgjgtgej ec olusgvh tbot gt `ojoppiy wbhj tbh `gr`uastoj`hs gjmg`oth o rhahmy gs jh`hssory.<;; Os orkuhm olevh

gj ^ort SG, o leorm s omeptgej ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej octhr tbh `ut-ecc

moth usgjk o leorm peig`y er ly-iows gs oj olush ec pewhr occh`tgjk tbh gjthkrgty ec

bew tbh `erperotgej s occogrs orh lhgjk `ejmu`thm. Aerhevhr, mhphjmgjk ej tbh

`gr`uastoj`hs, `eurts aoy cgjm epprhssgej er ujcogr prhfumg`h wbhrh tbh prevgsgej

rhstrg`ts sborhbeimhrs crea aodgjk o jeagjotgej lhcerh o sph`gcg` moth.

[bgih @ojomgoj]grh sukkhsts tbot o `eaagssgej `ojjet rhsert te tbh pulig`

gjthrhst pewhr wbhrh tbh `ejmu`t gs ahrhiy ujcogr,<;2 o `eaagssgej sbeuim jet

`ejcioth ujcogr ojm ujcogr prhfumg`h . Xjcogr prhfumg`h `ejtogjs oj hxtrohihahjt tbot gs lhyejm ahrh ujcogrjhss. ]bgs gs hvgmhjt gj L@H wbhrh tbh @eurt

gjmg`oths tbot ujcogr mgsrhkorm gs ihss shrgeus tboj ujcogr prhfumg`h . <; 7 Curtbhr

Jotgejoi ^eig`y 3<-<><,<2> wbg`b ommrhsshs mhchjsgvh to`tg`s su`b os pegsej pgiis,

stoths tbot sh`urgtghs rhkuioters orh prhporhm te hxoagjh torkht `eapojy to`tg`s

gj sph`gcg` `oshs te mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbhy orh olusgvh ec sborhbeimhrrgkbts .<2? Gj

L@H tbh @eurt stothm tbot tbh omeptgej ec o pegsej pgii gs oj hxoapih ec ujcogr

<;< Glgm ot poro 28.

<;0 @ojomgoj]grh, suprojeth <0= ot 7=;.

<;= Glgm

<;8 <>>3), 08 EP@L 2;2?.

<;3 Glgm ot 22?=.

<;; Glgm.

<;2 @ojomgoj]grh, suprojeth <0= ot 7=;.

<;7 L@H supro jeth ot poros 70-7=.

<2 Jetg`h ojm \hs`gssgej ojm Cgjoi Jotgejoi ^eig`y (hcch`tgvh = Oukust ?77;)6 J^ 3<-<>< ]odh-

Evhr Lgms Mhchjsgvh ]o`tg`s, EP@ J^ 3<-<>< (= Fuiy ?77;), ejigjh6 Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs @eaagssgej9bttp6//www.es`.kev.ej.`o/hj/?0<;=.bta: TJ^ 3<-<><Q.

<2? Glgm s ?.? 0) Thapbosgs ommhmQ.

P^\GJK < ?0 37

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prhfumg`h . <2 < Purhiy, tbh @eurt wos jet gapiygjk tbot sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim

`ejsgmhr tbh omeptgej ec o pegsej pgii te lh ahrhiy ujcogr cer sh`urgtghs iow

purpeshs wbhj tbh @eurt `boro`thrgzhm tbh omeptgej ec o pegsej pgii os `ejmu`t

tbot wos ujcogr prhfumg`h .Os gj tbh pegsej pgii `ejthxt, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim `ejstrogj tbh ush ec

oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej wbhrh gt gs ujigdhiy te o`bghvh ojy curtbhr lhjhcgts cer

sborhbeimhrs . <2 0 Ph`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim jet quhstgej hvhry omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgej. Gj portg`uior, wbhrh o leorm oahjms `erperoth ortg`ihs te gapihahjt

o prevgsgej succg`ghjtiy gj omvoj`h ec tbh `ut-ecc moth, ojm tbh prevgsgej mehs jet

`ejtogj o rhstrg`tgej ej jetg`h prger te o `hrtogj moth, tbh prevgsgej gs prgao co`gh

`ejsgsthjt wgtb tbh pulig` gjthrhst, lh`oush tbh prevgsgej wgii jet lh hcch`tgvh ujtgi

gt gs opprevhm ly twe-tbgrms ec sborhbeimhrs ojm gt wgii jet prhvhjt oppreprgothiy

iejk `oapogkjs.Oithrjotgvhiy, wbhrh tbh `gr`uastoj`hs sukkhst tbot mgrh`ters orh lhgjk olusgvh

te sborhbeimhrs ojm `opgtoi aordhts gj khjhroi, rhkuioters sbeuim `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr

tbh mgrh`ters' o`tgejs ojm tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej orh gj tbh pulig` gjthrhst.

Gj portg`uior, omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs tbot orh gapihahjthm gj oj otthapt te

hjtrhj`b aojokhahjt er te `ejstrogj tbh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec sborhbeimhrs orh

olusgvh ec sborhbeimhrs ojm tbh `opgtoi aordhts gj khjhroi lh`oush ec tbh gapert-

ojt reih tbot sborhbeimhr vetgjk bos gj hjsurgjk mgrh`ters o`t gj tbh lhst gjthrhsts

ec tbh `erperotgej. Curtbhr, wbhtbhr sborhbeimhrs orh olih te veth ej oj omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej, er wbhtbhr tbh mgrh`ters bovh `eapighm wgtb tbhgr `erperoth iowmutghs, sbeuim jet gjmhphjmhjtiy mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbh prevgsgej gs `ejtrory te

tbh pulig` gjthrhst.

 g) AojokhahjtHjtrhj`bahjt

Ejh `eaaej choturh ec pegsej pgiis ojm omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs gs tbot o leorm

`oj gapihahjt tbha te hjtrhj`b gtshic.<2= Gj osshssgjk tbh pulig` gjthrhst, rhkuioters

wgii lh portg`uioriy `ej`hrjhm wbhrh tbhrh orh gjmg`otgejs tbot tbh sborhbeimhrs

  orh lhgjk ujmuiy er ujcogriy mhprgvhm ec tbh olgigty te rhspejm te eppertujgtghs

rhiotgjk te tbhgr gjvhstahjt <28-cer hxoapih, wbhrh sthps TorhQ todhj ly torkht`eapojy aojokhahjt te worm ecc o pethjtgoi o`qugrhr gj oj otthapt te hjtrhj`b

aojokhahjt's ewj pesgtgej . <2 3 Pgagioriy, os stothm ly tbh EP@, Leorm pre`hss

wgii lh `eapreagshm wbhrh.. .mh`gsgejs ly tbh torkht leorm er sph`goi `eaagtthh

<2< L@H supro jeth ot poro 7=.

<20 @.c \h LoccgjiojmGrej Agjhs @erp <>?>), 00 EP@L ??028 ot ??027, ;; LI\ =tb) ?=0.

<2= ^odrui, suprojeth 38.

<28 \h ?=;223> ilhrtoItm <>>7 OLOP@ ==2 ot poro 03.

<23 Glgm.

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sukkhst hjtrhj`bahjt. <2 ; Os gj tbh pegsej pgii `ejthxt,<22 sh`urgtghs rhkuioters

sbeuim `ejsgmhr usgjk tbh pulig` gjthrhst pewhr wbhrh tbh ejiy fustgcg`otgej cer tbh

omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej opphors te lh tbh hjtrhj`bahjt ec aojokhahjt.

Gc o leorm ushs o ly-iow er leorm peig`y te omept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej,sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim `ejsgmhr aojokhahjt hjtrhj`bahjt. ]bh olgigty ec

mgrh`ters te aodh o ly-iow er leorm peig`y gaahmgothiy hcch`tgvh `oj lh olusgvh

te sborhbeimhr rgkbts ojm tbh `opgtoi aordhts cer twe rhosejs. Cgrst, lh`oush oj

omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gapihahjthm tbreukb o ly-iow er leorm peig`y gs hcch`tgvh

gaahmgothiy, mgrh`ters `oj ush oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej rhkormihss ec wbhtbhr

tbh mgrh`ters lhighvh o aofergty ec sborhbeimhrs weuim suppert tbha evhr oithrjo-

tgvh jeagjhhs. @ejshquhjtiy, wbhrh mgrh`ters susph`t tbot tbhy wgii jet lh rh-hih`t-

hm, tbhy aoy omept oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej gj oj otthapt te preiejk tbhgr

thjurh. Ph`ejm, o veth te opprevh oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej `oj todh pio`hocthr tbh veth te hih`t mgrh`ters, os e``urrhm gj Aujmere. Gj su`b o `osh, hvhj gc

sborhbeimhrs whrh te rhfh`t tbh prevgsgej, o mgssgmhjt weuim bovh lhhj ujolih te

jeagjoth o mgrh`ter crea tbh cieer-tbh veth te hih`t mgrh`ters weuim bovh oirhomy

todhj pio`h. <27

[bgih Aujmere gapighs tbot beimgjk o sborhbeimhr veth aodhs oj omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej aerh igdhiy te lh hjcer`holih, <7> gt mehs jet stoth tbot tbh prevgsgej

gj quhstgej weuim bovh lhhj gjhcch`tgvh gc tbh mgrh`ters bom jet put gt te o sborh-

beimhr veth. Jhvhrtbhihss, gc mgrh`ters gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ly

usgjk o leorm peig`y wgtbeut o sborhbeimhr veth, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim cgjmtbot tbh prevgsgej wos omepthm te hjtrhj`b tbh mgrh`ters.

Gj ommgtgej te bew tbh leorm gapihahjthm oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej, rhku-

ioters sbeuim oise `ejsgmhr wbhj tbh leorm gapihahjthm tbh prevgsgej, ojm tbh

leorm s lhbovgeur oreujm tbgs tgah. Os gj Aujmere wbhrh o leorm ushs hgtbhr

o leorm peig`y er ly-iow te gapihahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej octhr tbh

`ut-ecc moth, tbh mgrh`ters o`tgejs prgaoco`gh sukkhst aojokhahjt hjtrhj`bahjt.

Curtbhr, wbhrh tbh `gr`uastoj`hs hvgj`h pessglih stoiigjk to`tg`s, su`b os tbesh gj

Aoumerh o rhkuioter sbeuim lh oihrt te etbhr gjmg`go ec hjtrhj`bahjt.

[bhrh o leorm gapihahjts oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej tbreukb oj oahjm-ahjt te tbh ortg`ihs, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim lh ihss `ej`hrjhm oleut aojokh-

ahjt hjtrhj`bahjt. ]bgs gs lh`oush oahjmahjts te tbh ortg`ihs orh jet hcch`tgvh

ujtgi opprevhm ly sborhbeimhrs tbreukb sph`goi rhseiutgej. <7? Bewhvhr, sh`urgtghs

rhkuioters aoy stgii `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty te jeagjoth mgrh`-

<2; \h Jhe Aothrgoi]h`bjeiekghs Gj` <>>7), 0< EP@L 37=? ot 3782, 30 LI\ (=tb) ?<0.

<22 ??80<72 Oilhrto supro jeth <8; ot poros 20-28.

<27 Phh h.k. ]beasej Pbgsbihr, suprojeth ?3>.

<7 Aujmere suprojeth 3 ot poro 8?.

<7? @L@O supro jeth ?> s ?;0(?)(`) (o sph`goi rhseiutgej gs mhcgjhm gj sh`tgej <(?) te ahoj o rhseiu-

tgej posshm ly o aofergty ec jet ihss tboj twe-tbgrms ec vetgjk sborhbeimhrs).

P^\GJK < ?0 ;?

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ters ephroths te hjtrhj`b hxgstgjk mgrh`ters. O `eaagssgej sbeuim `ejsgmhr tbh

prhshj`h ec hjtrhj`bahjt wbhrh tbh prevgsgej phragts o sbert wgjmew ec epper-

tujgty cer jeagjotgej. Os giiustrothm ly tbh @^ \ogi soko, mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs

`oj lhjhcgt sulstojtgoiiy crea rujjgjk o iejk pulig` `oapogkj. \hkuioters sbeuim`ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh mgrh`ters bovh ojy fustgcg`otgej etbhr tboj hjtrhj`bahjt cer

rhstrg`tgjk jeagjotgejs lhcerh seah sph`gcghm moth.

Gj `ejsgmhrgjk wbhtbhr tbh leorm gs otthaptgjk te hjtrhj`b gtshic, sh`urgtghs

rhkuioters sbeuim `ejsgmhr sgagior co`ters os gj tbh epprhssgej `ejthxt. Cgrst, gc tbh

`erperotgej ushs sioth vetgjk, tbh omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej aoy bovh oj hjtrhj`b-

gjk hcch`t. Ph`ejm, jej-`uauiotgvh vetgjk aoy sukkhst hjtrhj`bahjt gc gt aodhs

gt ihss igdhiy tbot tbh agjergty sborhbeimhrs `oj gjciuhj`h tbh mhthragjotgej ec

mgrh`ters. ]bgrm, gc tbh `erperotgej bos o iorkh jualhr ec sborhbeimhrs, sh`urgtghs

rhkuioters sbeuim `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh wgjmew ec eppertujgty bos oj hjtrhj`bgjkhcch`t ly aodgjk tbh hih`tgej ec o mgssgmhjt s jeagjhh ujigdhiy.

  gg) Bora te PborhbeimhrsCujmoahjtoi \gkbts

\h @ojomgojFerhx Itm sukkhsts tbot sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim lh oihrt te ojy

o`tgejs ec mgrh`ters tbot evhrrgmh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec sborhbeimhrs. < 7< Gj portg`u

ior, Ferhx sukkhsts tbot tbh pulig` gjthrhst ighs gj prebglgtgjk mgrh`ters crea ujmuiy

bgjmhrgjk tbh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec sborh ewjhrsbgp. <70Gj \h BumLoy Agjhrois

Gj` <7= tbh EP@ stothm tbot TtQbh rgkbt ec sborhbeimhrs te veth ej ojm mhthragjh

tbh aodh-up ec tbh leorm gs o cujmoahjtoi kevhrjoj`h rgkbt . <78 Curtbhr, lh`oush  T`Qopgtoi aordhts mhphjm ej tbh ruihs tbot `erperoth iow hstoligsbhs cer mhthr-

agjgjk bew gjvhsters rhoigzh rhturjs ,<73 tbh voiuh ec sborhs aoy mgagjgsb gc mgrh`-

ters evhrrgmh tbh rgkbts ec sborhbeimhrs, os gjvhsters aoy lhkgj te quhstgej tbh

`hrtogjty ec tbh losg` ossuaptgejs ej wbg`b tbhy aodh gjvhstahjt mh`gsgejs. Os

stothm gj ^ort SG, ujmhr `erperoth iow, o cujmoahjtoi rgkbt ec sborhbeimhrs gs

te shih`t tbh mgrh`ters ec o `eapojy. <7; Lh`oush `erperoth iow aodhs mgrh`ters

rhspejsglih cer aojokgjk tbh `erperotgej,<72 sborhbeimhrs tbot orh mgssotgscghm

wgtb aojokhahjt `oj me igttih aerh tboj shii tbhgr sborhs, er otthapt te rhpio`h

tbh mgrh`ters te hxprhss tbhgr mgssotgsco`tgej. [bhj o sborhbeimhr je iejkhr bostbh olgigty te otthapt te rhpio`h tbh mgrh`ters, tbh sborhbeimhr's ejiy eptgej gs te

shii gts sborhs. Crea o pulig` gjthrhst phrsph`tgvh, tbgs gs portg`uioriy treulihseah

lh`oush sborhbeimhrs khjhroiiy ejiy `ejsgmhr rhpio`gjk mgrh`ters wbhj tbh sborhs

<7< Phh Ferhx, supro jeth <30.

<70 Glgm

<7= <>>7), 0< EP@L 0;00, 82 LI\ (=tb) <=7 T`gthm te EP@LQ.

<78 Glgm ot 0;3< Thapbosgs ommhmQ.

<73 ^urg ht oi, supro jeth <8 ot ?73.

<7; Phh h.k., ^ouisej,suprojeth <>8 ot <>?-><.

<72 @L@O suprojeth ?> s ?><.

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

bovh lhhj phrceragjk peeriy. Mgrh`ters' ush ec o leorm peig`y er ly-iow te gapih-

ahjt oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej octhr tbh `ut-ecc moth, os gj Aujmere er tbhgr

ush ec stoiigjk to`tg`s, os gj Aoumerh sbeuim lh shhj os strgppgjk sborhbeimhrs ec

tbhgr cujmoahjtoi rgkbt te jeagjoth ojm hih`t mgrh`ters. ]bh `eaagssgej sbeuim`ejsgmhr aodgjk ermhrs gj tbh pulig` gjthrhst te prhvhjt o`tgejs tbot hcch`tgvhiy

mhstrey tbh olgigty ec o sborhbeimhr te jeagjoth o mgrh`ter.

Curtbhr, te tbh hxthjt tbot sioth vetgjk ojm tbh stort ojm hjm moth ec tbh wgjmew

ec eppertujgty mh`rhosh tbh `boj`h tbot sborhbeimhrs wgii veth cer tbh mgssgmhjt's

sioth, tbh sioth vetgjk systha aoy lh mhtrgahjtoi te tbh mgssgmhjt s cujmoahjtoi

rgkbts. Gj ommgtgej, gc tbh `erperotgej bos o iorkh jualhr ec sborhbeimhrs, sh`ur-

gtghs rhkuioters sbeuim `ejsgmhr wbhtbhr tbh stort ojm hjm moth ec tbh wgjmew ec

eppertujgty mhchots tbh cujmoahjtoi rgkbts ec sborhbeimhrs ly aodgjk gt mgccg`uit

cer tbh mgssgmhjt te `eaaujg`oth wgtb tbh sborhbeimhrs. Aerhevhr, lh`oush gjcer-aotgej gs gapertojt te sborhbeimhrs' olgigty te djewihmkholiy hih`t mgrh`ters, <77

gc

aerh tboj ejh mgssgmhjt gs prepesgjk jeagjotgejs er o sioth, tbhj tbh wgjmew ec

eppertujgty sbeuim prevgmh sborhbeimhrs wgtb hjeukb tgah te mgkhst tbh gjcerao-

tgej ojm aodh oj gjcerahm mh`gsgej.

  ggg)PborhbeimhrSeth Pbeuim jet lh Mhthragjotgvh

@eurt opprevoi ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs, su`b os gj Aoumerh ojm Aujmere

sbeuim jet seihiy mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbhsh prevgsgejs, er mgrh`ters' o`tgejs wgtb

rhsph`t te tbhsh prevgsgejs, orh gj tbh pulig` gjthrhst. Gj \h Lojds,0>> tbh EP@stothm tbh ceiiewgjk6

T Qj hxhr`gsgjk eur pulig` gjthrhst furgsmg`tgej `ej`hrjgjk `erperoth kev-

hrjoj`h, wh aust ke lhyejm `ejsgmhrgjk wbhtbhr tbh rhspejmhjt `ea-

pighm wgtb tbh muty ec `orh, mgigkhj`h ojm sdgii sht eut gj tbh EL@O

]bh EP@ hapbosgzhm tbot gt gs eligkothm te mhthragjh wbhtbhr tbh `ejmu`t ec

tbh rhspejmhjt wos `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst .0><

Curtbhr, gj `ejsgmhrgjk tbh

EP@'s mh`gsgej gj \h Aokjo Gjthrjotgejoi j`0>0 ^rechsser Ojgto Ojojm sukkhsts

tbot sh`urgtghs rhkuiotgej pio`hs o ioyhr ec rhkuiotery `ejsgmhrotgejs evhr ojm

olevh tbh `ejtro`t tbot sborhbeimhrs bovh hjthrhm gjte wgtb tbh `erperotgej .0>=

Pbh sukkhsts tbot TtQbhsh `ejsgmhrotgejs gj`iumh tbh `ej`hpt ec pulig` gjthrhst,

wbg`b bos tromgtgejoiiy ahojt aerh tboj tbh rhosejolih hxph`totgejs ec sborhbeim-

<77 ^urg ht oi, suprojeth <8 ot ?7>-7?.

0 <>>0), <3 EP@L 00;;, 0= LI\ 0m) <7< TLojds `gthm te EP@LQ, vor m ej etbhr kreujms, Lojds

v Ejtorge Ph`urgtghs@eaagssgej <>>8), <>= EO@ <7> ?=0 O@[P 0m) ?><< (Pup @t F (Mgv @t)).

0>? Lojds, suprojeth 0 ot 002=.

0>< Glgm.

0>0 (<>??), 0= EP@L ?<7>, ;2 LI\ (=tb) 7=.

0>= Ojgto Ojojm, [os Aokjo gj tbh ^ulig` Gjthrhst5 (<>??) =76< Eskeemh Boii IF 0?? ot 0<=.

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XJGSH\PG]W EC ]E\EJ]E CO@XI]W EC IO[ \HSGH[

hrs .0> Os o rhsuit, tbh co`t tbot o `eurt upbeims oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej ujmhr

`erperoth iow sbeuim jet prh`iumh o sh`urgtghs rhkuioter crea `ejsgmhrgjk wbhtbhr

tbh prevgsgej gs `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst.

Kgvhj tbh olgigty ec mgrh`ters te omept omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs wgtb erwgtbeut prger sborhbeimhr opprevoi, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim ieed te tbh iow

ej sborhbeimhr opprevoi gj tbh pegsej pgii `ejthxt te gjcera tbhgr `ejsgmhrotgej ec

wbhtbhr omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs orh `ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst. Cer hxoapih,

gj \h @oroEphrotgejs tm 0 3 tbh EP@ stothm tbh ceiiewgjk wgtb rhsph`t te mgrh`-

ters' ush ec pegsej pgiis, wgtb tbh stothahjt lhgjk hquoiiy oppig`olih te omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgejs6

Gco Tjetg`h prevgsgejQ mehs jet bovh sborhbeimhr opprevoi, gt khjhroi-

 y wgii lh susph`t os jet lhgjk gj tbh lhst gjthrhst ec tbh sborhbeimhrs4bewhvhr, sborhbeimhr opprevoi ec gtshic wgii jet hstoligsb tbot o Tjetg`h

prevgsgejQ gs gj tbh lhst gjthrhst ec tbh sborhbeimhrs.0 >;

Gj ommgtgej, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim lh `outgeus oleut `ejciotgjk sborh-

beimhr opprevoi wgtb tbh pulig` gjthrhst. Lh`oush ly-iow oahjmahjts ojm leorm

peig`ghs orh hcch`tgvh gaahmgothiy, tbh olgigty ec sborhbeimhrs te veth ej tbh prevg-

sgej mehs jet jhkoth tbh moaokh mejh te sborhbeimhrs er `opgtoi aordhts prger

te tbh sborhbeimhr veth te opprevh tbh prevgsgej. Os o rhsuit, sgj`h tbh pulig`

gjthrhst gs rhahmgoi ojm prhvhjtotgvh,0>2 sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim jet wogt te o`t

ujtgi sborhbeimhrs veth ej tbh prevgsgej wbhj tbh `gr`uastoj`hs sukkhst olush ec

sborhbeimhrs ojm `opgtoi aordhts loshm ej gjmg`go su`b os hjtrhj`bahjt er bora

te sborhbeimhrs' cujmoahjtoi rgkbts.

SGGG @EJ@IXPGEJ

Omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `oj lhjhcgt sborhbeimhrs ly prephriy gjceragjk tbha ec

oithrjotgvh mgrh`ter jeagjotgejs. Bewhvhr, wbhrh mgrh`ters gapihahjt oj omvoj`h

jetg`h prevgsgej tbreukb o ly-iow er leorm peig`y wgtb gaahmgoth hcch`t octhr tbh

`ut-ecc moth, er gapihahjt o prevgsgej shvhroi moys lhcerh tbh `ut-ecc moth ojm

stoii tbh mgssgmhjt gj `eapiygjk wgtb tbh prevgsgej, sborhbeimhrs wgii lh hcch`tgvh-

 y prh`iumhm crea jeagjotgjk mgrh`ters ot tbh certb`eagjk ahhtgjk. Gj ommgtgej,

wbhrh tbh prevgsgej prhvhjts jeagjotgejs prger te o sph`gcghm moth, mgssgmhjts aoy

lh mgsomvojtokhm rhiotgvh te gj`ualhjt mgrh`ters lh`oush ec tbh lhjhcgt ec iejk

pulig` `oapogkjs ojm cgrst aevhr omvojtokhs. ^revgsgejs tbot rhstrg`t jeagjotgej

0>8 Glgm

0>3 <>><), <8 EP@L ;77;.

0>; Glgm ot 2>>0 (te giiustroth tbh oppig`olgigty ec tbh quethm possokh te omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs,

tbh thra pioj -wbg`b tbh EP@ ushm te mgs`uss tbh pegsej pgii-bos lhhj rhpio`hm wgtb jetg`h prevg-sgej ).

0>2 Phh h.k. Agtbros supro jeth <0= ot ?3?> ??.

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OMSOJ@H JE]G@H ^\ESGPGEJP

prger te o sph`gcghm moth aoy oise gjmgrh`tiy hj`eurokh cuii-liewj lottihs cer `ejtrei

ly `rhotgjk o mgsgj`hjtgvh cer mgssgmhjts te jhketgoth gj omvoj`h ec tbh wgjmew ec

eppertujgty.

@ejshquhjtiy, mgrh`ters ush ec omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs `euim kgvh rgsh te`eurt ermhr ujmhr tbh epprhssgej rhahmy. Mhphjmgjk ej tbh `gr`uastoj`hs, tbh

o`tgejs ec mgrh`ters ojm tbh thras ec tbh prevgsgejs aoy lrh `b tbh rh sej lih

hxph`totgejs ec mgssgmhjt sborhbeimhrs. Curtbhr wbhrh mgrh`ters ush tbh prevg-

sgejs gj o aojjhr tb t prh`iumhs sborhbeimhrs crea aodgjk jeagjotgejs eutrgkbt

er rhmu`hs tbh `boj`h ec sborhbeimhrs su``hsscuiiy rhpio`gjk gj`ualhjt aojokh-

ahjt, tbhgr o`tgejs orh ot ihost ujcogriy prhfumg`goi, ojm pethjtgoiiy epprhssgvh, te

sborhbeimhrs.

\hkormihss ec wbhtbhr `erper th iow oppighs, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim

`ejsgmhr wbhtbhr omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgejs ojm tbhgr a jjhr ec omeptgej orh`ejtrory te tbh pulig` gjthrhst. [bhrh tbh thras ec oj omvoj`h jetg`h prevgsgej er

gts a jjhr ec omeptgej sukkhsts hjtrhj`bahjt er o vgeiotgej ec tbh cujm ahjt i

rgkbts ec sborhbeimhrs, tbh prevgsgej wgii lh olusgvh ec tbh mgssgmhjts ojm `opgtoi

aordhts gj khjhroi. Lh`oush ec tbh gapertojt reih ec sborhbeimhrs olgigty te shih`t

aojokhahjt, gjvhsters aoy iesh `ejcgmhj`h gj tbh `opgtoi aordhts gc sh`urgtghs

rhkuioters ihovh sborhbeimhrs cujm ahjt i rgkbts ujpreth`thm. ]e prhvhjt pessglih

olush, sh`urgtghs rhkuioters sbeuim jet ligjmiy rhiy ej tbh co`t tb t omvoj`h jetg`h

prevgsgejs aoy hvhjtuoiiy lh opprevhm ly sborhbeimhr veths. ]bhsh prevgsgejs

aoy lh gaahmgothiy hcch`tgvh, se ly tbh tgah sborhbeimhrs bovh tbh eppertujgtyte veth, tbh prevgsgej wgii bovh oirhomy b rahm sborhbeimhrs ojm `opgtoi aordhts.

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