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    ripsng qfn fds pidsng xn `ileizi xfdx sycf dg dcx fds `iig np es `iega cnooexxih'

    Qfecf oidgs xfdx gieaf`nyps sfnylh xdki egexedxezi ng `ifdlj nj xfi zecxeo> Qfu

    sfnylh dgu ripsng qfn fds pidsng xn `ileizi xfdx sycf dcx fds `iig cnooexxih `i

    dllnqih xn piaesxip d cnorldegx mysx ng fes.fip `ileij> Qfdx d`nyx dyxfigxec rpnnjs

    dgh izehigci> Ex dlsn oidgs xfdx izig d qejis rdpdonyp.lnzip cdg gnq jeli d

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    cnorldegx ng fip `ifdlj' Esgx xfes apidx$ Ex fds dlsn `iig jnygh xfdx eg xfi izigx nj

    dlxipcdxeng xfi rnleci aigipdllu dppisx xfi fys`dgh dgh xfi eg/ldqs' Xfes dp`expdpu

    hiceseng nj xfi rnleci xn jdznyp xfi hdyafxip/eg/ldq es d giqjnygh ixfecs, xn rpnxicx

    xfi peafxs dgh le`ipdle}dxeng nj xfi qnoig dgh ex zenldxis xfi rpegcerlis nj gdxypdl

    mysxeci' Ldq sfnylh xdki exs nqg cnypsi xn rygesf xfi ayelxu qfnizip ex oeafx `i' Xfi

    eornpxdgx jldq eg xfi Dcx es egclyseng nj lezi/eg rdpxgips np dgu sivydl rdpxgips

    [Cfdrxip E Sicxeng 0&d%_' Xfes dyxnodxecdllu aezis liaexeodcu xn lezi/eg pildxengsfer'

    Esgx xfes ygjdep jnp liadllu qihhih qezis> Qngx xfi rpnoescynys fys`dghs gnq xdki

    dhzdgxdais nj xfes `ell> Xfipi dpi odgu sycf fnqlips eg xfi Hnoisxec Zenligci Dcx'

    Xfi Hnoisxec Zenligci Dcx, yghip xfi adp` nj rpnxicxega fdpdssih qnoig, fds gnq

    dcxydllu `icnoi d rnqipjyl xnnl eg xfi fdghs nj qnoig xn fdpdss oig dgh sxper xfio

    njj dll xfiep peafxs' Xfi Dcx qell dcxydllu qnpsig xfi hnoisxec rpn`lios lidhega xn

    `pidkhnqg eg odppedais ds qnoig qell gnq `i xiorxih.igcnypdaih xn an xn

    cnypxs.rnleci djxip xpezedl jeafxs np fidzu jeafxs fdrrigega eg xfi fidx nj xfi onoigx'

    Xfi Dcx hescnypdais qnoig xn picxeju xfiep oesxdki' Xfi Dcx gnx nglu aezis sqiirega

    rnqips xn jiodlis `yx dlsn xdkis dqdu dll xfi peafxs nj oig' Qfeli ex eornsis d lnx nj

    pisrngse`elexu ng oig, ex aezis lnx nj peafxs xn qnoig qfn oesysis xfi ldq> Qfeli

    hnoisxec ldqs dpi igdcxih xn sdzi xfi rnnp jiodli, xfipi fdzi `iig odgu cdsis qfipi

    odgu cyggega ygscpyrylnys qnoig fdzi oesysih xfisi ldqs xn xfiep dhzdgxdais' Jnp

    ivdorli, xfi oesysi nj Sicxeng 856 oidgx xn rpnxicx qnoig jpno cpyilxu dgh hnqpu

    fdpdssoigx' Xfipi fdzi `iig cdsis qfipi qnoig qipi egcexih `u xfi jdoelu oio`ips

    xn xdki pizigai xn sixxli jdoelu hesryxis `u piaesxipega jdlsi cdsis' Sycf adas nj

    ivxnpxengega ongiu jpno eggncigx oig dgh xn qpick zigaidgci qell gnq apnsslu

    oesysi xfi Hnoisxec Zenligci Dcx xfdx es odhi xn rpnxicx qnoig' @u odkega d ngi/

    sehih Dcx, qezis, lezi/eg rdpxgips qell gnq `i xiorxih xn ysi ex dadegsx xfiep

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    fys`dghs.rdpxgips' Jioegesxs qnylh dzip ds xn qfu d qnoig qnylh jeli d cdsi ej sfi

    es fdrru eg xfi odppedai' @yx xfdx qnylh `i leki sduega xfdx oig dpi yghip oipcu nj

    qnoig' Ej qezis np lezi/eg rdpxgips dpi gnx fdrru jnp qfdxizip xpezedl pidsngs, xfiu

    cdg gnq xypg xfi xd`li ng xfiep fys`dgh `u jelega jdlsi cdsis eppisricxezi nj qfixfip

    dgu zenligci nccyppih np gnx' Aighip rdpxesdgsfer es qfnllu nyx nj rldci eg xfi cdsis

    nj hnoisxec zenligci' Xqidkega xfi qdu xfi ldq es egxiprpixih eg sycf d qdu sn ds xn

    heoegesf pisrngse`elexu jnp ngi siv np xfi nxfip cnylh fdzi onpxdl cngsityigcis jnp

    rnnp oig' Hnoisxec zenligci es xnn apdzi d odxxip xn `i dg dpid qfipi xfi pdhecdls

    cdg sfnq njj fnq jioegesx xfiu dpi' Dgh dx rpisigx hnoisxec zenligci es d jioegesx

    essyi' Jnp xfi cnypxs dgh qnoig npadge}dxengs, ex es d odxxip nj n`zenys oesxpyxf xfdx

    qnoig cdggnx cnooex hnoisxec cpeois np xfdx qnoig cdggnx piaesxip jdlsi pdri

    cdsis' Qfu sfnylhgx oig dlsn fdzi rpnxicxeng dadegsx hnoisxec zenligci> Qfu cdgx

    xfi sdoi jdcxnps dxxpe`yxih xn oig jnp fdpdssega xfiep qezis cdg dlsn `i dxxpe`yxih xn

    qnoig> Xfipi dpi gyoipnys cdsis nj odli fdpdssoigx dgh d sxyhu nj rfusecdl dgh

    zip`dl d`ysi nj oig `u qnoig qell `pega nyx d clidp recxypi' Syecehi pdxi nj oig eg

    Eghed anis yr `u dlonsx 92) djxip odppedai hyi xn ionxengdl d`ysi' Xfi Knonlekds,

    Rdlldzes, Kddzipes, Meauddsds, ixc' nj Eghed qnylh pilesf xfi Hnoisxec Zenligci Dcx,

    0229 dgh xfi Dcx aezis d lnx nj scnri jnp cnppyrx ldquips dgh `pe`is jnp rnleci, GANs

    dgh rnlexecedgs xn odki lnxs nj ongiu' Xfi eggncigx oig, qnoig, cfelhpig, ixc' qell

    nglu aix hescpeoegdxih dadegsx' Lix xfipi `i sxpecx ldqs jnp hnoisxec zenligci dgh sxpecx

    rygesfoigx jnp ayelxu dgh d`ysezi oig `yx lix xfipi gnx `i `edsih ldqs fidzelu eg

    jdznyp nj qnoig xfdx qnylh nglu igh eg `pnkig odppedai dgh pildxengsfer' Xfi

    Hnoisxec Zenligci Dcx giihs eooihedxi dgh cnorlixi nzipfdyl'

    XFI OESYSI NJ LDQ= JDCIXS NJ MYSXECI

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    Xn sxdpx qexf xfi sxnpu, ex es eornpxdgx xn fdzi xpdelips leki xfisi= / Snged Zs Zegnh4: =

    D CEXU cnypx fds hesoessih d rixexeng nj d qnodg dadegsx fip jdoelu oio`ips ng

    jeghega sfi qds fdpdssega xfio, oesysega xfi Hnoisxec Zenligci Dcx eg xfi rpnciss'

    Hesoessega xfi cnorldegx, Oixpnrnlexdg Odaesxpdxi Sfdfd`yhheg sdeh, E do rpeod

    jdcei nj xfi cngsehipih nregeng xfdx xfi cnorldegdgx es gnx cnnripdxega qexf fip eg/

    ldqs' Sfi rpeod jdcei drridps xn `i fdpdssega xfio ng xpezedl odxxips'

    Cnorldegdgx Snged fdh drrpndcfih xfi cnypx eg Dyaysx, dlliaega fip fys`dgh Zegnh

    dgh fes onxfip dgh sesxips ysih xn rfusecdllu fdpdss fip jnp `pegaega egsyjjeceigx

    hnqpu' Xfi cnypx, fnqizip, hiclegih xn dllnq fip cnorldegx, dskega d gyo`ip nj pileij

    s, egclyhega peafx xn pisehigci' Xfi qnodg jdelih xn sdxesju xfes cnypx xfdx fip

    fys`dgh np dgu nj fes nxfip jdoelu oio`ips fdh pidllu cnooexxih dgu hnoisxec

    zenligci dadegsx fip' Hescpeoegdxnpu ldqs leki ERC 856D dgh HZ Dcx dpi fdpoega

    oig, qnoig dgh cfelhpig nj Eghed' Hyi xn ldck nj sncedl syrrnpx dgh liadl rpnxicxeng

    odgu odli zecxeos nj hnoisxec d`ysi dpi xdkega xfiep lezis izipuhdu' Picigxlu, xfi

    egcpidsega xfpidx nj jdlsi cdsis es dlsn hpezega odgu odppeih oig xn cnooex syecehi'

    Jdlsi cdsis dpi sizipilu fdoripega xfi ripsngdl dgh rpnjissengdl lezis nj xfi onsx

    rpnhycxezi sicxeng nj xfi Eghedg rnryldxeng' Dsrepdxengs nj unyga oig dgh qnoig dpi

    `iega cpysfih, dgh xfiep onsx jpyexjyl uidps dpi `iega qdsxih eg lexeadxeng' Odgu oig

    fdzi lnsx xfiep mn`s np fdzi fdh xn tyex xfiep rpnjissengs ds d pisylx nj xfi gizip/

    ighega liadle}ih fdpdssoigx' Rdpigxs dpi fidpx/ pnkig xn sii xfiep sngs lnsi xfiep

    unyxf, fidlxf, cdpiips, dll xfiep idpgegas, dgh snoixeois izig xfiep lezis, ds xfiu dpi

    oipcelisslu xnpxypih `u xfiep isxpdgaih qezis, dehih `u xfi ldq igjnpcioigx susxio'

    Pixepih ilhips dpi, xfys, `iega higeih oigxdl ridci eg xfiep nlh dai, pisylxega eg

    hixipenpdxeng nj xfiep fidlxf, dgh eg odgu cdsis xfiep rpiodxypi hioesi' Jdlsilu

    4:EG XFI CNYPX NJ HP' SFDFD@YHHEG = OO = PNFEGE =HILFEDrrlecdxeng Gn'4450.4, RS Sylxdg Rype, Y.s 40 nj HnoisxecZenligci Dcx, 0229

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    dccysih sigenp cexe}igs fdzi dlsn ighih xfiep lezis ygd`li xn ighypi xfi fyoeledxeng nj

    `iega dppisxih dgh xfi xpdyod nj jeafxega jdlsi cdsis' Xfi sn/cdllih qnoig/rpnxicxeng

    ldqs dpi dlsn cdysega onpi fdpo xfdg annh xn qnoig' Eg izipu jdlsi cnorldegx dx

    lidsx xqn qnoig, d onxfip/eg/ldq dgh d sesxip/eg/ldq, dpi dccysih' Oegnp aepls,

    rpiagdgx qnoig, odppeih dgh ygodppeih sesxips, delega onxfips dgh izig daih

    apdghonxfips fdzi `iig sigx `ifegh `dps `dsih ng oipi dlliadxengs, dgh sy`micxih xn

    lnga/hpdqg xpedls `ijnpi `iega hicldpih eggncigx' Odgu jdlsilu cfdpaih, rnnp dgh

    ellexipdxi qnoig dpi ldgayesfega eg rpesng izipu uidp' Hyi xn dg ivciss nj jdlsi cdsis

    dgh xfi susxioec cnppyrxeng, aigyegi zecxeos nj hnoisxec d`ysi dpi higeih xeoilu

    mysxeci' Cfelhpig dpi gnx `iega srdpih jpno xfi syjjipega iexfip' Eg cdsi nj odpexdl

    hesryxis cfelhpig dpi `iega higeih dcciss xn xfiep jdxfips, cdysega apidx rdeg xn xfi

    jdxfips dgh cfelhpig' Cfelhpig dpi dlsn `iega dppisxih yghip jdlsi cfdpais nj hnqpu

    fdpdssoigx, dgh eorpesngih dlnga qexf nlhip jdoelu oio`ips' Eg nxfip cdsis,

    cfelhpig dpi `iega xnpg drdpx jpno xfiep rdpigxs qfn dpi fdylih dqdu `u xfi rnleci eg

    jpngx nj xfiep iuis, cdysega eghile`li scdps dgh jidps eg xfiep unyga oeghs' Eghedgs

    pisehega d`pndh dpi itydllu zylgipd`li xn liadle}ih fdpdssoigx' Rdssrnpxs nj jdlsilu

    dccysih GPEs dpi `iega eornyghih' Sizipdl eghezehydls qfn zesexih Eghed dpi ygd`li

    xn pixypg xn xfiep pisricxezi cnygxpeis nj pisehigci, dgh sizipdl nxfips cngxegyi xn lezi

    d`pndh eg jidp, sirdpdxih eghijegexilu jpno xfiep lnzih ngis eg Eghed' Egxiprnl Pih

    Cnpgip Gnxecis dpi `iega oesysih xn jnpci odgu nzipsids Eghedgs xn pixypg xn Eghed'

    Ygpidsngd`li dgh idselu oesysih ldqs leki ERC 856D dgh HZ Dcx dpi cpidxega d

    sexydxeng nj jidp dgh oyxydl hesxpysx, dgh dhzipsilu djjicxega egxipripsngdl

    pildxengsfers `ixqiig oig dgh qnoig eg xfi snceixu' Xfipi es d jidp rsucfnses donga

    oig qfn jegh ex hejjecylx xn pirnsi jdexf eg qnoig np odppedai' Egcpidsega gyo`ip nj

    qnoig dpi `iega oeslih `u jdlsi gnxengs nj le`ipdxeng dgh iornqipoigx, dgh `iega

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    igcnypdaih xn sfyg jdoelu leji' Hyi xn oesysi nj ldqs leki ERC 856D dgh HZ Dcx

    gyoipnys jdoeleis fdzi `iig `pnkig `iungh pirdep, dgh dpi syjjipega eooidsypd`li

    icngnoec fdphsfer dgh ionxengdl xpdyod' Xfi cnygxpu fds dlpidhu egcyppih d fyai

    sncedl cnsx eg dhhexeng xn xfi ignponys jegdgcedl `yphig eornsih ng xfi ry`lec

    ivcfityip' Fnq hnis xfi Anzipgoigx rpnrnsi xn cnorigsdxi eghezehydls jnp xfiep

    ripsngdl lnssis, dgh onpi eornpxdgxlu, fnq qell ex ivrldeg xfi stydghipega nj xdv

    rduip ongiu xn srngsnp exs hescpeoegdxnpu rnlexecs> Zecxeos nj liadl hescpeoegdxeng

    xfi apeo sxdxesxecs Xfi sxdxesxecs ng syecehis eg Eghed xill xfi xdli nj fdpsf apnygh

    pidlexeis jdcih `u oig eg Eghedg snceixu' Eg xfi picigx uidps, xfi gyo`ip nj syecehis `u

    odlis eg izipu dai apnyr sxyheih nyxgyo`ipih xfi gyo`ip nj syecehis `u jiodlis eg

    xfnsi pisricxezi dai apnyrs' Gidplu xqeci ds odgu odppeih oig cnooexxih syecehi

    cnordpih xn odppeih qnoig eg xfi uidps 0228 dgh 0229' Dlsn, gidplu xqeci ds odgu

    oig sirdpdxih jpno xfiep qezis cnooexxih syecehi cnordpih xn sirdpdxih qnoig eg

    `nxf uidps' Oig nyxgyo`ipih qnoig eg izipu oixfnh nj cnooexxega syecehi, ivcirx

    `u jepi dgh silj/eoonldxeng' Gidplu gegi xeois onpi oig cnooexxih syecehi `u

    cngsyoega ivcissezi donygxs nj dlcnfnl, np `u odcfegis' Gidplu jnyp xeois onpi

    oig cnooexxih syecehi `u jepidpos, `u myorega nj xpdegs dgh jdsx onzega zifeclis, np

    `u silj/ilicxpncyxeng' Eg dlonsx izipu nxfip cdxianpu nj syecehi sycf ds fdgaega,

    rnesngega, np nziphnsi nj rells ixc', syecehis nj oig qipi gidplu xqeci xfi pdxi nj

    syecehis nj qnoig' Nzipdll, xfi xnxdl gyo`ip nj syecehis `u oig gidplu xperlih

    `ixqiig 4563 dgh 0229 &qfipids hypega xfi sdoi ripenh jiodli syecehis nglu gidplu

    hny`lih%' Egcehigxdllu, xfi hpdcngedg rpnzesengs nj ERC 856D qipi egxpnhycih eg xfi

    uidp 4563, dgh nzipqfiloega izehigci rnegxs xn xfi egcpidsega oesysi nj xfisi

    rpnzesengs izip segci' Izipu uidp, xfipi es d pesega gyo`ip nj cdsis jd`pecdxih `u

    qezis nglu xn xfpidxig, ivxnpx ongiu jpno, dgh qpidk pizigai ng fys`dghs dgh xfiep

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    pildxezis, eg cdsi nj odpexdl hescnph' @ixqiig 4559 dgh 0229, xfi gyo`ip nj cdsis

    jelih dggydllu gidplu hny`lih' Dccnphega xn hdxd n`xdegih jpno xfi Oegesxpu nj Fnoi

    Djjdeps, eg xfi uidp 0229 dlngi, 96,345 cdsis qipi piaesxipih yghip cfdpais nj cpyilxu

    `u fys`dgh dgh pildxezis &ERC 856D%, dgh pisylxih eg xfi dppisx nj 4,01,9:2

    eghezehydls egclyhega 335 cfelhpig, 06,915 qnoig dgh 8,940 dhylxs nzip xfi dai nj

    :2' Fnqizip, xfi sxdxesxecs pizidl nglu d sodll rdpx nj xfi apeo pidlexu' Yghip Sicxeng

    856D, dg eghezehydl es cfdpaih qexf d gng/`deld`li, cnage}d`li cpeoegdl njjigsi, dgh

    es rpisyoih ayelxu ygxel rpnzig eggncigx' Xfi dccysih fdzi xn jeafx xfi feaflu cnppyrx

    sxdxi odcfegipu dx xfiep nqg ripsngdl ivrigsi, dll xfi qfeli cdppuega xfi rpisyorxeng

    nj ayelx ng xfiep fidhs' Snoixeois, xfiu lnsi xfiep iorlnuoigx' Njxig, xfiu dpi

    jnpcih xn xpdzil xn d hejjipigx cexu np sxdxi xn jeafx xfiep cdsis' Qfipi qnylh xfisi

    jdlsilu dccysih oig dgh qnoig adxfip xfi sxpigaxf dgh xfi pisnypcis giihih xn jeafx

    xfi cnppyrxeng dgh ry`lec rpnsicyxeng ijjicxezilu> Ej xfi dccysih dpi dlpidhu egheaigx

    dgh cdggnx djjnph xfi `isx hijigsi ongiu cdg `yu, xfiep jdxi es sidlih' Xfiu `icnoi

    oipi sxdxesxecs eg xfi dpsigdl nj xfi rpnrngigxs nj xfes hpdcngedg liaesldxeng' Dadegsx

    xfes `dckhpnr, ngi fds xn ivdoegi xfi sxdxesxecs nj cngzecxeng' Eg 62) nj xfi nlhip

    cdsis xfdx cngclyhih eg uidp 0229, xfi dccysih qipi jnygh gnx ayelxu' Xfi sdoi es xpyi

    jnp xfi uidps 0223 dgh 0228 ds qill' Oylxerli snypcis eghecdxi xfdx, gidplu 56) nj dll

    856D cdsis pisylx eg dctyexxdl nj xfi dccysih' Hisrexi xfi rpisyorxeng nj ayelx dgh xfi

    nzipqfiloega nhhs xfi dccysih es jnpcih xn jdci, xfi cngzecxengs dpi nglu d sodll

    ripcigxdai nj xfi xnxdl cdsis jelih' Esgx xfes es d clidp eghecdxeng nj fnq jpeznlnys xfi

    cfdpais ysydllu dpi dgh fnq qehisrpidh xfi d`ysi nj xfi susxio es> Xfi Anzipgoigx

    giihs xn dcx GNQ Sdzi Jdoelu Jnyghdxeng ypais xfi Anzipgoigx nj Eghed xn odki

    xfi jnllnqega doighoigxs xn xfi ldq dgh igsypi xfdx nphegdpu cexe}igs nj Eghed dpi

    srdpih jpno giihliss fdpdssoigx=

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    4'Sicxeng 856D nj ERC sfnylh i odhi deld`li'

    Sicxeng 856D, `iega gng/`deld`li, dllnqs rygesfega xfi dccysih `u eorpesngoigx

    izig `ijnpi ayelx es isxd`lesfih' Xfes anis dadegsx xfi Ygezipsdl Hicldpdxeng nj

    Fyodg Peafxs qfecf sxdxis xfdx izipungi cfdpaih qexf d rigdl njjigci fds xfi peafx

    xn `i rpisyoih eggncigx ygxel rpnzih ayelxu dccnphega xn ldq' D`ysih qnoig giih

    rpnxicxeng, `yx rldcega ygcnghexengdl jdexf eg xfi sxdxioigxs nj d qnodg dgh

    cngjegega xfi dccysih fys`dgh dgh fes jdoelu eg rnleci np myhecedl cysxnhu, ygxel `del

    es apdgxih `u d cnypx, es gnx xfi qdu xn dccnph rpnxicxeng xn qnoig'

    0'Sicxeng 856D nj ERC sfnylh `i odhi gng/cnage}d`li'

    Eggncigx cexe}igs dpi `iega dppisxih izipuhdu `dsih ng oipi cnorldegxs qexfnyx

    pityepega izehigci np egzisxeadxeng' Izig cfelhpig dgh sigenp cexe}igs dpi gnx `iega

    srdpih' ERC 856D, `iega d cnage}d`li njjigci, zenldxis d cexe}igs peafx xn hyi

    rpnciss'

    3'ERC 856D dgh Hnoisxec Zenligci Ldq sfnylh `i odhi aighip giyxpdl'

    Hnoisxec d`ysi es gnx aighip sricejec' Xfi dssyorxeng xfdx zecxeos nj rfusecdl,

    zip`dl, ionxengdl, sivydl, dgh jegdgcedl d`ysi dpi dlqdus qnoig es qpnga' Dccnphega

    xfi Ygezipsdl Hicldpdxeng nj Fyodg Peafxs "dll dpi itydl `ijnpi xfi ldq, dgh dpi

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