Arctic Force Structure: What an Arctic Fleet Might Look Like, by Stephen M. Carmel

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    LVHREH XNH^VERU EOERELREQN

    DGGQNV EOXRER^REGO

    Rdn eohrnlseoi lhhnssefejety ga tdn Lrhteh Ghnlo es jnlbeoi tg irnltnr hgccnrhelj

    lhtevety eo tdlt plrt ga tdn wgrjb. Eo lbbetego, ogo-Lrhteh stltns lrn fnieooeoi tg

    tlmn eotnrnst eo tdn pgtnotelj lbvlotlins tdn Lrhteh cly laagrb tdnc. Rdn ^oetnb

    Xtltns obs etsnja eo l pgsetego wdnrn et bgns ogt dlvn tdn prgpnr igvnrocnot

    lssnts tg gpnrltn fnygob l vnry ceoeclj hlplhety eo tdlt plrt ga tdn wgrjb.

    Rdnrnagrn, tdnrn es eohrnlseoi eotnrnst eo bnvnjgpeoi l cgrn rgfust gahelj

    hlplhety tg gpnrltn eo tdn Lrhteh. Eo grbnr tg clmn eoagrcnb eovnstcnot bnhesegos,

    l hgcprndnosevn survny ga tdn bnhesego novergocnot es rnquernb. Rg bltn, og

    suhd rnvenw lppnlrs tg dlvn fnno lhhgcpjesdnb. Rdn gfknhtevn ga tdes plpnr es

    tg prgvebn suhd l rnvenw lob, flsnb go tdn rnsujts, prgpgsn l pgtnotelj agrhn

    struhturn tg naanhtevnjy nxnhutn ^.X. rnspgosefejetens ls lo Lrhteh oltego. Rdes

    rnvenw wejj eohjubn lo uobnrstlobeoi ga tdn typns ga lhtevety tlmeoi pjlhn eo tdn

    Lrhteh ogw lob jemnjy tg ghhur gvnr tdn rnjnvlot tecn arlcn, wdehd igvnrocnot

    linohens fnlr tdn jlrinst rnspgosefejetens, lob tdn igvnrolohn rniecns eo pjlhn

    ogw lob onnbnb agr tdn auturn. Eo plrtehujlr, et es ogtnb tdlt tdn feiinst snhurety

    hdljjnoin es novergocnotlj snhurety lob tdn feiinst novergocnotlj tdrnlts tg

    tdn Lrhteh lrn tnrrnstrelj eo olturn, fut rniecn noagrhncnot cust hgcn argc

    clretecn lssnts ga l vlrenty ga igvnrocnot linohens. Qlregus cntdgbs ga oloheoi

    lo Lrhteh agrhn struhturn lrn rnvenwnb wdehd, ievno tdn rnljetens ga igvnrocnot

    fubints, es lo nssnotelj hgcpgonot ga loy beshussego. Jlstjy, tlmeoi ljj tdn

    agrnigeoi tgintdnr, l prgpgsnb stnnt agrhn struhturn es prnsnotnb. Rdn eccnbeltn

    sdep typn tdlt hgcns tg ceob wdno hgotncpjlteoi lo Lrhteh stnnt es tdn ehnfrnlmnr.

    L prgpnr loljyses, dgwnvnr, jnlbs tg tdn hgohjusego tdlt ehnfrnlmnrs lrn gojy gon

    penhn, lob prgflfjy l scljj gon, eo tdn tgtlj sgjutego.

    Rdes plpnr ljsg urins rnvenweoi lhtevety eo tdn Lrhteh argc l systnc pnrspnhtevn,

    wdehd es vnry beaanrnot argc tdn ogrclj loljyses. Ydno jggmeoi lt tdn Lrhteh, et es

    fy Xtnpdno C. Hlrcnj

    Lrhteh Xnhurety Eoeteltevn

    www.dggvnr.gri/tlsmagrhns/lrhteh-snhurety

    Lrhteh Agrhn XtruhturnYdlt lo Lrhteh Ajnnt Ceidt Jggm Jemn

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 6 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    ogt suahenot tg sly tdlt tdn Lrhteh rgutns lrn sdgrtnr lob tdnrnagrn hdnlpnr lob

    cgrn jemnjy tg fn usnb, gr tdlt tdn Lrhteh prnsnots l onw rlhn agr rnsgurhns ievno

    ets qulotety ga uobeshgvnrnb gej lob ils. Rdn loljyses cust fn cuhd cgrn oulohnb

    lob uobnrtlmno wetdeo tdn hgotnxt ga l hgcpjnx ijgflj trlbeoi systnc. Rdn tnrcsystnc es hretehlj dnrn; l clkgr cestlmn tdlt vertuljjy ljj loljysns ga tdn Lrhteh,

    lob eo plrtehujlr pgpujlr prnss loljysns, clmn es tg venw tdn Lrhteh eo esgjltego.

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 8 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    slanty-ga-jean-lt-snl cessego, ls wnjj ls l fgrbnr snhurety essun. Hruesn sdep trlah es

    prnsnot eo jlrin lob irgweoi oucfnrs reidt ogw, dnohn rnprnsnots l cessego tdlt

    es eccnbeltn eo onnb.

    Rdn pgpujlr prnss tnobs tg fn wejbjy eolhhurltn go tdn sufknht ga sdeppeoi eo tdn

    Lrhteh, wdehd hlo jnlb tg pufjeh lob pgjetehlj cesuobnrstlobeoi ga tdn olturn lob

    pgtnotelj sgjutegos agr Lrhteh prgfjncs. Ijgflj trlospgrtltego, lob spnhehljjy

    tdn typn tdlt brevns ijgfljezltego tgbly, es lo nogrcgusjy hgcpjnx sufknht tdlt

    rnquerns hgosebnreoi cloy alhtgrs wdno nvljulteoi tdn pgtnotelj lttrlhtevnonss ga

    loy gon trlbn jlon gvnr ljtnroltevns. Ydno hgosebnreoi sdeppeoi tdrguid tdn Lrhteh,

    tdnrn lrn twg vnry besteoht hgosebnrltegos tdlt cust fn rnvenwnb. Aerst es rgutn, lob

    tdn snhgob es tdn typn ga sdeppeoi. Rdn twg rgutns tg fn nxlceonb eo bntlej lrn tdn

    Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn lhrgss tdn ogrtd hglst ga Vussel, lob tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin

    tdrguid tdn ogrtdnro Hlolbelo Lrhdepnjlig. (Rdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn wejj ljsg fn

    ogtnb fut bescessnb ls errnjnvlot tg tdes beshussego.) Rdnrn lrn ljsg twg preohepljtypns ga sdeppeoi tg fn hgosebnrnb.2Rdnsn dlvn vnry beaanrnot nhgogceh brevnrs

    lob tnhdoehlj hgosebnrltegos ls wnjj ls ecpjehltegos agr igvnrolohn lob tdn lssnts

    onnbnb agr noagrhncnot. Rdn rst typn es bnsteoltego sdeppeoisdeppeoi tdlt

    ghhurs wetd l pgrt eo tdn Lrhteh ls gon tnrceous ga tdn vgylin. Rdn snhgob typn

    es trloset sdeppeoi, wdehd usns tdn Lrhteh ls l sdgrt hut fntwnno twg pgeots ogt

    jghltnb eo tdn Lrhteh.

    Gej lob ils lhtevety es ga hgursn l clkgr essun eo tdn Lrhteh, fgtd eo etsnja lob ljsg

    ls l brevnr agr bnsteoltego sdeppeoi. Et es ghhurreoi ogw, lob rnprnsnots gon ga tdn

    feiinst tdrnlts argc lo novergocnotlj snhurety pnrspnhtevn. Ydejn tdes es tdn lrnl

    puobets gatno pgeot tg ls l pgtnotelj sgurhn ga hgosteht eo tdn Lrhteh, tdn gej lob ils

    rnsnrvns lrn ljcgst ljj wetdeo uohgotnstnb NN[s (nxhjusevn nhgogceh zgons), lob

    tdn jnilj cnhdloescs agr lbkubehlteoi loy rncleoeoi besputns lrn wnjj-nstlfjesdnb

    lob strehtjy lbdnrnb tg fy Lrhteh stlmndgjbnrs. Rdn rnlj beshussego ga rnjnvlohn es

    dgw cuhd ga tdn gej lob ils es lhtuljjy jemnjy tg fn bnvnjgpnb ievno tdn jlrin lob

    rlpeb hdloins eo tdn ijgflj nonriy clrmnts tdlt lrn ghhurreoi lt tdn slcn tecn tdlt

    tdn Lrhteh fnhgcns cgrn lhhnssefjn. Gohn lileo, lfsgjutn hdloins eo tdn Lrhteh

    bgot clttnr= hdloins eo tdn Lrhteh rnjltevn tg hdloins njsnwdnrn eo tdn systnc wejj

    bntnrceon wdlt lhtuljjy dlppnos tdnrn.

    Aesdeoi

    Rg tdn nxtnot tdlt tdnrn es l pgtnotelj agr hgosteht eo tdn Lrhteh et es sdeoi, ogt

    olturlj rnsgurhns suhd ls gej gr ils, tdlt wgujb cgst jemnjy fn tdn hlusn. Aesdeoi

    reidts dlvn fnno tdn sgurhn ga hgosteht eo tdn plst= eo alht, tdny wnrn tdn sgurhn ga l

    pgtnotelj lrcnb hgosteht fntwnno OLRG ljjens twehn. Rdn Hgb Ylrs fntwnno Ehnjlob

    lob tdn ^oetnb Meoibgc eo tdn 0s lob lileo eo tdn

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 2 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Rdn inonrlj lssucptego, plrtehujlrjy eo tdn pgpujlr prnss, es tdlt sd pgpujltegos

    wejj cgvn eo rnlhtego tg hdloieoi ghnlo tncpnrlturns lob sljeoety. Rdn shenohn es

    alr argc snttjnb, lob tdnrn es og hgohjusevn nvebnohn tdlt tdnsn ceirltego plttnros

    lrn dlppnoeoi gr jemnjy tg dlppno. Dgwnvnr, tdn spnhujltego es ogt uowlrrlotnb.Hurrnotjy tdn Lrhteh Hguohej nstecltns tdlt >0 pnrhnot ga ljj clreon lhtevety eo tdn

    Lrhteh es rnjltnb tg sdeoi. Hnrtleojy tdn lfejety ga sdeoi vnssnjs tg ogw gpnrltn

    eo lrnls wdnrn tdny prnvegusjy hgujb ogt rnprnsnots l igvnrolohn hdljjnoin,

    rnilrbjnss ga wdnrn tdn sd ceirltn. Ydejn ets nxpnhtnb tdlt Lrhteh hguotrens

    dlvn sdeoi stnnts gpnrlteoi eo tdlt lrnl ogw, eo rnljety loy hguotry tdlt dls l

    rgfust sdeoi eobustry (Hdeol, Klplo, Xpleo, lcgoi gtdnrs) wejj venw tdn Lrhteh

    wetd irnlt eotnrnst. Rdnrnagrn, argc l rgjns lob cessegos pnrspnhtevn, sdnrens

    pltrgj lob noagrhncnot sdgujb fn ievno deid pregrety. Ydejn tdn oetnb Xtltns cly

    dlvn floonb sdeoi eo Lrhteh wltnrs ogrtd ga tdn Fnreoi Xtrlet, agr nxlcpjn, et tlmns

    lssnts tg noagrhn tdlt flo, lob wetdgut suahenot lssnts, tdn flo es cnloeoijnss.

    Hruesn Xdep Rrlah

    Hruesn sdep trlah, go tdn gtdnr dlob, rnprnsnots pgtnoteljjy tdn cgst seioehlot

    slanty lspnht ga tdn Lrhteh. Bestlohns eo tdn Lrhteh lrn vlst wetd vnry jecetnb

    eoarlstruhturn ga loy typn. Rdnrn lrn og rnsgurhns tg hgobuht loy typn ga jlrin-

    shljn rnshun gpnrltego eo l tecnjy cloonrcgst rnsgurhns lrn jghltnb snvnrlj

    blys trloset tecn lwly. Eo hlsn ga lo lhhebnot, trnltcnot gptegos agr tdn eokurnb

    wgujb fn ceoeclj lt fnst. Rdn Lirnncnot go Hggpnrltego go Lnrgolutehlj lob

    Clretecn Xnlrhd lob Vnshun eo tdn Lrhteh wls notnrnb eotg fy tdn neidt Lrhteh stltns

    uobnr tdn luspehns ga tdn Lrhteh Hguohej, eo Cly 60

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn > Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Lebs tg olveiltego lrn anw lob njnhtrgoeh lebs cuhd jnss usnauj bun tg vnry jgw

    hglsts lob tdn prnsnohn ga alst ehn tdlt hdloins tdn sdlpn ga l sdgrnjeon eo rnjltego

    tg l hdlrt, wdehd clmns rlblr jnss usnauj. Xltnjjetn olveiltego es ljsg jecetnb bun tg

    tdn naanhts ga deid jltetubn go sltnjjetn quljety. Go tgp ga tdnsn alhtgrs, tdn wltnr eshgjb, cnloeoi survevlj tecn es sdgrt, lob tdnrn lrn og alhejetens tg trnlt vehtecs ga

    loy sgrt ga hlsuljty fnygob l scljj gon. Vnshun lssnts lrn gatno blys lwly. Et es

    ogt beahujt tg eclieon dgw quehmjy lo ehnfrnlmnr wgujb fn gvnrwdnjcnb ea et wls

    tlsmnb wetd rnshueoi lob hlreoi agr gvnr 2,000 pngpjn, cloy njbnrjy gr eokurnb. Eo

    trutd, l hruesn sdep wgujb ogt fn gpnrlteoi eo wltnrs wdnrn lo ehnfrnlmnr wgujb

    fn onhnsslry tdnrnagrn et es deidjy uojemnjy tdlt gon wgujb lhtuljjy fn onlrfy. Nvno

    suhd flseh tdeois ls aggb, wltnr, cnbehlj hlrn, sdnjtnr, lob sloetlry alhejetens wgujb

    ogt fn lvlejlfjn, nvno ea tdn ehnfrnlmnr wls reidt fnsebn tdn plssnoinr sdep wdno et

    wnot bgwo. L Hgstl Hgohgrbel typn ga lhhebnot eo tdn Lrhteh wgujb tdnrnagrn jnlb

    tg l hltlstrgpdeh jgss ga jean. Hruesn sdep lhhebnots sdgujb fn l spnhelj hgohnro agr

    tdn Lcnrehlo igvnrocnot, ievno tdlt ^.X. heteznos wgujb og bguft fn tdn bgceolottypn ga plssnoinr agr hruesns eo tdn Ljlsml lrnl. Xdgujb l clkgr hruesn sdep lhhebnot

    ghhur eo tdn Lrhteh, Hgoirnss lob tdn Lcnrehlo pngpjn wgujb nxpnht tdlt tdn

    igvnrocnot, lob plrtehujlrjy tdn ^oetnb Xtltns Hglst Iulrb, wgujb fn eo l pgsetego

    tg rnshun ets heteznos. Rdn Hglst Iulrb es ogt eo loy wly hlplfjn ga aujjjeoi tdlt

    cessego ogw. Rdnrnagrn, argc l slanty pnrspnhtevn, rgfust lob pnrsestnot snlrhd lob

    rnshun hlplfejety, fgtd suralhn lob lveltego, wetd tdn lfejety tg dlobjn vnry jlrin

    nvnots es l pregrety. Rdnsn slanty essuns lrn ogt eo tdn bestlot auturntdny nxest ogw

    lob tdn ^oetnb Xtltns bgns ogt dlvn tdn rnspgosn hlplfejety tg dlobjn tdnc.

    Bnsteoltego Xdeppeoi vs. Rrloset Xdeppeoi

    Bnsteoltego sdeppeoi es sdeppeoi tdlt dls gon ga ets pgeots eo tdn Lrhteh. Nxlcpjns

    eohjubn sdeppeoi igeoi eotg tdn Lrhteh tg int tg tdn Vnb Bgi ceon, tdn jlrinst

    zeoh ceon eo tdn wgrjb, wdehd es jghltnb eo tdn Ljlsmlo Lrhteh, lob hurrnotjy

    rnprnsnots l seioehlot sgurhn ga Lrhteh clreon trlah.9Logtdnr nxlcpjn es gej lob

    ils sdeppeoi tdlt greieoltns eo tdn Vusselo gr Ogrwnielo Flrnots Xnl lrnl, fut es

    bnsteonb agr Lsel. Rdes typn ga sdeppeoi ljsg nxests ogw lob wejj prgflfjy irgw eo

    tdn auturn. Ydejn tdes typn ga lhtevety es hjnlrjy eohrnlseoi eo olturn, ets vgjucn es

    stejj rnjltevnjy scljj wdno hgcplrnb tg tdn shljn ga trlah tdlt igns tdrguid hloljs

    gr gtdnr trlbetegolj rgutns. Eo 60

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 1 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    lrn rlw cltnreljs gr flseh hgccgbetens tdlt lrn ogt tecn snosetevn. Ls wejj fn

    beshussnb eo cgrn bntlej eo tdn onxt snhtego go trloset sdeppeoi, tdn Lrhteh rgutns,

    wdejn pgtnoteljjy sdgrtnr, suaanr argc essuns suhd ls vlrelfejety eo trloset tecns, sdep

    sezn/nhgogcens ga shljn, lob ontwgrm eonahenohens tdlt clmn et uolttrlhtevn agrtdlt typn ga lhtevety. Bnsteoltego sdeppeoi go tdn gtdnr dlob es cgrn lcnolfjn tg

    Lrhteh trloset rgutns seohn et es ogt ls flbjy ecplhtnb fy tdn essuns tdlt clmn Lrhteh

    rgutns beahujt.

    Rrloset sdeppeoi es sdeppeoi tdlt usns tdn Lrhteh ls l sdgrt hut fntwnno twg

    pjlhns gutsebn tdn Lrhteh, agr eostlohn, l hgotleonrsdep clmeoi l vgylin fntwnno

    Vgttnrblc lob Ugmgdlcl useoi tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn. Rdn typn ga sdeppeoi

    tdlt brevns ijgfljezltego tgbly es hgotleonr sdeppeoi lob sg, argc lo nhgogceh

    bnvnjgpcnot pnrspnhtevn, hgotleonr sdeppeoi es tdn cgst ecpgrtlot ea tdn Lrhteh

    es tg fnhgcn l clkgr pltdwly ga ijgflj hgccnrhn. Hgotleonr sdeppeoi hgupjnb

    wetd lbvlohns eo eoagrcltego tnhdogjgiy es rnspgosefjn agr tdn wgrjb wn snn tgbly,eohjubeoi besliirniltnb suppjy hdleos lob dypnr-jgw-hgst cloualhtureoi.

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 9 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    pgrt eo Etljy snrveheoi hnotrlj Nurgpn vel rlej, lo gptego jgst vel tdn Ogrtdnro

    Xnl Vgutn. Rdes hgcfeoltego clmns hgotleonr sdeppeoi cuhd jnss lcnolfjn tg

    Lrhteh rgutns.

    Xdeppeoi Vgutns

    Loy beshussego ga tdn Lrhteh eovlrelfjy cnotegos dgw cuhd sdgrtnr l rgutn et

    prgvebns fntwnno twg pgrt plers. (Vgttnrblc tg Ugmgdlcl snncs tg fn tdn pgpujlr

    hdgehn.) Fut wdno bnljeoi wetd tdn Lrhteh, sdgrtnr es ogt onhnsslrejy alstnr gr

    hdnlpnr. Ljsg, tdrnn pgtnotelj trlospgrt rgutns cust fn hgosebnrnb. Rdn rst es tdn

    Ogrtdwnst Plsslin lhrgss tdn tgp ga Hlolbl, tdn snhgob es tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn

    (ljsg sgcntecns hljjnb tdn Ogrtdnlst Plsslin) lhrgss tdn tgp ga Vussel, lob tdn

    tderb es tdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn, bernhtjy lhrgss tdn pgjn.

    Rdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn es gon lrnl wdnrn alejeoi tg loljyzn tdn Lrhteh argc l systnc

    pnrspnhtevn jnlbs tg alujty hgohjusegos. Rdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn wgujb, ea gpno,prgvebn l bnnpwltnr bernht jeom lhrgss tdn Lrhteh Ghnlo fntwnno Lsel lob Nurgpn.

    Ehn prgknhtegos, dgwnvnr, bg ogt sdgw tdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn fneoi olveilfjn agr

    hgccnrhelj trlah eo tdn tecn arlcn hgosebnrnb rnjnvlot argc l systnc pnrspnhtevn.

    Ls ogtnb nlrjenr, l seioehlot cestlmn clbn wdno hgosebnreoi tdn Lrhteh es tg

    lssucn tdlt tdn Lrhteh es hdloieoi eobnpnobnotjy ga hdloins njsnwdnrn eo tdn

    ijgflj systnc. Loljysns arnqunotjy prgknht l beceoesdnb ehn jnvnj tg tdn nxtnot

    tdlt tdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn wgujb fn lvlejlfjn eo tdn 6020 tg 60>0 tecn arlcn. Rdn

    loljysns tdno ig go tg supnrecpgsn tdn hurrnot ing-nhgogceh setultego gotg

    tdlt ehn-beceoesdnb Lrhteh, wdehd clmns tdner hgohjusegos eovljeb. Ydlt clttnrs

    es tdn ing-nhgogceh setultego ls et wejj nxest lt tdlt pgeot eo tdn auturn; tdn ijgflj

    systnc es hdloieoi nvno alstnr tdlo tdn Lrhteh. Eo l secejlrjy sdgrt splo ga tecn,

    agr nxlcpjn, tdn eoogvltego ga tdn hgotleonr hgcpjntnjy trlosagrcnb tdn wgrjb

    nhgogcy, prgpnjjeoi Hdeol argc lo nhgogceh flhmwltnr tg l ijgflj nhgogceh

    pgwnrdgusn. Rdnrn es nvnry rnlsgo tg fnjenvn tdlt suhd beshgoteougus lbvlohns

    wejj ghhur lileo, lob eo alht lrn ghhurreoi. Cuhd hlo dlppno eo agrty ynlrs. Rdnrn

    lrn lbvlohns eo cloualhtureoi, suhd ls 8-B preoteoi, tdlt wejj trlosagrc wgrjb

    trlbn nvnry fet ls cuhd, ea ogt cgrn, tdlo tdn hgotleonr beb, lileo rn-grbnreoi tdn

    ijgflj pgjetehlj nhgogcy. Et es noternjy pgssefjn tdlt suhd lbvlohns hgujb clmn l

    jlrin snicnot ga ijgflj sdeppeoi gfsgjntn fy ceb-hnotury, cnloeoi tdlt lbvlohns eo

    tnhdogjgiy ceidt rnobnr tdn Lrhteh rgutns errnjnvlot fnagrn hjecltn hdloin ljjgws

    tdnc tg fn prlhtehlj. Rdnrnagrn, agr tdn purpgsns ga tdes stuby, tdn aghus es mnpt

    go tdn onlr- tg ceb-tnrc (606> tecn arlcn), lob tdn Rrlospgjlr Vgutn wejj ogt fn

    hgosebnrnb aurtdnr.

    Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn lob Ogrtdwnst Plsslin Rdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn lob tdn

    Ogrtdwnst Plsslin dlvn vnry beaanrnot ingirlpdehlj anlturns tdlt, eo tdn hgotnxt ga

    nxesteoi trlospgrtltego ljtnroltevns, rnquern snplrltn loljyses lob cgbnjeoi. Rdn

    Ogrtdwnst Plsslin wgujb typehljjy fn usnauj agr trlbn fntwnno tdn nlstnro plrt

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 4 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    ga tdn Ogrtd Lcnrehlo hgoteonot lob Lsel. Rdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin hgcpntns wetd

    tdn Plolcl Hlolj, wdehd es uobnrigeoi lo nxplosego prgknht tdlt wejj brlcltehljjy

    eohrnlsn tdn sezn ga tdn sdeps tdlt hlo usn et agr trloset, naanhteoi rnjltevn nhgogcens

    ga shljn.

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 5 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Prubdgn Fly tg tdn Nlst Hglst lhrgss tdn Lrhteh Ghnlo. Eo Xnptncfnr ga tdlt

    ynlr tdn X.X. Clodlttlo, l seioehlotjy cgbenb

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn Rdn

    Hdeonsn lppnlr tg fn eotnrnstnb eo tdn rgutn fnhlusn, wdejn et hgujb rnbuhn hgsts ga

    trlbn, et wejj hnrtleojy clmn tdnc jnss bnpnobnot go gej ecpgrts tdrguid tdn Xtrletga Cljlhhl (wdehd hlo fn sdut bgwo fy tdn oetnb Xtltns eo hlsn ga hgosteht), wdehd

    es l wnjj-mogwo strltnieh ecpnrltevn agr tdn Hdeonsn. Ecpgrts ga Vusselo gej argc tdn

    Flrnots rniego vel tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn lrn cuhd cgrn snhurn, dnohn lttrlhtevn

    argc l oltegolj snhurety pnrspnhtevn, tdlo lrn ecpgrts ga Cebbjn Nlst gej vel

    Cljlhhl. Rdnrnagrn, tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn plrteljjy sgjvns tdn Hdeonsn Cljlhhl

    prgfjnc, bncgostrlteoi tdlt tdnrn lrn ogo-nhgogceh brevnrs lt wgrm eo bnvnjgpeoi

    tdn OXV, l setultego tdlt bgns ogt nxest wetd tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin.

    Rdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn es ogw eo usn agr bnsteoltego sdeppeoi, lob tdnrn es og

    bguft tdlt ets usn agr tdes typn ga sdeppeoi wejj irgw eo tdn auturn. Rdnrn lrn stejj

    uornsgjvnb essuns eo tnrcs ga tdn utejety ga tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn agr hgotleonrsdeppeoi, preohepljjy rnjltnb tg nhgogcens ga shljn lob ontwgrm nhgogcehs.

    Ontwgrm nhgogcehs lriun lileost l sustleonb usn ga tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn

    agr jlrin-shljn eotnroltegolj sdeppeoi. Ls ogtnb eo tdn snhtego go tdn Ogrtdwnst

    Plsslin, hgotleonr sdeppeoi gpnrltns eo eotnirltnb eotnrcgblj ontwgrms, ogt

    secpjy fntwnno twg pgrt plers. Rdn olturn ga tdnsn ontwgrms es eo etsnja l sgurhn ga

    nhgogceh nahenohy. Ghnlo ontwgrms eotnrsnht lt clkgr trlossdepcnot pgrts suhd

    ls Xeoilpgrn gr Ljinherls ljjgweoi hgosebnrlfjn stnxefejety eo hlrig jglbeoi. Agr

    nxlcpjn, l sdep snrveheoi tdn Lsel-tg-Nurgpn trlbn fut hljjeoi lt tdn trlossdepcnot

    pgrt ga Ljinherls hgujb ljsg hlrry hlrig agr tdn trlbn jlon jeomeoi tdn wnst hglst ga

    Larehl wetd Lsel. Rdn sdep hlrryeoi hlrig argc Lsel brgps tdn hlrig gaa eo Ljinherls,

    wdnrn l Ynst Larehl annbnr ruooeoi bgwo tdn Larehlo Hglst pehms et up agr gowlrb

    trlospgrt tg ets olj pgrt ga bnsteoltego. Hjnlrjy l sdep useoi tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn

    bgns ogt dlvn tdn gppgrtuoety tg plrtehepltn eo tdes typn ga ontwgrm.

    Logtdnr seioehlot, ea ogt tdn feiinst, essun clmeoi Lrhteh sdeppeoi uolhhnptlfjn

    argc l hgotleonr-sdeppeoi pnrspnhtevn es nhgogcy ga shljn. Ydejn hgovnotegolj

    wesbgc wgujb aghus go tgtlj vgylin hgst, et es lhtuljjy tdn hgst pnr hgotleonr

    tdlt clttnrs. Fnhlusn fgtd tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn lob tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin

    lrn brlat-hgostrleonb (-cntnr lob 00 RN^ (twnoty-aggt nquevljnot uoet)lob nvno jnss

    agr tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin. Rdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn ljsg dls l fnlc rnstrehtego

    ga tderty cntnrs, ievno tdlt trloseteoi sdeps hloogt fn webnr tdlo tdn ehnfrnlmnrs

    ncpjgynb tg suppgrt tdnc. Agr tdn Lsel-tg-Nurgpn trlbn go tdn gtdnr dlob,

    hgotleonrsdeps hlo fn ls jlrin ls

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 00. Alhtgreoi eo ljj nxpnosns suhd ls aunj lob blejy sdep-gpnrltego, tdn

    hgst ga tdn trlbetegolj rgutn wgujb fn eo tdn rloin ga $8.> cejjego, wdejn tdn Lrhteh

    rgutn wgujb fn lrguob $6.> cejjego.

    Lob tdlt es ls alr ls cgst loljysns ogrcljjy ig, sdgweoi tdlt tdn Lrhteh rgutn

    es hgosebnrlfjy hdnlpnr. Fut ls ogtnb nlrjenr, wdlt clttnrs es ogt tgtlj hgst fut

    hgst-pnr-hgotleonr, lob wdno put eo tdgsn tnrcs tdlt frnlms bgwo tg $>84 agr tdn

    trlbetegolj rgutn fut $0 go tdn Lrhteh rgutn. Xg eo alht tdn Lrhteh rgutn es cgrn

    tdlo twehn ls nxpnosevn ls tdn trlbetegolj rgutn, lob tdn Lrhteh rgutn jggms nvno

    wgrsn eo hgcplresgo wetd nvno jlrinr sdeps go tdn trlbetegolj rgutn. Rdn Clnrsm

    Jeon, agr nxlcpjn, dls rnhnotjy bnpjgynb tdn onw Rrepjn-N hjlss sdeps wetd logceolj hlplhety ga

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    AEI^VN 6;Ljlsml Ogrtd Xjgpn Gej Prgbuhtego uobnr Rdrnn Gej-prehn Hlsns,

    cejjegoflrrnjspnrbly

    6

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn Ydejn Lotlrhtehl es jestnb ls l spnhelj lrnl

    agr snvnrlj CLVPGJ loonxns, tdn Lrhteh es ogt jestnb lt ljj. Eo lbbetego, CLVPGJ

    prgvebns agr tdn bnseioltego ga hnrtleo lrnls ls plrtehujlrjy snosetevn snl lrnls

    (PXXL).81Rdnsn lrn lrnls bnseioltnb agr spnhelj prgtnhtego bun tg tdner rnhgioeznb

    sghegnhgogceh, nhgjgiehlj, gr shenoteh hdlrlhtnrestehs. Rdnsn lrnls eohjubn gons

    tdlt lrn deidjy vujonrlfjn tg blclin fy clreon lhtevety. Rdn iuebnjeons agr tdn

    bnseioltego ga lo lrnl ls l PXXL lrn ls agjjgws; ea tdny aujjj l oucfnr ga hretnrel,

    eohjubeoi; nhgjgiehlj hretnrel, suhd ls uoequn gr rlrn nhgsystnc, bevnrsety ga tdn

    nhgsystnc, gr vujonrlfejety tg bnirlbltego fy olturlj nvnots gr duclo lhtevetens=

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 60 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    sghelj, hujturlj lob nhgogceh hretnrel, suhd ls seioehlohn ga tdn lrnl agr rnhrnltego

    gr tguresc= lob shenoteh lob nbuhltegolj hretnrel, suhd ls fegjgiehlj rnsnlrhd gr

    destgrehlj vljun.89Rdn bnoetego ga l PXXL hgotleonb eo CLVPGJ suhheohtjy

    bnshrefns tdn Lrhteh rniego. Rdnsn nssnotelj hdlrlhtnrestehs lrn gatno lob prgpnrjyhetnb wdno clmeoi tdn lriucnot tdlt l spnhelj rniujltgry rniecn es onnbnb agr tdn

    Lrhteh seohn tdn hurrnot gon es eolbnqultn ls tdn Lrhteh bgns ogt eo alht nokgy loy

    spnhelj prgtnhtego tdlt CLVPGJ laagrbs.

    Rdn Lrhteh es ogt bnseioltnb ls netdnr l PXXL gr spnhelj lrnl uobnr CLVPGJ.

    Rdnrnagrn, tdn ilp es ogt fnhlusn l rniujltgry arlcnwgrm es ogt prnsnot, fut rltdnr

    fnhlusn tdn rniujltgry arlcnwgrm tdlt nxests dls ogt fnno utejeznb. Ydejn et es trun

    tdlt tdn bnseioltego ga l PXXL gr spnhelj lrnl es tecn-hgosuceoi uobnr tdn ECG

    arlcnwgrm, et es tecn-hgosuceoi agr rnlsgos fnygob secpjn furnluhrlteh eonrtel.

    Xuhd bnseioltegos ecpgsn rnlj hgsts go jghlj hgccnrhelj lhtevetens lob rlesn rnlj

    essuns ga sgvnrneioty agr tdn hglstlj stltns lob tdnrnagrn rnquern nxtnosevn loljyseslob pgjetehlj clonuvnreoi. Eo lbbetego, bnseioltego ga tdn Lrhteh ls l spnhelj lrnl

    uobnr CLVPGJ wgujb pjlhn hgosebnrlfjn rnquerncnots go Lrhteh hglstlj stltns eo

    tnrcs ga wlstn lob sjgp gej rnhnptego alhejetens, wdehd jlrinjy bg ogt nxest hurrnotjy.

    Rdnrn es og rnlsgo tg fnjenvn lflobgoeoi l alcejelr ea tecn-hgosuceoi arlcnwgrm

    lob nobnlvgreoi tg snt up l hgcpjntnjy onw gon wejj fn loy cgrn nahenot gr

    naanhtevn seohn tdn auoblcnotlj essuns rncleo.

    Rdn ECG bgns rnhgioezn tdlt lsebn argc tdn essun ga pgjjutego tdn Lrhteh es suhd

    l uoequn novergocnot tdlt hgosgjebltego ga rniujltgry rnquerncnots eotg l seoijn

    hgbn, nxplobnb tg lbbrnss tdn uoequn lspnhts ga pgjlr gpnrltegos, es onnbnb. Eo

    6005 tdn ECG lbgptnb tdn Iuebnjeons agr Xdeps Gpnrlteoi eo Pgjlr Yltnrs, wdehd es

    lo upbltn lob rnvesego ga tdn Iuebnjeons agr Xdeps Gpnrlteoi eo Lrhteh Ehn Hgvnrnb

    Yltnrs lbgptnb eo 6006.84L hgccgo hretehesc ga tdn iuebnjeons es tdlt tdny lrn

    gojy iuebnjeons lob ogt clobltgry. Dgwnvnr, ls l rnsujt ga tdn lbgptego ga tdn 6005

    iuebnjeons, tdn ECG es hurrnotjy eo tdn prghnss ga bnvnjgpeoi l clobltgry Pgjlr

    Hgbn wdehd wls nxpnhtnb tg dlvn fnno oljeznb eo 60

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 66 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    stli stltn es uoeovgjvnb eo loy cnloeoiauj wly eo tdn noagrhncnot ga rniujltegos

    go ets stli sdeps, tdn pgtnotelj agr sdeps trlbeoi eo tdn Lrhteh (gr loywdnrn njsn

    tdn prgfjnc es ogt rnstrehtnb tg tdn Lrhteh) tg ogt hgcpjy wetd netdnr rniujltgry

    rnquerncnots gr iuebnjeons es eohrnlsnb.22Rdn Plres Cncgrlobuc ga ^obnrstlobeoigo Pgrt Xtltn Hgotrgj (Plres CG^) es lo naagrt tg lbbrnss tdlt setultego go l inonrlj

    flses. Rdn Plres CG^ hgosests ga twnoty-snvno plrteheplteoi clretecn lutdgretens

    gpnrlteoi l dlrcgoeznb pgrt stltn hgotrgj eospnhtego prghnss. Rdn CG^ cleotleos

    l bltlflsn ga gaanobnrs, gpnrltns l rgfust mogwjnbin-sdlreoi prgirlc, hlo

    rnstreht sdeps argc prghnnbeoi pnobeoi hgrrnhtego ga bnhenohens, lob nosurns tdlt

    sdeps wetdeo tdner kuresbehtego cnnt ljj eotnroltegolj rniujltgry rnquerncnots.2>Eo

    lbbetego, OHJGX ievns pgrt stltn hgotrgj lutdgretens pgwnr tg noagrhn vegjltegos

    ga ECG rniujltegos tdlt ghhur go tdn deid snls, eo tdn NN[, gr nvno eo logtdnr

    kuresbehtego ea rnqunstnb. Rdnrnagrn, tdn pgrt stltn hgotrgj prghnss, hgupjnb wetd

    lbvlohns eo rncgtn cgoetgreoi lob snoseoi, wgujb ljjgw lhtevn noagrhncnot ga

    eotnroltegolj rniujltegos lt rnjltevnjy cgbnst eohrncnotlj hgst. Ljj Lrhteh hglstljstltns lrn cncfnrs ga tdn Plres CG^. Rdes prghnss ievns Lrhteh stltns hgosebnrlfjn

    noagrhncnot lutdgrety, nspnheljjy wdno tdn bnsteoltego olturn ga cgst hurrnot

    Lrhteh sdeppeoi es tlmno eotg lhhguot. Inoueon trloset sdeppeoi, wdnrn OHJGX

    Lrtehjn

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 68 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    dujjs fnhlcn l stloblrb agr eotnroltegolj tlomnr hgostruhtego nvno tdguid et wls

    ogt ynt lo eotnroltegolj rnquerncnot. Rdn rnquerncnots ga tdn jelfejety rniecn,

    eohjubeoi prnvegusjy slhrgsloht jniljetens suhd ls rncgveoi tdn prgtnhtego ga tdn

    hgrpgrltn vnej, jlrin tg onlrjy uojecetnb jelfejety, lob tdn pgsteoi ga hnrtehltnsga olohelj rnspgosefejety fnhlcn stloblrb eotnroltegoljjy eo l clttnr ga ynlrs.

    Rdnrnagrn, l hggrbeoltnb naagrt fy hglstlj stltns tg noagrhn l hgosestnot snt ga

    rnquerncnots agr pgrt notry eo tdn Lrhteh wejj dlvn tdn slcn naanht ls clobltgry

    eotnroltegolj rnquerncnots bun tg tdn olturn ga sdeppeoi eo tdn Lrhteh, rnobnreoi

    tdes hretehesc cggt.

    Xdep rebnr prgirlcs lrn logtdnr gptego tdlt Lrhteh hglstlj stltns hgujb hgosebnr

    lob tdlt hgujb fn naanhtnb wetdeo tdn nxesteoi hgostruht ga eotnroltegolj rniujltego.

    Agr nxlcpjn, tdn stltn ga Ljlsml dls l prgirlc hljjnb tdn Ljlsml Ghnlo Vloinr

    Prgirlc tlrintnb lt novergocnotlj hgcpjelohn fy eotnroltegolj hruesn sdeps

    gpnrlteoi eo Ljlsmlo wltnrs. ^obnr tdes prgirlc, auobnb fy anns lssnssnb lileosttdn hruesn eobustry, tdn stltn ga Ljlsml pjlhns gfsnrvnrs lfglrb tdn hruesn sdeps

    agr tdn burltego ga tdner stly eo Ljlsml wltnrs tg vnreay hgcpjelohn wetd jghlj, stltn,

    anbnrlj, lob eotnroltegolj rniujltegos.24

    Rdn agrnigeoi es ogt ljj-eohjusevn fut eotnobnb tg ejjustrltn tdlt tdnrn lrn gptegos

    agr l cgrn naanhtevn igvnrolohn rniecn wetdeo tdn nxesteoi arlcnwgrm. Lrhteh

    hglstlj stltns dlvn l secejlr lfejety tg ecpjncnot jghlj rnquerncnots tdlt, bun tg tdn

    bnsteoltego olturn ga sdeppeoi eo tdn rniego, wgujb fnhgcn bn alhtg eotnroltegolj

    stloblrbs agr sdeps gpnrlteoi eo tdn Lrhteh. Agr nxlcpjn, ea tdn Lrhteh hglstlj

    stltns bnhebnb tdlt tdn ECG Iuebnjeons agr Xdeps Gpnrlteoi eo Pgjlr Yltnrs (Pgjlr

    Hgbn) sdgujb fn clobltgry, tdny hgujb secpjy lirnn tdlt ljj sdeps hljjeoi lt tdner

    rnspnhtevn Lrhteh pgrts fn eo hgcpjelohn ls l hgobetego ga notry. Ea ljj vn Lrhteh

    stltns ecpjncnotnb l dlrcgoeznb vnrsego ga tdlt rnquerncnot lob reigrgusjy

    noagrhnb et, tdno tdn iuebnjeons wgujb nssnoteljjy fn clobltgry agr vertuljjy ljj

    sdeps trloseteoi eo tdn Lrhteh. Rdes wgujb fn nspnheljjy lppjehlfjn tg tdgsn sdeps

    ga deidnst hgohnro, suhd ls gej tlomnrs. Et es eohgohnevlfjn tdlt l tlomnr wgujb fn

    trloseteoi tdn Lrhteh wetd gej tdlt dlb ogt fnno jglbnb lt lo Lrhteh pgrt fnhlusn ga

    tdn olturn ga tdn trlbn. Rdnrnagrn, ljj tlomnrs eo tdn Lrhteh wgujb fn sufknht tg tdes

    gr loy gtdnr rnquerncnots tdn Lrhteh vn lirnnb upgo.

    Rdnrnagrn, tdn cgst nxpnbenot wly ga bnvnjgpeoi lob noagrheoi rgfust cnlsurns tg

    prgtnht tdn Lrhteh cly fn tdrguid tdn hggrbeoltnb lhtegos ga Lrhteh hglstlj stltns

    rltdnr tdlo fy tryeoi tg agrc l trnlty gr igeoi tdrguid tdn nvno cgrn jlfgregus

    ECG prghnss. Eo tdn jlttnr hlsns, cloy ogo-Lrhteh Hglstlj stltns ceidt dlvn

    eoput tdlt wgujb hgcpjehltn, ea ogt gutreidt ecpnbn, tdn lbgptego ga lo naanhtevn

    rniecn.25Hggrbeoltego ga lhtego fy tdn Lrhteh hglstlj stltns eo noagrheoi nxesteoi

    rujns lob rniujltegos eo l hgdnrnot lob strltnieh wly rltdnr tdlo bnvnjgpcnot

    ga feobeoi eotnroltegolj rniujltegos gr onigteltego ga onw trnltens tdno fnhgcns

    tdn cgst nxpnbenot, nahenot, lob naanhtevn wly tg lhdenvn cnloeoiauj rniujltgry

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 62 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    lbvlohncnot eo prgtnhteoi tdn Lrhteh novergocnot. Rdes es sgcntdeoi tdn Lrhteh

    hglstlj stltns lotehepltnb wetd tdn Ejujesslt Bnhjlrltego essunb eo Cly 6004 wdnrneo

    tdn vn Lrhteh hglstlj stltns rnlarcnb tdner uoequn rgjns lob rnspgosefejetens

    agr tdn clolincnot ga tdn Lrhteh lob spnhehljjy rnknhtnb tdn bnvnjgpcnot galoy onw, hgcprndnosevn, eotnroltegolj jnilj rniecn agr Lrhteh igvnrolohn.>0

    Hggrbeoltnb lhtego lob hlplhety ga Lrhteh hglstlj stltns fnhgcn tdn rnlj essun

    ogt jlhm ga lo naanhtevn jnilj lob rniujltgry arlcnwgrm. Hggrbeoltego ga naagrt,

    dgwnvnr, es lo essun. Ls lo nxlcpjn, tdn Hlolbelo lutdgretens dlvn rnhgioeznb

    jecetltegos eo tdner ehn olveiltego rujns (tdn Lrhteh Ehn Vniecn Ehn Xdeppeoi

    XystncLVEXX) lob lrn bnvnjgpeoi lo ecprgvnb ehn olveiltego rniecn. Rdn onw

    rniecn uobnr hgosebnrltego es tdn LXPPV Dyfreb systnc.>6Rdn ^oetnb Xtltns dls og hgcplrlfjn (gr loy) ehn olveiltego

    shdncn ogr wnrn ^.X. Hglst Iulrb lutdgretens nvno lwlrn tdn Hlolbelos wnrn

    uobnrtlmeoi tdes naagrt. Rdn Hlolbelos ljsg noagrhn tdn Ogrtdnro Hlolbl QnssnjRrlah Xnrvehns [gon Vniujltegos (OGVBVNI),>8l ogw clobltgry vnssnj trloset

    rniestrltego lob pgsetego-rnpgrteoi shdncn tg wdehd tdn oetnb Xtltns ljsg dls og

    nquevljnot. Ievno tdlt tdn wnstnro nxet argc tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin lob rgutn tg

    tdn Fnreoi Xtrlet ruos tdrguid wltnrs lbceoestnrnb fy tdn oetnb Xtltns, et wgujb

    snnc prubnot tdlt ^.X. lob Hlolbelo Ehn Olveiltego Vniecns fn dlrcgoeznb.

    Rdnrnagrn, l hnotrlj hgcpgonot ga naanhtevn Lrhteh igvnrolohn cust fn hggrbeoltnb

    lhtego fy tdn Lrhteh hglstlj stltns, wdehd eo tdn hretehlj hlsn ga tdn ^oetnb Xtltns

    lob Hlolbl es ogt ghhurreoi.

    Rdn gtdnr dlrb-jlw pejjlr ga tdn eotnroltegolj rniecn lppjehlfjn tg tdn Lrhteh es tdn

    ^O Jlw ga tdn Xnl Hgovnotego (^OHJGX).>2^OHJGX dls snvnrlj clkgr snhtegos

    rnjnvlot tg tdn Lrhteh. Lrtehjn 1. Hjlecs agr suhd lo nxtnosego cust fn flsnb go seioehlot

    shenohn lob sufcettnb tg tdn ^O Hgccessego go tdn Jecets ga tdn Hgoteonotlj Xdnja

    agr lpprgvlj. Prgveoi tdlt l snlfnb ingjgiehlj struhturn, suhd ls tdn Jgcgogsgv

    Vebin, es lhtuljjy lo nxtnosego ga tdn hgoteonotlj sdnja es breveoi l jlrin lcguot ga

    shenoteh wgrm eo tdn Lrhteh lt prnsnot. Rdnsn hjlecs lrn ogt trevelj bun tg tdn

    ecpjehltegos agr tdn gej lob ils bnpgsets tdny rnprnsnot. Et es tdes prghnss, wdehd ljj

    Lrhteh oltegos lrn lbdnreoi tg, tdlt wejj nosurn Lrhteh olturlj rnsgurhns bg ogt eo

    alht fnhgcn tdn sgurhn ga hgosteht tdlt cloy anlr. Eo lbbetego, ^OHJGX Lrtehjn 682

    bnljs wetd spnhelj reidts agr stltns wetd ehn-hgvnrnb lrnls wetdeo tdner NN[. Rdes

    hjlusn ievns suhd stltns tdn reidt tg noagrhn uoejltnrlj ogo-beshreceoltgry rujns lob

    rniujltegos agr tdn prgtnhtego ga tdn novergocnot eo tdner ehn-hgvnrnb wltnrs. Et es

    wgrtd ncpdlsezeoi tdlt tdn hjlusn gojy ievns stltns tdn reidt tg noagrhn rujns lob

    rniujltegos, et es l prgpnr lssnt eovnstcnot strltniy tdlt ievns stltns tdn hlplhety tg

    bg sg, lob et es hlplhety tdlt clmns l rniujltgry rniecn rnjnvlot lob naanhtevn.

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 6> Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Lrtehjn 682 es tdn cnhdloesc fy wdehd fgtd Vussel lob Hlolbl ecpjncnot

    rniujltegos eo tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin lob Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn.>>Agr rniujltegos

    ecpjncnotnb uobnr Lrtehjn 682 tdn qunstego lresns ls tg ets lppjehlfejety ea nxtrncn

    vnrsegos ga Lrhteh tdlweoi hgcn tg plss wdnrn snhtegos ga tdn Lrhteh lrn ehn-arnn lseioehlot plrt ga tdn ynlr. Eo tdn nob, uobnr og shnolregs es tdn Lrhteh ehn-arnn eo tdn

    weotnr, lob tdn pgtnotelj agr tdn ehn tg fnhgcn sg ceoeclj tdlt Lrtehjn 682 og jgoinr

    lppjens es sjeidt. Et sdgujb ljsg fn ogtnb tdlt tdn ^oetnb Xtltns dls ogt lhhnbnb tg

    ^OHJGX. Et es tdn pgjehy ga tdn hguotry tg hgoagrc tg ets tnonts lob ljj frlohdns ga

    tdn ^.X. clretecn cejetlry snrvehns suppgrt rltehltego ls dls nvnry lbceoestrltego

    seohn ^OHJGX wls seionb fy Prnsebnot Vgoljb Vnlilo. Rdnrn lrn njncnots eo tdn

    ^.X. Xnoltn tdlt venw ^OHJGX ls eoareoieoi go ^.X. sgvnrneioty lob spnhehljjy

    tdn lfejety ga tdn oetnb Xtltns Olvy tg gpnrltn uoanttnrnb tdrguidgut tdn wgrjb.

    Dnohn, et rncleos tg fn rltenb lob tdnrn es og eobehltego tdlt tdn hurrnot

    lbceoestrltego, ievno cgrn prnsseoi essuns, eotnobs tg freoi et agrwlrb lileo

    loytecn sggo. Rdn cgst seioehlot ecplht ga tdn alejurn ga tdn ^oetnb Xtltns tgrlteay tdn trnlty es tdlt tdn ^oetnb Xtltns hloogt sufcet hjlecs uobnr ^OHJGX

    Lrtehjn 91 agr nxtnobnb hgoteonotlj sdnja.

    Rdnrn es gon clkgr sgat-jlw eostetutego rnjltnb tg Lrhteh igvnrolohn. Rdn Lrhteh

    Hguohej hgosests ga neidt pnrclonot cncfnrs; tdn oetnb Xtltns, Hlolbl,

    Vussel, Ogrwly, Bnoclrm, Aeojlob, Xwnbno, lob Ehnjlob. Rdnrn lrn sex lbbetegolj

    pnrclonot plrteheplots wdehd lrn lssgheltegos rnprnsnoteoi eobeinogus pngpjns

    ga tdn Lrhteh. Oucnrgus ogo-Lrhteh stltns, eotnroltegolj griloezltegos, lob ogo-

    igvnrocnotlj griloezltegos dlvn gfsnrvnr stltus, lob tdlt oucfnr dls irgwo

    wetd tdn rnhnot lbbetego ga sex onw gfsnrvnrs stltns, eohjubeoi Hdeol.>1Rdn

    Lrhteh Hguohej snrvns l vlrenty ga hggrbeoltego, mogwjnbin-sdlreoi, lob eostunohn

    rgjns, fut et dls og pnrclonot stltus ls l snhrntlrelt gr pnrclonot sgurhn ga

    auobeoi. Rdn Lrhteh Hguohej hlo lbvghltn fut hloogt jniesjltn gr prgbuhn loy

    sgrt ga feobeoi rnquerncnot. Rdn Lrhteh Hguohej dls sex wgrmeoi irgups, tdn cgst

    rnjnvlot dnrn fneoi tdn Prgtnhtego ga tdn Lrhteh Clreon Novergocnot wgrmeoi

    irgup (PLCN). Eo 6005, tdn PLCN wgrmeoi irgup pufjesdnb tdn Lrhteh Clreon

    Xdeppeoi Lssnsscnot, lo eostunotelj lssnsscnot ga tdn pgtnotelj agr sdeppeoi eo

    tdn Lrhteh.>9Ydejn tdn Lrhteh Hguohej es lo eostunotelj griloezltego, tdn prnsnohn

    ga cloy ogo-Lrhteh stltns, OIGs, lob Eotnroltegolj Griloezltegos (EGs) dls jnb

    tg strgoi rnsestlohn fy tdn Lrhteh hglstlj stltns tgwlrb tdn Lrhteh Hguohej tlmeoi

    go l cgrn gahelj stltus.

    Eo succlry, tdnrn hurrnotjy nxests l auohtegoeoi rniujltgry lob jnilj rniecn

    wdehd es suetlfjn agr tdn igvnrolohn ga tdn Lrhteh argc l sdeppeoi pnrspnhtevn,

    tdn lrnl usuljjy aghusnb go eo igvnrolohn beshussegos. Ydnrn ilps nxest eo tdn

    ECG arlcnwgrm suhd ilps lrn rnhgioeznb lob naagrts lrn uobnr wly tg hjgsn tdnc.

    Rdn jlrinst uocnt rnquerncnot agr lo naanhtevn rniujltgry systnc eo tdn Lrhteh,

    lob plrtehujlrjy tdn ^.X. Lrhteh, es tdn prgpnr typn lob oucfnr ga ^oetnb Xtltns

    Hglst Iulrb lssnts tg hgobuht noagrhncnot gpnrltegos.

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 61 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Rdn ^OHJGX es webnjy lhhnptnb ls l cnhdloesc agr lbkubehltego ga besputns

    fy ljj Lrhteh stltns. Vnsestlohn fy tdn Lrhteh Xtltns tg nstlfjesdeoi l beaanrnot

    jnilj gr novergocnotlj rniecn es strgoi. Dgwnvnr, tdnrn lrn sgcn notetens tdlt

    hljj agr kust tdlt, arnqunotjy rnanrnoheoi tdn Lotlrhteh Rrnlty ls l cgbnj. RdnNurgpnlo Plrjelcnot, agr nxlcpjn, nxpjehetjy hljjnb agr lo Lrhteh Rrnlty flsnb go

    tdn Lotlrhteh Rrnlty eo 6004.>4Xuppgrt agr tdlt hljj wetdeo tdn Nurgpnlo ^oego

    lppnlrs tg dlvn wlonb= dgwnvnr, l jlrin oucfnr ga OIGs cleotleo tdlt suhd l

    trnlty es onhnsslry.>5Ydejn l onw rniujltgry rniecn flsnb go tdn Lotlrhteh Rrnlty

    es ogt lpprgpreltn hgosebnreoi tdn jlrin beaanrnohns fntwnno tdn twg, tdnrn lrn

    sgcn njncnots ga secejlrety fntwnno tdn Lrhteh lob tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo tdlt

    lrn wgrtd nxpjgreoi agr l cgbnj tg lbbrnss igvnrolohn ilps tdlt nxest gutsebn

    ga sdeppeoi lhtevety.

    Rdn Lrhteh, tdn Lotlrhteh, lob tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo

    Rdnrn lrn seioehlot beaanrnohns fntwnno tdn Lrhteh lob Lotlrhteh wdehdclmn tdn Lotlrhteh Rrnlty l pggr cgbnj. Pnrdlps tdn cgst seioehlot argc l

    rniecn ilp pnrspnhtevn es tdlt tdn Lotlrhteh es lo uobnvnjgpnb lob nssnoteljjy

    uoeodlfetnb jlob clss surrguobnb fy wltnr. Rdes cnlos tdnrn lrn og tnrrnstrelj

    sgurhns ga pgjjutego ruooeoi gaa eotg Lotlrhteh wltnrs. Eo alht, wdejn tdnrn lrn

    snlsgolj cnjt-wltnr strnlcs, tdnrn lrn og revnrs eo Lotlrhtehl tg hlrry ruogaa ga

    loy meob eotg tdn Lotlrhteh Xnls. Ljsg, Lotlrhtehl es tdn jlrinst lob brenst bnsnrt

    go nlrtd wetd jettjn prnhepetltego. Rdn Lrhteh, fy hgotrlst, es l fgby ga wltnr

    surrguobnb fy jlob wetd gojy l anw, rnjltevnjy olrrgw notry lob nxet pgeots. L

    vlst oucfnr ga jlrin revnrs eo bnvnjgpnb, eobustrelj lrnls, greieolteoi eo rniegos

    tdlt rnhnevn hgosebnrlfjn prnhepetltego wetd lttnoblot ruo gaa, ncpty eotg tdn

    Lrhteh. Rdes cnlos tdlt tnrrnstrelj sgurhns ga pgjjutego lrn l clkgr essun lob

    tdn Lrhteh dls hgosebnrlfjy jnss lfejety tg stusd etsnja hjnlo. Rdn Lotlrhteh dls

    og eobeinogus pgpujltego gr jlrin-shljn ogo-eobeinogus pgpujltego, lob og

    eobustrelj gr hgccnrhelj lhtevety. Rdn Lrhteh dls ljj ga tdnsn vnry seioehlot

    sgurhns ga pgjjutego. Eo lbbetego tdn prnsnohn ga pgpujltegos, lo nxesteoi hujturn,

    seioehlot hgccnrhelj lhtevety, lob eobustrelj lhtevety cnlos tdlt, uojemn tdn

    Lotlrhteh, tdn bnvnjgpcnot lob noagrhncnot ga rniujltegos wejj dlvn jghlj

    hgsts tdlt rnsebnots wejj bnclob plss l hgst-fnont tnst. Rdn prnsnohn ga jlrin-

    shljn eobustrelj lhtevety onhnsslrejy cnlos tdnrn wejj fn seioehlot bnsteoltego

    sdeppeoi lhtevety tg suppgrt et. Rdn Lrhteh dls ljsg fnno dnlvejy cejetlreznb agr

    l jgoi tecn, wdejn tdn Lotlrhteh dls onvnr fnno sg. Rdes es jlrinjy fnhlusn tdnrn

    lrn og prn-nxesteoi sgvnrneioty hjlecs eo tdn Lotlrhteh, wdnrnls tdn Lrhteh dls

    dlb suhd hjlecs agr l vnry jgoi tecn. Jlstjy, tdn Lotlrhteh es rncgtn. Et es ogt go

    tdn wly gr l sdgrthut tg loywdnrn argc loywdnrn. Rdnrnagrn, tdn Lotlrhteh

    bgns ogt snn trloset sdeppeoi. Rdn gojy tdeoi tdn Lotlrhteh lob Lrhteh dlvn eo

    hgccgo es tdlt tdny lrn fgtd hgjb lob blrm agr l iggb fet ga tdn ynlr, hjnlrjy ogt

    l suahenot flses agr cgbnjeoi Lrhteh rniujltgry rniecns go tdlt wdehd suppgrts

    tdn Lotlrhteh.

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 69 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Eo ljj tdn wlys tdn Lrhteh es beaanrnot argc tdn Lotlrhteh et es secejlr tg tdn

    Cnbetnrrlonlo. Rdn Cnbetnrrlonlo, jemn tdn Lrhteh, gfvegusjy dls l jgoi hujturlj

    destgry wetd l rnhgrb ga snttjncnots ga eobeinogus pngpjns tdlt igns flhm

    tdguslobs ga ynlrs. Fgtd dlvn jgoi-stlobeoi sgvnrneioty hjlecs. Rdny lrn fgtdjlrin fgbens ga wltnr surrguobnb fy jlob. Rdlt jlob suppgrts l pgpujltego wetd

    hgosebnrlfjn eobustrelj lob hgccnrhelj lhtevety. Rdn prnsnohn ga pgpujltegos lob

    hgccnrhelj lhtevety cnlo tdlt rniujltegos wejj ecpgsn l hgst go sgcn snicnots ga

    tdn pgpujltego rnquereoi l hgst-fnont lpprglhd. Fgtd dlvn nxtnosevn systncs

    ga revnrs tdlt hlrry clo-clbn wlstn lob ruogaa eotg tdnc. Rdes es tdn lrnl wdnrn

    nxesteoi Lrhteh jnilj lob novergocnotlj rniecns aljj sdgrt. Ljj hurrnot rniecns suhd

    ls ^OHJGX lob tdn ECG lrn grenotnb tgwlrb clreon sgurhns ga pgjjutego, jlrinjy

    lssgheltnb wetd netdnr sdeppeoi gr gej prgbuhtego go clreon pjltagrcs. Lrhteh jnilj

    lob rniujltgry rniecns hgujb fn strnoitdnonb tg bnlj wetd tnrrnstrelj sgurhns ga

    pgjjutego, l iglj agr wdehd tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo rniecn prgvebns l usnauj cgbnj.

    Rdnrn lrn ljsg cloy lrnls eo wdehd tdn Lrhteh es beaanrnot argc tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo

    tdlt, wdejn ogt beceoesdeoi tdn vljun ga l Cnbetnrrlonlo cgbnj, cust fn tlmno

    eotg lhhguot. Rdn Cnbetnrrlonlo dls fnno stubenb eotnosnjy argc l hjecltn,

    cntngrgjgiy, fltdycntry, dybrgirlpdy, lob hlrtgirlpdy pnrspnhtevn, lob tdnrn

    es rnjltevnjy jettjn jnat tg jnlro rnilrbeoi olveiltego lob novergocnotlj rnspgosn.

    Xhenohn uobnrstlobs tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo novergocnot. Rdn Lrhteh es eo ets eoalohy

    eo tdnsn lrnls, cnloeoi jettjn es mogwo lfgut dgw tdn Lrhteh novergocnot gpnrltns

    lob wdlt tdn hgrrnspgobeoi resms lrn. Cgrngvnr tdn inonrlj jlhm ga tdes flseh

    shenoteh mogwjnbin cnlos tdlt olveiltego es alr cgrn dlzlrbgus eo tdn Lrhteh. Ls

    ogtnb prnvegusjy, jnss tdlo 1 pnrhnot ga tdn Lrhteh es hdlrtnb. Lrhteh hdlrt bltucs,

    fneoi flsnb go vnry gjb survnys, lrn eohgcpltefjn wetd bltucs usnb eo cgbnro

    sltnjjetn olveiltego/IPX systncs, wdehd brlcltehljjy rnbuhns tdner usnaujonss

    agr hgccnrhelj Lrhteh olveiltego. Rdnrn es ogt nvno lirnncnot go wdlt nxlhtjy

    tdn Lrhteh cnlos. Rdnrn lrn tdrnn preclry, lob snvnrlj jnss arnqunotjy usnb

    bnoetegos ga tdn Lrhteh. Rdn tdrnn cgst hgccgojy hetnb lrn;

    < snh ogrtd; tdn jeon lt wdehd, lt

    tdn ogrtdnrocgst bnhjeoltego ga tdn suo, tdn suo bgns ogt snt agr gon bly, lob

    lt tdn sgutdnrocgst bnhjeoltego ga tdn suo et bgns ogt resn agr gon bly.

    6. Rdn

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 64 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    loy Lrhteh igvnrolohn rniecn wejj lppjy tg l pgpujltnb rniego wetd sufstlotelj

    hgccnrhelj lob eobustrelj lhtevety. Rdnrnagrn, nxlhtjy wdnrn loy suhd rniecn

    lppjens, lob wdnrn et bgns ogt, cust fn hjnlr agr et tg fn noagrhnlfjn.

    Cgst sdeppeoi lhtevety tdlt ghhurs eo tdn Lrhteh es ljgoi hglsts, cgstjy wetdeo

    Lrhteh hglstlj stltns NN[, wdnrnls eo tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo tdnrn es hgosebnrlfjn

    sdeppeoi wnjj gaasdgrn. Eo tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo, tdn oltego lob stltn lrn jlrinjy tdn

    slcn wetd l pgpujltego lob pgjetehlj hnotnr ga irlvety tdlt hgeohebn. Og gon, agr

    nxlcpjn, venws tdn hglstlj pgpujltego ga Etljy ls dlveoi l snplrltn jnilj ebnotety

    argc tdn Etljelo stltn etsnja. Eo tdn Lrhteh tdn pgjetehlj hnotnr ga irlvety es snplrltn

    lob pdysehljjy vnry bestlot argc tdn pgpujltego hnotnr ga irlvety.1

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 65 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    tg nlhd gtdnr lob lrcnb hgosteht dls ghhurrnb fntwnno tdnc, suhd hgostehts dlvn

    ogt prnvnotnb CLP argc hgoteoueoi tg wgrm. Rdn greieolj CLP wls aghusnb

    go bnljeoi wetd clreon pgjjutego. Eo , eo lo naagrt tg bnlj wetd ets sdgrthgceois,

    tdn Lhtego Pjlo agr tdn Clreon Novergocnot lob tdn Xustleolfjn Bnvnjgpcnotga tdn Hglstlj Lrnls ga tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo (CLP EE) wls ecpjncnotnb. Xpnhehljjy,

    CLP EE rnhgioeznb tdlt, secejlr tg tdn Lrhteh tgbly, sghegnhgogceh trnobs lob

    pggrjy clolinb bnvnjgpcnot wnrn lt tdn rggt ga cgst novergocnotlj prgfjncs.

    Igljs ga CLP EE eohjubn nosureoi sustleolfjn clolincnot ga clreon lob jlob

    rnsgurhns, clthdeoi novergocnotlj hgosebnrltegos tg bnvnjgpcnot hgosebnrltegos,

    ebnoteayeoi lob prgtnhteoi lrnls ga uoequn nhgjgiehlj gr hujturlj ecpgrtlohn, lob

    strnoitdnoeoi hggpnrltego eo Cnbetnrrlonlo stltns eo clolieoi tdner hgccgo

    dnretlin. CLP pregretens agr tdn hgceoi bnhlbn lrn;

    tg freoi lfgut l clssevn rnbuhtego eo pgjjutego argc jlob-flsnb sgurhns=

    tg prgtnht clreon lob hglstlj dlfetlts lob tdrnltnonb spnhens=

    tg clmn clretecn lhtevetens slanr lob cgrn hgoshegus ga tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo

    clreon novergocnot=

    tg eotnoseay eotnirltnb pjlooeoi ga hglstlj lrnls=

    tg cgoetgr tdn sprnlbeoi ga eovlsevn spnhens=

    tg jecet lob eotnrvnon prgcptjy go gej pgjjutego= lob

    tg aurtdnr prgcgtn sustleolfjn bnvnjgpcnot eo tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo rniego.18

    Rdn Flrhnjgol hgovnotego ga CLP EE spnhehljjy gvnrhgcns tdlt hretehesc, eohrnlseoi

    ets lttrlhtevnonss ls l cgbnj agr tdn Lrhteh. Rdn plrtonrsdep dlb ets rst cnnteoi

    eo Xnptncfnr 6005 lob dls ls ets igljs;

    l jgoi-tnrc plrtonrsdep agr kgeot pjlooeoi lob oloheoi eo tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo,

    alhejetlteoi naanhtevn lob nahenot usn ga rnsgurhns eo lbbrnsseoi hguotrens

    pregretens agr prgtnhtego ga tdn clreon lob hglstlj novergocnot=

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 80 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    tdn ecprgvncnot ga novergocnotlj hgobetegos eo pnrhnot ga dgtspgts lob

    snosetevn lrnls ga oltegolj pregrety=

    cgrn sustleolfjn usn ga hglstlj rnsgurhns tdrguid usn ga Eotnirltnb YltnrVnsgurhn Clolincnot (EYVC), Eotnirltnb Hglstlj [gon Clolincnot (EH[C),

    lob lqueanr clolincnot=

    tdn rnbuhtego ga pgjjutego argc jlob-flsnb sgurhns tdrguid tdn bncgostrltego

    lob lbgptego ga novergocnotljjy sguob tnhdogjgiy=

    cgrn sustleolfjn usn ga sdnrens rnsgurhns tdrguid tdn lbgptego ga lo

    nhgsystnc-flsnb lpprglhd tg sdnrens, lob ecprgvnb prgtnhtego ga hretehlj

    fegbevnrsety tdrguid tdn clolincnot ga l hgdnrnot ontwgrm ga clreon

    prgtnhtnb lrnls= lob

    tdn rnpjehltego lob shljeoi up ga eovnstcnot prgknhts lob bncgostrltegos

    bureoi tdn vn-ynlr jeansplo ga tdn prgknht.

    CLP wls tdn rst eoeteltevn uobnr tdn ^O Novergocnotlj Prgirlc eo tdn Vniegolj

    Xnls Prgirlc. Rdes prgirlc snnms tg hggrbeoltn tdn lhtegos ga

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 86 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Ydejn tdn Lrhteh es eo alht l fgby ga wltnr, ets cgst ecpgrtlot ingpdysehlj

    lttrefutn es tdn prnsnohn ga hglstlj stltns agr wdehd tdn Lrhteh rnprnsnots l

    sgvnrneio splhn lob argotenr agr bnvnjgpcnot. Rdn cgst seioehlot clo-clbn

    ecplhts go tdn Lrhteh lrn tnrrnstrelj eo olturn, wdehd tdn ^OHJGX ECG/CLVPGJarlcnwgrms hloogt lbbrnss. Rdnrnagrn, l beaanrnot rniecn, wdehd lbbrnssns tdnsn

    essuns ls wnjj ls tdn Lrhtehs uoequn hujturlj lob nhgjgiehlj essuns, onnbs tg fn

    aguob. Rdnrn es lo nxesteoi arlcnwgrm eo tdn Vniegolj Xnls Prgirlc tdlt es l

    iggb t lob, utejezeoi tdn Cnbetnrrlonlo Lhtego Pjlo ls l cgbnj, tdn rncleoeoi

    Lrhteh vujonrlfejetens hlo fn lhhgccgbltnb. Cgrngvnr suhd l prgirlc wgujb

    fn alcejelr tg ljj Lrhteh hglstlj stltns ls tdny ljj lrn ljrnlby plrt ga gon gr

    cgrn rniegolj snls prgirlcs, lob suhd prgirlcs lrn ljrnlby eo pjlhn lob

    wnjj-hggrbeoltnb wetd ^OHJGX lob ECG/CLVPGJ. Og onw rniujltgry gr jnilj

    arlcnwgrm onnbs tg fn bnvnjgpnb, fut rltdnr lo nxesteoi gon hlo fn nxtnobnb

    lob lppjenb tg tdn Lrhteh.

    Ydejn tdnrn lrn lbnqultn nxesteoi jnilj arlcnwgrms agr tdn prgtnhtego lob

    prnsnrvltego ga tdn Lrhteh tdlt ljsg lhhgccgbltn tdn jnietecltn onnbs ga Lrhteh

    stltns tg noilin eo hgccnrhelj lob eobustrelj lhtevety, l arlcnwgrm es gojy

    naanhtevn ea plrteheplot stltns dlvn tdn hlplhety tg noagrhn et. Hlplhety ls usnb

    dnrn cnlos fgtd tdn wejjeoionss lob lfejety tg bnvgtn tdn rnquernb rnsgurhns

    tg tdn essun. Lcgoi gtdnr tdeois, tdes cnlos tdn lvlejlfejety ga lssnts t agr

    tdn eotnobnb cessego lob purpgsn. Ljj suhd arlcnwgrms ecpgsn jghlj hgsts

    agr ijgflj fnonts; tdn tnosego fntwnno tdn hgccgo dnretlin ga clo lob tdn

    spnheh reidts lob rnspgosefejetens ga sgvnrneioty. Rdn wejjeoionss lob lfejety ga

    stltns tg noagrhn suhd arlcnwgrms es mny. Ls cnotegonb prnvegusjy, hgosebnrlfjn

    noagrhncnot pgwnrs ljrnlby nxest sdgujb hglstlj stltns dlvn tdn wejj tg usn

    tdnc. Rdn rst stnp eo l cgrn rgfust lob naanhtevn Lrhteh igvnrolohn rniecn es

    ogt tdn bnvnjgpcnot ga cgrn rujns lob jlws= et es tdn bnvnjgpcnot ga tdn hlplhety,

    eohjubeoi lssnts, lob tdn wejjeoionss lob lfejety tg noagrhn tdnc tg clxecuc

    naanht tdlt es rnquernb.

    Plrt Rdrnn; Igvnrocnot Vgjns lob Vnspgosefejetens

    Rdn agrnigeoi beshussnb tdn typns ga lhtevety ghhurreoi eo tdn Lrhteh ogw

    lob jemnjy tg dlppno eo tdn auturn, lob beshussnb tdn onnb agr l igvnrolohn

    lrhdetnhturn. Rdn igvnrolohn struhturn wejj onnb tg fgtd prgtnht tdn Lrhteh

    novergocnot lob nosurn tdlt wdltnvnr hgccnrhelj lhtevety es velfjn tdnrn

    es lfjn tg bnvnjgp eo l sustleolfjn wly. Rdus, tdn cessego snt tdlt stgws argc

    tdn agrnigeoi beshussego wgujb eohjubn l aghus go;

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 88 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    2. Novergocnotlj Xnhurety lob Igvnrolohn Vniecn Noagrhncnot

    >. Inonrlj Clretecn Bgcleo Lwlrnonss lob tdn Nxnrhesn ga Xgvnrneioty

    1. Dnbins Lileost tdn ^onxpnhtnb.

    Ga tdn lfgvn, gojy shenohn wgujb rnquern l snregus, sustleonb ehn-frnlmeoi

    hlplfejety prgvebnb fy tdn igvnrocnot.

    Rdnrn lrn snvnrlj igvnrocnot linohens wetd bernht eotnrnsts eo, lob rnspgosefejetens

    agr, tdn Lrhteh tdlt cust fn loljyznb eo tdn hgotnxt ga tdn cessegos stltnb eo tdn

    prnhnbeoi snhtego. Ydejn tdnrn lrn cgrn tdlo twnoty ^.X. igvnrocnot linohens tdlt

    pjly sgcn rgjn eo tdn Lrhteh, tdn tdrnn tdlt pgtnoteljjy dlvn tdn cgst bernht lob

    vesefjn rnspgosefejetens rnquereoi stnnt lssnts lrn tdn ^.X. Hglst Iulrb, tdn Oltegolj

    Ghnloeh lob Ltcgspdnreh Lbceoestrltego (OGLL), lob tdn oetnb Xtltns Olvy.Xgcn ga tdn rgjns lob cessegos ga tdnsn linohens gvnrjlp lob lrn repn agr

    hgosgjebltego. Xgcn rgjns hgcpjncnot nlhd gtdnr lob nahenohens hlo fn rnljeznb

    fy fnttnr hggpnrltego, wdejn sgcn cly onnb tg fn bn-hgostehtnb. Gon cessego tdlt

    es ogt bernhtjy cnotegonb eo tdn agrnigeoi es oltegolj bnanosn, wdehd ga hgursn es

    tdn olvys preclry cessego. Rdn olvy beb lhquern nxtnosevn Lrhteh nxpnrenohn

    tdrguid ets Hgjb Ylr fljjesteh cessejn sufclreon prgirlcs, fut bgns ogt dlvn

    seioehlot suralhn sdep Lrhteh nxpnrenohn.92Ievno tdn typn ga lhtevety hurrnotjy

    ghhurreoi eo tdn Lrhteh, tdlt prgknhtnb tg ghhur eo tdn agrnsnnlfjn auturn, lob tdn

    nxtrncnjy jgw pgtnotelj agr snregus hgosteht eo tdn Lrhteh, lo lriucnot hgujb fn

    clbn tdlt tdn olvy, ievno hgostrleonb fubints lob tdn onnb tg clmn eoagrcnb

    eovnstcnot bnhesegos lcgoi hgcpnteoi pregretens, sdgujb ogt eovnst lt ljj eo clkgr

    lssnts hlplfjn ga wgrmeoi eo loytdeoi fnygob splrsn ehn. Eo gtdnr wgrbs, tdn typns

    ga sdeps tdn olvy hurrnotjy gpnrltns wgujb pnragrc wnjj eo tdn Lrhteh. Rdn olvys

    eovnstcnot sdgujb fn eo RRPs (Rlhtehs, Rnhdoequns lob Prghnburns) tdlt suppgrt tdn

    lfejety tg wgrm eo ^.X. Lrhteh wltnrs wetd tdn sdeps et hurrnotjy gpnrltns bureoi

    tdn succnr cgotds wdno tdnrn es og gr jettjn ehn. Rdn olvy lob Hglst Iulrb sdgujb

    ljsg clmn prgvesegos agr hrgss-trleoeoi olvlj gahnrs wetd tdn Hglst Iulrb agr

    cgrn nxtnosevn ehn nxpnrenohn. Eo lbbetego, tdn olvy lob tdn Hglst Iulrb sdgujb

    ogt gvnrjggm tdn gppgrtuoety agr tdner gahnrs tg rebn ls gfsnrvnrs go hgccnrhelj

    sdeppeoi vnssnjs wgrmeoi eo tdn rniego agr tdn ehn olveiltego nxpnrenohn lob ljsg tg

    ileo l fnttnr uobnrstlobeoi ga tdn olturn ga lhtevety tdlt es lhtuljjy ghhurreoi

    tdnrn, tdn typns ga resms tdlt lhtevety es inonrlteoi, lob tdn pgjehy iueblohn

    onhnsslry tg bnlj wetd tdgsn resms. Ydejn tdn olvy gatno hjlecs cessegos suhd ls

    snlrhd lob rnshun lob tdn nxnrhesn ga sgvnrneioty, tdn Hglst Iulrb prgpnrjy

    nqueppnb es cgrn tdlo hlplfjn ga tdgsn cessegos eo hgokuohtego wetd tdner gtdnr

    rnspgosefejetens. DL/BV (Ducloetlrelo/Beslstnr Vnjena) es logtdnr arnqunotjy hetnb

    cessego, fut ievno tdn jgw pgpujltego jnvnjs eo tdn Lrhteh tdn pgtnotelj agr DL/BV

    go l shljn fnygob wdlt tdn Hglst Iulrb hgujb dlobjn es rncgtn. Ls ogtnb eo tdn

    igvnrolohn snhtego, tdn gvnrrebeoi snhurety cessego eo tdn Lrhteh es novergocnotlj

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 82 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    snhurety, l cessego tdlt rnquerns lssnts alr beaanrnot argc tdgsn tdn olvy freois tg

    tdn idt lob es l snhurety cessego cgrn suetnb tg tdn Hglst Iulrb. Rdn olvy bgns

    ogt dlvn ls ets hgrn purpgsn vn ga tdn sex Lrhteh cessegos snt agrtd lfgvn, lob

    tdnrnagrn bgns ogt onnb loy eovnstcnot eo spnheljeznb lssnts agr prgjgoinbgpnrltegos eo tdn Lrhteh. Et es ecpgrtlot agr tdn olvy tg fn snno tdnrn argc l

    oltegolj eclin lob sgvnrneioty pnrspnhtevn, fut tdlt hlo fn bgon wetd nxesteoi

    olvy lssnts.

    OGLL sdgujb dlvn tdn preclry rnspgosefejety agr gvnrsnneoi ljj lrnls ga tdn

    shenohn cessego. Ls plrt ga ets stnnt, et sdgujb dlvn ehn-strnoitdnonb rnsnlrhd lob

    dybrgirlpdeh survny sdeps, fut ogt onhnsslrejy ehnfrnlmnrs. Gtdnr linohens, suhd

    ls tdn Oltegolj Xhenohn Aguobltego (OXA) lob rnsnlrhd irgups suhd ls Yggbs

    Dgjn gr OGJX (^oevnrsety-Oltegolj Ghnlogirlpdeh Jlfgrltgry Xystnc), lrn ljsg

    jemnjy tg pnregbehljjy dlvn lssnts eo tdn lrnl wdehd cly hgcpjncnot tdn lhtevety ga

    OGLL. Agr nxlcpjn, tdn OXA hurrnotjy dls lo goigeoi prghurncnot tg hdlrtnr loehn-frnlmeoi rnsnlrhd sdep argc tdn hgccnrhelj clrmntpjlhn.9>Fy hdlrtnreoi tdlt

    typn ga sdep, tdn OXA ints tdn hlplfejety et onnbs wdno et onnbs et wetdgut dlveoi

    tg ply tdn nogrcgus up-argot hgsts ga fuejbeoi suhd l sdep etsnja. Fy lsseioeoi

    OGLL aujj rnspgosefejety agr tdn shenohn cessego, eohjubeoi prghureoi ehn-frnlmeoi

    rnsnlrhd sdeps argc tdn hgccnrhelj clrmntpjlhn, tdn onnb agr Hglst Iulrb

    ehnfrnlmnrs es aurtdnr beceoesdnb.

    Rdn ^oetnb Xtltns Hglst Iulrb dls fy alr tdn jlrinst cessego snt agr tdn Lrhteh. Ga

    tdn sex cessegos ogtnb ls lo eccnbeltn hlplfejety rnquerncnot eo tdn Lrhteh, gojy

    shenohn sdgujb ogt fn l hgrn Hglst Iulrb auohtego. Rdn Hglst Iulrb sdgujb dlvn,

    ls et bgns ogw, aujj rnspgosefejety agr sdnrens pltrgj lob jlw noagrhncnot, snlrhd

    lob rnshun, novergocnotlj rnspgosn, bgcleo lwlrnonss, lob tdn prgknhtego ga

    sgvnrneioty ls wnjj ls l dnbin lileost uohnrtleoty. Rdnrn es og qunstego tdlt tdn

    Hglst Iulrb rnquerns spnheljeznb lssnts tg aujjj tdgsn cessegos pnrsestnotjy eo

    tdn Lrhteh. Et ljsg dls gtdnr butens rnjltnb tg snlsgolj olveiltegolj slanty suhd

    ls lebs tg olveiltego lob pgrt stltn hgotrgj eospnhtegos, plrtehujlrjy agr agrneio

    sdeps hljjeoi lt tdn Vnb Bgi ceon lob, eo tdn ogt tgg bestlot auturn, gaasdgrn

    gej rei eospnhtegos. Ydejn tdn Hglst Iulrb hurrnotjy suhhnssaujjy lhhgcpjesdns

    tdnsn cessegos, eovnstcnots eo onw typns ga ehn-hlplfjn lssnts cly nodlohn tdn

    nahenohy wetd wdehd tdnsn lhtevetens lrn hlrrenb gut.

    Lhquereoi lob Plyeoi agr tdn Ajnnt

    Rdnrn lrn l oucfnr ga pnrcutltegos tg loljyzn wdno hgosebnreoi dgw tg lhquern

    lob ply agr l stnnt. L oucfnr ga eccutlfjn alhtgrs cust ljsg fn rnhgioeznb agr loy

    prgpgslj tg dlvn prlhtehlj naanht. Rdn rst es tdlt lhtevety eo tdn Lrhteh es dlppnoeoi

    ogw. Rdn trlbetegolj stnnt lhquesetego hyhjn eo tdn ^oetnb Xtltns es uolhhnptlfjy jgoi

    lob wejj ogt prgvebn tdn ^oetnb Xtltns wetd tdn onnbnb hlplhety eo tdn rnquernb

    tecn arlcn. Rdn snhgob es tdlt tdn trlbetegolj stnnt lhquesetego hyhjn es bnnpjy

    ncfnbbnb eo tdn pgjetehlj prghnss wetd pgwnrauj pgjetehlj stlmndgjbnrs wnbbnb

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 8> Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    tg tdn stltus qug. Hdloin cust fn lpprglhdnb hlutegusjy. Lcgoi gtdnr essuns,

    tdn trlbetegolj stnnt lhquesetego prghnss dls cloy igljs lob prghureoi sdeps es

    gojy gon ga tdnclob prgflfjy l scljjnr gon tdlo cgst lpprnheltn. Rdnrn lrn

    eobustrelj flsn essuns lob pgjetehlj alhtgrs (kgfs) tdlt lrn l seioehlot hgcpgonoteo tdn trlbetegolj cgbnj tdlt hloogt fn gvnrjggmnb. Dgwnvnr, tdn trlbetegolj stnnt

    lhquesetego pltd es gojy gon lvnoun agr lhquereoi lssnts. Rdlt prghnss eohjubns

    l bnseio hgcpntetego gr eo-dgusn bnseio, hgotrlhteoi wetd l ^.X. sdepylrb agr

    hgostruhtego, lob clooeoi lob gpnrltego fy tdn rnspnhtevn linohy (olvy, Hglst

    Iulrb, OGLL). Rdn trlbetegolj prghnss es tdn cgst nxpnosevn, tlmns tdn jgoinst,

    lob fnhlusn ga tdn jnoitdy prghnss es sufknht tg igjb-pjlteoi. Rdn jgoinr l sdep

    es eo bnvnjgpcnot tdn cgrn tecn vlregus stlmndgjbnrs dlvn tg bnvnjgp cust-dlvn

    hlplfejetens tdlt lbb tg hgcpjnxety lob hgst. Rdn trlbetegolj cgbnj bgns dlvn

    hgosebnrlfjn pgjetehlj suppgrt argc lrnls wdnrn sdepfuejbeoi tlmns pjlhn bun tg

    tdn kgfs ecplht go jghlj nhgogcens. Rdnrn lrn hnrtleo lssnts tdlt, bun tg tdner

    cessego, sdgujb fn prghurnb eo tdn trlbetegolj cloonr. Agr nxlcpjn, oetnb XtltnsHglst Iulrb huttnrs usnb agr jlw noagrhncnot lob tdn prgknhtego ga sgvnrneioty tdlt

    ljsg dlvn l oltegolj bnanosn cessego sdgujb fn prghurnb tdrguid tdn trlbetegolj

    cgbnj. L dyfreb tdlt wgujb ljjgw tdn igvnrocnot tg gwo lob gpnrltn fut ogt ig

    tdrguid tdn trlbetegolj fuejbeoi prghnss tdlt ceidt fn hgosebnrnb es l flrnfglt

    hdlrtnr. Rdes es nssnoteljjy l jgoi-tnrc jnlsn tdlt ievns tdn igvnrocnot tdn reidts

    lob rnspgosefejetens (n.i. cleotnolohn) ga gwonrsdepl bnspgobnot gwonrfut

    ljjgws plycnots strnthdnb gut gvnr tdn tnrc ga tdn hdlrtnr. Rdn igvnrocnot dls

    aujj gpnrltegolj rnspgosefejety ls ea et wnrn tdn gwonr. Lbvlotlins tg tdes cntdgb

    lrn tdlt et es alstnr tdlo tdn trlbetegolj lhquesetego cntdgbs lob ogrcljjy hgsts jnss

    seohn tdnrn es og gppgrtuoety agr igjb-pjlteoi. Rdn tnrc ga gwonrsdep es snt fy tdn

    igvnrocnot (ljtdguid flrnfglt hdlrtnrs lrn ogrcljjy agr snvnrlj ynlrs) cnloeoi

    tdn igvnrocnot dls tdn gppgrtuoety tg rnarnsd tdn stnnt wetdgut dlveoi tg ig

    tdrguid tdn irnlt nxpnosn ga l sdep bnseio lob hgostruhtego prghnss.

    Hgcpnteoi ljtnroltevns eohjubn lhquereoi tdn lssnts argc l prevltn hgcploy

    lob gpnrlteoi tdnc wetd linohy pnrsgoonj, lhquereoi tdn lssnts argc l prevltn

    hgcploy lob tdno essueoi gpnrlteoi hgotrlhts ljgoi tdn jeons ga Cejetlry Xnljeat

    Hgcclob (CXH) igvnrocnot- gwonb hgotrlhtgr-gpnrltnb (IGHG) sdeps, gr

    lhquereoi fgtd lssnt lob hrnw argc l prevltn hgcploy. \unstegos tdlt cust fn

    hgosebnrnb eohjubn wdntdnr tdn lssnt cust fn hgostruhtnb eo l ^.X. ylrb gr lrn

    sdeps hgostruhtnb gvnrsnls lhhnptlfjn (sgcn gvnrsnls sdepfuejbnrs lrn cgrn

    nxpnrenohnb eo hgostruhteoi tdnsn typns ga sdeps), gr es tdnrn sgcn eotnrcnbeltn

    pgsetego (e.n., rnstli l agrneio-fuejt sdep tg int eccnbeltnjy lvlejlfjn hlplhety wetd

    tdn rnquerncnot tdlt l bgcnstehljjy-fuejt rnpjlhncnot fn prgvebnb wetdeo sgcn

    suetlfjn tecn arlcn). Rdn ^.X. igvnrocnot, tdrguid CXH, dls l jgoi destgry ga tdes

    sgrt ga prghurncnot. CXH dls l jlrin oucfnr ga sdeps suetlfjn agr snljeat suppgrt

    lob spnhelj cessego sdeps, suhd ls dybrgirlpdeh survny gr cessejn-trlhmeoi sdeps,

    tdlt lrn gwonb fy tdn igvnrocnot fut gpnrltnb fy hgccnrhelj hgcploens. Rdnsn

    sdeps pnragrc cessegos hretehlj tg tdn oltegos bnanosn go arnqunotjy hjlssenb

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 81 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    cessegos lob CXH dls fnno gpnrlteoi plrts ga ets stnnt tdes wly agr bnhlbns. Rdn

    hgotrlhts lrn inonrljjy agr vn ynlrs (gon ynlr rc wetd agur gon-ynlr gptegos),

    lob l jlrin pgrtego ga tdn gpnrlteoi hgsts es xnb lob tdn hgotrlht gpnrltgrs

    rnspgosefejety. Rdn hgotrlht gpnrltgr pnragrcs ljj butens rnjltnb tg gpnrlteoi tdnsdeps uobnr tdn bernhtego ga wdgnvnr dls gpnrltegolj hgotrgj ga tdn sdep. Xgcn

    nxpnosns rnjltnb tg pgrt hgsts, aunj, lob cleotnolohn lob rnpler lrn bernhtjy

    rnecfurslfjn fy tdn igvnrocnot eo lo naagrt tg nosurn tdlt prgpnr cleotnolohn

    ga tdn igvnrocnot-gwonb lssnt tlmns pjlhn.

    Logtdnr CXH cgbnj agr lhquereoi lssnts es tg hdlrtnr l sdep lob hrnw argc

    tdn hgccnrhelj clrmnt. Rdes es wdlt OXA es eo tdn prghnss ga bgeoi ogw agr

    ehn-frnlmeoi rnsnlrhd sdeps. ^obnr tdes cgbnj, tdn igvnrocnot spnhens tdn

    hlplfejetens onnbnb, hgotrlhtgrs prgpgsn sdeps tdlt cnnt tdgsn hlplfejetens, lob

    tdno tdn igvnrocnot snjnhts tdn sdep tdlt gaanrs tdn fnst hgcfeoltego ga hlplfejety

    lob hgst. Hgst tg tdn igvnrocnot es xnb lt tdn hdlrtnr rltn wetd gojy aunj lobpgrt hgsts rnecfurslfjn. Rdnrnagrn, tdn igvnrocnot mogws wetd rnjltevn prnhesego

    wdlt l plrtehujlr cessego wejj hgst. Rdn igvnrocnot bgns ogt ply agr tdn sdeps

    wdno tdny lrn ogt lvlejlfjn agr gpnrltego suhd ls agr cleotnolohn (bry bghmeoi) gr

    frnlmbgwo. Rdn jnoitd ga tdn hdlrtnr es lt tdn igvnrocnots beshrntego, cnloeoi

    tdlt et plys agr tdn sdep gojy agr tdn jnoitd ga tecn et es onnbnb. Rdes typn ga hdlrtnr

    es plrtehujlrjy lttrlhtevn agr cessegos tdlt lrn rnjltevnjy sdgrt eo burltego, suhd ls

    snlsgolj ehn frnlmeoi gr rnsnlrhd wgrm. Rdn prghurncnot pltd es alst, ljjgweoi tdn

    igvnrocnot tg int onnbnb hlplfejety reidt lwly ls tdn onnb bnvnjgps. Et ljsg ljjgws

    tdn igvnrocnot tg dlvn lhhnss tg onwnr inonrltegos ga spnheljeznb sdeps seohn

    tdny lrn ogt fguob tg tdn suom hgst ga l jgoi-jevnb lssnt tdny gwo. ^obnr tdn CXH

    cgbnj, tecn-hdlrtnrnb sdeps lrn hgosebnrnb lssnts ga tdn stltn lob nokgy sgvnrneio

    eccuoety uobnr eotnroltegolj jlw. ^obnr tdes cgbnj tdn sdep es gwonb lob gpnrltnb

    fy l hgccnrhelj hgcploy, fut tdn cessego es stejj gwonb fy tdn igvnrocnot lob

    tdn sdep tlmns bernhtego argc wdgcnvnr tdn gpnrltegolj hgcclobnr es.

    L olj gptego es agr tdn igvnrocnot tg hgotrlht gut tdn cessego. Rdn hgotrlhtgr

    es tdno rnspgosefjn agr bnjevnreoi l olj prgbuht gr snrvehn agr l spnheh hgst.

    Dgw tdn hgotrlhtgr igns lfgut tdlt es up tg tdn hgotrlhtgr, eohjubeoi lhquereoi

    lssnts. Agr nxlcpjn, ehn clolincnot lt l plrtehujlr pgrt gr snt ga pgrts wgujb fn

    hgotrlhtnb agr, ogt ehnfrnlmnrs. Rdes typn ga hgotrlht es plrtehujlrjy usnauj wdno

    hgosebnrlfjn hgccnrhelj nxpnrenohn lob hlplfejety nxests tdlt tdn igvnrocnot

    wgujb ogt onnb tg rnpjehltn agr tdn plrtehujlr cessego, lob tdn hgotrlhtgr hlo gaanr

    hgst rnbuhtegos flsnb go nhgogcens ga shljn fnhlusn et bnjevnrs l secejlr snrvehn

    tg fgtd hgccnrhelj lob igvnrocnot hustgcnrs.

    Ogtegolj Lrhteh Ajnnt

    Rdn eotnot ga tdn agrnigeoi loljyses es tg fnttnr uobnrstlob tdn cessego novergocnot

    agr lo Lrhteh stnnt ls et es ogw, lob jemnjy tg fn eo tdn onlr- tg ceb-tnrc. Eo gtdnr

    wgrbs, wdlt bgns tdn oltego rnljjy wlot tdn stnnt tg bg7 Ievno tdlt cessego snt,

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 89 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    wdehd ga tdn tdrnn preclry linohens jemnjy tg fn gpnrlteoi sdeps eo tdlt rniego

    sdgujb dlvn rnspgosefejety agr wdlt7 Ievno tdn fubint novergocnot, wdnrn lvlejlfjn

    auobs lrn sdreomeoi alstnr tdlo tdn Lrhteh ehn, tdn trlbetegolj lhquesetego prghnss

    es tgg nxpnosevn. Lob ievno tdn uohnrtleotens ga tdn cessego snt eo tdn Lrhteh, tdntrlbetegolj lhquesetego prghnss es tgg eostnxefjn, netdnr slbbjeoi tdn igvnrocnot

    wetd vnry nxpnosevn lssnts et bgns ogt onnb ea tdn hljj agr Lrhteh hlplfejety

    beceoesdns, ls ceidt fn tdn hlsn ea gej lob ils nxpjgrltego beceoesdns, gr hlthdeoi

    tdn igvnrocnot sdgrt ea l surin ga lhtevety ghhurs ls, agr eostlohn, eo tdn nvnot ga l

    Xunz Hlolj hreses. Rdn beshussego ga cessego snt bncgostrltns tdlt ehnfrnlmnrs, tdn

    trlbetegolj lssnt nvnrygon, eohjubeoi tdgsn eo tdn pgjetehlj rnljc, aghusns go wdno

    tdeomeoi lfgut tdn Lrhteh, lrn lhtuljjy prgflfjy ogt wdlt tdn igvnrocnot sdgujb

    fn eovnsteoi eo. Rdn cgrn hretehlj cessegos bg ogt bnpnob go ehnfrnlmnrs, lob, agr

    cessegos tdlt bg, tdnrn lrn cgbnjs agr lhquereoi tdlt hlplfejety tdlt lrn fnttnr,

    alstnr, lob cgrn stnxefjn tdlo tdn ^.X. Hglst Iulrb idteoi wetd Hgoirnss agr tdn

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 84 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    bltl liirniltego, wgujb clmn tdn sdep lo nxhnjjnot pjltagrc agr clretecn

    bgcleo lwlrnonss auohtegos, novergocnotlj cgoetgreoi, lob igvnrolohn rniecn

    noagrhncnot/novergocnotlj snhurety. Et wgujb ljsg sdgw .X. sgvnrneioty fy

    fneoi l hjnlr, vesefjn, lob pnrsestnot prnsnohn eo ^.X. Lrhteh wltnrs. Xuhd lpjltagrc wgujb rncgvn tdn onnb tg bnvnjgp sdgrnsebn eoarlstruhturn tdlt wgujb

    fn nxpnosevn tg fuejb lob cleotleo, lob wgujb hrnltn novergocnotlj essuns ga ets

    gwo, suhd ls fuejbeoi go pnrclargst. Rdn lhquesetego rgutn agr tdes sdep es hjnlr,

    seohn tdn Cejetlry Xnljeat Hgcclob es eo tdn prghnss ga lhquereoi l sdep vnry

    secejlr tg tdes agr tdn oetnb Xtltns Olvy Xpnhelj Gpnrltegos Agrhns. Rdnrnagrn,

    tdn Hglst Iulrb wgujb fn lhquereoi tdn sdep vel l prghnss tdlt dls ljrnlby fnno

    usnb tg gftleo l sdep ga secejlr, ea ogt cgrn lbvlohnb, hlplfejetens. Eo tdn CXH

    prghurncnot hlsn, tdn sdep wgujb fn prghurnb uobnr l tecn hdlrtnr, cnloeoi

    tdlt lo gpnrlteoi hgcploy wgujb gpnrltn tdn pjltagrc wdejn tdn Xpnhelj Agrhns

    ceidt dlvn upwlrbs ga twg duobrnb pnrsgoonj go fglrb lt loy gon tecn, lob tdn

    sdep wgujb tlmn bernhtego bernhtjy argc tdn gpnrltegolj hgcclobnr. Rdn CXHessunb l hlplfejetens stltncnot lob hgotrlhtgrs wnrn rnspgosefjn agr bnjevnreoi

    l sdep cnnteoi tdnsn hlplfejetens uobnr l xnb-prehn lrrloincnot. Rdn ^.X.

    Hglst Iulrb hgujb lhquern tdn sdep tdrguid lo ebnotehlj prghnss gr uobnr lo

    ljtnroltevn lhquesetego rgutn suhd ls l flrnfglt hdlrtnr, gr lo gutreidt purhdlsn.

    Xuhd l sdep hgujb fn lvlejlfjn eo jnss tdlo neidtnno cgotds lob agr l arlhtego

    ga tdn hgst ga l trlbetegolj bnseio-lob-fuejb ehnfrnlmnr. Rdn Hglst Iulrb hgujb

    fuy vn ga tdnsn agr tdn hgst ga gon ehnfrnlmnr uobnr ets trlbetegolj lhquesetego

    prghnss.

    Ydejn tdn LAXF hgujb prgvebn tdn Hglst Iulrb wetd seioehlot hlplfejety tg

    cnnt cgst ga tdn cessego snt, tdnrn rncleos tdn onnb agr ehn-hlplfjn lssnts agr

    sdnrens pltrgj, igvnrolohn rniecn noagrhncnot, lob jlw noagrhncnot. Rdn

    hurrnot Hlolbelo Lrhteh Gaasdgrn Pltrgj Xdep (LGPX) prgirlc cly fn l iggb

    pjlhn tg jggm agr eosperltego, lob pgtnotelj hgst-slveoi hgujb lresn ea tdn Hglst

    Iulrb wnrn tg plrtonr wetd tdn Hlolbelos eo sdlreoi bnseio lob bnvnjgpcnot

    hgsts, wetd sdeps fneoi fuejt eo nlhd hguotrys rnspnhtevn ylrbs. Ydejn lhtulj

    hgprgbuhtego wgujb brlcltehljjy rnbuhn hgsts lob spnnb lssnts eotg tdn wltnr

    cgrn rlpebjy agr fgtd hguotrens, tdlt es prgflfjy l pgjetehlj stnp tgg alr= sg wdejn

    cnotegoeoi tdlt fgtd tdn ^oetnb Xtltns lob Hlolbl hgujb fnont argc tdlt

    lpprglhd, et wejj ogt fn beshussnb aurtdnr dnrn. Rdn LGPX hlplfejety snt, snt agrtd

    fnjgw es hjnlrjy tlejgrnb tgwlrbs l Hlolbelo cessego, fut et wgujb ogt fn dlrb

    tg rnpjlhn tdn Hlolbelo-spnheh rnquerncnots wetd .X. rnquerncnots wetdgut

    lbbeoi tg sdep bnseio gr hgsts.

    Rdn Hlolbelo LGPX prgirlc jests ls tdn sdep hlplfejety snt;

    Rdn sdeps wejj dlvn suahenot stnxefejety tg gpnrltn eobnpnobnotjy lob

    naanhtevnjy eo Hlolbls Nxhjusevn Nhgogceh [gon (NN[), eohjubeoi suhd bevnrsn

    novergocnots ls tdn Hlolbelo Lrhteh, tdn Irlob Floms ga Onwaguobjlob, lob

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 85 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    gaa tdn ogrtdwnst hglst ga tdn \unno Hdlrjgttn Esjlobs. Rdn sdeps wgujb ljsg

    fn hlplfjn ga olveilteoi tdn Xt. Jlwrnohn Vevnr go l ynlr-rguob flses lob

    fnrtdeoi eo \unfnh Hety=

    Rdny wejj fn lfjn tg gpnrltn ynlr-rguob eo cnbeuc rst-ynlr ehn wdehd cly

    eohjubn gjb ehn eohjusegos ls wnjj ls tdn gpno ghnlo lrnls eo tdn Ltjloteh lob

    Plheh Hlolbelo NN[=

    Rdny wejj dlvn lo ehn hlplfejety nxhjusevnjy agr tdner gwo cgfejety lob ogt

    tg prgvebn ehn-frnlmeoi snrvehns tg gtdnrs=

    Rdny wejj fn lfjn tg sustleo gpnrltegos agr up tg agur cgotds=

    Rdny wejj dlvn l rloin ga lt jnlst sex tdguslob neidt duobrnb olutehlj cejns=

    Rdny wejj dlvn suahenot griloeh setultegolj lwlrnonss tg nosurn slanty

    ga olveiltego lob steidt=

    Rdny wejj dlvn l suahenot hgcclob, hgotrgj, lob hgccuoehltego (H8)

    hlplfejety tg prgvebn lob rnhnevn rnlj-tecn eoagrcltego tg/argc tdn Hlolbelo

    Agrhns Hgccgo Gpnrlteoi Pehturn (HGP)=

    Rdny wejj dlvn l hruesn spnnb ga lt jnlst

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 20 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    OGLL Ls ogtnb eo tdn loljyses, tdn shenohn cessego es l hretehlj hlplfejety tdlt es

    onnbnb ogw. OGLL onnbs tdn lfejety tg hgobuht nxtnosevn shenohn cessegos eo tdn

    Lrhteh plrtonrnb wetd OXA, ^OGJX, lob gtdnr shenohn-grenotnb griloezltegos fgtd eo

    tdn ^oetnb Xtltns lob lrguob tdn wgrjb. Loy nxplosego eo shenohn hlplfejety sdgujbfn hggrbeoltnb lcgoi ljj stlmndgjbnrs eo tdn .X. Lrhteh shenohn lrnol, eohjubeoi

    eobustry suhd ls gej hgcploens wdehd ljrnlby dlvn l wnljtd ga eoagrcltego lob

    hlplfejety. L hggrbeoltnb shenohn cessego hgujb fn clolinb fy lo gvnrljj

    clolinr, lob tdn eoagrcltego ileonb hgujb fn sdlrnb tdrguid lo Lrhteh shenohn

    nxhdloin wdehd lbbrnssns onnbs eo grbnr ga prnhnbnohn. Rdn OGLL stnnt sdgujb

    fn luicnotnb wetd fgtd griloeh lob hdlrtnrnb tgoolin. Rdn griloeh tgoolin

    hlo fn lhquernb argc tdn hgccnrhelj clrmnt quehmjy fy hgovnrteoi ehn-hlplfjn

    gej eobustry suppgrt sdeps tg l shenohn cessego. Deidjy spnheljeznb rnsnlrhd sdeps

    suhd ls ehn-frnlmeoi rnsnlrhd sdeps sdgujb fn prghurnb tdrguid tdn hgccnrhelj

    clrmnt ls OXA es hurrnotjy bgeoi.

    Rdn ^oetnb Xtltns Olvy Ls ogtnb nlrjenr, ievno tdn olturn ga tdn cessegos netdnr

    ghhurreoi eo tdn Lrhteh ogw gr jemnjy tg ghhur eo tdn onlr- tg ceb-tnrc, lob wdnrn

    cgst ga tdgsn cessegos lrn jemnjy tg dlppno (^.X. NN[), tdnrn bgns ogt lppnlr tg

    fn l onnb agr tdn ^oetnb Xtltns Olvy tg eovnst eo spnheljeznb ehn-hlplfjn lssnts. Lt

    tdes pgeot tdn jlrinst cessego agr tdn olvy es tg lht ls l dnbin lileost uohnrtleoty

    lob tg luicnot tdn prgknhtego ga sgvnrneioty bgon fy tdn Hglst Iulrb. Et es iggb

    agr ljjens lob pgtnotelj lbvnrslrens ljemn tg snn tdn olvy lrguob. Rdn olvy onnbs

    tg fn prnsnot eo tdn Lrhteh wdno lob wdnrn et hlo utejezn nxesteoi lssnts suppgrtnb

    fy onw RRPs agr gpnrlteoi eo ehn-arnn gr onlrjy ehn-arnn wltnrs eo tdn olveiltego

    snlsgo. L hggpnrltevn nxhdloin prgirlc wetd tdn Hglst Iulrb tg bnvnjgp l hlbrn

    ga olvlj gahnrs wetd Lrhteh nxpnrenohn hgujb fn hrnltnb tg luicnot nxpnrenohn

    ileonb fy bernht olvy bnpjgycnots tg tdn rniego.

    Gej Xpejj Vnspgosn lob Ehn Frnlmeoi Gej spejj rnspgosn lob inonrlj ehn frnlmeoi

    lrn fgtd cessegos tdlt hlo lob sdgujb fn prgvebnb fy eobustry uobnr l agrc

    ga hggpnrltevn. Rdn cgbnj agr tdes hlplfejety nxests eo tdn agrc ga tdn Gej Xpejj

    Vncgvlj Griloezltego (GXVG), l .X. Hglst Iulrb-lpprgvnb ogt-agr-prgt

    hgcploy wdgsn auohtego es tg prgvebn gej spejj rnspgosn hlplfejety lob lssnts

    tg cncfnr hgcploens. Clreon Xpejj Vnspgosn Hgrpgrltego es tdn jlrinst suhd

    griloezltego eo tdn oetnb Xtltns.99Cncfnrsdep eo lo GXVG hgujb fn clobltnb

    tdrguid tdn pgrt stltn hgotrgj systnc kust ls et es ogw. Rdn GXVG lhquerns, prn-

    pgsetegos, lob cleotleos ljj lssnts rnquernb tg rnspgob tg l spejj, trleos wetd

    tdn nquepcnot, lob rnspgobs eo tdn nvnot ga lo lhtulj ncnrinohy. L secejlr

    lrrloincnot hgujb fn rnquernb eo tdn Lrhteh lob cncfnrsdep hgujb fn clobltgry

    agr sdeps wgrmeoi eo tdn Lrhteh, eohjubeoi hruesn sdeps. Rdn Lrhteh vnrsego ga lo

    GXVG hgujb ljsg prgvebn inonrljeznb ehn-frnlmeoi snrvehn, hgosebnreoi tdlt ehn

    frnlmeoi, gr lt l ceoecuc ehn clolincnot, hgujb rnlsgolfjy fn nxpnhtnb tg fn

    onnbnb eo tdn nvnot ga l rnlj spejj rnspgosn. Rdnrnagrn, et es rnlsgolfjn tg rnquern

    l aujjy hgcpntnot GXVG, hnrtenb tg gpnrltn eo Lrhteh wltnrs, tg eohjubn rgfust

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 2

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 26 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    cgst pgpujlr prnss, es lhtuljjy jemnjy tg fn hgcplrltevnjy scljj, tg fn bnsteoltego

    eo olturn, lob jlrinjy bnvgtnb tg eobustrelj lhtevety eo tdn Vusselo Lrhteh. Jlrin

    lssnt eovnstcnots rnjltnb tg rniujlteoi clretecn sdeppeoi lrn ogt onnbnb eo

    tdn agrnsnnlfjn auturn. Jlstjy, tdn aghus go ehn frnlmeoi ls l igvnrocnot notnrpresnes cespjlhnb seohn tdlt lhtevety hlo fn lhhgcpjesdnb fy eobustry eo l cgrn hgst-

    nahenot lob naanhtevn cloonr.

    Ogtns

    < Xnn agr nxlcpjn Xhgtt Fgrinrsgo, Rdn Hgceoi Lrhteh Fggc, Agrneio Laalers(Kujy/Lui 60

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 28 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Rdn Hlolbelos hjlec tdn Ogrtdwnst Plsslin ls lo eotnrolj, tnrretgrelj wltnr, lob eo grbnr tg

    ncpdlsezn tdlt hjlec tdny rnanr tg et ls tdn Hlolbelo dttp;//www.plrj.ih.hl/Hgotnot/JGP

    /rnsnlrhdpufjehltegos/prf0929-n.dtc#stltusOgrtdwnst Plsslin. Rdn Hlolbelo pgsetego es nxtnosevnjy

    bghucnotnb, fut tdn Plrjelcnot ga Hlolbl prgvebns l iggb flhmirguob eo Hgotrgvnrselj

    Hlolbelo Hjlecs gvnr Lrhteh wltnrs lob Clretecn [gons lt dttp;//www.plrj.ih.hl/Hgotnot/JGP

    /rnsnlrhdpufjehltegos/prf0929-n.dtc#stltus.

    ,

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 22 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    8< Xnn agr nxlcpjn Irnnopnlhn Lrhteh wnfsetn, dttp;/ /www.irnnopnlhn.gri/eotnroltegolj/no/hlcpleios

    /hjecltn-hdloin/lrhteh-ecplhts.

    86 Rdes snhtego tlmno argc Hlrcnj, Xgvnrneioty, Vniujltgry Vniecns, lob Novergocnotlj Xnhurety eo tdn

    Lrhteh.

    88 Xnn dttp;//www.ecg.gri/Lfgut/Plins/Bnalujt.lspx.

    82 Xnn dttp;//www.ecg.gri/GurYgrm/Novergocnot/PgjjutegoPrnvnotego/Plins/Bnalujt.lspx.

    8> Agr l aujj jesteoi ga Xpnhelj Lrnls fy Loonx, snn ECG Xpnhelj Lrnls lt dttp;//www.ecg.gri/GurYgrm

    /Novergocnot/PgjjutegoPrnvnotego/XpnheljLrnls^obnrCLVPGJ/Plins/Bnalujt.lspx.

    81 Xnn dttp;//www.ecg.gri/GurYgrm/Novergocnot/PgjjutegoPrnvnotego/PXXLs/Plins/Bnalujt.lspx.

    89 Xnn dttp;//www.ecg.gri/GurYgrm/Novergocnot/PgjjutegoPrnvnotego/PXXLs/Plins/Bnalujt.lspx.

    84 Xnn dttp; //www.ecg.gri/GurYgrm/Xlanty/ XlantyRgpehs/Plins/PgjlrXdeppeoiXlanty.lspx= tdn aujj tnxt ga

    tdn Iuebnjeons agr Xdeps gpnrlteoi eo Lrhteh Yltnrs es lt dttp;//www>.ecg.gri/XdlrnPgeot/fjlstBltlGojy

    .lsp/bltlWeb31165/1-CNPH-Herh855.pba.

    85 Xnn dttps;//www.fechg.gri/Cncfnrs/Onws/60

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 2> Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    >< Xnn dttp; //www.th.ih.hl/noi/clreonslanty/bnfs-lrhteh-lhts-rniujltegos-lerss-656 Rdn lutdgr wls l plrteheplot, tdnrnagrn dls pnrsgolj mogwjnbin ga nvnots.

    >8 Hgcpjntn eoagrcltego go OGVBVNI es lt dttp; //www.hhi-ihh.ih.hl/n0002 Aujj tnxt hlo fn aguob lt dttp; //www.uo.gri/Bnpts /jgs/hgovnotegoWlirnncnots/ tnxts/uohjgs

    /hjgseobx.dtc.

    >> Agr l beshussego ga tdn rniujltgry rniecn igvnroeoi tdn Ogrtdnro Xnl Vgutn snn Nrem Arlohmx

    Rdn Jnilj Vniecn ga Olveiltego eo tdn Vusselo Lrhteh, Kgurolj ga Rrlosoltegolj Jlw lob Pgjehy9 Xnn dttp;//www.plcn.es.

    >4 Grlo V. Uguoi, Rdn Lrhteh eo Pjly; Igvnrolohn eo l Recn ga Vlpeb Hdloin, Rdn Eotnroltegolj Kgurolj

    ga Clreon lob Hglstlj Jlw62 (6005); 268226.

    >5 Lbnjn Lergjbe, Nurgpnlo ^oego lob tdn Lrhteh (rnpgrt agr tdn Ogrbeh Hguohej ga Ceoestnrs,

    Ghtgfnr

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 21 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    90 Arlotze, Eostetutegolj Pnragrclohn ga Novergocnotlj Vniecns.

    9< Brnssnr, Onnb agr l Feobeoi, Vniego-Xpnheh Xdeppeoi Vniecn= Grlo V. Uguoi, Rdn

    Eotnroltegoljezltego ga tdn Herhucpgjlr Ogrtd; Hdlrteoi l Hgursn agr tdn 6

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    Lrhteh Agrhn Xtruhturn 29 Dggvnr Eostetutego Xtloagrb ^oevnrset

    Hgpyreidt 60

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    Lfgut tdn Lutdgr

    Lrhteh Xnhurety Eoeteltevn

    Ydno hgcfeonb wetd nhgogceh lob pgjetehlj bnvnjgpcnots,

    tdn hdloieoi Lrhteh es tdn cgst seioehlot pdysehlj ijgflj

    nvnot seohn tdn nob ga tdn jlst Ehn Lin. Lo uornsgjvnb strltnieh

    tnrretgry, tdn eohrnlsnb lhtevety suiinsts tdlt tdn rniego hgujb

    fnhgcn tdn sufknht ga eotnosevn onigteltegos lob pgssefjn

    arehtego lob hgoargotltego rnjlteoi tg rnsgurhns, ghnlo lhhnss,

    lob sgvnrneioty. Eo jeidt ga tdgsn hdloins lob hdljjnoins,

    tdn Dggvnr Eostetutego Lrhteh Xnhurety Eoeteltevn dls fnno put

    eo pjlhn tg lbbrnss tdn strltnieh lob snhurety ecpjehltegos

    ga eohrnlsnb lhtevety lob tg ebnoteay gppgrtuoetens agr sdlpeoi

    l slan, snhurn, lob prgspnrgus Lrhteh.

    Agr cgrn eoagrcltego lfgut tdn Lrhteh Xnhurety Eoeteltevn, veset

    us gojeon lt www.dggvnr.gri/tlsmagrhns/lrhteh-snhurety.

    Xtnpdno C. Hlrcnj

    Xtnpdno C. Hlrcnj es tdnsnoegr vehn prnsebnot ga

    Clretecn Xnrvehns lt Clnrsm

    Jeon Jecetnb. Dn prnvegusjy

    dnjb pgsetegos eo gpnrltegos

    lob olohn lob snrvnb lt

    snl ls l bnhm gahnr lob

    clstnr, preclrejy go tlomnrs.

    Hlrcnj irlbultnb argc

    tdn ^X Cnrhdlot Clreon

    Lhlbncy= dn dgjbs lo CL

    eo nhgogcehs lob lo CFL

    lob es l PdB hlobebltn,

    ljj eo Eotnroltegolj Pgje tehlj

    Nhgogcy, lt Gjb Bgceoego^oevnrsety. Des rnsnlrhd

    eotnrnsts lrn eo trlbn,

    hgosteht, lob Lrhteh essuns.