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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
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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
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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,
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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 8
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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.