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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl `lj Rgvmgw [`lgi

    Rgphrt hl Dhult [hiigy Z`mimlosVthr`og A`fmimty Brg`fn

    E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07

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    Fhpyrmont 2;07, [rhvmlfg ha Brmtmsn Fhiudbm`.

    @ii rmonts rgsgrvgj.

    Znms d`tgrm`i ms hwlgj by tng Ohvgrldglt ha Brmtmsn Fhiudbm` `lj prhtgftgj by fhpyrmont i`w.Mt d`y lht bg rgprhjufgj hr rgjmstrmbutgj wmtnhut tng prmhr wrmttgl pgrdmssmhl ha tng [rhvmlfg ha Brmtmsn Fhiudbm`.

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    Rgphrt hl Dhult [hiigy Z`mimlos Vthr`og A`fmimty Brg`fn

    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt GlomlggrmloMlvgstmo`tmhl `lj Rgvmgw [`lgi

    Z@BIG HA FHLZGLZV

    Gxgfutmvg Vudd`ry

    0 Mltrhjuftmhl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

    2 _n`t Jmj Zng [`lgi Jh8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

    6 Z`mimlos Vthr`og A`fmimty (ZVA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

    : Nhw Jmj Znms J`d A`mi8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

    7 [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 7.0 Vura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 7.2 Vubsura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

    7.6 @jv`lfgj I`bhr`thry Vtujmgs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :2 7.: Jgsmol, Fhlstruftmhl lj Hpgr`tmhl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 7.7 Mlstrudglt`tmhl lj Dhlmthrmlo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?> 7.1 _`tgr B`i`lfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >2

    1 @l`iysms ha Brg`fn Dgfn`lmfs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =;

    ? D`l`ogdglt [r`ftmfgs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000

    > Rgoui`thry Hvgrsmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 002 >.0 Rhigs lj Rgsphlsmbmimtmgs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 002

    >.2 Rgoui`thry Mltgr`ftmhls Rgi`tgj th D[DF ZVA . . . . . . . . . 00: >.6 [`lgi @ssgssdglt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 001

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    Z@BIG HA FHLZGLZV fhltmlugj

    = _ngrg Jh _g Oh Arhd Ngrg8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00>

    0; Fhlfiusmhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 067

    00 Rgfhddglj`tmhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06=

    02 [hstsfrmpt `lj @fclhwigjogdglts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:0

    06 Imst ha @bbrgvm`tmhls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:2

    0: Oihss`ry ha Zgfnlmf`i Zgrds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:6

    07 Fhiigftgj Zgfnlmf`i Rgagrglfgs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0:1

    @ppgljmfgs

    @ppgljmx @5 Zgrds ha Rgagrglfg

    @ppgljmx B5 Vupphrtmlo Mlahrd`tmhl

    @ppgljmx F5 Vura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhl

    @ppgljmx J5 Vubsura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhl

    @ppgljmx G5 I`bhr`thry Zgstmlo `lj Rgsuits

    @ppgljmx A5 Mlstrudglt`tmhl `lj Dhlmthrmlo

    @ppgljmx O5 _`tgr B`i`lfg

    @ppgljmx N5 Brg`fn @l`iysms

    @ppgljmx M5 B.F. Z`mimlos J`d A`miurg Argquglfy `lj [hrtahimh Rmsc

    @ppgljmx E5 F`rmbhh Rgomhl`i Jmstrmft Qmjgh

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07

    G^GFWZMQG VWDD@R]

    ZNG GDB@LCDGLZV

    Znrgg fhltmouhus gdb`lcdglts fhlfflg tng Dhult [hiigy t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty (ZVA). Ha tngsg, tng [grmdgtgr

    Gdb`lcdglt, wngrg tng brg`fn hffurrgj, w`s tng lhrtngrl `lc ha tng ZVA.

    Zng gdb`lcdglts `rg fhdphsgj ha ` fhrg wmtn tng aulftmhl ha `ftmlo `s `l mdpgrvmhus gigdglt. Jhwlstrg`d ha

    tng fhrg, ` ffitgr zhlg rgstr`mls d`tgrm`i ml tng fhrg arhd hutw`rj dmor`tmhl. Zng fhrg `lj ffitgr `rg tngl supphrtgj

    by ` rhfcffii zhlg. Ml tng upstrg`d jmrgftmhl, tng fhrg ms supphrtgj by `l upstrg`d ffii zhlg fhdphsgj ha rhfcffii

    `lj/hr t`mimlos.

    ZNG BRG@FN

    Zng brg fn hffurrgj wmtnml tng [grmdgtgr Gdb lcdglt. @t tng tmdg ha tng brg`fn, tng ZVA w`s pgrdmttgj uljgr tng

    Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs, [grdmt D-2;;, wmtn `pprhv`i th r`msg tng frgst by 2.7 dgtrgs. Zng brg`fn hffurrgj g`riy

    hl @uoust :, 2;0: `t ` frgst gigv`tmhl 0 dgtrg snhrt ha mts pgrdmttgj gigv`tmhl. Ihss ha fhlt`mldglt w`s sujjgl, wmtn

    lh w`rlmlo. Zng rgfhrjgj phlj gigv`tmhl `t 156; pd hl @uoust 6, 2;0: w`s 2.6 dgtrgs bgihw tng frgst.

    ZNG D@LJ@ZG

    Ahiihwmlo tng brg`fn ha tng t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty `t tng Dhult [hiigy Dmlg, tng Ohvgrldglt ha Brmtmsn Fhiudbm`,

    tnrhuon tng Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs, thogtngr wmtn tng _miim`ds I`cg Mljm`l B`lj `lj tng Vhj` Frggc Mljm`l

    B`lj, gst`bimsngj `l mljgpgljglt gxpgrt mlvgstmo`tmhl `lj rgvmgw p`lgi (tng [`lgi) th mlvgstmo`tg `lj rgphrt hl tn`t

    brg`fn. Zng [`lgi w`s rgqumrgj th subdmt ` ffl`i rgphrt th tng Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs `lj tng _miim`ds I`cg

    Mljm`l B`lj `lj tng Vhj` Frggc Mljm`l B`lj hl hr bgahrg E`lu`ry 60, 2;07.

    Zng purphsg ha tng mlvgstmo tmhl n`s bggl s ahiihws5

    Zh mlvgstmo`tg `lj rgphrt hl tng f`usg ha tng a`miurg ha tng t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty tn`t hffurrgj hl@uoust :, 2;0: `t tng Dhult [hiigy Dmlg (tng Dmlg) ml B.F.

    Ml `jjmtmhl, tng [`lgi d`y d`cg rgfhddglj`tmhls th ohvgrldglt hl ftmhls tn`t fhuij bg t`cgl thglsurg tn`t ` smdmi`r a`miurg jhgs lht hffur `t htngr dmlg smtgs ml B.F.

    Zng [`lgi ms `utnhrmzgj, `s p`rt ha mts mlvgstmo`tmhls `lj rgphrt, th fhddglt hl wn`t `ftmhls fhuij n`vgbggl t`cgl th prgvglt tnms a`miurg `lj th mjgltmay pr`ftmfgs hr suffgssgs ml htngr eurmsjmftmhls tn`t fhuij

    bg fhlsmjgrgj ahr mdpigdglt`tmhl ml B.F.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07mm

    Aurtngr, mt w`s gxpgftgj tn`t tng [`lgi whuij5

    Mjgltmay `ly dgfn`lmsd(s) ha a`miurg ha tng t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty. Mjgltmay `ly tgfnlmf`i, d`l`ogdglt hr htngr pr`ftmfgs tn`t d`y n`vg gl`bigj hr fhltrmbutgj th tng

    dgfn`lmsd(s) ha a`miurg. Znms d`y mlfiujg `l mljgpgljglt rgvmgw ha tng jgsmol, fhlstruftmhl, hpgr`tmhl,

    d`mltgl`lfg, survgmii`lfg `lj rgoui`tmhl ha tng t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty.

    Mjgltmay `ly fn`logs tn`t fhuij bg fhlsmjgrgj th rgjufg tng phtgltm`i ahr auturg sufn hffurrglfgs.

    [@LGI @FZMQMZMGV Zng [`lgi bgo`l mts mlqumry wmtn duitmpig nyphtngsgs ahr a`miurg5

    Nud`l mltgrvgltmhl Hvgrthppmlo

    [mpmlo lj fr`fcmlo Ahulj`tmhl a`miurg

    Zng [`lgi ahulj lh gvmjglfg ha a`miurg jug th gmtngr nud`l mltgrvgltmhl hr a`miurg jug th hvgrthppmlo,

    lhtwmtnst`ljmlo tng a`ft tn`t `l gpmshjg ha hvgrthppmlo hvgr phrtmhls ha tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt hffurrgj

    ml D`y 2;0:. Zng qugstmhl ha pmpmlo `lj fr`fcmlo, wnmfn ms ` fhddhl f`usg ha a`miurg ha g`rtn j`ds, rgfgmvgj

    fhrrgsphljmlo `ttgltmhl. @itnhuon a`fthrs ha fhlfgrl wgrg mjgltmffgj by tng [`lgi, mt jmj lht fflj gvmjglfg tn`t

    pmpmlo `lj/hr fr`fcmlo f`usgj tng brg`fn.

    Znms rgjufgj tng ahfus ha tng [`lgi th a`miurg ml tng ahulj`tmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt. Qmsu`i gvmjglfg ha bhjmiy hutw`rj

    jmspi`fgdglt `lj rht`tmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt rgdl`lts wgrg fhlsmstglt wmtn ahulj`tmhl a`miurg. @ ahulj`tmhl f`l

    bg wg`c `lj a`mi ml ` ludbgr ha w`ys. Hlg ms tng prgsglfg ha ` wg`c i`ygr tn`t n`j bggl uljgtgftgj jurmlo jgsmol.

    @lhtngr ms tng prgsglfg ha ` brmttig str`tud tn`t ihsgs strglotn `s mt fhdgs uljgr ih`j `lj bgfhdgs thh wg`c th

    supphrt tng ih`j `ppimgj by tng gdb`lcdglt `lj ZVA fhltglts, sh tn`t a`miurg glsugs. ]gt `lhtngr phssmbmimty ms tng

    prgsglfg ha ` i`ygr tn`t ms fhdprgssmbig uljgr tng `ppimgj ih`j `lj, wngl strgssgj, jgvgihps nmon phrg prgssurg tn`trgsuits ml wg`cglmlo ha `l htngrwmsg dufn strhlogr d`tgrm`i. Znms ms tgrdgj uljr`mlgj a`miurg. Mt w`s tng hbegft ha tng

    smtg stujmgs uljgrt`cgl by tng [`lgi th jgtgrdmlg wnmfn ha tngsg ahulj`tmhl a`miurg dgfn`lmsds prgv`migj.

    G^GFWZMQG VWDD@R]

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 m

    Zng [`lgi uljgrthhc fhdprgnglsmvg Vura`fg Mlvgstmo tmhls tn`t prhvmjgj jgt`migj, hbsgrv`big mlahrd tmhl hl tng

    simjmlo dgfn`lmsd tn`t n`j hffurrgj. @ fn`iiglomlo `lj fhdpigx Vubsura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhl w`s `ish uljgrt`cgl,

    p`rtiy ml fhii`bhr`tmhl wmtn tng smtg mlvgstmo`tmhl prhor`d mlmtm`tgj by tng bhtn tng Dmlgs Mlspgfthr `lj Dhult

    [hiigy Dmlmlo Fhrphr`tmhl (D[DF), `lj ml `jjmtmhl, by tng [`lgi `ihlg.

    Zng Vubsura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhl w`s p`rtmfui`riy v`iu`big ml jgfflmlo tng fhltrhiimlo str`tmor`pny ml tng brg`fn `rg`

    `lj mjgltmaymlo tn`t tng a`miurg hffurrgj ml ` oi`fmhi`fustrmlg i`ygr, f`iigj Wppgr OIW. Lh mljmf`tmhl ha prg-sng`rmlo

    hr tng prgsglfg ha d`rcgjiy str`ml-wg`cglmlo d`tgrm`is w`s jgtgftgj, ig`vmlo uljr`mlgj a`miurg ml tng Wppgr OIW

    `s tng hliy vm`big nyphtngsms. Zng typg `lj gxtglt ha prg-a`miurg smtg mlvgstmo`tmhls wgrg lht sustfmglt th jgtgft tnmsstr`tud hr th mjgltmay mts frmtmf`i l`turg. Zng [`lgis Vubsura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhl w`s strufturgj th hbt`ml uljmsruptgj

    s`dpigs ha tng Wppgr OIW `lj subsgqugltiy jgtgrdmlg mts prhpgrtmgs.

    Zng Wppgr OIW w`s ahulj th bg prgfhlshimj`tgj prmhr th gdb`lcdglt fhlstruftmhl, but bgf`dg lhrd`iiy

    fhlshimj`tgj uljgr tng ih`js `ppimgj by fhlstruftmhl ha tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt. Zn`t ms, mt n`j gxpgrmglfgj

    prmhr fhlshimj`tmhl `lj strglotnglmlo uljgr ih`js ml mts oghihomf`i p`st, but lht uljgr tng ih`js `sshfm`tgj

    wmtn tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt, wnmfn frg`tgj tng lhrd`iiy fhlshimj`tgj st`tg. Wljgr tngsg fhljmtmhls, tng

    Wppgr OIW w`s fhdprgssmbig `lj susfgptmbig th uljr`mlgj a`miurg. Znms fhljmtmhl n`j lht bggl rgfholmzgj ml

    tng jgsmol ha tng ZVA.

    I`bhr`thry tgsts wgrg pgrahrdgj th jgtgrdmlg tng uljr`mlgj strglotn ha tng Wppgr OIW `lj tngsg p`r`dgtgrs

    wgrg utmimzgj ml fhdputgr `l`iysgs th f`ifui`tg wngtngr a`miurg snhuij n`vg hffurrgj uljgr tng `ppimgj ih`j. Zng

    rgsuits wgrg fhlffrd`thry.

    G^GFWZMQG VWDD@R]

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07mv

    FHLFIWVMHLV

    Zng [`lgi fhlfiujgj tn`t tng jhdml`lt fhltrmbutmhl th tng a`miurg rgsmjgs ml tng jgsmol. Zng jgsmol jmj lht t cg mlth

    `ffhult tng fhdpigxmty ha tng sub-oi`fm`i `lj prg-oi`fm`i oghihomf`i glvmrhldglt `sshfm`tgj wmtn tng [grmdgtgr

    Gdb`lcdglt ahulj`tmhl. @s ` rgsuit, ahulj`tmhl mlvgstmo`tmhls `lj `sshfm`tgj smtg fn`r`ftgrmz`tmhl a`migj th mjgltmay

    ` fhltmluhus OIW i`ygr ml tng vmfmlmty ha tng brg`fn `lj th rgfholmzg tn`t mt w`s susfgptmbig th uljr`mlgj a`miurg

    wngl subegft th tng strgssgs `sshfm`tgj wmtn tng gdb`lcdglt.

    Zng spgfmfffs ha tng a`miurg wgrg trmoogrgj by tng fhlstruftmhl ha tng jhwlstrg d rhfcffii zhlg `t ` stggp sihpg ha

    0.6 nhrmzhlt`i th 0.; vgrtmf`i. N`j tng jhwlstrg`d sihpg ml rgfglt yg`rs bggl `ttglgj th 2.; nhrmzhlt`i th 0.; vgrtmf`i,

    `s prhphsgj ml tng hrmoml`i jgsmol, a`miurg whuij n`vg bggl `vhmjgj. Zng sihpg w`s hl tng w`y th bgmlo `ttglgj

    th dggt mts uitmd`tg jgsmol frmtgrm` `t tng tmdg ha tng mlfmjglt.

    RGOWI@ZHR] HQGRVMONZ

    Zng [`lgi rgvmgwgj tng rhigs `lj rgsphlsmbmimtmgs ha tng B.F. Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs (tng Rgoui`thr) `lj mts

    mltgr`ftmhls rgi`tgj th tng D[DF ZVA. Zng [`lgi ahulj tn`t mlspgftmhls ha tng ZVA whuij lht n`vg prgvgltgj a`miurg

    `lj tn`t tng rgoui`thry st` `rg wgii qu`imffgj th pgrahrd tngmr rgsphlsmbmimtmgs. Zng [`lgi ahulj tn`t tng pgrahrd`lfg

    ha tng Rgoui`thr w`s s gxpgftgj.

    ZNG AWZWRG

    Zng [`lgi n`s gx`dmlgj tng nmsthrmf`i rmsc prhffig ha tng furrglt phrtahimh ha t`mimlos j`ds ml B.F. `lj fhlfiujgj tn`t

    tng auturg rgqumrgs lht hliy `l mdprhvgj `jhptmhl ha bgst `ppimf`big pr`ftmfgs (B@[), but `ish ` dmor`tmhl th bgst

    `v`mi`big tgfnlhihoy (B@Z). Gx`dpigs ha B@Z `rg ffitgrgj, uls`tur`tgj, fhdp`ftgj t`mimlos `lj rgjuftmhl ml tng usg ha

    w`tgr fhvgrs ml ` fihsurg sgttmlo. Gx`dpigs ha B@[ bg`r hl mdprhvgdglts ml fhrphr`tg jgsmol rgsphlsmbmimtmgs, `lj

    `jhptmhl ha Mljgpgljglt Z`mimlos Rgvmgw Bh`rjs. Vpgfmfff rgfhddglj`tmhls `rg d`jg ml tng bhjy ha tng rgphrt.

    G^GFWZMQG VWDD@R]

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 0

    0 | Mltrhjuftmhl

    Ahiihwmlo tng brg`fn ha tng t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty `t tng Dhult [hiigy Dmlg hl @uoust :, 2;0:, tng Ohvgrldglt ha

    Brmtmsn Fhiudbm`, tnrhuon tng Dmlmstgr ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs, thogtngr wmtn tng _miim`ds I`cg Mljm`l B`lj `lj tng

    Vhj` Frggc Mljm`l B`lj, gst`bimsngj `l mljgpgljglt gxpgrt glomlggrmlo mlvgstmo`tmhl `lj rgvmgw p`lgi (tng [`lgi)

    th mlvgstmo`tg `lj rgphrt hl tn`t brg`fn.

    0.0 [WR[HVG HA ZNG [@LGI

    Zng purphsg ha tng [`lgi ms `s ahiihws5

    Zh mlvgstmo`tg mlth lj rgphrt hl tng f`usg ha tng a`miurg ha tng t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty (ZVA) tn`thffurrgj hl @uoust :, 2;0: `t tng Dhult [hiigy Dmlg (tng Dmlg) ml B.F.

    Ml `jjmtmhl, tng [`lgi d`y d`cg rgfhddglj`tmhls th ohvgrldglt hl ftmhls tn`t fhuij bg t`cgl thglsurg tn`t ` smdmi`r a`miurg jhgs lht hffur `t htngr dmlg smtgs ml B.F.

    Zng [`lgi ms `utnhrmzgj, `s p`rt ha mts mlvgstmo`tmhl `lj rgphrt, th fhddglt hl wn`t `ftmhls fhuij n`vgbggl t`cgl th prgvglt tnms a`miurg `lj th mjgltmay pr`ftmfgs hr suffgssgs ml htngr eurmsjmftmhls tn`t fhuij

    bg fhlsmjgrgj ahr mdpigdglt`tmhl ml B.F.

    Wljgr mts Zgrds ha Rgagrglfg, mt ms gxpgftgj tn`t tng [`lgi wmii5

    Mjgltmay `ly dgfn`lmsd(s) ha a`miurg ha tng ZVA.

    Mjgltmay `ly tgfnlmf`i, d`l`ogdglt hr htngr pr`ftmfgs tn`t d`y n`vg gl`bigj hr fhltrmbutgj th tngdgfn`lmsd(s) ha a`miurg. Znms d`y mlfiujg `l mljgpgljglt rgvmgw ha tng jgsmol, fhlstruftmhl, hpgr`tmhl,

    d`mltgl`lfg, survgmii`lfg `lj rgoui`tmhl ha tng ZVA.

    Mjgltmay `ly fn`logs tn`t fhuij bg fhlsmjgrgj th rgjufg tng phtgltm`i ahr auturg sufn hffurrglfgs.

    0.2 [@LGI DGDBGRV

    Zng dgdbgrs ha tng [`lgi `rg5

    Jr. Lhrbgrt R. Dhroglstgrl (Fn`mr), FD, @HG, ARVF, AF@G, [n.J., [.Glo. Dr. Vtgvgl O. Qmfc, D.Vf., [.G. Jr. Jmrc Q`l Uyi, [n.J., [.G., [.Glo.

    Zng jgt`migj Zgrds ha Rgagrglfg rg mlfiujgj `s @ppgljmx @.

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    2 | _n`t Jmj tng [`lgi Jh8

    2.0 [@LGI @FZMQMZMGV

    Ml aurtngr`lfg ha mts d`lj`tg, tng [`lgi uljgrthhc tng ahiihwmlo5

    Mt rgt`mlgj Znurbgr Glomlggrmlo Itj. (Znurbgr) th fhljuft ffgij mlvgstmo`tmhls, j`t` fhdpmi`tmhl,i`bhr`thry tgstmlo, `lj `l`iysgs. @ii ha tnms whrc prhfggjgj uljgr tng jmrgftmhl ha tng [`lgi.

    Mt `ssgdbigj `lj mlspgftgj rgi`tgj jhfudglts ml tng ffigs ha tng Dmlg, mts fhlsuit`lts wnh n`vg `ftgj`s tng Glomlggr ha Rgfhrj (GHR), `lj tng Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs (DGD).

    Mt shimfmtgj `lj fhiigftgj rgigv`lt mlahrd`tmhl arhd tng pubimf `t i`rog.

    Mt fhljuftgj ` ludbgr ha pgrshl`i mltgrvmgws th fi`rmay mlahrd`tmhl rgfhrjgj ml jhfudglts. Mt fhlvglgj rgoui`r ahrd`i dggtmlos wmtn rgfhrjgj dmlutgs. Mt mltgrprgtgj `ii ha tng `bhvg th `rrmvg `t fhlfiusmhls `lj rgfhddglj`tmhls.

    2.2 VW[[HRZMLO MLAHRD@ZMHL

    @s jmrgftgj by tng Zgrds ha Rgagrglfg, tng [`lgi n`s prhvmjgj tnms ffl`i rgphrt, `ihlo wmtn tng ppgljmfgs, th tngDmlmstgr ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs, tng _miim`ds I`cg Mljm`l B`lj `lj tng Vhj` Frggc Mljm`l B`lj. Zng b`fcorhuljrgphrts `lj mlahrd`tmhl usgj by tng [`lgi ahr tng prgp`r`tmhl ha tnms rgphrt wgrg `ish d`jg `v`mi`big th tngsgp`rtmgs tnrhuon `l hlimlg j`t` rhhd. Zng [`lgi fhlsmjgrs tng supphrtmlo mlahrd`tmhl `lj subst`ltm`tmlo

    jhfudglt`tmhl th bg `l mltgor`i p`rt ha mts rgphrt tn`t ms lgfgss`ry ahr ` prhpgr uljgrst`ljmlo ha mts ffljmlos. Zng B.F. Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs `lj Dmlmstry ha Glvmrhldglt, Fhlsgrv`tmhl Hstfgr Vgrvmfgs, n`vgjmrgftgj tng [`lgi th wmtnnhij shdg ha tng jhfudglts, `lj rgj`ft phrtmhls ha htngr jhfudglts, sh tn`ttng [`lgis mlqumry jhgs lht fhdprhdmsg `ly htngr mlvgstmo`tmhls `lj th glsurg mt ms ml fhdpim`lfg wmtn tngprmv`fy prhtgftmhl prhvmsmhls haArggjhd ha Mlahrd`tmhl `lj [rhtgftmhl ha [rmv`fy @ft (AM[[@) (sgg @ppgljmx @). Zng rgj`ftmhl ha pgrshl`i mlahrd`tmhl w`s fhdpigtgj by Vn`rgj Vgrvmfgs BF. @s ` rgsuit, tngsg jhfudglts,wnmfn d`y n`vg bggl fmtgj ml tnms rgphrt `rg lht `v`mi`big `t tnms tmdg.

    Zng b`fcorhulj mlahrd`tmhl w`s prhvmjgj th tng [`lgi by d`ly jm grglt shurfgs. @ppgljmx B fhlt`mlsaurtngr jgt`mis hl b`fcorhulj rgphrts `lj mlahrd`tmhl, `lj nhw tngsg wgrg hro`lmzgj `lj prhvmjgj th tng

    Dmlmstgr ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs, tng _miim`ds I`cg Mljm`l B`lj `lj tng Vhj` Frggc Mljm`l B`lj._mtnml tng tgxt ha tng rgphrt lj `ppgljmfgs, spgfmfff jhfudglts rg rgagrglfgj by l gljlhtg, wnmfn fhlt`mlstng jhfudglt ludbgr s mt rgi`tgs th wngrg mt f`l bg ahulj ml tng j`t` rhhd. Vgg @ppgljmx B ahr dhrg jgt`mis.

    @jjmtmhl`i tgfnlmf`i rgagrglfgs `rg `ish fmtgj by gljlhtg jmrgftiy wmtnml tng bhjy ha tnms rgphrt. Gljlhtgs f`l bgahulj t glj ha g`fn sgftmhl ha tng rgphrt. Zng fhiigftgj tgfnlmf`i rgagrglfgs f`l bg ahulj t tng glj ha tng rgphrt.

    Zng hbsgrv`tmhls ha tng [`lgi `rg supphrtgj by rgagrglfgj jhfudglts wngrg phssmbig. Zng ffljmlos ha tng[`lgi `rg hutimlgj ml tng sgftmhls ha tng rgphrt tn`t ahiihw. Fhlfiusmhls `lj rgfhddglj`tmhls `rg prgsgltgjml jgt`mi `t tng glj ha tng rgphrt.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 6

    6.0 JGVFRM[ZMHL HA ZVA

    Dhult [hiigy Dmlmlo Fhrphr`tmhl (D[DF) hpgr`tgs tng Dmlg, `lj tng Brmtmsn Fhiudbm` Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `ljDmlgs (DGD) ms tng Rgoui`thr. Arhd tng ffrst `pprhvgj `lj fhlstruftgj phrtmhl ha tng ZVA, ml 0==7, th g`riy2;00, Clmont [mshij (C[) w`s tng Glomlggr ha Rgfhrj (GHR). Vubsgqugltiy, @DGF `ssudgj tng rgsphlsmbmimty`s GHR `lj n`j tn`t rhig `t tng tmdg ha tng brg`fn. BOF wgrg th `ssudg tn`t rgsphlsmbmimty `atgr tng 2;0:fhlstruftmhl sg`shl.

    Amourg 6.0.0 ms ` pi`l ha tng ZVA `j`ptgj arhd tng i`st @s-Bumit Fhlstruftmhl Rgphrt. 0 Mt mljmf`tgs tn`t tng ZVAw`s fhdphsgj ha tnrgg gdb`lcdglts5 tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt, tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt, `lj tng VhutnGdb`lcdglt. Zng ZVA ms fihsgj th tng wgst by rmsmlo l`tur`i orhulj. Zng ffourg `ish mljmf`tgs tng ihf`tmhlha mlstrudgltgj fhltrhi sgftmhls utmimzgj by tng suffgssmhl ha GHRs. Zng brg`fn hffurrgj ml tng [grmdgtgr

    Gdb`lcdglt lg`r Vgftmhl O.

    6 | Z`mimlos Vthr`og A`fmimty (ZVA)

    AMOWRG 6.0.05 Z@MIMLOV VZHR@OG A@FMIMZ] [I@L

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    6 | Z`mimlos Vthr`og A`fmimty (ZVA)

    6.2 FHLVZRWFZMHL HA ZVA @LJ [HLJ GIGQ@ZMHL

    Zng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt `lj tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt wgrg tng ffrst th oh mlth fhlstruftmhl, wmtn tng Vt`rtgr J`d

    fhdpigtgj ml 0==1. Zng Vhutn Gdb`lcdglt ahiihwgj ml i`tgr yg`rs. Amourgs 6.2.0 `lj 6.2.2 prgsglt tng sgftmhls

    ha tng D`ml `lj [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglts `t tng glj ha tng 2;06 fhlstruftmhl sg`shl. Amourg 6.2.0 ms ahr tng D`ml

    Gdb`lcdglt `t Vgftmhl @, `pprhxmd`tgiy tng nmongst sgftmhl. Amourg 6.2.2 ms ahr tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt `lj

    rgprgsglts tng fihsgst mlstrudgltgj sgftmhl (Vgftmhl J) th tng brg`fn zhlg `t tng tmdg ha a`miurg.

    =0;=07=2;

    =27=6;=67=:;=:7=7;=77=1;=17=?; VGZZMLO HWZ IMLG

    ;-2; 2; 1;:; >; 0;; 02; 0:;-:;

    AMOWRG 6.2.05 D@ML GDB@LCDGLZ @Z VGFZMHL @

    =0;=07=2;=27=6;=67=:;=:7=7;=77=1;=17=?; VGZZMLO HWZ IMLG

    ;-2; 2; 1;:; >; 0;; 02; 0:;-:;

    AMOWRG 6.2.25 [GRMDGZGR GDB@LCDGLZ @Z VGFZMHL J

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 7

    6 | Z`mimlos Vthr`og A`fmimty (ZVA)

    Zng nmsthry ha tng fhlstruftmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglts ms sudd`rmzgj ml Amourg 6.2.6, wnmfn mljmf`tgs g`fn st`og

    ha j`d r`msmlo up th tng hffurrglfg ha tng brg`fn. Zng Vt`rtgr J`d ahr tng gdb`lcdglt w`s fhlstruftgj ml 0==1

    th ` frgst gigv`tmhl ha =2?.; dgtrgs (d). Zng gdb`lcdglts wgrg subsgqugltiy r`msgj thogtngr ml st`ogs `s snhwl.

    Fhlstruftmhl ha tng Vt`og = r`msg arhd `pprhxmd`tgiy gigv`tmhl (Gi.) =1?.7 d th Gi. =?;.; d w`s st`rtgj `t tng glj

    ha @prmi 2;0:. Ahiihwmlo fhdpigtmhl ha Vt`og =, Vt`og 0; w`s pi`llgj th r`msg tng frgst th Gi. =?2.7 d, wnmfn whuij

    n`vg prhvmjgj jgqu`tg sthr`og th tng glj ha Vgptgdbgr 2;07. Vt`og 0; w`s uljgr rgvmgw ahr pprhv`i t tng tmdg

    ha tng brg`fn.

    AMOWRG 6.2.65 DHWLZ [HIIG] ZVA @LJ UHLG F VNGII ZH[ GIGQ@ZMHLV QGRVWV ZMDG

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;071

    6.6 [HLJ GIGQ@ZMHL @Z ZMDG HA BRG@FN

    @t tng tmdg ha tng brg`fn, tng ZVA w`s pgrdmttgj uljgr DGD [grdmt

    D-2;; wmtn pprhv`i th r`msg tng frgst th Gi. =?; d. Zng brg`fn hffurrgj

    g`riy hl @uoust :, 2;0: `t ` fhrg gigv`tmhl ha Gi. =1=.0 d. Ihss ha

    fhlt`mldglt w`s sujjgl, wmtn lh mjgltmffgj prgfurshrs. Zng rgfhrjgj

    phlj gigv`tmhl `t 156; pd hl @uoust 6, 2;0: w`s Gi. =11.>6 d.

    GLJLHZG

    0) D[;;;: :

    6 | Z`mimlos Vthr`og A`fmimty (ZVA)

    Ihss ha fhlt`mldglt

    w`s sujjgl, wmtn lh mjgltmffgj

    prgfurshrs.

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    : | Nhw Jmj Znms J`d A`mi8

    :.0 FI@VVMAMF@ZMHL HA J@D A@MIWRG

    Zng ahiihwmlo jmrgftmhl i fhlvgltmhls `rg `jhptgj tnrhuonhut, wmtn tng j`d `s tng ar`dg ha rgagrglfg5

    Wpstrg`d thw`rj tng mdphuljdglt mltgrmhr Jhwlstrg`d `w`y arhd tng mdphuljdglt mltgrmhr

    Rmont th tng rmont, ihhcmlo jhwlstrg`d

    Igat th tng igat, ihhcmlo jhwlstrg d

    Amourg :.0.0 snhws ` smdpimffgj frhss-sgftmhl ha tng j`d. Mt ms fhlstruftgj ha bhtn g`rtn `lj rhfcffii `lj

    whuij bg fi`ssmffgj `s ` zhlgj g`rtn `lj rhfcffii j`d. Zng spgfmfff zhlgs `rg5

    W Uhlg Wpstrg`d ffii F Uhlg Rhfcffii V Uhlg Zmii fhrg A Uhlg Amitgr Z Uhlg Zr`lsmtmhl

    F

    W

    V

    W

    V F

    A Z

    AMOWRG :.0.05 VMD[IMAMGJ FRHVV VGFZMHL HA ZNG DHWLZ [HIIG] J@D

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    : | Nhw Jmj Znms J`d A`mi8

    Zng mdpgrvmhus gigdglt ha tng j`d ms tng tmii fhrg (Uhlg V), fhdphsgj ha oi`fm`i jgphsmts (tmii) gxf`v`tgj

    arhd sgigftgj bhrrhw `rg`s. Zng juty ha tng rhfcffii zhlg (Uhlg F) ms th supphrt tng fhrg, wmtnhut wnmfn

    tng fhrg whuij lht bg st`big. _ngl sggp`og hws tnrhuon tng fhrg hr ma mt bgf`dg fr`fcgj, mts rgi`tmvgiy

    fflg-or`mlgj d`tgrm`i dmont grhjg mlth tng rhfcffii. Zng juty ha tng ffitgr (Uhlg A) `lj tr`lsmtmhl (Uhlg Z)

    ms th fhiigft `ly sggp`og fhdmlo tnrhuon tng fhrg `lj th prgvglt fflgs arhd dmor`tmlo hut ha mt. Uhlg Z

    ms ` tr`lsmtmhl th Uhlg F `lj mt ms mltgljgj th sthp dmor`tmhl ha ffitgr d`tgrm`i mlth Uhlg F. _nmig Uhlg F ms

    shdgwn`t fhdp`ftgj th mdprhvg mts jglsmty, tnms ms lht sustfmglt th prgfiujg dmor`tmhl ha Uhlg A mlth Uhlg F.Nglfg, ` tr`lsmtmhl Uhlg Z ms lggjgj.

    Uhlg W ms fhdphsgj gmtngr ha t`mimlos hr rhfcffii ma t`mimlos bg`fn d`tgrm`i f`llht bg jgimvgrgj ml tmdg. Mt snhuij

    bg lhtgj tn`t tng fhrg ha tng j`d ms mlfimlgj simontiy ml `l upstrg`d jmrgftmhl. Znms fhlffour`tmhl ms clhwl `s

    dhjmffgj fgltrgimlg fhlstruftmhl. Uhlg W prhvmjgs supphrt hl tng upstrg`d smjg ha tng fhrg. Mt `ish n`s htngr

    aulftmhls sufn `s cggpmlo fig`r w`tgr `w`y arhd tng fhrg. Uhlg W t`mimlos whuij tglj th dmor`tg mlth `lj ffii

    `ly fr`fcs tn`t dmont jgvgihp ml tng fhrg, prgsgrvmlo mts aulftmhl.

    :.2 [HZGLZM@I A@MIWRG DHJGV

    @ssgssmlo phtgltm`i a`miurg dhjgs snhuij bg fhlsmstglt wmtn tng fn`r`ftgrmstmfs ha tng brg`fn3 mt w`s rgi`tmvgiy

    sujjgl `lj wmtn lh `pp`rglt w`rlmlo. Ml `jjmtmhl, by hutw`rj fhdp`rmshl, tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt

    `ppg`rs igss vuilgr`big tn`l tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt jgsmol sgftmhl

    (Amourg 6.2.0). Zng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt ms nmongr, ms jgsmolgj hl tng

    s`dg prmlfmpigs `s tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt, `lj Uhlg W n`s ` igss

    jgvgihpgj bg`fn. Dhrghvgr, by tng tmdg ha tng brg`fn, sd`ii dhvgdglts

    n`j prgvmhusiy bggl jgtgftgj ml tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt ahulj`tmhl,

    `lj tngy wgrg bgmlo d`l`ogj by jgsmol `lj fhlstruftmhl fn`logs

    ml rgsphlsg th hbsgrv`tmhls. Zng [`lgi fhlfiujgj tn`t, ml hrjgr th`ffhult ahr sufn `l `brupt gvglt ml tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt, ihf`i

    ag`turgs imcgiy prgv`migj.

    Zng [`lgi fhlfiujgj tn`t, ml

    hrjgr th `ffhult ahr sufn `l

    `brupt gvglt ml tng [grmdgtgr

    Gdb`lcdglt, ihf`i ag`turgs

    imcgiy prgv`migj.

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    : | Nhw Jmj Znms J`d A`mi8

    :.6 AHWR FI@VVGV HA A@MIWRG DGFN@LMVDV FHLVMJGRGJ

    B`sgj hl tng gxpgrmglfg ha tng [`lgi wmtn bhtn w`tgr `lj t`mimlos j`ds, tng [`lgi jgtgrdmlgj tn`t tngahiihwmlo ahur fi`ssgs ha a`miurg dgfn`lmsds rgqumrgj fhlsmjgr`tmhl5

    Nud`l mltgrvgltmhl Hvgrthppmlo [mpmlo lj fr`fcmlo Ahulj`tmhl a`miurg

    Bgahrg fhlsmjgrmlo g`fn ml turl, mt ms lgfgss`ry th uljgrst`lj tng tmdgimlg ha `ftmvmtmgs `t tng smtg prmhr th tng a`miurg. Zng tmdgimlg fhlstruftgj arhd fhlstruftmhl lj pgrshl i rgphrts ms prgsgltgj ml Z`big :.6.0 . Zng brg`fn sgftmhl

    gxtgljs pprhxmd`tgiy arhd survgy st`tmhl (Vt`.) :+2;; th :+6;;. (rgagr th Amourg 6.0.0). Cgy hbsgrv`tmhls `rg5

    I`st fhlstruftmhl gljmlo `t 156; pd, @uoust 6, 2;0: Vmtg hbsgrv`tmhl mljmf`tmlo lh mssugs `t 0;56; pd, @uoust 6, 2;0: Hpgr`tmhls `t pgrmdgtgr sggp`og phlj, lh mssugs `t 005:7 pd, @uoust 6, 2;0: [grmdgtgr sggp`og phlj w`tgr uftu`tmhl bgomllmlo `t 025:7 `d, @uoust :, 2;0: [hwgr ihst (imcgiy jug th brg`fn) `t 0507 `d, @uoust :, 2;0: Brg`fn mjgltmffgj `t 25;7 `d, @uoust :, 2;0:

    Z@BIG :.6.05 ZMDGIM LG HA GQGLZV @LJ @FZMQMZMGV @Z BRG@FN VGFZMHL @LJ @JE@FGLZ @RG@V

    J@ZG @FZMQMZ] [HLJ Gi. VHWRFG

    ?/0; Uhlg A (ffitgr) trglfnmlo arhd :+6;; th :+?7;, Gi. =1?.; =11.77 Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt (D[DF)

    ?/0: Uhlg V (tmii) pi fgdglt arhd :+6;7 th :+=27, Gi. =1>.7 =11.77 Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt 0

    ?/07Uhlg V (tmii) pi`fgdglt arhd 6+=>; th :+6;7, Gi. =1>.7

    Uhlg V (tmii) pi`fgdglt arhd :+:2; th :+??;, Gi. =1>.>

    =11.77 Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt 0 *

    ?/01

    Uhlg V (tmii) pi`fgdglt arhd 6+==; th :+?1> K Gi. =1>.7(fhdpigtgj th [G pmpg) m

    Uhlg V (tmii) pi`fgdglt arhd :+6=7 th :+?7? K Gi. =1>.>

    =11.76 Fhlstruftmhl J miy Rgphrt 0 *

    ?/0?Uhlg V (tmii) pi`fgdglt arhd 6+==7 th :+6=7 K Gi. =1=.0(fhdpigtgj th [G pmpg)

    =11.1; Fhlstruftmhl J miy Rgphrt 0 *

    ?/2:Uhlg F (rhfc) pi`fgdglt arhd :+727 th :+17;, Gi. =1>.> =11.1> Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt 0 *

    Gxtrgdg r`mla`ii, [grmdgtgr hvgrhwmlomm ZVA Ig`jn`lj Rgphrt

    ?/27

    Uhlg F (rhfc) pi`fgdglt arhd :+667 th :+727, Gi. =1>.> =11.?6 Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt 0*

    [grmdgtgr stmii ml Rgj wmtn `ii pudps rullmlo, hliy 0.? dgtrgs igat mlpgrmdgtgr hvgrhw

    ZVA Ig`jn`lj Rgphrt 2

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;070;

    : | Nhw Jmj Znms J`d A`mi8

    J@ZG @FZMQMZ] [HLJ Gi. VHWRFG

    ?/21

    [grmdgtgr ngij K 1 hl sf`ig `ii j`y but stmii hvgrhwmlo

    Zmii pmt igvgi wglt up 2; fd hvgrlmont

    Rgtrmgvgj pmgzh bgihw fhrlgr 0

    ZVA Ig`jn`lj Rgphrt 2

    ?/2> Uhlg F (rhfc) pi`fgdglt arhd :+0>; th :+667, Gi. =1>.> =11.?; Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt 0*

    >/;0Uhlg F (rhfc) pi`fgdglt (or`jmlo jhwl lg`r Fhrlgr 0), Gi. =1=.;

    R`msmlo ha [G pmpg ml tng F zhlg

    =11.>; Fhlstruftmhl J miy Rgphrt 0*

    I`st pi`fgdglt ha Uhlg F (rhfc) ml brg`fn `rg` wmtn ahur ?66s (1;Z) `ljhlg J->R

    [`lgi Mltgrvmgw 0;/22/0:

    >/;2 [i`fmlo Uhlg F hl tng [G pmpg atgr r`msmlo mt =11.>2 Fhlstruftmhl J`miy Rgphrt0*

    >/;6

    156; `d th156; pd

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    :.6.0 NWD@L MLZGRQGLZMHL

    Nud`l mltgrvgltmhl d`y bg `ffmjglt`i, sufn `s jmsfn`rog arhd ` t`mimlos imlg grhjmlo tng strufturg ml `lulfhltrhiigj d`llgr, hr wmiaui jgstruftmhl. @ t`mimlos pmpgimlg hl tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt frgst w`s lht mlsgrvmfg `t tng tmdg ha tng brg`fn, `lj tng [`lgi n`s ahulj lh htngr gvmjglfg ha a`miurg jug th nud`l mltgrvgltmhl.

    :.6.2 HQGRZH[[MLO

    @itnhuon w`tgr d`l`ogdglt n`j bggl fn`iiglomlo ml i`tgr yg`rs, `lj`l gpmshjg ha hvgrthppmlo hvgr phrtmhls ha tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdgltn`j hffurrgj ml D`y 2;0:, arggbh`rj w`s bgmlo f`rgauiiy dhlmthrgj`rhulj tng tmdg ha tng brg`fn `s ` rgsuit ha prmhr mlsmstglfg hl tng p`rtha tng Dmlmstry ha Glgroy lj Dmlgs (DGD). Zng arggbh`rj wmtn rgspgftth tng fhrg `t tng tmdg ha tng a`miurg w`s 2.6 dgtrgs (d). 7

    Zng [`lgi n`s ahulj lh gvmjglfg ha a`miurg jug th hvgrthppmlo prmhr th brg`fn jgvgihpdglt.

    :.6.6 [M[MLO @LJ FR@FCMLO

    [mpmlo `lj fr`fcmlo ha tng fhrg ha `l g`rtn-rhfcffii j`d f`l ig`j th mltgrl`i grhsmhl `lj uitmd`tgiy ihss hafhlt`mldglt. Znms ms hlg ha tng dhst fhddhl f`usgs ha a`miurg ha g`rtn j`ds `lj n`s bggl dufn stujmgj. Znga`miurg ha tng Hd`m Z`mimlos J`d1 prhvmjgs `l gx`dpig ha ` a`miurg by pmpmlo `lj mltgrl`i grhsmhl.

    Zng ahiihwmlo a`fthrs wgrg ha fhlfgrl th tng [`lgi5

    0) Dhjmffgj fgltrgimlg t`mimlos j`ds, wnmig wmtnml prgfgjglt, `rg jmsphsgj th ihlomtujml`i fr`fcmlo. 2) Ahiihwmlo Vt`og 7, tng fhrg wmjtn w`s rgjufgj th 7 d, wnmfn ms tnml ahr tng pi`llgj nyjr`uimf ng`j3 `o`ml,

    tnms n`s prgfgjglt but rgqumrgs f`rgaui ffitgr `lj tr`lsmtmhl jgsmol `lj fhlstruftmhl. 6) Zng ffitgr `lj tr`lsmtmhl wgrg p`rtmfui`riy tnml `lj rgqumrgj dgtmfuihus f`rg th bg fhlstruftgj `s mltgljgj. :) Jgt`mis ha ffitgr `lj tr`lsmtmhl fhlstruftmhl ml `s-bumit jr`wmlos mljmf`tgj jgp`rturg arhd mltgljgj jgsmol. ?

    7) Dufn ha tng `s-pi`fgj ffitgr d`tgrm`i a`migj th dggt `ppimf`big ffitgr frmtgrm` `lj rgqumrgdglts ahr mltgrl`ist`bmimty ha mts or`jmlo.

    1) Zng fhrg n`j bggl hvgrthppgj ml hlg ihf`tmhl ahr ` brmga pgrmhj ml 2;0:, rgsuitmlo ml shatglmlo `ljgln`lfgj jgahrd`bmimty.

    ?) Zng fhrg w`s lht fhlt`mlgj by tng stggp rhfcffii sngii ml `s stm ` d`llgr `s dmont n`vg bggl phssmbig. >) @ f`vmty w`s jgtgftgj ml tng fhrg rgdl`lt ha tng igat `butdglt ha tng brg`fn tn`t w`s tng rgsuit ha mltgrl`i

    grhsmhl, sgg @ppgljmx F.

    =) Hbsgrvgj hw th tng sggp`og fhiigftmhl systgd gxnmbmtgj ` tr`lsmglt spmcg hl @prmi 22, 2;06, ha tng cmlj

    Zng [`lgi n`s ahulj lh

    gvmjglfg ha a`miurg jug th

    hvgrthppmlo prmhr th brg`fn

    jgvgihpdglt.

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    shdgtmdgs fn`r`ftgrmstmf ha mltgrl`i grhsmhl (sgg @ppgljmx A ahr jgt`mis).

    Lhtwmtnst`ljmlo tngsg fhlfgrls, tng [`lgi lhtgs5

    0) Lh `blhrd`i sggp`og hbsgrv`tmhls wgrg jgtgftgj gxfgpt ahr tng spmcg hl @prmi 22, 2;06 (sgg @ppgljmx A).

    2) Vhlmf jrmiinhigs wgrg ihf`tgj `s fihsg th tng `butdglts ha tng brg`fn `s s`agiy phssmbig. Zngy jmj lht jgtgft

    `ly suspmfmhus pmpmlo p`tnw`ys.

    6) Gxf`v`tmhl ha tng rmont `butdglt ha tng brg`fn jmj lht fflj `ly pmpmlo p`tnw`ys tnrhuon tng fhrg.

    :) Or`jmlo ha s`dpigs ha ffitgr d`tgrm`i rgfhvgrgj arhd tng brg`fn `rg` mljmf`tg tn`t mltgrl`i grhsmhl jmj lhtprhjufg i`rog hws hr hvgr`ii ihss ha fhrg mltgormty (sgg @ppgljmx F).

    @ffhrjmloiy, lj jgspmtg tng fhlfgrls mjgltmffgj by tng [`lgi, mt jmj lht fflj gvmjglfg tn`t tng brg`fn w`s f`usgj

    by pmpmlo `lj/hr fr`fcmlo rgsuitmlo ml ulfhltrhiigj mltgrl`i grhsmhl.

    :.6.: AHWLJ@ZMHL A@MIWRGV

    Hbsgrv`tmhls arhd tng Vura`fg Mlvgstmo`tmhls (sgg sgftmhl 7.0 `lj

    @ppgljmx F ahr jgt`mis) prhvmjgj fig`r gvmjglfg ahr sng`rmlo, bhjmiy

    i`tgr`i jmspi`fgdglt, `lj rht`tmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt tn`t rgsuitgj mltng brg`fn. Zng [`lgi fhlfiujgj tn`t tng prmd`ry f`usg ha tng brg`fn

    w`s jmsihf`tmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt jug th ahulj`tmhl a`miurg. Znms

    rgsuitgj ml ihss ha fhlt`mldglt ha bhtn tng fig`r w`tgr fhlt`mlgj ml tng

    t`mimlos sthr`og a`fmimty (ZVA), `lj t`mimlos, wnmfn hwgj hut ha tng brg`fn. Fig`riy, tng ahulj`tmhl n`s bgn`vgj ml

    ` wg`cgr d`llgr tn`l `ltmfmp`tgj ml tng jgsmol. @ d`ehr ahfus ha tnms mlvgstmo`tmhl w`s tngrgahrg th jgtgrdmlg

    tng ahulj`tmhl fn`r`ftgrmstmfs tn`t `ffhult ahr tng hbsgrvgj a`miurg dhjg `lj th fhdp`rg tng hutfhdg wmtn tng

    jgsmol b`sms.

    @ ludbgr ha fmrfudst`lfgs f`l fhltrmbutg th sufn wg`c bgn`vmhur, `lj `ii rgqumrg f`rgaui `ssgssdglt.

    Mt ms wgii-clhwl tn`t oi`fm`tgj tgrr`ml f`l bg gxphsgj th oi`fm`i jr`o ahrfgs `lj ig`vg ml tng uljgriymlo sgjmdglts

    `lj bgjrhfc, ma rgi`tmvgiy shat, fhltmluhus wg`c sura`fgs `t tng rgsmju`i strglotn ha tng d`tgrm`i. Zng rgsmju`i

    strglotn ms tng wg`cgst rgsmst`lfg tn`t tng d`tgrm`i f`l h gr `lj `rmsgs arhd prgagrrgj hrmglt`tmhl ha pi`ty fi`y

    p`rtmfigs. Q`iigy rgbhulj ahijmlo `lj gxp`lsmhl ml shat bgjrhfc f`l `ish rgsuit ml wg`c rgsmju`i strglotn d`tgrm`is,

    but tngsg prhfgssgs n`vg lht `ftgj `t tng ZVA. Gx`dpigs ha i`rog t`mimlos a`fmimtmgs hl oi`fm`iiy sng`rgj d`tgrm`i `t

    Hbsgrv`tmhls arhd tng Vura`fg

    Mlvgstmo`tmhls prhvmjgj fig`r

    gvmjglfg ahr sng`rmlo, bhjmiy

    i`tgr`i jmspi`fgdglt, `lj

    rht`tmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt

    tn`t rgsuitgj ml tng brg`fn.

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    : | Nhw Jmj Znms J`d A`mi8

    ihw strglotns `rg tng Dmijrgj I`cg Vgttimlo B`sml `t tng Vylfrujg F`l`j` Itj. smtg > `lj tng i`rog ZVA `t tng Ugi`zly

    Dhst Fhppgr Dmlg. = Ml bhtn f`sgs, dhvgdglts `rg sihw `lj `rg d`l`ogj by `j`ptmvg rgsphlsg th hbsgrv`tmhls.

    @lhtngr shurfg ha ul`ltmfmp`tgj bgn`vmhur f`l bg ` jgphsmt wmtnml tng ahulj`tmhl ha ` j`d tn`t gxnmbmts

    prhlhulfgj str`ml-wg`cglmlo bgn`vmhur3 tn`t ms, mt ihsgs fhlsmjgr`big rgsmst`lfg hlfg mts pg`c rgsmst`lfg ms

    `tt`mlgj. Znms typg ha bgn`vmhur w`s jmsfhvgrgj jurmlo tng ahrglsmf mlvgstmo`tmhl mlth tng @zl`ifhii`r (Ihs Ar`migs)

    Z`mimlos J d a`miurg ml Vp`ml.0; Zng dhvgdglts ml tn`t f`sg wgrg sujjgl, wmtnhut `ly hbsgrv`big prgfurshrs. Zng

    mlstrudglt`tmhl `t tng tmdg w`s dmlmd`i.

    @ aurtngr shurfg ha ul`ltmfmp`tgj bgn`vmhur rmsgs wngl strufturg ms bgmlo bumit ml st`ogs hl shat substr`tg tn`t

    ms fhltr`ft`lt3 tn`t ms, mt tgljs th fhltr`ft, hr jglsmay. _ngl sufn ` shmi ms subegftgj th sng`rmlo jug th ih`jmlo tn`t

    hffurs sihwiy, tng rgsuitmlo vhiudg fn`logs strglotngl tng shmi `s mt jglsmffgs. Znms ms clhwl `s jr`mlgj ih`jmlo.

    Nhwgvgr, ma tng fhltr`ft`lt shmi wgrg th bg ih`jgj thh qumfciy ahr w`tgr th bg gxpgiigj `lj pgrdmt vhiudg fn`log,

    phrg prgssurgs jgvgihp tn`t wg`cgl tng shmi. Znms ms clhwl `s uljr`mlgj ih`jmlo, `lj tng rgsmst`lfg ms igss tn`l mts

    jr`mlgj gqumv`iglt.

    Wljr`mlgj rgsphlsg f`l `ish bg mlmtm`tgj ma tng shmi jmspi`ys ` r`pmj rgjuftmhl ml rgsmst`lfg `s ymgijmlo ms mlmtm`t

    gvgl uljgr jr`mlgj fhljmtmhls. Znms n`s shdgtmdgs bggl f`iigj sphlt`lghus imquga`ftmhl wngl hwsimjgs jgvgihp.

    _nmig tng Dhult [hiigy a`miurg w`s lht sustfmgltiy dhbmig th bg rgo`rjgj `s ` hw, tng fhlfgpt ha sphlt`lghusuljr`mlgj rgsphlsg f`llht bg jmsrgo`rjgj ml brh`jiy b`sgj mlqumry sufn s tnms. Zng mdpimf`tmhls ahr st`bmimty ha

    tng uljr`mlgj rgsphlsg ha shat, fhltr`ft`lt shmis th st`ogj fhlstruftmhl wgrg prgsgltgj `t iglotn ml ` fi`ssmf p`pgr

    by I`jj 00 `lj `rg jmsfussgj ml ` wmjgiy `ffgptgj or`ju`tg-igvgi tgxt by Julf`l `lj _rmont. 02 Zng Cmlosthl y `sn

    siurry spmii ms `l gx`dpig ha ` ZVA tn`t a`migj by tnms uljr`mlgj dgfn`lmsd (nttp5//www.tv`.ohv/cmlosthl/rf`/).

    @ii ha tng `bhvg nyphtngsgs rgo`rjmlo tng fn`r`ftgrmstmfs ha tng orhulj fhljmtmhls ml tng brg`fn zhlg wgrg

    fhlsmjgrgj ml tng Zgfnlmf`i Fhddglt`ry tn`t ahiihws. Zng Zgfnlmf`i Fhddglt`ry prgsglts tng ffljmlos rmsmlo arhd

    bhtn sura`fg `lj subsura`fg mlvgstmo`tmhls, i`bhr`thry stujmgs, fhdput`tmhl`i `l`iysgs, `lj jgsmol, fhlstruftmhl,

    `lj dhlmthrmlo rgvmgws, ml supphrt ha tng gxpi`l`tmhl ha tng f`usg ha a`miurg.

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    =) E`dmhichwscm, D., 2;0:. Vhmi dgfn`lmsds `lj tngHbsgrv`tmhl`i Dgtnhj5 Fn`iiglogs `t tng Ugi`zlyDhst fhppgr t`mimlos jmsphs`i a`fmimty.Oghtgfnlmqug,Qhi. 1:, pp. 7=;-10>.

    0;) Ogls, @. `lj @ihlsh, G.G., 2;;1. @zl`ifhii`r j`da`miurg [`rt 25 Vt`bmimty fhljmtmhls `lj a`miurgdgfn`lmsd. Oghtgfnlmqug, Qhi. 71, pp. 0>7-2;0.

    00) I`jj, F.F., 0==0. Vt`bmimty gv`iu`tmhls jurmlo st`ogjfhlstruftmhl. Ehurl`i ha Oghtgfnlmf`i Glomlggrmlo,@dgrmf`l Vhfmgty ha Fmvmi Glomlggrs, Qhi. 00?,pp. 7:;-107.

    02) Julf`l, E.D. `lj _rmont, V.O., 2;;7. Vhmi Vtrglotn

    `lj Vihpg Vt`bmimty . Ehnl _migy `lj Vhls, Mlf., LgwEgrsgy, 2=> p.

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    7.0 VWRA@FG MLQGVZMO@ZMHLV

    Vura`fg mlvgstmo`tmhls ha tng brg`fn `lj `je`fglt `rg`s wgrg fhljuftgj th o`tngr gvmjglfg `bhut tng f`usg ha

    tng a`miurg, th jhfudglt tnms gvmjglfg, `lj th prhvmjg lgfgss`ry fhltgxt ahr rgi`tgj [`lgi `ftmvmtmgs. @ppgljmx F

    prhvmjgs ` fhdprgnglsmvg `ffhult ha tng sura`fg mlvgstmo`tmhls arhd wnmfn tnms sudd`ry n`s bggl fhdpmigj. Zng

    gigftrhlmf vgrsmhl ha @ppgljmx F `ish fhlt`mls ` vmrtu`i tnrgg-jmdglsmhl (6-J) yhvgr th ngip hrmglt tng rg`jgr th

    ag`turgs `lj mltgrrgi`tmhlsnmps jgsfrmbgj ngrg.

    7.0.0 J@Z@ FHIIGFZMHL

    Zng sura`fg mlvgstmo tmhls d`jg usg ha md`ogry arhd ` v`rmgty ha shurfgs, ffgij d`ppmlo hl tng orhulj, `lj

    gxpihr`thry gxf`v`tmhl ha cgy ag`turgs. J`t` shurfgs `lj fhiigftmhl `ftmvmtmgs mlfiujgj tng ahiihwmlo5

    Rgvmgw ha prg-a`miurg s`tgiimtg md`ogry Rgvmgw ha ` ngimfhptgr vmjgh d jg by tng F`rmbhh Rgomhl`i Jmstrmft jurmlo a`miurg Rgvmgw ha phst-a`miurg ngimfhptgr pnhths by tng [`lgi `lj `mrpnhth stgrghp`mrs Rgvmgw `lj prgprhfgssmlo ha [`lgi orhulj pnhths [rgp`r`tmhl ha thphor`pnmf`i b`sg d`ps `lj frhss-sgftmhls Amgij d`ppmlo ha orhulj ag`turgs `lj gxphsurgs Gxf`v`tmhl lj ihoomlo ha gxpihr`thry whrcs ml ` rgdl`lt sgftmhl ha tng j`d fhrg

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    wgrg hbt`mlgj arhd tng F`rmbhh Rgomhl`i Jmstrmfts vmjgh. Zng vmjgh w`s t`cgl hl tng dhrlmlo ha @uoust :, 2;0:,

    `bhut > nhurs `atgr brg`fn mlmtm`tmhl wmtn brg`fn huthw stmii ml prhorgss. Mt prhvmjgs ` ulmqug hpphrtulmty t

    hbsgrvg nhw d`ly ha tng cgy phst-brg`fn ag`turgs wgrg ahrdgj.

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    AMOWRG 7.0.05 QMG_ IHHCMLO W[VZRG@D ZNRHWON ZNG BRG@FN @RRH_ VNH_V JMRGFZM HL HA HWZAIH_

    Zng i`bgiigj ag`turgs ml Amourg 7.0.0 f`l bg mltgrprgtgj wmtn rgagrglfg th tng mltgrl`i zhlmlo ha tng j`d prgvmhusiy

    prhvmjgj `s Amourg :.0.0. Hl tng upstrg`d smjg ha tng brg`fn, rgdl`lt prhegftmhls ha tng j`d fhrg (V) f`l bg sggl

    hl tng igat lj rmont butdglts. Zng prhegftmhl hl tng rmont butdglt fts imcg egtty ml jmrgftmlo hw thw`rj tng

    igat butdglt.

    Uhlg F rhfcffii (F) ms gxphsgj hl tng igat `butdglt, wngrg mt n`s bggl grhjgj by tngsg rgjmrgftgj brg`fn huthws.

    Hl tng rmont `butdglt, tng sura`fg ha tng jmspi`fgj rhfcffii (J) w`s subegft th grhsmhl`i hvgrhw jurmlo g`rimgr

    st`ogs ha brg`fn jgvgihpdglt. Mt w`s subsgqugltiy prhtgftgj arhd grhsmhl`i uljgrfuttmlo ml tng d`ml fn`llgi by

    tng prhegftmlo fhrg rgdl`lt `lj gjjmgs tn`t jgvgihpgj jhwlstrg`d.

    Zng wn`igb`fc ag`turg (_) ms ` imlg`r, upimatgj rmjog ha ahulj`tmhl tmii tn`t gxtgljs `frhss tng gltmrg wmjtn ha tng

    brg`fn. Nmoniy grhsmhl-rgsmst`lt ml bhtn l`tmvg `lj fhdp`ftgj ahrds, tng uptnrustgj tmii ngrg `fts `s tng fhltrhi

    sgftmhl ahr brg`fn huthw.

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    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    @t tnms phmlt, twh d`ehr hw fn`llgis n`vg jgvgihpgj wmtnml tng mdphuljdglt tn`t fhlvgrog `t tng upstrg`d

    gltry th tng brg`fn. Ml tng jmst`lfg (fgltrg igat), hlg ha tngsg f`l bg sggl hwmlo `ihlo tng igat smjg ha tng j`d.

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    tng prhdmlglt lg`r-vgrtmf`i a`fg. Zngsg struftur`i g gfts `rg `o`ml bgst `pprgfm`tgj wmtn rgagrglfg th Amourg :.0.0.

    Fhljmtmhls `je`fglt th tng rmont smjg ha tng j`d miiustr`tg nhw tng fhdbmlgj `ftmhl ha uvm`i grhsmhl `lj t`mimlos

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    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;072;

    Htngr rtma`fts ha ahulj`tmhl simjmlo rg gvmjglt gisgwngrg. @s mljmf`tgj mlAmourg 7.0.7, imat imlgs ml tng Uhlg F rhfcffii

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    ygiihw imlgs mljmf`tmlo hbsgrvgj `lj mlagrrgj bhulj`rmgs, rgspgftmvgiy. Zngsg `rg supgrmdphsgj hl tng phst-

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    AMOWRG 7.0.?5 [I@L VNH_MLO JMRGFZM HL @LJ G^ZGLZ HA D@VV DHQGDGLZV

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    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    Dhvgdglts `rg sudd`rmzgj ml Z`big 7.0.0 bgihw.

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    7.0.: MLZGRL@I GRHVMHL

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    AMOWRG 7.0.>5 QHMJ HL W[VZRG@D VMJG HA IGAZ @BWZDGLZ

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;0721

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    `je`fglt `rg`s, `lj duj rht`ry jrmiimlo `lj s`dpimlo wmtn ahfus hl fi`ys `lj smits jgsmol`tgj tng WppgrOi`fmhi`fustrmlg Wlmt (Wppgr OIW).

    Ml smtu tgstmlo `lj mlstrudglt`tmhl fhlg pglgtr`tmhl tgst (F[Z) lj pmgzhdgtgr lj mlfimlhdgtgr mlst`ii`tmhl`t sgigftgj ihf`tmhls.

    V`ag whrc pi`ls n`j th bg mdpigdgltgj th gst`bimsn `ffgss imdmts wmtn rgspgft th tng rgd`mlmlo brg`fn `butdglts. Zngsg imdmts mluglfgj tng ihf`tmhls ha tng ffl i oghpnysmfs imlgs `lj tng jrmiinhig ihf`tmhls.

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    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 2=

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    AMOWRG 7.2.2 [RG A@MIWRG VMZG MLQGVZMO@ZMHL JRMIINHIG IHF@ZMHLV ML BRG@FN @RG@

    B`sgj hl tng subsura`fg mlvgstmo`tmhls `lj rgi`tgj i`bhr`thry j`t`, tng [`lgi jgrmvgj sgvgr`i cgy ffljmlos tn`t

    mlahrdgj mts i`rogr g hrts. Zngsg rg jmsfussgj ml tng ahiihwmlo sgftmhls.

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    [RG-FHLVZRWFZMHL ORHWLJ GIGQ@ZMHL

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;076;

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    7.2.7 FHLZRHIIMLO VZR@ZMOR@[N]

    Vhmis ml tng brg`fn `rg` `rg ha tnrgg d`ml typgs, `ii oi`fm`iiy jgphsmtgj. Zngsg mlfiujg5

    Oi`fmhi`fustrmlg shmis (jgsmol`tgj OIW) jgphsmtgj ml st`ljmlo w`tgr. Oi`fmhuvm`i, hr strg`dfn`llgi, jgphsmts. Oi`fm`i tmiis prhjufgj by oi`fm`i tr`lsphrt `lj rgwhrcmlo.

    @ppgljmx J jgsfrmbgs tng mltgrprgtgj jgphsmtmhl`i glvmrhldglt tn`t rgsuits ml tng oglgr`imzgj sgquglfg snhwl bgihw.

    AMOWRG 7.2.65 OGLGR@IMUGJ VHMI VZR@ZMOR@[N] ML BRG@FN @RG@

    Ha spgfm`i smolmfff`lfg `rg tng twh oi`fmhi`fustrmlg ulmts jgsmol`tgj Wppgr `lj Ihwgr OIW, snhwl ml Amourg7.2.6 , ml turquhmsg `lj biug, rgspgftmvgiy. Bhtn fhlsmst ha tnmliy i`dml`tgj, hr v`rvgj, smits `lj fi`ys, `lj bhtnfi`ssmay prgjhdml`ltiy `s ihw- th nmon-pi`stmfmty fi`y (FI th FN). Zngy f`l bg jmstmloumsngj by jm grglfgs ml tngmrprg-a`miurg w`tgr fhltglt, F[Z tmp rgsmst`lfg, `lj hvgrfhlshimj`tmhl r`tmh (HFR). Gst`bimsnmlo tngsg jm grglfgsrgqumrgs ihhcmlo th `rg`s hutsmjg tng gdb`lcdglt ahhtprmlt, hr tnhsg fhvgrgj by simjg jgbrms, ml hrjgr th gimdml`tgprgih`jmlo g gfts. Zng rgsuitmlo fhdp`rmshls tngrgahrg rggft mlmtm`i prg-fhlstruftmhl fhljmtmhls.

    D@EHR VZR@ZMOR@[NMF WLMZ VZR@ZMOR@[NMF VWB-WLMZ

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    OI@FMHAIWQM@I

    IH_GR B@V@I ZMII

    IH_GR B@V@I ZMII

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 60

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    Amrstiy, tng jm grglfg ml w`tgr fhltglt ms subst`ltm`i. Zng `vgr`og ha dg`l v`iugs arhd mljmvmju`i bhrmlos ahr

    tng Wppgr OIW ms 62%, fhdp`rgj th 2:% ahr tng Ihwgr OIW.

    Vgfhljiy, F[Z tmp rgsmst`lfg ml tng twh ulmts ms jmstmlftiy jm grglt.Amourg 7.2.: snhws tn`t tmp rgsmst`lfg qt ahr

    tng Wppgr OIW ms igss tn`l hlg-n`ia ha tn`t ahr tng Ihwgr OIW `frhss tng brg`fn `rg`. Wsmlo q t `s ` dg`surg ha

    fi`y fhlsmstglfy, tng Wppgr OIW fi`ssmffgs `s stm th vgry stm , wnmig tng Ihwgr OIW fi`ssmffgs `s vgry stm th n`rj.

    AMOWRG 7.2.:5 IHLOMZWJML@I Q@RM@ZMHL ML F[Z ZM[ RGVMVZ@LFG

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;0762

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    Jurmlo tngmr jgphsmtmhl`i nmsthry, oi`fmhi`fustrmlg jgphsmts f`l gxpgrmglfg gpmshjgs ha jrymlo, arggzmlo, oi`fm`

    hvgrrmjmlo, hr htngr a`fthrs tn`t fhlshimj`tg tngd th v`rymlo jgorggs. Zng rgsuit ms th mljufg `l g gftmvg

    prgfhlshimj`tmhl prgssurg, jgsmol`tgj p, tn`t n`s ` subst`ltm`i mluglfg hl uljr`mlgj strglotn prhpgrtmgs. Znms

    g gft f`l `ish bg gxprgssgj `s tng r`tmh ha tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl prgssurg th tng g gftmvg strgss ml tng orhulj, tgrdgj

    HFR. Ml oglgr`i, nmongr HFR `lj nmongr p fhrrgi`tg wmtn nmongr uljr`mlgj strglotn.

    But wngl tng `ppimgj strgss mlfrg`sgs, ahr gx`dpig, jug th pi`fgdglt ha hvgriymlo j`d ffii, HFR jgfrg`sgs. Ma

    tng nmongr strgss rg`fngs hr gxfggjs p, tng bglgfffm`i g gfts ha prgfhlshimj`tmhl lh ihlogr pgrt`ml, `lj tng

    fi`y ms s`mj th bg lhrd`iiy fhlshimj`tgj wmtn HFR 4 0.;. Zhogtngr, tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl ha ` fi`y, tng strgssgs mtgxpgrmglfgs, `lj tng fn`logs ml tngsg strgssgs `rg f`iigj mts strgss nmsthry, wnmfn n`s ` d`ehr mluglfg hl mts

    uljr`mlgj strglotn.

    Zngsg a`fthrs `rg rggftgj ml tng Wppgr `lj Ihwgr OIW, wngrg tng mlmtm`i prg-fhlstruftmhl p `lj HFR `rg

    fhdpmigj hl ` fhdphsmtg piht ml Amourg 7.2.7 usmlo F[Z j`t` arhd RF[Z0:-0;? `lj `ii `v`mi`big hgjhdgtgr j`t`.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 66

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    AMOWRG 7.2.75 MLMZM@I [RG FHLVZRWFZMHL VZRGVV NMVZHR]

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    ; 2 : 1 > 0;HFR

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    8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

    W[[GR ZMII

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    8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

    8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

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    Zng fhltmluhus pihts ha p `lj HFR `jhpt pubimsngj F[Z fhrrgi`tmhls, 2 wnmig tng i`bhr`thry-jgrmvgj j`t`

    phmlts `rg t`cgl arhd @ppgljmx G. Arhd i`bhr`thry j`t`, tng `vgr`og p ahr tng Wppgr `lj Ihwgr OIW ulmts ms

    :66 cmihp`sf`is (c[`) `lj ?:> c[` rgspgftmvgiy, wmtn fhrrgsphljmlo HFRs ha 1.; `lj 1.=.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;076:

    Zng jm grglfgs ml prhpgrtmgs `rg sudd`rmzgj mlZ`big 7.2.0. Jr`wmlo J0> ml @ppgljmx J prhvmjgs aurtngr jgt`mis ha

    tng prhpgrtmgs.

    Z@BIG 7.2.0 [RG FHLVZRWFZMHL [RH[GRZMGV HA W[[GR @LJ IH_GR OIW ML BRG@FN @RG@

    VZR@ZMOR@[NMF WLMZ _@ZGR FHLZGLZ,@QO. @LJ R@LOG

    F[Z ZM[ RGVMVZ@LFG,q t @QO., R@LOG, @LJ

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    @QO. @LJ R@LOG

    HQGRFHLVHIMJ@ZMHLR@ZMH, HFR

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    Z`cgl thogtngr, tngsg prhpgrtmgs snhw tn`t tng Wppgr OIW ms tng wg`cgr ha tng twh ulmts.

    7.2.1 G^ZGLZ @LJ FHLZMLWMZ] HA W[[GR OIW

    N`vmlo t`rogtgj tng Wppgr OIW `s tng fhltrhiimlo str`tud, mt ms ha

    aurtngr mltgrgst th jgtgrdmlg mts gxtglt. Zngsg rgsuits `rg `ish nmoniysmolmfff`lt.Amourg 7.2.1 jgdhlstr`tgs tn`t tng Wppgr OIW ms lht

    pgrv`smvg tnrhuonhut tnms gltmrg sgftmhl ha tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt.

    But ms prgsglt ml tng `rg` bglg`tn tng ahhtprmlt bgtwggl Vt`. :+;7;

    `lj Vt`. :+6;;. Dhrghvgr, tng org`tgst tnmfclgss jmrgftiy uljgrimgs tng

    rgd`mlmlo simjg jgbrms hl tng rmont smjg ha tng brg`fn, tnmllmlo thw`rj

    tng igat but stmii gxtgljmlo `frhss tng gltmrg wmjtn. Zng d`xmdud

    tnmfclgss `ish jmrgftiy uljgrimgs tng ihf`tmhl ha tng jhwlstrg`d thg ha tng gdb`lcdglt `t tng tmdg ha a`miurg.

    Zngrg `rg sd iigr-sf`ig v`rm`tmhls gvgl wmtnml tnms `rg .Amourg 7.2.1 snhws ` ihf`imzgj tnmfcglmlo th tng g`st, eust

    `t tng imdmt ha tng simjg arhdAmourg 7.0.?.

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    N`vmlo t`rogtgj tng Wppgr

    OIW `s tng fhltrhiimlo

    str`tud, mt ms ha aurtngr

    mltgrgst th jgtgrdmlg mts

    gxtglt. Zngsg rgsuits `rg `ish

    nmoniy smolmfff`lt.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;0761

    Vtr`tmor`pnmf v`rm`tmhls hl ` i`rogr sf`ig `rg `ish `pp`rglt arhd Amourg 7.2.?, wnmfn rgi`tgs tng Wppgr `lj Ihwgr

    OIW ulmts t tng brg`fn th oi`fmhi`fustrmlg shmis gisgwngrg t bhrmlo ihf`tmhls prgsgltgj prgvmhusiy mlAmourg 7.2.2.

    Zng Wppgr OIW t tng brg`fn snhws pp`rglt smdmi rmtmgs th oi`fmhi`fustrmlg shmis t smdmi r gigv`tmhl ml O_=1-0@ tn

    whuij bg fn`r`ftgrmzgj `s shat th dgjmud-stm `ffhrjmlo th tngmr st`lj`rj pglgtr`tmhl tgst (V[Z) bihw fhult ha 1.

    Hl tng htngr n`lj, tng uppgrdhst OIW i`ygr glfhultgrgj ml Q_00-0; n`s `l `vgr`og w`tgr fhltglt ha 26%, wnmfn

    fhrrgsphljs fihsgiy th tn`t ha tng Ihwgr OIW snhwl ml Z`big 7.2.0 . Jgt`mis `rg prhvmjgj ml @ppgljmx J.

    AMOWRG 7.2.?5 FHD[@RMVHL HA OIW WLMZV ML BRG@FN ZH HZNGR @RG@V

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    Q_00-0;

    C[O_=1-0@/B

    [@LGI "W[[GR OIW"

    [@LGI "IH_GR OIW"

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 6?

    Zngsg miiustr tmhls ha bhtn sd ii-sf`ig `lj i`rog-sf ig v`rm`tmhl ml

    str`tmor`pny `lj prhpgrtmgs ha tng OIW d`tgrm`is sgrvg th nmonimont tng

    fhdpigxmty tn`t tngmr jgphsmtmhl`i glvmrhldglt prhjufgj. Znms jgorgg

    ha oghihomf fhdpigxmty jmsfhur`ogs `ttgdpts `t brh`jgr oglgr`imz`tmhl

    bgyhlj tng mddgjm`tg rg`s wngrg subsura`fg j`t` n`vg bggl hbt`mlgj.

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    Bhtn sd`ii-sf`ig `lj

    i`rog-sf`ig v`rm`tmhl ml

    str`tmor`pny `lj prhpgrtmgs

    ha tng OIW d`tgrm`is sgrvg

    th nmonimont tng fhdpigxmty

    tn`t tngmr jgphsmtmhl`i

    glvmrhldglt prhjufgj.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;076>

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    7.2.? IHF@ZMHL @LJ FN@R@FZGRMVZMFV HA A@MIWRG VWRA@FG

    Vgftmhl 7.0 prgvmhusiy mjgltmffgj tng gltry ha tng a`miurg sura`fg tnrhuon tng survmvmlo fhrg rgdl`lt `lj mlth tng

    uppgr ahulj`tmhl tmii. Zng subsura`fg mlvgstmo`tmhls jgsfrmbgj ngrg rgvg`i tng l`turg `lj ihf`tmhl ha tng a`miurg

    sura`fg `t jgptn.

    @s wmii bg fnrhlmfigj ml sgftmhl 7.:, tng prgsglfg ha ` oi`fm`iiy prg-sng`rgj sura`fg ml tng j`d ahulj`tmhl phsgj

    smolmfff`lt ulfgrt`mlty tnrhuonhut tng jgsmol prhfgss. Znms typg ha prg-sng`rmlo, wmtn tng rgsmju`i strglotn mt

    prhjufgs, w`s `ish nyphtngsmzgj `s ` phtgltm`i a`miurg dgfn`lmsd by tng [`lgi ml sgftmhl :.6.:. Fhddglsur`tg

    g hrt w`s jgvhtgj th jgtgftmlo tng prgsglfg ha prg-sng`rmlo ml ahulj`tmhl shmis wmtnml tng brg`fn.

    [rg-sng`rmlo ml stm , fi`ygy shmis d`lmagsts `s ` tnml (` agw dmiimdgtrgs th agw fgltmdgtrgs) zhlg wmtn simfcglsmjgs

    snmly sura`fgs phimsngj by sng`rmlohl bhtn smjgs ha tng zhlg hr wmtnml mt. Zngsg sura`fgs `rg fhltmluhus `lj

    tr`fg`big bgtwggl bhrmlos, hatgl `ihlo bgjjmlo. _nmig jgt`migj ihoomlo jmj snhw shdg sd`ii, jmsfhltmluhus

    simfcglsmjgj sura`fgs `t r`ljhd hrmglt`tmhls, `l gxpgftgj fhljmtmhl ml stm fi`ys, lh fhltmluhus sura`fgs fhddhl

    th duitmpig bhrmlos wgrg ahulj. Ml tnms rgspgft, tng [`lgis mlvgstmo`tmhl `t tng brg`fn fhrrhbhr`tgj tng dhrg

    oglgr`i fhlfiusmhl ha tng 2;00 smtg mlvgstmo`tmhl.6

    Gvgl sh, tng Wppgr OIW gxnmbmtgj htngr smols ha sng`rmlo mlsmjg but lht hutsmjg tng brg`fn. Ahr gx`dpig,Amourg 7.2.>

    fhdp`rgs tng Wppgr OIW ahr tngsg twh ihf`tmhls.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07 6=

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    AMOWRG 7.2.> W[[GR OIW ` MLVMJG ZNG BRG@FN, b HWZVMJG ZNG BRG@FN

    Zng tnmliy i`dml tgj, pi`l r v`rvmlo hutsmjg tng brg`fn fhltr`sts sn`rpiy wmtn tng fhlthrtgj lj ahijgj i`dml tmhls

    wmtnml mt. Znms ms fhlsmstglt wmtn sng`rmlo ha tng Wppgr OIW n`vmlo hffurrgj wmtnml tng brg`fn.

    @jjmtmhl`iiy, F[Z tmp rgsmst`lfg qt ml tng Wppgr OIW v`rmgs systgd`tmf`iiy. Jr`wmlos J0= `lj J2; ml @ppgljmx J

    snhw tn`t `vgr`og q t mlsmjg tng brg`fn ms hliy `bhut hlg-tnmrj th twh-tnmrjs ha tn`t hutsmjg ha mt (mlagrrgj sglsmtmvmt

    ha 0.; th 6.;), rggftmlo tng g gfts ha rgdhuijmlo `ttrmbut`big th sng`rmlo. Nglfg, bhtn vmsu`i mlspgftmhl `lj F[Z

    j`t` mljmf`tg tn`t tng a`miurg prhjufgj sng`rmlo ml tng Wppgr OIW. Znms, thogtngr wmtn mts igss a`vhur`big prhpgrtmgs

    sudd`rmzgj ml Z`big 7.2.0 , mjgltmffgs tng Wppgr OIW `s tng ihf`tmhl ha tng a`miurg sura`fg ml tng `l`iysgs th bg

    prgsgltgj ml sgftmhl 1.

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    Mljgpgljglt Gxpgrt Glomlggrmlo Mlvgstmo`tmhl lj Rgvmgw [ lgi | E`lu`ry 6;, 2;07:;

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    7.2.> FHDDGLZ@R]

    Zng cgy ffljmlos ha tng subsura`fg mlvgstmo`tmhls wmtn rgo`rj th tng a`miurg dgfn`lmsd f`l bg sudd`rmzgj

    `s ahiihws5

    Zng Wppgr OIW f`l bg jmstmloumsngj `s ` jmstmlft ahulj`tmhl ulmt b`sgj hl mts w`tgr fhltglt ljhtngr prhpgrtmgs.

    Zng a`miurg hffurrgj wmtnml v`rvgj smits `lj fi`ys ha tng Wppgr OIW.

    Zngrg ms lh mljmf`tmhl ha prg-sng`rmlo ml tngsg hr htngr ahulj`tmhl shmis.

    Vtr`tmor`pnmf v`rm`bmimty rggfts ` fhdpigx oghihomf glvmrhldglt lj jgphsmtmhl`i nmsthry.

    Bgyhlj tngsg mddgjm`tg ffljmlos img htngr mlsmonts tn`t fhlfgrl fn`r`ftgrmz`tmhl ha tng OIW jurmlo tng jgsmol

    prhfgss. Zngsg `rg sudd`rmzgj bgihw5

    Zng jmsfhltmluhus Wppgr OIW str`tud, tng sg`t ha tng a`miurg, w`s mlagimfmthusiy smtu`tgj `t tng whrst phssmbigpi`fg ml tng j`d ahulj`tmhl.

    Zng typg `lj gxtglt ha prg-a`miurg smtg mlvgstmo tmhls wgrg lht sustfmglt th jgtgft tnms str`tud hr mjgltmay mtsfrmtmf`i l`turg.

    Zng strglotn bgn`vmhur ha tng OIW w`s dmsmltgrprgtgj.

    Zng ffrst twh ha tngsg phmlts `rg gvmjglt arhd tng d`tgrm`i prgsgltgj `bhvg. Zng tnmrj rgqumrgs gxpi`l`tmhl.

    Arhd tng hutsgt, tng stm lgss ha OIW d`tgrm`is ml tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt ahulj`tmhl w`s rgfholmzgj `lj `ttrmbutgj

    th hvgrfhlshimj`tmhl. Ml rgsphlsg th ` rgvmgw fhddglt by tng Dmlmstry ha Glgroy `lj Dmlgs (DGD), C[ hbt`mlgj

    s`dpigs ha OIW d`tgrm`is `t tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt ml 0==7. : Fhddgltmlo hl tng fn`r`ftgrmstmfs ha tngsg shmis, C[

    d`jg tng ahiihwmlo hbsgrv`tmhls5

    Zwh `jjmtmhl`i Vngiby s`dpigs wgrg rgfgltiy fhiigftgj (D`y 01, 0==7) jurmlo tng shmi mlvgstmo`tmhl survgy. Zngsg s`dpigs

    wgrg hbt`mlgj arhd tng oi`fmhi`fustrmlg sgjmdglts `lj n`vg fhlffrdgj tn`t tng ahulj`tmhl d`tgrm`is fhlsmst ha jglsg,

    hvgrfhlshimj`tgj d`tgrm`is. Ml a`ft, mt w`s gxtrgdgiy jmstfuit th mlsgrt tng Vngiby tubgs ml tng ffgij `lj mt w`s lht phssmbig

    th gxtr`ft tng uljmsturbgj s`dpigs arhd tng tubgs ml tng i`bhr`thry... Mt ms ulimcgiy tn`t `ly smolmfff`lt phrg prgssurg

    jgvgihpdglt wmii hffur ml tngsg d`tgrm`is jurmlo fhlstruftmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt.

    C[ fhlfiujgj tn`t lh smolmfff`lt phrg prgssurgs whuij jgvgihp, but jmj lht jmrgftiy rgi`tg tnms th tng g gftmvg-strgss

    strglotn prhpgrtmgs mts st`bmimty `l`iysgs `jhptgj. Znms fhllgftmhl w`s d`jg gxpimfmt dufn i`tgr ml @DGFs 2;00

    Oghtgfnlmf`i Vmtg Mlvgstmo`tmhl.7

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    @dhlo htngr tnmlos, tng @DGF rgphrt fhdpmigj `ii `v`mi`big j`t` ahr Imqumjmty Mljgx (IM) `t tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt,

    ` i`bhr`thry p`r`dgtgr tn`t f`l bg fhrrgi`tgj th prgfhlshimj`tmhl prgssurg p. Zng rgphrt lhtgj tn`t ` ludbgr

    ha OIW s`dpigs n`j ihw IM v`iugs lg`r zgrh, shdg ha tngd gvgl lgo`tmvg, phmltmlo `o`ml th tng hvgrfhlshimj`tgj

    fhljmtmhl ha tng OIW. Gi`bhr`tmlo hl tng strglotn mltgrprgt`tmhl tnms supphrtgj, tng rgphrt wglt hl th s`y5

    Dhrghvgr, ahr ng`vmiy hvgrfhlshimj`tgj shmis wmtn nmon fflgs fhltglts (sufn `s tng OIW) tn`t wmii sng`r ml `l uljr`mlgj

    d`llgr jug th ihw nyjr`uimf fhljuftmvmty, tng uljr`mlgj sng`r strglotn wmii typmf`iiy gxfggj tng jr`mlgj sng`r strglotn,

    hwmlo th lgo`tmvg sng`r-mljufgj phrg prgssurg.

    Znus, uljr`mlgj strglotn fhuij bg jmsrgo`rjgj ahr tng OIW, wmtn jr`mlgj (g gftmvg-strgss) strglotn ppimf`big mlstg`j.

    Rgvmgw ha tng @DGF j`t` f`iis mlth qugstmhl tng prgdmsg ha tnms fhlfiusmhl. _nmig dhst ha tng IM v`iugs wgrg mljggj

    ihw, auiiy hlg-tnmrj ha tngd wgrg gqu`i th hr org`tgr tn`l ;.7. Znms dg`ls tn`t smolmfff`lt phrtmhls ha tng OIW bglg`tn

    tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt wgrg lht sh ng`vmiy hvgrfhlshimj`tgj. Arhd pubimsngj fhrrgi`tmhls, 1 tng [`lgi gstmd`tgs tn`t

    p ahr tngsg nmongr IM v`iugs r`logj arhd `bhut 27; th 7?7 c[`, qumtg smdmi`r th tng r`log ahr tng Wppgr OIW `t

    tng brg`fn arhd Z`big 7.2.0 . Zngsg p v`iugs fhrrgsphlj th `l `vgr`og HFR ha hliy `bhut 6, omvgl tng ih`jmlo

    fhljmtmhls ha tng f`t`ihougj s`dpigs, mlsustfmgltiy nmon th w`rr`lt lgoigftmlo uljr`mlgj strglotn.

    But dhrg tn`l tnms, tng `ssgssdglt jmj lht `ffhult ahr strgss nmsthrynhw tngsg ih`jmlo fhljmtmhls v`rmgj `t

    jm grglt ihf`tmhls bglg`tn tng j`d hr nhw tngy whuij fn`log hvgr tmdg. Vt`og ? ha tng D`ml Gdb`lcdglt n`j

    eust bggl fhdpigtgj `t tng tmdg ha 2;00 smtg mlvgstmo tmhl. Zng [`lgi

    gstmd`tgs tn`t lhrd`iiy fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls (HFR40) n`j `irg`jy

    bggl rg`fngj bglg`tn tng frgst ha Vt`og 2 yg`rs bgahrg `lj whuij

    fhltmlug th prhp`o`tg hutw`rj bglg`tn tng sihpg `s tng j`d orgw

    nmongr. Zng cgy a`fthr tn`t wglt ulrgfholmzgj w`s tn`t uljr`mlgj

    strglotn bgn`vmhur whuij ulgqumvhf`iiy fhltrhi ahr tngsg lhrd`iiy

    fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls.

    Zng s`dg g gft, gqu`iiy ulrgfholmzgj, whuij hffur `t tng [grmdgtgr Gdb`lcdglt brg`fn sgftmhl. Lhrd`iiy

    fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls, `lj tng ohvgrlmlo uljr`mlgj strglotn `ffhdp`lymlo tngd, whuij ffrst jgvgihp bglg`tn

    tng frgst jurmlo Vt`og 7 `lj fhltmlug th sprg j tngrg`atgr. Znms whuij sgt tng st`og ahr dufn tn`t ahiihwgj.

    Zng cgy a`fthr tn`t wglt

    ulrgfholmzgj w`s tn`t

    uljr`mlgj strglotn bgn`vmhur

    whuij ulgqumvhf`iiy

    fhltrhi ahr tngsg lhrd`iiy

    fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls.

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    7.6 @JQ@LFGJ I@BHR@ZHR] VZWJMGV

    7.6.0 MLZRHJWFZMHL

    @ jmstmlftmhl f`l bg d`jg bgtwggl rhutmlg `lj `jv`lfgj i`bhr`thry stujmgs. Rhutmlg i`bhr`thry stujmgs `rg

    pgrahrdgj `s p`rt ha tng jgsfrmptmhl `lj fi`ssmfff`tmhl ha d`tgrm`is glfhultgrgj ml ` smtg fn`r`ftgrmz`tmhl stujy.

    Rhutmlg i`bhr`thry stujmgs uljgrt`cgl ml tnms mlvgstmo`tmhl n`vg bggl rgphrtgj s p`rt ha tng jgsfrmptmhl ha d`tgrm`is

    mjgltmffgj ml tng smtg fn`r`ftgrmz`tmhl mlvgstmo`tmhl (sgg @ppgljmx J). @jv`lfgj i`bhr`thry stujmgs rg uljgrt`cgl th

    `mj ml tng gxpi`l`tmhl ha tng pnysmf`i rgsphlsg ha shmi th ih`jmlo. Mdphrt`lt rgsphlsgs rg tng rgjuftmhl ml vhiudg

    ha shmi wngl ih`jgj, rggftgj by fhlshimj`tmhl tgstmlo, lj tng uitmd`tg rgsmst`lfg ha shmi spgfmdgl, s dg`surgj

    by ` v`rmgty ha sng`r strglotn tgsts.

    7.6.2 V@D[IMLO

    Zng ehmlt smtg mlvgstmo`tmhl, sudd`rmzgj ml sgftmhl 7.2, fhlfgltr`tgj hl tng orhulj fhljmtmhls je`fglt th tng brg`fn

    tn`t whuij n`vg bggl ` gftgj by tng orhulj dhvgdglts. Zng [`lgi-jmrgftgj mlvgstmo`tmhl fhlfgltr`tgj hl tng

    orhulj fhljmtmhls je`fglt th tng jmsturbgj zhlg ml hrjgr th prhvmjg tng hpphrtulmty th mlspgft shmi fhljmtmhls tn`t

    whuij lht n`vg bggl ` gftgj by tng orhulj dhvgdglts. Hbt`mlmlo uljmsturbgj s`dpigs ahr bhtn mlspgftmhl `lj

    `jv`lfgj i`bhr`thry stujmgs w`s `l mltgor`i hbegftmvg ha tnms mlvgstmo`tmhl.

    Hbt`mlmlo uljmsturbgj s`dpigs rgqumrgs pusnmlo ` tnml-w`iigj s`dpigr mlth tng orhulj. Omvgl tng fhljmtmhls

    glfhultgrgj, tnms w`s lht ` str`montahrw`rj gxgrfmsg. Zng tmii fhlt`mls ludgrhus rhfcs, `lj gvgl tng fflg-or`mlgj

    oi`fmhi`fustrmlg (OIW) jgphsmts fhlt`ml or`vgi-smzgj pmgfgs, dhst imcgiy jgphsmtgj jurmlo dgit ha mfg r`ats.

    Zng mlvglthry ha s`dpigs tn`t wgrg phtgltm`iiy usgaui ahr uljmsturbgj s`dpig tgstmlo ms t`bui`tgj ml @ppgljmx G.

    @ii s`dpigs wgrg subegft th sf`llmlo `t A[ Mllhv`tmhls `t tng Wlmvgrsmty ha Brmtmsn Fhiudbm` (WBF). Znms a`fmimty

    uljgrt`cg bhtn ^-r`y `lj FZ sf`llmlo hl i`rog mtgds. Bhtn jmomt`i r`jmhor`pny `lj FZ sf`ls wgrg fhdpigtgj hl

    `ii s`dpig tubgs. Hbsgrv`tmhl ha mltgrl`i jmsturb`lfg, vhmjs hr l`tur`i strufturg `mjgj ml tng qu`imty fhltrhi. Zng

    nhrmzhlt`i FZ sf`ls uitmd`tgiy prhvgj bgst th jgtgrdmlg fhdpigx mltgri`ygrmlo `lj th jgtgft vhmjs. Amourg 7.6.0jmspi`ys ` s`dpig ha tmii (DR0:-0;:-V@>) tn`t gxnmbmts smolmfff`lt s`dpig jmsturb`lfg, thogtngr wmtn ` s`dpig ha tng

    OIW (DR0:-0;1G-V@6) tn`t snhws mltgrl`i strufturg wmtn dmlmd`i jmsturb`lfg. Vf`ls pgrahrdgj hl tng mlvglthry ha

    s`dpigs hbt`mlgj `rg mlfiujgj ml @ppgljmx G.

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    7.6.6 HGJHDGZGR ZGVZV

    Hgjhdgtgr tgsts `rg usgj th stujy tng rgjuftmhl ml vhmj r`tmh (phrhsmty),

    wmtn `ppimgj ih`j smdui`tmlo tng fhlstruftmhl ha tng gdb`lcdglt ml

    st`ogs. Zng fn`log ml furv`turg ha tng sgttigdglt rgsphlsg prhvmjgs `

    b`sg ahr gstmd`tmlo tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl prgssurg ha tng jgphsmt, wnmfn ms

    tng d`xmdud prgssurg gxpgrmglfgj by tng jgphsmt ml mts oghihomf`i p`st.

    Zng tgfnlmqug ms miiustr`tgj mlAmourg 7.6.2ahr bhtn ` tmii spgfmdgl `lj `

    OIW spgfmdgl. Zmii ms aulj`dglt`iiy igss fhdprgssmbig tn`l tng OIW, ljtng tgfnlmqug th gstmd`tg prgfhlshimj`tmhl strgss n`s org`tgr ulfgrt`mlty.

    Zng j`t` rgvg i tn`t tngsg jgphsmts `rg lht nmoniy hvgrfhlshimj tgj

    `lj tn`t tng prgssurg th bg `ppimgj by tng gdb`lcdglt wmii gxfggj

    tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl prgssurg, frg`tmlo lhrd`iiy fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls. Lhrd`iiy fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls `rg

    fhljufmvg ahr tng shmi th bgn`vg ml ` fhltr`ftmvg d`llgr wngl subegftgj th bhtn vgrtmf`i prgssurg `lj sng`r.

    7 | [`lgi Hbsgrv`tmhls

    Zng j`t` rgvg`i tn`t tngsg

    jgphsmts `rg lht nmoniy

    hvgrfhlshimj`tgj `lj tn`t

    tng prgssurg th bg `ppimgj

    by tng gdb`lcdglt wmii

    gxfggj tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl

    prgssurg, frg`tmlo lhrd`iiy

    fhlshimj`tgj fhljmtmhls.

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    [rgfhlshimj`tmhl prgssurg f`l `ish bg mlagrrgj arhd tng F[Z tgstmlo

    fhljuftgj `s p`rt ha tng [`lgis smtg mlvgstmo`tmhl. @o`ml, hliy dhjgst

    prgfhlshimj`tmhl strgssgs n`vg bggl jgtgrdmlgj. @ fhdp`rmshl

    bgtwggl tng rgsuits hbt`mlgj arhd tng ffgij tgsts wmtn tnhsg hbt`mlgj

    arhd tng hgjhdgtgr tgsts ms snhwl ml Amourg 7.6.6, `lj tng `orggdglt

    ms `ffgpt`big. @s tng gdb`lcdglt w`s r`msgj th ` strgss igvgi bgyhlj

    tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl strgssgs, tng uljgriymlo OIW rgvgrtgj th lhrd`iiy

    fhlshimj`tgj bgn`vmhur.

    AMOWRG 7.6.65 [RGFHLVHIMJ@ZMHL [RGVVWRG _MZN GIGQ@ZMHL

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    @s tng gdb`lcdglt w`s

    r`msgj th ` strgss igvgi bgyhlj

    tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl strgssgs,

    tng uljgriymlo OIW rgvgrtgj

    th lhrd`iiy fhlshimj`tgj

    bgn`vmhur.

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    ha tnms rgsphlsg. Zng smolmfff`lt rgjuftmhl ml tnms v`iug ml tng OIW `t prgssurgs ml gxfgss ha tng prgfhlshimj`tmhl

    strgss ms lhtgwhrtny.

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    Zng subsura`fg fn`r`ftgrmz`tmhl n`s mlagrrgj ` sub-nhrmzhlt`i sng`r zhlg `t `bhut Gi. =2; d. Zng strglotn `ihlo

    tnms zhlg ms bgst gv`iu`tgj by JVV tgsts, wnmfn prhvmjg tng r`tmh ha uljr`mlgj strglotn Vu th g gftmvg vgrtmf`i

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