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A``amrhtaeo hod Iuste`s Fogerif`fot sjeucd sja   ats `edfc wjfo preifssaom oeo-

ira`aohc hsycu` sfflfrs se hs te hssu`f Hctfrohtavfs te Dftfotaeo hs tjf rst-caof rf-speosf hod te rfquarf tjht usf eg dftfotaeo nf kustafd ny fsthncasjaom tjht ho hsycu`sfflfr ieostatutfs h ohtaeohc sfiuraty rasl er h jamj rasl eg hnsieodaom.

Tjf ramjt te hsycu` as eof eg tjf lfy ger`s egcfmhc pretfitaeo tjht as e frfd te `amrhots hr-ravaom ao tjf Voatfd Ythtfs wje jhvf sufl frfdpfrsfiutaeo er ghif h rasl eg pfrsfiutaeo ao tjfarieuotrafs eg eramao. Te quhcagy ger hsycu`, hsycu`sfflfrs `ust nf ao tjf V.Y. hod `ust prevf tjhttjfy `fft tjf dfoataeo eg h rfgumff,8  hs pre-vadfd uodfr tjf V.Y. A``amrhtaeo hod Ohturhc-azhtaeo Hit (AOH) § 828(h)(4>) (H) hod (N) (8).> TjfAOH hcse fsthncasjfs tjf preifss ger hppcyaom gerhsycu`, wjaij as `hdf up eg netj tjf –hr`h-tavf‐ hod tjf –dfgfosavf‐ hsycu` hppcaihtaeo preifss. Hppcaihots hppcyaom uodfr tjf hg-r`htavf preifss `ust de se watjao eof yfhr eg hrravaom ao tjf ieuotry er df`eostrhtffxtfouhtaom iariu`sthoifs tjht dfchyfd tjfar hppcaihtaeo. Fvfry dhy, hpprexa`htfcy8,422 oeo-ira`aohc hsycu` sfflfrs hrf dfthaofd ao tjf V.Y.<9  hsycu` sfflfrs hrf typaihccydfthaofd ny A``amrhtaeo hod Iuste`s Fogerif`fot (AIF) wjacf uodfrmeaom tjf dfgfo-savf hsycu` preifss.4 

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Tjf wadfsprfhd usf eg dftfotaeo as prencf`htai nfihusf at vaechtfs tjf ramjts eg hsycu`sfflfrs hod nfihusf eg ats fxifssavf iest. Tjf Voatfd Ohtaeos Jamj Ie`assaeofr ger ^fg-muffs (VOJI^) jecds tjht hs tjf `hkeraty eg hsycu` sfflfrs hrf oet hiiusfd eg jhvaomie`afd h ira`f, tjfar dftfotaeo vaechtfs tjf guodh`fothc ramjt te canfrty hod `hy nfichssafd hs hrnatrhry ag oet sunsthotavfcy kustafd ny df`eostrhncf rasl.6 Hoy a`pesataeoeg hrnatrhry dftfotaeo vaechtfs tjf V.Y. Ieostatutaeo hod tjus ̀ ust nf jamjcy sirutaoazfd.Dftfotaeo as hddataeohccy prencf`htai nfihusf eg ieodataeos ao dftfotaeo ghiacatafs< df-thaofd hsycu` sfflfrs hrf efo jeusfd ao khacs er khac-calf aostatutaeos hod hrf trfhtfdhs ira`aohcs, gerifd te wfhr praseo uoager`s, jhodiufl s, hod se`fta`fs fvfo sjhilcfs.7 Gurtjfr`erf, tjf usf eg dftfotaeo as fxpfosavf, watj ho fsta`htfd nhsf iest eg $8>> pfrdfthaoff pfr dhy, hod tjas fsta`htf aoirfhsfs te $877 wjfo epfrhtaeohc iests hrf ieosad-frfd.= Mavfo tjf rfhcatafs eg ca`atfd mevfro`fot rfseurifs, suij ho fxpfosavf premrh`sjeucd nf irataihccy fxh`aofd hod jhvf te prevf samoaihotcy jamjfr suiifss rhtfs tjhocfss fxpfosavf hctfrohtavfs ao erdfr te ̀ frat ats a`pcf`fothtaeo.

O YAIF sjeucd ca`at tjf dftfotaeo eg oeo-ira`aohc hsycu` sfflfrs ao ghver eg Hctfrohtavfste Dftfotaeo (HTDs). HTDs hrf prffxastaom, ffl fitavf hod cfss fxpfosavf tjho dftfotaeo,hod aoicudf `fhsurfs suij hs tfcfpjeof rfpertaom, rhdae grfqufoiy, mcenhc pesataeoaomtrhilaom hod je`f vasats.: ]jacf tjf AIF jhs aoirfhsfd usf eg HTDs,1 tjf hmfoiy sjeucd

L G Hpprexa`htfcy 8,422 oeo-

ira`aohc hsycu` sfflfrs hrf df-

thaofd dhacy ao tjf V.Y.89

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$877 pfr dfthaoff pfr oamjt.84

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gre` $2.42 te $84 pfr dhy.86

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sja ats `edfc se tjht HTDs hrf ieosastfot-cy fxpcerfd hs tjf rst secutaeo. Hiierd-aomcy, tjf nurdfo eg preeg `ust nf sjafdsuij tjht hutjeratafs jhvf te kustagy tjf usfeg dftfotaeo watj fvadfoif eg sfiuraty erhnsieodaom rasls< uodfr tjf iurrfot phrh-dam`, hsycu` sfflfrs `ust df`eostrhtftjht tjfy hrf oet h sfiuraty rasl er jamj rasleg hnsieodaom ao erdfr te quhcagy ger HTDs.HTDs hrf cfss rfstraitavf tjho dftfotaeohod tjfrfny ieostatutf cfss eg h vaechtaeoeg hsycu` sfflfrs‑ grffde`s. Gurtjfr`erf,dhacy HTD premrh` iests hrf fsta`htfd tevhry nftwffo $2.92 hod $84 pfr dhy.82 HTDs hrf hcse prevfo te nf ffl fitavf, watj h 19-1: pfrifot a``amrhtaeo ieurt hppfhrhoif rhtf.88  Hutjeratafs ieucd stacc dfthao hsycu`sfflfrs watj h ira`aohc rfierd er tjesf tjht pesfd h df`eostrhncf rasl. Gurtjfr`erf,tjf aoirfhsfd a`pcf`fothtaeo eg HTDs weucd grff up guodaom tjht ieucd nf sjafd tepremrh`s prevfo te ffl fitavfcy aoirfhsf ohtaeohc sfiuraty. Etjfr iratais `hy hrmuf tjhtHTDs ieotaouf te vaechtf tjf ju`ho ramjts eg hsycu` sfflfrs hod tjht hcc dftfotaeo `fh-surfs sjeucd nf fca`aohtfd.8> Mavfo iurrfot ohtaeohc sfiuraty ieoifros, jewfvfr, HTDsrfprfsfot h `erf vahncf eptaeo hod weucd nf ho a`perthot stfp tewhrd a`prevfd pre-tfitaeo. Eppeofots ̀ hy hcse rhasf ieoifros hneut tjf fieoe`ai sfcg-suiafoiy eg oeo-ira`aohc hsycu` sfflfrs rfcfhsfd hod `eoaterfd tjreumj HTDs. Tjfsf aodavaduhcs ieucdnf rfmuchtfd, jewfvfr, ny tjf sh`f pecaiafs tjht hcrfhdy fxast te mevfro tjf fieoe`aihod f`pcey`fot sthtus eg tjf prepertaeo eg hsycu` sfflfrs tjht hrf rfcfhsfd aote tjfie``uoaty hod hrf ofatjfr dfthaofd oer `eoaterfd tjreumj HTDs.

F8. AOH § >2:(h)(>)(F) (Eocaof ht jp;//www.usias.mev/acaol/deiWafw/YCN/JT@C/YCN/2-2-2-8/2-2-2->1/2-2-2-87:=.jt`c)>. AOH § 828(h)(4>) (H) hod (N) (Eocaof ht jp;//www.usias.mev/perthc/satf/usias/`fouatf`.g7dh68h>94>896nf=f1d=h82f2di18h2/5vmofxtead0gh

=f691di4nfd282WmoWI@8222222fid812h^I^D&vmofxtijhoofc0gh=f691di4nfd282WmoWI@8222222fid812h^I^D&IJ0hit)9. Yijrare, Derh. >221.‐A``amrhtaeo Dftfotaeo Evfrvafw hod ^fie``fodhtaeos‐. Dfphrt`fot eg Je`fchod Yfiuraty, A``amrhtaeo hod Ius-

te`s Fogerif`fot. 7 Eitenfr >221. jp;//www.aif.mev/deican/hneut/eifs/edpp/pdg/aif-dftfotaeo-rpt.pdg (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr92, >288).

4. V.Y. Iatazfosjap hod A``amrhtaeo Yfrvaifs (VYIAY). >288. –Enthaoaom Hsycu` ao tjf Voatfd Ythtfs.‐ 82 @hrij >288. jp;//www.usias.mev/perthc/satf/usias/`fouatf`.6hg1nn16181g96f77g7848=7649g7d8h/5vmofxtead0dhn1g27=f98:9>82WmoWI@8222222:>ih72h^I^D&vmofxt

ijhoofc0g91d9f4d==d=9>82WmoWI@8222222:>ih72h^I^D (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288).6. VO Jamj Ie``assaeofr ger ^fgumffs, Dftfotaeo eg Hsycu`-Yfflfrs hod ^fgumffs; Tjf Grh`fwerl, tjf Rrencf` hod ^fie``fodfd Rrhi-taif, 4 Kuof 8111, FI/41/YI/I^R.89, hvhachncf ht; jp;//www.uojir.erm/rfgwercd/deiad/4=gdghg99n6.jt`c (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288)

7. Ju`ho ^amjts Garst (J^G). >22=. Nhilmreuod Nrafom Oetf; Dftfotaeo eg Hsycu` Yfflfrs ao tjf Voatfd Ythtfs; Hrnatrhry Vodfr tjf AIIR^,ht 7 (Kho. >22=), hvhachncf ht jp;//www.ju`horamjtsrst.aoge/pdg/278>27-hsy-nhi-uo-hrn-dft-hsy-us.pdg (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288).

=. Ohtaeohc A``amrhtaeo Geru`. >288. –Tjf @htj eg A``amrhtaeo Dftfotaeo; ^uohwhy Iests ger A``amrhtaeo Dftfotaeo De Oet Hdd Vp teYfosancf Recaiafs.‐ Humust >288. jp;//www.a``amrhtaeogeru`.erm/a`hmfs/upcehds/@htjegA``amrhtaeoDftfotaeo.pdg (chst hiifssfdEitenfr 92, >288), p. >.

:. Yijrare, pm. >2.1. Voatfd Ohtaeos Jamj Ie``assaeofr ger ^fgumffs (VOJI^). >221. –VY aoatahtavf efl frs hsycu`-sfflfrs ho hctfrohtavf te dftfotaeo.‐ >6

Oevf`nfr >221. jp;//www.uojir.erm/4n2d749h7.jt`c (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288).82. Ohtaeohc A``amrhtaeo Geru`, p. 7.88. H`fraiho A``amrhtaeo Chwyfrs Hsseiahtaeo (HACH). –Hctfrohtavfs te Dftfotaeo Resataeo Rhpfr‐. jp;//www.hach.erm/ieotfot/dfghuct.

hspx5deiad0>6:=4 (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288).8>. VOJI^.

89. Yijrare, Derh. >221.‐A``amrhtaeo Dftfotaeo Evfrvafw hod ^fie``fodhtaeos‐. Dfphrt`fot eg Je`fchod Yfiuraty, A``amrhtaeo hod Ius-te`s Fogerif`fot. 7 Eitenfr >221. jp;//www.aif.mev/deican/hneut/eifs/edpp/pdg/aif-dftfotaeo-rpt.pdg (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr92, >288).

84. Ohtaeohc A``amrhtaeo Geru`. >288. –Tjf @htj eg A``amrhtaeo Dftfotaeo; ^uohwhy Iests ger A``amrhtaeo Dftfotaeo De Oet Hdd Vp teYfosancf Recaiafs.‐ Humust >288. jp;//www.a``amrhtaeogeru`.erm/a`hmfs/upcehds/@htjegA``amrhtaeoDftfotaeo.pdg (chst hiifssfdEitenfr 92, >288), p. >.

86. Anad., p. 7.87. Tjf Mcenhc Dftfotaeo Rrekfit (MDR). >221. –Voatfd Ythtfs Dftfotaeo Rrecf.‐ @hrij >221. jp;//www.mcenhcdftfotaeoprekfit.erm/

ieuotrafs/h`fraihs/uoatfd-sthtfs/aotreduitaeo.jt`c (chst hiifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288).8=. ]hsf`, ^utj Fccf. >226. V.Y. A``amrhtaeo Recaiy eo Hsycu` Yfflfrs. @hy 6, >226. jp;//www.ghs.erm/smp/irs/̀ asi/^C9>7>8.pdg (chst hi-

ifssfd Eitenfr 92, >288).

T R Dftfotaeo eg oeo-ira`aohc hsycu`

sfflfrs as fxifssavfcy fxpfosavf hod

rhasfs ju`ho ramjts ieoifros.

Tjas dftfotaeo iho hcse ieostatutf

hrnatrhry dftfotaeo wjfo dfthaoffsde oet df`eostrhtf jamj rasl.

HTDs hrf prevfo te nf ffl fitavf hod

hrf ieosadfrhncy cfss iestcy hod cfss

rfstraitavf tjho dftfotaeo.