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Tkckpbiek: (48;) 220-666>Ahmsgogck: (48;) 220-8;6>

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^chgetgaas Dhvgd Ciwkry, Qgmtir Lruookehmbkr, Frkf Cgsbkr, hed Dhvgd

Ahrhfbkr (micckmtgvkcy –^chgetgaas‟), gedgvgduhccy hed ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed hcc

tbisk sgogchrcy sgtuhtkd (khmb, h –Mchss Oko`kr‟ hed, micckmtgvkcy, tbk –Mchss‟) hcckfk

hs aicciws:

EHT[PK IA TBK HMTGIE

8. Tbgs gs h mchss hmtgie `riufbt `y ^chgetgaas, ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed

tbk euokrius itbkr sgogchrcy-sgtuhtkd bicdkrs ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts ge

mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc wirls tbht Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy Getkrehtgiehc, Gem.

(–Pbhpsidy‟ ir –Dkakedhet‟) bhs uskd wgtbiut okmbhegmhc cgmkesks ge he

kfrkfgius, mietgeuius hed iefigef mhophgfe ia dkcg`krhtk mipyrgfbt

geargefkoket.

0. ]pkmgagmhccy, Pbhpsidy bhs — hed mietgeuks ti — uechwauccy rkpridumk

hed/ir dgstrgùtk mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies (tbk –Virls‟) ti ogccgies

ia uskrs vgh gts getkrhmtgvk miookrmghc ousgm strkhogef skrvgmk, hs wkcc hs gts

iaacgek cgstkegef skrvgmk. Pbhpsidy rkpridumks hed/ir dgstrgùtks tbk Virls

dkspgtk gts ahgcurk ti gdketgay hed/ir cimhtk tbk iwekrs ia tbisk miopisgtgies air

phyoket ir ti privgdk tbko wgtb eitgmk ia Pbhpsidy‗s getket ti rkpridumk hed/

ir dgstrgùtk tbk Virls.

=. Pbhpsidy‗s geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs‗

okmbhegmhc rgfbts gs leiwgef hed wgccauc. ]umb usk ia tbk Virls mrkhtks

su`sthetghc bhro hed gejury ti tbk mipyrgfbt bicdkrs, hed dgogegsbks tbk

getkfrgty ia tbk Virls. Pbhpsidy‗s leiwgef hed wgccauc geargefkoket gs

uechwauc hed wgtbiut justgagmhtgie, hs Pbhpsidy bhs mietgeuiuscy ahgckd ti usk

hey iek ia tbk ohey hvhgch`ck okmbhegsos ti pripkrcy i`thge hutbirgzhtgie airtbk rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrgùtgie ia tbk Virls, wbktbkr ge tbk airo ia h

vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesk, hed wbktbkr ir eit tbk rgfbtsbicdkr gs rkhdgcy

gdketgagh`ck. Tiutkd hs iek ia tbk khrcgkst [.].-`hskd su`smrgptgie strkhogef

skrvgmks, Pbhpsidy bhs h sgfegagmhet hed gophmtauc prkskemk ge tbk ousgm

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gedustry, hed tbk hvhgch`ck rksiurmks ti pripkrcy i`thge hcc rkqugsgtk cgmkesks.

Pbhpsidy‗s murrket gcckfhc prhmtgmks hed primkdurks ge mieekmtgie wgtb gts

uecgmkeskd rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrgùtgie ia tbk mipyrgfbtkd Virls,

mio`gekd wgtb gts ahgcurk ti phy iwkd okmbhegmhc riyhctgks, kvgdkemks gts

prhmtgmk ia ueahgrcy priagtgef iaa tbk `hmls ia miopiskrs.

J[PG]DGMTGIE HED QKE[K

4. Tbgs hmtgie gs h mgvgc hmtgie ivkr wbgmb tbgs miurt bhs irgfgehc

jurgsdgmtgie uedkr 02 [.].M. §§ 8==8 hed 8==2 ge tbht tbk mchgos bkrkge hrgsk

uedkr akdkrhc mipyrgfbt chw (86 [.].M. § 8>8, kt skq.) (tbk –Mipyrgfbt Hmt‟).

Jurgsdgmtgie hcsi kxgsts pursuhet ti 02 [.].M. § 8==0(d)(0) `kmhusk tbk ohttkr

ge mietrivkrsy kxmkkds tbk suo ir vhcuk ia $;,>>>,>>> (kxmcusgvk ia getkrkst

hed mists), gs h mchss hmtgie ge wbgmb h oko`kr ia tbk pripiskd mchss, gemcudgef

^chgetgaas, gs h mgtgzke ia h sthtk dgaakrket ario Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy, hed tbk

euo`kr ia oko`krs ia tbk pripiskd mchss kxmkkds 8>>.

;. Qkeuk ge tbgs Dgstrgmt gs pripkr uedkr 02 [.].M. § 8=78(`) hed/ir 02

[.].M. § 84>>(h). Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, h su`sthetghc phrt ia tbk hmts ia

geargefkoket miopchgekd ia bkrkge immurs ir bhs immurrkd ge tbgs Dgstrgmt, hed

Dkakedhet gs su`jkmt ti pkrsiehc jurgsdgmtgie ge tbgs Dgstrgmt.

TBK ^HPTGK]

1. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss hrk gedgvgduhcs hed ketgtgks rksgdgef ge tbk [egtkd

]thtks hed khmb ia wbio, durgef tbk Mchss ^krgid (hs dkagekd bkrkge), iwe tbk

rkpridumtgie hed dgstrgùtgie rgfbts ia mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc wirls rkpridumkd

hed dgstrgùtkd `y Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy.

6. ^chgetgaa Dhvgd Ciwkry gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia Fkirfgh.Or. Ciwkry bhs `kke h agxturk ia tbk ousgm gedustry air dkmhdks, hed cglk tbk

oko`krs ia tbk mchss, bhs ohdk bgs cgvkcgbiid mrkhtgef hed pkrairogef ousgm.

Or. Ciwkry gs h pricgagm siefwrgtkr hed pridumkr, hed gs tbk hutbir ir mi-

hutbir ia oirk tbhe 8;> siefs air bgs pipuchr friups Mrhmlkr hed Mhopkr Qhe

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@kktbivke. @itb Mrhmlkr hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke wkrk airokd ge

Mhcgairegh. Or. Ciwkry rkmirdkd ohey ia bgs ousgmhc miopisgtgies, wbgmb hrk

ht gssuk ge tbgs chwsugt, ge Mhcgairegh. Or. Ciwkry hcsi tiurs hed ohgethges bgs

ìilgef hfkemy Mhcgairegh.

2. ^chgetgaa Qgmtir Lruookehmbkr gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia

Mhcgairegh, rksgdgef ge tbk Mgty hed Miuety ia ]he Arhemgsmi. Or.

Lruookehmbkr mi-aiuedkd tbk `hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke. Cglk Or.

Ciwkry, Or. Lruookehmbkr gs h pricgagm siefwrgtkr, hed gs tbk hutbir ir mi-

hutbir ia euokrius ousgmhc wirls, gemcudgef ohey rkmirdkd `y Mhopkr Qhe

@kktbivke. Ge hddgtgie ti hutbirgef hed/ir mi-hutbirgef ousgmhc wirls air

Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke, Or. Lruookehmbkr bhs hcsi rkckhskd ouctgpck sici

hcùos miethgegef euokrius siued rkmirdgefs tbht koìdy bgs ousgmhc wirls.

7. ^chgetgaa Frkf Cgsbkr gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia Mhcgairegh,

rksgdgef ge tbk Mgty hed Miuety ia ]heth Mruz. Or. Cgsbkr gs h rkeiwekd

ousgmghe hed h oko`kr ia tbk `hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke, hed gs he hutbir

ir mi-hutbir ia euokrius ousgmhc wirls, gemcudgef ohey rkmirdkd `y Mhopkr

Qhe @kktbivke. Ge hddgtgie ti hutbirgef hed/ir mi-hutbirgef ousgmhc wirls

air Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke, Or. Cgsbkr bhs hcsi rkckhskd ouctgpck sici hcùos

miethgegef euokrius siued rkmirdgefs tbht koìdy bgs ousgmhc wirls.

8>. ^chgetgaa Dhvgd Ahrhfbkr gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia Mhcgairegh,

rksgdgef ge tbk Mgty hed Miuety ia Cis Hefkcks. Or. Ahrhfbkr mi-aiuedkd tbk

`hed Mrhmlkr, hed bhs hutbirkd ir mi-hutbirkd euokrius ousgmhc wirls

rkmirdkd `y tbht `hed. Ge hddgtgie, Or. Ahrhfbkr gs h rkeiwekd ousgmghe wbi

bhs micchìrhtkd wgtb euokrius itbkr wkcc-leiwe hrtgsts.88. Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy gs h Dkchwhrk mirpirhtgie wgtb gts prgemgphc pchmk

ia ùsgekss ht 6>8 ;tb Hvkeuk, ]ugtk =8>>, ]khttck, Vhsbgeftie 728>4.

Pbhpsidy gs ducy quhcgagkd ti di hed gs digef ùsgekss ge Mhcgairegh. Gt bhs h

Mhcgairegh hfket air skrvgmk ia primkss. Gt ipkrhtks he iaagmk ge ]he Arhemgsmi,

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Mhcgairegh. Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, Pbhpsidy phys Mhcgairegh thxks, hed

iwes hed/ir ckhsks rkhc pripkrty ge Mhcgairegh air gts ]he Arhemgsmi iaagmk.

Oirkivkr, tbk dhth rkckvhet ti Pbhpsidy‗s geargefgef hmtgvgtgks gs prgohrgcy

kckmtriegm hed mhe `k ohdk hvhgch`ck wgtb khsk ge Mhcgairegh.

80. Tbriufb gts getkrhmtgvk Getkrekt-`hskd hed hppcgmhtgie-`hskd skrvgmks,

Pbhpsidy ketkrs geti miookrmghc trheshmtgies, mietrhmts hed itbkr

hrrhefkokets wgtb rksgdkets ia Mhcgairegh. Pbhpsidy‗s murrket Ked [skr

Cgmkesk Hfrkkoket (–K[CH‟) spkmgagmhccy privgdks tbht gt sbhcc `k fivkrekd

`y tbk chws ia tbk ]thtk ia Mhcgairegh. Tbht shok K[CH dksgfehtks, ge gts

airuo skckmtgie mchusk, tbht hcc dgsputks wgcc `k su`jkmt ti tbk –kxmcusgvk

jurgsdgmtgie ia tbk sthtk hed akdkrhc miurts sgttgef ge ]he Arhemgsmi, ge tbk ]thtk

ia Mhcgairegh‟ wbgmb kxbg`gts Pbhpsidy‗s rkmifegtgie tbht tbgs Dgstrgmt gs he

hppriprghtk vkeuk. (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s K[CH ario gts wk`sg tk

www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt H). Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka,

Pbhpsidy hdvkrtgsks dgrkmtcy ti Mhcgairegh miesuokrs. ^krairohemk ia vhrgius

ia Dkakedhet‗s mietrhmts rksucts ge tbk leiwgef hed rkpkhtkd uecgmkeskd

rkpridumtgie hed dgstrgùtgie ia ousgmhc wirls ivkr tbk Getkrekt ti Mhcgairegh

rksgdkets. Dkakedhet‗s iecgek hmtgvgtgks leiwgefcy hed purpiskcy getkrhmt wgtb

tbk mioputkrs hed itbkr kckmtriegm dkvgmks ia rksgdkets ge Mhcgairegh hed sicgmgt

ùsgekss ario Mhcgairegh miesuokrs, gemcudgef Mchss Oko`krs.

AHMT[HC @HMLFPI[ED

8=. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss hrk tbk mipyrgfbt iwekrs ir iwekrs ia kxmcusgvk

rgfbts ge euokrius mipyrgfbtkd miopisgtgies ge tbk [egtkd ]thtks, hed bhvk tbk

okmbhegmhc rgfbts ti tbksk Virls.84. ûrsuhet ti tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt, ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss pisskss kxmcusgvk

rgfbts rkfhrdgef tbk rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrgùtgie ia tbk mipyrgfbtkd Virls,

gemcudgef tbk hssimghtkd cgmkesgef rgfbts ti sumb hmtgvgtgks.

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8;. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss dgstrgùtk, skcc hed/ir cgmkesk tbk Virls ge tbk

airo ia MDs, mhsskttks, hed itbkr thefg`ck okdgh tbriufbiut tbk [egtkd ]thtks,

gemcudgef ge Mhcgairegh. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss rkpridumk, dgstrgùtk, skcc, hed/

ir cgmkesk tbk Virls ge tbk airo ia dgfgthc hudgi agcks dkcgvkrkd hed pkrairokd

vgh tbk Getkrekt.

81. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss bhvk gevkstkd hed mietgeuk ti gevkst su`sthetghc

oieky, kekrfy, tgok, kaairt hed mrkhtgvk thcket ti mrkhtk hed dkvkcip tbk Virls.

86. Pbhpsidy gs he getkrhmtgvk miookrmghc ousgm strkhogef skrvgmk (hoief

itbkr skrvgmks) tbht ipkrhtks he Getkrekt wk`sgtk (www.rbhpsidy.mio)

pkrogttgef uskrs ti mustiogzk cgstkegef mbigmks air rkmirdkd ousgm hed ti

mrkhtk Getkrekt –rhdgi sthtgies.‟ Gts Getkrekt skrvgmks hrk diwecihdh`ck ti

mioputkrs hed bhedbkcd dkvgmks (vgh oi`gck hppcgmhtgies) ohlgef gts

strkhogef mhph g̀cgtgks wgdkcy hvhgch`ck ti ogccgies ia uskrs. Gedkkd, Pbhpsidy

ìhsts tbht uskrs mhe –\s_trkho ogccgies ia siefs ir diwecihd uecgogtkd

pchycgsts hed siefs strhgfbt ti yiur pbiek ir th`ckt hed ekvkr ogss h

`kht.‟ (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s Hpps hed Dkvgmks phfk ie gts wk`sgtk

www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt @).

82. Pbhpsidy iaakrs gts skrvgmks ti tbk pu`cgm vgh dgaakrket su`smrgptgie-

`hskd phmlhfks: (8) gts –uePhdgi‟ pchtairo (he getkrekt rhdgi skrvgmk chuembkd

ge ir hriued Juek 0>84)< hed (0) gts –^rkogkr‟ pchtairo. @itb su`smrgptgie

pchtairos hrk iaakrkd ti prispkmtgvk su`smrg`krs ie h cgogtkd –arkk trghc‟ `hsgs.

87. Tbk –uePhdgi‟ su`smrgptgie (mistgef $4.77 pkr oietb) pkrogts uskrs ti:

• Hmmkss h –^krsiehcgzkd rhdgi `hskd ie yiur ahvirgtk hrtgst ir trhml‟<

•

–]lgp hs ohey siefs yiu whet‟<• Kejiy –Bgfb quhcgty, hd-arkk hudgi ie oi`gck hed ie yiur mioputkr‟<

hed

• –Diwecihd hey sief ti cgstke iaacgek ” up ti 0; siefs.‟ (]kk

www.rbhpsidy.mio.)

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0>. Tbk ^rkogkr tgkr (mistgef $7.77 pkr oietb) iaakrs su`smrg`krs tbk shok

uePhdgi akhturks, pcus tbk aicciwgef `kekagts:

• –Diwecihd hey sief ti cgstke iaacgek ” uecgogtkd‟<

• –[ecgogtkd, ie-dkohed hmmkss ti ogccgies ia siefs‟<• –Cgstke ie biok hudgi dkvgmks‟:

• H –DJ wgtb Pbhpsidy‟ akhturk air lgds< hed

• –Ahogcy pches‟ (wbgmb hcciw up ti ; skphrhtk hmmiuets ie h sgefck

ahogcy pche ti pkrogt sgoucthekius usk ia tbk ^rkogkr pchtairo ia

Pbhpsidy). (]kk www.rbhpsidy.mio.)

08. Pbhpsidy‗s wk`sgtk murrketcy ìhsts tbht gts –ckhdgef strkhogef ousgm

skrvgmks‟ fgvk oko`krs –hd-arkk hmmkss ti oirk tbhe =0 ogccgie siefs.‟ (]kk

www.rbhpsidy.mio.) Hs ia Dkmko`kr 0>88, Pbhpsidy mchgokd tbht gt bhd

surphsskd 8 ogccgie su`smrg`krs. Hs ia Jucy 0>84, Pbhpsidy ìhstkd 0 ogccgie

phygef su`smrg`krs air gts strkhogef skrvgmks. (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s Jucy 07, 0>84

prkss rkckhsk ario gts wk`sgtk www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt

M). Hs ia Jucy 0>8;, Pbhpsidy mchgokd ti bhvk surphsskd = ogccgie wircdwgdk

su`smrg`krs. (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s Jucy 00, 0>8; prkss rkckhsk ario gts wk`sgtk

www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt D). Mieskquketcy, Pbhpsidy

khres ogccgies ia dicchrs ge rkvkeuks air gts skrvgmks, gemcudgef ario rksgdkets

ia Mhcgairegh.

00. Pbhpsidy‗s Getkrekt ousgm skrvgmk gs getkedkd ti hed diks prioitk

Pbhpsidy‗s skrvgmks ge h oheekr dksgfekd ti httrhmt arkk-trghc uskrs hed phgd

su`smrg`krs ia gts skrvgmks.

0=. Pbhpsidy rkfuchrcy rkpridumks hed/ir dgstrgùtks ti cgstkekrs hed uskrsia gts skrvgmks ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc miopisgtgies, hed bhs

diek si rkpkhtkdcy air ht ckhst tbk phst tbrkk ykhrs. Ge tbk miursk ia rkedkrgef

skrvgmks ti gts su`smrg`krs, Pbhpsidy rkpridumks hed/ir dgstrgùtks ^chgetgaas‗

hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc miopisgtgies euokrius tgoks.

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04. Pbhpsidy bhs eit cgmkeskd ^chgetgaas‗ hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc

miopisgtgies hs rkqugrkd ti rkpridumk ir dgstrgùtk tbk Virls ti gts uskrs hed

su`smrg`krs.

0;. Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, h sgfegagmhet euo`kr ia Mhcgaireghes wiucd

bhvk phgd ti cgstke ti hed kejiy ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc

miopisgtgies tbriufb okmbhegsos itbkr tbhe Pbhpsidy (k.f., tbriufb tbk

purmbhsk ia dgfgthc diwecihds) ga tbk Virls bhd eit `kke rkpridumkd hed/ir

dgstrgùtkd `y Pbhpsidy, hed Pbhpsidy‗s wgccauc geargefkoket bhs tbus

dgogegsbkd tbk Mhcgairegh-`hskd vhcuk ia tbksk Virls. Aurtbkr, gt whs

airkskkh`ck ti Pbhpsidy tbht gts wgccauc geargefkoket wiucd dgogegsb tbk

Mhcgairegh-`hskd vhcuk ia tbk geargefkd Virls.

01. H skrvgmk sumb hs Pbhpsidy, getkrkstkd ge rkpridumgef hed/ir

dgstrgùtgef ousgmhc miopisgtgies koìdgkd ge pbieirkmirds, mhe i`thge kgtbkr

h vicuethry cgmkesk, skmurkd `y ekfitghtgef wgtb gedgvgduhc mipyrgfbt iwekrs,

ir h miopucsiry cgmkesk, hs iutcgekd uedkr 86 [.].M. § 88;. H miopucsiry

cgmkesk gs eit frhetkd hutiohtgmhccy uedkr tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt. Ge irdkr ti

i`thge h miopucsiry cgmkesk, Pbhpsidy gs rkqugrkd ti sked h eitgmk ia gts getket

ti usk ousgmhc miopisgtgies ti khmb mipyrgfbt iwekr –`kairk ir wgtbge tbgrty

dhys hatkr ohlgef, hed `kairk dgstrgùtgef hey pbieirkmirds ia tbk wirl.‟ ]kk

86 [.].M. § 88;(`)(8). Tbgs eitgmk ia getketgie ti i`thge h miopucsiry cgmkesk

” miooiecy rkakrrkd ti hs h –EIG‟ ” skrvks tbk vgthc auemtgie ia hckrtgef

mipyrgfbt iwekrs ti tbk usk ia tbkgr ousgmhc miopisgtgies hed, ge ture, tbk

rgfbt ti miopkeshtgie air tbht usk. Tbk ahgcurk ti tgokcy agck ir skrvk h EIG

–airkmcisks tbk pissg`gcgty ia h miopucsiry cgmkesk hed, ge tbk h`skemk ia hekfitghtkd cgmkesk, rkedkrs tbk ohlgef hed dgstrgùtgie ia pbieirkmirds

hmtgieh`ck hs hmts ia geargefkoket.‟ 86 [.].M. §88;(`)(0).

06. Pbhpsidy bhs eit i`thgekd vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesks air tbk

rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrgùtgie ia tbk ousgmhc miopisgtgies ht gssuk ge tbgs

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cgtgfhtgie. Vbgck Pbhpsidy bhs rkhpkd tbk agehemghc rkwhrds ia rkpkhtkdcy

vgichtgef tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt, ousgmhc miopisgtgie rgfbtsbicdkrs hrk ckat

koptybhedkd. Tbgs ahgcurk mhe iecy ckhd ti iek miemcusgie: tbht Pbhpsidy

vhcuks tbk kxpkdgkemy hed agehemghc `kekagts ia wbickshck mipyrgfbt

geargefkoket ivkr tbk mist hssimghtkd wgtb i`thgegef tbk hppriprghtk cgmkesk.

02. Pbhpsidy‗s uechwauc rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrgùtgie ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed

Mchss Oko`krs‗ mipyrgfbtkd wirls bhs su`sthetghccy bhrokd hed mietgeuks ti

bhro ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs.

07. ^chgetgaas mhe gdketgay hcc ia tbk mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies air

wbgmb tbky iwe tbk okmbhegmhc rgfbts, hed wbgmb Pbhpsidy bhs gcckfhccy

rkpridumkd hed/ir dgstrgùtkd air gts uskrs. H `rgka, eie-kxbhustgvk hed

gccustrhtgvk cgst ia ^chgetgaas‗ geargefkd Virls gemcudk, ùt gs eit cgogtkd ti, tbk

aicciwgef miopisgtgies (hoief ohey itbkrs): –Hcoied Frivk‟, Mipyrgfbt

Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=614>=0< –Fkt Ie Diwe tbk Pihd‟, Mipyrgfbt

Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=64;=40< –Lgef ia @hlkrsagkcd‟, Mipyrgfbt

Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=64;=48< –Tiegfbt G Mriss tbk @irdkr‟, Mipyrgfbt

Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=64;==2< –]ufhrtiwe‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.

^H>>>878782=< –Iut Cglk H Cgie‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.

^H>>>878782=< –Dhrlke Wiur Diir‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.

^H>>>878782=< hed –Wiu Fit Wiurskca Geti Tbgs‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.

^Hu>>=64;=01. ^chgetgaas bhvk rkmkgvkd Mkrtgagmhtks ia Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie

ario tbk Pkfgstkr ia Mipyrgfbts air tbksk Virls. (]kk Kxbg`gt K.) Ie khmb ia

tbk Mkrtgagmhtks ia Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie htthmbkd bkrkti, ^chgetgaas‗

gdketgaygef geairohtgie gs rkhdgcy hvhgch`ck, hs gs tbk miethmt geairohtgie wgtbrkspkmt ti rkqukstgef rgfbts hed pkrogssgies ge mieekmtgie wgtb tbisk rkfgstkrkd

Virls.

=>. Gedkkd, ge hdogssgie ia gts wriefdigef, ge Ak`ruhry 0>81, Pbhpsidy

(tbriufb gts tbgrd phrty hfket tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy) gssukd airty-aiur EIGs ti

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^chgetgaa Ciwkry pkrthgegef ti hpprixgohtkcy 8>> dgaakrket ousgmhc wirls

koìdgkd ge siued rkmirdgefs `y Mrhmlkr hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke (tbk

–0>81 EIGs‟). Tbk 0>81 EIGs (hcc gdketgaygef Pbhpsidy hs tbk –Cgmkeskk‟)

rkackmt uechwauccy `hmldhtkd –Kxpkmtkd Dhtk\s_ ia Dgstrgùtgie‟ rhefgef ario

Ak`ruhry 0, 0>>; ti Juek =, 0>8;. Fgvke Pbhpsidy‗s ahgcurk ti tgokcy trhesogt

EIGs pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § 88;( )̀(8), tbk 0>81 EIGs hrk gevhcgd, hed

Pbhpsidy gs airkmciskd ario tbk –pissg`gcgty ia h miopucsiry cgmkesk‟ hed gts

ahgcurk ti hctkrehtgvkcy i`thge h ekfitghtkd cgmkesk ario ^chgetgaas rkedkrs

Pbhpsidy‗s uecgmkeskd ohlgef hed dgstrgùtgie ia ^chgetgaas‗ ousgmhc wirls

–hmtgieh`ck hs hmts ia geargefkoket‟ pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. §88;(`)(0).

=8. Pbhpsidy‗s kfrkfgius hed wgccauc vgichtgies ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed tbk Mchss

Oko`krs‗ rgfbts hrk bgfbcgfbtkd `y gts 0>81 EIGs miethgegef tbk

miespgmuiuscy `hmldhtkd –Kxpkmtkd Dhtk\s_ ia Dgstrgùtgie.‟ Oirkivkr, ge

hddgtgie ti gts iwe h`gcgty ti rkskhrmb tbk gdketgty ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts iwekrs,

Pbhpsidy utgcgzks tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy ti privgdk gts okmbhegmhc cgmkesgef

skrvgmks, wbgmb ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, mietrics iek ia tbk chrfkst dhth`hsks

ie ousgm miopisgtgies ge tbk wircd, hed tbk oist mioprkbkesgvk dhth`hsk ge

tbk [egtkd ]thtks. Hs tbk 0>81 EIGs dkoiestrhtk, Pbhpsidy, kgtbkr dgrkmtcy ir

tbriufb gts hfket, tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy, pissksskd tbk okhes ti gdketgay hed

cimhtk tbk rgfbtbicdkrs ia ousgmhc wirls `kgef rkpridumkd hed/ir dgstrgùtkd

ie gts strkhogef pchtairo, ùt iptkd eit i`thge tbk rkqugrkd cgmkesgef prgir ti

strkhogef sumb ousgmhc wirls.

=0. Gedkkd, tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt hcsi privgdks h spkmgagm oktbidicify ti

i`thge h okmbhegmhc cgmkesk air tbk dgstrgùtgie hed/ir rkpridumtgie iamipyrgfbtkd wirls kvke wbke tbk cgmkeskk bhs miedumtkd h skhrmb air tbk

rgfbtsbicdkr ùt bhs `kke ueh`ck ti gdketgay bgo ir bkr. ]pkmgagmhccy, 86 [.].M.

§88;(`)(8) privgdks tbht, –Ga tbk rkfgstrhtgie ir itbkr pu`cgm rkmirds ia tbk

Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk di eit gdketgay tbk mipyrgfbt iwekr hed gemcudk he hddrkss ht

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wbgmb eitgmk mhe `k skrvkd, gt sbhcc `k suaagmgket ti agck tbk eitgmk ia getketgie

ge tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk.‟ ^kr tbk [.]. Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk. (rkv. 8>/0>8;)

Mgrmuchr 6=, Miopucsiry Cgmkesk air Ohlgef hed Dgstrg`utgef ^bieirkmirds

(htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt A), iecy twi stkps hrk ekkdkd ti kaakmtuhtk sumb

eitgmk: (8) agck he EIG ge tbk Cgmkesgef Dgvgsgie ia tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk< hed

(0) sked tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk h sthtutiry agcgef akk air khmb tgtck cgstkd ge tbk

EIG. ( Gd., ht =.) Tbk EIG agcgef akks, kaakmtgvk Ohy 8, 0>84, hrk $6; air tbk

agrst tgtck, hed $0> air khmb hddgtgiehc tgtck (pkr friup ia 8>). (]kk [.].

Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk, –Cgmkesgef Akks‟, hvhgch`ck ht bttp://mipyrgfbt.fiv/

cgmkesgef/akks.btoc (chst vgsgtkd Ak`. 02, 0>81). Tbkrk gs ei vhcgd rkhsie air

Pbhpsidy‗s ahgcurk ti usk tbgs sthtutiry primkdurk air i`thgegef h miopucsiry

cgmkesk air tbk Virls wbkrk tbk mipyrgfbt iwekr gs ckfgtgohtkcy ueleiwe,

ckhdgef ti tbk miemcusgie tbht Pbhpsidy (8) ahgckd ti ohlk rkhsieh`ck kaairts ti

gdketgay tbk rgfbtsbicdkrs, hed/ir (0) dkmgdkd eit ti miopcy wgtb tbk

miopucsiry cgmkesgef primkss air uegdketgagkd rgfbtsbicdkrs.

==. Hs h dgrkmt hed prixgohtk rksuct ia Pbhpsidy‗s miedumt hcckfkd bkrkge,

^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs hrk ketgtckd ti rkmivkr hcc primkkds hed itbkr

miopkeshtgie rkmkgvkd ir ti `k rkmkgvkd `y Pbhpsidy air gts ahgcurk ti phy

riyhctgks. Tbgs gemcudks hey getkrkst hmmrukd ie tbk riyhcty aueds

gehppriprghtkcy wgtbbkcd ario ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs. ^chgetgaas hed

tbk Mchss Oko`krs bhvk `kke dhohfkd, hed Pbhpsidy bhs `kke uejustcy

kergmbkd, ge he hoiuet tbht gs eit hs ykt auccy hsmkrthgekd `ut wbgmb ^chgetgaas

gs geairokd hed `kcgkvks gs eit ckss tbhe $8;>,>>>,>>>, hmmirdgef ti priia ht

trghc.=4. Tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt privgdks sthtutiry pkehctgks ti dgsmiurhfk

Pbhpsidy‗s geargefkoket, gemcudgef sthtutiry dhohfks hwhrds ia `ktwkke

$6;> hed $=>,>>> air khmb geargefkd wirl, hed up ti $8;>,>>> air h wgccauc

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MCH]] HCCKFHTGIE]

=;. ^chgetgaas `rgef tbgs hmtgie ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed ie `kbhca ia hcc

itbkr sgogchrcy sgtuhtkd iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts air rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc

miopisgtgies, wbgmb rgfbts wkrk gopripkrcy geargefkd `y Pbhpsidy‗s

uecgmkeskd rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrgùtgie ia tbisk miopisgtgies. Tbk

pripiskd mchss gs mioprgskd ia hed dkagekd hs aicciws:

\IPGFGEHC_

Hcc iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc dgstrgùtgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge

ousgmhc miopisgtgies rkfgstkrkd uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw,

wbgmb miopisgtgies wkrk rkpridumkd ir dgstrgùtkd `y Pbhpsidy

wgtbiut Pbhpsidy agrst i`thgegef h vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesk,

sgemk Ohrmb 6, 0>8=.

\]^CGT_

(8)Hcc iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc dgstrgùtgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge

ousgmhc miopisgtgies rkfgstkrkd uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw,

wbgmb miopisgtgies wkrk rkpridumkd ir dgstrgùtkd `y

Pbhpsidy sgemk Ohrmb 6, 0>8=, wgtbiut Pbhpsidy agrst

i`thgegef h vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesk.

(0)Hcc iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc dgstrgùtgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge

ousgmhc miopisgtgies, wbgmb miopisgtgies wkrk rkfgstkrkd

uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw wgtb he kaakmtgvk dhtk ia

rkfgstrhtgie pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § 480, hed wbgmb

miopisgtgies wkrk rkpridumkd ir dgstrgùtkd `y Pbhpsidy sgemkOhrmb 6, 0>8=, wgtbiut Pbhpsidy agrst i`thgegef h vicuethry ir

miopucsiry cgmkesk.

Hs dkagekd hìvk, tbk pripiskd mchss diks eit miesgst ia tbk aicciwgef gedgvgduhcs

(hoief itbkrs): eiergfbtsbicdkrs ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts, iwekrs ia ousgmhc

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miopisgtgies tbht hrk eit rkfgstkrkd uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw, hed iwekrs ia

rkfgstkrkd miopisgtgies air wbgmb h vicuethry ir miopucsiry okmbhegmhc cgmkesk whs

privgdkd ti Pbhpsidy.

=1. Tbgs hmtgie ohy `k pripkrcy `riufbt hed ohgethgekd hs h mchss hmtgie

`kmhusk tbkrk gs h wkcc-dkagekd mioouegty ia getkrkst ge tbk cgtgfhtgie hed tbk

oko`krs ia tbk pripiskd mchss hrk mckhrcy hed khsgcy hsmkrthgeh`ck hed

gdketgagh`ck. Tbk rkqugrkd kckokets ia oko`krsbgp air tbk mchss, sumb hs

iwekrsbgp ia okmbhegmhc dgstrgùtgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge rkfgstkrkd

ousgmhc miopisgtgies wgtbge h phrtgmuchr tgok arhok hrk i`jkmtgvk hed

hsmkrthgeh`ck.

=6. Tbk mchss air wbisk `kekagt tbgs hmtgie gs `riufbt gs si euokrius tbht

jigedkr ia hcc mchss oko`krs gs goprhmtgmh`ck. ^chgetgaas hrk geairokd hed

`kcgkvk tbht tbkrk hrk buedrkds ir tbiusheds ia mchss oko`krs hed tbht tbisk

mchss oko`krs mhe `k rkhdgcy hsmkrthgekd ario Pbhpsidy‗s dhth`hsk agcks hed

rkmirds, hed vgh dgsmivkry ge tbgs hmtgie. Air kxhopck, Pbhpsidy sbiucd

ohgethge rkmirds ia hcc ia tbk ousgmhc miopisgtgies gt rkpridumks ir dgstrgùtks.

[pie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, Pbhpsidy bhs rkhdgcy hvhgch`ck hmmkss ti tbk

chrfkst dhth`hsk ia okmbhegmhc rgfbtsbicdkrs ge tbk [egtkd ]thtks, vgh gts hfket,

tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy, ge irdkr ti gdketgay mchss oko`krs. Pbhpsidy ohy hcsi

hmmkss tbk [egtkd ]thtks Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk‗s mhthcifuk hed itbkr rkmirds ti

miedumt h skhrmb, ir bhvk tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk miedumt h skhrmb air Pbhpsidy.

Ge hddgtgie, upie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, Pbhpsidy hcsi ohgethges rkmirds ia

rgfbtsbicdkrs wbi bhvk suògttkd miopchgets ti Pbhpsidy air gts usk ia tbkgr

Virls wgtbiut cgmkesk. Pbhpsidy ohy hcsi skkl ti i t̀hge geairohtgie hìut pitketghc mchss oko`krs ario pkrairogef rgfbts irfhegzhtgies sumb hs H]MH ,̂

@OG, ir ]K]HM. Tbkrk hrk hcsi tbgrd phrty getkrhmtgvk strkhogef ousgm riyhcty

micckmtgie hfkemgks wbgmb ohy miedumt hudgts ti gdketgay tbk ousgmhc

miopisgtgies air wbgmb Pbhpsidy bhs ahgckd ti i`thge okmbhegmhc cgmkesks. Ia

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miursk, pitketghc mchss oko`krs ohy hcsi, hed hcrkhdy bhvk, skca-gdketgay. Tbk

Mchss Oko`krs mhe hcsi `k rkhdgcy cimhtkd hed eitgagkd ia tbgs hmtgie.

=2. Tbk mchgos ia ^chgetgaas hrk typgmhc ia tbk mchgos ia tbk oko`krs ia tbk

mchss, hed tbkgr getkrksts hrk miesgstket wgtb hed eit hethfiegstgm ti tbisk ia tbk

itbkr mchss oko`krs tbky skkl ti rkprksket. ^chgetgaas bicds tbk rgfbts ti

ouctgpck ousgmhc miopisgtgies wbgmb Pbhpsidy bhs rkpridumkd hed/ir

dgstrg`utkd wgtbiut cgmkesk hed wgtbiut privgdgef eitgagmhtgie ti ^chgetgaas.

^chgetgaas hed hcc oko`krs ia tbk mchss bhvk susthgekd hmtuhc pkmueghry ciss hed

ahmk grrkphrh`ck bhro hrgsgef iut ia Pbhpsidy‗s mietgeukd geargefkoket hs

miopchgekd ia bkrkge.

=7. ^chgetgaas bhvk ei getkrksts tbht hrk hdvkrsk ti, ir wbgmb mieacgmt wgtb,

tbk getkrksts ia tbk h`sket oko`krs ia tbk mchss hed hrk h`ck ti ahgrcy hed

hdkquhtkcy rkprksket hed pritkmt tbk getkrksts ia sumb h mchss. ^chgetgaas bhvk

rhgskd h vgh`ck mipyrgfbt geargefkoket mchgo ia tbk typk rkhsieh`cy kxpkmtkd ti

`k rhgskd `y oko`krs ia tbk mchss, hed wgcc vgfiriuscy pursuk tbisk mchgos. Ga

ekmksshry, ^chgetgaas ohy skkl ckhvk ia tbk Miurt ti hoked tbgs Miopchget ti

gemcudk hddgtgiehc mchss rkprkskethtgvks ti rkprksket tbk mchss ir hddgtgiehc

mchgos hs ohy `k hppriprghtk. ^chgetgaas hrk rkprksketkd `y kxpkrgkemkd,

quhcgagkd hed miopktket miueskc wbi hrk mioogttkd ti priskmutgef tbgs hmtgie.

4>. Miooie qukstgies ia ahmt hed chw kxgst hs ti hcc oko`krs ia tbk mchss

tbht prkdiogehtk ivkr hey qukstgies haakmtgef iecy gedgvgduhc oko`krs ia tbk

mchss. Tbksk miooie ckfhc hed ahmtuhc qukstgies, wbgmb di eit vhry ario

mchss oko`kr ti mchss oko`kr, hed wbgmb ohy `k dktkrogekd wgtbiut

rkakrkemk ti tbk gedgvgduhc mgrmuosthemks ia hey mchss oko`kr gemcudk, wgtbiutcgogthtgie, tbk aicciwgef:

(H) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy kefhfkd ge tbk prhmtgmk ia rkpridumgef,

dgstrg`utgef ir itbkrwgsk kxpcigtgef rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc

miopisgtgies wgtbiut agrst i`thgegef h okmbhegmhc cgmkesk<

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(@) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy ahgckd ti miopcy wgtb tbk miopucsiry

cgmkesgef rkqugrkokets ia tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt, 86 [.].M. § 88;,

gemcudgef agcgef ia Eitgmks ia Getket wgtb tbk [.]. Mipyrgfbt

Iaagmk<

(M) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy‗s rkpridumtgie, dgstrgùtgie ir itbkr

kxpcigthtgie ia rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies wgtbiut agrst

i`thgegef h okmbhegmhc cgmkesk miestgtutks h vgichtgie ia tbk

Mipyrgfbt Hmt, 86 [.].M. §§ 8>1 hed ;>8<

(D) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy‗s uecgmkeskd rkpridumtgie, dgstrgùtgie ir

itbkr kxpcigthtgie ia rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies whs diek

wgccauccy, tbkrk`y ketgtcgef tbk oko`krs ia tbk mchss ti gemrkhskd

sthtutiry dhohfks< hed

(K) Tbk `hsgs hed oktbid air dktkrogegef hed mioputgef dhohfks.

48. H mchss hmtgie gs supkrgir ti itbkr hvhgch`ck oktbids air tbk ahgr hed

kaagmgket hdjudgmhtgie ia tbgs mietrivkrsy sgemk gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie ia tbk

mchgos ia hcc mchss oko`krs gs goprhmtgmh`ck. Tbk mchgos ia tbk gedgvgduhc

oko`krs ia tbk mchss ohy rhefk ario sohcckr suos ti chrfkr suos, dkpkedgef

upie tbk euo`kr ia Virls geargefkd. Tbus, air tbisk mchss oko`krs wgtb

akwkr Virls geargefkd, tbk kxpkesk hed ùrdke ia gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie ohy eit

justgay pursugef tbk mchgos gedgvgduhccy. Hed kvke ga kvkry oko`kr ia tbk mchss

miucd haaird ti pursuk gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie—wbgmb gs bgfbcy uecglkcy ge tbk

gedkpkedket hrtgst mioouegty—tbk miurt systko miucd eit. Gt wiucd `k

ueducy ùrdkesiok ti tbk miurts ge wbgmb gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie ia euokrius

mhsks wiucd primkkd. Gedgvgduhcgzkd cgtgfhtgie wiucd hcsi prksket tbk pitketghcair vhrygef, mietrhdgmtiry, ir gemiesgstket judfokets hed wiucd ohfegay tbk

dkchy hed kxpkesk ti hcc phrtgks hed ti tbk miurt systko rksuctgef ario ouctgpck

trghcs ia tbk shok ahmtuhc gssuks. Ie tbk itbkr bhed, tbk ohgetkehemk ia tbgs

hmtgie hs h mchss hmtgie prkskets akw ohehfkoket dgaagmuctgks, mieskrvks tbk

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rksiurmks ia tbk phrtgks hed ia tbk miurt systko, hed pritkmts tbk rgfbts ia khmb

oko`kr ia tbk mchss. ^chgetgaas hetgmgphtk ei dgaagmucty ge tbk ohehfkoket ia

tbgs hmtgie hs h mchss hmtgie.

MI[ET IEK

(Dgrkmt Mipyrgfbt Geargefkoket - 86 [.].M. §§ 8>1 hed ;>8)

40. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss rkhcckfk hed gemirpirhtk `y rkakrkemk khmb hed

kvkry hcckfhtgie miethgekd ge phrhfrhpbs 8 tbriufb YY ia tbk Miopchget wgtb

tbk shok airmk hed kaakmt hs ga auccy skt air tbht ckeftb bkrkge.

4=. Pbhpsidy, wgtbiut cgmkesk ario ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss, bhs ohdk

uehutbirgzkd rkpridumtgies hed/ir kefhfkd ge uehutbirgzkd dgstrg`utgie ia

^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies, gemcudgef

`ut eit cgogtkd ti, tbisk miopisgtgies cgstkd ge phrhfrhpb 07, gearh. ]umb

miedumt miestgtutks geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ rkfgstkrkd

mipyrgfbts ge vgichtgie ia 86 [.].M. §§ 8>1, kt skq. hed ;>8.

44. Tbk geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ rgfbts ge khmb ia

tbkgr mipyrgfbtkd miopisgtgies miestgtutks h skphrhtk hed dgstgemt hmt ia

geargefkoket.

4;. Pbhpsidy‗s miedumt gs wgccauc, getketgiehc, purpiskauc, ge dgsrkfhrd ia

hed gedgaakrket ti tbk rgfbts ia ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs.

41. Hs h dgrkmt hed prixgohtk rksuct ia Pbhpsidy‗s wgccauc hed geargefgef

miedumt, ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs hrk ketgtckd ti tbk ohxgouo sthtutiry

dhohfks ir ti tbkgr hmtuhc dhohfks hed Dkakedhet‗s priagts, wbgmbkvkr hrk

bgfbkr, hfhgest Dkakedhet pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § ;>4(`). ^chgetgaas hed Mchss

Oko`krs wgcc kckmt wbktbkr ir eit ti skkl sthtutiry dhohfks prgir ti agehc judfoket. ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs hrk hcsi ketgtckd ti httireky‗s akks hed

mists `y vgrtuk ia Dkakedhet‗s geargefkoket pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § ;>;.

46. Dkakedhet‗s hmts bhvk mhuskd hed wgcc mietgeuk ti mhusk grrkphrh`ck

bhro hed gejury ti ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs air wbgmb tbky bhvk ei

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hdkquhtk rkokdy ht chw. ûrsuhet ti 86 [.].M. § ;>0, ^chgetgaas hed Mchss

Oko`krs hrk tbkrkairk ketgtckd h prkcgogehry gejuemtgie hed h pkroheket

gejuemtgie pribg`gtgef geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗

mipyrgfbts hed kxmcusgvk rgfbts uedkr [egtkd ]thtks chw.

^PHWKP AIP PKCGKA

VBKPKAIPK, ^chgetgaas, ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed ie `kbhca ia hcc itbkr

pkrsies sgogchrcy sgtuhtkd, rkspkmtauccy prhy air rkcgka hfhgest Dkakedhet hs aicciws:

8. Mkrtgay tbgs ohttkr hs h mchss hmtgie<

0. Ketkr he irdkr hppigetgef ^chgetgaas hs mchss rkprkskethtgvks hed

^chgetgaas‗ miueskc hs mchss miueskc<

=. Ketkr judfoket ge ahvir ia ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss<

4. Ketkr gejuemtgvk hed/ir dkmchrhtiry rkcgka hs gs ekmksshry ti pritkmt tbk

getkrksts ia ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss (86 [.].M. § ;>0), gemcudgef kejigegef

Dkakedhet ario mietgeukd mipyrgfbt geargefkoket hed vgichtgies ia tbk

rkckvhet privgsgies ia tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt<

;. Ketkr gejuemtgvk rkcgka tbht rkqugrks Pbhpsidy ti phy air tbk skrvgmks ia h

tbgrd phrty hudgtir ti gdketgay tbk iwekrs ia Virls rkpridumkd hed/ir

dgstrgùtkd `y Pbhpsidy dkspgtk Pbhpsidy‗s ahgcurk ti agrst i`thge h okmbhegmhc

cgmkesk prgir ti rkpridumgef hed/ir dgstrgùtgef tbk Virls, hed aurtbkr

rkqugrgef Pbhpsidy ti rkoivk hcc sumb Virls ario gts skrvgmks uetgc gt i`thges

pripkr cgmkesks air tbko<

1. Hwhrd miopkeshtiry dhohfks ti ĉhgetgaas hed tbk Mchss ge he hoiuet ti

`k hsmkrthgekd ht trghc<

6. Hwhrd sthtutiry dhohfks ti ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss hmmirdgef ti priia,gemcudgef ùt eit cgogtkd ti hcc pkehctgks hutbirgzkd `y tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt (86

[.].M. §§ ;>4(m)(8), ;>4(m)(0))<

2. Hwhrd rkhsieh`ck httirekys‗ akks hed mists (86 [.].M. § ;>;)<

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7. Hwhrd ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss prk- hed pist-judfoket getkrkst ti tbk

kxtket hcciwh`ck< hed

8>. Hwhrd sumb itbkr hed aurtbkr rkcgka tbht tbk Miurt ohy dkko just hed

pripkr.

Dhtkd: Ohrmb 6, 0>81 OGMBKCOHE & PI@GE]IE CC^

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