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Qeitems Gt t`b icrb ca iremb veitemezgtecj

grb twc icmmcj rbsults>

lcss gjf trgumg. Lcss, hy etsvbry jgturb, es g rbbitecj cascmbt`ejk tgobj t`gt igjjcthb rbstcrbf. Lcssbs arcm iremb,ca icursb, igj hb quetb prcacujf.

@umgj pbrpbtrgtcrs mgy igusbt`b lcss ca leab, ca p`yseiglicjtrcl (e.b., ejnury), ca bmctecjglicjtrcl (b.k., pcst trgumgteistrbss fescrfbr), jgjiegl

icjtrcl gjf bvbj t`b lcss caejjcibjib. Bvbj t`b mcst hgseiprcpbrty irembs, w`brb t`b lcssca prcpbrty es icvbrbf hyejsurgjib, igj rbsult ej t`b lcssca trust ej pbcplb cr g icmmujety.

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Vrgumg es g rbgitecj tc lcss. Cur hcfebs gjf mejfs rbspcjf tc scmbt`ejk

ujbxpbitbf gjf cut ca cur icjtrcl t`gt i`gllbjkbs cur rbselebjib. [`elb

iremb stgtesteiglly es `gppbjejk bvbry sbicjf ca bvbry fgy, acr t`b pbrscj

bxpbrebjiejk veitemezgtecj, t`b `grm mek`t hb quetb ujequb gjf jbw.

V`csb w`c gfvcigtb acr veitems ojcw hbttbr t`gj tc tr y tc fbjb acr t`b

ejfevefugls t`b empgit ca t`b lcss ej t`ber levbs. V`by grb gllcwbf tc fc

t`gt acr t`bmsblvbs. V`gt es, ujtel t`b nusteib systbm kbts ejvclvbf.

[`bj veitems bjtbr t`b iremejgl nusteib prcibss acrmglly, w`ei typeiglly

stgrts hy g iremb hbejk rbpcrtbf tc pcleib hy t`bm cr scmbcjb blsb, iulturgl

vglubs, ibjturebs ca lbkgl trgfetecj gjf umgj fyjgmeis icmhejb tc stgr t

tc fbjb acr veitems t`b empgit ca t`ber lcss gjf t`b gssciegtbf trgumg.

Gffbf tc t`gt, t`b systbm es igllbf t`b Nusteib Yystbm gjf veitems jgturglly

hblebvb t`gt t`b pursuet ca nusteib es gt t`b `bgrt ca iremejgl nusteib. Hutt`b systbm bmp`gsezbs lbkgl prcibssbs prctbitejk t`b giiusbf cvbr

veitems jbbfs.

Yc t`csb w`c grb `grmbf hy ct`brs jf t`bmsblvbs prcpbllbf ejtc g

icmplbx prcibfurgl systbm w`brb t`b fbjetecj ca nusteib sbbms mcrb

ghcut gf`brbjib tc rulbs (e.b., fub prcibss) t`gj rek`tejk g wrcjk cr

`clfejk scmbcjb giicujtghlb. V`b systbm gjf sciebty well plgib g preib

cr icst cj g iremb, bvbj w`elb survevcrs `gvb fbbp-sbgtbf hblebas t`gt

t`ber lcvbf cjb cr pbrscjgl ejnury es preiblbss gjf errbplgibghlb.

Ubt t`b nusteib systbm, w`bt`br iremejgl cr ievel, wcros tc put g tgjkehlb

preib cj bvbryt`ejk. V`gt igj stgrt prbtregl iremejglly w`brb ej mgjy grbgs,

ujlbss t`brb es g vglef t`rbgt gssbssmbjt prcspbit, gj grhetrgry hgel g mcujt

es ejtbjfbf tc rbbit t`b preib ca t`b iremb ca w`ei` scmbcjb es giiusbf.

Ej t`b prcibss ca lbkgl prcibbfejks, t`brb well hb plbg jbkctegtecjsmcst

igsbs grb sbttlbf t`es wgygjf ea t`csb grbjt gkrbbf, t`brb well hb g

tregl. Ea icjveitecj rbsults, cjib gkgej, t `brb well hb g preib plgibf cj

t`b icjveitecj.

Mcst catbj ej t`b icursb ca iremejg l nusteib, t`b fbbpbst icst tc t`b icjveit

es lcss ca pbrscjgl lehbrty t`rcuk` e jigribrgtecj. Cj t`b rgrbst ca ciigsecjs,

et es t`b preib ca icjveits cwj leab. Ej gjy igsb, t`b mgej tccl ca t`b iremejgl

nusteib systbm es e jigribrgtecj w`brb sbjtbjibs sbbm t c veit ems gjf

survevcrs glmcst gs grhetrgry gs hgel gmcujts.

G vg rebty ca agitcrs leob ` cw t`b iremb wg s icmmet tbf, w`bt `br t`brb

wgs prbmbfetgtecj gjf w`bt`br t`b pbrpbtrgtcr `gs g rbicrf, sbt t`b

preib. V`csb agitcrs gjf ct`brs fcjt spbgo tc t`b wcrt` ca t`b gitugl

lcss, gs ej t`b prbiecus leab t`gt wgs tgobj t`rcuk` murfbr. Cjly rbibjtly

`gvb survevcrs hbbj ghlb tc fesiuss t`b lcss arcm t`b iremb t`rcuk` g

veitem empgit stgtbmbjt. Ea g stgtbmbjt es mgfb, et es hreba, gt t`b vbrybjf ca tregl prcibbfejks jbgr sbjtbjiejk gjf ga tbr g icjveitecj.

Ejigribrgtecj `gs hbicmb t`b premgry fbagult pbjglty ej t`b R.Y. nusteib

prcibss. Bxtbjfbf fbtgejmbjt igj hbjbt veitems, survevcrs gjf sciebty

hy rbmcvejk fgjkbrcus pbrpbtrgtcrs arcm t`b icmmujety. Ea abgr gjf

prbvbjtecj ca aurt`br `grm es ej vebw, iustcfy ca g pbrpbtrgtcr `gstgjkehlb vglub tc ietezbjs gjf t`b icmmujety. 65

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Qeitems

Ubt t`b bxpbjsb ca `cusejk prescjbrs es hbicmejk mcrb sirutejezbf ej

tcfgys bicjcmei melebu. G jf t`b jgjiegl, bmctecjgl gjf sciegl empgit

t`gt cjb ejfevefugl igj irbgtb arcm cjb `crrei git igj bxpgjf wbll

hbycjf t`b stgjfgrf icsts ca ejigribrgtecj.

V`es bxgmplb mek`t sbbm bxtrbmb, hut t`b bvbjts ca Ybptbmhbr 77, 8477,

s`cw t`gt jejbtbbj ejfevefugls ig j wrbgo sui` gvci rbsultejk ej jbgrly

9,444 fbgt`s, tbjs ca t`cusgjfs ca ejnurbs, hellecjs ca fcllgrs ej fgmgkb

gjf ujtclf jumhbrs bmctecjglly fbvgstgtbf. [`elb t `b empgit ca t`gt cjb

bvbjt wgs ujequbly prcacujf, t`b sgmb rbsults gppbgr tc sig lb gs rcuk`ly

bvbry t`ert y-twc mejutbs scmbcjb es murfbrbf ej t`b Rjetbf Yt gtbs.

Hbycjf t`b prcacujf lcssbs irbgtbf, nust spbgoejk plgejly, esclgtejk

fgjkbrcus pbcplb arcm sciebty `gs rbgl aesigl hbjbaet ej prctbitejkicmmujetebs arcm mcrb grm.

Ubt, ej fbglejk w et` veitems cj g rbkulgr hgses, E jf t`gt mcst sgy t`by

wculf wblicmb rbacrms ej t`b nusteib prcibss. Ycmbtembs et es argmbf

ej cur systbm es hrcobj, w`elb ct`br tembs et es nust g icjilusecj t`gt

bvbj kbttejk gj e jvbstekgtecj, prcsbiutecj gjf icjveitecj fcbsjt prcvefb

gjy mbgjejkaul sbjsb ca nusteib.

Rsejk t`b `gmmbr ca ejigribrgtecj tc hbgt fcwj sc mgjy lgw veclgtecj

jgels igj fc twc t` ejks t`gt fcjt sbrvb veitems ej t`b slek`tbst. Cjb wgy

veitems sufflbr arcm cvbr-ejigribrgtecj es t`gt et igj femejes` t`b mbg j-

ejkauljbss ca g icjsbqubjib acr sbrecus `grm. Yurvevcrs jf t`bmsblvbs

icjausbf hy prescj sbjtbjibs t`gt grb mbrb rgjkbs acr letbrglly `ujfrbfs

ca fefflbrbjt typbs ca lcssbs arcm iremb.

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[ell Mgrlejk

BPBIRVEQB FEXBIVCX

JGVECJGL CXKGJE^GVECJ

ACX QEIVEM GYYEYVGJIB

GHCRV V@B GRV@CX

[ell Mgrl ejk es gj C`ec jgt evb w`c bgrj bf `es

ujfbrkrgfugtb fbkrbb ej 7501. @b wbjt cj tc icm-

plbtb krgfugtb gjf pcst-krgfugtb fbkrbbs, 7505 gjf

755; rbspbitevbly, wet` speretugl, gjt`rcpclckeigl gjfiulturgl argmbwcros. @es acrmgl

ejtrcfuitecj ejtc t`b wcrlf ca veitem

gssestgjib gjf ireses ejtbrvbjtecj

hbkgj ej 7554 w`bj b stgrtbf wcroejk

wet` lcigl lgw bjacribmbjt ej

Iclumhus, C`ec, sbrvejk caibrs gjf

t`b icmmujety. Ej 8444, b wgs trgejbf hy t b Jgtecjgl

Crkgjezgtecj acr Qeitem Gssestgjib(JCQG) gjf

hrcuk`t t`gt gffbf fembjsecj ca fbvblcpmbjt tc `es

soell sbt gjf bxpbrebjib hgsb ej rbspcjfejk tc pbcplbej ireses. Hbycjf fbplcyejk tc lcigl ejiefbjts, `es

prgxes `gs hbbj ejacrmbf gs g rbspcjfbr tc g vgrebty

ca jgtecjgl gjf ejtbrjgtecjgl bvbjts t`gt ejilufbf

veclbjt irembs, `umgj brrcr gjf jgturgl fesgstbrs.

[ell wgs gppcejtbf gs bxbiutevb ferbitcr acr JCQG,

Glbxgjfreg, Q.G., ej Nuly 844;. Yejib t`gt temb, b gs

hbbj icjtrehutejk lbgfbrs`ep tc t`b crkgjezgtecj

w`elb glsc prcmctejk t`b icjibpt ca veitem rblgtecjs

jgtecjglly. Ej t`b blf ca veitem gssestgjib, [ell

`gs g acius gs g Ibrteaebf Efbjtety V`bat Xeso

Mgjgkbmbjt Ypbieglest.

G sbicjf cuticmb ca hurkbcjejk pres cj pcpulgtecjs rbsu ltejk arcm t`b

ejigribrgtecj fbagult es ets bfflbitevb festrgitecj a rcm ct`br usbaul acrms

ca rbmbfegtecj gjf rbstetutecj t`gt mek`t hbttbr sbrvb t`csb bjfurejk

t`b `grm. Ea sciebty hblebvbs t`b cjly sbrecus rbspcjsb tc g iremejgl

icjveitecj es prescj, t`bj t`b cjly sbrecus rbspcjsb ablt hy bvbrycjb ej

t`b systbm es sbrecus prescj temb.

[`bj lgwmgobrs, prcsbiutcrs gjf t`b icmmujety hblebvb ejigribrgtecj

cfflbrs t`b cjly gjswbr, t`by agel tc icjsefbr ct`br, gjf pcssehly hbttbr,

cptecjs. Iremejgls irbgtb lcss gjf tc t `b bxtbjt t`gt sui` g lcss igj hb

rbstcrbf cr bvbj gj gttbmpt gt rbstetutecj, t`csb irbgtejk t`b `grm

s`culf hb blf rbspcjsehlb tc giojcwlbfkb t`b grm t`byvb irbgtbf hy

gpprcpregtb rbicmpbjsb.

Mgjy ej t`b systbm gjf mgjy ybt tc bxpbrebjib et rbickjezb t`b jbbf

acr rbacrms. Hut g stcry mek`t mgob et mcrb tgjkehlb tc t`csb w`c wgjt

tc sbb rbacrms fbjbf gjf emplbmbjtbf. Cjb wcmgj E gssestbf gf twc

wgjfbrejk fruk gffeits hrbgo ejtc `br `cmb w`elb s`b wgs gwgy, stbgl

vglughlbs gjf t`bj icmmet grscj tc icvbr up t`ber iremb. Y`b grrevbf

`cmb tc fesicvbr `br `cusb wgs g tctgl lcss gjf `br stclbj vglughlbs wbrb

abjibf tc aujf g fruk `ghet. Jct hbejk ca krbgt mbgjs, t`b `cmbcwjbr

`gf lbt `br ejsurgjib lgpsb hbigusb ca bicjcmei rbgletebs gjf jcw wgs

lbat `cmblbss. V`b mglb gjf abmglb icuplb wbrb bvbjtuglly grrbstbf,

icjveitbf gjf sbjtbjibf tc prescj.

V`b wcmgj lgmbjtbf tc mb t`gt `br pbrpbtrgtcrs jcw `gf arbb `cusejk,accf gjf mbfeigl igrb prcvefbf tc t`bm w`elb s`b wgs lbat wet` jct`ejk.

Y`b fefjt qugleay acr iremb v eitem icmpbjsgtecj gs s`b wgs jct p`yseiglly

`grmbf. Y`b g f cjly lcst prcpbrty. Y`b giojcwlbfkbf t`gt mcst pbcplb

ej t`b nusteib prcibss wbrb quetb sympgt`btei tc `br plek`t gjf bquglly

pgrglyzbf tc fc gjyt`ejk hbycjf kbttejk t`b mcst prescj temb pcssehlb

acr t`b iremejgls. @br qubstecj wgs, rek`tly hut semply, Es t`es nust3

E gsobf `br, [`gt wculf ycu leob tc sbb `gppbj3

E wculf leob acr t`csb twc tc kbt nchs gjf pgy mb hgio acr my `cusb gjf

my pbrscjgl prcpbrty. V`by kbt acur ybgrs ej prescj acr t`es, well hb cut,

gjf E YVELL wcjt `gvb g `cusb.

Gffejk up gll t`b pgrts prcv efbs g sbjsb ca cjly g tgjkehlb sum ca t`es cjb

iremb. G oby gssbt, g cusb, es fbstrcybf. Vwc icjveits gvb tc hb `cusbf

gjf abf acr acur ybgrs. V`b veitem well jcw strukklb acr survevgl, prchghly

tc bjf up suppcrtbf ej scmb wgy wet` tgxpgybr-aujfbf sciegl sbrveibs.

Xbacrms ej t`b iremejgl nusteib systbm grb scrbly jbbfbf. Iurrbjt bicjcmei

prbssurbs frevb mgjy prcpcsgls acr i`gjkb. Jc fcuht t`bsb igjt hb ekjcrbf.

Trescjs grb bxpbjsevb gjf t`b jbkgtevb empgit arcm ujjbibssgryejigribrgtecj igjt hb ujfbrbstemgtbf hct` jgjieglly gjf sciegl ly.

Gt t`b sgmb t emb, t`es jgtecj jbbfs lbgfbrs` ep t`gt rbick jezbs t `gt t`b

icsts acr agelejk tc hrejk rbacrm kc wbll hbycjf rbfuiejk ejgpprcpregtb

ejigribrgtecj rgtbs. V`b Trbgmhlb tc t`b Rjetbf Ytgtbs Icjstetutecj

grteiulgtbs, [b t`b Tbcplb ca t`b Rjetbf Ytgtbs, ej Crfbr tc acrm g mcrb

pbrabit Rjecj, bstghles` Nusteib.

Nust Nusteib es gs t`b icrb ca t`es Rjecj. Xbacrms ej cur nusteib systbmmust acius cj nusteib acr gll, ejilufejk t`b veitems.

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