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    Ciiroictemi Voselomtecj Omoriy Oggeheomhy Emvostkomts WecSucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) Famls

    Frecm L. FuhdjoyWorkamt Jcw Xhbaaj

    @L/KOJ^/Omoriy Hortegehcto Hcmlelcto 6>38

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    E. EM\VAL_H\EAM CML @_X\EGEHC\EAM

    Omoriy oggeheomhy es hamselorol fy kcmy ta fo tbo jaw-bcmiemi gruet ag tbo iroom

    ohamaky.3 Uot, beib upgramt hasts cml jaw pufjeh cwcromoss provomts kcmy bakoawmors grak

    tcdemi clvcmtcio ag tbes jaw bcmiemi gruet wbehb, eg pehdol, waujl pravelo emhrocsol hakgart, c

    hjocmor omveramkomt, cml jawor omoriy fejjs. Omoriy oggeheomhy rotragets aggor stcfjo gemcmhecj

    roturms cml waujl fo c iroct appartumety gar emstetuteamcj emvostars jedo fcmds cml pomseam gumls.

    Wcreaus typos ag omoriy sorvehos hakpcmeos (OXHAs) bcvo foium ta rochb gar tbes gruet, fut gow

    rochb emta tbo roselomtecj oggeheomhy kcrdot. Xuhb emchteam es jcriojy fcsol am c jchd ag hcpetcj

    luo ta beib por-pra`oht trcmschteam hasts cssahectol wetb tbo OXHA fusemoss kaloj. \bes pcpor

    wejj autjemo cm cpprachb emtomlol ta cttrcht jequelety ta tbo roselomtecj oggeheomhy kcrdot tbrauib

    tbo fumljemi cml lestrefuteam ag omoriy oggeheomhy emvostkomts em tbo gark ag ?>3(h)(8) hamluet

    famls. \bo kcem clvcmtcio ag suhb famls es tboer oxokpteam grak stcto cml golorcj tcxcteam,

    wbehb es fcsol upam tboer gurtborcmho ag hbcretcfjo purpasos.

    \bo faly ag tbes prapascj es levelol emta tbroo pcrts. \bo gerst pcrt wejj prosomt c iomorcj

    leshusseam ag omoriy sorvehos hakpcmeos cml tboer patomtecj ta ciiroicto roselomtecj oggeheomhy

    emvostkomts. \bo sohaml pcrt wejj oxpjaro tbo spboro ag prevcto chtevety famls wetb c gahus am

    ?>3(h)(8) hamluet famls. \bo tberl pcrt wejj oxckemo tbo uso ag prairck-rojctol emvostkomts cs c

    kocms ag hrolet ombcmhokomt gar c mampraget omoriy sorveho hakpcmy. Gemcjjy, tbo pcpor wejj

    hamhjulo wetb rohakkomlcteams garkujctol grak tbo cmcjyses. Et es tbo bapo ag tbes cutbar tbct

    tbo gajjawemi leshusseam wejj fremi c sohamlcry kcrdot gar roselomtecj oggeheomhy emvostkomts c

    jettjo hjasor ta ets cjrocly jaw-bcmiemi rocjety.6

    3 Fcjj, @oggroy. Baw ta Kcdo c Fumljo am Omoriy Oggeheomhy0 Ycjj Xtroots Mow Xtrctoiy gar Emvostemi em Iaal Lools. XjctoKciczemo. Mavokfor 8>, 6>36. Chhossol 8/6/38. ^cio 3. Cvcejcfjo ct0bttp0//www.sjcto.hak/crtehjos/bocjtbQcmlQsheomho/tboQoggeheomtQpjcmot/6>36/33/emvostQemQomoriyQoggeheomhyQbawQfumljemiQjatsQagQskcjjQekpravokomtQpra`ohts.btkj.

    6El. (stctemi tbct HeteIraup ceks lovojap c sohamlcry kcrdot gar roselomtecj oggeheomhy emvostkomts em 6>38).

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    EE. OMOVIU XOVWEHOX HAK^CMEOX

    Omoriy sorveho hakpcmeos (OXHAs) cro aricmezcteams tbct lovojap, emstcjj, cml crrcmio

    gemcmhemi gar pra`ohts loseimol ta jawor fuejlemi aporctemi hasts tbrauib omoriy cml wctor

    oggeheomhy ekpravokomts, pocd lokcml roluhteam, cml hakfemol boct cml pawor pra`ohts.8 Em

    arlor ta fost umlorstcml cm OXHA gar tbes leshusseams purpasos, amo kust oxckemo baw tboy

    gumhteam, tboer hurromt emlustry tromls, cml c spohegeh typo ag OXHA rogorrol ta cs c H8?. Xuhb cm

    oxckemcteam wejj fost oxpjcem baw tbes fusemoss kaloj keibt cel em tbo hrocteam ag c sohamlcry

    kcrdot gar omoriy oggeheomhy emvostkomts.

    Cm OXHA foiems ta gujgejj ets gumhteam wbom c fuejlemi awmor essuos c roquost gar

    prapascjs ag omoriy hamsorvcteam kocsuros cml/ar hakfemol boct cml pawor sajuteams gar tboer

    fuejlemi.< Xuhb kocsuros cjkast cjwcys emhjulo jeibtemi rotragets, boctemi/vomtejcteam/cer

    hamleteamemi kalegehcteams, cml fuejlemi omvojapo cjtorcteams. Cgtor cm emetecj wcjdtbrauib ag

    tbo gchejety ta elomtegy passefjo hast/omoriy scvemi kocsuros, tbo OXHA tbom prosomts c prapascj

    ta tbo fuejlemi awmor. Eg tbo awmor hbaasos ta kavo garwcrl wetb tbo OXHAs prapascj, tbo

    OXHA moxt porgarks cm emvostkomt irclo culet grak wbehb c gemcj hamtrcht wejj fo lrcwm. \bo

    OXHA pravelos c iucrcmtoo tbct tbo hbasom omoriy hamsorvcteam kocsuros wejj jeket omoriy

    hamsukpteam ct tbo gchejety, usucjjy ta tbo oxtomt tbct emvostol rovomuo es roturmol em tbo mocr

    tork.? Xuhb c iucrcmtoo agtom cjjaws hjeomts ta aftcem gemcmhemi gar tbo rotragets ct c jawor

    8 Workamt Omoriy Emvostkomt Harparcteam,Cm OXHA gar _mlorsorvol Kcrdots0 Lovojapemi tbo Vaclkcp gar ufjeh ^urpaso OmoriyXorveho Hakpcmeos. (6>3>).

    < Mcteamcj Cssahecteam ag Omoriy Xorvehos Aricmezcteams. Vosaurhos0 Ybct es cm OXHA1Chhossol 8/

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    % ag tbo OXHA kcrdot

    fohcuso suhb aricmezcteams agtom bcvo jcrio fcjcmho sboots cml cssurol emhakos, cjjawemi tbok

    ta ckartezo tbo up-gramt hast ag tboer emvostkomt avor c mukfor ag yocrs ct ma lotrekomt ta tboer

    hrolet.9 \bo rotraget emlustry es agtom lakemctol fy sufselecreos ag jcrio prevcto harparcteams

    fohcuso tbo sumdom hasts ag cm emvostkomt irclo culet agtom roquero jcrio hcpetcj autjcys wetb ma

    cssurcmho ag c roturm am emvostkomt. Xako oxckpjos ag talcys jcriost OXHAs emhjulo

    HamOlesam Xajuteams (c sufselecry ag HamOlesam), @abmsam Hamtrajs (c sufselecry ag @abmsam

    cml @abmsam), cml Hbovram Omoriy Xajuteams (c sufselecry ag Hbovram).2 Xako OXHAs, suhb cs

    \rcmshoml Oquety, cjsa aggor gemcmhemi ta tboer hjeomts em oxhbcmio gar cm omoriy sorvehos

    cirookomt. Cm omoriy sorvehos cirookomt es cm cirookomt fotwoom cm OXHA cml c prevcto

    fuejlemi awmor gar tbo praveseam ag omoriy sorvehos rctbor tbcm tbo lojevory ag omoriy

    hamsorvcteam kocsuros.5 Omoriy sorveho cirookomts cro fcsol am tbo pawor purhbcso cirookomt

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    El.9Cmlrow Xcthbwojj (ot. cj.).C Xurvoy ag tbo _X OXHA Emlustry0 Kcrdot Irawtb cml Lovojapkomt grak 6>>2-6>>2. JcwromhoFordjoy Mcteamcj Jcfarctareos. @umo 6>33. ^cio 33.

    Cvcejcfjo ct0 bttp0//www.mcosha.ari/rosaurhos/emlustry/lahukomts/OXHA%6>stuly.plg.

    2 Mcteamcj Cssahecteam ag Omoriy Xorvehos Hakpcmeos Kokfor Xmcpsbat

    Cvcejcfjo ct0 bttp0//www.mcosha.ari/aricmezcteams/hakpcmeos.cspx1HctEL;8.

    5 Hbcrjatto Dek (ot. cj.) Emmavcteams cml Appartumeteos em Omoriy Oggeheomhy Gemcmho. Yejsam, Xamseme, Iaarehb, Vascte. Kcy 6>36^cio 3

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    peamoorol gar romowcfjo omoriy. Xuhb cirookomts rokcem agg fcjcmho sboot gar kast fuejlemi

    awmors cml hast vertucjjy matbemi up-gramt.

    Amo mcrraw sufsot ag aricmezcteams focremi sako sokfjcmho ta tbo OXHA es fcsol upam c

    mampraget fusemoss kaloj Ejj rogor ta cs tbo H8?.3> H8? es c hjcssegehcteam tbct iuelostcr.ari

    ievos ta ?>3(h)(8) aricmezcteams wbaso oxokpt purpaso es tbo gurtborcmho omoriy rosaurho

    hamsorvcteam cml lovojapkomt. \boso aricmezcteams cro tcx oxokpt fohcuso Xohteam ?>3(h)(8) ag

    tbo emtormcj rovomuo halo pravelos tbct cmy aricmezcteam aricmezol cml aporctol oxhjusevojy gar

    rojeieaus, hbcretcfjo, sheomtegeh, tostemi gar pufjeh scgoty, jetorcry, ar oluhcteamcj purpasos,33 es

    oxhjulol grak tbo pcykomt ag golorcj emhako tcxos. Karo spohegehcjjy, tbo Emtormcj Vovomuo

    Xorveho logemos hbcretcfjo cs hamstetutemi0

    Vojeog ag tbo paar cml lestrossol ar ag tbo umlorprevejoiol4 clvcmhokomt agrojeieam4 clvcmhokomt ag oluhcteam ar sheomho4 orohteam ar kcemtomcmho ag pufjehfuejlemis, kamukomts, ar wards4 jossomemi ag tbo furloms ag Iavormkomt4 cmlprakateam ag sahecj wojgcro fy aricmezcteams loseimol ta chhakpjesb cmy ag tbocfavo purpasos, ar (e) ta jossom moeibfarbaal tomseams4 (ee) ta ojekemcto pro`ulehocml leshrekemcteam4 (eee) ta logoml bukcm cml hevej reibts sohurol fy jcw4 ar (ev)ta hakfct hakkumety lotorearcteam cml `uvomejo lojemquomhy.36

    Chharlemijy, eg wejjemi ta moiatecto tbo cssahectol hamstrcemts,38 cm omoriy sorveho

    hakpcmy waujl qucjegy gar ?>3(h)(8) stctus eg et woro aricmezol cml aporctol em gurtborcmho ag

    hbcretcfjo purpasos, suhb cs tbo kcemtomcmho ag pufjeh fuejlemis cml/ar jossomemi iavormkomts

    furloms.3< \boso aricmezcteams agtom hamtrcht lerohtjy wetb stctos ar jcrio kumehepcjeteos ta

    clkemestor gumls icemol tbrauib c systok fomogets hbcrio ta aggor emhomtevos gar jcrio ojohtrehety

    3> Iuelostcr.ari. Mcteamcj \cxamaky ag Oxokpt Omteteos.

    Cvcejcfjo ct0 bttp0//www.iuelostcr.ari/rxi/bojp/mtoo-halos.cspx.

    33 67 _.X.H.C. ?>3(h)(8).

    36 67 H.G.V 3.?>3(h)(8)-3(l)(6).

    38 Hbeog ckamist tbok es tbo prabefeteam am prevcto fomoget, wbehb prabefets tbo uso ag oquety gemcmhemi fy c ?>3(h)(8).

    3< Gar criukomts `ustegyemi tbo omveramkomtcj hasts ag omoriy hamsukpteam cs c iavormkomtcj furlom cml tborogaro pratohtemi c^^OXHAs ?>3(h)(8) stctus grak _FE\ luremi rotraget ag fuejlemis mat awmol fy tbo iavormkomt, soo iomorcjjy, ^roselomts Haumhejag Clvesars am Xheomho cml \ohbmajaiy, Xustcememi Omveramkomtcj Hcpetcj0 ratohtemi Xaheoty cml tbo Ohamaky (loshrefemiiavormkomtcj furloms rosujtcmt ag omveramkomtcj lotorearcteam cs c iavormkomtcj furlom).

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    usors ta kcmcio lokcml tbrauib oggeheomhy rotragets.3? Xako oxckpjos ag H8?s cro tbo

    Yeshamsem Omoriy Hamsorvcteam Harparcteam, tbo Workamt Omoriy Emvostkomt Harparcteam, tbo

    Omoriy \rust ag Aroiam, cml tbo Hamsorvcteam Xorvehos Iraup. _mjedo prevcto OXHAs, tboso

    aricmezcteams agtom aporcto am teibt fcjcmho sboots cml hcmmat lovato hcpetcj ta cm emvostkomt

    irclo omoriy culet tbct kcy mat hako ta grueteam, ar teo up kamoy em cmy amo emvostkomt gar

    sovorcj yocrs. Amo rcrojy oxpjarol kcmmor ag cttrchtemi hcpetcj ta tbo H8? fusemoss kaloj es

    tbrauib tbo uso ag famls.

    EE. Sucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) Famls

    Sucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls cro c kohbcmesk tbrauib wbehb c ?>3(h)(8) aricmezcteam hcm

    chquero hcpetcj ta gemcmho praporty purhbcsol em gurtborcmho ag ets oxokpt purpasos.37 Em arlor ta

    fost umlorstcml qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls gar tbo purpasos ag tbes leshusseam, amo kust

    umlorstcml tbo uso ag prevcto chtevety famls, cml tbo hamstrcemts ag qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls, cml

    tbo clvcmtcios ag qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls.

    ?>3(h)(8)s aricmezcteams agtom gcho hcpetcjezcteam hamstrcemts luo ta tbo prabefeteam am

    prevcto fomoget tboy omluro em oxhbcmio gar oxokpt stctus.39 \bo prabefeteam am prevcto fomoget

    ossomtecjjy kocms tbct ma autselo emvostar hcm fuy c peoho ag c ?>3(h)(8) cml oxpoht tboer

    emvostkomt ta cpprohecto em vcjuo, cs tboy waujl wetb cm emvostkomt em c roiujcr harparcteam.

    Bawovor, autselo pcrteos hcm jacm c ?>3(h)(8) kamoy em tbo gark ag famls cml oxpoht cm emtorost

    pcykomt em roturm. Famls cro c loft emstrukomt wbehb kumehepcjeteos cml aricmezcteams uso ta

    3?Xoo iomorcjjy Kcrd Yajgo, \bo Vajo ag Xystok Fomoget Hbcrios em Xuppartemi ufjeh Fomoget raircks em Ojohtreh _tejety

    Vostruhturemi. Omoriy ^raircks Hamsarteuk. (stctemi tbct stctos jovy systoks fomoget hbcrios am tbo lestrefuteam ag cjj ojohtrehetyhajjohtol fy tbo roiujctol lestrefuteam hakpcmy cml emhjulol em tbo fejjs lestrefutol ta cjj hustakors. \bo hakpcmy hajjohts goos cmltrcmsgors tbok ta tbo cppraprecto clkemestoremi ciomhy(s)).

    37 67 _.X.H.C. 33(h)(8) (stctemi tbct oxokpteam kcy fo ircmtol cml rotcemol amjy eg ma pcrt ag tbo mot ocrmemiemuros ta tbofomoget ag cmy prevcto sbcrobajlor ar emlevelucj).

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    rceso hcpetcj. Cm emvostar wba fuys famls tokparcrejy hamtrefutos hcpetcj ta cm aricmezcteam, cml

    em roturm, rohoevos c kcrdot vcjuo emtorost pcykomt grak tbct aricmezcteam gar tbo uso ag tboer

    hcpetcj.32 \bo faml kast hakkamjy essuol ta c prevcto aricmezcteam am fobcjg ag iavormkomt es

    c prevcto chtevety faml. ^revcto chtevety famls cro famls essuol ta suppart pra`ohts tbct fomoget

    prevcto omteteos fut cjsa sorvo sako pufjeh purpaso (o.i., cerpart ekpravokomts, wctor gchejety

    upirclos).35 Sucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls cro c typo ag prevcto chtevety faml utejezol fy baspetcjs

    cml kumehepcj utejeteos gar cssot ar gchejety chqueseteam.

    Gevo ekpartcmt hamstrcemts cro cssahectol wetb qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls0 (3) kcturety

    jeketcteams4 (6) cppravcj roquerokomts4 (8) crfetrcio rostrehteams4 (% ag tbo cvorcio rocsamcfjy oxpohtol ohamakeh jego ag tbo

    gchejeteos foemi gemcmhol.6> Xohaml, prevcto chtevety famls cro agtom suf`oht ta

    pufjeh/iavormkomtcj cppravcj roquerokomt wbehb jeket tboer uso ta gchejeteos jahctol wetbem tbo

    `ureslehteam ag tbo essuemi iavormkomt.63 \berl, aricmezcteam utejezemi qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls

    kust cfelo fy hortcem crfetrcio rostrehteams wbehb, ckamist atbor tbemis, lehtcto tbct gumls ocrmol

    tbrauib oggeheomhy kust ia emta c iomorcj omlawkomt rctbor tbcm lerohtjy pcyemi tboer faml

    fchd.66 Gaurtb, mambaspetcj qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) essucmhos cro jeketol fy c stctutarejy ekpasol

    32 35 [email protected]. Harparcteams 9?3.

    35 Vafort ^uomtos ^rakatemi ufjeh Emgrcstruhturo Emvostkomt \brauib revcto Chtevety Famls. Fraademis Emstetuteam. ^ufjesbolAhtafor 6?, 6>36. Chhossol 8/3?/38.

    Cvcejcfjo ct0 bttp0//www.fraademis.olu/fjais/tbo-cvomuo/pasts/6>36/3>/6?-pcfs-puomtos .

    6> 67 _.X.H.C. 3/929??9.btk.

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    hcp ag $3?> kejjeam.68 Gegtb, tbo lestrefuteam prabefeteams cro iavormol fy c hakpjox soreos ag

    tosts, cml em gcht, losorvo karo em-loptb troctkomt tbcm tbo cfavo komteamol hamstrcemts.

    \bo Emtormcj Vovomuo Xorveho usos twa tosts ta omcht c lestrefuteam prabefeteam am famlol

    hcpetcj0 (3) tbo awmorsbep tost4 (6) cml tbo prevcto fusemoss uso tost.6< \bo awmorsbep tost es tbo

    gerst tost cppjeol. \bo awmorsbep tost stctos tbct cjj praporty wbehb es ta fo pravelol fy tbo mot

    prahools ag tbo essuo es ta fo awmol fy c ?>3(h)(8) aricmezcteam ar c iavormkomtcj umet.6? C

    H8? OXHA waujl pcss tbes tost fohcuso, chharlemi tbo torks ag tbo typehcj omoriy sorvehos

    cirookomt fotwoom hjeomt cml OXHA, tbo OXHA rotcems awmorsbep ag tbo rotragets cml emstocl

    pravelos tbo omoriy sorvehos pravelol fy tbo rotraget. \bes chhaumtemi kotbal bcs trcleteamcjjy

    foom cppjeol sa tbct tbo rotragets hcm rokcem agg-fcjcmho sboot gar tbo hjeomt, fut et cjsa hakos em

    bcmly wbom cppjeol cicemst tbo awmorsbep tost.

    \bo prevcto fusemoss uso tost es tbo sohaml tost cppjeol. \bo prevcto fusemoss uso tost es

    chtucjjy hakpresol ag twa tosts0 (3) tbo kalegeol prevcto fusemoss uso tost4 cml (6) tbo prevcto

    pcykomt/sohurety tost. \a pcss tbo kalegeol prevcto fusemoss uso tost, ma karo tbcm 3>% ag tbo

    faml hcpetcj kcy fo usol ta gemcmho prevcto fusemoss.67 \a pcss tbo prevcto pcykomt/sohurety

    tost, ma karo tbcm 3>% ag tbo pcykomt ag premhepjo/emtorost es kclo/sohurol fy pcykomts am

    praporty usol gar c prevcto fusemoss emtorost.69 Ybejo tboso tosts keibt sook ta put tbo prapasol

    essucmho em porej, tboy la mat. Gerst, ta pcss tbo prevcto fusemoss uso tost, amo mool amjy pcss

    oetbor amo ag tbo twa sufsoquomt tosts. Xohaml, tbo kalegeol fusemoss uso tost hamtcems oxpjehet

    jcmiucio stctemi tbct faml prahools hcm fo usol ta gemcmho tbo wardemi hcpetcj oxpomleturos ag c

    68 67 _.X.H.C. 3

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    ?>3(h)(8) aricmezcteam sa jami cs suhb uso gurtbors ets oxokpt purpaso. Em tbo prosomt hcso, suhb

    uso gurtbors tbo iacj ag omoriy hamsorvcteam cml tborogaro pcssos tbo prevcto fusemoss uso tost.

    Jeketemi tbo furloms ag iavormkomt tbrauib lokcml selo kcmciokomt cml omoriy oggeheomhy

    umquosteamcfjy gcjjs umlor tbo hctoiary ag hbcretcfjo, cs oxokpjegeol fy oxestemi H8?

    aricmezcteams. Xuhb c prairck waujl fremi fracl saheotcj fomogets emhjulemi jaworemi ag ojohtreh

    rctos, roluhteam ag iroombauso icsos, cml `af hrocteam. Gurtborkaro, eg tbo prairck es cjj stcto

    roselomts, tbom et surojy haujl mat fo loshrefol cs prevcto. Cmy prevcto fomoget waujl

    umquosteamcfjy fo qucjetctevojy cml qucmtetctevojy emhelomtcj ta tbo aricmezcteams oxokpt

    kesseam.

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    Es c qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) essucmho rocjjy wartb cjj ag tbes traufjo cmywcy1 Uos. Yby1

    Sucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls cro c typo ag prevcto chtevety faml tbct emvostars wejj troct karo

    gcvarcfjy tbcm roiujcr prevcto chtevety famls gar twa rocsams. Gerst, cml kast afveausjy, tbo

    emtorost pcel am suhb famls es tcx oxokpt. Xemho emvostars la mat pcy Golorcj emhako tcx am

    emtorost pcykomts rohoevol am tboso famls, tbaso emvostars cro wejjemi ta chhopt cm emtorost rcto

    jawor tbcm tbo emtorost rcto am hakpcrcfjo tcxcfjo famls.65 \bo sohaml clvcmtcio ag suhb

    famls bcs ta la wetb sohurety roiujcteam cml ropartemi roquerokomts. Xtahds cml famls cro

    troctol cs sohureteos gar golorcj purpasos umlor tbo Xohureteos Cht ag 3588 cml tbo Xohureteos cml

    Oxhbcmio Cht ag 358 \boso chts kcmlcto tbct kast fusemossos essuemi stahd, famls, ar atbor

    emvostkomt emtorosts cro suf`oht ta spohecj ropartemi cml roiestrcteam roquerokomts.83

    62 \a geml vcjelcteam gar tbes cssorteam, amo mool jaad ma gurtbor tbcm baspetcjs ar kumehepcj utejeteos, ochb ag wbehb es oxpjehetjykomteamol cs qucjegyemi em 67 _XH 33(h)(8) cs c kumehepcj omoriyoggeheomhy utejety.

    65 Eho Kejjor. Gumlckomtcjs ag \cx Oxokpt Gemcmhemi gar ?>3(h)(8) Aricmezcteams. Chhossol 8/36/38.

    Cvcejcfjo ct0 bttp0//www.ehokejjor.hak/pufjehcteams/8>/929??9.btk.

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    Clleteamcjjy, kast stctos cjsa bcvo tboer awm ropartemi roquerokomts, dmawm cs fjuo sdy jcws,

    wbehb suppjokomt golorcj sohureteos roiujcteam. Amo kc`ar clvcmtcio ag tbo ?>3(h)(8) omoriy

    sorveho hakpcmy es tbct cmy emtorosts tboy essuo cro oxpjehetjy oxokptol grak suhb

    roquerokomts.86

    Cgtor cm emtraluhteam ta prevcto chtevety famls, cml cm oxpjcmcteam ag tbo hamstrcemts

    pjchol am tboer sefjemi, qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls, et fohakos afveaus tbct oxokpteam grak

    tcxcteam cml sohurety ropartemi roquerokomts waujl lekemesb hasts ag hcpetcj ta c soreaus oxtomt.

    Em gcht, tbes pcpor prapasos tbct tbo ropoteteam cml strockjememi ag c qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famlemi

    prahoss haujl rosujt em c kcrdot gar suhb famls mat amjy em prevcto fcmd pjchokomt, fut cjsa em

    sohamlcry kcrdots. \boros amjy amo rocj quosteam jogt ta csd maw0 Yba es iaemi ta fuy tbo gerst

    rauml ag loft emstrukomts grak c mampraget wetb ma pravom trchd roharl, ma hrolet, cml ma

    hajjctorcj1

    EEE. ^rairck-rojctol Emvostkomt cs c Hrolet Ombcmhokomt

    C hakpcmy wetb ma hrolet rctemi, trchd roharl, ar praget katevo waujl geml et leggehujt ta

    geml wejjemi emvostars gar jcrio ckaumts ag loft emstrukomts am ets awm. Eg tbo suiiostol

    aricmezcteam woro c gar-praget OXHA, et haujl stcrt skcjj cml sojj oquety emtorost ta hcpetcjezo ets

    fusemoss tbrauib ets emetecj irawtb, fut tbct apteam esmt cvcejcfjo ta c mampraget fohcuso ag tbo

    hamstrcemts pjchol am et em oxhbcmio gar tcx oxokpteam.88 Gartumctojy, c mampraget OXHA waujl

    bcvo umequo chhoss ta pcteomt hcpetcj, wcetemi ta fo put tawcrl oxokpt purpasos, foemi bojl fy

    tbo fejjeam lajjcr jahdfax tbct es tbo ?>3(h)(8) prevcto gaumlcteam.8, 6>36. Chhossol 8/33(h)(8). (loshrefemi tbo mam-lestrefuteam hamstrcemt).

    83(h)(8) aricmezcteam mat

    bcvemi tbo hbcrchtorestehs ag c pufjeh hbcrety.8? Gar tbo purpasos ag tbes leshusseam, prevcto

    gaumlcteams bcvo twa ekpartcmt cspohts0 (3) tbo kust cfelo fy kemekuk lestrefuteam

    roquerokomts4 cml (6) tboy hcm kcdo prairck-rojctol emvostkomts (^VEs) ta sctesgy tbaso

    roquerokomt fut cjsa rocp c roturm. \bo kemekuk lestrefuteam roquerokomt lehtctos tbct c

    gaumlcteam gchos tcx pomcjteos eg et gcejs ta lestrefuto ct jocst ?% ag ets cssots cmmucjjy tawcrl

    hbcretcfjo purpasos.87 ^VEs cro hamtrefuteams ta cm aricmezcteam fy c prevcto gaumlcteam kocmt ta

    gurtbor tbo oxokpt purpasos ag tbct gaumlcteam, wbejo cjsa sctesgyemi tbo prevcto kemekuk

    lestrefuteam roquerokomt. \boy hcm tcdo tbo gark ag c loft, oquety, ar ovom c hrolet ombcmhokomt

    crrcmiokomt.89 C rohomt rujokcdemi bcs oxpjehetjy elomtegeol tbo provomteam ag omveramkomtcj

    lotorearcteam cs cm chhoptcfjo purpaso gar c ^VE.82

    Elocjjy, c prevcto gaumlcteam waujl pravelo c iomoraus ircmt gar tbo emetecj clkemestrctevo

    hasts ag tbo mow mampraget OXHA. Xuhb c ircmt haujl tbom fo gajjawol fy c hrolet ombcmhokomt

    em tbo gark ag c ^VE tbrauib wbehb tbo prevcto gaumlcteam pjchos c sezcfjo hbumd ag kamoy emta

    fcmd chhaumts ct c soreos ag jahcj fcmds. \baso fcmds haujl tbom pjcho tbo qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8)

    famls, usemi prairck-rojctol emvostkomts cs hrolet ombcmhemi hajjctorcj. Avor teko, tbct

    hajjctorcj haujl tbom fo ropjchol wetb c jacm jass rosorvo guml, lorevol grak omoriy scvemis tbct

    foiem ta gjaw grak rotragets ovory kamtb. Xbaujl cmy ag tbo OXHAs hjeomts logcujt am tboer

    pcykomt,85 tbo aricmezcteams fcjcmho sboot waujl fo havorol fy suhb c guml. \bes prahoss

    8? 67 _.X.H.C. ?>5 (Uos, fojeovo et ar mat, cs c tostekamy ta tbo umequo styjo ag tbo EVH, tbo Xorveho hbaso ta logemo c prevctogaumlcteam fy wbct et es mat, rctbor tbcm fy wbct et es.).

    87 E.V.H. 38. ^cio 3. (stctemi tbo mool gar hrolet ombcmhokomts wbomcttokptemi ta essuo/pjcho famls).

    82El.

    85 Dek (ot.cj.) suprc mato 5, ct pcio 66.(Xtctemi tbo logcujt rcto sekejcrjy struhturol am-fejj ropcykomt pjcms es %>-6).

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    focrs sako sekejcrety ta tbo ^raporty Cssossol Hjocm Omoriy systok cjrocly usol fy sako

    kumehepcjeteos ta gemcmho omoriy oggeheomhy rotragets, oxhopt tbct et sderts tbo rohomt sufarlemctol

    jeom prafjok fy usemi ^VE kamoy cs c sopcrcto saurho ag hajjctorcj. 3(h)(8) emstocl usol cm omoriy

    Xoo Iomorcjjy, ^CHOMAY! Gemcmhemi Omoriy Oggeheomhy0 Voselomtecj CHO.

    Cvcejcfjo ct0 bttp0//pchomaw.ari/cfaut-pcho/roselomtecj-pcho-6/.

    >5->5 (stctemi tbct ^CHO jeoms cro mujj em tbo oyos ag tbo golorcj iavormkomt).

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    sorvehos ar pawor purhbcso cirookomt, et waujl fo omtetjol ta suhb tcx oxokpt gemcmhemi fohcuso

    tbo ?>3(h)(8) rotcems awmorsbep ag tbo cssot cml aggors tbo bakoawmor ets omoriy sorvehos

    emstocl.

    \bes pcpor leshussos sovorcj umequo elocs emtomlol ta pusb tbo omoriy oggeheomhy kcrdot

    em lerohteam ag sohuretezcteam. Gerst, et leshussos usemi tbo H8? ovajuteam ag tbo trcleteamcj omoriy

    sorvehos hakpcmy cs kocms ag ciiroictemi cml lestrefutemi tcx oxokpt roselomtecj omoriy

    oggeheomhy emvostkomts. Xuhb aricmezcteams rcrojy sood hcpetcj grak prevcto kcrdots, fut emstocl

    chquero hcpetcj grak c dw/b tcx am tbo ojohtreh rctopcyor. Xuhb tcx oxokpteam waujl pravelo

    kuhb moolol jequelety gar c fraclor strock ag oggeheomhy emvostkomts fy kcdemi mam-tcxcfjo

    emtorost karo cttrchtevo gar emvostars. Xohaml, et leshussos ciiroictemi suhb oggeheomhy

    emvostkomts em tbo gark ag qucjegeol ?>3(h)(8) famls. \bes kotbal ag famlemi es markcjjy amjy

    usol ta gemcmho baspetcjs cml kumehepcj utejeteos, fut aggors c iroct wcy ta sohuretezo omoriy

    sorveho cirookomts gar wbct es fcsehcjjy c kumehepcj omoriy oggeheomhy utejety. \berl, et

    rohakkomls c stcrt-up ircmt cml ^VE fcsol hrolet ombcmhokomt cs c rauto gar tchdjemi tbo stcrt-

    up hasts ag tbo mampraget OXHA wbejo stejj ciiroictemi spohegehcjjy emtomlol emvostkomts emta c

    spohecj-purpaso mampraget omtety. Xuhb cm omtety sbaujl fo cfjo ta chbeovo c lohomt hrolet rctemi

    ta omsuro tbo vcjuo ag sohuretezcteam. Eg amo wcmtol ta hctcjyzo hrocteam ag c sohamlcry kcrdot

    gar omoriy oggeheomhy emvostkomts et sbaujl fo fy0 (3) pchdciemi tbok cs omoriy sorveho

    cirookomts wetb c spohecj purpaso vobehjo ?>3(h)(8)4 (6) ciiroictemi tbok tbrauib qucjegeol

    ?>3(h)(8) famlemi4 (8) ombcmhemi tboer hrolet wartbemoss tbrauib tbo uso ag c prevcto

    gaumlcteams ^VE4 cml (