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  • 8/12/2019 ASIC Complaint 1

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    @uJG@E PLO^GLEAJG^ ^GPGO^@L

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    ^GKG^GI@G AMIBP ZE TWNAMPLGJ ^GPGO^@L

    @loptgr ?8 Mitreju`tmei

    ?.? Vly Naef5

    ?.> Zlg @urrgit Pmtuotmei

    ?.0 Naef @eitgit

    @loptgr >8 Oi Evgrvmgw ek Zrgijs Osse`motgj Vmtl ?7 Ceitls ek Zrojmif

    >.? Mitreju`tmei

    >.> Zrojmif Zrgijs Evgr o ?7 Ceitl Tgrmej

    @loptgr 08 Zrojmif Zrgijs Agojmif up te Ouf ?4?4

    0.? Zrojmif Agojmif Wp te tlg Ouf ?< gseur`g Wpfrojg

    0.> Oi Oioaysms ek Trm`g Wijgr-Tgrkercoi`g Jurmif Hoi-Kgn >4?4

    0.0 Corbgt Coimpuaotmei Mssugs, 6.7 Ceitls ek Ou`tmei Mivgstmfotmeis oij Jewi Zm`b Oioaysms

    0.: O gvmgw ek Huig/Huay >44; HE^@ Mssugs

    0.7 Corbgt go`tmeis te Pmfimkm`oit Oiieui`gcgits >4?4

    0.; Zlg >4?4 gseur`g Gstmcotg oij Mssugs gaotgj te HE^@ @ejg @ecpamoi`g

    @loptgr :8 Zrojmif tlot E``urrgj Keaaewmif tlg Ouf ?4?4 gseur`g Wpfrojg

    :.? Lmsterm` Zrgijs oij Ouf ?4?4 Zrojmif Joto

    @loptgr 78 Zrojmif Wpjotgs

    7.? Plert Tesmtmei Wpjotg - Iev ?, >4??

    7.> ^gfmstry Wpjotg os ot Iev 0, >4??

    7.0 Corbgt Wpjotg Iev ?:

    7.: Puccory ek Mssugs Taus Zrojmif Oiecoamgs Jurmif Ievgcngr >4?? oij mi o Nreojgr @eitgxt

    @loptgr ;8 gfmstry Oiecoamgs

    ;.? Oi Evgrvmgw ek Ceitlay ^gfmstry Oiecoamgs Ppoiimif > ]gors ek Zrojmif;.> Mi`rgosgj gfmstry O`tmvmty [grsus OP\ Nuymif oij Pgaamif

    ;.0 Zrojmif Kgoturmif Punstoitmoaay Mi`rgosgj gfmstry O`tmvmty Evgr OP\ O`tmvmty - Tort >

    ;.: Zrojmif Kgoturmif Punstoitmoaay Mi`rgosgj OP\ O`tmvmty Evgr gfmstry O`tmvmty.

    ;.7 Zlg Mcpo`t ek Mistmtutmeis ei tlg @uJg`e gfmstgr

    @loptgr 68 gsgor`l Mite Etlgr OP\ @ecpoimgs

    6.? gsgor`l Kmijmifs mi gaotmei te @JW, A]@, NNF oij GFT

    6.> Kurtlgr gsgor`l Mite OP\ >44 @ecpoimgs - Ami` Gigrfy (AI@)

    6.0 OP\ >44 @ecpoiy ^gsgor`lNmaaoneif Nrebgr Joto (NNF)

    6.: OP\ >44 @ecpoiy ^gsgor`lAyios Nrebgr Joto (A]@)

    4?0-?

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    MIZ^EJW@ZMEI

    NO@BF^EWIJ

    Zlg OPM@ `ecpaomit gi`aesgj lgrgwmtl jrows ottgitmei te sgvgroa mssugs `ei`grimif tlg trojmif tobmif

    pao`g wmtl @uJg`e wlm`l los rgsuatgj mi oi ortmkm`moa corbgt oij sgvgrg aessgs ker o cohermty ek

    slorgleajgrs, jgspmtg tlg @ecpoiy jms`evgrmif oij jgvgaepmif o coher cmigroas prevmi`g wlm`l ms `aesg te

    ng`ecmif o smfimkm`oit igw cmimif gitgrprmsg.

    Zlg trojmif nglovmeurs lovg tlg loaacorbs ek o `ortga ek mitgrgsts gxgr`msmif uikomr `eitrea evgr tlg slorg

    prm`g oij mijuafmif mi o`tmvmtmgs tlot ker o pgrmej ek ot agost tlrgg ygors los gmtlgr `oppgj tlg slorg prm`g er

    agj te jg`amigs mi tlg slorg prm`g jgspmtg streif epgrotmeioa prefrgss oij sgvgroa igw jms`evgrmgs o`lmgvgj

    ny tlg @ecpoiy.

    Zlg `urrgit `ecpaomit keaaews sgvgroa `ecpaomits oneut joto oiecoamgs aejfgj ngtwggi Jg` >4?4 oij

    Coy >4??wlgrg tlg rgspeisg ny tlg rgfuaoter wos o ruamif ek ie `osg te oiswgr. Zlg oppreo`l ny tlgrgfuaoter wos te ojjrgss tlg mssugs prgsgitgj wlm`l cestay `ei`grigj oiecoaeus joto kaews, ny ossgssmif

    gxtroigeus cottgrs wmtleut o`tuoaay mivgstmfotmif tlg `ousgs ek oiecoaeus joto trgijs.

    Zlg cmiutgs ek o tgagpleig `eikgrgi`g wmtl OPM@ ekkm`moas te ojjrgss cottgrs prgsgitgj te tlgc ms

    mi`aujgj os Oppgijmx >. Zlg oppreo`l tobgi ny tlg OPM@ poiga no`b mi Coy >4?? wos te ottgcpt te gxpaomi

    wly tlg slorg prm`g wos wlgrg mt wos. Mt cgoit tlot tlg joto-nosgj mssugs wgrg smjgamigj, wmtl ottgitmei

    ngmif ke`ussgj ei pgrmplgroa cottgrs su`l os tlg pgrkercoi`g ek @ecpoiy coiofgcgit, oaagfgj peer

    @ecpoiy jms`aesurgs, o kuijocgitoa ossgsscgit ek tlg ^e`baoijs rgseur`g oij mts mikgrmer ioturg, oij tlg

    ko`t tlot tlg rgseur`g wosit up te gxpg`totmeis. Vlmag jms`ussmeis mi`aujgj joto-nosgj mssugs, ietlmif

    uiteworj loj nggi ietm`gj ei tlg rgfuaoters port jgspmtg oi uiprg`gjgitgj (OPM@s gcplosms) oceuit

    ek gkkert jgvetgj te @uJg`e mssugs. Ie oujmts wgrg uijgrtobgi os OPM@ ekkm`moas sow ie rgoseis tlot weuaj

    hustmky tlg kergism` oujmtmif ek o``euits.

    Keaaewmif tlg tgag`eikgrgi`g, joto-nosgj mssugs lovg nggi mivgstmfotgj ny slorgleajgr rgsgor`l mi frgot

    jgptl. Zlgy lovg oase nggi cojg ovomaonag ei o naef smtg mi tlg mitgrgsts ek troisporgi`y oij te ossmst mi

    mikercmif slorgleajgrs wly prm`gs org ambgay te ng tlg rgsuat ek trojmif o`tmvmty oij iet ig`gssormay o trug

    rgkag`tmei ek tlg kuijocgitoa voaug ek tlg ^e`baoijs rgseur`g. Zlg rgsgor`l los jgamvgrgj kurtlgr mismflts

    mite trojmif nglovmeurs wlm`l streifay suffgst tlot trojmif oiecoamgs iggj te ng tobgi sgrmeusay, os tlgy

    aeeb te ng rgspeismnag ker tlg `rgotmei oij comitgioi`g ek ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas evgr o pgrmej ek ot agost

    0.7 ygors.

    Plorgleajgrs lovg o rmflt te biew oneut trojmif mssugs tlot org `eistromimif prm`gs oij prgvgitmif

    gx`gaagit prefrgss rgpertgj ny tlg @ecpoiy krec lovmif oi oppreprmotg mcpo`t ei slorg prm`gs. Ker aeif-

    tgrc mivgsters wle cobg mivgstcgit jg`msmeis nosgj ei kuijocgitoa voaug, mt ms gvmjgit tlot tlg corbgt

    systgc los `agoray komagj te prevmjg komr prm`g jms`evgry. Trecmsmif igws rgagosgj ny tlg @ecpoiy los

    oacest oawoys nggi jmscmssgj tlreufl tlg sgaamif jewi ek oiieui`gcgits. Mivgsters lovg fgigroaay nggi

    `eijmtmeigj mite ngamgvmif tlot feej oiieui`gcgits sleuaj lovg o pesmtmvg corbgt mcpo`t se tlot peer

    rgspeisgs te sggcmifay pesmtmvg oiieui`gcgits mccgjmotgay `ost jeunt oneut tlg mikercotmei prgsgitgj

    oij agoj te krustrotmei wmtl tlgmr mivgstcgit oij tlg @ecpoiy. Zlg o`tmvmty ek tlg gitmtmgs rgspeismnag ker

    `oppmif oij aewgrmif prm`gs, tlus `rgotmif oi ortmkm`moa corbgt givmreicgit uirgspeismvg te @ecpoiy

    jgvgaepcgits, los gkkg`tmvgay nggi `oceukaofgj wmtlmi tlg trojmif oij sgttagcgit systgc.

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    Zlg peeray pgrkercmif slorg prm`g los nggi `eitrojm`tery te tlg streif o``ucuaotmei tlot los tobgi pao`g

    ny seplmstm`otgj mivgsters wle lovg `eaag`tmvgay cevgj krec ?:.% ek tlg rgfmstgr evgr

    tlg pgrmej rgvmgwgj ny rgsgor`l. Zlg o``ucuaotmei los e``urrgj jgspmtg fgigroaay peer slorg prm`g

    pgrkercoi`gs, o corbgt tlot rgkusgs te o`biewagjfg uigqumve`oaay pesmtmvg oiieui`gcgits, oij o komaurg

    ek @ecpoiy o`lmgvgcgits te ng prepgray rg`efimzgj os su`l mi gmtlgr nrebgr `mr`ags er tlg kmioi`moa cgjmo.

    Zlgrg los nggi o tgijgi`y ny tlg cgjmo oij nrebgrs te ke`us ei igfotmvgs, er pgr`gmvgj igfotmvgs, wlmag

    `ecpagtgay mfiermif tlg pesmtmvg o``ecpamslcgits o`lmgvgj ny tlg @uJg`e Neorj. Oktgr oaa, tlg @ecpoiy

    los cojg o coher cmigroas jms`evgry oij ms prefrgssmif mt mite o smfimkm`oit aeif tgrc cmimif epgrotmei.

    Zlg `urrgit OPM@ `ecpaomit jrows cecgituc krec keur jgvgaepcgits tlot cobg oi mccgjmotg, kuaa, oij

    prepgr mivgstmfotmei mite tlg trojmif tobmif pao`g mi @uJg`e iet eiay oi urfgit cottgr ker @uJg`e

    slorgleajgrs, nut o cottgr wmtl gierceus rgpgr`ussmeis ker tlg mitgfrmty ek tlg wmjgr corbgt oij tlg

    lgoatl ek tlg Oustroamoi kmioi`moa systgc mtsgak.

    Zlg jgvgaepcgits mi`aujg8

    Pgvgroa cottgrs mi punamslgj rgsgor`l tlot iggj o kuaa rgfuaotery rgspeisg os tlgy pemit te evgrt

    coimpuaotmvg nglovmeurs tobmif pao`g ei o jomay nosms. Zlg `urrgit popgr oase mitreju`gs

    uipunamslgj trojmif joto tlot kurtlgr jgceistrotgs systgcm` trojmif mssugs.

    O rg`git jg`msmei ny tlg Oustroamoi Lmfl @eurt tlot los ruagj tlot corbgt coimpuaotmei tlreufl

    ottgcpts te comitomi ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas org maagfoa oij presg`utonag uijgr tlg @erperotmeis O`t.

    ^gsgor`l `ei`ausmvgay jgceistrotmif tlot trojmif mssugs mjgitmkmgj mi rgforj te @uJg`e org

    jupam`otgj o`ress tlg OP\ oij iggj te ng rgforjgj os `rmtm`oaay mcpertoit systgcm` mssugs tlot org

    ambgay te ng mcpo`tmif tlg gitmrg corbgt.

    Ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas mcpesgj ei tlg @ecpoiys slorg prm`g tlreufl tlg lmflay junmeus sgaamif

    jewi ek o sunstoitmoa leajmif jurmif Huig oij Huay >4?0, wlgrg coimpuaotmvg o`tmvmty ofomi oppgors

    te ng gvmjgit mi trojmif joto.

    Zlg ke`us ei @uJg`e los prevmjgj o wmijew mite mssugs tlot org wmjgsprgoj, wmtl mcpam`otmeis ker ortmkm`moa

    prm`mif agvgas o`ress tlg gitmrg corbgt. Ot rmsb org `ecpoimgs wle ottro`t tlg ottgitmei ek `erperotg

    mitgrgsts, wle org onag te oppay wmtl `ecpagtg mcpuimty, coimpuaotmvg trojmif strotgfmgs mi torfgtmif

    `ecpoimgs uikomray oij mcpesmif ortmkm`moa voauotmeis ei slorg prm`gs.

    Lewgvgr, tlg rg`git Lmfl @eurt jg`msmei los prevmjgj o wobg-up `oaa tlot coimpuaotmvg nglovmeurs, oij

    tlg ortmkm`moa prm`mif givmreicgits tlot o``ecpoiy tlgc, org maagfoa oij org presg`utonag uijgr tlg@erperotmeis O`t. Zlg qugstmei ek mccgisg `ei`gri te oaa slorgleajgrs ms8 Vly msit secgtlmif jeig

    oneut tlgc5

    Mk ietlmif ms ngmif jeig ng`ousg tlg `oceukaofg prevmjgj ny tlg systgc cobgs mt tee jmkkm`uat te fotlgr

    gvmjgi`g, tlgi oi oatgriotmvg qugstmei ormsgs8 Vly losit Zrgosury nggi mikercgj se tlot o tmfltgr

    agfmsaotmvg krocgwerb `oi ng put mi pao`g te cerg gosmay mjgitmky oij presg`utg slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei5

    Fumjoi`g te Zrgosury ms oase eig ek OPM@s prmi`mpoa kui`tmeis os tlg iotmeis Ekkm`moa Vot`ljef mi rgforj te

    oaa cottgrs kmioi`moa, ygt systgcm` prenagcs ei o froij s`oag oij wmtl gierceus mcpo`t ei tlg mitgfrmty

    oij kui`tmei ek corbgts, lovg nggi oaaewgj te kaeurmsl. Noij-omj rgfuaotery rgspeisgs lovg koaagi wgaaslert ek wlot ms rgqumrgj te fuoroitgg corbgt mitgfrmty oij komr prm`g jms`evgry.

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    Z^OJMIF MPPWGP

    Zlg qugstmeionag trojmif nglovmeurs nreuflt te ottgitmei tlreufl oioaysms ek aeif tgrc trojmif joto lovg

    ke`ussgj ei o spg`mkm` freup ek mistmtutmeioa nrebgrs, oatleufl tlg mjgitmtmgs ek tlgmr `amgits org ui`agor.

    Zlgmr trojmif o`tmvmtmgs lovg igvgrtlgagss agj te uikomr jecmioi`g evgr trojmif oij uikomr jecmioi`g evgr

    prm`mif agvgas. Zlgmr o`tmvmty los nggi `oceukaofgj ny o `eitmiuoa retotmei ek reags os precmigit nrebgrs,

    oij ny e``osmeioa suppert ny etlgr nrebgrs mi stgppmif mi oij ojeptmif precmigit reags. Zlg o`tmvmty ek oaa

    nrebgrs oppgors te rgprgsgit tlg socg sunstoitmoa mitgrgsts os tlg rgfmstgr slews mistmtutmeioa leajmifs

    ngmif rgtomigj ot rgoseionay stotm` agvgas jgspmtg oaa ek tlg `luri trojmif tobmif pao`g. Zlg `ecnmigj

    gkkerts ek nrebgrs, o`tmif ker cu`l tlg socg mitgrgsts, los rgsuatgj mi o `ecprecmsgj oij jyskui`tmeioa

    corbgt rgforjmif @uJg`e, wmtl smcmaormtmgs rgforjmif junmeus trojmif pottgris oase gvmjgit mi tlg trojmif ek

    etlgr `ecpoimgs o`ress tlg OP\.

    Zlg `ortga-ambg o`tmvmty gvmjgit mi trojmif ms suppertgj mi tlg corbgt ny tlg `eitrea tlot rgsuats krec tlg

    mismjmeus mcpo`t ek oafermtlcs. Zlg mitgro`tmeis ek oafermtlcs tlreufl nrebgrs ossmstmif go`l etlgr wmtl

    tlgmr trojmif lovg rgsuatgj mi8

    Pgvgrg jmstertmeis ngtwggi OP\ nuymif oij sgaamif veaucgs oij tlg cevgcgits ek slorgs ei tlg

    rgfmstgr keaaewmif sgttagcgits. Zlg jms`rgpoi`mgs wlm`l lovg nggi je`ucgitgj ei o ceitl-te-

    ceitl nosms org o cgosurg ek tlg giercmty ek uiertlejex trojmif tobmif pao`g.

    Gxtgismvg agvgas ek iei-fgiumig trojmif `luri ny mistmtutmeioa mitgrgsts rgsuatmif mi oi ortmkm`moa

    mcpo`t ei prm`mif agvgas. Zlg styag ek trojmif uijgrtobgi fgigroaay rgprgsgits o zgre-suc focg wmtl

    pewgrkua mitgrgsts evgrwlgacmif tlg corbgt tlreufl wgmflt ek iucngrs wlmag o`lmgvmif tlgmr

    prm`mif ofgijos.

    Lmfl veaucgs ek iei-fgiumig Vosl Zrojgs oij iei-fgiumig Jorb Zrojgs wlm`l lovg oase loj o

    igfotmvg mcpo`t ei prm`mif agvgas. Oase, Vosl Zrojg oij Jorb Zrojg o`tmvmty ms `oceukaofgj krec vmgw.

    @eitrea evgr prm`mif agvgas os rgvgoagj ny gxtgismvg oiecoamgs osse`motgj wmtl Jewitm`b joto (m.g.,

    jewiworj cevgcgits mi prm`gs).

    @eitrea evgr epgimif oij `aesmif ou`tmei prm`mif oase rgvgoagj ny oioaysms `ei`grimif wle tlg

    precmigit nrebgrs lovg nggi.

    @eitrea evgr prm`gs tlreufl gxtgismvg usg ek coimpuaotmvg slert sgaamif pro`tm`gs wlgrgny prm`gs org

    ker`gj aewgr tlreufl sgaamif mi tlg corbgt, oij wlgrg prm`g jms`evgry ms ovemjgj upei `evgrmif.

    ^otlgr tloi ngmif neuflt no`b mi tlg corbgt, aorfg slert gxpesurgs org fgigroaay rgju`gj vmo ekk-

    corbgt ojhustcgits wlm`l gkkg`tmvgay miveavgs lmfl agvgas ek `eepgrotmei oij/er `eaausmei.

    @eitrea evgr corbgt sgitmcgit, wlm`l ms o`lmgvgj ny gisurmif oaa pesmtmvg oiieui`gcgits lovg

    zgre er igfamfmnag corbgt mcpo`t.

    Trm`g jms`evgry los mi`rgosmifay ng`ecg hust o rgkag`tmei ek tlg trojmif ofgijos ek pewgrkua

    kmioi`moa mitgrgsts rotlgr tloi o komr oppromsoa ek o @ecpoiys wertl nosgj ei kuijocgitoas

    Oase ojjrgssgj ny rgsgor`l lovg nggi systgcm` kouats tlot lovg oaaewgj uikomr `eitrea evgr trojmif te ng

    `oceukaofgj krec vmgw. Mt oase cobgs mt vmrtuoaay mcpessmnag ker tlg gitmtmgs rgspeismnag ker trojmif trgijs

    te ng mjgitmkmgj oij cojg o``euitonag ker tlgmr o`tmeis.

    Zlg `luri-nosgj trojmif miveavgs cuatmpag erjgrs ny mistmtutmeis ngmif jmstrmnutgj o`ress tlg gitmrg corbgtse tlot tlg cohermty ek trojmif ms wgmflgj jewi ny trojmif rgprgsgitmif mistmtutmeioa mitgrgsts. Zlg igttmif

    oij sgttamif ek trojgs tlgi ektgi rgsuats mi cmimcoa `loifgs te ngigkm`moa ewigrslmp ek slorgs wmtlmi tlg

    mistmtutmeioa freup. Mt rgprgsgits oi gxtrgcgay ortmkm`moa smtuotmei, obmi te lovmif cuatmpag juccy nmjs er

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    cuatmpag koasg nmjs jurmif oi ou`tmei. Zlg mcpo`t ei prm`gs ms tlgrgkerg jrmvgi ny wlotgvgr ofgijos org

    prefroccgj mite oafermtlcs. Mt oase miveavgs lmfl agvgas ek `eaausmei te gisurg tlot slorgs seaj org

    komtlkuaay rgtrmgvgj no`b krec tlg corbgt wlgrg tlg trojmif o`tmvmty msit ig`gssormay cetmvotgj ny trojmif

    prekmts.

    Miievotmeis te tlg systgc ek trojmif lovg nggi mitreju`gj mi rg`git jg`ojgs wmtleut o `eccgisurotg

    pre`gss ek gkkg`tmvgay ceimtermif oij rgfuaotmif tlg mcpo`t tlgy org lovmif ei corbgts, cu`l te tlgjgtrmcgit ek rgtoma mivgsters oij tlg lgoatl ek tlg Oustroamoi g`eiecy. Zlg gij rgsuat ek Oustroamoi

    @ecpoiy slorg prm`gs ngmif uijgrvoaugj mi tlms coiigr ms tlg eppertuimstm` tobgevgr ek tlgsg `lgop

    ossgts ny ropo`meus cuatmiotmeioas wmtl ie oaagfmoi`g er `eccmtcgit te Oustroamoi iotmeioa mitgrgsts.

    Zlg ortmkm`moa ioturg ek trojmif jurmif tlg 0.7 ygors ek rgsgor`l ms jgceistrotgj evgrwlgacmifay, iet eiay

    ny je`ucgitgj joto trgijs, nut oase ny tlg jrocotm` `eaaopsg mi tlg slorg prm`g mi rg`git ceitls. Zlg

    `eaaopsg los stgccgj krec mistmtutmeioa sgaamif ny tlg C&F Freup. Trgvmeusay, lmfl agvgas ek sgaamif lovg

    nggi cot`lgj ny lmfl agvgas ek nuymif rgsuatmif mi iei-fgiumig trojmif `luri ngtwggi envmeus trojmif

    portigrs.

    Zlg `urrgit sgaamif oppgors ke`ussgj ei aewgrmif prm`gs wmtl mistmtutmeioa `luri lgapmif te jrmvg prm`gs

    jewi tlreufl lmfl agvgas ek slert sgaamif, oij wmtl slorgs ngmif igt-seaj te rgtoma mivgsters. Zlg onsgi`g ek

    mistmtutmeioa nuymif suffgsts o `erperotg ofgijo ot paoy os tlg @ecpoiy ms femif krec strgiftl te strgiftl

    epgrotmeioaay, wmtl cmig `eccmssmeimif jrowmif igor. Zrojmtmeioaay, oij aefm`oaay, wlgi oi gcgrfmif

    preju`gr oppreo`lgs tlg `eccmssmeimif ek o coher igw cmig, mt ms tlg tmcg ker slorg prm`g opprg`motmei,

    iet `rmppamif koaas te ortmkm`moa, uijgr-voaugj agvgas.

    ^g`git jgvgaepcgits tefgtlgr wmtl tlg je`ucgitgj gvmjgi`g rgforjmif aeif tgrc trgijs suffgst slorg

    prm`g coimpuaotmei. Mt oase suffgsts tlot trojmif ms `eitmiumif te tobg pao`g mi o fressay uikomr corbgt wlgrgortmkm`moa prm`gs lovg nggi ker`gj upei slorgleajgrs. ^gfuaotery ekkm`moas iggj te o`t qum`bay oij jg`msmvgay

    te rgsterg komr trojmif `eijmtmeis. Vmjg-roifmif mssugs `ei`grimif trojmif mrrgfuaormtmgs iggj te ng ekkm`moaay

    jgoat wmtl oij nreuflt te tlg ottgitmei ek oaa stobgleajgrs.

    Mt ms lmflay rg`eccgijgj tlot trojmif ng suspgijgj mccgjmotgay oij tlot prepgr o`tmei ng tobgi te

    ojjrgss tlg mssugs tlot lovg agj te o `ecprecmsgj oij uikomr corbgt givmreicgit mi rgaotmei te @uJg`e.

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    4?4. Tgrlops tlg OP\ lovg agkt mt te tlg igway oppemitgj corbgt rgfuaoter te aeeboktgr oaa mssugs rgaotmif te corbgt coimpuaotmei5

    Mi oiy `osg, tlg onevg jgs`rmptmeis ker Trm`g Coimpuaotmei, Vosl Zrojgs oij Corbmif tlg @aesg stmaa stoij

    os coimpuaotmvg o`tmvmty oij o rg`git jg`msmei ny tlg Lmfl @eurt los slewi tlot corbgt coimpuaotmei ms

    maagfoa oij `oi ng su``gsskuaay presg`utgj.

    Zlg Lmfl @eurt ruags ei corbgt coimpuaotmei - Vlot ms oi "ortmkm`moa prm`g"5

    lttp8//www.agxeaefy.`ec/amnrory/jgtoma.ospx5f3gg=k:?6k-67``-:j>4-=6?6-gno`?kjj64g:

    Huig >< >4?0

    Zlg rg`git hujfgcgit loijgj jewi uioimceusay ny 6 hujfgs ek tlg Oustroamoi Lmfl @eurt `ei`grigj

    ottgcpts te romsg tlg slorg prm`g ek o @ecpoiy mi oi ottgcpt te ovemj o corfmi `oaa. Zlg nglovmeur wos

    hujfgj os trymif te `rgotg ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas oij wos o `eitrovgitmei ek tlg @erperotmeis O`t mi tgrcs

    ek prevmsmeis tlot eutaow slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei. Zlg Lmfl @eurt jg`msmei evgrturigj o prmer Puprgcg

    @eurt ruamif ei tlg cottgr wlm`l keuij mi koveur ek tlg jgkgijoit.

    Zlg kuaa stery ms mi`aujgj os Oppgijmx ?. Bgy gx`grpts org mi`aujgj ngaew8

    Zlg Lmfl @eurt lgaj tlot oi ortmkm`moa prm`g ms eig tlot jegs iet rgkag`t tlg ker`gs ek fgiumigsuppay oij jgcoij mi oi epgi, mikercgj oij gkkm`mgit corbgt. O``erjmifay, oi ortmkm`moa prm`g

    mi`aujgs, nut ms iet amcmtgj te, o prm`g rgsuatmif krec o troiso`tmei mi wlm`l tlg nuygr er sgaagr ek

    amstgj slorgs uijgrteeb mt ker tlg seag er jecmioit purpesg ek sgttmif er comitomimif o prm`g ot o

    portm`uaor agvga.

    Zlg Lmfl @eurt keuij tlot corbgt coimpuaotmei aows mi Oustroamo lovg nggi, oij `eitmiug te ng,jmrg`tgj teworjs mitgitmeioa `eiju`t tlot rgsuats mi o prm`g wlm`l jegs iet rgkag`t tlg ker`gs ek

    fgiumig suppay oij jgcoij.

    Mt ms iet ig`gssory te prevg ny `euitgrko`tuoa orfucgit er etlgrwmsg tlot oi o``usgjs `eiju`t jmjo`tuoaay kmx er comitomi oi ortmkm`moa prm`g2 mt ms sukkm`mgit te slew tlg o``usgj sgt tlg prm`g wmtl tlg

    rgagvoit seag er jecmioit purpesg gifofgj mi.

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    < Hui >4?0)1AMIB9Zlg Lmfl @eurt los ruagj tlot nuymif er sgaamif slorgs ei tlg slorg corbgt te `rgotg er comitomi o slorg

    prm`g sleuaj ng `eismjgrgj corbgt coimpuaotmei uijgr tlg @erperotmeis O`t.

    Zlg uioimceus ruamif ei tlg jgkmimtmei ek comitomimif oi ortmkm`moa prm`g fmvgs tlg Oustroamoi Pg`urmtmgs

    oij Mivgstcgits @eccmssmei o pewgrkua igw wgopei te usg ofomist pgepag wle trojg slorgs te

    jgamngrotgay mikaugi`g trojmif ei tlg Oustroamoi Pg`urmtmgs Gx`loifg, agfoa gxpgrts somj.

    Zlot rgoaay gxpoijs tlg `ei`gpt ek corbgt coimpuaotmei smfimkm`oitay, somj ^engrt Oustmi, o Cmitgr Gaamsei

    `eisuatoit oij kercgr IPV Puprgcg @eurt hujfg. Mt fmvgs OPM@ o pewgrkua teea os tlg prmi`mpag corbgt

    rgfuaoter.

    Zlg @ecceiwgoatl Jmrg`ter ek Tunam` Tresg`utmeis loj oppgoagj krec tlg [m`termoi @eurt ek Oppgoa evgr

    oi uiiocgj pgrsei ei 0= `euits ek corbgt coimpuaotmei.

    HC, os lg ms `oaagj mi tlg hujfcgit, ms oaagfgj te lovg loj lms joufltgr cobg trojgs mi o amstgj @ecpoiys

    slorgs mi >44; te bggp mts prm`g ot er onevg 07. HC loj neuflt o aorfg iucngr ek slorgs mi tlg @ecpoiy

    usmif o corfmi aeoi. Mk tlg slorg prm`g kgaa ngaew 07, lg weuaj lovg nggi sunhg`t te o corfmi `oaa ker`gj

    te jgpesmt cerg `eaaotgroa ny lms nrebgr.

    Zlg ortmkm`moa prm`g ruag wos ermfmioaay mitreju`gj mi ?=

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    4?4/446.ltc&pofgMJ344:&cmi3`gno&]gor3&Je`Zypg

    @urrgitay, tlg coxmcuc pgioaty ker mismjgr trojmif ms $>>4,4442 ker etlgr ekkgi`gs mt's $>>,444. Zlms wmaa ng

    mi`rgosgj te gmtlgr $744,444, er tlrgg tmcgs tlg prekmt er aess cojg ny tlg `eiju`t wlm`l `eistmtutgs tlg

    ekkgi`g mi rgaotmei te oi mijmvmjuoa. Ot tlg cecgit, tlg coxmcuc pgioaty prmsei tgrc ker tlgsg ekkgi`gs ms

    kmvg ygors. Zlms wmaa ng mi`rgosgj te ?4 ygors. Zlms wmaa nrmif Oustroamo mite amig wmtl tlg Wimtgj Ptotgs ker tlg

    teuflgst pgioatmgs ker tlgsg typgs ek ekkgi`gs. Mt wmaa oase oamfi wmtl etlgr ekkgi`gs, su`l os `ortga `eiju`t

    oij entomimif o kmioi`moa ojvoitofg ny jg`gptmei.

    Ker `erperotmeis, tlg coxmcuc pgioaty wmaa mi`rgosg krec tlg `urrgit $? cmaamei te $7 cmaamei, er tlrggtmcgs tlg prekmt cojg er aess ovemjgj ny tlg `eiju`t, er ?4 pgr `git ek tlg oiiuoa turievgr ek tlg

    `erperotmei mi tlg rgagvoit pgrmej, wlm`lgvgr ms frgotgr. Zlgsg org sunstoitmoa pgioatmgs, nut tlgy'rg oase

    pgioatmgs wlm`l kmt tlg `rmcg. Zlg kmioi`moa poyekk krec uijgrtobmif tlgsg ekkgi`gs ms vgry sunstoitmoa2 mt's

    oppreprmotg tlot tlg pgioaty ng vgry sunstoitmoa.

    Oatleufl tlg fevgricgit los mi`rgosgj tlg pgioatmgs ker mikrmifgcgits rgaotmif te mismjgr trojmif, `ortga

    `eiju`t oij kmioi`moa jg`gptmei, tlg pgioatmgs ny tlgcsgavgs wmaa lovg ie gkkg`t wmtleut o wmaamifigss te

    mivgstmfotg oij presg`utg wreifjegrs, tlgi oppay tlesg pgioatmgs o``erjmifay.

    OPM@ los komagj te pm`b up oij o`t ei ongrroit trojmif trgijs rgforjmif @uJg`e mi evgr 0 ygors ek corbgt

    survgmaaoi`g, gvgi oktgr rgkgrroa ny `ei`grigj slorgleajgrs.

    ^gsgor`l ei Nmaaoneif @erperotmei, Ami` Gigrfy, Ayios @erperotmei oij G`le Gitgrtomicgit los oase

    mjgitmkmgj ongrroit trojmif nglovmeurs smcmaor te tlesg wlm`l lovg nggi gxtgismvgay je`ucgitgj wmtl

    @uJg`e. Zlg `eccei trgijs suffgst tlot suspm`meus trojmif nglovmeurs gi`ecpossmif tlg gxtgismvg usg

    ek oafermtlcs, Jorb Teea trojmif, coimpuaotmvg slert sgaamif, oij ekk-corbgt ojhustcgits te slorg pertkeames

    org ambgay te ng systgcm` wmtl vgry amttag o``euitonmamty osse`motgj wmtl tlg `urrgit trojmif oij sgttagcgit

    systgc.

    O bgy komamif ek tlg systgc ms tlot mt ms gxtrgcgay jmkkm`uat te mjgitmky tlg gitmtmgs nglmij trojmif trgijs oij

    wlot tlg mcpo`t tlgmr trojmif los ei tlg rgfmstgrs ek punam` `ecpoimgs. Mt cgois tlot prmer te tlg rg`git

    Lmfl @eurt hujfgcgit, gitmtmgs lovg nggi onag te trojg oij pursug `erperotg enhg`tmvgs wmtl vgry amttag

    o``euitonmamty.

    4 1AMIB9 nut oase los rgagvoi`g te

    tlg trojmif tobmif pao`g wmtl @uJg`e. Mi ossgssmif trojmif trgijs, mt iggjs te ng nerig mi cmij tlot corbgt

    coimpuaotmei `oi oij jegs e``ur gvgi tleufl mt cestay possgs uijgr tlg rojor ek rgfuaoters ng`ousg ekkagxmnmamtmgs tlot gxmst mi `urrgit rgfuaotery krocgwerbs. Zlg ko`t tlot tlg cohermty ek trojmif ovemjs

    sunstoitmoa slorgleajgr s`rutmiy prevmjgs o cossmvg fgt eut ek homa `orj krgg te gitmtmgs wle gisurg tlot

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    junmeus trojmif pro`tm`gs je iet trmffgr envmeus prm`g cevgcgit, oij trojmif veaucg tlrgsleajs, tlot org

    ceimtergj ei o jomay nosms.

    Plorg prm`g coimpuaotmei coimkgsts mi o vormgty ek woys, wlgrg kuij coiofgrs o`tmif tlreufl freups ek

    nrebgrs oij wlgrg nrebgrs oij gitmtmgs o`tmif mi tlgmr ewi rmflt `oi gxgr`msg `eitrea evgr tlg corbgt

    tlreufl8

    Zlg usg ek preprmgtory trojmif prefrocs tlot jgamvgr `eitrea evgr prm`mif agvgas tlreufl tlg ker`mif ek

    Jewitm`bs vmo vormeus `ressmif strotgfmgs oij vmo soags ngtwggi freups ek nrebgrs `eaaujmif wmtl tlgmrtrojmif, oaa ek wlm`l oppgor te ng `eerjmiotgj ny oafermtlcs2

    @eitrea (ofomi vmo trojmif oafermtlcs) evgr tlg sgttmif ek prm`gs jurmif ou`tmeis2

    Zlg sgaamif ek slorgs ny gitmtmgs no`b oij kertl te tlgcsgavgs (m.g., trojmif `luri) wmtl erjgrsjmstrmnutgj oceifst o aorfg iucngr ek nrebgrs te `oceukaofg tlg o`tmvmty2

    Zlg rg-noaoi`mif ek leajmifs wmtleut prm`g jms`evgry tlreufl gxtgismvg ekk-corbgt troiskgrs oijtlreufl trojgs gxg`utgj mi Jorb Teea vgiugs2

    Zlg mcpagcgitotmei ek portm`uaor trojmif ofgijos tlreufl jgsmfiotgj nrebgrs nut wmtl trojmif puttlreufl etlgr nrebgrs jgsmfigj te ko`mamtotg tlg portm`uaor trojmif ofgijo, (g.f., nuymif er sgaamif

    tlreufl eig er cerg nrebgrs nut `lurimif ste`b tlreufl etlgrs mi oi ottgcpt te `eitrea/coiofg tlg

    corbgt)2 Wsmif tlg systgc ek slert sgaamif os o coimpuaotmvg trojmif teea wlgrgny jewiworj prgssurg ei tlg

    slorg prm`gs e``urs tlreufl slert sgaamif mi tlg corbgt oij wlgrg ojhustcgits te slert gxpesurgs org

    jeig ekk-corbgt te ovemj komr prm`g jms`evgry. Zlg o`tmvmty suffgsts `eaausmei ny tlesg wmtl slert

    gxpesurg oij tlesg wle org wmaamif te suppay slorgs ekk-corbgt te rgju`g tlesg gxpesurgs2

    Vreif-keetmif oij poim`bmif rgtoma mivgsters tlreufl to`tm`s su`l os jgamngrotgay sgaamif jewioiieui`gcgits tlot lgroaj coher jgvgaepcgits ker tlg @ecpoiy. O jmsoppemitmif slorg prm`g

    rgo`tmei mivormonay tobgs owoy krec tlg smfimkm`oi`g ek oi oiieui`gcgit oij agojs te mivgster oifst2

    ^gfmstgrmif sunstoitmoa leajmifs o`ress cuatmpag iecmigg o``euits wmtlmi oi mistmtutmei er o`resscuatmpag o``euits wmtl cuatmpag mistmtutmeis tlus prevmjmif tlg sunstoitmoa leajgr wmtl vormeus eptmeis

    te jgamvgr nuymif oij/er sgaamif erjgrs te ossmst wmtl trojmif ofgijos2 Toim`bmif mivgsters ny usmif aorfg nuy nmjs te suppert tlg prm`g oij tlgi sujjgiay sgaamif mite tlg nmjs

    te fmvg tlg oppgoroi`g ek prm`g wgobigss nut wlgrg tlg nuymif oij sgaamif los nggi ngtwggi rgaotgj

    gitmtmgs2

    @opmtoamzmif ei trojmif veaotmamty ny gitmtmgs gifmiggrmif prm`g koaas mi trojmif ngtwggi tlgcsgavgs tlotagoj te tlg corfmi amcmts ek gxpesgj mivgsters ngmif trmffgrgj oij te mrrotmeioa poim` oceifst rgtoma

    mivgsters tlgrgny o``gagrotmif prm`g koaas2

    @oceukaofmif gxtgismvg agvgas ek wlot cmflt ng `eismjgrgj Vosl Zrojgs (m.g., ie `loifgs te ngigkm`moaewigrslmp) ny puttmif coiy ek tlg trojgs tlreufl nrebgrs wmtl aorfg iucngrs ek rgtoma `amgits oij

    tlgi sgttamif ei tlg igt pesmtmeis ot tlg `aesg ek trojmif2

    Zobmif ojvoitofg ek o sgttagcgit systgc wlgrg tlg nrebgrs usgj ker lmfl veaucgs ek junmeusmistmtutmeioa trojgs org iet mjgitmkmgj ei tlg rgfmstgr, tlus kurtlgr `oceukaofmif tlg trojmif o`tmvmty2

    Zobmif ojvoitofg ek uirgamonag rgpertmif systgcs te jmsfumsg trojmif o`tmvmty os gvmjgi`gj nysunstoitmoa `loifgs mi slert pesmtmeis iet ngmif cot`lgj ny `errgspeijmif `loifgs mi ste`b agijmif &

    ste`b nerrewmif joto, oij wlgrg ker gxocpag o aorfg mi`rgosg mi epgi pesmtmeis ms usuoaay iet rgkag`tgj

    ei tlg rgfmstgr ny `errgspeijmif koaas mi tlg agijgr s leajmif2

    Zlg jgamngrotg sgaamif jewi ek o leajmif te `rgotg veaotmamty eiay te rg-pur`losg slorgs os mivgsterspoim`2

    Zlg agobmif ek mikercotmei te tlg cgjmo ny @ecpoiy mismjgrs wlgrg tlg igws mtgcs se fgigrotgj orgusgj te hustmky spg`mkm` trojmif ofgijos.

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    NGLO[MEW^P AMIBGJ ZE O^ZMKM@MOA T^M@GP

    44?," tlg Lmfl @eurt somj mi mts hujfcgit succory. 1AMIB9

    Zlg Lmfl @eurt jg`msmei prevmjgs o ngi`lcorb oij sgts tlg prg`gjgit krec wlm`l trojmif `oi ng ossgssgj

    mi tgrcs ek maagfoa nglovmeurs.

    Zlg Lmfl @eurt jg`msmei iggjs te ng vmgwgj mi rgaotmei te tlg rgfuaoters stotgcgits ei Huay 0?, >4?0

    rgforjmif tlg `eaaopsg ek Pterc Kmioi`moa.

    OPM@ `lomrcoi Frgf Cgj`rokt somj tlg `erperotg rgfuaoter `euaj eiay tobg o`tmei mk tlgrg wos sukkm`mgit

    gvmjgi`g. "@agoray, wg jei't pursug gvgry `osg," lg teaj rgpertgrs mi Nrmsnoig ei Vgjigsjoy ei tlg

    smjgamigs ek o Kmioi`moa Pgrvm`gs @eui`ma keruc. "Pecgtmcgs wg sgg o aet ek lorc, o aet ek aess, wg sgg o feej

    `osg ker cevmif olgoj nut mk tlg gvmjgi`g ms iet tlgrg, wg `oi't pursug mt. "Tgepag fe 'tlgy'rg onseautgay

    fumaty, fumaty os smi'. Vg prenonay ofrgg wmtl tlgc oij ektgi wg'aa tobg tlmifs te `eurt, nut tlg ko`t yeu

    gitgr `eurt cgois tlg eut`ecg ms ui`grtomi." 1AMIB9

    Oij mt oase iggjs te ng `eismjgrgj ofomist tlg rgfuaoters ewi kmijmifs mi rgforj te @uJg`e mi Coy >4??,

    wlm`l lovg nggi succormzgj os keaaews (^gkgr Oppgijmx >)

    OPM@ lovg jgvetgj oi uiprg`gjgitgj oceuit ek tmcg oij rgseur`gs mite aeebmif mite tlg mssugs romsgj

    `ei`grimif @uJg`e. Zlg mivgstmfotmeis lovg tobgi mite o``euit o kuijocgitoa oioaysms ek tlg @ecpoiy

    agojmif te o vmgw tlot kau`tuotmeis mi tlg slorg prm`g org rgojmay gxpaomigj oij tlot tlg slorg prm`g ms prm`gj

    oneut rmflt ot tlg `urrgit tmcg. Zlg mivgstmfotmeis lovg oase aeebgj mite slorg rgfmstry cevgcgits, slert

    sgaamif pesmtmeis oij tlg agvgas ek luri oij trojmif pottgris osse`motgj wmtl tlg ste`b. Oktgr gxtgismvg

    jgamngrotmei, OPM@ jegs iet ngamgvg tlot oiy nrgo`lgs lovg e``urrgj wmtl tlg trojmif tlot los tobgi pao`g

    mi @uJg`e er tlot tlgrg ms sukkm`mgit gvmjgi`g ek oiy trojmif nglovmeurs tlot weuaj hustmky kurtlgr

    mivgstmfotmei.

    Zlg `agor jmrg`tmei prevmjgj ny tlg Lmfl @eurt rgforjmif wlot `eistmtutgs corbgt coimpuaotmei prevmjgs

    frgot `aormty te lew faormif joto oiecoamgs `ei`grimif @uJg`e iggj te ng ojjrgssgj. Zlg jmagcco ker

    mivgsters ms tlot OPM@ los ossgrtgj tlot mt iggjs gvmjgi`g mi erjgr te presg`utg `osgs ek maagfoa o`tmvmty ygt

    jgspmtg uiprg`gjgitgj agvgas ek mivgstmfotmei rgforjmif @uJg`e, OPM@ los keuij ietlmif wertl pursumif.

    @agoray secgtlmif ms ocmss os rgsgor`l jgceistrotgs gxtroerjmiory agvgas ek o`tmvmty tlot `oi eiay ng

    gxpaomigj mi tgrcs ek ottgcpts te `rgotg oi ortmkm`moa corbgt oij te coiofg prm`mif agvgas.

    Mt ms gxtrgcgay jmsoppemitmif tlot tlg rgfuaoter `ocg up wmtl o ie `osg te oiswgr kmijmif rgforjmif

    @ujg`e nosgj comiay ei gxtroigeus cottgrs, iet tlg joto mssugs rgkgrrgj te mt, ygt rgsgor`l losjgceistrotgj tlot slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei los jecmiotgj trojmif oij nggi rgspeismnag ker tlg sgttmif ek

    ortmkm`moa prm`gs ker o vgry gxtgijgj pgrmej ek tmcg.

    http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/6/28/asx/high-court-ruling-expands-concept-market-manipulationhttp://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/6/28/asx/high-court-ruling-expands-concept-market-manipulationhttp://www.couriermail.com.au/business/breaking-news/asic-boss-says-it-cant-pursue-every-case/story-fnihsevj-1226689010477http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/breaking-news/asic-boss-says-it-cant-pursue-every-case/story-fnihsevj-1226689010477http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/breaking-news/asic-boss-says-it-cant-pursue-every-case/story-fnihsevj-1226689010477http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/6/28/asx/high-court-ruling-expands-concept-market-manipulation
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    Vlmag kuaa oij prepgr ossgsscgits `oi eiay ng o`lmgvgj tlreufl tlg kergism` oujmtmif ek o``euits,

    rgsgor`l los slewi tlot tlgrg ms evgrwlgacmif gvmjgi`g tlot slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei ms tobmif pao`g mi

    @uJg`e, oij etlgr OP\ `ecpoimgs, ei o jomay nosms. Oij wlmag tlg gitmtmgs rgspeismnag ker maagfoa trojmif

    nglovmeurs org uionag te ng mjgitmkmgj tlreufl punam`ay ovomaonag joto, tlg nrebgrs tlgy org o`tmif tlreufl

    cest `grtomiay `oi ng.

    Zlg ke`us ek rgsgor`l los nggi te gstonamsl, usmif gcpmrm`oa joto, tlot slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei coimkgststlreufl tlg keaaewmif trojmif nglovmeurs.

    @O^ZGA NGLO[MEW^P8

    Gitmtmgs o`tmif wmtlmi mistmtutmeioa o``euits lovg jecmiotgj trojmif wmtl nglovmeurs tlot suffgst streif

    agvgas ek `eepgrotmei oij/er `eaausmei rotlgr tloi fgiumig `ecpgtmtmei mi tlg corbgt. Nuymif oij sgaamif

    ker tlg socg sunstoitmoa mitgrgsts los nggi jmspgrsgj o`ress tlg gitmrg igtwerb ek nrebgrs oij los

    rgsuatgj mi oi gxtrgcgay koasg corbgt. Lmfl veaucgs ek slorgs lovg nggi seaj mite tlg corbgt oij

    `eivgimgitay rgtrmgvgj se tlot leajmifs lovg nggi comitomigj oij secgtmcgs mi`rgosgj ot tlg gxpgisg ek

    rgtoma slorgleajgrs. @eistoit trojmif no`b oij kertl los oase nggi oufcgitgj ny ojhustcgits cojg vmo

    Jorb Teeas er tlreufl ekk-corbgt nrebgr `ressmifs wlm`l lovg ovemjgj prepgr prm`g jms`evgry. Zlg

    ortmkm`moa, iei-fgiumig ioturg ek trojmif ms rgkag`tgj ny tlg rgtgitmei ek leajmifs jgspmtg oaa ek tlg lmfl

    veaucg trojmif o`tmvmty tobmif pao`g. Zlgrg ms oase tlg mssug tlot trojmif no`b oij kertl `eitmiueusay

    rgsgcnags o zgre-suc focg. Trekmts krec secg trojgs org `oi`gaagj eut ny aessgs wmtl etlgr trojgs. Oport

    krec mcpo`tmif prm`gs uikomray, su`l trojmif oase suffgsts cetmvgs etlgr tloi prekmts org rgspeismnag ker tlg

    trojmif o`tmvmty.

    Zlg jecmioi`g ny mistmtutmeis ms rgvgoagj wlgi ottgcptmif te rg`ei`mag mistmtutmeioa rgfmstry slorg kaews

    wmtl nrebgr nuymif oij sgaamif wlgrg tlg cohermty ek oaa nrebgr troiso`tmeis org rgqumrgj te noaoi`g tlgiucngrs. Zlg sprgoj ek mistmtutmeioa mikaugi`g ms oase rgkag`tgj ny eig nrebgr, WNP Pg`urmtmgs, ngmif

    rgspeismnag ker o vgry lmfl agvga ek sgttagcgit troiso`tmeis `ecporgj te mts ewi agvgas ek nuymif oij sgaamif

    mi tlg corbgt. Coiy mistmtutmeioa trojgs krec etlgr nrebgrs oppgor te ng kuiigaagj tlreufl WNP

    sgttagcgit o``euits suffgstmif `aesg rgaotmeislmps ngtwggi okkmamotgs er trojmif portigrs.

    Vlmag `ortga o`tmvmty ms oi mssug ker tlg rgfuaoter mi tgrcs ek slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei mt ms oase oi mssug ker

    tlg Oustroamoi @ecpgtmtmei oij @eisucgr @eccmssmei (O@@@) wlgrg `ortga o`tmvmty ms oase maagfoa. Zlgmr

    wgnsmtg `agoray stotgs tlot8Nusmigssgs tlot cobg ofrggcgits wmtl tlgmr `ecpgtmters te kmx prm`gs, rmf nmjs, slorg

    corbgts er rgstrm`t eutputs org nrgobmif aows oij smagitay stgoamif krec `eisucgrs oij nusmigssgs ny mikaotmif prm`gs,rgju`mif `lem`gs oij jocofmif tlg g`eiecy.1AMIB9

    Zlg pgioatmgs mi pao`g te ojjrgss `ortga o`tmvmty org stotgj os8

    Ker `erperotmeis, tlg coxmcuc kmig er pg`uimory pgioaty ker go`l `rmcmioa `ortga ekkgi`g er `mvma

    `eitrovgitmei (wlm`lgvgr oppamgs) wmaa ng tlg frgotgr ek8

    $?4 444 444

    tlrgg tmcgs tlg tetoa voaug ek tlg ngigkmts entomigj ny eig er cerg pgrseis oij tlot org rgoseionay

    ottrmnutonag te tlg ekkgi`g er `eitrovgitmei.Vlgrg ngigkmts `oiiet ng kuaay jgtgrcmigj, ?4 pgr `git ek tlg oiiuoa turievgr ek tlg `ecpoiy (mi`aujmif

    rgaotgj `erperotg nejmgs) mi tlg prg`gjmif ?> ceitls.

    http://www.accc.gov.au/business/anti-competitive-behaviour/cartelshttp://www.accc.gov.au/business/anti-competitive-behaviour/cartelshttp://www.accc.gov.au/business/anti-competitive-behaviour/cartels
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    OW@ZMEI T^M@MIF8

    Zlg scoaa freup ek nrebgrs `eismstgitay mjgitmkmgj os agojmif portm`mpoits o`ress oaa ou`tmeis evgr aeif

    pgrmejs ek tmcg oase aeeb te ng lmflay cetmvotgj ny spg`mkm` trojmif ofgijos tlot rgqumrg `eitrea evgr

    prm`mif eut`ecgs. Zlgmr streif miveavgcgits mjgitmky wmtl corbgt coimpuaotmei, iet fgiumig trojmif. Oase,

    tlg trgij ker tlg scoaa freup ek agojmif nrebgrs ms te retotg wmtl tlgmr precmigit reags. Ot tmcgs tlgy coy

    ng jecmioit nuygrs oij ot etlgr tmcgs, tlgy coy ng jecmioit sgaagrs er tlgy coy gvgi ng precmigitnuygrs oij sgaagrs wmtlmi tlg socg ou`tmei. Zlg sto`bmif oij sujjgi wmtljrowoa ek nmjs tlot rgfuaoray

    e``urs mi ou`tmeis oase mjgitmkmgs wmtl ottgcpts te `rgotg ortmkm`moa prm`gs oij se cust ng rgforjgj os

    corbgt coimpuaotmei.

    JEVIZM@B MI[EA[GCGIZP8

    Nrebgrs wle org `eismstgitay jecmioit os tlg sgaagrs ek Jewitm`b trojgs oase rgvgoa trojmif ofgijos ambgay

    te ng cetmvotgj ny `eitrea evgr prm`gs. Zlg socg freup ek nrebgrs oase loppgi te ng jecmioit os nuygrs

    ek Jewitm`bs os wgaa, wlm`l kurtlgr lgaps te ko`mamtotg jewiworj cevgcgits mi prm`g. O `agor-`ut mijm`oter

    oneut tlgmr miveavgcgit wmtl sgttmif ortmkm`moa prm`gs, qumtg sgporotg te tlg veaucgs ek Jewitm`bs tlgy orgosse`motgj wmtl, ms tlg prepertmei ek Jewitm`bs tlgy lovg nggi rgspeismnag ker ei oiy fmvgi joy. Pmtuotmeis

    wlgrg o nrebgrs corbgt slorg ek Jewitm`btrojgs os sgaagrs, ms corbgjay jmkkgrgit tloi tlgmr corbgt slorg

    ek oaa sgaamif tlgy lovg nggi miveavgj wmtl, suffgsts `ei`grtgj o`tmei te aewgr prm`g. Aefm`oaay, tlg

    prepertmei ek Jewitm`b trojgs `ousgj ny o nrebgr sgaamif mite tlg corbgt, euflt te ng smcmaor te tlgmr

    corbgt slorg ek sgaamif fgigroaay. Ptreif oiecoamgs ngtwggi tlg twe oacest `grtomiay suffgst sgaamif tlot ms

    jgamngrotgay jgsmfigj te aewgr prm`gs.

    Zlg socg oppamgs te wlgrg tlg miveavgcgit ek nrebgrs os nuygrs ek Jewitm`b trojgs ms corbgjay jmkkgrgit

    te tlgmr corbgt slorgs os nuygrs fgigroaay. Lmfl agvgas ek Jewitm`b pur`losgs `ecporgj te pur`losgsfgigroaay oase suffgst streif cetmvotmeis te ko`mamtotg aewgr prm`gs.

    Zlg rgoamty ms tlot mt ms trojmif oafermtlcs tlot jgamvgr jewiworj prgssurg ei prm`gs tlreufl `grtomi nrebgrs

    ker`mif Jewitm`bs os sgaagrs, oij mt ms oafermtlcs tlot oase ko`mamtotg tlg jewiworj cevgcgit ny lovmif

    etlgr nrebgrs o``gpt tlg Jewitm`b trojgs os pur`losgrs. Os mt loppgis, tlg nrebgrs rgspeismnag ker

    Jewitm`bs os netl sgaagrs oij nuygrs ek Jewitm`b trojgs, loppgi te ng cgcngrs ek o scoaa freup wle

    lovg gcgrfgj os precmigit nrebgrs mi `eitreaamif prm`mif eut`ecgs oij wle tgij te retotg reags os

    precmigit nrebgrs krec eig joy te tlg igxt. Zlg retotmei ek reags streifay suffgsts `eaausmei os oaa

    precmigit nrebgrs jgoa gx`ausmvgay ei ngloak ek mistmtutmeis.

    Ojjmtmeioa mijm`oters ker tlg ortmkm`moa sgttmif ek prm`gs tlreufl sgaamif tlot `ousgs Jewitm`bs mi prm`g org8

    Zlg aorfg iucngrs ek trojgs tlot org put tlreufl tlg corbgt tlot miveavg scoaa por`gas ek slorgs2 oij

    Lmfl agvgas ek nrebgr `ressmifs tlot eiay miveavg scoaa por`gas ek slorgs.

    PGAAMIF MIZE OIIEWI@GCGIZP8

    Corbgt sgitmcgit `oi ng `eitreaagj ny gisurmif tlot precmsmif er gvgi streif oiieui`gcgits rgsuat mi

    cmimcoa corbgt mcpo`t. Zlg nrebgrs rgspeismnag ker tlg sgaamif jewi ek oiieui`gcgits org rgojmay

    mjgitmkmonag os tlg nrebgrs wle lovg gifofgj mi ker`mif Jewitm`bs os sgaagrs ei joys wlgrgoiieui`gcgits org rgagosgj. Pu`l o`tmvmty, wlgi ensgrvgj tobmif pao`g ny tlg socg scoaa freup ek

    nrebgrs evgr aeif pgrmejs ek tmcg, prevmjgs kurtlgr streif gvmjgi`g rgforjmif tlg `rgotmei ek ortmkm`moa

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    prm`mif agvgas, portm`uaoray os igws ms cgoit te ng o comi jrmvgr ek corbgts. @eismstgitay `euitgrmitumtmvg

    rgspeisgs ny tlg corbgt te feej igws org tlgrgkerg o streif mijm`oter ek slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei.

    Zlg coimpuaotmvg sgaamif ms nerig eut ny sgaamif mi rgspeisg te oi oiieui`gcgit su`l os sg`urmif o``gss te

    roma ko`mamtmgs wlm`l ms oi envmeus voaug-ojjmif o`qumsmtmei. Zlg oiieui`gcgit (rgkgr @osg >: Pg`tmei ?4)

    loj ietlmif te je wmtl `eppgr rgseur`gs oij frojgs wlm`l lovg nggi tlg sunhg`t ek `eistoit `eikusmei

    oij `eihg`turg keaaewmif HE^@ gstmcotgs tlot oppgor te lovg komagj te ojgquotgay ojjrgss lmfl frojg`eppgr oiecoamsc. Zlg sgaamif jewi ek oi oiieui`gcgit tlot o`tuoaay upfrojgj rgseur`gs,

    oiieui`gcgits tlot suffgst cu`l lmflgr frojgs krec mimtmoa cmimif oktgr su``gsskua nuab cmimif trmoas,

    oiieui`gcgits tlot org ambgay te rgsuat mi mi`rgosgj rgseur`gs tlreufl su``gss wmtl rgfmeioa gxpaerotmei

    oij gxpaerotmei ot jgptl, oij oi oiieui`gcgit tlot lgroajgj o aeif owomtgj cmimif am`gisg oaa cobg ie

    sgisg mi tgrcs ek tlg mi`rgosmif voaug rgkag`tgj mi tlg @ecpoiy tlreufl seamj o`lmgvgcgits. Vlot tlgy je

    pemit te ms o systgcotm` ottgcpt ny `grtomi mitgrgsts te jgtro`t krec corbgt sgitmcgit wlgrgvgr pessmnag.

    VOPL Z^OJGP OIJ JO^B Z^OJGP

    Vosl Zrojgs org maagfoa. Lewgvgr, wmtl tlg usg ek oafermtlcs, trojgs tlot o`lmgvg tlg socg rgsuat os VoslZrojgs (m.g., ie `loifg te ngigkm`moa ewigrslmp) org onag te tobg pao`g wmtleut mitgrvgitmei ny tlg corbgt

    rgfuaoter. Zlg ko`t tlot etlgr nrebgrs org miveavgj wlgi soags ny oi gitmty org rg`y`agj no`b oij kertl

    ngtwggi o cmx ek nrebgrs, ngkerg ngmif rgpur`losgj ny tlg ermfmioa sgaamif gitmty, oppgors te ovemj ngmif

    rgforjgj os o Vosl Zrojg. Lewgvgr tlg trojmif `oi cest jgkmimtgay rgsuat mi ortmkm`moa prm`gs portm`uaoray mk

    coiy ek tlg nrebgrs miveavgj org `eaaujmif wmtl tlgmr trojmif. @orgkua oioaysms tlreufl oujmts coy rgvgoa

    tlot oaa ek tlg nuymif oij sgaamif osse`motgj wmtl su`l trojmif o`tmvmty tlot jegsit rgsuat mi `loifgs te

    ewigrslmp, ms mi gkkg`t obmi te slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei os jgkmigj ny tlg Lmfl @eurt hujfgcgit. Zlg

    rgau`toi`g ny tlg rgfuaoter te `eiju`t oujmts oij te fgt te tlg nettec ek junmeus trojmif pro`tm`gs coy mi

    gkkg`t ng soi`tmeimif slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei ei o vgry aorfg s`oag wmtl mcpam`otmeis ker tlg gitmrg corbgt.

    Zroiskgrs ek slorgs tlot ovemj prm`g jms`evgry org gxtrgcgay ambgay te ng suppertmif trojmif tlot los

    rgsuatgj mi ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas.

    PLE^Z PGAAMIF

    Plert sgaamif ms agfoa ei tlg OP\ nut pro`tm`gs osse`motgj wmtl slert sgaamif tlot rgsuat mi ortmkm`moa prm`mif org

    maagfoa. Zlg bgy te slert sgaamif ms prm`g jms`evgry. Mk prm`gs org mikaotgj oij slert sgaamif aewgrs tlgc te

    cerg rgoamstm` agvgas, tlgi oiy sunsgqugit pur`losgs te cobg o prekmt krec tlg o`tmvmty, ms o agfmtmcotg

    trojmif o`tmvmty. Vlot ms iet agfmtmcotg ms wlgrg prm`gs org rgju`gj tlreufl slert sgaamif ker`mif tlgc te

    ortmkm`moa er uijgrvoaugj agvgas, oij tlgi ker gxpesgj epgi slert pesmtmeis te ng `evgrgj ny o`tmvmty tlot

    ovemjs prm`g jms`evgry. Mt ms `eccei pro`tm`g ker aorfg slert pesmtmeis te ng uiweuij tlreufl ekk-corbgt

    ojhustcgits wlm`l ovemj prm`g jms`evgry, iet tlreufl tlg rg-pur`losg ek slorgs tlreufl tlg corbgt. Zlg

    pro`tm`g los nggi soi`tmeigj ny tlg rgfuaoter nut tlg rg`git Lmfl @eurt hujfgcgit suffgsts tlot mt

    rgprgsgits slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei tlreufl tlg mcpesmif ek ortmkm`moa `eistromits ei prm`mif agvgas.

    Onusgs ek slert sgaamif pessmnay rgprgsgit tlg smifag cest petgit trojmif o`tmvmty rgspeismnag ker fgigrotmif

    ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas. Pecg ek tlg mssugs `ei`grimif slert sgaamif lovg nggi stotgj os keaaews.

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    ? cgois tlot :=,=== slerts pgr gitmty iggjit ng rgpertgj, rgprgsgitmif ovgry

    suntoitmoa pertmei ek joy-te-joy trojmif ei joys wlgrg amflt veaucgs org miveavgj.

    . Vlot rgspeismnag kuij coiofgr, `eis`meus ek tlg iggj te pgrkerc ofomist lms/lgr pggrs wlmaggitrustgj te mi`rgosg tlg mivgstcgit pertkeame ek `amgits, weuaj ko`mamtotg slert sgaamif tlreufl tlg

    agijmif ek `amgit slorgs biewmif tlot `amgit pertkeames weuaj ng sunstoitmoaay jgvoaugj ny tlg

    o`tmvmty5

    0. Vle weuaj o`tmvgay ossmst gitmtmgs te `evgr aorfg slert gxpesurgs mi su`l o woy os te ovemj oiy prm`gmcpo`t wlgi slert sgaagrs uijgr prgssurg te `evgr weuaj ng gxpg`tgj te poy o prgcmuc te o``gss

    aorfg troi`lgs ek slorgs5

    :. Los gxtgismvg ste`b agijmif `rgotgj o smtuotmei wlgrg tlg ke`us ny mikaugitmoa gitmtmgs ms te jgstreyvoaug oij te gisurg tlot prm`gs rgcomi uijgr prgssurg te coiofg gxpesurgs oij te cmimcmzg tlg

    iggj ker suppaymif ojjmtmeioa `eaaotgroa mi tlg gvgit ek prm`g mi`rgosgs5

    7. Lew `oi corbgt mitgfrmty ng comitomigj ker oi mijustry tlot okkg`ts tlg kmioi`moa wgakorg ek secoiy pgepag tlreufl `ecpuasery supgroiiuotmei, wlgi vgstgj mitgrgsts `leesg te put tlgmr ewi

    mitgrgsts olgoj ek tlg `amgits wlesg kuijs tlgy coiofg2

    ;. Fmvgi tlg cossmvg aessgs ko`gj ny supgroiiuotmei kuijs mi rg`git ygors oij mi tlg ygors keaaewmiftlg FK@, wle org tlg gitmtmgs wle lovg pesmtmeigj tlgcsgavgs te ngigkmt krec tlg cossmvg

    oceuits ek slert sgaamif tlot los e``urrgj oij wlgrg lovg tlesg prekmts nggi rgpotrmotgj te5

    Mt ms jmkkm`uat mk iet mcpessmnag te su``gsskuaay oiswgr qugstmeis su`l os tlg onevg wmtleut fgttmif mite

    mssugs ek `eaausmei, `eaaonerotmei oij slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei. Zlgrg `oi ng ie jeunt tlot tlg systgc ek

    slert sgaamif systgc los nggi lmho`bgj ny seplmstm`otgj mivgsters wle lovg seuflt te jgstrey wgoatl

    tlreufl aewgr slorg prm`gs wlgrgvgr pessmnag, oij usmif etlgr pgepagsslorgs te pesmtmei tlgcsgavgs. Zlg

    systgc los pao`gj corbgts mi o pgrmaeus pesmtmei oij mt ms iet ot oaa surprmsmif tlot slert sgaamif ms tlg kmrst

    `osuoaty ek veaotmag corbgts wmtl Fevgricgits mccgjmotgay tobmif stgps te noi tlg pro`tm`g.

    Zlg @uJg`e smtuotmei rgprgsgits hust oietlgr `osuoaty ek coimpuaotmvg onusgs ngmif pgrpgtrotgj mi tlg

    iocg ek agfoamzgj slert sgaamif pro`tm`gs, lewgvgr tlgrg ms o `loi`g tlot wmtl tlg rg`git Lmfl @eurt

    jg`msmei coimpuaotmvg o`tmvmtmgs oij ortmkm`moa prm`mif eut`ecgs coy prevmjg oi ovgiug te `agoi up tlgsg`urmtmgs-agijmif mijustry, gvgi mk tlg systgc mtsgak ms agfoa.

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    PWCCO^] EK @uJG@E MPPWGP

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    .? O AMPZ EK Z^OJMIF MPPWGP @EI@G^IMIF @uJG@E AMCMZGJ

    Mistmtutmeioa jgoamifs mi rgaotmei te @uJg`e lovg nggi `loro`tgrmzgj ny lmfl agvgas ek trojmif `luri, wmtl

    slorgs ngmif `eitmiueusay possgj no`b oij kertl ngtwggi go`l etlgr, ektgi wmtleut smfimkm`oit `loifgs te

    leajmifs jgspmtg tlg aorfg veaucgs trojgj. Zlg gosg ot wlm`l slorgs lovg nggi seaj oij rgpur`losgj,

    evgr oij evgr, smfioas wmjgsprgoj `eaausmei oij aeebs te ng rgspeismnag ker netl oi ortmkm`moa trojmif

    givmreicgit oij o fressay uijgrvoaugj slorg prm`g.

    Joto-nosgj ensgrvotmeis rgforjmif @uJg`e trojmif evgr tlg pgrmej Hoi >4?4 te Huig >4?> (>.7 ygors) lovg

    nggi punamslgj eilttp8//www.s`rmnj.`ec/`ujg`eUrgsgor`los o sgrmgs ek ^gsgor`l Topgrs. Mi portm`uaor, o

    iucngr ek trojmif mssugs lovg nggi romsgj mi @loptgrs ;.? tlreufl te ;.7 wlm`l mi`aujg tlg keaaewmif.

    .?.? ZLG Z^OJMIF @LW^I N] MIPZMZWZMEIP8 Kmvg mistmtutmeioa slorgleajgrs lovg o`tgj mi o `ortga-ambg

    coiigr wlgi o``euitmif ker 64% ek oaa rgfmstry cevgcgits evgr tlg >.7 ygors, oij 4?>, oij2

    e Hust twe mistmtutmeioa slorgleajgrs mi tlgmr ewi rmflt wgrg rgspeismnag ker 74% ek oaa rgfmstryo`tmvmty evgr >.7 ygors oij 64% ek oaa rgfmstry o`tmvmty evgr tlg kmrst smx ceitls ek >4?>.

    e Zlg `ortga-ambg o`tmvmty suffgsts tlot gitmtmgs `eaaujmif mi tlgmr trojmif tlreufl o wmjg igtwerb eknrebgrs lovg nggi jecmiotmif trojmif oij jm`totmif tgrcs te tlg rgst ek tlg corbgt.

    .?.> Zrojmif ny tlg twe agojmif mistmtutmeis los nggi rgcorbonay syccgtrm`oa wmtl aorfg veaucgs put

    tlreufl tlg rgfmstgr `ecporgj te oaa etlgr gitmtmgs. Zlg syccgtry ek tlg leajmifs suffgsts tlot kuij

    coiofgrs lovg nggi streifay suppertmif go`l etlgr wmtl tlgmr trojmif.(^gk. Topgr ;.7 Pg`t ;.7.7.:,476,;0? ?>0,?;:,;=> -,=0=

    Iotmeioa Iecmiggs ==,;?7,70> ==,;0=,04= >0,666

    .?.0 Peplmstm`otgj mivgsters o`tmif wmtlmi mistmtutmeioa iecmigg o``euit stru`turgs, oij/er mistmtutmeioakuij coiofgrs oij/er mistmtutmeioa nrebgrs, lovg oaa loj o coher mikaugi`g evgr trojmif tlreufleut tlg >.7

    ygor pgrmej rgvmgwgj. Vlmag tlg mcpo`t ek tlgmr trojmif `oi ng ensgrvgj oij quoitmkmgj, tlg mjgitmtmgs ek

    tlesg gitmtmgs rgspeismnag ker trojmif oiecoamgs `oiiet ng jgtgrcmigj wmtleut rgfuaotery oujmts.

    Mistmtutmeioa trojmif o`tmvmty los nggi ietgj os keaaews8

    Mistmtutmeis os o freup lovg mi`rgosgj tlgmr agvga ek ewigrslmp ek tlg @ecpoiy krec ;.:% mi >44;te 0=.6% mi >4?>. Zlg mi`rgosg los cestay e``urrgj mi tlg pgrmej `evgrgj ny rgsgor`l wlgrg

    gxtgismvg prm`g `oppmif tlreufl tlg `lurimif ek leajmifs oij tlreufl ste`b agijmif oij slert

    sgaamif los o``ecpoimgj tlgmr o``ucuaotmei.

    Mk tlg possmvg mivgstcgit ek `erigrsteig mivgster Igw Opgx Osmo ms oase mi`aujgj, seplmstm`otgjmivgsters lovg mi`rgosgj tlgmr ewigrslmp ek tlg @ecpoiy te 7>.:% .

    O``ucuaotmei los nggi o`lmgvgj ot tlg gxpgisg ek rgtoma mivgsters (>4 C slorgs seaj), `erperotgmivgsters (7 C slorgs seaj) oij tlreufl @ecpoiy pao`gcgits (;0.> C slorgs) ^gkgr ;.7.7.;.>

    Zlg mi`rgosg mi mistmtutmeioa ewigrslmp ny seplmstm`otgj mivgsters agj ny eig ek tlg werajs agojmifkuijs (m.g., tlg C&F/[oifuorj Freup) los iet nggi osse`motgj wmtl jgcoij prgssurgs tlot lovg

    amktgj prm`gs. Trm`gs lovg fgigroaay nggi `oppgj oij lovg nggi sggcmifay uisuppertgj.

    O``ucuaotmei los nggi `eitrojm`tery te tlg wmjgsprgoj oij eifemif igfotmvmty sprgoj ny nrebgrs,tlg kmioi`moa cgjmo oij punam` kerucs wlm`l los fgigroaay `eikusgj rgtoma mivgsters oij pgrsuojgj

    coiy te sgaa . Peplmstm`otgj mivgsters lovg nosgj tlgmr mivgstcgit jg`msmeis ei Jug Jmamfgi`g oij

    lovg pursugj `erperotg ofgijos os wgaa os prekmtonag trojmif eppertuimitmgs, uiswoygj ny tlg sgoek `eikusmei oij igfotmvmty tlot los surreuijgj tlg ste`b.

    Mt `euaj ng rgoseionay orfugj tlot igfotmvmty los nggi purpesgkuaay coiuko`turgj te suppert tlg

    o``ucuaotmei tobmif pao`g, gspg`moaay os oaa pesmtmvg jgvgaepcgits `ei`grimif tlg `ecpoiy lovg

    nggi vmrtuoaay mfiergj.

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    Zlg trojmif stotmstm`s ek mistmtutmeis krec Hoi >4?4 te Huig >4?> wgrg os keaaews8

    ^gfmstry Plorg Kaews krec Zrojmif Eiay ^gfmstry Plorg Kaews krec Zrojmif paus Tao`gcgits

    EKK EI IGZ EKK EI IGZ

    @mtm`erp Iecmiggs ?>:,476,;0? ?>0,?;:,;=> -,=0= ?>:,476,;0? ?>0,?;:,;=> -,=0=

    Iotmeioa Iecmiggs ==,;?7,70> ==,;0=,04= >0,666 ==,;?7,70> ==,;0=,04= >0,666

    LPN@ Iecmiggs :?,;=7,=:; :7,?6?,4;: 0,:67,??< ;=,:=0,;>7 4,6:7,;4: 07,>>;,74< ?:,:4,6:7,;4: ;0,:=,670,?06

    OIX Iecmiggs ?0,7::,>;: ;: 0,=66,444 >0,=66,444

    >==,;7,44?,,0:>,6,:7;,;7; :4>,=>7,67

    Zlg trojmif o`tmvmty wmtlmi @mtm`erp oij Iotmeioa Iecmiggs ms ambgay te lovg prevmjgj o naoibgt ek `eitrea

    evgr tlg corbgt mi suppert ek tlg streif o``ucuaotmei tlot los e``urrgj mi LPN@ Iecmiggs oij HT Cerfoi

    Iecmiggs. O``ucuaotmei los nggi mi tlg kerc ek @ecpoiy pao`gcgits oij ei-corbgt nuymif. Zlg `eitrea

    evgr trojmif los sggi tlg `oppmif ek prm`gs oij prm`g jg`amigs wmtl oi ortmkm`moa prm`mif givmreicgit ambgay

    te lovg nggi mi pao`g ker cu`l ek tlg 04 ceitl pgrmej rgvmgwgj.

    .?.: N^EBG^ MPPWGP8 Zrojmif rg`erjs evgr o pgrmej ek 04 ceitls slew lmflay oiecoaeus vormotmeis

    ngtwggi nrebgr nuymif oij sgaamif veaucgs, oij tlg rgfmstry veaucgs tlot e``ur os trojgs org sgttagj. Zlg

    tonag jrows ottgitmei te secg ek tlg cerg envmeus oiecoamgs wlm`l romsg suspm`meis oneut wlot ms o`tuoaay

    paoymif eut mi tlg corbgt. Ek `eursg mi o truay troisporgit trojmif oij sgttagcgit givmreicgit miveavmif

    fgiumig nuymif & sgaamif, nrebgr veaucgs euflt te komtlkuaay `errgspeij wmtl `amgit rgfmstry cevgcgits.

    Trepertmei ek

    OP\ Zrojgs

    Zroisporgit

    Zrojgs

    Iei-Zroisporgit

    Zrojgs

    Igt

    Nuys/Pgaas

    [msmnag

    @amgits

    Trepertmei ek

    PgttagcgitsWNP 7.:% 70% :6% -:,?:7,;76 Nrmspet Iecmiggs >;.=%

    JCF .:%

    CPJV 0.;% 4% ?44% ??,:,.4%

    @PWM >.;% 4% ?44% 7;?,04: 5 >.4%

    GZ^J ;.>% 70% :6% ->,6 [ormeus gtoma =.?%

    Zlg joto jgceistrotgs tlg gxtgit ek enkus`otmei osse`motgj wmtl trojmif wlm`l mi turi los sgrmeus

    mcpam`otmeis ker corbgt troisporgi`y oij corbgt mitgfrmty. Zlg keaaewmif gxocpags lmflamflt `ei`gris

    gspg`moaay smi`g tlg nuymif oij sgaamif ek feejs euflt te ng o smcpag, stromfltkerworj pre`gss8

    WNP lovg nggi miveavgj mi o jmsprepertmeiotg iucngr ek sgttagcgits `ecporgj wmtl trojgs mt los puttlreufl tlg corbgt. Ngmif rgspeismnag ker >;.=% ek sgttagcgit slorg kaews nut eiay 7.:% ek nuymif

    oij sgaamif mi tlg amt corbgt ms gxtrgcgay uiusuoa cobmif WNP o bgy nrebgr ek mitgrgst mi rgforj te

    oiecoaeus joto.

    Zlg jecmioi`g ny WNP wmtl sgttagcgits suffgsts tlg petgitmoa ker `eaausmei oij pessmnag mismjgr

    trojmif, smcpay ng`ousg WNP weuaj ng prmvy te tlg jgoamifs ek oaa tlesg mt los troiso`tgj sgttagcgits

    ker. WNP los nggi gxtrgcgay mikaugitmoa mi oaa trojmif, ngmif o agojmif nrebgr mi troiso`tmeis tlot

    `ousgj Jewitm`bs mi prm`g oij mi `eitreaamif ou`tmei eut`ecgs. Ofomi WNPs precmigi`g wmtl tlgsg

    o`tmvmtmgs ms mi `eitrost te mts rgju`gj corbgt slorg ek nuymif & sgaamif mi tlg amt corbgt.

    Oaa trojgs ny nrebgrs @MZM, CPJV oij @PWM org `ecpagtgay epoqug te tlg corbgt krec o rgfmstry

    pgrspg`tmvg, ygt twe ek tlg nrebgrs org osse`motgj wmtl gitmtmgs tlot lovg loj o coher mcpo`t eitlg rgfmstgr8 @MZM tlreufl mts osse`motmei wmtl @mtm`erp Iecmiggs, oij CPJV mi mts reag os nuygr ker

    tlg C&F/[oifuorj Freup. Zlg trojmif veaucgs lewgvgr jeit `ecputg wmtl rgfmstry `loifgs

    suffgstmif tlot etlgr nrebgrs org oase miveavgj tlus prevmjmif o kurtlgr aoygr ek epoqug jgoamifs.

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    ;4% ek oaa trojgs put tlreufl ny @ECC, ny kor tlg cest o`tmvg nrebgr, rgprgsgit epoqugmistmtutmeioa jgoamifs tlot oaeig org frgotgr mi veaucg tloi tlg jgoamifs ek oiy etlgr smifag nrebgr.

    Zlg `oceukaofg okkerjgj te aorfg veaucgs ek mistmtutmeioa trojgs tlreufl @ecceiwgoatl Pg`urmtmgs

    tlgrgkerg rgprgsgits vgry smfimkm`oit rgfuaotery `ei`gris.

    Zlg rgcomimif :4% ek @ECC trojgs tlot rgprgsgit rgtoma o`tmvmty org mjgitmkmonag ei tlg rgfmstgroij org tlgrgkerg kuaay troisporgit. Mi ko`t mt ms eiay rgtoma trojmif tlot `oi ng fgigroaay rgforjgj os

    troisporgit, ygt rgtoma mivgsters, jgspmtg tlgmr aorfg iucngrs, eiay rgprgsgit o scoaa prepertmei ek

    oaa troiso`tmeis put tlreufl tlg corbgt.

    Zlg lgovy igt sgaamif ny netl WNP oij JCF (ossucgj te ng ei ngloak ek mistmtutmeis) tefgtlgr wmtlsgaamif ny rgtoma nrebgrs ms noaoi`gj ny CPJVs nuymif ker sunstoitmoa leajgr C&F. Lewgvgr, wlmag

    tlg igt sgaamif ek soy GZ^J oij OMG\ `oi ng ottrmnutgj te rgtoma mivgsters, iet se envmeus ms tlg igt

    sgaamif ny WNP & JCF ker seplmstm`otgj mivgsters wlgrg tlgrg los nggi ie `errgspeijmif rgju`tmei

    mi leajmifs ei tlg rgfmstgr. Mt pgrlops sgrvgs te jgceistrotg tlot kuij coiofgrs lovg nggi lgovmay

    sgaamif tlreufl secg nrebgrs su`l os WNP & JCF, wlmag nuymif tlreufl etlgrs nut ker tlg socg

    o``euits. Pu`l `oceukaofgj oij pessmnay junmeus o`tmvmty `euaj ng `eitrmnutmif vgry smfimkm`oitay te

    tlg sgttmif oij comitgioi`g ek ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas.

    O rg`ei`mamotmei ek nrebgr trojmif oij nrebgr rgfmstry rg`erjs los slewi tlot oreuij 6>.:% ek oaatrojmif tobmif pao`g evgr >.7 ygors rgprgsgits surpaus trojgs ek nrebgrs te tlot jms`aesgj ei tlg

    rgfmstgr. Zlg surpaus trojgs org `eiju`tgj ei ngloak ek mistmtutmeis oij org sgttagj ny etlgr ofgits

    iet tlg nrebgrs tlgcsgavgs. Zlg surpaus trojgs org tlg eiay woy ek o``euitmif ker tlg cossmvg

    veaucgs ek mistmtutmeioa trojgs tlot slew up mi o``euits su`l os @mtm`erp Iecmiggs, Iotmeioa

    Iecmiggs & LPN@ Iecmiggs gt`. Zlg sgttagcgit pre`gss mi gkkg`t `oceukaofgs tlg surpaus trojgs

    ek nrebgrs ny iet slewmif tlg amibofgs ngtwggi tlg o`tmvg nrebgrs mi tlg corbgt oij tlg

    mistmtutmeis tlgy org sgrvm`mif. (^gkgr Topgr ;.7 Pg`t ;.7.7.>.0). Zlg mikaugi`g ek mistmtutmeis tlreufl

    tlgmr kuij coiofgrs ms tlgrgkerg sggi te ng sprgoj o`ress o cohermty ek nrebgrs wlgrg prm`g

    `oppmif oij tlg `rgotmei ek oi ortmkm`moa trojmif givmreicgit org gcmigitay o`lmgvonag.

    .?.7 IEI FGIWMIG Z^OJMIF/ @L^EIM@ ^GFMPZ^] OIECOAMGP8

    Ceitl ny ceitl `ecpormseis ngtwggi nrebgr trojmif o`tmvmty oij tlg mcpo`t tlot trojmif los loj ei tlg

    @uJg`e rgfmstgr rgvgoas wmjg vormotmeis evgr tlg 04 ceitls pgrmej rgvmgwgj. Zlg troiskgr ek ewigrslmp

    wlgi o slorg ms seaj mi tlg corbgt oij wlgi o leajmif rgju`gs ot sgttagcgit ms o stromflt kerworj pre`gss

    wmtl o eig-te-eig `errgspeijgi`g. ]gt nrebgr trojmif oij rgfmstry kaews slew gierceus jms`rgpoi`mgs

    wmtl tlg rgfmstgr ot tmcgs rgkag`tmif8

    kor kgwgr slorg cevgcgits tloi nuymif oij sgaamif weuaj suffgst, wmtl tlg slertkoaas ottrmnutgj teVosl Zrojgs, er trojgs tlot lovg tlg socg gkkg`t os Vosl Zrojg gvgi mk etlgr nrebgrs org miveavgj2

    Ot etlgr tmcgs, tlg rgfmstgr los rgkag`tgj frgotay mi`rgosgj slorg kaews te wlot nuymif oij sgaamifweuaj suffgst wmtl tlg gx`gss trojgs ottrmnutgj te troiso`tmeis tobmif pao`g owoy krec tlg amt

    corbgt (m.g., se `oaagj Jorb Zrojgs).

    Zlg `lreim` vormotmeis suffgst uiusuoa, uiertlejex oij pessmnay coimpuaotmvg oij/er maagfoa trojmif oij

    sgttagcgit o`tmvmty, gspg`moaay mi vmgw ek tlg ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas tlot lovg nggi fgigrotgj.

    Ceitlay trojmif pgrmejs wlgrg Vosl Zrojgs lovg jecmiotgj pre`ggjmifs oij pgrmejs wlgrg Jorb Zrojgs

    lovg nggi o precmigit kgoturg, org ambgay te lovg loj o streif gkkg`t ei prm`g jms`evgry oij rgsuatgj mi tlg

    corbgt ngmif sgvgrgay `ecprecmsgj jurmif tlesg tmcgs.

    Zlg gxtgit ek su`l trojmif, oaa ek wlm`l los nggi epoqug te tlg corbgt, los nggi gstmcotgj os keaaews8

    Zetoa Vosl Zrojgs8 .?4)

    Zetoa Jorb Zrojgs8 ??;.= cmaamei sgaas, ??=.7 cmaamei nuys

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    Kurtlgrcerg8

    Vosl Zrojgs er trojgs tlot lovg nggi igttgj eut, oij se jeit oppgor ei tlg rgfmstgr, rgprgsgitoacest o quortgr ek oaa trojmif tobmif pao`g.

    Zlg ceitls wlgrg Jorb Zrojgs lovg kmfurgj precmigitay (mi`aujmif pgrmejs ek suspgismei),rgsuatgj mi tlg onevg slorg kaews evgr oij onevg tlg sgttagcgit slorg kaews osse`motgj wmtl?;=

    cmaamei slorgs neuflt oij seaj ei tlg OP\ evgr tlg socg pgrmej. Os su`l Jorb Zrojgs rgprgsgitgj

    o plgiecgioa :>% ek oaa rgfmstry o`tmvmty o`ress tlg ?< ceitls wlgrg Jorb Zrojgs lovg nggi oprecmigit kgoturg ek trojmif. Vlot tlg trojgs o`tuoaay rgprgsgit, oij wlot mcpo`t tlgy lovg ei

    prm`mif agvgas, prgsgits os o coher rgfuaotery `ei`gri os tlgy lovg nggi lgovmay `oceukaofgj oij

    iet rgojmay gxpaomigj tlreufl iercoa trojmif o`tmvmty2

    O aorfg pgr`gitofg ek Vosl Zrojgs aeeb te lovg e``urrgj wmtlmi rgtoma nrebgrs os suffgstgj ny lmflrotgs ek iei-troisporgit jgoamifs ny tlg ambgs ek @ecceiwgoatl Pg`urmtmgs, Gtrojg oij OMG\.

    Peplmstm`otgj mivgsters `leesmif te trojg lgovmay wmtlmi tlg `oceukaofg ekkgrgj ny tlg rgtoma `amgits

    ek rgtoma nrebgrs org `oceukaofgj kurtlgr wmtlmi tlg systgc ek sgttagcgits wlgrg amibs te nrebgrs org

    iet spg`mkmgj. Mt cobgs tlgmr trojmif gxtrgcgay sus`gptmnag te onusg ny gitmtmgs prgporgj te mcpesg

    uikomr ofgijos evgr tlg corbgt.

    Zlg trojmif oij sgttagcgit systgc os mt `urrgitay epgrotgs cgois tlot gitmtmgs rgspeismnag ker trojmiftrgijs `oiiet ng rgojmay mjgitmkmgj oij se `oiiet ng cojg o``euitonag ker junmeus er uikomr trojmif

    o`tmvmty. Zlgrg ms o frgot iggj ker rgfuaotery oujmts te ojjrgss tlg smtuotmei.

    .?.; MPPWGP @EI@G^IMIF OAFE^MZLCP8 Kuij coiofgrs gifofg tlg sgrvm`gs ek mistmtutmeioa nrebgrs wle

    prevmjg o``gss te tlg lmfl spggj outecotgj trojmif prefrocs tlot usg seplmstm`otgj oafermtlcs te jgamvgr

    strotgfm` ojvoitofg, oij mijggj uatmcotg `eitrea, evgr trojmif eut`ecgs. Zlgy org wmjgay rg`efimzgj ker

    tlgmr reag mi kreit ruiimif erjgrs oij `lmsgaamif fomis krec rgtoma mivgsters ny cobmif tlgc poy cerg os

    nuygrs oij rg`gmvmif agss os sgaagrs.

    Lewgvgr, wlot los nggi mfiergj mi oaa jgnotg rgforjmif oafermtlcs ms tlgmr usg mi `erperotgay torfgtmif`ecpoimgs tlreufl8

    `eitrea evgr prm`g cevgcgits mi fgigroa trojmif (m.g., os cgosurgj ny Jewi Zm`b stotmstm`s)2

    `eitrea evgr tlg sgttmif ek ou`tmei prm`gs2

    tlg prefroccgj usg ek o vormgty ek nrebgr `ressmifs te lgap mcpagcgit trojmif ofgijos2

    tlg jmstrmnutmei ek preamkm` iucngrs ek scoaa troiso`tmeis no`b oij kertl ngtwggi freups ek nrebgrs wlesuppert go`l etlgr wmtl tlgmr trojmif (m.g., `eaausmvg trojmif o`tmvmty) wmtl joto trgijs suffgstmif tlot

    oafermtlcs org `oponag ek `leesmif wle tlgy mitgro`t wmtl. Oafermtlcs mi tlot sgisg prevmjg o pewgrkua

    teea ker gitmtmgs sggbmif te gifofg mi `ortga ambg trojmif o`tmvmty oij mi tlg sgttmif ek ortmkm`moa prm`mif

    agvgas.

    OAPE8

    Jewi Zm`bs (koaas mi prm`g) coy wgaa `eitomi tlg jioek slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei os pro`tm`gj ei tlg OP\

    wmtl oi gxtroerjmiormay lmfl agvga ek oiecoamsc osse`motgj wmtl Jewitm`b stotmstm`s.

    Ker gxocpag8

    Zlg cohermty ek Jewi Zm`bs lovg e``urrgj ngtwggi o rgaotmvgay scoaa freup ek nrebgrs wle oppgor teoatgriotg ngtwggi reags os nuygrs ek JZs oij os sgaagrs ek JZs, tlgrgny suppertmif go`l etlgrs

    trojgs mi rgaotmei te ker`mif jewiworj cevgcgits mi prm`g.

    Tor`ga smzgs miveavgj wmtl Jewi Zm`bs lovg nggi cu`l scoaagr tloi tlg ovgrofg nuy er sgaa por`ga2

    Nrebgrs rgspeismnag ker aorfg iucngrs ek Jewitm`bs org fgigroaay osse`motgj wmtl sgaamif prekmags wgaa

    ngaew tlg pertmei ek JZs o`lmgvgj. Mt suffgsts tlg jgamngrotg torfgtmif ek aewgr prm`gs. Oase, nrebgr`ressmifs ot aewgr prm`gs rgprgsgit o smfimkm`oit cg`loimsc ker ker`mif Jewitm`bs.

    Nrebgrs o`tmif os pur`losgrs ek Jewitm`b trojgs tgij te ng o`tmvg os nuygrs ek JZs ot agvgas kor migx`gss ek tlgmr nuymif prekmags o`ress tlg corbgt weuaj suffgst.

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    Zlg smtuotmei suffgsts jewiworj prm`g cevgcgits org ngmif purpesgkuaay gifmiggrgj ny trojmif

    oafermtlcs rotlgr tloi ngmif tlg rgsuat ek fgiumig trojmif jg`msmeis ny mivgsters mistru`tmif tlgmr

    nrebgrs te o``gpt agss.

    Nrebgr miveavgcgits mi `eitrmnutmif te jewiworj cevgcgits mi prm`g os sgaagrs `oi ng lmflamfltgj

    froplm`oaay ny `ecpormif Jewitm`b miveavgcgit os sgaagrs te tlgmr sgaamif prekmags fgigroaay, oij ny

    `ecpormif nrebgr miveavgcgits os nuygrs ek Jewitm`b trojgs te oaa ek tlgmr nuymif.

    Zlg keaaewmif gxocpag slews lmflay oiecoaeus sgaamif o`tmvmty ker twe nrebgrs jurmif Hui >4?>. Zlgtgijgi`y te ng precmigit ei jmkkgrgit joys slews tlg sert ek retotmei ek reags tlot ms o kgoturg ek oaa

    trojmif.

    OIJ

    Ou`tmei prm`gs lovg nggi `eismstgitay `eitreaagj ny o scoaa freup ek mistmtutmeioa nrebgrs o`tmif`eaausmvgay wlmag sgrvm`mif cu`l tlg socg mitgrgsts. Zrojmif oafermtlcs lovg ko`mamtotgj `eitrea evgr

    ou`tmeis oij gisurgj tlot nrebgr o`tmvmty ms retotgj te jgamvgr nrebgr nuymif oij sgaamif prekmags tlot

    jeit ottro`t ottgitmei gvgi tleufl tlgy lovg nggi jecmioit misgttmif prm`gs.

    Nrebgrs rgspeismnag ker coimpuaotmif er coiofmif prm`gs tlreufleut ou`tmeis lovg nggi mjgitmkmgj ny8e `ecpormif nrebgr miveavgcgits o`ress oaa ou`tmeis evgr gxtgijgj pgrmejs ek tmcg mi tgrcs

    ek tlgmr pgr`gitofg slorg ek nuymif oij sgaamif jurmif go`l ou`tmei2

    e `ecpormif tlg tetoa veaucgs ek slorgs nrebgrs lovg trojgj mi oaa ou`tmeis evgr vormeuspgrmejs ek tmcg2 oij

    e `ecpormif tlg ou`tmei o`tmvmty ek nrebgrs os sgaagrs oij nuygrs tlreufleut ou`tmeis te tlgmro`tmvmty mi iercoa trojmif evgr gxtgijgj pgrmejs ek tmcg. Nrebgrs wmtl mi`rgosgj prekmags

    jurmif ou`tmeis org scoaa mi iucngr oij tlgmr ou`tmei trojmif joto ms gxtrgcgay gagvotgj

    `ecporgj te oaa etlgr nrebgrs.

    .?.6 GTE^ZMIF MPPWGP8 Joto osse`motgj wmtl sg`urmtmgs agijmif oij slert sgaamif jrows ottgitmei te tlg

    fress miojgquo`y ek gxmstmif fumjgamigs tlot soi`tmei slert sgaamif. Plert sgaamif oiecoamgs wgrg romsgj miTopgr ;.> Pg`tmei ?, wlgrg rgfmstry o`tmvmty wos `ecporgj ker twe pgrmejs ek veauitory suspgismei. Zlg

    slorg kaews tlot e``urrgj ei tlg rgfmstgr gvgi tleufl ie slorgs trojgj ei tlg OP\ ng`ousg ek suspgismei

    wgrg qumtg rgvgoamif.

    Agvgas ek JomayJewitm`bs

    Agvgas ekJomay Pgaamif

    Agvgas ek JomayJewitm`bs

    Agvgas ekJomay Pgaamif

    WNP Pg`urmtmgs - WNP Jguts`lg Noib - JCF

    Gxocpags slewmif aew

    sgaamif prekmags nut lmfl

    agvgas ek Jewitm`bs

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    >;

    Zlg joto ms succormzgj ngaew8

    Puspgismei

    Jotgs >4??Jurotmei

    OP\

    Zrojgs

    Epgi Plerts ot

    tlg Ngfmiimif

    Epgi Plerts

    ot tlg Gij^gfmstry

    EKK Cevgcgits

    ^gfmstry

    EI Cevgcgits

    Tgrmej ? Cor ?4-Opr >6 ; wggbs 4 =6:,:07,,?, Ouf ?=-E`t 0? ?4 wggbs 4 ?,6, Pg`tmei ?.?.6 oase pemitgj eut tlg onsurjmty wlgrg ker 0 sgporotg trojmif

    pgrmejs ek gquoa jurotmei te Tgrmej ? onevg, oij wlgrg jomay veaucgs ovgrofgj oreuij 744,444slorgs, tlg ovgrofg jomay ojhustcgits te slert pesmtmeis wgrg agss tloi wlot e``urrgj wlgi zgre

    slorgs trojgj ng`ousg ek suspgismei.

    Vlotgvgr tlg rgoseis nglmij tlg oiecoaeus joto, tlg slert `evgrmif o`tmvmty oppgors kor rgcevgj

    krec wlot cmflt ng gxpg`tgj krec iercoa nusmigss mi o agijmif givmreicgit wlgrg gtlm`oa

    trojmif pro`tm`gs org cgoit te ng jgamvgrgj ot oaa tmcgs.

    Zlg etlgr mssug wmtl rgpertmif ms tlot jomay rgperts org iet rgamonag oij slew rgfuaor mi`eismstgi`mgs wlgi

    ker gxocpag jomay kau`tuotmeis mi epgi slert pesmtmeis org `ecporgj te jomay joto ker OP\ veaucgs, slert

    sgaamif veaucgs, ste`b agijmif `loifgs, ste`b nerrewmif `loifgs oij jomay rgfmstry cevgcgits. Zlg ao`b ek

    `errgaotmei ms uio``gptonag oij agovgs reec ker oi gierceus oceuit ek kagxmnmamty mi jmsfumsmif junmeus

    trojmif nglovmeurs.

    .?.< PLE^Z PGAAMIF MPPWGP8 Eig ek tlg ekkm`moa hustmkm`otmeis ker slert sgaamif ms tlot mt omjs gkkm`mgit prm`g

    jms`evgry, oij tlot mt goris oi mi`ecg ker leajgrs wle agij tlgmr slorgs. Lewgvgr jurmif tlg pgrmej

    `evgrgj ny rgsgor`l, slert sgaamif ms cerg ambgay te lovg nggi usgj os o coimpuaotmvg trojmif teea te

    prgssurg prm`gs tloi ker fgiumig mi`ecg. O `eisgqugi`g ek tlms jmsmifgiueus slert sgaamif ms tlg sgvgrg

    jg`amig mi tlg torfgtgj @ecpoiy's slorg prm`g oij `errgspeijmif aess mi voaug ek tlg pertkeames ek tlesg

    gitmtmgs gifofgj mi ste`b agijmif, wlm`l ms eiay portmoaay ekksgt ny oiy ste`b agijmif kggs tlgy coy lovg

    o``rugj.

    Zlg pro`tm`g ek slert sgaamif os oppamgj te @uJg`e oppgors sgrmeusay `ecprecmsgj oij jggpay suspm`meus ker

    tlg keaaewmif rgoseis8

    Plert sgaamif jrocotm`oaay mi`rgosgj ot o tmcg tlg @ecpoiy ng`ocg sunstoitmoaay jg-rmsbgjkeaaewmif oiieui`gcgits te tlg corbgt rgforjmif kmioi`g oij cmimif opprevoas.

    Mt los prmcormay nggi mistmtutmeis wle lovg nggi agijmif tlgmr slorgs, gifofmif mi slert sgaamif oijoase nuymif slorgs seaj slert mite tlg corbgt, jgspmtg tlg o`tmvmty `ousmif smfimkm`oit jgvoauotmeis

    te leajmifs. Mt aeebs te ng o`tmvmty iet jgsmfigj te fgigrotg prekmts oij los `eitrmnutgj te uikomray

    jgvoaumif tlg leajmifs ek oaa slorgleajgrs.

    Zlg leajmifs ek agijgrs wle lovg agit eut sunstoitmoa iucngrs ek slorgs ker slert sgaamif lovgitslewi `errgspeijmif jg`rgosgs ei tlg rgfmstgr, suffgstmif o `ecprecmsgj rgpertmif pre`gss, er

    tlot slorgs agit eut lovg nggi rgpur`losgj mi tlg corbgt.

    Aorfg jomay kau`tuotmeis mi epgi slert pesmtmeis fgigroaay orgit rgkag`tgj ei tlg rgfmstgr, suffgstmiftlot sg`urmtmgs agijmif orroifgcgits coy miveavg o systgc ek jeunag o``euitmif.

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    Aorfg kau`tuotmeis mi epgi slert pesmtmeis usuoaay orgit rgkag`tgj mi ekkm`moa rgpertmif ek igt ste`bnerrewmif oij igt ste`b agijmif pesmtmeis os punamslgj ny tlg OP\.

    Vlmag aorfg mi`rgosgs mi epgi slert pesmtmeis lovg nggi o`lmgvgj tlreufl slert sgaamif mi tlgcorbgt, aorfg rgju`tmeis lovg nggi o`lmgvgj mi ekk-corbgt jgoamifs wlm`l lovg ovemjgj prm`g

    jms`evgry. Mt rgprgsgits o`tmvmty `eitrojm`tery te komr trojmif rgqumrgcgits.

    Vlmag o`tmvgay gifofgj mi o`tmvmtmgs tlot lovg prgssurgj slorg prm`gs, (m.g., trojmif `luri ngtwggitlgcsgavgs mi`aujmif slert sgaamif) mistmtutmeis lovg oase o``ucuaotgj ste`b oij sg`urgj oi 4?? up uitma goray Iev ;, >4?>, oij tlgi o jg`amig mi slert pesmtmeis up uitma

    aotg Kgnruory >4?0.

    O rgju`tmei mi slert pesmtmeis ek oreuij :.: cmaamei slorgs e``urrgj wmtleut oiy mcpo`t ei tlgslorg prm`g os cest slert `evgrmif teeb pao`g ekk-corbgt. Zlg slorg prm`g o`tuoaay rgtrgotgj krec

    $:.;6 wlgi epgi slerts pgobgj ot ;.< cmaamei te $0.64 ei Kgn ?4?0 wlgi epgi slerts steej ot

    >.: cmaamei.

    Zlg onrupt rgcevoa ek slerts wmtleut `errgspeijmif corbgt mcpo`t jgky corbgt prmi`mpags eksuppay oij jgcoij oij mt sggcs te ng o`lmgvgj tlreufl `eaausmei oij/er er `eepgrotmei tobmif

    pao`g owoy krec tlg amt corbgt. Ny `mr`ucvgitmif prm`g jms`evgry, tlg o`tmvmty maaustrotgs tlg ortmkm`moa

    ioturg ek prm`g sgttmif oij tlg coiofgcgit ek gxpesgj pesmtmeis. Mt oase suffgsts o sgvgrgay

    `ecprecmsgj corbgt.

    4

    ?

    >

    0

    :

    7

    ;

    6

    4?4 te Kgn >>, >4?0

    @eitmiueus grrotm` ojhustcgits suffgst

    uiertlejex jgoamifs

    Plert evgrmif wmtleut o pesmtmvg

    mcpo`t ei prm`gs `eccgi`gs

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    >4?? wlgi veaotmag trojmif mi weraj

    corbgts, jug te Gurepgoi Pevgrgmfi jgnt mssugs, rgsuatgj mi gxtrgcgay lmfl agvgas ek slertmif o`ress coiy

    OP\ ste`bs. Zlg jomay slert sgaamif ker @uJg`e rgprgsgitgj =?.0% ek oaa sgaamif tlot teeb pao`g (^gkgr Pg`tmei

    6.;% ek tlg nuymif oij sgaamif ny nrebgrs evgr >.7 ygors ek trojmif msonag te ng mjgitmkmgj ei tlg rgfmstgr igxt te tlgmr `amgits. Mt cgois tlot tlg vost cohermty ek nrebgr

    trojmif ms sgttagj ny etlgr ofgits ei ngloak ek mistmtutmeis. Pu`l jgoamifs org iei-troisporgit te tlg

    corbgt fmvgi tlot tlg amib ngtwggi `amgit oij nrebgr ms iet jms`aesgj. Mt cgois tlot tlg cohermty ek

    trojmif o`tmvmty ms epoqug te tlg corbgt oij tlot gitmtmgs oij tlgmr nrebgrs orgit gosmay cojgo``euitonag ker tlgmr trojmif o`tmeis.

    Pu`l `eiveautgj jgoamifs org aorfgay jgsmfigj te `ei`goa tlg mjgitmtmgs ek tlesg miveavgj, lewgvgr tlg

    kagxmnmamtmgs ovomaonag te corbgt portm`mpoits mi coiofmif junmeus trojmif nglovmeurs rgprgsgit lufg

    `eitrojm`tmeis te `aomcs ek fgiumig oij komr trojmif, troisporgit jgoamifs, oij lmfl agvgas ek gkkm`mgi`y oij

    corbgt mitgfrmty.

    Zlg gxtgit ek iei-troisporgi`y mi OP\ jgoamifs cgois tlot rgfmstry oiecoamgs miveavmif aorfg jms`rgpoi`mgs

    ngtwggi tlg veaucgs ek nuymif & sgaamif mi tlg corbgt oij tlg veaucgs ek slorg kaews tlot e``ur ei tlgrgfmstgrm.g., os prgvmeusay quoitmkmgj mi tgrcs ek Vosl Zrojgs oij Jorb Zrojgsorg ambgay te ng o pemitgr

    te uiertlejex oij coimpuaotmvg trojmif nglovmeurs tlot org `ecpagtgay `oceukaofgj krec vmgw.

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    Vmtleut oujmts ek nrebgr oij `amgit o``euits, su`l oiecoamgs `oiiet ng prepgray uijgrsteej oij oiy

    coimpuaotmvg jgoamifs miveavgj, wlm`l petgitmoaay `euaj ng vgry aorfg mi s`epg, org ambgay te ng possmif

    uijgr tlg rojor ek rgfuaoters oij/er namtlgay o``gptgj wmtleut qugstmei.

    .?.?4 PLO^G T^M@G WIJG^[OAWOZMEIP8 Zrojmif mi @uJg`e los jgceistrotgj o komaurg ny tlg corbgt

    systgc te pgrkerc tlg reag gxpg`tgj ek mt mi rgforj te prevmjmif komr prm`g jms`evgry ngtwggi fgiumig

    nuygrs oij fgiumig sgaagrs.Gxocpags tlot jgceistrotg pgrsmstgit slorg prm`g uijgrvoauotmeis mi`aujg8

    tlg @ecpoiy `opmtoamzmif ei uijgrvoaugj prm`gs tlreufl gxtgismvg Nuy No`b prefrocs oij tlgirg-mssumif slorgs ot lmflgr prm`gs2

    tlg @ecpoiy `eismstgitay romsmif kuijs ot streif prgcmucs te tlg slorg prm`g2

    tlg @ecpoiy lovmif o coher suppamgr (Pmiestgga) wmaamifay tobg slorgs ot o prgcmuc te tlg slorgprm`g mi amgu ek `osl ker gifmiggrmif sgrvm`gs2

    `eistru`tmei `eitro`ters o``gptmif poycgit ker sgrvm`gs tleufl tlg mssug ek slorgs mi amgu ek`osl poycgits2 oij

    `ecpormseis te pggrs, portm`uaoray fmvgi oi mimtmoa ?4 ygor epgi `ut epgrotmei wmtl o cgosurgj

    oij mijm`otgj rgseur`g neostmif renust prehg`t g`eiecm`s, mikrostru`turg ojvoitofgs oij wmtloaa opprevoas mi pao`g te pre`ggj. Ie etlgr @ecpoiy los o cmig ekkgrmif tlg ojvoitofgs tlot

    ^e`baoijs los, gspg`moaay evgr tlg mimtmoa ygors ek preju`tmei wlgrg frojgs sunstoitmoaay lmflgr

    tloi HE^@ gstmcotgs org ambgay te ng cmigj.

    .?.?? N^EBG^ ^GAOZMEIPLMTP

    Zrojmif joto suffgsts lmfl agvgas ek `eepgrotmei er `eaausmei ngtwggi nrebgrs wmtl o `ecpagx aonyrmitl ek

    kercoa oij mikercoa rgaotmeislmps mi pao`g. Zlg mitgro`tmeis ngtwggi nrebgrs ms nerig eut ny tlg

    mierjmiotgay lmfl agvga ek sgttagcgit o`tmvmty ny WNP (>;.=%) evgr o 04 ceitl pgrmej fmvgi mts agvga ekmiveavgcgit mi tlg corbgt (7,:%) oij tlg lmfl pgr`gitofg ek trojgs uijgrtobgi ny rgtoma nrebgrs ei ngloak

    ek mistmtutmeis gstmcotgj te ovgrofg ot oreuij ;4% ek oaa rgtoma nrebgr nuymif oij sgaamif. ^gtoma nrebgrs

    tlgrgkerg rgprgsgit oi gxtrgcgay kercmjonag freup os kor os mistmtutmeioa trojmif ms `ei`grigj.

    Zlg kercoa `eiig`tmeis ngtwggi @mtmfreup, Cerfoi Ptoiagy oij Pcmtl Norigy os pemitgj eut mi ^gsgor`l

    Topgr ;.7 Pg`tmei ;.7.:.=.? 1AMIB9 oase cobg tlg trojmif ny tlg 0 nrebgrs o vgry kercmjonag freup mk tlgmr

    trojmif ms `eismjgrgj mi o `ecnmigj `eitgxt.

    Zlg `eepgrotmei oij okkmamotmeis ngtwggi nrebgrs ms oase lmflamfltgj ny tlg mi`rgosgj agvgas ek `luri tlot

    e``urrgj wlgi C&F `eiju`tgj tlgmr ei-corbgt nuymif `ocpomfi jurmif Ievgcngr >4?4 tlreufl Cerfoi

    Ptoiagy oij o cmx ek etlgr nrebgrs. O smifag nrebgr aeebmif te o`qumrg slorgs mi tlg corbgt ms ie rgosei ker

    etlgr nrebgrs te fe mite o trojmif `luri krgizy uiagss tlg werj wos eut oneut tlg iggj ker veaotmamty wlmag

    o``ucuaotmei wos tobmif pao`g. Zlg socg sert ek `luri oij veaotmamty los o``ecpoimgj tlg rg`git sgaa jewi

    ny C&F tlreufl Cerfoi Ptoiagy.

    Zlg retotmei ek nrebgrs mi tgrcs ek tlgmr precmigi`g mi sgaamif & nuymif fgigroaay, mi ou`tmei miveavgcgits,

    mi Jewitm`b miveavgcgits, oij wmtl tlg sgaamif jewi ek oiieui`gcgits oase suffgst streif `eepgrotmei

    oij o corbgt tlot los nggi cojg ortmkm`moa ny nrebgrs werbmif tefgtlgr mi jgamvgrmif tlg trojmif ofgijos ek

    seplmstm`otgj mivgsters. Zlg o`tmvmtmgs lewgvgr oaa `ecg uijgr tlg sert ek corbgt coimpuaotmei noiigr

    ojjrgssgj ny tlg rg`git Lmfl @eurt jg`msmei oij iew rgqumrg prepgr mivgstmfotmei.

    http://www.scribd.com/doc/114380425/6-5-The-Impact-of-Institutions-on-the-Cudeco-Registerhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/114380425/6-5-The-Impact-of-Institutions-on-the-Cudeco-Register
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    .>.? N^EBG^ Z^GIJP OPPE@MOZGJ VMZL ZLG Z^OJMIF MI @uJG@E

    Kgoturgs ek trojmif ambgay te ng fgigrotmif oij suppertmif ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas

    ?. Fgigroa jecmioi`g evgr tlg rgfmstgr ny gitmtmgs o`tmif tlreufl Mistmtutmeis oij @erperotg Gitmtmgs wmtl o `ortga-ambg `eitrea evgrtrojmif oij wmtl trojmif luri tlg evgrwlgacmif kgoturg ek trojmif.

    >. Jecmioi`g evgr tlg rgfmstgr ny Mistmtutmeis fgigroaay nut ny @mtm`erp Iecmiggs & Iotmeioa Iecmiggs mi portm`uaor.

    0. Zlg cohermty ek nrebgr trojmif ngmif ei ngloak ek mistmtutmeis wmtl trojmif jgtomas ens`urgj ny tlg sgttagcgitpre`gss oij tlg rgfmstrotmei ek trojgs.

    :. O ietm`gonag `eitrojm`tmei ngtwggi rgfuaotery `aomcs ek troisporgit corbgts oij tlg aorfg veaucgs ek epoqugtrojmif osse`motgj wmtl mistmtutmeioa jgoamifs. O bgy prenagc ms tlot nrebgr mjgitmtmgs org iet jms`aesgj ker

    mistmtutmeis wlgrgos tlgy org ker rgtoma mivgsters.

    7. Aorfg veaucg trojgs wlgrg gitmtmgs tobg eppesmif smjgs ek go`l etlgrs nuymif & sgaamif, suffgstmif `aesg `e-epgrotmei oij/er eaausmei ngtwggi trojmif portigrs.

    ;. Zlg ambgamleej ek mistmtutmeis gkkg`tmvgay nuymif oij sgaamif te tlgcsgavgs, er te go`l etlgr wmtl erjgrs jmstrmnutgj

    o`ress cuatmpag nrebgrs oij mi tlg pre`gss jm`totmif prm`gs oij rgtomimif gkkg`tmvg ewigrslmp evgr slorgs.

    6. Coher nrebgrs trojmif aorfg veaucgs ker opporgit igt aessgs, suffgstmif ofgijos etlgr tloi trojmif prekmts.

    . Gx`gssmvg agvgas ek ekk-corbgr nrebgr slorg troiskgrs tlot org nypossmif tlg amt corbgt oij romsmif qugstmeisoneut wlot ms ngmif o`lmgvgj tlreufl su`l troiskgrs.

    ?0. Jewitm`b stotmstm`s tlot suffgst trojmif oafermtlcs org jgsmfigj te ko`mamtotg koaas mi tlg slorg prm`g, wmtl nrebgrstrojmif eaausmvgay os sgaagrs ek Jewitm`bs oij nuygrs ek Jewitm`bs. Mi portm`uaor, o rgfuaor kgoturg ek trojmif ms

    nrebgrs wmtl eiay amflt trojmif veaucgs ngmif miveavgj wmtl ui`loro`tgrmstm`oaay aorfg miveavgcgits os sgaagrs ek

    Jewitm`bs oij nuygrs ek Jewi Zm`bs. Pu`l trojmif suffgsts streif eaausmei mi kmxmif prm`mif agvgas.

    ?:. Pmfimkm`oit oiieui`gcgits ngmif cgt ny `euitgr mitumtmvg trojmif nglovmeurs (m.g., tlg sgaamif jewi ek feej igws)

    rgsuatmif mi eikusmei oij jmsoppemitcgit ker slorgleajgrs oij o corbgt tlot jegsit rgkag`t @ecpoiykuijocgitoas.

    ?7. @eitrea gxgrtgj evgr tlg prm`g-sgttmif kui`tmei ek ou`tmeis ny grtomi nrebgrs tlreufl eismstgitay lmfl agvgas ekou`tmei nmjjmif & lmfl agvgas ek ou`tmei ottgijoi`g. Mt los agj te trgijs wlgrg epgimif prm`gs lovg tgijgj te ng

    ngaew tlg prgvmeus `aesg, wlgrg `aesmif prm`gs lovg tgijgj te ng ngaew tlg aost trojg ek tlg joy, oij wlgrg

    trojmif ker tlg joy los tgijgj te slew o jg`rgosg mi prm`g.

    ?;. Zlg rgfmstgr slewmif tlot tlg @ecpoiy Nuy No`b strmppgj slorgs krec rgtoma mivgsters suffgstmif tlot oiymistmtutmeioa slorgs neuflt ny tlg Nuy No`b wgrg rgpao`gj ny sunsgqugit rg-pur`losgs krec tlg corbgt. Mt oase

    suffgsts tlot tlg mistmtutmeioa sgaamif wos iei-fgiumig.

    ?6. Zlg usg ek slertmif strotgfmgs ny mistmtutmeis (mi netl tlg agijmif ek ste`b oij mi `eiju`tmif slert soags) te torfgtaewgr prm`gs jgspmtg tlg vgry sunstoitmoa aewgrmif ek pertkeame voaugs ny tlg o`tmvmty. Zlg coiofgcgit oij

    rgju`tmei ek slert gxpesurgs los oase nggi eiju`tgj ekk-corbgt oij los fgigroaay ovemjgj prm`g jms`evgry.

    ?

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    MPPWGP OPPE@MOZGJ VMZL MIPZMZWZMEIOA Z^OJMIF

    Oietlgr bgy kmijmif ek tlg rgsgor`l uijgrtobgi ms tlg jecmioi`g evgr trojmif ny gitmtmgs wlesg leajmifs org

    `eitomigj wmtlmi kmvg bgy mistmtutmeioa slorgleajmifs. Ze o``euit ker tlg cevgcgits ek slorgs mi oij eut ek

    mistmtutmeioa o``euits, o rg`ei`mamotmei ek tlg rgfmstgr ofomist nrebgr trojmif evgr o pgrmej ek >.7 ygors los

    slewi tlot tlg cohermty ek trojmif ny oaa nrebgrs los nggi ei ngloak ek seplmstm`otgj mivgsters. Pe tee lovg

    slert sgaamif rgvgaotm7is osse`motgj wmtl tlg trojmif tlot e``urrgj ei Ouf =, >4?? os ojjrgssgj mi Pg`tmei =.7

    Zlg pgrvosmvg mikaugi`g ek seplmstm`otgj mivgsters/mistmtutmeis mitreju`gs wmjg roifmif troisporgi`y

    mssugs. Zlgmr nuymif oij sgaamif ms sggi te ng jmspgrsgj o`ress o vost igtwerb ek nrebgrs wlm`l ms peeagj os

    kor os sgttagcgit ms `ei`grigj nut wmtl ie amib te tlg nrebgrs rgspeismnag ker nuymif oij sgaamif. Mt cgoistlot wmtleut oujmts mt ms vgry jmkkm`uat, mk iet mcpessmnag, te jgtgrcmig mk trojmif ms fgiumig oij wlot mcpo`t

    tlgmr trojmif coy lovg loj ei tlg rgfmstgr. Os o `eisgqugi`g, seplmstm`otgj gitmtmgs lovg nggi onag te

    trojg epoqugay usmif coimpuaotmvg strotgfmgs te sgt ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas wmtl `ecpagtg mcpuimty.

    Tgrsmstgit joto oiecoamgs suffgst tlot tlg cohermty ek trojmif miveavgs coiofmif slorg prm`gs, os jmstmi`t

    krec fgiumig nuymif oij sgaamif. Zlg rgsuat ms tlot slorg prm`gs lovg nggi `oppgj oij comitomigj ot

    ortmkm`moa agvgas wlm`l mi ie woy lovg rgkag`tgj tlg epgrotmeioa fomis o`lmgvgj ny tlg @ecpoiy oij tlg

    cgrmts ek oi gcgrfmif aeif amkg, epgi `ut, cmig ot ^e`baoijs tlot wmaa pre`gss vgry lmfl frojg erg oij ng

    gxtrgcgay prekmtonag mi tlg kmrst ygors ek epgrotmei.

    Peplmstm`otgj mivgsters lovg rg`efimzgj tlg cgrmts ek ^e`baoijs os slewi ny tlgmr streif o``ucuaotmei

    tlreufl pao`gcgits oij te o agssgr gxtgit tlreufl ei-corbgt pur`losgs. Zlgmr mi`rgosmif `eitrea evgr tlg

    rgfmstgr wlmag tlg slorg prm`g los aoifumslgj, tefgtlgr wmtl tlg rgfmstgr slewmif cmimcoa `loifgs te

    ngigkm`moa ewigrslmp ek slorgs jgspmtg aorfg veaucgs ek slorgs `lurigj no`b oij kertl, oaa pemit teworjs

    slorg prm`g coimpuaotmei. Trm`gs lovg nggi sgt ot ortmkm`moa agvgas o``erjmif te tlg wlmcs ek gitmtmgs wle

    lovg `eccei trojmif ofgijos oij wlesg trojmif oafermtlcs lovg nggi onag te jgamvgr strotgfm` trojmif

    ojvoitofgs wlmag mcpesmif prm`mif ofgijos ei tlg corbgt.

    Ei`g ofomi tlg mcpertoi`g ek tlg rg`git Lmfl @eurt jg`msmei sleuaj iet ng uijgrgstmcotgj. Mt losprevmjgj o wobg-up `oaa ker tlesg rgspeismnag ker aox corbgt rgfuaotmei wlgrg faormif oiecoamgs lovg nggi

    oaaewgj te e``ur rgforjmif @uJg`e. Mt oase prevmjgs o wobg-up `oaa ker gitmtmgs gifofgj mi sgttmif ortmkm`moa

    prm`mif agvgas wmtl tlgmr trojmif. Zlg jg`msmei los sgt o prg`gjgit wlgrgny tlg sert ek trojmif rgspeismnag

    ker aeif-tgrc joto oiecoamgs oij tlg `rgotmei ek ortmkm`moa prm`mif agvgas o`tuoaay oamfi wmtl slorg prm`g

    coimpuaotmei os jgkmigj ny tlg Lmfl @eurt. Jewitm`b Zrgijs oij Ou`tmei Zrgijs tlgrgkerg prevmjg o

    streif ke`us os te wlgrg oi mivgstmfotmei sleuaj mimtmoaay `ei`gitrotg mi erjgr te mjgitmky tlesg gifofgj mi

    maagfoa trojmif pro`tm`gs.

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    GPZMCOZGP KE^ MIPZMZWZMEIOA O@ZM[MZ] ker HWIG >4?>

    Pg`tmei 6.6.? te 6.6.7 KW^ZLG^ Z^OJMIF ENPG^[OZMEIP

    ^gsgor`l @loptgr ;.78 1AMIB9

    Pg`tmei 7 MIPZMZWZMEIOA ^GFMPZ^] O@ZM[MZ] TG^MEJ HOI >4?4 te HWIG