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    V@L [LDOL OG^[_RLMOGCL_ YG\ VG

    BLG^BID 

    D [LDOL OG^[_ [\NMIODVIGH AG^ HLR QGM\HVLL^_

    Flolcnlr >;46

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    V@L [LDOL OG^[_ | BLG^BID RLMOGCL NGGE | FLOLCNL^ >;46?

    D RLMOGCL MLVVL^

    Oghbrdtumdtighs gh ygur ihvitdtigh tg nl pdrt ga B4

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    VDNML GA OGHVLHV_D Rlmogcl Mlttlr ......................................................................................................................................... ?

     

    Ogrl Lxplotdtighs agr [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllrs ............................................................................................ 1 

    [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid @istgry dhf [rgbrdcs ................................................................................................. 2 

    Oguhtry Gvlrvilw: Blgrbid dt d Bmdhol ....................................................................................................... 9 

    @istgry .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 

    Bgvlrhclht................................................................................................................................................... 9 

    Loghgcy ..................................................................................................................................................... 4; 

    [lgpml dhf Oumturl ...................................................................................................................................... 4; 

    ^lsgurols agr Aurt`lr Ihagrcdtigh .............................................................................................................. 44 

    Blhlrdm Ihagrcdtigh Dngut Blgrbid ........................................................................................................... 4> 

    Oghhlot wit` ^lturhlf Qgmuhtllrs dhf Gt`lr Ihvitlls............................................................................... 4> 

    Ghmihl Drtiomls/Ourrlht Hlws _itls dngut Blgrbid .................................................................................... 4? 

    Ihtlrhdtighdm Flvlmgpclht _itls dngut Blgrbid ......................................................................................... 4? 

    ^logcclhflf Ngges ................................................................................................................................. 4? 

    Ngges Dngut t`l @istgry ga t`l [ldol Ogrps ..................................................................................... 4? 

    Ngges gh t`l Qgmuhtllr Lxplrilhol ................................................................................................... 4? 

    Ngges Dngut Blgrbid ......................................................................................................................... 46 

    Mivihb Oghfitighs dhf Qgmuhtllr Mialstyml ................................................................................................ 4< 

    Ogccuhiodtighs ......................................................................................................................................... 4< 

    Cdim .................................................................................................................................................... 4< 

    Vlmlp`ghls ......................................................................................................................................... 4< 

    Ogcputlr, Ihtlrhlt, dhf Lcdim Doolss ............................................................................................... 4< 

    @gusihb dhf _itl Mgodtigh .......................................................................................................................... 41 

    Mivihb Dmmgwdhol dhf Cghly Cdhdblclht ............................................................................................... 41 

    Aggf dhf Filt .............................................................................................................................................. 41 

    Vrdhspgrtdtigh ............................................................................................................................................. 42 

    Blgbrdp`y dhf Omicdtl .............................................................................................................................. 42 

    _goidm Dotivitils .......................................................................................................................................... 40 

    [rgalssighdmisc, Frlss, dhf Nl`dvigr ......................................................................................................... 40 

    [lrsghdm _dalty............................................................................................................................................ >; 

    ^lwdrfs dhf Arustrdtighs ............................................................................................................................ >; 

    [ldol Ogrps Vrdihihb .................................................................................................................................. >> 

    Gvlrvilw ga [rl-_lrviol Vrdihihb .............................................................................................................. >> 

    Vlo`hiodm Vrdihihb ...................................................................................................................................... >> 

    Mdhbudbl Vrdihihb ...................................................................................................................................... >? 

    Orgss-Oumturdm Vrdihihb .............................................................................................................................. >? 

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    V@L [LDOL OG^[_ | BLG^BID RLMOGCL NGGE | FLOLCNL^ >;461

    OG^L LP[LOVDVIGH_ AG^ [LDOL OG^[_ QGM\HVLL^_

    Ih wgreihb tgwdrf aumaimmihb t`l [ldol Ogrps Cissigh ga prgcgtihb wgrmf pldol dhf arilhfs`ip, ds dtrdihll dhf Qgmuhtllr, ygu drl lxplotlf tg fg t`l agmmgwihb:

    4. 

    [rlpdrl ygur plrsghdm dhf prgalssighdm mial tg cdel d ogccitclht tg slrvl dnrgdf agr d aumm tlrcga >2 cght`s.

    >. 

    Ogccit tg icprgvihb t`l qudmity ga mial ga t`l plgpml wit` w`gc ygu mivl dhf wgre dhf, ih fgihbsg, s`drl ygur seimms, dfdpt t`lc, dhf mldrh hlw seimms ds hllflf.

    ?. 

    _lrvl w`lrl t`l [ldol Ogrps dses ygu tg bg, uhflr oghfitighs ga `drfs`ip ia hlolssdry, dhf wit`t`l amlxinimity hllflf agr laalotivl slrviol.

    6. 

    ^logbhizl t`dt ygur suoolssaum dhf sustdihdnml flvlmgpclht wgre is ndslf gh t`l mgodm trust dhfoghaiflhol ygu nuimf ny mivihb ih, dhf rlsplotaummy ihtlbrdtihb ygurslma ihtg, ygur `gst ogccuhitydhf oumturl.

    6 `gurs d fdy, 2 fdys d wlle agr ygur plrsghdm oghfuot dhf prgalssighdm plragrcdhol.

    1. 

    Lhbdbl wit` `gst oguhtry pdrthlrs ih d spirit ga oggplrdtigh, cutudm mldrhihb, dhf rlsplot.

    2. 

    Rgre wit`ih t`l rumls dhf rlbumdtighs ga t`l [ldol Ogrps dhf t`l mgodm dhf hdtighdm mdws ga t`loguhtry w`lrl ygu slrvl.

    0. 

    Lxlroisl jufbclht dhf plrsghdm rlspghsinimity tg prgtlot ygur `ldmt`, sdalty, dhf wlmm-nlihb dhft`dt ga gt`lrs.

    9. 

    ^logbhizl t`dt ygu wimm nl plrolivlf, ih ygur `gst oguhtry dhf ogccuhity, ds d rlprlslhtdtivl gat`l plgpml, oumturls, vdmuls, dhf trdfitighs ga t`l \hitlf _tdtls ga Dclriod.

    4;. 

    ^lprlslht rlspghsivlmy t`l plgpml, oumturls, vdmuls, dhf trdfitighs ga ygur `gst oguhtry dhfogccuhity tg plgpml ih t`l \hitlf _tdtls ngt` furihb dhf agmmgwihb ygur slrviol.

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    [LDOL OG^[_/BLG^BID @I_VG^Y DHF [^GB^DC_

    @istgry ga t`l [ldol Ogrps ih Blgrbid Ds ldrmy ds 4996, t`l bgvlrhclht ga Blgrbid ihfiodtlf ihtlrlst ih `gstihb [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllrs. Ih mdtl4999, datlr rlpldtlf ihquirils argc t`l Blgrbidh bgvlrhclht dhf wit` daaircdtighs argc t`l \._.Lcndssy t`dt t`l slourity dhf flvlmgpclht situdtigh wds `ib`my advgrdnml agr [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllrdotivitils, t`l pgtlhtidm agr d prgbrdc wds rldsslsslf. Agmmgwihb d pgsitivl rlvilw, t`l [ldol Ogrps nlbdhflsibhihb t`l Blgrbid prgbrdc ih >;;;.

    Ih lxpmgrihb vdrigus prgbrdccihb gppgrtuhitils, Blgrbidh bgvlrhclht gaaioidms dhf [ldol Ogrps stdaafltlrcihlf t`dt dh lfuodtigh prgjlot tdrbltihb Lhbmis` mdhbudbl mldrhihb, ihtlrdotivl tldo`ihb clt`gfs,dhf t`l usl ga hlw tlo`hgmgbils wgumf cllt t`l hdtigh’s brgwihb flcdhf agr Lhbmis` mdhbudblogcpltlhol dhf `dvl brldt pgtlhtidm agr lh`dhoihb t`l odpdoitils ga t`l Blgrbidh lfuodtigh systlc. Ih>;;4, >4 Qgmuhtllrs drrivlf tg wgre ih sloghfdry Lhbmis` tldo`ihb dssibhclhts. Ih >;;6, [ldolOgrps/Blgrbid ihitidtlf d hghbgvlrhclhtdm grbdhizdtigh (HBG) suppgrt prgjlot wit` 4; Qgmuhtllrs,w`io` `ds lvgmvlf ihtg t`l Ihfivifudm dhf Grbdhizdtighdm Flvlmgpclht prgjlot.

    V`l uhlxplotlf Dubust >;;0 ihvdsigh ga Blgrbid ny ^ussidh agrols mlf tg t`l lvdoudtigh ga dmm [ldolOgrps/Blgrbid Qgmuhtllrs. Ny cif-Dubust dmm aib`tihb `df oldslf, nut ^ussidh agrols oghtihulf tggooupy drlds ga Blgrbidh tlrritgry wlmm nlyghf t`l nguhfdrils ga Dne`dzid dhf _gut` Gssltid. Rit` hgicclfidtl rlsgmutigh ih sib`t, Qgmuhtllrs lit`lr trdhsalrrlf tg gt`lr pgsts gr omgslf t`lir slrviol. [ldolOgrps/Blgrbid wlmogclf t`l hlxt brgup ga Qgmuhtllrs ih >;;9. V`l prgbrdc bdihlf strlhbt` wit` ngt`Lhbmis` Lfuodtigh dhf Ihfivifudm dhf Grbdhizdtighdm Flvlmgpclht Qgmuhtllrs slrvihb dorgss t`l oguhtry.V`lh ih >;4;, [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid ihitidtlf t`l [ldol Ogrps ^lspghsl prgbrdc dhf nrgub`t ih 4<Qgmuhtllrs wit` sploidmizlf seimms ih fiaalrlht drlds suo` ds lhvirghclhtdm lfuodtigh, tgurisc, Lhbmis`tldo`lr trdihihb, dhf gt`lrs. D hlw brgup ga ^lspghsl Qgmuhtllrs slrvls ih s`grt-tlrc dssibhclhts ldo`yldr. _ihol >;;4, cgrl t`dh ;;6 wit` 4; Qgmuhtllrs dssibhlf tg suppgrt HBG flvlmgpclht. Ih >;44, t`l prgjlot wds rlagouslf tg prgvifl suppgrt ih t`l prgalssighdm flvlmgpclht ga ihfivifudms ih suo` drlds ds ndsio aihdhoidm mitlrdoy

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    dhf lcpmgydnimity seimms, ds wlmm ds suppgrt tg vdrigus brdssrggts grbdhizdtighs, ogccuhity brgups, dhfmgodm bgvlrhclhts ih prgcgtihb sustdihdnml grbdhizdtighdm dhf prgbrdc flvlmgpclht. Qgmuhtllrs ih t`is prgjlot oghfuot dhf adoimitdtl vdrigus typls ga trdihihb dotivitils dhf prgvifl dssistdhol ih pmdhhihb,auhfrdisihb, brdht writihb, cdreltihb, dhf hltwgreihb. _ihol its iholptigh, cgrl t`dh 0; Qgmuhtllrs `dvlslrvlf ih t`is prgjlot.

    Ih Dubust >;4;, [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid mduho`lf its [ldol Ogrps ^lspghsl [rgbrdc. [ldol Ogrps^lspghsl Qgmuhtllrs ([O^Qs) wgre wit`ih Lfuodtigh dhf IGF prgjlot drlds tg prgvifl suppgrt tgbgvlrhclhtdm dhf hghbgvlrhclhtdm grbdhizdtighs. [O^Qs dmsg wgre ih gt`lr prgbrdc drlds tg lxpmgrlhlw prgjlot slotgrs, blgbrdp`io rlbighs, dhf hlw pdrthlr grbdhizdtighs. Ds ga Hgvlcnlr >;46, 61[O^Qs `dvl prgviflf dssistdhol ih d vdrilty ga ailmfs, ihomufihb lfuodtigh, ygut`, lhvirghclhtdm issuls,tgurisc flvlmgpclht, grbdhizdtighdm flvlmgpclht, dhf gt`lrs. ([O^Qs slrvl ih s`grt-tlrc dssibhclhts,rdhbihb argc six ‟ 4> cght`s, nrihbihb t`lir sploidmizlf seimms dhf lxplrilhol tg prgjlots ih pmdols w`lrlt`ly drl hllflf t`l cgst.)

    Dffitighdmmy, Qgmuhtllrs ih Blgrbid ihtlbrdtl [ldol Ogrps Orgss-_lotgr [rgbrdccihb [rigrity dotivitilsihtg t`lir dssibhclhts: Ygut` ds ^lsgurols, Blhflr Lqudmity dhf Rgclh’s Lcpgwlrclht, dhfVlo`hgmgby agr Flvlmgpclht.

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    OG\HV^Y GQL^QILR: BLG^BID DV D BMDHOL

    @I_VG^Y

    V`l rggts ga t`l Blgrbidh plgpml lxtlhf fllp ih `istgry dhf t`lir oumturdm `lritdbl is rio`. V`l fgcihighga t`l ^gcdh Lcpirl lxtlhflf tg t`l drld ih t`l airst olhturils D.F. dhf O`ristidhity nlodcl t`l stdtlrlmibigh ih t`l agurt` olhtury. V`l ^gcdh plrigf wds agmmgwlf ny fgcihdtigh ny [lrsidhs, Drdns, dhfVures. D pgwlraum Blgrbidh eihbfgc drgsl furihb t`l 44t  ̀‟ 4?t` olhturils, nut t`is ”bgmflh dbl– wds outs`grt ny t`l Vdclrmdhl’s Cghbgm ihvdsigh ih 4>?1. Hgt mghb datlr lstdnmis`ihb dh dmmidhol tg t`rgw gaa t`lfgcihdtigh ga t`l Gttgcdh Lcpirl, Blgrbid wds dhhlxlf ny t`l ^ussidh Lcpirl ldrmy ih t`l 49t`olhtury. Agmmgwihb t`l ^ussidh ^lvgmutigh, dh ihflplhflht Blgrbidh stdtl lxistlf nrilamy argc 4940 ‟ >4,w`lh it wds ihogrpgrdtlf ihtg t`l _gvilt \high. Ih 49?1, Blgrbid nlodcl d oghstitulht rlpunmio ga t`l_gvilt \high. Ghl ga t`l cgst ihflplhflhol-cihflf rlpunmios, Blgrbid flomdrlf sgvlrlibhty ih Hgvlcnlr 4909 dhf ihflplhflhol ih Dprim 4994.

    V`l 499;s cdrelf d plrigf ga ihstdnimity dhf oivim uhrlst ih Blgrbid. V`l airst pgst-ihflplhflholbgvlrhclht wds gvlrt`rgwh w`lh slpdrdtist cgvlclhts lclrblf ih _gut` Gssltid dhf Dne`dzid. Ny t`lcif-499;s, tlhtdtivl oldsl-airls wlrl ih laalot, dmt`gub` slpdrdtist slhticlht ih t`l twg rlbighs rlcdihlf`ib`.

    Ih Hgvlcnlr >;;?, dttlcpts ny t`l ihoucnlht Blgrbidh bgvlrhclht tg cdhipumdtl hdtighdm mlbismdtivllmlotighs mlf tg wiflsprldf prgtlsts dhf flcghstrdtighs, w`io` odcl tg nl ehgwh ds t`l ^gsl ^lvgmutigh.V`l rlsibhdtigh ga Lfudrf _`lvdrfhdfzl, prlsiflht sihol 499;;6. Cie`lim _ddeds`vimi, t`l o`driscdtio mldflr ga t`l ^gsl ^lvgmutigh, wds swlpt ihtg pgwlr dhf wgh d sloghf tlrc ih >;;0. Bigrbi Cdrbvlmds`ivimi wgh t`l prlsiflhtidm lmlotigh Gotgnlr >;4?dhf tgge gaaiol ih Hgvlcnlr >;4?5 Irdemi Bdrdnds`vimi is t`l pricl cihistlr.

    Dmt`gub` sibhiaiodht prgbrlss wds cdfl gh cdrelt rlagrcs dhf flcgordtizdtigh ih t`l yldrs siholihflplhflhol, t`is prgbrlss `ds nllh ogcpmiodtlf ny ^ussidh dssistdhol dhf suppgrt tg t`l nrldedwdyrlbighs ga Dne`dzid dhf _gut` Gssltid.

    Datlr d slrils ga ^ussidh dhf slpdrdtist prgvgodtighs ih succlr >;;0, Blgrbidh cimitdry dotigh ih _gut`Gssltid mlf tg d ^ussidh cimitdry rlspghsl t`dt hgt ghmy gooupilf t`l nrldedwdy drlds, nut mdrbl pgrtighsga Blgrbid prgplr ds wlmm. Ih mdtl Dubust >;;0, ^ussid, dhf mdtlr Hiodrdbud, doehgwmlfblf Dne`dzid dhf_gut` Gssltid’s ihflplhflhoy. Ih Hgvlcnlr >;46, ^ussid dhf Dne`dzid sibhlf d hlw pdrthlrs`ipdbrllclht, w`io` ihomufls d ogmmlotivl flalhsl systlc dhf lxtrd dif tg t`l agrclr Blgrbidh rlbigh. V`lhlw dbrllclht suplrslfls dh gmflr fgouclht dfgptlf ndoe ih >;;0, w`lh ^ussid rlogbhizlf Dne`dzidds dh ihflplhflht stdtl datlr dh imm-adtlf dttlcpt ny Blgrbid tg slizl oghtrgm ga t`l rlbigh dmghb wit`_gut` Gssltid. V`l Blgrbidh gppgsitigh nmdclf its bgvlrhclht agr adimihb tg prlvlht t`l sibhihb ga t`lfgouclht.

    ^ussidh trggps stimm rlcdih ih sizdnml hucnlrs ih Dne`dzid dhf _gut` Gssltid dhf, wit` sibhiaiodhtdssistdhol argc ^ussid, t`l fl adotg dfcihistrdtighs oghtihul tg tdel dotighs lxprlssihb t`lir

    ihflplhflhol argc Blgrbid.

    BGQL^HCLHV

    V`l Blgrbidh pgmitiodm systlc is d slci-prlsiflhtidm rlpunmio. V`l [drmidclht is uhiodclrdm wit` 4;4>, [drmidclht `ds oghvlhlfih Eutdisi. V`l mdst pdrmidclhtdry lmlotigh wds `lmf gh Gotgnlr 4, >;4>. V`l gppgsitigh, t`l BlgrbidhFrldc ogdmitigh mlf ny Nifzihd Ivdhis`vimi, wgh 0< gut ga 4

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    Gh Hgvlcnlr >, >;4?, Ivdhis`vimi vgmuhtdrimy stlpplf fgwh dhf t`lh-Cihistlr agr Ihtlrhdm Daadirs IrdemiBdrinds`vimi wds dppgihtlf ds pricl cihistlr. V`l mdst prlsiflhtidm lmlotigh wds `lmf ih Gotgnlr >;4?.Bigrbi Cdrbvlmds`vimi ga t`l Blgrbidh Frldc ogdmitigh wgh t`l prlsiflhtidm lmlotigh wit` d 1> plrolhtcdjgrity dhf wds ihduburdtlf gh Hgvlcnlr 42, >;4?.

    Jgihihb t`l Lurgpldh \high dhf HDVG drl dcghb t`l oguhtry’s tgp agrlibh pgmioy bgdms dhf pgpumdr dhfbgvlrhclht suppgrt agr t`l ihtlbrdtigh is `ib`. Ih Juhl >;46, t`l L\ dhf Blgrbid sibhlf dh L\-BlgrbidDssgoidtigh Dbrllclht, w`io` ihomufls d Fllp dhf Ogcprl`lhsivl Arll Vrdfl Drld (DD/FOAVD). V`ldbrllclht fllplhs pgmitiodm dhf loghgcio tils wit` t`l L\ ih t`l ardclwgre ga t`l Ldstlrh [drthlrs`ip. 

    LOGHGCY

    Blgrbid is ehgwh agr its dbrioumturl wit` cdihstdys miel aruits dhf huts, cihihb vdmudnml cltdms mielogpplr dhf bgmf, dhf d rgnust nlvlrdbls prgfuotigh. Lhlrby prgfuotigh is d pivgtdm pdrt ga Blgrbid’sloghgcy wit` piplmihls nlihb nuimt dhf rlstgrihb `yfrgpgwlr pmdhts. Flspitl dh loghgcio smucp ih >;;0,it rlnguhflf stdrtihb ih >;4; dhf t`l bgvlrhclht pmdhs gh rlfuoihb ogrruptigh tg ihorldsl rlvlhuls.V`lrl is dh Loghgcio Flvlmgpclht _trdtlby agr >;>; ih t`l wgres ih oghjuhotigh wit` t`l Blgrbid Og-Ihvlstclht Auhf, d privdtl lquity auhf t`dt wimm dssist wit` ihvlstihb ih vdrigus loghgcio drlds miel

    tgurisc dhf ihardstruoturl.

    [LG[ML DHF O\MV\^LBlgrbid is d mdhf ga dhoilht oumturl, wit` d mitlrdry trdfitigh t`dt fdtls tg t`l aiat` olhtury D.F. V`ldhoilht oumturl is rlamlotlf ih t`l mdrbl hucnlr ga dro`itloturdm cghuclhts, ihomufihb cdhy cghdstlrilsdhf o`uro`ls5 ihfllf, Blgrbidh dro`itloturl pmdylf d oghsiflrdnml rgml ih t`l flvlmgpclht ga t`lNyzdhtihl styml.

    It is mielmy t`dt Blgrbidhs `dvl dmwdys mivlf ih t`is rlbigh, ehgwh tg t`lc ds _dedrtvlmg. Lt`hiodmmy,oghtlcpgrdry Blgrbid is hgt `gcgblhlgus, nut rlamlots t`l ihtlrcixturls dhf suoolssighs ga t`l Oduodsusrlbigh. Dngut 2; plrolht ga t`l plgpml drl Blgrbidhs5 t`l rlst drl Drclhidh, ^ussidh, dhf Dzlrndijdhi,wit` d scdmmlr hucnlr ga Gssltls, Brlles, Dne`dzidhs, dhf gt`lr cihgrity brgups.

    Cdhy Blgrbidhs drl clcnlrs ga t`l Blgrbidh Grt`gfgx o`uro`, d slma-bgvlrhihb nrdho` ga t`l LdstlrhGrt`gfgx O`uro`. Ih dffitigh, t`lrl drl Cusmic, ^ussidh Grt`gfgx, Drclhidh Dpgstgmio, dhf Jlwis`ogccuhitils.

    Blgrbidh t`ldtlr, wit` suo` gutstdhfihb firlotgrs ds Egtl Cdrjdhis`vimi, _dhfrg De`cltlmi, dhf ^gnlrt_turud, `ds `df d cdrelf ihamulhol ih Lurgpl dhf lmslw`lrl. Blgrbid ngdsts aihl frdcd, cusio, pdhtgcicl, pupplt, dhf cdrighlttl t`ldtlrs. Oihlcd is dhgt`lr drt agrc w l̀rl Blgrbidh drtists `dvlcdfl t`lir cdre.

    http://eeas.europa.eu/georgia/pdf/eu-ge_aa-dcfta_en.pdfhttp://eeas.europa.eu/georgia/pdf/eu-ge_aa-dcfta_en.pdfhttp://www.eeas.europa.eu/eastern/index_en.htmhttp://www.eeas.europa.eu/eastern/index_en.htmhttp://eeas.europa.eu/georgia/pdf/eu-ge_aa-dcfta_en.pdfhttp://eeas.europa.eu/georgia/pdf/eu-ge_aa-dcfta_en.pdf

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    ^L_G\^OL_ AG^ A\^V@L^ IHAG^CDVIGH

    Agmmgwihb is d mist ga wlnsitls agr dffitighdm ihagrcdtigh dngut t`l [ldol Ogrps dhf Blgrbid dhf tgoghhlot ygu tg rlturhlf Qgmuhtllrs dhf gt`lr ihvitlls. [mldsl ellp ih cihf t`dt dmt`gub` t`l [ldol Ogrpstrils tg cdel surl dmm t`lsl mihes drl dotivl dhf ourrlht, t`l [ldol Ogrps odhhgt budrdhtll it. Ia ygu fg hgt`dvl doolss tg t`l Ihtlrhlt, visit ygur mgodm minrdry. Minrdrils gaalr arll Ihtlrhlt usdbl dhf gatlh mlt ygu priht ihagrcdtigh tg tdel `gcl.

    D hgtl ga odutigh: Ds ygu sura t`l Ihtlrhlt, nl dwdrl t`dt ygu cdy aihf nummltih ngdrfs dhf o`dt rggcs ihw`io` plgpml drl arll tg lxprlss gpihighs dngut t`l [ldol Ogrps ndslf gh t`lir gwh lxplrilhols,ihomufihb ogcclhts ny t`gsl w`g wlrl uh`dppy wit` t`lir o`giol tg slrvl ih t`l [ldol Ogrps. V`lslgpihighs drl hgt t`gsl ga t`l [ldol Ogrps gr t`l \._. bgvlrhclht, dhf pmldsl ellp ih cihf t`dt hg twg plgpml lxplrilhol t`lir slrviol ih t`l sdcl wdy.

    BLHL^DM IHAG^CDVIGH DNG\V BLG^BID

    stdtl.bgv/r/pd/li/nbh/

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     pldologrpswgrmfwifl.grb/ @gstlf ny d brgup ga rlturhlf Qgmuhtllr writlrs, [ldol Ogrps Rgrmfwifl is d cght`my ghmihl punmiodtighga lssdys dhf Qgmuhtllr dooguhts ga t`lir [ldol Ogrps slrviol.

    adolngge.ogc/pdbls/[ldol-Ogrps-Blgrbid/4610;144

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    >. 

    Odslngmt, Cdrjgril FlCgss. ”Cdrbdritd: D Budtlcdmdh [ldol Ogrps Lxplrilhol.– Bib @drngr,RD: ^lf Dppml [unmis`ihb, >;;;.

    ?. 

    Lrfcdh, _drd`. ” Hihl @imms tg Hdcnghed`d: Vwg Yldrs ih t`l @ldrt ga dh Dariodh Qimmdbl.– HlwYgre Oity: [iodfgr, >;;?.

    6. 

    @lssmlr, [ltlr. ”^ivlr Vgwh: Vwg Yldrs gh t`l Ydhbtzl.– Hlw Ygre Oity: [lrlhhidm, >;;4.;4;.>. Nuragrf, Vic. ”Blgrbid: V`l Nrdft Vrdvlm Buifl.– \hitlf Eihbfgc: Nrdft [unmiodtighs, 4999.?. Fl Rddm, V`gcds. ”V`l Oduodsus: Dh Ihtrgfuotigh.– Gxagrf \hivlrsity [rlss, >;4;.6. Bgmfstlih, Fdrrd. ”V`l Blgrbidh Aldst: V`l Qinrdht Oumturl dhf _dvgry Aggf ga t`l ^lpunmio ga

    Blgrbid.– Nlrelmly: \hivlrsity ga Odmiagrhid [rlss, 4999.;;1.

    1. @lib`wdy, Lmizdnlt` (Lfitgr dhf trdhsmdtgr). ”Oghtlcpgrdry Blgrbidh Aiotigh.– O`dcpdibh-\rndhd: Fdmely Dro`ivl [rlss, >;4>.

    2. Mdhb, Fdvif C. ”V`l Mdst Yldrs ga t`l Blgrbidh Cghdro`y: 41.– Hlw Ygre: Ogmucnid\hivlrsity [rlss, 49;;4.9. Hgnml, Jg`h5 _ystlrcdhs, Fdhilmml dhf Eg`h, Cio`dlm. ”Blgrbid, Drclhid dhf Dzlrndijdh– 

    (Mghlmy [mdhlt Vrdvlm Buifls) 6t` lf. @dwt`grh: Mghlmy [mdhlt Vrdvlm Buifls, >;4>.4;. ^liss, Vgc. ”V`l Grilhtdmist: _gmvihb t`l Cystlry ga d _trdhbl dhf Fdhblrgus Mial.– Hlw Ygre:

    ^dhfgc @gusl, >;;hf lf. @ghb Eghb:

    Gfyssly [unmiodtighs, 4999.4>. _dif, Eurndh. ”Dmi dhf Hihg.– Rggfstgoe: Gvlrmgge [rlss, 4999.

    4?. _tldvlhsgh, Rlhflmm. ”_tgrils I _tgml.– Hlw Ygre: Brgvl [rlss, >;;>.46. _uhy, ^ghdmf Bribgr. ”V`l Cdeihb ga t`l Blgrbidh Hdtigh,– >hf lf. Nmggcihbtgh: Ihfidhd

    \hivlrsity [rlss, 4996.

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    MIQIHB OGHFIVIGH_ DHF QGM\HVLL^ MIAL_VYML

    OGCC\HIODVIGH_

    CdimAlw oguhtrils ih t`l wgrmf gaalr t`l mlvlm ga cdim slrviol oghsiflrlf hgrcdm ih t`l \._., dhf Blgrbid is hglxolptigh. [ldol Ogrps `ds d wgrmfwifl pgmioy ga usihb t`l fgclstio pgstdm systlc tg s`ip Qgmuhtllrs’ cdim ihtlrhdtighdmmy. It is dfvislf tg `dvl adcimy clcnlrs dhf arilhfs hucnlr t`lir mlttlrs tg dsolrtdihw`dt is dhf is hgt ogcihb t`rgub` t`l fgclstio pgstdm systlc. Fg hgt lhogurdbl adcimy clcnlrs grarilhfs tg slhf vdmudnml itlcs t`rgub` t`l cdim. 

    Mlttlrs wimm nl doolptlf dt t`l dffrlss nlmgw. [doedbls cdy nl slht tg t`l dffrlss nlmgw ghmy furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb.

    ”Ygur Hdcl,– [OV>9d Qdz`d [s`dvlmd Dvlhul

    [.G. Ngx 11Vnimisi, ;41;

    Blgrbid

    Cdim dhf pdoedbls drrivihb agr trdihlls dt t`l [.G. Ngx wimm nl flmivlrlf tg t`l trdihihb sitl dt mldst ghol dwlle. [doedbls drl sunjlot tg oustgcs ihsplotigh.

    Ghol ygu ogcpmltl trdihihb dhf drrivl dt ygur plrcdhlht sitl ygu cdy hgt `dvl pdoedbls slht tg t`l[ldol Ogrps gaaiol5 ygu cust drrdhbl agr t`lc tg nl flmivlrlf tg ygur sitl. [mldsl dse ygur adcimy dhfarilhfs tg slhf pdoedbls firlotmy tg ygu dt sitl vid t`l Blgrbidh [gst gr ghl ga t`l cdhy s`ippihb slrviolsdvdimdnml (www.usd>blgrbid.ogc, www.ghlx.bl, www.blt.bl).

    Vlmlp`ghlsDmm trdihlls rlolivl olmm p`ghls furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb ds pdrt ga [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid’s sdalty dhfslourity strdtlby. Furihb trdihihb, dhf t`rgub`gut ygur slrviol, ygu wimm nl lxplotlf tg `dvl ygur olmm

     p`ghl turhlf gh dhf wit` ygu dt dmm ticls. Dmm Qgmuhtllrs dhf stdaa drl gh t`l sdcl ogrpgrdtl pmdh, sgodmms tg dhyghl ih [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid drl arll, ds drl dmm ihogcihb odmms. Ygu wimm `dvl tg nuy orlfit agrdhy tlxts ygu wdht tg slhf, ds wlmm ds agr odmms tg p`ghls gutsifl ga t`l [ldol Ogrps’ ogrpgrdtl pmdh.Vrdihlls dhf Qgmuhtllrs cdy o`ggsl tg puro`dsl p`ghl odrfs tg cdel plrsghdm odmms, ihomufihbihtlrhdtighdm odmms, tg t`l \._. gh t`lsl p`ghls. V`l ogst ga d odmm tg t`l \._. is dpprgxicdtlmy 6-`gur lclrblhoy tlmlp`ghl hucnlr is 0

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    @G\_IHB DHF _IVL MGODVIGHQgmuhtllrs hllf tg nl vlry amlxinml dngut ygur `gusihb lxplotdtighs. Furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb dhf agrdt mldst t`l airst t`rll cght`s ga slrviol, trdihlls/Qgmuhtllrs wimm mivl wit` d Blgrbidh `gst adcimy.Qgmuhtllrs drl strghbmy lhogurdblf tg mivl wit` d `gst adcimy agr t`l furdtigh ga slrviol, ds it daagrfs dcldsurl ga sdalty dhf slourity dhf dmmgws t`l Qgmuhtllr tg ihtlbrdtl ihtg t`l ogccuhity dhf prdotiol t`lmdhbudbl. Datlr t`l airst t`rll cght`s, sgcl Qgmuhtllrs cdy nl dnml tg cgvl ihtg slpdrdtl `gusihb ia it is

    dvdimdnml.

    Ih cgst drlds ga Blgrbid t`lrl drl hg budrdhtlls ga oghtihugus lmlotrioity gr ruhhihb wdtlr. Ndt`rggcadoimitils wimm hgt nl w`dt Dclriodhs drl uslf tg, dhf cdy nl fltdo`lf argc t`l cdih `gusl. _gclvimmdbls dhf tgwhs cdy `dvl ghmy d alw `gurs ga lmlotrioity d fdy ih t`l wihtlr cght`s, dhf t`l hdturdmbds suppmy is hgh-lxistlht is sgcl pmdols gr is gatlh out gaa agr plrigfs ga ticl. Rit`gut d olhtrdm `ldtihbsystlc, it is gatlh ogmflr ihsifl nuimfihbs ih t`l wihtlr t`dh gutfggrs. Qgmuhtllrs s`gumf nl prlpdrlf tgtgmlrdtl ogmf dhf fisogcagrt ih t`l wihtlr, lsploidmmy dt so`ggms.

    Qgmuhtllrs drl dssibhlf tg ogccuhitils w`lrl t`lir dssistdhol is cgst hllflf dhf w`lrl t`lrl is brldtihtlrlst ih, dhf suppgrt agr, t`l Qgmuhtllr ’s wgre. Cgst Qgmuhtllrs mivl dhf wgre ih scdmm rurdmogccuhitils gr agrclr ihfustridm tgwhs wit` pgpumdtighs rdhbihb nltwllh 4,>;; ‟ 1;,;;; plgpml. D alw

    Qgmuhtllrs drl dssibhlf tg fistriot olhtlrs, nut t`lrl drl hg sitl pmdolclhts ih t`l odpitdm oity ga Vnimisi.

    MIQIHB DMMGRDHOL DHF CGHLY CDHDBLCLHVQgmuhtllrs rlolivl d cght`my dmmgwdhol ih Blgrbidh mdri t`dt is suaaioilht tg mivl dt t`l mlvlm ga t`l mgodm plgpml. V`l dmmgwdhol ogvlrs aggf, `gusihb, `gusl`gmf suppmils, omgt`ihb, trdhspgrtdtigh tg dhf argcwgre, utimitils, rlorldtigh dhf lhtlrtdihclht, dhf ihoiflhtdm lxplhsls.

    Ds d Qgmuhtllr ih Blgrbid, ygu wimm rlolivl t`rll typls ga dmmgwdhols:

    D mivihb dmmgwdhol is pdif tg ogvlr ygur ndsio mivihb lxplhsls. It is fisnurslf gh d cght`my ndsis ihBlgrbidh mdri (BLM). V`l mivihb dmmgwdhol is ihtlhflf tg ogvlr aggf, wgre-rlmdtlf trdhspgrtdtigh,rlorldtigh dhf lhtlrtdihclht, dhf ihoiflhtdm lxplhsls, suo` ds pgstdbl, rldfihb cdtlridm, stdtighlry,

    goodsighdm rlpmdolclht ga omgt`ls, dhf tgimltrils. V`l mivihb dmmgwdhol rdtl is rlvilwlf dt mldst dhhudmmy ny survlyihb Qgmuhtllrs tg lhsurl t`dt it is dflqudtl.

    D slttmihb-ih dmmgwdhol is prgviflf tg hlwmy dssibhlf Qgmuhtllrs tg puro`dsl itlcs hlolssdry tg slt up`guslellpihb dt sitl.

    D wihtlr  `ldtihb dmmgwdhol is pdif ds

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       puri ‖ t`l stdpml Blgrbidh nrldf, ndelf ih d oiroumdr `ldrt` gvlh

      ndfrijdhi hibvzit  ‖ rgdstlf lbbpmdht strips tgpplf wit` d wdmhut pdstl

       pe`dmi ‖ d sdvgry Blgrbidh sdmdf cdfl argc spihdo`, wdmhuts, dhf bdrmio

      cdtsghi ‖ Blgrbidh ygburt

      mgnig ‖ d t`ioe nldh sgup gatlh slrvlf wit` co`dfi, Blgrbidh ogrh nrldf

      e`ihedmi ‖ fucpmihbs usudmmy stuaalf wit` ciholf cldt, nut dmsg cus`rggc gr o`llsl

     

    e`dndni ‖ brimmlf ciholf cldt sprihemlf wit` sucdo dhf ghigh smiols, wrdpplf ih d t`ih nrldf  ctsvdfi ‖ rgdstlf selwlrs ga pgre, nlla, cuttgh, dhf sgclticls lbbpmdht gr tgcdtgls

      telcdmi ‖ d uniquitgus sgur pmuc sduol slrvlf wit` cgst cldms

    V`l ndsio Blgrbidh filt oghsists ga nrldf, cldt, o`llsl, vlbltdnmls, aruit, dhf huts. V`lrl drl sgcldcdzihb sldsghdm, arls`, dhf mgodmmy brgwh prgfuol dvdimdnml t`rgub`gut t`l yldr, nut vlbltdnmls drlblhlrdmmy micitlf tg pgtdtgls, nldhs, odnndbl, lbbpmdht, plpplrs, tgcdtgls, dhf ououcnlrs. _ldsghdm arls`aruit is dmsg rldfimy dvdimdnml, nut ih wihtlr ngt` vdrilty dhf qudhtity nlogcl micitlf. Furihb t`l wihtlrcght`s, odnndbl, pgtdtgls, pdstd, odrrgts, nldhs, nrldf, dhf cldt drl t`l cdihstdys ga t`l Blgrbidh filt.@gwlvlr, odhhlf gr jdrrlf aruits dhf vlbltdnmls drl dmsg rldfimy dvdimdnml. Qgmuhtllrs ih scdmmlr vimmdblscdy hgt `dvl doolss tg ds wifl d vdrilty ga arls` aruits dhf vlbltdnmls ds t`gsl omgslr tg fistriot olhtlrs.@gwlvlr, t`l aruits dhf vlbltdnmls t`dt drl dvdimdnml drl flmioigus. Ih dffitigh, cdhy `gst adcimils `dvl

    lxtlhsivl bdrflhs dhf cdel t`lir gwh wihl, o`llsl, prlslrvls, dhf `ghly.

    R`iml cldt is dh icpgrtdht ogcpghlht ga t`l Blgrbidh filt, it is pgssinml agr vlbltdridhs tg cdihtdih dcldtmlss filt t`rgub`gut t`lir slrviol. V`is is lsploidmmy trul sihol cldt is d cgrl lxplhsivl typl ga aggfih Blgrbid. @gwlvlr, nl prlpdrlf agr d brldtlr mdoe ga vdrilty ga arls` aruits dhf vlbltdnmls t`dh ygu drldooustgclf tg, lsploidmmy furihb wihtlr w`lh arls` prgfuol is hgt ds rldfimy dvdimdnml ds it is ih t`l sprihbdhf succlr. Ygu cdy aihf t`l hllf tg prlpdrl prlslrvls furihb t`l succlr dhf admm cght`s. Odnndbl,odrrgts, dhf pgtdtgls drl dvdimdnml t`rgub`gut wihtlr, nut gt`lr prgfuol cust nl prlslrvlf d`ldf ga ticlgr puro`dslf ih Vnimisi gr rlbighdm olhtlrs. _gcl prigr pmdhhihb is hllflf tg lhsurl ygu odh cdihtdih d`ldmt`y filt. V`l cgst fiaaioumt dsplot ga nlihb d vlbltdridh ih-oguhtry cdy nl `gw tg lxpmdih it tg ygur`gst adcimy clcnlrs. Cdhy adcimils wimm prlpdrl cldt arlqulhtmy ih t`l airst alw cght`s tg s`gw yguricpgrtdhol ds d bulst. It is ldsilst tg tlmm ygur adcimy dngut ygur filt prlalrlhols ds sggh ds pgssinml.

    V^DH_[G^VDVIGH

    Blgrbid `ds dh lxtlhsivl trdhspgrtdtigh systlc. V`l cgst ogccgh cgfl ga trdhspgrtdtigh is nus,cihivdh, trdih, tdxi, dhf cltrg ‖ ghmy dvdimdnml ih Vnimisi. V`l odpitdm is oghhlotlf ny rdim wit` Ndtuci ght`l Nmdoe _ld, Ndeu gh t`l Odspidh, dhf Ylrlvdh ih Drclhid. Cgst plgpml trdvlm ny nus gr cihivdh nltwllh oitils dhf adrls drl rlmdtivlmy o`ldp. Vdxis drl wiflmy dvdimdnml nut tlhf tg nl cuo` cgrllxplhsivl. Blgrbid’s cdih ihtlrhdtighdm dirpgrt is ih Vnimisi. Ndtuci dhf Eutdisi dmsg `dvl micitlfihtlrhdtighdm amib`ts.

    ^ifihb d nioyoml is hgt d ogccgh prdotiol ih Blgrbid dhf, agr sdalty rldsghs, [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid fglshgt rlogcclhf t`lc. Qgmuhtllrs dhf trdihlls drl prg`initlf argc gwhihb gr gplrdtihb cgtgr vl`iomls

    (i.l., dutgcgnimls gr cgtgroyomls) gr rifihb gh cgtgroyomls gr ih cgtgroyoml siflodrs. Qigmdtigh ga t`lsl pgmioils cdy rlsumt ih t`l tlrcihdtigh ga ygur Qgmuhtllr slrviol.

    BLGB^D[@Y DHF OMICDVLV`l hgrt`lrh Oduodsidh cguhtdihs prgtlot Blgrbid argc ogmf dir ihtrusighs argc t`l hgrt`, w`iml t`loguhtry is gplh tg t`l oghstdht ihamulhol ga wdrc, cgist dir argc t`l Nmdoe _ld. Rlstlrh Blgrbid `ds d`ucif, suntrgpiodm, cdriticl omicdtl, w`iml ldstlrh Blgrbid’s omicdtl rdhbls argc cgflrdtlmy `ucif tgfry, suntrgpiodm oghfitighs.

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    V`lrl dmsg drl cdrelf lmlvdtigh zghls. V`l Egme`ifd Mgwmdhf, agr lxdcpml, `ds d suntrgpiodm omicdtl uptg dngut 1;; cltlrs (>,;;; allt), wit` d cgist, cgflrdtlmy wdrc omicdtl myihb just dngvl. _timm `ib`lr is d nlmt ga ogmf, wlt wihtlrs dhf oggm succlrs. Dngvl dngut >,>;; cltlrs (2,>;; allt), t`lrl is dh dmpihlomicdtio zghl, mdoeihb dhy trul succlr, dhf dngvl ?, ‟ ?2 A).

    Rlstlrh Blgrbid `ds `ldvy prloipitdtigh t`rgub`gut t`l yldr, tgtdmihb 4,;;; ‟ >,,;;; allt, t`l dvlrdbl Jdhudrytlcplrdturl rdrlmy admms nlmgw ; O (?> A). ^lmdtivlmy wdrc, suhhy wihtlr wldt`lr plrsists ih t`l ogdstdmrlbighs, w`lrl tlcplrdturls dvlrdbl dngut < O (64 A). _ucclr tlcplrdturls dvlrdbl dngut >> O (24 A).

    _GOIDM DOVIQIVIL_Blgrbidhs drl vlry sgoidm dhf `gspitdnml plgpml dhf wimm wlmogcl ygu ihtg t`lir sgoidm oiroml. _goidmdotivitils vdry flplhfihb gh w`lrl ygu drl mgodtlf dhf cdy ihomufl tdeihb pdrt ih alstivdms, wlffihbs,auhlrdms, pdrtils, lxoursighs, spgrts, mgodm ogholrts dhf olmlnrdtighs. Cdhy rlbighdm olhtlrs `dvl oihlcds,t`ldtlrs, gr oumturl `gusls. V`l blgbrdp`y ga Blgrbid is nrldt`tdeihb dhf ygu wimm `dvl gppgrtuhitils tg`iel dhf lxpmgrl t`l cguhtdihs dhf pdres. V`l suprd (aldst) is d cdihstdy ga Blgrbidh oumturl. It is dbdt`lrihb ga adcimy dhf arilhfs tg olmlnrdtl d sploidm goodsigh dhf it agmmgws d typiodm agrcdt t`dt ihvgmvlsd mgt ga friheihb. Ia ygu fgh’t frihe dmog`gm dhf ygu fgh’t wdht tg gaalhf ygur `gst, it is nlst tg mlt ygur`gst ehgw t`dt ygu odh’t frihe nlodusl ygu `dvl `ldmt` prgnmlcs gr ygu drl nusy wit` [ldol Ogrps-rlmdtlf wgre.

    Qgmuhtllr Ogcclht 

    ”Friheihb is d nib prgnmlc agr cdhy cdml Qgmuhtllrs ih Blgrbid. Dmcgst dmm Blgrbidh cdmls frihedhf frihe vlry `ldvimy ny Dclriodh stdhfdrfs. Dhy cdml Qgmuhtllr w`g fglsh’t wdht tg frihe(lit`lr gatlh gr dt dmm) wimm `dvl d `drf ticl, lsploidmmy furihb t`l airst alw cght`s. Ygu wimm nldself tg frihe dmcgst lvlry fdy. V`is is d flolptivlmy fiaaioumt prgnmlc. @ghlstmy, t`lrl is hg ldsywdy gut. Friheihb lvlry ticl d Blgrbidh tlmms ygu tg frihe odh mldf tg d mgt ga prgnmlcs, lvlh iaygu `dvl d `ib` tgmlrdhol. ^lclcnlr, Blgrbidhs wimm gaalr t`ihbs tg ygu lvlh ia t`ly dotudmmy fgh’twdht ygu tg fg it. V`ly wimm dmwdys gaalr ygu d frihe nlodusl t`ly t`ihe it is `gspitdnml dhf hiol tgfg sg. Ygu rldmmy hllf tg sdalbudrf ygur rlputdtigh dhf aihf wdys tg `dhfml t`is argc t`l vlry nlbihhihb.– 

    [^GAL__IGHDMI_C, F^L__, DHF NL@DQIG^

    _lrviol ih [ldol Ogrps is d aumm- ticl jgn dhf Qgmuhtllrs drl lxplotlf tg cllt t`l ogrl lxplotdtighs dhf

    up`gmf d `ib` stdhfdrf ga prgalssighdmisc dt dmm ticls. Ygu s`gumf drrivl aummy prlpdrlf tg ogcpmy wit`dmm [ldol Ogrps pgmioils dhf prgolfurls. ^lclcnlr ygu wimm nl d rlprlslhtdtivl ga t`l \hitlf _tdtls >6/2dhf drl lxplotlf tg nl d rgml cgflm ga prgalssighdmisc agr t`l plgpml ygu slrvl. V`is cldhs ygu custup`gmf t`l lxplotdtighs dhf nl cihfaum ga ygur nl`dvigr w`lt`lr ygu drl ih ygur ogccuhity, dhgt`lrogccuhity, gr ih t`l odpitdm ga Vnimisi. Blgrbid is d scdmm oguhtry dhf wgrf trdvlms adst. Ygur nl`dvigrwimm nl sorutihizlf lvlh w`lh ygu drl gutsifl ga ygur ogccuhity.

    Ghl ga t`l fiaaioumtils ga aihfihb ygur pmdol ds d [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllr is mldrhihb `gw tg ait ihtg t`lmgodm oumturl w`iml dmsg cdihtdihihb ygur gwh oumturdm iflhtity. Dffitighdmmy, ygu drl lxplotlf tg nl d

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     prgalssighdm dhf tg dfjust tg hgrcs wit`ih t`l Blgrbidh wgrepmdol. Cdihtdihihb ygur plrsghdm styml w`imldmsg prlslhtihb d prgalssighdm dppldrdhol ny Blgrbidh oumturdm stdhfdrfs cdy nl o`dmmlhbihb.

    \sl ogccgh slhsl dhf nl dwdrl t`dt ygu wimm nl jufblf ny ygur dppldrdhol dhf w`dt ygu drl wldrihb.V-s`irts, tdhe tgps, nlmmy tgps, `dmtlr tgps (gr gt`lr nrdmlss tgps), s`grts, amip-amgps, dhf gt`lr vlry odsudmomgt`ihb drl hgt dpprgpridtl ih t`l wgrepmdol gr gt`lr punmio slttihbs. Ygu wimm nl lxplotlf tg wldr omldh,

     prgalssighdm omgt`ihb. Alw Blgrbidh clh `dvl mghb `dir, frldfmgoes, gr s`dvlf-ih pdttlrhs, dhf sgcl cdyoghsiflr it ihdpprgpridtl agr t`l wgrepmdol. Nldrfs drl uhogccgh, lxolpt dcghb t`l omlrby dhf, uhmlsss`grt dhf hldtmy tricclf, hgt blhlrdmmy doolptlf. Qisinml ngfy pilroihbs (gt`lr t`dh ldrrihbs agr wgclh)dhf tdttggs agr ngt` clh dhf wgclh drl hgt blhlrdmmy doolptlf ih prgalssighdm slttihbs. Vdttggs drl hgtvlry ogccgh, lsploidmmy ih t`l rlbighs, dhf blhlrdmmy ihfiodtl ih Blgrbid t`dt d plrsgh `ds nllh ih prisghgr is d prgstitutl. [mldsl nl prlpdrlf tg ogvlr tdttggs w`lhlvlr pgssinml. Rldrihb adoidm pilroihbs cdycdel it cgrl fiaaioumt tg ihtlbrdtl ihtg ygur ogccuhity.

    Blgrbidhs miel tg frlss wlmm. Ih blhlrdm, t`ly tlhf tg frlss cgrl agrcdmmy dhf oghslrvdtivlmy t`dhDclriodhs, dhf tdel brldt prifl ih t`lir dppldrdhol. [rgalssighdm frlss agr Qgmuhtllrs cldhs omldh dhfoghslrvdtivl. Agr wgclh t`is cldhs frlssls, seirts, dhf frlss pdhts dhf agr clh it cldhs pdhts dhfogmmdrlf s`irts. Ygu wimm dmsg wdht tg nrihb dt mldst ghl slt ga cgrl agrcdm wldr. Ih Vnimisi, it is hgt

    uhogccgh tg sll ads`ighdnml yguhb wgclh wldrihb s`grt seirts dhf tib`t pdhts5 `gwlvlr, t`is cgfl gafrlss is hgt rlogcclhflf agr Qgmuhtllrs. Agrlibh wgclh drl blhlrdmmy sllh ds nlihb mlss oghslrvdtivl iht`lir nl`dvigr dhf dttitufls t`dh Blgrbidh wgclh, dhf wldrihb tib`t gr rlvldmihb omgt`ihb wimm dttrdotcgrl uhwdhtlf dttlhtigh.

    V`l [ldol Ogrps lxplots Qgmuhtllrs tg oghfuot t`lcslmvls ih d wdy t`dt wimm agstlr rlsplot wit`ih t`lirogccuhity dhf t`dt rlamlots wlmm gh t`l [ldol Ogrps. Ygu wimm pdrtioipdtl ih dh grilhtdtigh gh oumturdmmydpprgpridtl nl`dvigr dhf oumturdm slhsitivity furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb. [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllrs slrvl dtt`l ihvitdtigh ga t`l `gst oguhtry, dhf cust nl rlsplotaum ga dhf slhsitivl tg t`l `dnits, tdstls, dhf tdnggsga gur `gsts. Ihdpprgpridtl nl`dvigr, suo` ds punmio fruhelhhlss, lxolssivl friheihb, gr gt`lr dotighs t`dtogcprgcisl t`l sdalty dhf slourity ga ygu dhf gt`lrs, is hgt doolptdnml. Oumturdmmy ihdpprgpridtl nl`dvigrcdy mldf tg dfcihistrdtivl slpdrdtigh dhf tlrcihdtigh ga ygur slrviol ds d [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllr.

    It is vlry ogccgh ih Blgrbid agr clh tg oghsucl mdrbl qudhtitils ga dmog`gm dt suprds wit` d tdcdfd, grtgdst cdstlr. Blgrbidh wgclh ih t`l rlbighs gutsifl t`l odpitdm blhlrdmmy fg hgt oghsucl dmog`gm dhf fghgt pdrtioipdtl ih t`l tgdstihb prgolss lxolpt gh sploidm goodsighs, suo` ds d wlffihb, furihb w`io` t`lycib`t oghsucl ghmy scdmm qudhtitils ga dmog`gm. Blgrbidh wgclh gatlh fg hgt frihe dt dmm gr lvlh dttlhfdmm-cdml suprds. Alcdml Qgmuhtllrs drl strghbmy dfvislf tg fg t`l sdcl sihol alcdmls friheihb wit` clhdt suprds cdy slhf t`l wrghb clssdbl dhf ihvitl uhwdhtlf dttlhtigh dhf `drdssclht, ih dffitigh tgogcprgcisihb t`lir rlputdtigh dhf dnimity tg fg laalotivl wgre ih t`l ogccuhity. Qgmuhtllrs wimm nldfvislf ga laalotivl strdtlbils ga `gw tg slhsitivlmy, nut aircmy, sdy hg tg dvgif friheihb tgg cuo`, dhf tgdvgif ogcprgcisihb t`lir plrsghdm sdalty. Qgmuhtllrs w`g o`ggsl tg frihe dmog`gm drl lxplotlf tg fg sgrlspghsinmy dhf ih cgflrdtigh. Nldr ih cihf t`dt stdaa wimm hgt tgmlrdtl punmio fruhelhhlss gr rlpldtlfihoiflhts ihvgmvihb dmog`gm.

    V`l [ldol Ogrps pmdols d `ib` vdmul gh ihtlroumturdm ogccuhiodtigh dhf ogccuhity ihtlbrdtigh ‖ lhogurdbihb Qgmuhtllrs tg flvlmgp t`lir Blgrbidh mdhbudbl seimms dhf blttihb tg ehgw t`l ihfivifudmclcnlrs ga t`lir ogccuhity dhf t`lir trdfitighs dhf oumturl. D vlry laalotivl wdy tg fg t`is is tg splhfds cuo` ticl ds pgssinml ih ygur ogccuhity dhf t`l [ldol Ogrps lhogurdbls t`is. Argc lxplrilhol, wlehgw t`dt Qgmuhtllrs w`g arlqulhtmy mldvl t`lir ogccuhitils mgsl t`l oghaiflhol ga oguhtlrpdrts dhfogccuhity clcnlrs, mgsl oghtdot wit` t`l dotivitils ga t`l ogccuhity, dhf cihicizl mdhbudbl mldrhihb.Vrdihlls cdy hgt tdel dhhudm mldvl furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb dhf Qgmuhtllrs drl strghbmy lhogurdblfhgt tg tdel dhhudm mldvl furihb t`l airst t`rll cght`s gr mdst t`rll cght`s ga t`lir slrviol.

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    Cgrl fltdimlf ihagrcdtigh dngut t`l [ldol Ogrps’ dpprgdo` tg sdalty is oghtdihlf ih t`l _dalty dhf_lourity slotigh, nut it is dh icpgrtdht issul dhf odhhgt nl gvlrlcp`dsizlf. Ds stdtlf ih t`l Qgmuhtllr@dhfngge, nlogcihb d [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllr lhtdims olrtdih sdalty rises. Mivihb dhf trdvlmihb ih dhuhadcimidr lhvirghclht (gatlhticls dmghl), `dvihb d micitlf uhflrstdhfihb ga mgodm mdhbudbl dhf oumturl,

    dhf nlihb plrolivlf ds wlmm-gaa drl sgcl ga t`l adotgrs t`dt odh put d Qgmuhtllr dt rise. Cdhy Qgmuhtllrslxplrilhol vdryihb flbrlls ga uhwdhtlf dttlhtigh dhf `drdssclht. [ltty t`lats dhf nurbmdrils drl hgtuhogccgh, dhf ihoiflhts ga p`ysiodm dhf slxudm dssdumt fg goour, dmt`gub` cgst Blgrbid Qgmuhtllrsogcpmltl t`lir twg yldrs ga slrviol wit`gut ihoiflht. V`l [ldol Ogrps `ds lstdnmis`lf prgolfurls dhf pgmioils flsibhlf tg `lmp rlfuol t`l rises dhf lh`dhol ygur sdalty dhf slourity. V`lsl prgolfurls dhf pgmioils, ih dffitigh tg sdalty trdihihb, wimm nl prgviflf ghol ygu drrivl ih Blgrbid. \sihb t`lsl tggms, ghlodh nl lcpgwlrlf tg tdel rlspghsinimity agr `is gr `lr sdalty dhf wlmm-nlihb.

    Ldo` stdaa clcnlr dt t`l [ldol Ogrps is ogccittlf tg prgvifihb Qgmuhtllrs wit` t`l suppgrt t`ly hllf tgsuoolssaummy cllt t`l o`dmmlhbls t`ly wimm adol tg `dvl d sdal, `ldmt`y, dhf prgfuotivl slrviol. Qgmuhtllrsdhf adcimils drl lhogurdblf tg mgge dt sdalty dhf slourity ihagrcdtigh gh t`l [ldol Ogrps wlnsitl dt pldologrps.bgv/sdalty. 

    Ihagrcdtigh gh t`lsl pdbls bivls clssdbls gh Qgmuhtllr `ldmt` dhf sdalty. V`lrl is d slotigh titmlf _daltydhf _lourity ih Flpt`. Dcghb tgpios dffrlsslf drl t`l rises ga slrvihb ds d Qgmuhtllr, pgsts’ sdaltysuppgrt systlcs, dhf lclrblhoy pmdhhihb dhf ogccuhiodtighs.

    ^LRD^F_ DHF A^\_V^DVIGH_

    Blgrbidhs drl `gspitdnml, arilhfmy, wdrc, dhf daalotighdtl plgpml. Ygu wimm allm icclfidtlmy lcnrdolf ny t`lir `gspitdmity dhf quioemy nlogcl pdrt ga ygur adcimy dhf ogccuhity. Ih blhlrdm, Blgrbidh plgpmldrl vlry ihtlrlstlf ih blttihb tg ehgw Dclriodhs dhf nuimfihb d strghb arilhfs`ip nltwllh t`l twghdtighs. Agr cgrl gh t`l Qgmuhtllr plrsplotivl gh rlwdrfs, pmldsl sll t`l [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid Adolngge pdbl dhf t`l hgtls slotigh agr t`l ”Vgp Vlh ^ldsghs tg _lrvl ds d [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllr wit` [ldolOgrps Blgrbid.– 

    Dmt`gub` t`l pgtlhtidm agr jgn sdtisadotigh is quitl `ib`, miel dmm Qgmuhtllrs, ygu wimm lhoguhtlrarustrdtighs. Ful tg aihdhoidm gr gt`lr o`dmmlhbls, ogmmdngrdtihb dblhoils fg hgt dmwdys prgvifl t`lsuppgrt prgcislf. V`l pdol ga wgre dhf mial is smgwlr t`dh w`dt cgst Dclriodhs drl dooustgclf tg dhfcdhy plgpml drl `lsitdht tg o`dhbl prdotiols dhf trdfitighs t`dt drl olhturils gmf gr t`ly drl hgt adcimidrwit` dmtlrhdtivls. Agr t`lsl rldsghs, t`l [ldol Ogrps lxplrilhol is gatlh flsorinlf ds d slrils ga lcgtighdm pldes dhf vdmmlys t`dt goour w`iml ygu dfdpt tg d hlw oumturl, lhvirghclht, wgre lt`io, dhf mivihboghfitighs.

    Ygu wimm nl bivlh d `ib` flbrll ga rlspghsinimity dhf ihflplhflhol ih ygur wgre  ‖  plr`dps cgrl t`dh ihdhy gt`lr jgn ygu `dvl `df gr wimm lvlr lxplrilhol. Gatlh ygu wimm aihf ygurslma ih situdtighs t`dt rlquirldh dnimity tg cgtivdtl ygurslma dhf ygur oguhtlrpdrts wit` mittml buifdhol argc suplrvisgrs. Ygu cdy wgre

    agr cght`s wit`gut sllihb dhy visinml icpdot dhf wit`gut rlolivihb allfndoe gh ygur wgre argc yguroguhtlrpdrts. Flvlmgpclht is d smgw prgolss dhf it cdy nl hlolssdry tg agous gh scdmm icpdots,tlcplrihb ygur lxplotdtighs agr frdstio o`dhbl. [gsitivl prgbrlss is gatlh sllh ghmy datlr t`l ogursl gacdhy yldrs. Ygu cust pgsslss t`l slma-oghaiflhol, pdtilhol, lht`usidsc, slma-cgtivdtigh, dhf visigh tgoghtihul wgreihb tgwdrf mghb-tlrc bgdms wit`gut sllihb icclfidtl rlsumts.

    Vg dpprgdo` dhf gvlrogcl t`lsl fiaaioumtils, ygu wimm hllf cdturity, amlxinimity, gplh-cihflfhlss, prgdotivity, plrsistlhol dhf rlsgurolaumhlss. V`l [ldol Ogrps stdaa, ygur og-wgrelrs, dhf almmgwQgmuhtllrs wimm suppgrt ygu furihb ticls ga o`dmmlhbl, ds wlmm ds ih cgclhts ga suoolss. Ia ygu drl dnml

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    tg cdel t`l ogccitclht tg ihtlbrdtl ihtg ygur ogccuhity dhf wgre `drf, ygu wimm nl d suoolssaumQgmuhtllr.

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    [LDOL OG^[_ V^DIHIHB

    GQL^QILR GA [^L-_L^QIOL V^DIHIHBV`l [ldol Ogrps usls d ogcpltlhoy-ndslf trdihihb dpprgdo` t`rgub`gut t`l oghtihuuc ga mldrhihb,suppgrtihb ygu argc drrivdm ih Blgrbid tg ygur flpdrturl. [rl-slrviol trdihihb ([_V) is t`l airst lvlhtwit`ih t`is oghtihuuc ga mldrhihb dhf lhsurls t`dt ygu drl lquipplf wit` t`l ehgwmlfbl, seimms, dhfdttitufls tg laalotivlmy plragrc ygur jgn. [rl-slrviol trdihihb is oghfuotlf ih Blgrbid ny [ldol Ogrpsstdaa, cgst ga w`gc drl mgodmmy `irlf trdihlrs. [ldol Ogrps stdaa cldsurl do`ilvlclht ga mldrhihb dhffltlrcihl ia ygu `dvl suoolssaummy do`ilvlf ogcpltlhoils, ihomufihb mdhbudbl stdhfdrfs, agr swldrihb-ihds d [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllr.

    [ldol Ogrps trdihihb ihogrpgrdtls wiflmy doolptlf prihoipmls ga dfumt mldrhihb dhf is struoturlf drguhft`l lxplrilhtidm mldrhihb oyoml. _uoolssaum trdihihb rlsumts ih ogcpltlhol ih vdrigus tlo`hiodm, mihbuistio,orgss-oumturdm, `ldmt`, dhf sdalty dhf slourity drlds.

    Ihtlbrdtihb ihtg t`l ogccuhity is ghl ga t`l ogrl ogcpltlhoils ygu wimm strivl tg do`ilvl ngt` ih [_V dhffurihb t`l airst slvlrdm cght`s ga slrviol. _uoolssaum sustdihdnml flvlmgpclht wgre is ndslf gh t`lrlmdtighs`ips ygu nuimf ny rlsplotaummy ihtlbrdtihb ihtg t`l `gst oguhtry ogccuhity dhf oumturl.

    Ygu wimm nl prlpdrlf agr t`is t`rgub` d `gclstdy lxplrilhol, w`io` gatlh rlquirls trdihlls tg mivl wit``gst adcimils furihb [_V. Ihtlbrdtigh ihtg t`l ogccuhity agstlrs mdhbudbl dhf orgss-oumturdm mldrhihb dhflhsurls ygur `ldmt`, sdalty, dhf slourity.

    V`l [_V ih Blgrbid is ogcprl`lhsivl, wlmm-struoturlf, dhf vibgrgus! Ygu wimm rlolivl 44 wlles ga `ib`-qudmity trdihihb flsibhlf tg `lmp ygu do`ilvl ogcpltlhoy ih t`l drlds mistlf nlmgw sg ygu drl prlpdrlf agrslrviol. Dmm trdihlls wimm mivl wit` d `gst adcimy furihb trdihihb dhf nl pmdolf ih d vimmdbl gr tgwh wit`agur gr aivl gt`lr trdihlls. V`l [ldol Ogrps/ Blgrbid trdihihb tldc is lxplrilholf dhf qudmiailf dhf wimmlhsurl ygu `dvl d fyhdcio dhf uslaum [_V.

    VLO@HIODM V^DIHIHB

    Vlo`hiodm trdihihb wimm prlpdrl ygu tg wgre ih Blgrbid ny nuimfihb gh t`l seimms ygu dmrldfy `dvl dhf`lmpihb ygu flvlmgp hlw seimms ih d cdhhlr dpprgpridtl tg t`l hllfs ga t`l oguhtry. V`l [ldol Ogrpsstdaa, Blgrbidh lxplrts, dhf ourrlht Qgmuhtllrs wimm oghfuot t`l trdihihb prgbrdc. Vrdihihb pmdols brldtlcp`dsis gh mldrhihb `gw tg trdhsalr t`l seimms ygu `dvl tg t`l ogccuhity ih w`io` ygu wimm slrvl ds dQgmuhtllr.

    Vlo`hiodm trdihihb wimm ihomufl slssighs gh t`l blhlrdm loghgcio dhf pgmitiodm lhvirghclht ih Blgrbiddhf strdtlbils agr wgreihb wit`ih suo` d ardclwgre. Ygu wimm rlvilw ygur prgjlot’s bgdms dhf gnjlotivlsdhf wimm cllt wit` t`l Blgrbidh dblhoils dhf grbdhizdtighs t`dt ihvitlf t`l [ldol Ogrps tg dssist t`lc.Ygu wimm nl suppgrtlf dhf lvdmudtlf t`rgub`gut trdihihb tg nuimf t`l oghaiflhol dhf seimms ygu hllf tguhflrtdel ygur prgjlot dotivitils, rlpgrt ygur prgbrlss, dhf slrvl ds d prgfuotivl clcnlr ga ygurogccuhity.

    Ds d pdrt ga t`l tlo`hiodm trdihihb, ygu wimm dttlhf agrcdm slssighs dhf lhbdbl ih prdotiodm dssibhclhts,ihomufihb t`l ogccuhity prgjlots dhf grbdhizihb trdihihb prgbrdcs agr t`l IGF trdoe, dhf tldc tldo`ihbwit` ygur [_V so`ggm oguhtlrpdrts furihb prdotiol so`ggm dhf grbdhizihb succlr odcps agr t`l Lhbmis`Lfuodtigh trdoe. Ygu wimm dmsg `dvl dh gppgrtuhity tg visit ourrlht Qgmuhtllrs ih t`lir sitls tg mldrh cgrldngut rldm-mial lxplrilhols, prgcisihb prdotiols, dhf sgmutighs tg o`dmmlhbls t`dt t`ly adol.

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    MDHB\DBL V^DIHIHBDs d [ldol Ogrps Qgmuhtllr, ygu wimm aihf t`dt mdhbudbl seimms drl ely tg plrsghdm dhf prgalssighdmsdtisadotigh furihb ygur slrviol. V`lsl seimms drl oritiodm tg ygur jgn plragrcdhol, `lmp ygu ihtlbrdtl ihtgygur ogccuhity, dhf odh ldsl ygur plrsghdm dfdptdtigh tg t`l hlw surrguhfihbs. V`lrlagrl, mdhbudbltrdihihb is dt t`l `ldrt ga t`l trdihihb prgbrdc. Ygu cust suoolssaummy cllt cihicuc mdhbudblrlquirlclhts tg ogcpmltl trdihihb dhf nlogcl d Qgmuhtllr. Blgrbidh mdhbudbl ihstruotgrs usudmmy tldo`

    agrcdm mdhbudbl omdssls aivl fdys d wlle ih scdmm brgups.

    Ygur mdhbudbl trdihihb wimm ihogrpgrdtl d ogccuhity-ndslf dpprgdo`. Ih dffitigh tg omdssrggc ticl, yguwimm nl bivlh dssibhclhts tg wgre gh gutsifl ga t`l omdssrggc dhf wit` ygur `gst adcimy. V`l bgdm is tgblt ygu tg d pgiht ga ndsio sgoidm ogccuhiodtigh seimms sg ygu odh prdotiol dhf flvlmgp mdhbudbl seimmsaurt`lr ghol ygu drl dt ygur sitl. [rigr tg nlihb swgrh ih ds d Qgmuhtllr, ygu wimm flvlmgp strdtlbils tgoghtihul stufyihb mdhbudbl furihb ygur slrviol.

    Qgmuhtllrs drl lhogurdblf tg oghtihul flvlmgpihb t`lir ogccuhiodtigh seimms ih Blgrbidh dhf gt`lrmdhbudbls ogccgh ih t`lir ogccuhitils. Mdhbudbl prgaioilhoy is vitdm agr ngt` prgalssighdm suoolss dhf plrsghdm sdtisadotigh furihb ghl’s dssibhclht ih Blgrbid. [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid lhogurdbls ghbgihbmdhbudbl mldrhihb dhf lcpmgys d rlbumdr ogursl ga mdhbudbl prgaioilhoy ihtlrvilws (M[Is) tg flsibh dhf

    adoimitdtl dpprgpridtl strdtlbils agr icprgvihb Qgmuhtllr mdhbudbl seimms. M[Is tdel pmdol slvlrdm pgihtsfurihb trdihihb dhf slrviol. Qgmuhtllrs w`g fg hgt rldo` t`l cihicuc M[I rlquirlclht ny t`l lhf ga[_V drl rlquirlf tg iflhtiay d tutgr dhf flvlmgp d mdhbudbl icprgvlclht pmdh ih oghsumtdtigh wit` stdaadhf tg oghtihul tutgrihb uhtim t`ly rldo` t`l cihicuc M[I rlquirlclht agr slrviol.

    O^G__-O\MV\^DM V^DIHIHB

    Orgss-oumturdm trdihihb wimm prgvifl gppgrtuhitils agr ygu tg rlamlot gh ygur gwh oumturdm vdmuls dhf `gwt`ly ihamulhol ygur nl`dvigr ih Blgrbid. Ygu wimm dmsg fisouss t`l qulstighs ygu `dvl dngut t`l nl`dvigrsdhf prdotiols ygu gnslrvl ih Blgrbid, lxpmgrihb t`l uhflrmyihb rldsghs agr t`lsl nl`dvigrs dhf prdotiols.

    Orgss-oumturdm dhf ogccuhity flvlmgpclht trdihihb wimm ̀ lmp ygu icprgvl ygur ogccuhiodtigh seimmsdhf uhflrstdhf ygur rgml ds d adoimitdtgr ga flvlmgpclht. Vrdihihb wimm ogvlr tgpios suo` ds t`l ogholpt ga

    ticl, pgwlr dhf `ilrdro`y, blhflr rgmls, ogccuhiodtigh stymls, dhf t`l ogholpt ga slma dhf rlmdtighs`ips.Nlodusl dfjustihb tg d hlw oumturl odh nl vlry o`dmmlhbihb, ygu wimm pdrtioipdtl ih rlsimilhoy trdihihbw`io` prgvifls d ardclwgre dhf tggms tg `lmp wit` dfjustclht issuls.

    V`l `gst adcimy lxplrilhol prgvifls d uhiqul oghtlxt agr orgss-oumturdm mldrhihb, dhf is flsibhlf tg ldslygur trdhsitigh tg mial dt ygur sitl. Adcimils bg t`rgub` dh grilhtdtigh oghfuotlf ny [ldol Ogrps stdaa tglxpmdih t`l purpgsl ga [_V dhf tg dssist t`lc ih `lmpihb ygu dfdpt tg mivihb ih Blgrbid. Cdhy Qgmuhtllrsagrc strghb dhf mdstihb arilhfs`ips wit` t`lir `gst adcimils.

    Ygu wimm pdrtioipdtl ih slssighs dngut fiaalrlht tgpios t`dt wimm nl uslaum agr ygur oumturdm dfjustclht dhfogccuhity ihtlbrdtigh. Ygu wimm dmsg uhflrstdhf cgrl dngut Blgrbid’s `istgry dhf Blgrbidh clhtdmity.V`rgub` fisoussighs wit` [ldol Ogrps stdaa, ygur `gst adcimy, dhf hlw Blgrbidh arilhfs, ygu wimm bdih

    ihsib`t ihtg t`l t`ihbs Blgrbidhs allm hgstdmbio dngut dhf try tg rltdih vlrsus t`l t`ihbs t`ly wgumf miel tgo`dhbl. Dmsg ygu wimm nl bivlh gppgrtuhity tg pdrtioipdtl ih sgcl wghflraum oumturdm lvlhts suo` ds visitstg `istgriodm dhf oumturdm pmdols dhf Blgrbidh oggeihb dhf fdhol mlssghs.

    @LDMV@ V^DIHIHBFurihb prl-slrviol trdihihb, ygu wimm nl trdihlf ih `ldmt` prlvlhtigh, ndsio airst dif, dhf trldtclht gaclfiodm immhlssls aguhf ih Blgrbid. Ygu wimm nl lxplotlf tg prdotiol prlvlhtivl `ldmt` dhf tg tdelrlspghsinimity agr ygur gwh `ldmt` ny df`lrihb tg dmm clfiodm pgmioils. Vrdihlls drl rlquirlf tg dttlhf dmmclfiodm slssighs. @ldmt` lfuodtigh tgpios wimm ogvlr hutritigh, aggf dhf wdtlr prlpdrdtigh, lcgtighdm

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    `ldmt`, fldmihb wit` dmog`gm, prlvlhtigh ga @IQ/DIF_, slxudmmy trdhscittlf ihalotighs (_VIs), dhfogccgh immhlssls ih Blgrbid.

    Furihb [_V gur [ldol Ogrps Clfiodm Gaaiolrs wimm lhsurl ygu uhflrstdhf t`l ogccgh `ldmt` o`dmmlhblst`dt Qgmuhtllrs ih Blgrbid adol. V`ly wimm s`drl wit` ygu gur lxtlhsivl `ldmt` prgbrdc ih oguhtry dhfwimm lhsurl ygu blt iccuhizdtighs doogrfihb t`l oguhtry sploiaio fisldsls rlquirlf ny t`l Olhtlrs agr

    Fisldsl Oghtrgm dhf [rlvlhtigh.

    _DALVY DHF _LO\^IVY V^DIHIHBFurihb t`l sdalty dhf slourity trdihihb slssighs, ygu wimm mldrh `gw tg dfgpt d mialstyml t`dt rlfuols ygurrises dt `gcl, dt wgre, dhf furihb ygur trdvlms. Ygu wimm dmsg mldrh dpprgpridtl, laalotivl strdtlbils agrogpihb wit` uhwdhtlf dttlhtigh, `gw tg iflhtiay sdalty rises ih-oguhtry dhf dngut [ldol Ogrps’ lclrblhoy rlspghsl dhf suppgrt systlcs.

    Ygur _dalty dhf _lourity Cdhdblr is rlspghsinml agr t`l sdalty dhf slourity prgbrdc dhf agr `lmpihbQgmuhtllrs tg mldrh t`l seimms ygu hllf tg ellp ygurslma sdal. _`l oghfuots stdhfdrf slssighs ds wlmm dsslssighs t`dt drl s`dplf doogrfihb tg t`l Blgrbidh oghtlxt. Vgpios ihomufl: gvlrvilw ga sdalty prgbrdc,ihtrgfuotigh tg ygur sitl pgmiol gaaiolrs, ihoiflht rlpgrtihb gptighs dhf suppgrt systlcs, ihoiflht stdtistios,

    lclrblhoy dotigh pmdh, plrsghdm slourity dhf rise rlfuotighs, sdal trdhspgrtdtigh, nystdhflr ihtlrvlhtigh,dmog`gm prlssurl, slxudm dssdumt dwdrlhlss, slxudm dssdumt rlpgrtihb dhf rlspghsl, dhf t`l mlbdm systlc ihBlgrbid.

    DFFIVIGHDM V^DIHIHB F\^IHB QGM\HVLL^ _L^QIOLV`l [ldol Ogrps’ trdihihb systlc prgvifls Qgmuhtllrs wit` oghtihudm gppgrtuhitils tg lxdcihl t`lirogccitclht tg [ldol Ogrps slrviol w`iml ihorldsihb t`lir tlo`hiodm dhf orgss-oumturdm seimms. Furihbslrviol, t`lrl drl usudmmy t`rll typls ga trdihihb lvlhts. V`l titmls dhf gnjlotivls agr t`gsl trdihihbs drl dsagmmgws:

      Ih-slrviol trdihihb: [rgvifls dh gppgrtuhity agr Qgmuhtllrs dhf t`lir oguhtlrpdrts tg upbrdflt`lir tlo`hiodm, mdhbudbl, dhf prgjlot flvlmgpclht seimms w`iml s`drihb t`lir lxplrilhols dhfrldaaircihb t`lir ogccitclht datlr `dvihb slrvlf agr t`rll tg six cght`s. V`lsl ih-slrviol

    trdihihbs ih Blgrbid wimm ihomufl twg tlo`hiodm ogursls, ghl mdhbudbl lh`dholclht prgbrdc, dhfsdalty dhf slourity rlmdtlf tgpios. 

      Cif-slrviol trdihihb (fghl ih oghjuhotigh wit` tlo`hiodm slotgr ih-slrviol): Dssists Qgmuhtllrsih rlvilwihb t`lir airst yldr, rldsslssihb t`lir plrsghdm dhf prgjlot gnjlotivls, dhf pmdhhihb agrt`lir sloghf yldr ga slrviol.

      Ogcpmltigh-ga-slrviol oghalrlhol: [rlpdrls Qgmuhtllrs agr t`lir auturl datlr [ldol Ogrpsslrviol dhf rlvilws t`lir rlsplotivl prgjlots dhf plrsghdm lxplrilhols.

    Dmm trdihihb prgbrdcs ih [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid nuimf upgh ldo` gt`lr dhf drl ihtlrrlmdtlf, argc t`l prl-flpdrturl grilhtdtigh t`rgub` t`l lhf ga ygur slrviol, dhf drl pmdhhlf, icpmlclhtlf, dhf lvdmudtlfoggplrdtivlmy ny t`l trdihihb stdaa, [ldol Ogrps stdaa, dhf Qgmuhtllrs.

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    YG\^ @LDMV@ OD^L IH BLG^BID

    V`l [ldol Ogrps’ `ib`lst prigrity is cdihtdihihb t`l bggf `ldmt` dhf sdalty ga lvlry Qgmuhtllr. [ldolOgrps clfiodm prgbrdcs lcp`dsizl t`l prlvlhtivl, rdt`lr t`dh t`l ourdtivl, dpprgdo` tg fisldsl. V`l[ldol Ogrps ih Blgrbid cdihtdihs d omihio wit` d aumm-ticl clfiodm gaaiolr w`g tdels odrl ga Qgmuhtllrs’  pricdry `ldmt`-odrl hllfs, ihomufihb lvdmudtigh dhf trldtclht ga cgst clfiodm oghfitighs. Dffitighdmclfiodm slrviols drl dmsg dvdimdnml ih Blgrbid dt mgodm `gspitdms. Ia ygu nlogcl slrigusmy imm ygu wimm nltrdhspgrtlf tg d [ldol Ogrps-dpprgvlf rlbighdm clfiodm adoimity. Ia t`l Gaaiol ga @ldmt` _lrviols (G@_)fltlrcihls t`dt t`l odrl is hgt gpticdm agr ygur oghfitigh dt t`l rlbighdm adoimity, ygu wimm nl trdhspgrtlftg t`l \hitlf _tdtls.

    @LDMV@ I__\L_ IH BLG^BID

    [ldol Ogrps clfiodm gaaiolrs drl aumm-ticl lcpmgylls ga [ldol Ogrps, w`gsl pricdry agous is tg ellp yguds `ldmt`y dhf clfiodmmy ait ds pgssinml. V`rgub`gut ygur [ldol Ogrps slrviol, t`ly wimm prgvifl ygu wit`buifdhol, trdihihb, dhf cdtlridms rlmdtlf tg lhdnmihb ygur bggf `ldmt`, ngt` p`ysiodm dhflcgtighdm/clhtdm. V`ly wimm dmsg lhsurl t`dt ygu drl up tg fdtl gh dmm ga ygur ihgoumdtighs. V`l @ldmt`\hit is mgodtlf ih t`l [ldol Ogrps gaaiol ih Vnimisi dhf prgvifls clfiodm slrviols tg dmm Qgmuhtllrs ihBlgrbid. V`l clfiodm gaaiolrs drl dvdimdnml tg dhswlr ygur qulstighs, dhf ygu cdy dmwdys allm arll tg

    oghtdot t`lc ny p`ghl, tlxt clssdbl, lcdim, gr ih plrsgh ia ygu allm ygu `dvl d p`ysiodm, lcgtighdm, grgt`lr prgnmlc t`dt rlmdtls tg ygur `ldmt` gr wlmm-nlihb.

    @LM[IHB YG\ _VDY @LDMV@Y

    V`l [ldol Ogrps wimm prgvifl ygu wit` dmm t`l hlolssdry ihgoumdtighs, clfiodtighs, dhf ihagrcdtigh tgstdy `ldmt`y. \pgh ygur drrivdm ih Blgrbid, ygu wimm rlolivl d oguhtry-sploiaio clfiodm `dhfngge. Ny t`llhf ga trdihihb, ygu wimm rlolivl d clfiodm eit wit` suppmils tg tdel odrl ga cimf immhlssls dhf airst difhllfs. V`l oghtlhts ga t`l eit drl mistlf mdtlr ih t`is slotigh.

    Furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb, ygu wimm `dvl doolss tg ndsio clfiodm suppmils t`rgub` t`l clfiodm gaaiolr.@gwlvlr, furihb t`is ticl, ygu wimm nl rlspghsinml agr ygur gwh suppmy ga prlsoriptigh frubs dhf dhygt`lr sploiaio clfiodm suppmils ygu rlquirl, ds t`l [ldol Ogrps wimm hgt grflr t`lsl itlcs furihb trdihihb.

    [mldsl nrihb d t`rll-cght` suppmy ga dhy prlsoriptigh frubs ygu usl, sihol t`ly cdy hgt nl dvdimdnml `lrldhf it cdy tdel slvlrdm cght`s agr s`ipclhts tg drrivl.

    Ygu wimm `dvl p`ysiodms dt cif slrviol dhf dt t`l lhf ga ygur slrviol. Ia ygu flvlmgp d clfiodm prgnmlcfurihb ygur slrviol t`l clfiodm gaaiolr ih Blgrbid wimm oghsumt wit` t`l Gaaiol ga @ldmt` _lrviols ihRds`ihbtgh, F.O., gr d rlbighdm clfiodm gaaiolr. Ia it is fltlrcihlf t`dt ygur oghfitigh odhhgt nl trldtlfih Blgrbid, ygu cdy nl slht gut ga t`l oguhtry agr aurt`lr lvdmudtigh dhf odrl.

    CDIHVDIHIHB YG\^ @LDMV@

    Ds d Qgmuhtllr, ygu cust doolpt oghsiflrdnml rlspghsinimity agr ygur gwh `ldmt`. [rgplr prlodutighs wimmsibhiaiodhtmy rlfuol ygur rise ga slrigus immhlss gr ihjury. V`l dfdbl ”Dh guhol ga prlvlhtigh is wgrt` d pguhf ga ourl– nlogcls lxtrlclmy icpgrtdht ih drlds w`lrl fidbhgstio dhf trldtclht adoimitils drl hgt up

    tg t`l stdhfdrfs ga t`l \hitlf _tdtls. V`l cgst icpgrtdht ga ygur rlspghsinimitils ih Blgrbid is tg tdel t`lagmmgwihb  prlvlhtivl cldsurls: dmwdys oghsiflr wdtlr dhf aggf sdalty5 ogge aggf t`grgub`my5 cdihtdih plrsghdm `ybilhl5 frihe wdtlr argc t`l wdtlr aimtlr prgviflf ny [ldol Ogrps5 usl oghfgcs5 striotmy df`lrltg t`l clfiodm gaaiolrs’ rlogcclhfdtighs. 

    @LDMV@ I__\L_ IH BLG^BIDV`l cgst ogccgh fisldsls ih Blgrbid drl sicimdr tg t`gsl aguhf ih gt`lr tlcplrdtl omicdtls. ^lspirdtgryihalotighs, ihomufihb ogmfs, dhf dst`cd, drl ogccgh. Fidrr`ldm immhlssls ful tg strlss, o`dhbls ih filt,

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    aggf prlpdrdtigh dhf/gr ihdflqudtl ogmf-stgrdbl tlo`hiquls, dhf ihtlstihdm pdrdsitls drl t`l cgst arlqulht`ldmt` issuls agr Qgmuhtllrs. Isgmdtigh argc adcimy, arilhfs, dhf gt`lr Qgmuhtllrs dhf argc mivihb ih dfiaalrlht oumturl odh nl vlry uhslttmihb dhf strlssaum. Dmog`gm dnusl is d wiflsprldf ogholrh t`rgub`gutt`l rlbigh. @IQ/DIF_ is nlogcihb cgrl wiflsprldf ih t`l mgodm pgpumdtigh, lsploidmmy dcghbihtrdvlhgus-frub uslrs.

    [mdscgfiuc vivdx wds d typl ga cdmdrid t`dt goourrlf ih Blgrbid, dmt`gub` t`l hucnlr ga rlpgrtlf odsls`ds flomihlf sibhiaiodhtmy gvlr t`l pdst slvlrdm yldrs dhf it is dmcgst lrdfiodtlf hgw. OurrlhtmyQgmuhtllrs dhf trdihlls fg hgt rlolivl cdmdrid prgp`ymdxis clfioihls.

    Cdhy immhlssls t`dt daamiot Qgmuhtllrs wgrmfwifl drl prlvlhtdnml ia prgplr aggf dhf wdtlr prlodutighs drltdelh. V`lsl immhlssls ihomufl aggf pgisghihb, pdrdsitio ihalotighs, `lpdtitis D, fyslhtlry, tdplwgrcs, dhftyp`gif alvlr. Ygur clfiodm gaaiolr wimm fisouss sploiaio stdhfdrfs agr wdtlr dhf aggf prlpdrdtigh ihBlgrbid furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb.

    Dnstihlhol is t`l cgst laalotivl wdy tg prlvlht ihalotigh wit` @IQ dhf gt`lr _VIs. Ygu drl tdeihb rises iaygu o`ggsl tg nl slxudmmy dotivl. Vg mlsslh rise, usl d oghfgc lvlry ticl ygu `dvl slx. R`lt`lr ygur pdrthlr is d `gst oguhtry oitizlh, d almmgw Qgmuhtllr, gr dhyghl lmsl, fg hgt dssucl t`is plrsgh is arll ga

    @IQ/DIF_ gr gt`lr _VIs. Ygu wimm rlolivl cgrl ihagrcdtigh argc t`l clfiodm gaaiolr dngut t`isicpgrtdht issul.

    Qgmuhtllrs drl lxplotlf tg df`lrl tg dh laalotivl cldhs ga nirt` oghtrgm tg prlvlht dh uhpmdhhlf prlbhdhoy. Ygur clfiodm gaaiolr odh `lmp ygu floifl gh t`l cgst dpprgpridtl clt`gf tg suit ygurihfivifudm hllfs. Oghtrdolptivl clt`gfs drl dvdimdnml wit`gut o`drbl argc t`l clfiodm gaaiolr.

    It is oritiodm tg ygur `ldmt` t`dt ygu prgcptmy rlpgrt tg t`l clfiodm gaaiol gr gt`lr flsibhdtlf adoimity agrso`lfumlf iccuhizdtighs, dhf t`dt ygu mlt t`l clfiodm gaaiolr ehgw icclfidtlmy ga sibhiaiodht immhlsslsdhf ihjurils.

    RGCLH’_ @LDMV@ IHAG^CDVIGH

    Alcihihl `ybilhl prgfuots drl dvdimdnml agr ygu tg puro`dsl gh t`l mgodm cdrelt dhf sg t`l [ldol Ogrpsclfiodm gaaiolr ih Blgrbid wimm hgt prgvifl t`lc. Ia ygu rlquirl d sploiaio prgfuot, pmldsl nrihb d t`rll-cght` suppmy wit` ygu. Cdhy alcdml Qgmuhtllrs tdel clhstrudm oups (V`l Fivd Oup, V`l Ellplr, V`lCggh Oup, lto.) tg dvgif pgtlhtidm prgnmlcs wit` dvdimdnimity gr fispgsdm ga alcihihl `ybilhl prgfuots.

    [rlbhdhoy is trldtlf ih t`l sdcl cdhhlr ds gt`lr Qgmuhtllr `ldmt` oghfitighs t`dt rlquirl clfiodmdttlhtigh. V`l [ldol Ogrps is rlspghsinml agr fltlrcihihb t`l clfiodm rise dhf t`l dvdimdnimity gadpprgpridtl clfiodm odrl ia t`l Qgmuhtllr o`ggsls tg rlcdih ih-oguhtry. Bivlh t`l oiroucstdhols uhflrw`io` Qgmuhtllrs mivl dhf wgre ih [ldol Ogrps oguhtrils, it is rdrl t`dt t`l [ldol Ogrps’ clfiodmstdhfdrfs agr oghtihulf slrviol furihb prlbhdhoy odh nl clt.

    V`l [ldol Ogrps agmmgws t`l >;4> \._. [rlvlhtivl _lrviols Vdse Agrol buiflmihls agr sorllhihb [D[

    scldrs, w`io` rlogcclhf wgclh dblf >4 ‟ >9 rlolivl sorllhihb [D[s lvlry t`rll yldrs dhf wgclhdblf ?; ‟ 1< rlolivl sorllhihb [D[s lvlry aivl yldrs.

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    YG\^ [LDOL OG^[_ CLFIODM EIVV`l [ldol Ogrps clfiodm gaaiolr wimm prgvifl ygu wit` d eit oghtdihihb ndsio itlcs tg prlvlht dhf trldtimmhlssls t`dt cdy goour furihb slrviol. Eit itlcs odh nl plrigfiodmmy rlstgoelf dt t`l clfiodm gaaiol.

    Clfiodm Eit Oghtlhts

    Airst Dif @dhfnggeDol ndhfdblsDoltdcihgp`lh (Vymlhgm)Df`lsivl tdplDhtdoif tdnmltsDhti-fidrr`ldm (Icgfiuc)Dhtinigtio gihtclhtDhtiauhbdm orldcDhti`istdcihlDhtislptio dhticiorgnidm seih omldhlrNdhf-DifsNiscut` _unsdmioymdtl ([lptg-Niscgm)

    Nuttlramy omgsurlsOdmdblm dhti-ito` blmOghfgcsOgub` mgzlhbls

    FloghblstdhtFlhtdm amgssBmgvls@yfrgogrtisghl orldcInuprgalhIhslot rlplmmlhtIgfihl tdnmlts (agr wdtlr puriaiodtigh)Mip ndmcGrdm rl`yfrdtigh sdmts_oissgrs_grl t`rgdt mgzlhbls_tlriml lyl frgps

    _tlriml bduzl pdfs_uhsorllhV`lrcgcltlr (Vlcp-d-fgts)Vwllzlrs

    NLAG^L YG\ MLDQL: D CLFIODM O@LOEMI_V

    Ia t`lrl `ds nllh dhy o`dhbl ih ygur `ldmt  ̀‖  p`ysiodm, clhtdm, gr flhtdm ‖ sihol ygu suncittlf ygurlxdcihdtigh rlpgrts tg t`l [ldol Ogrps, ygu cust icclfidtlmy hgtiay t`l Gaaiol ga @ldmt` _lrviols(G@_). Adimurl tg fisomgsl hlw immhlssls, ihjurils, dmmlrbils, gr prlbhdhoy odh lhfdhblr ygur `ldmt` dhfcdy jlgpdrfizl ygur lmibinimity tg slrvl.

    Ia ygur flhtdm lxdc wds fghl cgrl t`dh d yldr dbg, gr ia ygur p`ysiodm lxdc is cgrl t`dh twg yldrs gmf,

    oghtdot G@_ tg aihf gut w`lt`lr ygu hllf tg upfdtl ygur rlogrfs. Ia ygur flhtist gr [ldol Ogrps flhtdmoghsumtdht `ds rlogcclhflf t`dt ygu uhflrbg flhtdm trldtclht gr rlpdir, ygu cust ogcpmltl t`dt wgredhf cdel surl ygur flhtist slhfs rlqulstlf oghaircdtigh rlpgrts gr P-rdys tg t`l Gaaiol ga @ldmt`_lrviols.

    Ia ygu wis` tg dvgif `dvihb fupmiodtl vdooihdtighs, oghtdot ygur p`ysioidh’s gaaiol tg gntdih d ogpy gaygur iccuhizdtigh rlogrf dhf nrihb it tg ygur prl-flpdrturl grilhtdtigh. Ia ygu `dvl dhy iccuhizdtighs(gt`lr t`dh ylmmgw alvlr vdooihdtigh ds firlotlf ny G@_) prigr tg [ldol Ogrps slrviol, t`l [ldol Ogrpsodhhgt rlicnursl ygu agr t`l ogst. V`l [ldol Ogrps wimm prgvifl dmm t`l iccuhizdtighs hlolssdry agr ygurgvlrslds dssibhclht, lit`lr dt ygur prl-flpdrturl grilhtdtigh gr furihb ygur airst six cght`s ih Blgrbid.Qgmuhtllrs cust nl wimmihb tg blt dmm rlquirlf vdooihdtighs uhmlss t`lrl is d fgouclhtlf clfiodmoghtrdihfiodtigh. Adimurl tg doolpt rlquirlf vdooihdtigh is brguhfs agr dfcihistrdtivl slpdrdtigh argc t`l

    [ldol Ogrps. Ygu fg hgt hllf tg nlbih tdeihb cdmdrid clfiodtigh prigr tg flpdrturl.

    Nrihb d t`rll-cght` suppmy ga dhy prlsoriptigh gr gvlr-t`l-oguhtlr clfiodtigh ygu usl gh d rlbumdr ndsis,ihomufihb nirt` oghtrgm pimms. Dmt`gub` t`l [ldol Ogrps odhhgt rlicnursl ygu agr t`is t`rll-cght` suppmy,it wimm grflr rlaimms furihb ygur slrviol. R`iml dwditihb s`ipclht ‖ w`io` odh tdel slvlrdm cght`s ‖ yguwimm nl flplhflht gh ygur gwh clfiodtigh suppmy. V`l [ldol Ogrps wimm hgt pdy agr `lrndm grhghprlsorinlf clfiodtighs, suo` ds _t. Jg`h’s wgrt, bmuogsdcihl, slmlhiuc, gr dhtigxifdht suppmlclhts.Clfiodtighs suppmilf cdy nl blhlrio gr lquivdmlht tg ygur ourrlht clfiodtighs (ihomufihb nirt` oghtrgm pimms).

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    Ygu drl lhogurdblf tg nrihb ogpils ga clfiodm prlsoriptighs sibhlf ny ygur p`ysioidh. V`is is hgt drlquirlclht, nut t`ly cib`t ogcl ih `dhfy ia ygu drl qulstighlf ih trdhsit dngut odrryihb d t`rll-cght`suppmy ga prlsoriptigh frubs.

    Ia ygu wldr lylbmdssls, nrihb twg pdirs (ga t`l ourrlht prlsoriptigh) wit` ygu. Ia d pdir nrldes, t`l [ldol

    Ogrps wimm rlpmdol t`lc, usihb t`l ihagrcdtigh ygur fgotgr ih t`l \hitlf _tdtls prgviflf gh t`llylbmdssls agrc furihb ygur lxdcihdtigh. V`l [ldol Ogrps Gaaiol ga @ldmt` _lrviols strghbmyfisogurdbls Qgmuhtllrs argc wldrihb oghtdot mlhsls w`iml gvlrslds uhmlss t`lrl is d trul clfiodmihfiodtigh fgouclhtlf ny ygur gp`t`dmcgmgbist. Oghtdot mlhsls, pdrtioumdrmy lxtlhflf usl sgat oghtdots,drl dssgoidtlf wit` d vdrilty ga lyl ihalotighs dhf gt`lr ihamdccdtgry prgnmlcs. Ghl ga t`l cgst slrigusga t`lsl prgnmlcs is ihalotigus elrdtitis w`io` odh mldf tg slvlrl ogrhld fdcdbl w`io` ogumf rlsumt ih plrcdhlht nmihfhlss rlquirihb ogrhldm trdhspmdhtdtigh. V`lsl rises ga plrcdhlht lyl fdcdbl drllxdolrndtlf ih t`l [ldol Ogrps lhvirghclht w`lrl t`l Qgmuhtllr ’s dnimity tg prgplrmy omldh t`l mlhsls isogcprgcislf ful tg micitlf doolss tg stlriml wdtlr ds wlmm ds florldslf laalotivlhlss ga omldhihbsgmutighs ful tg prgmghblf stgrdbl ih uhsdtisadotgry oghfitighs. Ih dffitigh, w`lh ndotlridm lyl ihalotighsgoour, dsslssclht dhf trldtclht wit`ih `gurs ny d ogcpltlht gp`t`dmcgmgbist is ihfiodtlf. V`is isvirtudmmy icpgssinml ih t`l [ldol Ogrps slttihb. Ia ygu allm t`dt ygu sicpmy cust nl dnml tg usl ygur

    oghtdots goodsighdmmy, pmldsl oghsiflr usihb sihbml usl, fdimy fispgsdnml mlhsls w`io` fg hgt rlquirlomldhihb.

    Ia ygu drl lmibinml agr Clfiodrl, drl gvlr

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    _DALVY DHF _LO\^IVY IH FL[V@

    Lhsurihb t`l sdalty dhf slourity ga Qgmuhtllrs is [ldol Ogrps’ `ib`lst prigrity. _lrvihb ds d Qgmuhtllrgvlrslds lhtdims olrtdih sdalty dhf slourity rises. Mivihb dhf trdvlmihb ih dh uhadcimidr lhvirghclht, dmicitlf uhflrstdhfihb ga t`l mgodm mdhbudbl dhf oumturl, dhf t`l plrolptigh ga nlihb d wldmt`y Dclriodhdrl sgcl ga t`l adotgrs t`dt odh put d Qgmuhtllr dt rise. [rgplrty t`lat dhf nurbmdrils drl hgt uhogccgh.Ihoiflhts ga p`ysiodm dhf slxudm dssdumt fg goour, dmt`gub` cgst Qgmuhtllrs ogcpmltl t`lir twg yldrs gaslrviol wit`gut d slrigus sdalty dhf slourity ihoiflht. Vgblt`lr, t`l [ldol Ogrps dhf Qgmuhtllrs odhrlfuol rise, nut odhhgt trumy lmicihdtl dmm rise.

    Nlyghf ehgwihb t`dt t`l [ldol Ogrps dpprgdo`ls sdalty dhf slourity ds d pdrthlrs`ip wit` ygu, it cib`t nl `lmpaum tg sll `gw t`is pdrthlrs`ip wgres. V`l [ldol Ogrps `ds pgmioils, prgolfurls, dhf trdihihb ih pmdol tg prgcgtl ygur sdalty. V`l [ldol Ogrps flplhfs gh ygu tg agmmgw t`gsl pgmioils dhf tg put ihtg prdotiol w`dt ygu `dvl mldrhlf. Dh lxdcpml ga `gw t`is wgres ih prdotiol ‖ ih t`is odsl tg `lmp cdhdblt`l rise dhf icpdot ga nurbmdry ‖ agmmgws:

      [ldol Ogrps dsslssls t`l slourity lhvirghclht ga ygur sitl w`lrl ygu wimm mivl dhf wgre.

      [ldol Ogrps ihsplots t`l `gst adcimy w`lrl ygu wimm mivl prigr tg ygur drrivdm ih-oguhtry tg cdelsurl it cllts lstdnmis`lf slourity oritlrid (mgoes gh t`l fggrs dhf wihfgws, gutmlts dhf swito`lsdrl ih bggf wgreihb oghfitigh, `gusihb is mgodtlf ih d sdal hlib`ngr`ggf, lto.).

      [ldol Ogrps suncits `gst adcimy ihagrcdtigh tg t`l Cihistry ga Ihtlrigr Daadirs agr d ndoebrguhfo`loe.

      [ldol Ogrps oghfuots grilhtdtighs agr `gst adcimils, suplrvisgrs, dhf oguhtlrpdrts tg lhsurl t`lydrl dwdrl ih `gw tg nlst suppgrt Qgmuhtllrs furihb ygur slrviol.

      V`l Qgmuhtllr dfgpts d mialstyml dpprgpridtl tg t`l ogccuhity w`lrl ygu mivl dhf is surl tgdmwdys mgoe wihfgws dhf fggrs.

      V`l Qgmuhtllr floifls w`lt`lr gr hgt tg puro`dsl plrsghdm drtioml ihsurdhol.

    V`is wlmogcl ngge oghtdihs slotighs gh Mivihb Oghfitighs dhf Qgmuhtllr Mialstyml, [ldol Ogrps

    Vrdihihb, Ygur @ldmt` Odrl, dhf _dalty dhf _lourity, dmm ga w`io` ihomufl icpgrtdht sdalty dhf slourityihagrcdtigh tg `lmp ygu uhflrstdhf t`is pdrthlrs`ip. V`l [ldol Ogrps cdels lvlry laagrt tg bivlQgmuhtllrs t`l trdihihb dhf tggms t`ly hllf tg auhotigh ih t`l sdalst wdy pgssinml dhf prlpdrl agr t`luhlxplotlf, tldo`ihb ygu tg iflhtiay, rlfuol, dhf cdhdbl t`l rises ygu cdy lhoguhtlr.

    ADOVG^_ V@DV OGHV^IN\VL VG QGM\HVLL^ ^I_EV`lrl drl slvlrdm adotgrs t`dt odh `lib`tlh d Qgmuhtllr ’s rise, cdhy ga w`io` drl wit`ih t`l Qgmuhtllr ’soghtrgm. Ny adr t`l cgst ogccgh oricl t`dt Qgmuhtllrs lxplrilhol is t`lat. V`lats gatlh goour w`lhQgmuhtllrs drl dwdy argc t`lir sitls, ih orgwflf mgodtighs (suo` ds cdrelts gr gh punmio trdhspgrtdtigh),dhf w`lh mldvihb itlcs uhdttlhflf.

    Nlagrl ygu flpdrt agr Blgrbid t`lrl drl slvlrdm cldsurls ygu odh tdel tg rlfuol ygur rise:

     

    Mldvl vdmudnml gnjlots ih t`l \hitlf _tdtls, pdrtioumdrmy t`gsl t`dt drl irrlpmdoldnml gr `dvlslhticlhtdm vdmul

      Mldvl ogpils ga icpgrtdht fgouclhts dhf dooguht hucnlrs wit` sgclghl ygu trust ih t`l _tdtls

      [uro`dsl d `ifflh cghly pguo` gr ”fuccy– wdmmlt ds d flogy

      [uro`dsl plrsghdm drtiomls ihsurdhol

    Datlr ygu drrivl ih Blgrbid, ygu wimm rlolivl cgrl fltdimlf ihagrcdtigh dngut ogccgh oricls, adotgrst`dt oghtrinutl tg Qgmuhtllr rise, dhf mgodm strdtlbils tg rlfuol t`dt rise. Agr lxdcpml, Qgmuhtllrs ihBlgrbid mldrh tg fg t`l agmmgwihb:

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      O`ggsl sdal rgutls dhf ticls agr trdvlm, dhf trdvlm wit` sgclghl trustlf ny t`l ogccuhityw`lhlvlr pgssinml

      Cdel surl ghl’s plrsghdm dppldrdhol is rlsplotaum ga mgodm oustgcs

      Dvgif ̀ ib`-oricl drlds

      Ehgw t`l mgodm mdhbudbl tg blt `lmp ih dh lclrblhoy

      Cdel arilhfs wit` mgodm plgpml w`g drl rlsplotlf ih t`l ogccuhity

     

    Nl odrlaum dhf oghsoilhtigus dngut usihb lmlotrghios (p`ghls, odclrds, mdptgps, i[gfs, lto.) ih punmio gr mldvihb t`lc uhdttlhflf

      Micit dmog`gm oghsucptigh

    Ds ygu odh sll argc t`is mist, ygu cust nl wimmihb tg wgre `drf dhf dfdpt ygur mialstyml tg cihicizl t`l pgtlhtidm agr nlihb d tdrblt agr oricl. Ds wit` dhyw`lrl ih t`l wgrmf, oricl goours ih Blgrbid. Ygu odhrlfuol t`l rises ny dvgifihb situdtighs t`dt pmdol ygu dt rise dhf ny tdeihb prlodutighs. Oricl dt t`lvimmdbl gr tgwh mlvlm is mlss arlqulht t`dh ih t`l mdrbl oitils5 plgpml ehgw ldo` gt`lr dhf blhlrdmmy drl mlssmielmy tg stldm argc t`lir hlib`ngrs. Vgurist dttrdotighs ih mdrbl tgwhs drl advgritl wgresitls agr pioepgoelts.

    V`l agmmgwihb drl gt`lr slourity ogholrhs ih Blgrbid ga w`io` ygu s`gumf nl dwdrl:

     

    Dvdimdnimity dhf wifl oghsucptigh ga dmog`gm, fldmihb wit` dmog`gm prlssurl argc t`l mgodms, dhf`dvihb ogcprgcislf jufbclht datlr friheihb.

      Fdimy mgw-mlvlm vlrndm `drdssclht, ihomufihb, nut hgt micitlf tg, ylmmihb prgadhitils ih Lhbmis`,hgh-slxudm tguo`ihb, odmmihb gr tlxtihb ygur olmmp`ghl, dhf dseihb privdtl qulstighs suo` ds w`ydrl hgt ygu cdrrilf.

      ^ise adotgrs dssgoidtlf wit` slxudm dssdumts suo` ds scimihb dt cdmls dhf cdeihb lyl oghtdot (agralcdmls), wldrihb rlvldmihb omgt`ihb, doolptihb frihes gr aggf argc strdhblrs dt rlstdurdhts, nlihbisgmdtlf dt hib`t ih fdre drlds.

      R`iml w`istmls dhf vlrndm `drdssclht ndslf gh rdol gr blhflr cdy nl adirmy ogccgh gh t`lstrllt, t`is nl`dvigr cdy nl rlfuolf ia ygu dnifl ny mgodm oumturdm hgrcs, frlss oghslrvdtivlmy,dhf rlspghf doogrfihb tg t`l trdihihb ygu wimm rlolivl.

     

    Vwg lxistihb oghamiot zghls, Dne`dzid dhf _gut` Gssltid, w`io` drl dnsgmutlmy gaa micits agrQgmuhtllr trdvlm.

    _VDYIHB _DAL: FGH’V NL D VD^BLV AG^ O^ICLNlodusl cdhy Qgmuhtllr sitls drl ih rurdm, isgmdtlf slttihbs, ygu cust nl prlpdrlf tg tdel gh d mdrblflbrll ga rlspghsinimity agr ygur gwh sdalty. Vg rlfuol t`l mielmi`ggf t`dt ygu wimm nlogcl d viotic gaoricl, ygu odh tdel stlps tg cdel ygurslma mlss ga d tdrblt suo` ds lhsurihb ygur `gcl is slourl dhfflvlmgpihb rlmdtighs`ips ih ygur ogccuhity. R`iml t`l adotgrs t`dt oghtrinutl tg ygur rise ih Blgrbid cdy nl fiaalrlht, ih cdhy wdys ygu odh fg w`dt ygu wgumf fg ia ygu cgvlf tg d hlw oity dhyw`lrl: Nlodutigus, o`loe t`ihbs gut, dse qulstighs, mldrh dngut ygur hlib`ngr`ggf, ehgw w`lrl t`l cgrl riseymgodtighs drl, usl ogccgh slhsl, dhf nl dwdrl. Ygu odh rlfuol ygur vumhlrdnimity tg oricl ny ihtlbrdtihbihtg ygur ogccuhity, mldrhihb t`l mgodm mdhbudbl, dotihb rlspghsinmy, dhf dnifihb ny [ldol Ogrps

     pgmioils dhf prgolfurls. _lrvihb sdalmy dhf laalotivlmy ih Blgrbid wimm rlquirl t`dt ygu doolpt sgclrlstriotighs gh ygur ourrlht mialstyml.

    Ygur sdalty dhf slourity cdhdblr wimm ihtrgfuol ygu tg sploiaio sdalty dhf slourity pgmioils t`dt drl ih pmdol ih Blgrbid tg `lmp ygu slrvl sdalmy. Vgpios ihomufl: trdvlmmihb datlr fdre gh punmio trdhspgrtdtigh ishgt plrcittlf agr Qgmuhtllrs, t`ly odhhgt trdvlm gh d hib`t trdih w`lh dmghl, `ito``ieihb ih prg`initlf agrQgmuhtllrs, t`ly odhhgt lhbdbl ih `ib` rise rlorldtigh dotivitils dhf cdhy gt`lrs.

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    _\[[G^V A^GC _VDAAIa d trdihll gr Qgmuhtllr is t`l viotic ga d sdalty dhf slourity ihoiflht, [ldol Ogrps stdaa is prlpdrlf tg prgvifl suppgrt. Dmm [ldol Ogrps pgsts `dvl prgolfurls ih pmdol tg rlspghf tg ihoiflhts ga oriclogccittlf dbdihst Qgmuhtllrs. V`l airst prigrity agr dmm pgsts ih t`l datlrcdt` ga dh ihoiflht is tg lhsurlt`l Qgmuhtllr is sdal dhf rlolivihb clfiodm trldtclht ds hllflf. Datlr dssurihb t`l sdalty ga t`lQgmuhtllr, [ldol Ogrps stdaa rlspghsl cdy ihomufl rldsslssihb t`l Qgmuhtllr ’s wgresitl dhf `gusihb

    drrdhblclhts dhf cdeihb dhy dfjustclhts, ds hllflf. Ih sgcl odsls, t`l hdturl ga t`l ihoiflht cdyhlolssitdtl d sitl gr `gusihb trdhsalr. [ldol Ogrps stdaa wimm dmsg suppgrt dhf dssist Qgmuhtllrs w`go`ggsl tg cdel d agrcdm ogcpmdiht wit` mgodm mdw lhagrolclht. It is vlry icpgrtdht t`dt d Qgmuhtllrrlpgrts dh ihoiflht w`lh it goours. V`l rldsghs agr t`is ihomufl gntdihihb clfiodm odrl dhf lcgtighdmsuppgrt, lhdnmihb [ldol Ogrps stdaa tg dsslss t`l situdtigh tg fltlrcihl ia t`lrl is dh ghbgihb sdalty dhfslourity ogholrh, prgtlotihb pllr Qgmuhtllrs dhf prlslrvihb t`l rib`t tg aiml d ogcpmdiht. _`gumf dQgmuhtllr floifl mdtlr ih t`l prgolss tg aiml d ogcpmdiht wit` mdw lhagrolclht, t`is gptigh cdy nlogcprgcislf ia lviflhol wds hgt prlslrvlf dt t`l ticl ga t`l ihoiflht.

    GAAIOL GA QIOVIC DFQGODOYV`l Gaaiol ga Qiotic Dfvgodoy (GQD) is d rlsgurol tg Qgmuhtllrs w`g drl viotics ga oricl, ihomufihbslxudm dssdumt dhf stdmeihb. Qiotic dfvgodtls drl dvdimdnml >6 `gurs d fdy, slvlh fdys d wlle tg `lmp

    Qgmuhtllrs uhflrstdhf t`lir lcgtighdm, clfiodm, dhf mlbdm gptighs sg t`ly cdy cdel ihagrclf floisighstg cllt t`lir sploiaio hllfs. V`l GQD prgvifls d ogcpdssighdtl, oggrfihdtlf, dhf suppgrtivl rlspghsl tgQgmuhtllrs w`g wis` tg doolss [ldol Ogrps suppgrt slrviols.

    Oghtdot ihagrcdtigh agr t`l Gaaiol ga Qiotic DfvgodoyFirlot p`ghl hucnlr: >;>.19>.42

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    V`l [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid gaaiol wimm ellp ygu ihagrclf ga dhy issuls t`dt cdy icpdot Qgmuhtllr sdaltyt`rgub` ihagrcdtigh s`drihb. ^lbumdr upfdtls wimm nl prgviflf ih Qgmuhtllr hlwsmlttlrs dhf ihclcgrdhfucs argc t`l oguhtry firlotgr. Ih t`l lvlht ga d oritiodm situdtigh gr lclrblhoy, ygu wimm nloghtdotlf t`rgub` t`l lclrblhoy ogccuhiodtigh hltwgre. Dh icpgrtdht ogcpghlht ga t`l odpdoity ga[ldol Ogrps tg ellp ygu ihagrclf is ygur nuy-ih tg t`l pdrthlrs`ip ogholpt wit` t`l [ldol Ogrps stdaa. Itis lxplotlf t`dt ygu wimm fg ygur pdrt tg lhsurl t`dt [ldol Ogrps stdaa clcnlrs drl elpt dpprislf ga ygur

    cgvlclhts ih-oguhtry sg t`ly drl dnml tg ihagrc ygu.

    Qgmuhtllr trdihihb wimm ihomufl slssighs gh sploiaio sdalty dhf slourity issuls ih Blgrbid. V`is trdihihbwimm prlpdrl ygu tg dfgpt d oumturdmmy dpprgpridtl mialstyml dhf lxlroisl jufbclht t`dt prgcgtls sdalty dhfrlfuols rise ih ygur `gcl, dt wgre, dhf w`iml trdvlmihb. _dalty trdihihb is gaalrlf t`rgub`gut slrviol dhfis ihtlbrdtlf ihtg t`l mdhbudbl, orgss-oumturdm dsplots, `ldmt`, dhf gt`lr ogcpghlhts ga trdihihb. Ygu wimm nl lxplotlf tg suoolssaummy ogcpmltl dmm trdihihb ogcpltlhoils ih d vdrilty ga drlds, ihomufihb sdalty dhfslourity, ds d oghfitigh ga slrviol.

    Olrtdih sitl slmlotigh oritlrid drl uslf tg fltlrcihl sdal `gusihb agr Qgmuhtllrs nlagrl t`lir drrivdm. V`l[ldol Ogrps stdaa wgres omgslmy wit` `gst ogccuhitils dhf oguhtlrpdrt dblhoils tg `lmp prlpdrl t`lc agrd Qgmuhtllr ’s drrivdm dhf tg lstdnmis` lxplotdtighs ga t`lir rlsplotivl rgmls ih suppgrtihb t`l Qgmuhtllr.

    Ldo` sitl is ihsplotlf nlagrl t`l Qgmuhtllr ’s drrivdm tg lhsurl pmdolclht ih dpprgpridtl, sdal, dhf slourl`gusihb dhf wgresitls. _itl slmlotigh is ndslf, ih pdrt, gh dhy rlmlvdht sitl `istgry5 doolss tg clfiodm, ndheihb, pgstdm, dhf gt`lr lsslhtidm slrviols5 dvdimdnimity ga ogccuhiodtighs, trdhspgrtdtigh, dhf cdrelts5fiaalrlht ̀ gusihb gptighs dhf mivihb drrdhblclhts5 dhf gt`lr Qgmuhtllr suppgrt hllfs.

    Ygu wimm dmsg mldrh dngut [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid’s fltdimlf lclrblhoy dotigh pmdh, w`io` is icpmlclhtlfih t`l lvlht ga oivim gr pgmitiodm uhrlst gr d hdturdm fisdstlr. R`lh ygu drrivl dt ygur sitl, ygu wimmogcpmltl dhf suncit d sitl mgodtgr agrc wit` ygur dffrlss, oghtdot ihagrcdtigh, dhf d cdp tg ygur `gusl.Ia t`lrl is d slourity t`rldt, ygu wimm bdt`lr wit` gt`lr Qgmuhtllrs ih Blgrbid dt prlfltlrcihlf mgodtighsuhtim t`l situdtigh is rlsgmvlf gr t`l [ldol Ogrps floifls tg lvdoudtl.

    Aihdmmy, ih grflr agr t`l [ldol Ogrps tg nl aummy rlspghsivl tg t`l hllfs ga Qgmuhtllrs, it is icplrdtivl t`dt

    Qgmuhtllrs icclfidtlmy rlpgrt dhy sdalty dhf slourity ihoiflhts tg t`l [ldol Ogrps gaaiol. V`l [ldolOgrps ̀ ds lstdnmis`lf prgtgogms agr dffrlssihb sdalty dhf slourity ihoiflhts ih d ticlmy dhfdpprgpridtl cdhhlr, dhf it ogmmlots dhf lvdmudtls sdalty dhf slourity fdtd tg trdoe trlhfs dhf flvlmgpstrdtlbils tg cihicizl rises tg ourrlht dhf auturl Qgmuhtllrs.

    [ldol Ogrps Blgrbid ruhs d _dalty dhf _lourity Oguhoim wit` six Qgmuhtllrs dhf t`l sdalty dhf slouritycdhdblr. V`l oguhoim’s jgn is tg `lmp flvlmgp sdalty dhf slourity rlmdtlf cdtlridms dhf rlsgurols suo` dsviflgs, `dhfngges, dhf nrgo`urls dhf tg pdrtioipdtl trdihihbs. V`ly dmsg nrifbl nltwllh t`l Qgmuhtllrogccuhity dhf t`l sdalty dhf slourity cdhdblr tg fisouss Qgmuhtllr sdalty dhf slourity rlmdtlf issuls.

    [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid’s oguhtry firlotgr dhf sdalty dhf slourity cdhdblr oghfuot dhhudm oghsgmifdtigh pgiht clltihbs dhf pgmiol ihtrgfuotighs wit` Qgmuhtllrs. V`ly prgvifl rlarls`lr trdihihb gh lclrblhoy

     prlpdrlfhlss dhf ihtrgfuol Qgmuhtllrs tg t`lir rlsplotivl pgmiol o`ilas. [ldol Ogrps/Blgrbid `ds `df dbrldt rlmdtighs`ip wit` t`l Cihistry ga Ihtlrhdm Daadirs w`g `ds nllh `lmpihb Qgmuhtllrs rlcdih sdal iht`lir ogccuhitils. Rl dmsg oghfuot lclrblhoy ogccuhiodtigh dhf oghsgmifdtigh frimms wit` dmmQgmuhtllrs dhf s`drl mlssghs mldrhlf argc t`l lxlroisl tg `lmp stdy prlpdrlf agr pgssinml lclrblhoils.

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    FIQL^_IVY DHF IHOM\_IGH GQL^QILR

    V`l [ldol Ogrps cissigh is tg prgcgtl wgrmf pldol dhf arilhfs`ip dhf tg icprgvl plgpml’s mivls ih t`logccuhitils w`lrl Qgmuhtllrs slrvl. Ihstitutihb pgmioils dhf prdotiols tg suppgrt d fivlrsl dhf ihomusivlwgre dhf Qgmuhtllr lhvirghclht is lsslhtidm tg do`ilvihb t`is cissigh.

    V`rgub` ihomusivl rloruitclht dhf rltlhtigh ga stdaa dhf Qgmuhtllrs, t`l [ldol Ogrps slles tg rlamlot t`lrio` fivlrsity ga t`l \hitlf _tdtls dhf nrihb fivlrsl plrsplotivls dhf sgmutighs tg flvlmgpclht issuls.Dffitighdmmy, lhsurihb fivlrsity dcghb stdaa dhf Qgmuhtllrs lhrio`ls ihtlrplrsghdm rlmdtighs dhfogccuhiodtighs agr t`l stdaa wgre lhvirghclht, t`l Qgmuhtllr lxplrilhol, dhf t`l ogccuhitils ih w`io`Qgmuhtllrs slrvl.

    V`l [ldol Ogrps flaihls fivlrsity ds d ”ogmmlotigh ga ihfivifudm dttrinutls t`dt tgblt`lr ̀ lmp dblhoils pursul grbdhizdtighdm gnjlotivls laaioilhtmy dhf laalotivlmy. V`lsl ihomufl, nut drl hgt micitlf tg,o`drdotlristios suo` ds hdtighdm gribih, mdhbudbl, rdol, ogmgr, fisdnimity, lt`hioity, blhflr, dbl, rlmibigh,slxudm grilhtdtigh, blhflr iflhtity, sgoigloghgcio stdtus, vltlrdh stdtus, dhf adcimy struoturls. Fivlrsitydmsg lhogcpdssls fiaalrlhols dcghb plgpml ogholrhihb w`lrl t`ly drl argc dhf w`lrl t`ly `dvl mivlfdhf t`lir fiaalrlhols ga t`gub`t dhf mial lxplrilhols.– 

    Rl flaihl ihomusigh ds d ”oumturl t`dt oghhlots ldo` Ustdaa clcnlr dhf QgmuhtllrS tg t`l grbdhizdtigh5lhogurdbls ogmmdngrdtigh, amlxinimity, dhf adirhlss5 dhf mlvlrdbls fivlrsity t`rgub`gut t`l grbdhizdtigh sgt`dt dmm ihfivifudms drl dnml tg pdrtioipdtl dhf oghtrinutl tg t`lir aumm pgtlhtidm.– V`l [ldol Ogrps prgcgtlsihomusigh t`rgub`gut t`l mialoyoml ga Qgmuhtllrs dhf stdaa. R`lh stdaa dhf Qgmuhtllrs drl dnml tg s`drlt`lir rio` fivlrsity ih dh ihomusivl wgre lhvirghclht, t`l [ldol Ogrps cissigh is nlttlr aumaimmlf. Cgrlihagrcdtigh dngut fivlrsity dhf ihomusigh odh nl aguhf ih t`l Qgmuhtllr @dhfngge.

    Dh ihomusivl dblhoy is ghl t`dt slles ihput argc lvlryghl ih dh laagrt tg aihf t`l nlst iflds dhf strdtlbils pgssinml tg lxloutl its gnjlotivls. R`lh ihput is sgmioitlf, `ldrf, dhf oghsiflrlf argc d rio` cumtitufl gaihfivifudms t`l nlst ogursl ga dotigh usudmmy lclrbls. V`l [ldol Ogrps slles tg icprgvl its gplrdtighsdhf laalotivlhlss ny lhsurihb t`dt dmm vgiols dhf iflds drl `ldrf dhf t`dt dmm Qgmuhtllrs dhf stdaa allm

    wlmogcl dhf dpprloidtlf. R`lh ldo` plrsgh’s vgiol is `ldrf, t`l dblhoy is strghblr dhf t`l icpdot gaQgmuhtllrs is strlhbt`lhlf.

    FIQL^_IVY DHF IHOM\_IGH DV YG\^ _IVL

    Ghol Qgmuhtllrs drrivl dt t`lir sitls, fivlrsity dhf ihomusigh prihoipmls rlcdih t`l sdcl nut tdel gh dfiaalrlht s`dpl, ih w`io` ygur `gst ogccuhity cdy s`drl d ogccgh oumturl dhf ygu ‖ t`l Qgmuhtllr  ‖ drl t`l gutsiflr. Ygu cdy nl ih t`l cihgrity, ia hgt t`l sgml Dclriodh miel ygu, dt ygur sitl. Ygu wimm nlbih tg hgtiol fivlrsity ih plrsplotivls, lt`hioity, dbl, flpt` ga oghvlrsdtigh, dhf flbrll ga suppgrt ygucdy rlolivl. Agr lxdcpml, lmflrs, ygut`, dhf ciffml-dblf ihfivifudms dmm `dvl uhiqul pgihts ga vilws ghtgpios ygu cdy fisouss, argc plrsplotivls gh wgre, hlw prgjlots, dhf sgoidm lhbdblclhts tg t`l wdyogccuhity issuls drl dffrlsslf.

    [ldol Ogrps stdaa ih ygur `gst oguhtry rlogbhizls t`l dffitighdm dfjustclht issuls t`dt ogcl wit` mivihbdhf wgreihb ih hlw lhvirghclhts dhf wimm prgvifl suppgrt dhf buifdhol tg Qgmuhtllrs. Furihb prl-slrviol trdihihb, d slssigh wimm nl `lmf tg fisouss fivlrsity dhf ihomusigh dhf `gw ygu odh slrvl ds dh dmmyagr ygur pllrs, ̀ ghgrihb fivlrsity, slleihb ihomusigh, o`dmmlhbihb prljufiol dhf lxomusigh, lxpmgrihb ygurgwh nidsls, dhf mldrhihb clo`dhiscs tg ogpl wit` t`lsl dfjustclht issuls. V`l [ldol Ogrps mggesagrwdrf tg `dvihb Qgmuhtllrs argc vdrilf ndoebrguhfs t`dt ihomufl d vdrilty ga rdols, lt`hio brgups,dbls, rlmibighs, slxudm grilhtdtighs dhf blhflr iflhtitils. V`l dblhoy lxplots ygu tg wgre ogmmdngrdtivlmytg orldtl dh ihomusivl lhvirghclht t`dt trdhsolhfs fiaalrlhols dhf aihfs ogccgh brguhf.

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    [gssinml Blhflr ^gml IssulsBlhflr is d slt ga sgoidmmy oghstruotlf rgmls, rlspghsinimitils, nl`dvigrs, dhf gppgrtuhitils. Blhflr fiaalrsargc slx, w`io` rlalrs sploiaiodmmy tg nigmgbiodm dhf p`ysigmgbiodm o`drdotlristios ga cdmls dhf alcdmls.Blhflr rgmls dhf lxplotdtighs drl mldrhlf, o`dhbl gvlr ticl, dhf vdry wit`ih dhf dcghb oumturls.

    Qgmuhtllrs drl trdihlf ih blhflr dwdrlhlss ds t`ly dpprgdo` t`lir wgre ih t`l `gst oguhtry. Blhflr rgmlsih t`l \hitlf _tdtls cdy fiaalr brldtmy argc t`gsl ih ygur oguhtry ga slrviol. It is icpgrtdht tg dnsgrn dhftg dttlcpt tg uhflrstdhf t`l oumturdm hudhols ga blhflr w`lrl ygu drl. Agr lxdcpml, ih cdhy oumturlscdmls drl `lmf ih `ib`lr rlbdrf t`dh alcdmls dhf alcdmls cdy cdhdbl t`l `gusl`gmfs. Ih sgcl pmdols,alcdmls drl lhogurdblf tg dttlhf so`ggm, w`iml ih gt`lr oguhtrils alcdmls drl fisogurdblf argc lhbdbihbih suo` dotivitils dhf ihstldf wgre ihsifl gr gutsifl ga t`l `gcl.

    Furihb t`l prl-slrviol trdihihb, trdihlls rlolivl dh ihtrgfuotigh tg blhflr dwdrlhlss ih t`lir oguhtry gaslrviol, dhf lxdcihl t`lir gwh t`iheihb dngut blhflr rgmls dhf `gw t`is t`iheihb `ds icpdotlf t`lc.V`ly t`lh mldrh `gw tg dhdmyzl flvlmgpclht prgjlots usihb d blhflr mlhs tg nlttlr uhflrstdhf blhflrrgmls ih t`lir `gst oguhtry dhf tg uhflrstdhf `gw t`lsl blhflr rgmls odh nlhlait gr micit w`dt alcdmls dhfcdmls cdy gr cdy hgt fg. Furihb t`lir >2 cght`s ga slrviol, Qgmuhtllrs wimm aurt`lr lhbdbl ih blhflr

    trdihihbs tg uhflrstdhf nlttlr `gw t`lir blhflr iflhtity icpdots w`g t`ly drl ds alcdmls gr cdmls ih t`l`gst oguhtry dhf `gw t`is plrolptigh ihamulhols t`lir wgre dhf rlmdtighs`ips.

    Blgrbid is d trdfitighdm pdtridro`dm oumturl. Dmt`gub` slvlrdm wgclh `dvl do`ilvlf `ib` rdhe wit`ih t`lbgvlrhclht, plgpml dt t`l ogccuhity mlvlm `dvl hgt `df cuo` lxplrilhol wit` wgclh w`g `dvl prgalssighdm rgmls gr w`g mivl ihflplhflhtmy ga t̀ lir adcimils. Qgmuhtllrs rlpgrt t`dt slrviol is cgrlfiaaioumt agr alcdml t`dh agr cdml Qgmuhtllrs. It is sgclticls d o`dmmlhbl agr Qgmuhtllrs ih Blgrbid tgogpl laalotivlmy dhf oghstruotivlmy wit` t`l fiaalrlht stdtus ga wgclh dhf clh dhf t`l fiaalrlhtstdhfdrfs ga nl`dvigr tg w`io` t`ly drl `lmf.

    Alcdml Qgmuhtllrs cdy aihf t`dt d sihbml wgcdh mivihb dmghl bgls dbdihst t`l oumturdm hgrc. V`ly cdyrlolivl cgrl uhwdhtlf dhf ihdpprgpridtl dttlhtigh argc Blgrbidh clh t`dh ih t`l \hitlf _tdtls gr `dvl

    tg wgre `drflr t`dh cdml Qgmuhtllrs tg bdih t`l rlsplot ga Blgrbidh ogmmldbuls ih t`l wgrepmdol. AlcdmlQgmuhtllrs wimm dmsg `dvl tg dfdpt tg oumturdm hgrcs ga hgt scgeihb gr friheihb ih punmio, w`io` ogumfrlsumt ih uhwdhtlf dttlhtigh dhf `drdssclht dhf cdy mldf tg dh uhfls