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Zhurg hd yhur way chmg
_^EP
Cadiohhf
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^alg ? _^EP Cadiohhf
Dggi th Ehdtaet tcg ^gaeg Ehrps8Ycg gaeg Ehrps majd dumogr js 377.377.1:01.
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jdl a partjeukarky ij`eukt tjmg wjtc yhur rggdtry aibust-
mgdt adi `ggk yhu dggi a mgijeak gvakuatjhd, ehdtaet
tcg H`eg h` Mgijeak Ugrvjegs th ijseuss yhur sjtuatjhd.
Mgijeak adi Igdtak Jssugs
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@hr ad gxpkadatjhd h` tcg ^gaeg Ehrps 1??, hr ?>?.0:?.17>? Yh hotajd a ehpy h` yhur cgaktc rgehris (wjtc wrjt-
tgd autchrjzatjhd)
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@hr mgijeak ojkkjdl/rgjmoursgmgdt jssugs rgkatgi
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Garky Ygrmjdatjhd (GY)Ehdtaet2 H`eg h` Ehudsgkjdl adi Hutrgaec
377.377.1:01, gxt. 19, hr ?>?.0:?.19
J` yhu igejig th GY wcjkg jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs hd
chmg kgavg hr gmgrlgdey kgavg, yhu dggi th ehd-
taet tcg H`eg h` Ehudsgkjdl adi Hutrgaec. J` yhu
igejig th GY wcjkg jd yhur ehudtry h` sgrvjeg, yhu
dggi th ehdtaet yhur jd-ehudtry sta``.
@jdadejak Jssugs, Yaxgs, Igserjptjhds h`
UgrvjegEhdtaet2 Phkudtggr @jdadejak Hpgratjhds
377.377.1:01, gxt. 1?.0:?.1?.0:?.1?50
@hr rgqugsts rgkatgi th yhur jd-ehudtry kgs adi
yhur Phkudtggr appkjeatjhd kg, hr ady htcgr ^gaeg
Ehrps rgehris, suomjt qugstjhds th tcg rjvaey Aet
H`egr
@hr a ehpy h` yhur mgijeak kg, ehdtaet tcg Mgij-
eak _gehris Igpartmgdt ijrgetky at ?>?.0:?.17>?
Utay Ehddgetgi th tcg ^gaeg Ehrps^artjejpatg jd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps ^auk I. Ehvgrigkk @gk-
khws ^rhlram2
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Ehvgrigkk \hrki \jsg Uechhks (as a ekassrhhm spgaf-
gr)2
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^gaeg Ehrps _gsphdsg (as a Phkudtggr)2
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Datjhdak ^gaeg Ehrps Asshejatjhd
Dhtg2 D^EA js a sgparatg gdtjty `rhm tcg ^gaeg Ehrps
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hr vjsjt www.pgaegehrps.lhv/rpev
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^alg 5_^EP Cadiohhf
EhdtgdtsJdtrhiuetjhd ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Mafjdl tcg Mhst h` Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg2 Aivjeg hr Phkudtggrs .......................................................... 0
Og`hrg Kgavjdl tcg Ehudtry2 A Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg Ecgefkjst .............................................................
Ycg @hur Ehmphdgdts h` _ggdtry ........................................................................................................... 1>
Ehpjdl wjtc _ggdtry ................................................................................................................................. 15
Kgavjdl Ugrvjeg Garky2 _ggdtry wjtc a Ywjst ............................................................................................ 19
H`fieg h` Ycjri Lhak adi _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs .................................................................. 10
_^EP Earggr Kjdf A Cht Bho Ugarec Yhhk hr _^EPs! ........................................................................ 10
_^EP Mgdthrjdl ^rhlram ........................................................................................................................ 10
Earggr Gvgdts ........................................................................................................................................... 1s, tcg ^gaeg Ehrps
gxpgetgi _^EPs th rgassjmjkatg
wjtc kjttkg ij`eukty. Ujmjkarky, eur-
rgdt Phkudtggrs may udigrgstjmatg
chw ij`eukt tcgjr phst-^gaeg Ehrps
tradsjtjhds wjkk og. Cavjdl hvgr-
ehmg mabhr erhss-eukturak adi kad-
lualg oarrjgrs jd htcgr ehudtrjgs,
tcg jdgvjtaokg tradsjtjhd oaef th tcg
Wdjtgi Utatgs sggms kgss prhokgm-
atje. Htcgrs, rgehldjzjdl tcg ecadl-gs jd tcgmsgkvgs, whdigr chw tcgy
wjkk `arg uphd rgturdjdl th tcgjr `hr-
mgr gdvjrhdmgdts.
Ycg gxpgetatjhds h` htcgrs, suec
as prg-^gaeg Ehrps `rjgdis adi
`amjky mgmogrs, arg aksh part h`
tcjs tradsjtjhd ehmphdgdt. Uhmg
`amjky mgmogrs adi `rjgdis may
gxpget a Phkudtggr th rgturd mhrg hr
kgss udecadlgi. Ycjs js as udrgakjs-
tje as Phkudtggrs ogkjgvjdl dhtcjdl
at chmg wjkk cavg ecadlgi wcjkg
tcgy wgrg lhdg.
As iurjdl ^gaeg Ehrps trajdjdl,
_^EPs schuki `ascjhd a supphrt
lrhup th rgky hd. Wdkjfg prg-sgrvjeg
hr ehmmudjty-oasgi trajdjdl, tcjs
lrhup wjkk dht og rgaiy-maig adi
wjkk cavg th og ergatgi `rhm htcgr
_^EPs, `amjky mgmogrs, adi dgw
adi hki `rjgdis.
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^alg 15_^EP Cadiohhf
Ehpjdl wjtc _ggdtryYcgrg arg spgeje ogcavjhrs adi
attjtuigs _^EPs ead euktjvatg `hr a
smhhtcgr kadijdl jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs.
\hrfjdl ecrhdhkhljeakky, tcg rst h`
tcgsg js th hrecgstratg a smhhtc ig-
parturg `rhm yhur chst ehudtry.
Og`hrg Zhu KgavgOg`hrg yhu kgavg yhur phst, og surg
th ih akk tcg tcjdls yhu akways wadt-
gi th ih out dgvgr lht arhudi th ih-
jdl. Ouy tcg earpgt, erystak, hr swgat-
gr yhu cavg oggd gygjdl `hr mhdtcs.
Yafg tcg trjp yhu cavg oggd puttjdl
h``. Pjsjt yhur `avhrjtg pkaegs adi
jdiuklg jd `avhrjtg pastjmgs hdg kast
tjmg. Lh th tcg rgstauradt tcat wastcg segdg h` sh mady lhhi mgmhrjgs.
Cavg tcg ijsc dh hdg gksg prgpargs
qujtg as wgkk as tcgy ih. Mayog tcgrg
js a vjgw h` yhur vjkkalg hr ejty yhu
wadt th sgg hdg kast tjmg, a parf yhu
wadt th vjsjt, a wakf yhu wadt th tafg.
Jd tcg samg way, vjsjt akk tcg pghpkg
yhu wadt th sgg og`hrg kgavjdl adi
say a prhpgr tcadf yhu adi a prhpgr
lhhioyg. Ycjs schuki dht og kg`t `hr
tcg kast wggfhr gvgd tcg kast mhdtc.
Uhmg h` tcgsg pghpkg may og jd htcgr
parts h` tcg ehudtry hr away hd vaea-
tjhd hr hd ousjdgss tcg wggf yhu arg
kgavjdl. J` yhu wajt udtjk tcg kast mjd-
utg th ehdtaet tcgm, jt may og thh katg.
Zhu may tcjdf yhu ih dht dggi th say
lhhioyg th shmg h` yhur EP rjgdis
ogeausg tcgy wjkk og lhjdl oaef th
tcg Utatgs, thh. Zhu schuki rgmgmogr
tcat tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs js a ojl pkaeg,adi yhu mjlct gdi up kjvjdl `ar away
`rhm hdg adhtcgr.
Adhtcgr tcjdl yhu schuki ih wcjkg
yhu arg stjkk jd ehudtry js th jigdtj`y
yhur gxpgetatjhds aohut lhjdl chmg.
\cat fjdi h` rgegptjhd arg yhu gx-
pgetjdl8 Ih yhu assumg pghpkg arg
lhjdl th og jdtgrgstgi jd wcat cas
cappgdgi th yhu8 Arg yhu gxpget-
jdl th og aokg th pjef up wcgrg yhu
kg`t h`` jd yhur fgy rgkatjhdscjps8
Ih yhu assumg pghpkg wjkk rgakjzg
yhu cavg ecadlgi8 Ih yhu gxpget
tcgm th kjfg tcg dgw yhu8 Chw
arg yhu lhjdl th `ggk aohut kjvjdl
oaef jd tcg kadi h` cudirgis h`
ecaddgks adi lrhegry sthrgs tcg sjzg
h` yhur vjkkalg8
A`tgr Zhu Arrjvg\cjkg akk tcg jssugs ijseussgi
aohvg arg egrtajdky rgak gdhulc, `hr
mady rgturdggs tcg surprjsg h` rggd-
try js akmhst as cari as tcg rggdtry
jtsgk`. Aktchulc jt wjkk dht rgkjgvg
yhu gdtjrgky h` tcg ijsehm`hrt as-shejatgi wjtc rgaibustmgdt, prhpgr
prgparatjhd wjkk gasg tcg prhegss.
Aohvg akk, ljvg yhursgk` tjmg th
rggdtgr adi rgaibust th tcg Utatgs as
wgkk as th yhur `rjgdis adi `amjky.
Ih dht gxpget th cjt tcg lrhudi rud-
djdl, jmmgijatgky cappy adi ehd-
tgdt. Ih dht builg yhur ehudtry adi
yhur ehmpatrjhts thh shhd hr thh
carscky jd tcg ogljddjdl. Zhu usgi
th kjfg tcjs pkaeg adi tcgsg pghpkg6yhu ead prhoaoky kgard th ih sh
alajd, j` yhu arg patjgdt. Adi pa-
tjgdeg js hdg tcjdl yhu cavg kgardgi
jd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps.
_gmgmogr tcat yhu ih dht cavg
th tgkk akk yhur sthrjgs adi schw akk
yhur pjeturgs hd yhur rst iay oaef.
Kgt yhur ^gaeg Ehrps sthry ehmg
hut skhwky, hvgr tjmg, jd ijlgstjokg
ihsgs sujtaokg th yhur auijgdeg.Asf pghpkg wcat cappgdgi th tcgm
jd tcg past twh ygars, adi kjstgd
earg`ukky th tcgjr adswgrs.
Yry th avhji tcg tgmptatjhd th
puokjeky ehmparg tcg Utatgs ud`a-
vhraoky wjtc Yhdla hr _hmadja, hr
gxampkg. (Jd prjvatg hr wjtc htcgr
_^EPs, yhu ead og mhrg hpgd.)
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^alg 19 _^EP Cadiohhf
Ycjs praetjeg may ruo pghpkg tcg
wrhdl way. Ycgy may asf yhu, J`
jts sh oai cgrg, wcy iji yhu ehmg
oaef8 J` tcjs qugstjhd ihgs ehmg up,
og earg`uk dht th kgt yhur `rjgdis adi
khvgi hdgs `ggk tcrgatgdgi adi rgbget-
gi. Zhu may dht mgad tcat yhu arg
udcappy ogjdl amhdl tcgm alajd,
out yhu schuki dht og surprjsgi j`
tcgy tcjdf sh.
Hdg h` tcg ogst tcjdls yhu ead ih th
ehpg wjtc rggdtry js th sggf hut htcgr
_^EPs, jigakky `rhm yhur samg chst
ehudtry. Yakfjdl th htcgr _^EPs ak-
khws yhu th vgdt shmg h` yhur `rus-
tratjhds adi rgassurgs yhu tcat yhu
arg dht akhdg. Zhu wjkk di hut jt js
pgr`getky dhrmak th wadt th gat wjtcyhur dlgrs jd `adey rgstauradts adi
tcat yhu arg dht tcg hdky pgrshd cadl-
jdl yhur kaudiry hd tcg `rhdt cgilg
th iry.
Hdeg jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs, yhu ead
bhjd ad _^EP akumdj hr @rjgdis h`
lrhup. Ycgsg jdigpgdigdt hrladjza-
tjhdsehmprjsjdl a datjhdwjig dgt-
whrf h` apprhxjmatgky 19> _^EP
lghlrapcje adi ehudtry-h`-sgrvjeg
lrhupsead assjst dgwky rgturdgiPhkudtggrs wjtc rgaibustmgdt adi bho-
sgarec jssugs. Ycgy prhvjig a rgaiy-
maig prh`gssjhdak dgtwhrf h` pghpkg
jd ij``grgdt gkis. Uhmg lrhups ehd-
sjst h` _^EPs jd a ljvgd rgljhd hr
ejty, wcjkg htcgr lrhups arg datjhdak
jd sehpg, ehdsjstjdl h` _^EPs wch
sgrvgi jd tcg samg ehudtry. Aktchulc
akumdj lrhups arg as ijvgrsg as tcg
_^EPs wch hrladjzgi tcgm, mgm-ogrscjp ljvgs a sgdsg h` scargi sgr-
vjeg adi ehmmhd gxpgrjgdeg. Ycgsg
arg lrgat rgshuregs th cgkp yhu stay
ehddgetgi wjtc htcgr _^EPs.
_gmgmogr, thh, tcat yhu cavg gxpg-
rjgdegi tradsjtjhds og`hrgdht dge-
gssarjky rggdtry, out htcgr udsgttkjdl
pgrjhis jd yhur kj`g wcgd yhu cai
th mafg aibustmgdts adi ecadlgs
jd yhur kj`gstykg adi yhur sgk`-pgr-
egptjhdadi yhu madalgi. _ggd-
try js bust adhtcgr tradsjtjhd, akogjt
hd a seakg yhu may dht cavg cai th
ehdtgdi wjtc og`hrg. Ycjdf oaef th
chw yhu `gkt wcgd yhu wgrg lhjdl
tcrhulc eukturg schef jd yhur chst
ehudtry. Jt akk sggmgi kjfg a kht tcgd,
out yhu kjvgi th tgkk aohut jt. Adi
yhu wjkk tcjs tjmg as wgkk.
@jdakky, ih dht og a`raji h` rgai-
bustjdl. Zhur ^gaeg Ehrps gxpgrj-
gdeg cas ecadlgi yhu at yhur ehrg.
Zhu wjkk ehdtjdug th aii kaygrs th
yhur pgrshdakjty adi ecaraetgr tcg
rgst h` yhur kj`g, adi yhur ^gaeg
Ehrps gxpgrjgdeg wjkk akways og apart h` wch yhu arg.
Kgavjdl Ugrvjeg Garky2
_ggdtry wjtc a YwjstYcg rgashds ogcjdi garky tgrmj-
datjhd arg ehmpkjeatgi adi h`tgd
jdvhkvg gxtrgmgky ij`eukt echjegs
adi ehmpkgx ejreumstadegs.
Ycg rggdtry prhegss, wcjec js a
sjldjeadt tradsjtjhd jd adi h` jtsgk`,
may ogehmg mhrg ehmpkjeatgi as a
rgsukt h` garky tgrmjdatjhd. Ycjs js
dht th say tcat akk ^EPs wch gdi
sgrvjeg garky wjkk cavg a mhrg ij`-
eukt tjmg wjtc rggdtry tcad ^EPs
wch cavg ehmpkgtgi tcgjr sgrvjeg
as pkaddgi. Chwgvgr, tcgrg arg egr-
tajd ecaraetgrjstjes h` garky tgrmj-
datjhd tcat may aii th tcg akrgaiy
ehmpkgx prhegss h` rggdtry. Ehd-
sjigr tcg `hkkhwjdl2
Ehdtrhk adi EchjegEhdtrhk adi echjeg hvgr hur kjvgs
adi kj`g igejsjhds arg gxtrgmgky
jmphrtadt jd sueegss`uk tradsjtjhds.
H`tgd tcg igejsjhd th tgrmjdatg
garky js dht udigr tcg ehdtrhk h` tcg
Phkudtggr, dhr js jt tcg echjeg h` tcg
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^alg 17_^EP Cadiohhf
Phkudtggr. Mhrg kjfgky, jt js tcg ogt-
tgr h` twh hr mhrg echjegs, dhdg h`
wcjec js jigak.
^rgparatjhdCavjdl tjmg th prgparg `hr ecadlg
js akways cgkp`uk adi js usuakky egd-
trak th ady aibustmgdt prhegss. Chw-
gvgr, tcgrg js usuakky kjttkg tjmg, adi jd
shmg easgs akmhst dh tjmg, th prgparg
wcgd tgrmjdatjdl garky. Lhhioygs th
`rjgdis, ehkkgalugs, adi ehudtgrparts
arg usuakky ruscgi hr shmgtjmgs dht
phssjokg. Ycgrg js h`tgd a sgdsg h`
kgavjdl whrf prhbgets adi rgkatjhd-
scjps uddjscgi hr jdehmpkgtg.
EkhsurgAecjgvjdl ekhsurg as wg mafg trad-
sjtjhds js h`tgd ad jmphrtadt part h`
tcg prhegssgs h` kgavjdl. Mhst Phk-
udtggrs wch tgrmjdatg garky ih dht
cavg tcg hpphrtudjty th partjejpatg jd
a Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg (EHU) Ehd`grgdeg
wjtc tcgjr trajdjdl lrhup. Ycg ^gaeg
Ehrps h``grs tcg EHU Ehd`grgdeg as
a `hrmak hpphrtudjty `hr ekhsurg, adi
jt ehdstjtutgs hdg h` tcg rst stgps jd
prgparjdl th kgavg. Kaef h` a EHUEhd`grgdeg may og gxpgrjgdegi as
adhtcgr khss oy ^EPs wch cavg th
gdi tcgjr sgrvjeg garky.
_gashds `hr KgavjdlYcgrg arg mady rgashds a ^EP ead-
dht hr schuki dht rgmajd jd sgrvjeg
udtjk tcgjr ehmpkgtjhd h` sgrvjeg iatg.
Garky tgrmjdatjhds may `akk jdth tcg
`hkkhwjdl eatglhrjgs2 rgsjldatjhd,mgijeak sgparatjhd, aimjdjstratjvg
sgparatjhd, adi jdtgrruptgi sgrvjeg.
_gsjldatjhd js a igejsjhd maig oy a
^EP tcat cg hr scg dh khdlgr wjscgs
th ehdtjdug jd ^gaeg Ehrps sgrvjeg.
Mgijeak sgparatjhd js a igejsjhd
maig oy tcg H`eg h` Mgijeak Ugr-
vjegs tcat a ^EPs mgijeak ehdijtjhd
eaddht og mgijeakky aeehmmhiatgi
hr rgshkvgi wjtcjd 97 iays. Aimjd-
jstratjvg sgparatjhd js a igtgrmjda-
tjhd oy tcg ^gaeg Ehrps tcat a ^EP
schuki dht ehdtjdug jd ^gaeg Ehrps
sgrvjeg. Jdtgrruptgi sgrvjeg js a ig-
tgrmjdatjhd oy tcg ehudtry ijrgethr
tcat ejreumstadegs ogyhdi tcg ehd-
trhk h` tcg ^EP mafg jt dgegssary
`hr tcg ^EP th kgavg cjs hr cgr prgs-
gdt assjldmgdt.
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^alg 10 _^EP Cadiohhf
9Ycg ^gaeg Ehrps js autchrjzgi th
udigrtafg prhlrams th ehudsgk Phk-udtggrs hd hpphrtudjtjgs `hr `urtcgr
giueatjhd adi gmpkhymgdt a`tgr tcgjr
rgturd `rhm sgrvjeg.
Ycg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi _g-
turdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs prhvjigs
earggr, giueatjhd, adi tradsjtjhd assjs-
tadeg th tcg tchusadis h` ^gaeg Ehrps
Phkudtggrs wch rgturd th tcg Wdjtgi
Utatgs gaec ygar. J` yhu cavg a qugs-
tjhd hr dggi ady cgkp uphd rgturdjdl,
tcjdf h` us as yhur `rhdtkjdg rgshureg.Zhu ead rgaec us at 377.377.1:01,
gxt. 195>6 ?>?.0:?.195>6 hr at rvsN
pgaegehrps.lhv.
Mhst _^EP jd`hrmatjhd ead og
`hudi hd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps wgosjtg2
www.pgaegehrps.lhv/rpev. Zhu ead
di jd`hrmatjhd hd dhdehmpgtjtjvg
gkjljojkjty, aeehmpadjgi oy a ihwd-
khaiaokg kgttgr aiirgssgi th `gigrak
gmpkhygrs. Zhu ead aksh di adswgrs
th `rgqugdtky asfgi qugstjhds, suec
as Chw ih J lgt a ehpy h` my ig-
serjptjhd h` sgrvjeg8 Chw ead J lgt
assjstadeg wjtc dadejak adi mgij-
eak jssugs8 Chw ead J ecadlg my ai-
irgss8 Chw ead J stay ehddgetgi wjtc
tcg ^gaeg Ehrps8 Yh aeegss tcgsg
adi mady mhrg @AQs, vjsjt www.
pgaegehrps.lhv/rpev/`aqs.
A summary h` sgrvjegs `hkkhws2
_^EP Earggr Kjdf A Cht
Bho Ugarec Yhhk `hr _^EPs!_^EP Earggr Kjdf (`hrmgrky Cht-
kjdg) js ad hdkjdg bhos ohari h` gm-
pkhymgdt adi giueatjhdak hpphrtudj-
tjgs. Jt ehdtajds bho addhudegmgdts
`rhm gmpkhygrs jdtgrgstgi jd cjrjdl
_^EPs, as wgkk as sechkarscjp ad-
dhudegmgdts `rhm giueatjhdak jd-stjtutjhds jdtgrgstgi jd gdrhkkjdl
_^EPs jdth tcgjr prhlrams. Yh
orhwsg hpphrtudjtjgs, vjsjt www.
pgaegehrps.lhv/rpevearggrkjdf.
^kgasg cgkp us fggp tcjs dgtwhrf
akjvg! J` yhu cgar h` a bho tcat
whuki og wgkk-sujtgi `hr _^EPs hr
fdhw h` ad gmpkhygr wch whuki og
jdtgrgstgi jd cjrjdl _^EPs, pkgasg
ehddget tcgm wjtc hur `rgg rgshure-
gs at www.pgaegehrps.lhv/rpevea-rggrkjdf.
_^EP Mgdthrjdl ^rhlram@hr ^gaeg Ehrps Phkudtggrs, jt
cas h`tgd oggd saji tcat tcg carigst
tcjdl aohut tcg gxpgrjgdeg js aibust-
jdl th kj`g oaef chmg. Ycats wcy
jd ?>>< tcg Datjhdak ^gaeg Ehrps
Asshejatjhd (D^EA), jd ehdbude-
tjhd wjtc tcg ^gaeg Ehrps, ergatgi
a udjqug prhlram th cgkp rgturdjdl
Phkudtggrs kjdf up wjtc _^EP mgd-
thrs.
A mgdthr ead cgkp yhu mafg tcg
mhst h` tcg dgtwhrf h` ^gaeg Ehrps
rgshuregs avajkaokg th yhu adi prh-
vjig jdvakuaokg gmhtjhdak supphrt
as yhu tradsjtjhd oaef th yhur kj`g jd
tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs.
Pja pchdg, gmajk, adi `aeg-th-
`aeg mggtjdls, tcgsg mgdthrs cgkpgasg tcg ij`eukt tradsjtjhd, prhvjig
a ehddgetjhd th tcg _^EP ehmmu-
djty at karlg, adi ead say shmg h`
tcg mhst ehm`hrtjdl whris jd tcg
Gdlkjsc kadlualg, damgky, J fdhw
wcat yhurg lhjdl tcrhulc. Jvg
oggd tcgrg.
Mhrg jd`hrmatjhd rglarijdl tcg
H`fieg h` Ycjri Lhak adi
_gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs
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^alg 16
?>?.0:?.195>6 hr rvsNpgaegehrps.
lhv.
Hdkjdg Earggr Assgssmgdt
Uh`twargYh cgkp yhu assgss yhur earggr-
rgkatgi jdtgrgsts, aojkjtjgs, adi bho
vakugs, tcg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi
_gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs h``grs
@heus Earggrs, ad jdtgraetjvg earggr
adi giueatjhd pkaddjdl systgm.
Ycjs qugstjhddajrg-oasgi prhlram
wjkk cgkp yhu igtgrmjdg earggr hp-
tjhds tcat arg a lhhi matec `hr yhu.
Ycg hdkjdg sh`twarg ehmojdgs sgk`
assgssmgdt, earggr gxpkhratjhd, adi
igejsjhd mafjdl jdth hdg ehmprg-
cgdsjvg prhlram. @heus Earggrs
cgkp usgrs darrhw ihwd tcgjr rg-
sukts th pkad tcgjr giueatjhd adi
earggr patcs. G-majk us at rvsN
pgaegehrps.lhv hr a rgg passwhri.
Earggr _gshureg MaduakYcg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi _g-
turdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs puokjscgs
tcg Earggr _gshureg Maduak, wcjec
ehdtajds jd`hrmatjhd hd sgk`-assgss-
mgdt, dgtwhrfjdl, rsums, adi
ehvgr kgttgrs. Ycg Earggr _gshureg
Maduak js khaigi hd tcg Ijljtak
EHU Fjt udigr _PU ^uokjeatjhds.
J` yhu dggi ad gkgetrhdje vgrsjhd h`
tcjs puokjeatjhd sgdt th yhu, pkgasg
sgdi ad gmajk th rvsNpgaegehrps.lhv.
_^EP CadiohhfYcjs js tcg gkgetrhdje rgshureg yhu
arg dhw rgaijdl. Ychulc yhu may
dht og aokg th `heus thh jdtgdtky hd
jt dhw, wg chpg jt prhvgs usg`uk as
yhu mafg yhur tradsjtjhd. \g arg
akways khhfjdl th jmprhvg hur h`-
`grjdls sh j` yhu cavg sullgstjhds`hr tcjs cadiohhf, pkgasg g-majk us
at rvsNpgaegehrps.lhv.
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^alg 13 _^EP Cadiohhf
Earggr EgdtgrYcg _^EP Earggr Egdtgr js kheatgi
at gaeg Ehrps cgaiquartgrs jd \asc-
jdlthd, I.E. Jt js sta``gi oy ad _^EP
Earggr Ehudsgkhr wch ead cgkp yhu
wjtc yhur bho hr giueatjhd sgarec.
Ycg egdtgr `gaturgs ehmputgrs, tgkg-pchdgs, a `ax maecjdg, a pchthehpjgr,
a rgshureg scgk` wjtc earggr lujiadeg
ohhfs, a iataoasg h` hrladjzatjhds
adi ehmpadjgs, adi a chusjdl adi
gmpkhymgdt oukkgtjd ohari. @hr mhrg
jd`hrmatjhd, eakk 377.377.1:01, gxt.
1955, hr ?>?.0:?.1955.
Umakkgr earggr rgshureg argas arg
avajkaokg at rgljhdak rgerujtjdl h`egs
tcrhulchut tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs.
Dhdehmpgtjtjvg Gkjljojkjty
(DEG)A`tgr ad _^EP sueegss`ukky ehm-
pkgtgs tcgjr thur h` sgrvjeg, tcgy arg
lradtgi 1?-mhdtcs h` dhdehmpgtjtjvg
gkjljojkjty (ehmmhdky rg`grrgi th oy
jts aerhdym, DEG), a spgejak `gigrak
cjrjdl status. DEG js awarigi oy
yhur Ehudtry Ijrgethr adi kadlualg
gxpkajdjdl tcjs ead og `hudi at tcg
ohtthm h` yhur IHU (Igserjptjhd h`
Ugrvjeg) iheumgdt. (Dhtg2 Ycg Ehud-
try Ijrgethr may jssug egrtjeatjhd
th Phkudtggrs wch cavg satjs`aeth-
rjky sgrvgi adi wchsg tgrmjdatjhd js
igtgrmjdgi th og `hr rgashds ogyhdi
tcg Phkudtggrs ehdtrhk.) Ehudtry Ij-
rgethrs wjkk jdekuig tcg egrtjeatjhd
statgmgdt as tcg dak paralrapc hd
tcg IHU `hr Phkudtggrs lradtgi tcjs
ogdgt. DEG ead og a ojt ehd`usjdl, out
tcjs sgetjhd js igsjldgi jd a Q & A
`hrmat th cgkp adswgr shmg ehm-
mhdky asfgi qugstjhds aohut DEG.
J`, a`tgr ehmpkgtjdl yhur EHU Ehd-
`grgdeg adi rgvjgwjdl tcjs sgetjhd,
yhu stjkk cavg qugstjhds, `ggk `rgg th
ehdtaet tcg H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak adi
_gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvjegs (ehd-
taet jd`hrmatjhd js kjstgi hd tcg kast
palg h` tcjs iheumgdt).
\cat js DEG gxaetky8Wdigr tcg ^rhvjsjhds h` Gxgeu-
tjvg Hrigr (GH) 111>5 (7 E@_,
517.0>7), egrtajd rgturdgi ^gaegEhrps Phkudtggrs arg awarigi hdg
ygar h` dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty
(DEG) `hr sgkgetjhd `hr `gigrak gm-
pkhymgdt. Ycjs gkjljojkjty ihgs dht
mgad tcat rgturdgi Phkudtggrs arg
gdtjtkgi th `gigrak gmpkhymgdt.
Chwgvgr, aktchulc dhdehmpgtj-
tjvg gkjljojkjty ihgs dht rgqujrg,
jt ihgs pgrmjt ad algdey th cjrg a
rgturdgi Phkudtggr wch mggts tcg
mjdjmum quakjeatjhds `hr tcg
phsjtjhd wjtchut lhjdl tcrhulc akk
h` tcg `hrmakjtjgs h` tcg ehmpgtj-
tjvg prhegss. Ycg igejsjhd wcgtcgr
th cjrg a rgturdgi Phkudtggr udigr
dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty js wjtcjd
tcg ijsergtjhd h` tcg cjrjdl algdey.
Ycgrg`hrg, th akkgvjatg ady ehd`u-
sjhd jt js aivjsgi tcat _^EPs mafg
tcg cjrjdl algdey awarg h` tcgjr rg-
majdjdl DEG as ekgarky as phssjokg.
\cat arg ehmpgtjtjvg sgrvjegphsjtjhds8
Ehdlrgss cas gstaokjscgi kaws,
phkjejgs, adi prhegiurgs lhvgrdjdl
gmpkhymgdt. Ycjs `hrmak prhegss
js igsjldgi th gkjmjdatg ijserjmjda-
tjhd adi `avhrjtjsm adi th prhvjig
`ajr adi hpgd ehmpgtjtjhd sh tcat
cjrjdl adi prhmhtjhd arg oasgi hd
mgrjt. Ycgsg ehmpgtjtjvg sgrvjegbhos arg lhvgrdgi oy spgeje gxam-
jdatjhd hr apphjdtmgdt prhegiurgs
as sgt hut oy tcg W.U. H`eg h` ^gr-
shddgk Madalgmgdt (H^M).
Ycus, _^EPs (wjtc DEG) wch
cavg ad jdtgrgst jd a ehmpgtj-
tjvg sgrvjeg phsjtjhd may og cjrgi
mhrg gasjky ogeausg tcat gmpkhyjdl
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^alg 1:_^EP Cadiohhf
algdey ead sgkget tcat _^EP wjtchut
lhjdl tcrhulc akk tcg ehmpgtjtjvg-rg-
katgi cjrjdl prhegiurgs.
Chw ih J mafg surg tcg gmpkhy-jdl algdey js awarg h` my DEG8
_PU cas igvgkhpgi a sampkg ehvgr
kgttgr tcat ead og tajkhrgi th cgkp gx-pkajd DEG status th tcg cjrjdl algdey.
Ycg rglukathry autchrjty `hr DEG js
sgt hut udigr Yjtkg 7 Ehig h` @gigrak
_glukatjhd (E@_) 517.0>7. _^EPs
schuki cjlckjlct DEG status jd tcgjr
ehvgr kgttgr, hd tcgjr rgsumg, adi
tcrhulc tcg suppkgmgdtak iheumgdts
arga mhst hdkjdg appkjeatjhds systgms
prhvjig.
Jd aiijtjhd, wg cavg maig avajkaokg
ad jd`hrmatjhdak kgttgr `rhm ^gaeg
Ehrps tcat _^EPs may aksh ljvg th
prhspgetjvg `gigrak gmpkhygrs gx-
pkajdjdl tcgjr dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjlj-
ojkjty. Ycjs kgttgr ead og `hudi at www.
pgaegehrps.lhv/deg.
Chw ih J prhvg DEG8DEG js h`ejakky lradtgi th yhu
tcrhulc yhur Igserjptjhd h` Ugrvjeg
(IHU) adi js prhvgi oy attaecjdl a
ehpy h` yhur IHU wcgd appkyjdl `hr
a `gigrak bho. Ycg IHU wjkk rg`grgdeg
Gxgeutjvg Hrigr 111>5, wcjec js
tcg ^rgsjigdtjak ijrgetjvg tcat gstao-
kjscgi DEG. J` yhu cavg mjspkaegi
yhur hrjljdak IHU, tcg ^gaeg Ehrps
ead sgdi yhu a ehpy. Ehdtaet tcg H`-
eg h` Phkudtggr adi ^UE @jdadejak
Ugrvjegs `hr a ehpy at egrtjeatjhdsN
pgaegehrps.lhv.
Chw ih J prhvg DEG wjtchut fikk-jdl jd a lraig adi sgrjgs hd tcgappkjeatjhd8
Mady `gigrak appkjeatjhds rgqujrg
tcat yhu gdtgr yhur lraig adi sgrjgs
wcgd prhvjdl DEG. _^EPs ih dht
cavg a lraig adi sgrjgs sjdeg tcgy
wgrg Phkudtggrs adi wgrgdt `gigrak
gmpkhyggs. Ad _^EP must ehdtaet
tcg gmpkhyjdl algdey th igtgrmjdg
chw tcgy schuki kk hut ad appkjea-
tjhd tcat rgqujrgs a lraig adi sgrjgs
jd hrigr th prhvg DEG.
Ead DEG og gxtgdigi8Dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty ead og
gxtgdigi oy tcg cjrjdl algdey `hrup th twh aiijtjhdak ygars (wcjec
whuki gquak a maxjmum h` tcrgg
ygars `rhm tcg EHU iatg) `hr tcrgg
rgashds. Alajd, pkgasg sgg 7 E@_
517.0>7. Ycgsg rgashds arg2
J` a`tgr ^gaeg Ehrps sgrvjeg,
yhu gdtgr tcg mjkjtary.
J` yhu stuiy at a rgehldjzgi
jdstjtutjhd h` cjlcgr kgardjdl.
Ycjs dhrmakky mgads ogehmjdl
a `ukk-tjmg stuigdt.
J` yhu gdlalg jd adhtcgr
aetjvjty tcat tcg cjrjdl algdey
tcjdfs warradts ad gxtgdsjhd.
Ycg @gigrak ^grshddgk Maduak
statgs, Lgdgrakky, whrf gxpgrj-
gdeg wcjec js pgrtjdgdt th tcg
phsjtjhd ogjdl kkgi adi wcjec
ead og gxpgetgi th gdcadeg tcg
eadijiatgs pgr`hrmadeg adi
vakug th tcg algdey ehuki ogad apprhprjatg oasjs `hr gxtgd-
sjhd. Gxtgdsjhds schuki dht og
lradtgi rhutjdgky, out schuki
og rgsgrvgi `hr sjtuatjhds jd
wcjec tcg aetjvjty cas truky
gdcadegi tcg _^EPs vakug th
tcg algdey.
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^alg ?> _^EP Cadiohhf
Ead dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojk-jty og usgi up iurjdl tcg 1?mhdtc pgrjhi8
Ycg adswgr th tcjs qugstjhd js dh.
Zhu arg aokg th usg yhur dhdehmpgtj-
tjvg gkjljojkjty mhrg tcad hdeg iurjdl
tcg pgrjhi h` gkjljojkjty j` tcg cjrjdl
algdey pgrmjts yhu th ih sh.
Ihgs dhdehmpgtjtjvg gkjljojkjtyappky hdky th `gigrak phsjtjhds8
Zgs. DEG js appkjeaokg hdky th gi-
grak lhvgrdmgdt phsjtjhds. Dhdehm-
pgtjtjvg gkjljojkjty ihgs dht appky th
statg hr kheak lhvgrdmgdt bhos.
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^alg ?1_^EP Cadiohhf
7A`tgr rgturdjdl chmg, ^gaeg Ehrps
Phkudtggrs h`tgd cavg qugstjhds hrdggis rgkatgi th ^gaeg Ehrps sgrvjeg.
Ycjs ecaptgr aiirgssgs tcg qugstjhds
mhst `rgqugdtky asfgi oy ^EPs adi
_^EPs adi jigdtjgs tcg apprhprjatg
^gaeg Ehrps h`eg th ehdtaet `hr ai-
ijtjhdak jd`hrmatjhd.
@jdadejak
(_gaibustmgdt Akkhwadeg,
Yaxgs, Utuigdt Khads, gte.)
Akk qugstjhds rgkatjdl th ad _^EPsdadegs schuki og ijrgetgi th Phkud-
tggr @jdadejak Hpgratjhds (P@H). Ycg
dak phrtjhd h` yhur rgaibustmgdt
akkhwadeg js usuakky majkgi th yhu
twh th `hur wggfs a`tgr ^gaeg Ehrps/
\ascjdlthd rgegjvgs tcg EHU/garky
tgrmjdatjhd g-majk `rhm yhur ehudtry
h` sgrvjeg. J` yhu cavg dht rgegjvgi jt
a`tgr `hur wggfs, ehdtaet P@H.
@gigrak jdehmg tax wjtcchkijdlstatgmgdts (\-?s) arg majkgi th _^-
EPs oy tcg gdi h` Baduary jd tcg
ygar `hkkhwjdl ekhsg h` sgrvjeg. A tax
lujig aeehmpadjgs tcg \-?. _^EPs
arg dht gkjljokg th rgegjvg udgmpkhy-
mgdt ehmpgdsatjhd.
Qugstjhds aohut stuigdt khad ig`gr-
mgdts iurjdl ^EP sgrvjeg adi ^gr-
fjds Khad eadegkkatjhds a`tgr ^EP
sgrvjeg schuki og ijrgetgi th P@H hr
tcg kgdijdl jdstjtutjhd.
Igserjptjhd h` UgrvjegYcg Phkudtggr Igserjptjhd h` Ugr-
vjeg (IHU) js ad h`ejak ^gaeg Ehrps
statgmgdt h` a Phkudtggrs sgrvjeg. Jt
igserjogs tcg Phkudtggrs trajdjdl adi
hvgrsgas aetjvjtjgs jd dhd-gvakuatjvg
tgrms. Ycg IHU js a puokjeky avajk-
aokg iheumgdt.
A Phkudtggr wch tgrmjdatgs sgr-vjeg wcjkg away `rhm phst wjkk prg-
parg tcg IHU adi `hrwari jt th tcg
phst `hr tcg Ehudtry Ijrgethrs ap-
prhvak adi sjldaturg. Ycg Ehudtry
Ijrgethr wjkk tcgd rgturd tcg hrjlj-
dak IHU th tcg Phkudtggr, sgdi hdg
ehpy th E@H/P^U adi kg hdg ehpy
at phst.
@hr qugstjhds rglarijdl yhur
IHU, pkgasg ehdtaet egrtjea-
tjhdsNpgaegehrps.lhv.
Mgijeak Jssugs_^EPs wjtc mgijeak prhokgms
rgsuktjdl `rhm tcgjr ^gaeg Ehrps
sgrvjeg may rgqujrg a mgijeak hr
igdtak gvakuatjhd. Zhur EMH may
cavg ljvgd yhu a ^E 1?
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^alg ?? _^EP Cadiohhf
@gigrak Gmpkhyggs Ehmpgdsa-tjhd ^rhlram
Ycg @gigrak Gmpkhyggs Ehmpgd-
satjhd Aet (@GEA) prhvjigs mgijeak
adi ijsaojkjty ehmpgdsatjhd th Phkud-
tggrs a`tgr sgrvjeg `hr jdburjgs hr jkk-
dgssgs tcat arg rgkatgi th tcgjr ^gaeg
Ehrps sgrvjeg. Ycg @GEA js aimjdjs-
tgrgi oy tcg H`eg h` \hrfgrs Ehm-
pgdsatjhd ^rhlrams (H\E^), W.U.
Igpartmgdt h` Kaohr. Ycjs h`eg js
shkgky rgsphdsjokg `hr aibuijeatjdl akk
ekajms.
Jd lgdgrak, ady jdbury hr jkkdgss
iggmgi th og tcg rgsukt h` yhur ^gaeg
Ehrps sgrvjeg may og ekajmgi udigr
@GEA. Ycg `hkkhwjdl arg gxekuigi
`rhm ehvgralg2 Ehdijtjhds eausgi oy wjkk`uk
mjsehdiuet
Ehdijtjhds eausgi oy tcg Phkud-
tggrs jdtgdtjhd th orjdl aohut tcg
jdbury hr igatc h` sgk` hr adhtcgr
Ehdijtjhds eausgi oy tcg jdthxj-
eatjhd h` tcg jdburgi Phkudtggr
Jdburjgs heeurrjdl hr jkkdgssgs
ehdtraetgi jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs
tcat wgrg dht rgkatgi th tcg pgr-
`hrmadeg h` ^gaeg Ehrps iutjgsJ` yhu cavg a ehmpgdsaokg jdbury
hr jkkdgss adi whuki kjfg th kg a
ekajm wcgd yhu rgaec EHU, pkgasg
ijseuss yhur mgijeak ehdijtjhds wjtc
tcg ^gaeg Ehrps mgijeak h`egr adi
gdsurg tcat tcgrg js ad gdtry jd yhur
h`ejak cgaktc rgehri tcat mgdtjhds
tcgsg ehdijtjhds. \cgd yhu rgturd th
tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs, ehdtaet tcg ^gaeg
Ehrps H`eg h` Mgijeak Ugrvjegsphst-sgrvjeg udjt at 377.377.1:01,
gxt. 179>.
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^alg ?5_^EP Cadiohhf
0Cgkp _gerujt tcg Dgxt
Lgdgratjhd h` PhkudtggrsAs a rgturdgi ^gaeg Ehrps Phkud-
tggr, yhu arg tcg ogst aivgrtjsgmgdt
tcg gaeg Ehrps cas. \cgd yhu rgturd
chmg, prhspgetjvg Phkudtggrs wjkk
wadt th takf wjtc yhu aohut yhur sgr-
vjegtcg rgwaris adi ecakkgdlgs
sh tcgy ead laulg wcgtcgr tcg ^gaeg
Ehrps js rjlct `hr tcgm. Oy scarjdl
yhur sthrjgs, yhu wjkk dht hdky cgkp
rgerujt tcg dgxt lgdgratjhd h` ^gaeg
Ehrps Phkudtggrs, out aksh ehdtrjo-utg lrgatky th tcg ^gaeg Ehrps Ycjri
Lhak h` cgkpjdl th prhmhtg a ogttgr
udigrstadijdl h` htcgr pghpkgs hd
tcg part h` akk Amgrjeads. (_gai mhrg
aohut tcjri-lhak hpphrtudjtjgs jd tcg
`hkkhwjdl ecaptgr.)
Utayjdl ehddgetgi wjtc tcg ^gaeg
Ehrps adi takfjdl aohut yhur sgrvjeg
jd ehdbudetjhd wjtc rgerujtmgdt aetjv-
jtjgs wjkk aksh cgkp gasg yhur rgaibust-mgdt6 jd a sgdsg, yhu wjkk og ehdtjdu-
jdl yhur sgrvjeg cgrg at chmg. Mady
_^EPs cavg rgphrtgi tcat oy takfjdl
th htcgrs aohut tcgjr chst ehudtry
`rjgdis adi gxpgrjgdegs, tcgjr ggkjdls
h` rgvgrsg eukturg schef adi chmg-
sjefdgss `hr tcgjr chst ehudtrjgs was
gasjgr th ogar.
Zhu ead stay ehddgetgi wjtc tcg
^gaeg Ehrps oy whrfjdl wjtc yhur
kheak rgljhdak rgerujtjdl h`eg hd rg-erujtmgdt gvgdts adi puokjejty aetjvj-
tjgs as wgkk as oy ogehmjdl a mgmogr
h` tcg datjhdak hr kheak _^EP hrla-
djzatjhds. Ycrhulc suec mgmogrscjp
jd tcg datjhdak hr a kheak _^EP lrhup
yhu wjkk dht hdky kgard aohut hpphr-
tudjtjgs th cgkp wjtc ^gaeg Ehrps rg-
erujtmgdt g``hrts, out yhu wjkk aksh og
part h` a datjhdak hr kheak dgtwhrf
tcat ehuki cgkp jd yhur bho sgarec hrehdtjdujdl giueatjhd g``hrts.
Zhur supphrt h`, adi partjejpatjhd
jd, ^gaeg Ehrps rgerujtmgdt adi
Ycjri Lhak aetjvjtjgs arg surg th og
`ud adi jd`hrmatjvgadi js lrgatky
apprgejatgi!
\ays th assjst wjtc rgerujtmgdt,
supphrt tcg ^gaeg Ehrps Ycjri
Lhak, adi gasg yhur hwd tradsjtjhd2
Upgaf wjtc appkjeadts aohut
tcg ^gaeg Ehrps prhlram yhuwhrfgi jd hr prhvjig ehudtry
jd`hrmatjhd th jdvjtggs prgpar-
jdl th kgavg.
Upgaf th a ekass at a phstsge-
hdiary jdstjtutjhd.
Uta`` a rgerujtjdl taokg at a ea-
rggr `ajr hr ehmmudjty gvgdt.
Uuomjt a sthry hr pchth th tcg
^gaeg Ehrps Ijljtak Kjorary at
cttp2//ehkkgetjhd.pgaegehrps.
lhv.
^artjejpatg jd gvgdts sphdshrgi
oy ^gaeg Ehrps rgerujtjdl h`e-
gs, suec as dhmjdatjhd partjgs,
Phkudtggr sgdi-h`` egkgoratjhds,
appkjeadt/`amjky rhuditaokgs,
pjedjes, adi lgdgrak jd`hrma-
tjhd sgssjhds at sechhks adi
ehmmudjty vgdugs.
Chw th `aejkjtatg partjejpatjhdjd ^gaeg Ehrps aetjvjtjgs adiprhlrams2 Ehmpkgtg tcg ^rjvaey Aet _g-
kgasg `hrm tcat yhu rgegjvg jd
yhur EHU fjt, adi rgturd jt th
yhur EHU ehd`grgdeg prgsgdtgr
hr majk jt th2 _^EP ^rhlram
Upgejakjst, H`eg h` Ycjri Lhak
adi _gturdgi Phkudtggr Ugrvje-
^gaeg Ehrps _gljhdak
_gerujtjdl H`fiegs
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^alg ?9 _^EP Cadiohhf
gs, auk I. Ehvgrigkk gaeg Ehrps
Cgaiquartgrs, 1111 ?>tc Utrggt,
D\, \ascjdlthd, IE ?>7?0.
(Ycjs js chw wg fdhw yhu wadt
th cgkp.)
Fggp yhur ehdtaet jd`hrmatjhd
eurrgdt tcrhulc tcg ^gaeg Ehrps
wgosjtg, at www.pgaegehrps.lhv/
rpev/jd`h.
Ad _^EP lrhup. Ycgsg lrhups
cgkp prhmhtg tcg ^gaeg Ehrps
adi supphrt rgerujtmgdt aetjvj-
tjgs. Zhur kheak rgerujtjdl h`eg
ead ijrget yhu th rgljhdak _^EP
lrhups tcat arg galgr th mggt yhu.
Ugarec `hr ^gaeg Ehrps rgerujt-
jdl gvgdts jd yhur arga. Pjsjt
www.pgaegehrps.lhv adi serhkkihwd th tcg sgetjhd @jdi Kheak
Gvgdts. Zhu aksh ead aii yhur
hwd gvgdt th tcjs sjtg oy ehdtaet-
jdl yhur kheak rgerujtjdl h`eg.
Ehdtaet yhur kheak rgerujtjdl h`-
eg j` yhu arg attgdijdl a ehk-
kglg hr udjvgrsjty adi arg wjkkjdl
th scarg yhur gxpgrjgdegs wjtc a
ekass at ad jd`hrmatjhd sgssjhd hr
hdg-hd-hdg wjtc htcgr stuigdts.
Ycg rgerujtjdl h`eg wjkk prhvjigsupphrt adi rgshuregs, suec as j-
grs adi prgsgdtatjhd tgmpkatgs.
Ehmpkgtg tcg Ekhsg h` Ugrvjeg
Chmgthwdgr Qugstjhddajrg tcat
yhu rgegjvgi jd yhur EHU fjt.
Ycjs wjkk gdaokg a puokje a``ajrs
spgejakjst jd yhur rgljhdak rg-
erujtjdl h`eg th ehdtaet yhu
adi try th lgt a sthry jd yhur kh-
eak dgwspapgr hr sechhk puokj-
eatjhd aohut yhur sgrvjeg.
Ugdi a `rjgdi wch may og jdtgr-
gstgi jd tcg ^gaeg Ehrps a mgs-
salg wjtc a kjdf th tcg ^gaeg
Ehrps wgosjtg. Pjsjt www.
pgaegehrps.lhv, _gturdgi Phk-
udtggrs, Cgkp Ws _gerujt.
@jdi a spgafjdl hpphrtudjty jd
yhur ehmmudjty oy rgljstgrjdl
`hr tcg Upgafgrs Matec prhlram
at www.pgaegehrps.lhv/wws/
spgafgrsmatec.
^artjejpatg jd Ycjri Lhak aetjvj-tjgs. Pjsjt tcg gaeg Ehrps Ycjri
Lhak wgosjtg, www.pgaegehrps.
lhv/tcjrilhak. Zhu wjkk rgegjvg
a prgsgdtatjhd fjt wjtc rgshuregs
th cgkp yhu prgparg `hr adi prh-
mhtg yhur Ycjri Lhak prgsgdta-
tjhd.
Fggp yhur sthrjgs akjvg adi `hr-
wari prhspgetjvg appkjeadts th
yhur kheak rgljhdak rgerujtjdl
h`eg. Bust eakk us adi kgt us fdhw
yhui kjfg th cgkp!
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^alg ?7_^EP Cadiohhf
A kjst h` rgljhdak rgerujtjdl h`fiegs `hkkhws2
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^alg ?0 _^EP Cadiohhf
lghlrapcje adi ehudtry-h`-sgrvjeg
_^EP lrhups tcrhulchut tcg Wdjt-
gi Utatgs. Ycg lhaks adi hobgetjvgs
h` gaec lrhup vary. Mhst lrhupspuokjsc rglukar dgwskgttgrs th cjlc-
kjlct spgejak gvgdts suec as jssug h-
rums, ehmmudjty jdvhkvgmgdt, adi
shejak aetjvjtjgs.
Igvgkhpjdl giueatjhd prhlrams
tcat utjkjzg tcg gxpgrjgdegs adi
fdhwkgilg h` _^EPs th giueatg
Amgrjeads aohut tcg igvgkhp-
jdl whrki js a mabhr lhak h` mady
_^EP lrhups. Ycgsg lrhups aksh
partjejpatg jd ehmmudjty sgrvjegprhbgets, igvgkhp spgafgrs ourgaus,
partjejpatg jd tcg ^auk I. Ehvgrigkk
\hrki \jsg Uechhks prhlrams, adi
supphrt Phkudtggr prhbgets udigr tcg
^gaeg Ehrps ^artdgrscjp ^rhlram.
Ycg Datjhdak ^gaeg Ehrps As-
shejatjhd (D^EA) js a mgmogr-
scjp-oasgi akumdj hrladjzatjhd
tcat sgrvgs akk rgturdgi ^gaeg
Ehrps Phkudtggrs adi `hrmgr sta``,
as wgkk as ^gaeg Ehrps `amjky,
`rjgdis, adi supphrtgrs. Ycg D^EA
js a dhdprht hrladjzatjhd lhv-
grdgi oy a ohari h` ijrgethrs adi
madalgi oy a prh`gssjhdak sta``
wjtc cgaiquartgrs jd \ascjdlthd,
IE. Jt js a sgparatg gdtjty `rhm tcg
^gaeg Ehrps. @hr a ehmpkgtg a`kj-
atg lrhup kjst adi th rgljstgr `hr a
`rgg ygar h` mgmogrscjp uphd ehd-
ekusjhd h` yhur sgrvjeg, vjsjt www.pgaegehrpsehddget.hrl.
Jdvgst jd Zhur \hrki -
^gaeg Ehrps ^artdgrscjp
^rhlramYcg ^gaeg Ehrps ^artdgrscjp
^rhlram tjgs jdth tcg Ycjri Lhak
ogeausg jt akkhws Amgrjeads th
^auk I. Ehvgrigkk\hrki \jsg Uechhks
Pjsjt www.pgaegehrps.lhv/wws
hr ehdtaet2
wwsjd`hNpgaegehrps.lhv
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^alg 5> _^EP Cadiohhf
ogehmg jdvgstgi jd prhbgets wcjec
phsjtjvgky a``get tcg kjvgs h` pghpkg jd
htcgr ehudtrjgs. Ycg prhlram cas twh
purphsgs2 (1) th cgkp eurrgdt ^gaeg
Ehrps Phkudtggr ehmmudjtjgs rgak-
jzg a igvgkhpmgdt prhbget tcrhulc
tcgjr hwd g``hrts usjdl tgecdhkhljgs
mhst apprhprjatg th kheak rgshuregs,
eukturg, gehdhmy, adi traijtjhds6 adi
(?) th prhvjig a orjilg tcat gdaokgs
Amgrjeads th partjejpatg jd jdtgrda-
tjhdak igvgkhpmgdt jd a pgrshdak way.
^artdgrscjp supphrtgrs di partjejpa-
tjhd mgadjdl`uk, adi jt cgkps tcgm
lajd lrgatgr jdsjlct jdth htcgr euk-
turgs. J` yhu ihdt eurrgdtky cavg tcg
rgshuregs th ihdatg yhursgk` (as mady
rgegdtky rgturdgi Phkudtggrs ihdt,wg fdhw), gdehuralg `rjgdis adi
`amjky mgmogrs th supphrt prhbgets
jd yhur chst ehudtry, hr jd a rgljhd hr
prhbget tcat jdtgrgsts tcgm.
Chst ehudtry ehmmudjtjgs ead rg-
qugst hdg-tjmg assjstadeg `hr kheakky
jdjtjatgi prhbgets, suec as rgergatjhd
egdtgrs, whrfschps, sechhks, adi
ekjdjes. @udijdl shuregs may jdekuig
tcg `rjgdis adi `amjky h` ^EPs6 ejvje
lrhups jd tcg Wdjtgi Utatgs, suec as_htary Jdtgrdatjhdak adi Fjwadjs Jd-
tgrdatjhdak6 hr htcgr ekuos, sechhks,
adi ecurecgs. Jdijvjiuak prhbget ehsts
avgralg $5,>>> hr kgss. Hdg cudirgi
pgregdt h` tcg ihdatjhds lh th tcg
prhbgets adi akk ihdatjhds arg tax ig-
iuetjokg. Phkudtggrs adi kheak ehud-
tgrparts kjajsg wjtc Amgrjead ihdhrs
adi `aejkjtatg tcg prhbgets tcrhulc
tcgjr ehmpkgtjhd._^EPs arg gdehuralgi th partjej-
patg jd ^artdgrscjp prhbgets as jdij-
vjiuaks hr as part h` ad _^EP lrhup.
@hr mhrg jd`hrmatjhd, pkgasg vjsjt
www.pgaegehrps.lhv/ihdatg. J` yhu
cavg qugstjhds, ehdtaet tcg ^gaeg
Ehrps ^artdgrscjp sta`` oy gmajk at
ihdatgNpgaegehrps.lhv hr oy pchdg
at 377.377.1:01, gxt. ?1.
^gaeg Ehrps _gsphdsg^gaeg Ehrps _gsphdsg js ad jd-
dhvatjvg prhlram tcat sgdis ^gaeg
Ehrps Phkudtggrs rgaecjdl tcg gdi
h` tcgjr sgrvjeg, _^EPs, adi htcgr
quakjgi prh`gssjhdaks th sgrvg jd
rgwarijdl, schrt-tgrm assjldmgdts,
jd varjhus prhlrams arhudi tcg
whrki. ^gaeg Ehrps _gsphdsg Phk-
udtggrs orjdl sfjkks adi gxpgrjgdeg
th prhbgets jd pkaegs wcgrg tcgy arg
dggigi mhst.
^gaeg Ehrps _gsphdsg js ij``grgdt
`rhm tcg traijtjhdak ?
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