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|nh Rsaehhlu ao Es`ih Ge|+

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gml |nh Jgi`mj Cagsl-

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>2- \nh Jx`lhk`mhu ma|h |ng| `lhm|`|p vhs`o`eg|`am igp shwx`sh oxs|nhslh|g`ku lhrhml`mj am |nh e`sexiu|gmehu ao |nh rgs|`exkgs eguh+ `mekxl`mj |nhurhe`o`e lh|g`ku grrsars`g|h znhsh |nh ek`hm| `u g eairgmp as rgs|mhsun`rlhues`chl `m shjxkg|`amu 5.3)+ < gml 8 ao |nh O`mgme`gk \sgmuge|`am Shras|`mjShjxkg|`amu .O\S Shjxkg|`amu)- Oakkaz`mj |nh `m`|`gk vhs`o`eg|`am+ gm GIKUhsv`eh Rsav`lhs `u shwx`shl |a shvhs`op |nh `lhm|`|p znhsh |nhp ngvh shguam |alaxc| |nh oge`k`|p naklhsu `lhm|`|p+ as znhsh |nhsh `u g engmjh `m azmhsun`r as

0- @mekxl`mj znhsh |nhsh `u shguamgckh jsaxmlu |a chk`hvh |ng| |sgmuge|`amu gsh ch`mj

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Eaii`uu`amu Ealhu ao Rsge|`ehu ihgmu 72( as iash ungshnakl`mj `m g eairgmp-

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\nh giaxm| ao egr`|gk u|aef eam|s`cx|hl cp hgen rgs|mhs6 gml

\nh lxsg|`am ao |nh k`i`|hl rgs|mhsun`r-

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H~hir|hl K`i`|hl Rgs|mhsun`ru

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|nh Rxsrauh \sxu|u Ge| ao 322< .R\ Ge|) zn`en eamehsmu |nh hu|gck`unihm| ao Gx|nas`uhl Rxsrauh \sxu|u .GR\u) oas mamengs`|gckhrxsrauhu as `ml`v`lxgku-

00- \nh |sxu|hh ao gm GR\ ixu| ch g k`ehmuhl cgmf as |sxu| eairgmp+ as gk`ehmuhl OEUR .u:.7)+ R\ Ge|)+ gml gmp rhsuam gli`m`u|hs`mj uxen g |sxu| znhsh|nh |sxu|hh `u ma| ua k`ehmuhl+ `u jx`k|p ao gm aoohmeh k`gckh |a g o`mh ao xr |aCUL 8 222 .u:.8)+ R\ Ge|)- Hvhsp GR\ z`kk gkua ngvh gx|nas`thl grrk egm|uzna ngvh ehs|g`m s`jn|u `mekxl`mj |nh ugih s`jn|u gu chmho`e`gs`hu ao gm asl`

mgsp |sxu| .u?+ R\ Ge|)- Gx|nas`uhl grrk`egm|u cp lho`m`|`am `mekxlh |nh uh||kas.xmkhuu a|nhsz`uh rsav`lhl `m |nh |sxu| `mu|sxihm|)+ gml gmp a|nhs rhsuam uagrra`m|hl cp |nh |sxu| `mu|sxihm|+ as cp g Eaxs| as |nh G||asmhpJhmhsgk .`mehs|g`m e`sexiu|gmehu)- H~ehr| znhsh g urhe`o`e rsav`u`am ao |nh R\ Ge| grrk`hu+|nh kgz grrk`egckh |a asl`mgsp |sxu|u z`kk grrkp |a GR\u .u72+ R\ Ge|)

\sxu| azmhsun`r gml `lhm|`|p `moasig|`am shwx`shl |a ch rsav`lhl |ajavhsmihm| gx|nas`|`hu

722- \nhsh `u ma jhmhsgk ack`jg|`am oas |sxu|u |a ch shj`u|hshl `m \nhCgngigu+ znh|nhs |nhp gsh eshg|hl as gli`m`u|hshl `m \nh Cgngigu+ as znhsh|nh |sxu|hh `u shu`lhm| `m \nh Cgngigu- Iashavhs+ uhe|`am 0< ao |nh \sxu|hhGe| urhe`o`egkkp h~hir|u g shu`lhm| |sxu|hh osai gmp ack`jg|`am |a shj`u|hs |nh|sxu| lhhl+ cp v`s|xh ao gm h~rshuu rsav`u`am `m |ng| Ge| |ng| |nh Shj`u|sg|`amao Sheaslu Ge| lahu ma| grrkp-

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\sxu| azmhsun`r gml `lhm|`|p `moasig|`am shwx`shl |a ch nhkl cp |nh |sxu|

727- @m shurhe| ao asl`mgsp |sxu|u+ gu`lh osai rsaohuu`amgk |sxu|hhu .easrasg|h |sxu|hhu gml mameasrasg|h |sxu|hhu |ng| egssp am g cxu`mhuu ao aoohs`mj

|sxu| uhsv`ehu) zn`en gsh uxcdhe| |a shkhvgm| azmhsun`r gml `lhm|`|p ack`jg|`amueamehsm`mj |nh |sxu|+ |nhsh gsh ma u|g|x|asp ack`jg|`amu irauhl oas gmp rhsuam`mekxl`mj mamrsaohuu`amgk |sxu|hhu |a ig`m|g`m gmp rgs|`exkgs `lhm|`|p asazmhsun`r `moasig|`am shkg|`mj |a |nh |sxu| `mekxl`mj `|u uh||kasu as chmho`e`gs`hu- Zn`ku| gkk |sxu|hhu gsh uxcdhe| |a |nh eaiiam kgz shwx`shihm|u |a ngvhfmazkhljh ao gkk laexihm|u rhs|g`m`mj |a |nh oasig|`am gml igmgjhihm| aog |sxu|+ |nh h~|hm| ao uxen shwx`shihm|u eaxkl ma| ch guehs|g`mhl lxs`mj |nhRnguh 7 shv`hz- Gm `mlhr|n guuhuuihm| ao |nh hoohe|`vhmhuu ao |n`u eaiiamkgz shj`ih z`kk ch eamu`lhshl gu rgs| ao |nh Rnguh 3 shv`hz ao \nh Cgngigu-

723- \sxu|hhu ao gm GR\ gsh shwx`shl cp uhe|`am :.3) ao |nh R\ Ge| |aig`m|g`m `moasig|`am `m \nh Cgngigu `mekxl`mj4

g earp ao |nh |sxu| `mu|sxihm|+ gml gkk gihml`mj as uxrrkhihm|gk`mu|sxihm|u+ as mu|sxihm|u h~hex|hl rxsuxgm| |a |nauh laexihm|u6 gml

g shj`u|hs oas hgen |sxu| gli`m`u|hshl+ zn`en `mekxlhu |nh mgih ao|nh eshg|as ao |nh |sxu| gml |nh mgih gml gllshuu ao gmp gx|nas`thlgrrk`egm|u mgihl `m |nh |sxu| `mu|sxihm|-

725- G |sxu|hh ao gm GR\ zna og`ku |a ig`m|g`m uxen g shj`u|hs+ as znaigfhu gm xm|sxh u|g|hihm| `m gm `mu|sxihm|+ shj`u|hs as laexihm|+ z`kk ch

jx`k|p ao gm aoohmeh gml k`gckh xram eamv`e|`am |a g o`mh ao xr |a CUL 8 222-

\sxu| azmhsun`r gml `lhm|`|p `moasig|`am shwx`shl |a ch nhkl cpshjxkg|hl |sxu| eairgm`hu

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oas k`ehmuhhu am |nh Rshvhm|`am ao Iamhp Kgxmlhs`mj gml Eaxm|hs`mj |nhO`mgme`mj ao \hssas`ui+ zn`en gsh `uuxhl cp |nh Ehm|sgk Cgmf- @m rgs|`exkgs`m shurhe| ao |sxu|u+ |nh Ehm|sgk Cgmfu Jx`lhk`mhu u|g|h4

V08Y \nh K`ehmuhh unaxkl masigkkp+ `m gll`|`am |a ac|g`m`mj `lhm|`o`eg|`am hv`lhmeh oas |nh |sxu|hh.u) gml gmp a|nhs rhsuam znangu u`jmg|asp razhsu am |nh geeaxm|4

. ) igfh grrsars`g|h hmwx`sp gu |a |nh jhmhsgk mg|xsh gml |nhrxsrauh ao |nh khjgk u|sxe|xsh gml |nh uaxseh ao oxmlu6

.` ) ac|g`m `lhm|`o`eg|`am hv`lhmeh oas |nh uh||kas.u) gml oas uxen a|nhsrhsuam.u) h~hse`u`mj hoohe|`vh eam|sak avhs |nh |sxu| zn`en `mekxlhugm `ml`v`lxgk zna ngu |nh razhs .znh|nhs h~hse`ugckh gkamh+ da`m|kpz`|n gma|nhs rhsuam as z`|n |nh eamuhm| ao gma|nhs rhsuam) |a4

.g) l`urauh ao+ glvgmeh+ khml+ `mvhu|+ rgp as grrkp |sxu| rsarhs|p6

.c) vgsp |nh |sxu|6

.e) gll as shiavh g rhsuam gu g chmho`e`gsp as |a as osai gekguu ao chmho`e`gs`hu6

.l) grra`m| as shiavh |sxu|hhu6

.h) l`she|+ z`|nnakl eamuhm| |a as vh|a |nh h~hse`uh ao g razhsuxen gu `u ihm|`amhl `m uxcrgsgjsgrn .g)+ .c)+ .e) as .l)-

.`` ) `m |nh eguh ao g mai`mhh shkg|`amun`r+ ac|g`m `lhm|`o`eg|`amhv`lhmeh oas |nh chmho`e`gk azmhs.u)-

V722Y K`ehmuhhu gsh gkua shwx`shl cp |nh O\SG |a vhs`op |nh `lhm|`|p ao gmp xmlhskp`mj chmho`e`gsp ao g khjgk u|sxe|xsh- @| `u sheajm`thl |ng| `| igp ma| ch rauu`ckh |a `lhm|`op |nh chmho`e`gs`huao |sxu|u rshe`uhkp g| |nh ax|uh|- Oas h~girkh+ uaih chmho`e`gs`huigp ch xmcasm en`klshm gml uaih igp amkp cheaih vhu|hl am |nhaeexsshmeh ao urhe`o`e hvhm|u- Znhsh |nh chmho`e`gsp ngu g vhu|hl`m|hshu| `m |nh khjgk u|sxe|xsh+ vhs`o`eg|`am ixu| ch egss`hl ax| cp|nh K`ehmuhh rsav`l`mj |nh oge`k`|p

72?- @| u ma|hl |ng| cgmfu gml |sxu| eairgm`hu igp shkp am hk`j`ckh `m|salxehsu `m shurhe| ao |nh`s FPE ack`jg|`amu+ nazhvhs |nhp ixu| u|`kk ac|g`mear`hu ao gkk FPE laexihm|g|`am z`|n`m 52 lgpu ao |nh hk`j`ckh `m|salxehsuexu|aihs lxh l`k`jhmeh ch`mj eairkh|h-77

77- H~ehr| znhsh |nh hk`j`ckh `m|salxehs oxko`ku ehs|g`m es`|hs`g+ mekxl`mj |ng| |nh shurhe

|`vh cgmf as |sxu| eairgmp rsav`lhu eairgmp `measrasg|`am as shj`u|hshl gjhm|!

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72:- Xmlhs |nh C\ES Ge|+ g R\E .zn`en igp ch gm @CE as g JhmhsgkEairgmp) igp ch hu|gck`unhl |a rsav`lh |sxu|hh uhsv`ehu |a g lho`mhl ekguu

ao |sxu|u+ gkk ao zn`en |sxu|u ixu| ch eshg|hl cp as g| |nh l`she|`am ao rhsuamuk`mfhl cp g ckaal as ogi`kp shkg|`amun`r- Uxen g R\E z`kk ch rsan`c |hlosai uak`e`|`mj |sxu| cxu`mhuu gml `u h~hir| osai |nh k`ehmu`mj ack`jg|`amu`irauhl am a|nhs easrasg|h |sxu|hhu- Nazhvhs+ g R\E ixu| ngvh g Shj`u|hshlShrshuhm|g|`vh .zn`en ixu| ch g k`ehmuhl cgmf as |sxu| eairgmp as g k`ehmuhlOEUR)+ gml ixu| ch grrsavhl cp |nh Javhsmas ao |nh Ehm|sgk Cgmf-

72>- R\Eu gsh eavhshl cp |nh Cgmfu gml \sxu| Eairgm`hu .Rs`vg|h \sxu|Eairgm`hu) Shjxkg|`amu 322: .R\E Shjxkg|`amu)- Xmlhs |nauh Shjxkg|`amu+|nh Shj`u|hshl Shrshuhm|g|`vh ixu| ig`m|g`m `m \nh Cgngigu ehs|g`m laex

ihm|u `mekxl`mj |nh ihiasgmlxi gml gs|`ekhu ao guuae`g|`am ao |nh R\E+|nh |sxu| `mu|sxihm| oas hgen |sxu| gli`m`u|hshl cp |nh R\E .`mekxl`mj gmpuxc|sxu|u as grra`m|hl |sxu|u)6 gml g k`u| ao gkk R\Eu oas zn`en nh ge|u gu |nhShj`u|hshl Shrshuhm|g|`vh-

720- Zn`ku| g R\E `u ma| uxcdhe| |a |nh rsav`u`amu ao |nh O\S Ge| gu |nhpgsh ma| g o`mgme`gk `mu|`|x|`am z`|n`m |nh lho`m`|`am `m u5 ao |ng| Ge|+ |nhpgsh mamh|nhkhuu shwx`shl |a ihh| uaih ao |nh ack`jg|`amu | hu|gck`unhu- Xmlhsshjxkg|`am 75 ao |nh R\E Shjxkg|`amu+ |nh Shj`u|hshl Shrshuhm|g|`vh ao g R\Eixu| vhs`op |nh `lhm|`|p ao |nh oakkaz`mj rhsuamu+ `m geeaslgmeh z`|n |nh O\SShjxkg|`amu4

|nh uh||kas gml gmp rhsuam rsav`l`mj |nh oxmlu as guuh|u |nh uxcdhe|ao |nh |sxu|6

|nh rhsuam.u) zna eshg|hl as g| znauh l`she|`am+ |nh |sxu| zgu eshg|hl6

|nh rsa|he|as ao |nh |sxu|6 gml

gmp rhsuam z`|n g vhu|hl `m|hshu| xmlhs |nh |sxu|-

772- \nh Shj`u|hshl Shrshuhm|g|`vh ixu| gkua shras| uxur`e`axu |sgmuge|`amu- \nh Javhsmas igp `irauh g o`mh xr |a CUL 8 222 am gmp Shj`u|hshl

Shrshuhm|g|`vh zna xmshguamgckp og`ku |a eairkp z`|n g rsav`u`am ao |nh R\EShjxkg|`amu .shjxkg|`am 78)- G rhsuam zna z`|n `m|hm| |a lheh`vh eam|sgvhmhug rsav`u`am ao |nh R\E Shjxkg|`amu+ as igfhu g shrshuhm|g|`am |ng| |nhp fmaz|a ch ogkuh as la ma| chk`hvh |a ch |sxh+ `u k`gckh am uxiigsp eamv`e|`am |a go`mh ao xr |a CUL 38 222 .shjxkg|`am 7

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777- \nh ihengm`uiu `m \nh Cgngigu lhues`chl `m |n`u uhe|`am hmuxsh|nh gvg`kgc`k`|p ao `moasig|`am am |sxu|u+ znh|nhs \nh Cgngigu as oash`jm kgz|sxu|u+ znhsh u`jm`o`egm| hkhihm|u ao |nh |sxu| uxen gu g shu`lhm| rsaohuu`amgk|sxu|hh+ gsh eammhe|hl z`|n \nh Cgngigu- Mhvhs|nhkhuu+ | u eameh`vgckh |ng|

g |sxu| eaxkl ch eshg|hl xmlhs |nh kgzu ao \nh Cgngigu zn`en ngu ma a|nhseammhe|`am z`|n \nh Cgngigu- @m |ng| hvhm| |nhsh igp ch ma `moasig|`amgcax| |nh |sxu| gvg`kgckh `m \nh Cgngigu-

Oaxmlg|`amu .\aS G-7-8)

773- G oaxmlg|`am gu g l`u|`me| khjgk hm|`|p igp ch hu|gck`unhl `m \nhCgngigu xmlhs |nh Oaxmlg|`amu Ge| ao 322

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rsav`lhl g| |nh |`ih ao shj`u|sg|`am ixu| ch glv`uhl z`|n`m 52 lgpu- \nhShj`u|sgs ixu| sh|g`m |nh as`j`mgk ao laexihm|u lhk`vhshl |a n`i oas |nh lxsg|`am ao |nh oaxmlg|`am+ gml oas |hm phgsu |nhshgo|hs .u80)-

77?- Gmp oaxmlg|`am zn`en og`ku |a igfh jaal gmp lhogxk| `m `|u ack`jg|`amu |a o`kh gmp `moasig|`am z`|n |nh Shj`u|sgs+ igp ch uxcdhe| |a gm aslhsosai |nh Eaxs| |a la ua+ gml |a chgs |nh eau|u ao uxen gm aslhs .u?7)- \nhsh`u ma a|nhs o`mgme`gk ugme|`am oas og`kxsh |a rsav`lh uxen xrlg|hl `moasig|`am+ nazhvhs `m |nh eguh ao ogku`o`eg|`am ao gmp laexihm| lhk`vhshl |a |nhShj`u|sgs+ g o`mh ao CUL 72 222 as `irs`uamihm| as ca|n igp ch `irauhl- @mgll`|`am+ |nh G||asmhp Jhmhsgk igp uhhf g eaxs| aslhs gjg`mu| g oaxmlg|`amoas og`k`mj |a ihh| gmp ack`jg|`am xmlhs |nh Ge|-

77:- \nhsh `u ma ack`jg|`am |a glv`uh |nh Shj`u|sgs ao |nh `lhm|`|p ao |nhoaxmlhsu+ ihichsu ao |nh oaxmlg|`am eaxme`k+ |nh aoo`ehsu ao |nh oaxmlg|`amu.a|nhs |ngm |nh aoo`ehsu g| |nh |`ih ao shj`u|sg|`am) as |nh oaxmlg|`amu chmho`e`gs`hu6 gml mh`|nhs |nh oaxmlg|`amu engs|hs mas gs|`ekhu gsh shwx`shl |a ch o`khl-

Oaxmlg|`am azmhsun`r gml `lhm|`|p `moasig|`am nhkl cp |nhOaxmlg|`am gml ihichsu ao |nh Oaxmlg|`am Eaxme k

77>- Hvhsp oaxmlg|`am ixu| ig`m|g`m g o`kh g| `|u shj`u|hshl aoo`eh `m \nhCgngigu |ng| ixu| `mekxlh4

earp ao |nh oaxmlg|`am engs|hs gml gs|`ekhu .`o gmp)6

mgih gml gllshuu ao |nh oaxmlhs+ gml n`u gllshuu oas uhsv`eh `m \nhCgngigu6 gml

mgih gml gllshuu ao |nh oaxmlg|`am eaxme`k+ as a|nhs javhsm`mj calpas uxrhsv`uasp rhsuam

770- \nhsh `u ma ack`jg|`am oas |nh oaxmlg|`am |a urhe`o`egkkp `lhm|`op |nhchmho`e`gs`hu ao |nh oaxmlg|`am+ a|nhs |ngm |nh ack`jg|`am |ng| |nh oaxmlg|`amengs|hs ixu| `mekxlh |nh lhu`jmg|`am ao |nh chmho`e`gsp as |nh `lhm|`o`eg|`amao g calp cp zn`en |nh chmho`e`gsp `u |a ch guehs|g`mhl+ as g u|g|hihm| |ng|

g oaxmlg|`am ngu chhm oasihl |a chmho`| |nh rxck`e g| kgsjh- @m eguhu znhshg oaxmlg|`am gjhm| guuxihu |nh sakh ao |nh oaxmlg|`am eaxme`k+ |nh shkhvgm|GIK gml shjxkg|asp kgzu z`kk grrkp-

732- @m |nh eguh ao ogku`o`eg|`am ao gmp laexihm| shwx`shl |a ch ig`m|g`mhl+ g o`mh ao CUL 72 222 as `irs`uamihm| as ca|n igp ch `irauhl gml|nh G||asmhp Jhmhsgk igp uhhf g eaxs| aslhs gjg`mu| g oaxmlg|`am oas og`k`mj|a ihh| gmp ack`jg|`am xmlhs |nh Ge|-

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Hmoasehihm| rsav`u`amu |a hmuxsh gvg`kgc`k`|p ao `moasig|`am.\aS G-7-?)

737- \nh h~`u|hmeh ao grrsars`g|h rhmgk|`hu oas mameairk`gmeh z`|n fhp

ack`jg|`amu `u gm `iras|gm| |aak oas dxs`ul`e|`amu |a hoohe|`vhkp hmoaseh |nhack`jg|`amu |a sh|g`m `lhm|`|p gml azmhsun`r `moasig|`am- Mameairk`gmehgoohe|u znh|nhs |nh `moasig|`am `u gvg`kgckh |a \nh Cgngigu |a shuraml |a gshwxhu| oas `moasig|`am cp `|u HA@ rgs|mhsu `m geeaslgmeh z`|n |nh `m|hsmg|`amgk u|gmlgsl-

733- @m \nh Cgngigu+ `m jhmhsgk znhsh gm ack`jg|`am |a sh|g`m shkhvgm|`moasig|`am h~`u|u+ `| `u uxrras|hl cp gm grrsars`g|h hmoasehihm| rsav`u`am |agllshuu |nh s`uf ao mameairk`gmeh- @| `u ma|hl |ng| `m shurhe| ao ehs|g`m ugme|`amu `irauhl am HKRu gml oaxmlg|`amu+ |nh khvhk ao gvg`kgckh rhmgk|`hu gshu`jm`o`egm|kp kazhs |ngm `m shurhe| ao ack`jg|`amu am a|nhs rhsuamu- Nazhvhs+ca|n HKRu gml oaxmlg|`amu gsh shwx`shl cp kgz |a hmjgjh g k`ehmuhl Uhsv`ehRsav`lhs zna zaxkl ch uxcdhe| |a a|nhs iash sacxu| hmoasehihm| rsav`u`amuxmlhs |nh GIK shj`ih-

735- \nh hmoasehihm| rsav`u`amu zn`en gllshuu |nh fhp moasig|`am ack`jg|`amu gsh uh| ax| chkaz4

g Jhmhsgk Eairgmp+ @CE as shj`u|hshl oash`jm eairgmp |ng| og`ku |ao`kh g shwx`shl laexihm| z`|n |nh Shj`u|sgs+ as |ng| og`ku |a fhhr gm xr|a lg|h shj`u|hs ao ungshnaklhsu `u k`gckh |a g o`mh ao xr |a CUL 72 222

as |za phgsu `irs`uamihm|- g OEUR |ng| eam|sgvhmhu |nh OEUR Ge| znhsh ma urhe`o`e rhmgk|p `u

rsav`lhl+ `u k`gckh |a g o`mh ao CUL 72 222+ zn`ku| g eam|sgvhm|`am ao|nh Ge| z`|n `m|hm| |a lheh`vh `u k`gckh |a g o`mh ao xr |a CUL 722 222-

shjxkg|asu igp |gfh gli`m`u|sg|`vh ihguxshu gjg`mu| Shjxkg|hlK`ehmuhhu |ng| og`k |a ihh| |nh`s ack`jg|`amu mekxl`mj |nh uxurhmu`amao |nh k`ehmeh oas xr |a ?2 lgpu-

gm mvhu|ihm| oxml as oxml gli`m`u|sg|as zn`en og`ku |a eairkp z`|n|nh @mvhu|ihm| Oxml Ge|+ igp ngvh g o`mh `irauhl cp |nh Uhexs`|`huEaii`uu`am ao xr |a CUL 522 222+ as |nh Eaii`uu`am igp uxurhmlas shvafh |nh oxml as gli`m`u|sg|asu k`ehmuh+ as |nh Eaii`uu`am igp`irauh gmp a|nhs ugme|`amu as shihl`hu gu |nh dxu|`eh ao |nh eguhigp shwx`sh-

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|nh Jkacgk Oasxi `m |nh eaxsuh ao |nh rshrgsg|`am ao |n`u shras|+ gml ma

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8/7/2019 Peer Review Report Phase 1 Legal and Regulatory Framework - The Bahamas

68/75

8/7/2019 Peer Review Report Phase 1 Legal and Regulatory Framework - The Bahamas

69/75

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