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SUOREGNAD FO KSIR Lessons learnt from practical experiences sir a8P00 5,7nnamssu a dH,b1 5s–1egarr asBdna rsG eedlanoitanret nnIoissimmoC .léT xa F –2 56 15 73 5)1-33 ( : 1 07 26 04)41-3 3:( E-mail : [email protected] eti S– gro.bgic-dloci. w w:w 1 E EST G TSDNNIMLIO MAOSL DMDCNIENOIOATACOTSGAAWL (1995-2001) Chairman modgn idKetinU NAMN E.PM.D.A Vice-Chairman ac ihrtfuAoS NOSMAILLIW .G.R.J Members ailartsuA SPILL I.HJP Brazil ALI V EAADTNEM I.PJ airagluB VEIJDABA .B.C adanaC ) 1N(HO L.KJ.E H. ) 2D(OELcM Chile AREUG O.NG anihC nUuIjLehZ ecnarF SA P.UMD.J ynamreG SN U.AJRB ylatI FANELLIG. narI IRAKSA .R.M dnaloP WOLSKIW. ainamoR )3( AEZORG .M ) 4A(C UuLineguE aissuR NIREP L.AMG.A nedewS SUINER U.EJ U SA )K 5C.(IGV.S )N6A(HCA R.TLS.C EETTIMMOC- BHUSSITIRB Chairman NAMN E.PM.D.A Members K O.ODRB E L.AAC.S NITRAM .L.P HTU O.RD __________________ 89 9l1it nruebm e)M1( 99 9l1it nruebm e)M3( 69 9l1it nruebm e)M5( 89 9e1cn irsebm e)M2( 99 9e1cn irsebm e)M4( 69 9e1cn irsebm e)M6( 2 STNETNOC FO 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iyar.f ordtuncoaaifvsaihteabsnu etad-ot-pU noitamrofni nac eb deniatbo morf a ygolonorhC“ forojam sgniliatmad ”seruliaf delipmoc yb ESIW muinarU tcejorP taht nac eb dnuof no eht etisbew lmth.fadm/muinaru/esabatad-esiw/ln.annetna.www//:ptth 6 ÉMUSÉR seL segarrab ed seliréts tnos stiurtsnoc ruop el egakcots ed seliréts ,te snadal erusem ud ,elbissop sed xuai rséttiaamrtxe sed sel isreémtêsm-xu etnos sésilituruop al .noitcurtsnoc seC segarvuo tno puocuaeb stcepsa’ds elbarapmoc à ceux des segarrab ne ialbmer seuqissalc tnaérc sed seuneter ,uae’d te snad neib sed sacsli tnos stiurtsnoc ed al emêm ,noçaf tnemerèilucitrap li’uqsrol tse égixe ed rineteruae’l suss essdee-lduiar é uteosuqs rssoeellli rséitms tnnee ntto iôiesptnsécuedectéonrp .enneir éeai orv anpoitull oep nruetivé ’ndi fuaae ’edpp aen nruap neiB euq sel sedohtém ed noitpecnoc te ed noitcurtsnoc sed segarrab neialbmer seuqissalc tnessiup reuqilppa’s xua segarrab ed ,seliréts sec xued sepytegarvuo’d tnetnesérp setnatropmi’d 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