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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report and the detailed statistics concerning occupational risks.

Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes the information concerning the progressive extension of the compulsory social security scheme for industrial accidents to other municipalities in the country. The Committee hopes that the extension of the scheme will be continued to all the employees covered by the Convention and requests the Government to continue supplying information in this connection.

Article 7. In reply to the Committee's previous comments, the Government indicates that it does not consider it to be urgent to include a formal provision, as suggested by the Committee, into the Social Insurance Act (for example, after section 66) to explicitly lay down that additional compensation should be provided in cases where injury results in incapacity of such a nature that the injured workman must have the constant help of another person. The Government will supply information on the progress achieved in this connection. However, the current economic situation is not favourable to national social security schemes. The Committee notes the above information. It once again hopes that at the appropriate time the Government will take the necessary steps to include a provision in the legislation that corresponds to the terms of the Convention in order to avoid any doubt or misunderstanding in this respect.