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1. In its previous comments, the Committee referred to the provisions of section 273 bis of the Penal Code, under which any person who does not have definite means of subsistence and who, whether through laziness or through negligence, does not look for work may be obliged by the Government to take suitable employment. The Committee notes with interest the Government's indication in its latest report that this provision has been abolished and a new Penal Code approved by the Islamic Consultative Assembly for a trial period. The Government states that this Code is not incompatible with the provisions of the Convention and that a copy of it will be supplied after translation. The Committee looks forward to examining the new Code.

2. In its report supplied in 1977, the Government indicated that the Regulations of 24 March 1938 concerning unemployed persons and vagrants were repealed. The Government has not so far supplied a copy of the repealing legislation, as requested by the Committee. The Committee hopes that the Government will either make this legislation available for examination or indicate in which manner the repeal of the Regulations has taken place and has been made publicly known.