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The Committee notes that the Government's report does not reply to its previous direct request. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the following points which have been the subject of its comments since 1989:

In a previous direct request, the Committee noted that certain provisions of the Convention were currently applied by the Order of 18 August 1952 establishing specific health measures applicable to establishments where personnel are exposed to the dangers of benzene and by the Order of 25 August 1952 establishing a list of industrial jobs in which health measures for the purpose of avoiding benzene intoxication must be observed. It asked the Government whether these texts would remain in force after the adoption of the new Labour Code. In the absence of a reply from the Government, the Committee notes that under section 439 of the draft Labour Code, all provisions contrary to it or having the same subject-matter shall stand repealed, in particular a series of texts specifically enumerated, not including the two texts of August 1952 referred to above; under section 440, implementing texts shall provisionally remain in force, in so far as they are not contrary to the Code. The Committee again requests the Government to confirm that the two above-mentioned texts of August 1952 are to remain in force, and, if not, to indicate what measures have been taken or are envisaged to ensure the application of Articles 5, 6, paragraph 1, Articles 7, 8, paragraph 2, and Article 11, paragraph 1, of the Convention.