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1. Article 38, paragraph 2, of the Convention. The Committee notes the comments made by the Trade Union Confederation of Workers' Commissions (CC.00.), dated 21 October 1993. In its comments, the Confederation states that there is no provision in national legislation prohibiting the employment of persons under 18 years of age as operators of cargo handling appliances in ports, as set out in Article 38, paragraph 2, of the Convention. The Confederation refers in this respect to Royal Legislative Decree No. 2/1986 respecting the employment of dockers, and Royal Decree No. 145/1989 to approve the national rules for the handling and storage of dangerous cargoes in ports. The Committee hopes that the Government will supply information in reply to the comments made by the CC.OO., with an indication of the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to give effect to the above provision of the Convention.

2. With regard to a number of other provisions of the Convention, the Committee refers to the comments which it made in the form of a request addressed directly to the Government in 1993.