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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments.

Article 16, paragraph 3, of the Convention. With regard to the requirement that, when visiting workplaces, inspectors must inform employers and workers of their presence, unless they consider that such notification may be prejudicial to the performance of their duties, the Government refers to section 56 of the Dahir of 2 July 1947 issuing labour regulations. The Committee notes that the said section 56 does not seem to contain provisions addressing this question specifically, but notes that the draft Labour Code contains a provision requiring labour inspectors to notify their presence to employers or their representatives (section 457). The Committee hopes that the Government will adopt the necessary measures to ensure that also workers or their representatives are informed of the inspectors presence, and that it will provide information on the measures taken or envisaged in its next report.

Article 17. The Government indicates that section 36 of the Dahir of 1973 provides for preventive control by labour inspectors. The Committee notes that this section does not seem to contain provisions which deal specifically with this matter. It therefore again asks the Government to indicate in what circumstances and conditions and under what provisions, the labour inspection services in agriculture are associated with preventive control.

Article 18, paragraphs 2(a) and (b), 3 and 4. The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no information in reply to its previous comments. It again expresses the hope that in its next report the Government will indicate any measures taken or envisaged with regard to the powers of labour inspectors and the procedures to be followed to make orders to eliminate the shortcomings noted.

Articles 26 and 27. With regard to the annual inspection reports to be supplied under these Articles, the Committee refers the Government to its observation under Convention No. 81.