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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report.

Article 6 of the Convention. Referring to its previous comments concerning the application of this provision in practice, the Committee notes with interest the information provided by the Government according to which a draft law on labour inspection, currently being drawn up, will include all the rights for labour inspectors provided for by the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on all developments in this area and to provide a copy of the law once it has been adopted.

Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government according to which the Institute of Scientific Research on Safety at Work has published two handbooks and organized training courses on safety at work. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the training of inspectors at the time of their entry into service and at a later date.

Article 13, paragraph 2(a). The Committee notes the information provided by the Government according to which the draft law on labour inspection will also contain provisions to give effect to this requirement of the Convention, which is applied in practice despite the absence of a corresponding provision in Act No. 90/96 on safety at work. The Committee hopes that the law in question will be adopted in the near future.

Articles 20 and 21. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government according to which the labour inspection report for 1996 will be drafted and published at the end of the year and a copy will be sent to the ILO. It recalls that these reports are an essential means for determining how the system of inspection operates in practice and for ascertaining whether establishments are inspected as often and as thoroughly as is necessary. Referring also to the general observation it made in 1996 under the Convention in relation to the practical guidelines for the collection, recording and notification of reliable data on occupational accidents and diseases, contained in the 1996 ILO code of practice entitled "Recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases", the Committee hopes that the Government will provide information on the progress made in this respect.