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The Committee notes the Government's report for the period from July 1996 to June 1997 which supplies information relating to the entry into force on 1 July 1997 of the new Social Security Act. The Government's report was received at the Office in November 1997. The Committee also notes a communication on the application of the Convention, sent by a group of workers' organizations, which was brought to the notice of the Government in August 1997. The Committee intends to examine at its meeting in 1998 the information supplied by the Government in its report as well as any observations it may wish to make on the matters raised by the workers' organizations. The Government is also requested to supply the text of any implementing regulations for the new Social Security Act.