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The Committee notes the Government’s report, the information replying in part to its previous comments and the documents attached to the report. It also takes note of the new Labour Code, adopted on 28 March 2003, and the Penal Code, adopted on 18 April 2000.

The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of Public Service Act No. 443-XIII of 4 May 1995, Order No. 1481 of 27 December 2001 regulating labour inspection, Order No. 1736 of 31 December 2002, Instruction No. 257 of 8 November 1993 of the Ministry of Health, the Code of Administrative Offences and Order No. 836 of 24 July 2002 respecting the reimbursement to inspectors of service-incurred expenses.

Article 5(b). The Committee requests the Government to provide copies of the texts of the cooperative agreements referred to in the report which were concluded between the labour inspectorate and the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova "Solidarity", the General Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova and the National Confederation of Employers of the Republic of Moldova.

Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide detailed information on the content of the continuing training programmes approved by the general labour inspectorate, and on the frequency of seminars and courses organized for labour inspectors as well as the number of inspectors who participated in such training.

Articles 11 and 12, paragraph 1(c)(vi). With reference to its previous comments and the information sent by the Government in an earlier report, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures taken to ensure that labour inspectors are provided with the necessary supplies and office equipment for the discharge of their duties as well as tools for taking samples for purposes of analysis of materials and substances used or handled in workplaces.

It would be grateful if the Government would also provide detailed information on the transport facilities at the disposal of the inspection services for their professional travel needs.

Article 17, paragraph 1. The Committee requests the Government to take measures to ensure that effect is given to each provision of this Article which establishes that persons who violate or neglect to observe legal provisions enforceable by labour inspectors shall be liable to prompt legal proceedings without previous warning (paragraph 1) and that it shall be left to the discretion of labour inspectors to give warning and advice instead of instituting or recommending proceedings (paragraph 2).

Article 21. The Committee requests the Government to provide the ILO with a copy of the annual inspection report which, according to the Government, was published on 27 June 2003.