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The Committee has noted the Government’s reply to its earlier comments. It requests the Government once again to provide a copy of the Law on Military Service of 18 June 1999, to which reference was made in the Government’s earlier reports.

Article 25 of the Convention. Penal sanctions for the illegal exaction of forced or compulsory labour. In its earlier comments, the Committee referred to certain provisions of the Criminal Code, under which various sanctions (such as fines, correctional works, arrest or limitation of freedom) may be imposed for serious violations of labour legislation, including also the exaction of work which has not been provided for in the employment contract (section 173). Having noted the Government’s indications in its reports concerning the applicability of the above penal provisions to cases of the illegal exactions of forced or compulsory labour, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application of section 173 in practice, including information on any legal proceedings which have been instituted under this section as a consequence of the illegal exaction of forced or compulsory labour and on any penalties imposed. Noting also the Government’s indication in its 2007 report that 376 cases were registered in 2006 under section 149 of the Criminal Code (trafficking in human beings), the Committee would appreciate it if the Government would provide information on the penalties imposed on perpetrators and supply sample copies of the relevant court decisions.