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Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee takes note of the Government's reply to its previous comments in which it states that it will examine with the Social Insurance Institute and employers and workers, ways in which it would be possible to abolish the prior period of contribution of four weeks from which the provision of assistance and cash benefits to the worker is conditional.

The Committee notes the above information with interest and hopes that the examination of the point in question will result in the abolition of the four-week qualifying period, prescribed in section 8 of Decree No. 770 of 30 April 1975 (General Sickness and Maternity Insurance Regulations), which is contrary to Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention, which does not authorise any qualifying period for the provision of medical assistance.