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The Committee takes note of the information supplied in the Government's last report.

In its earlier comments, the Committee asked the Government to state whether consultations had been held with the representative organisations, prior to the determination of the nature of the consultation procedures followed (Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention). The Government states that this is not yet the case but that it intends to consult the above organisations on the appropriate form of written consultations. The Committee trusts that it will be possible for such consultations to take place in the near future and that this will be confirmed in the next report.

The Committee also asked the Government to provide detailed information on the consultations held on each question enumerated in Article 5, paragraph 1, and on the frequency of such consultations. It notes that the Government provided a very general reply rather than the specific information requested. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would also state in its next report the manner in which effect is given to this provision of the Convention.