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The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in its first report on the application of the Convention. It would be grateful if the Government would provide additional information on the following points:

Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Please indicate which, if any, of the functions referred to in this provision are conferred on labour inspectors in agriculture, and the manner in which they are exercised in practice.

Article 12, paragraph 2. In so far as recourse is had to the possibility provided by this provision, please indicate the government services or institutions to which certain inspection duties have been entrusted, the nature of these duties, the manner in which they are carried out, and whether they are subject to supervision by the central authority.

Articles 14 and 21. The Committee notes from the Government's report that, owing to the limited number of inspectors, agricultural undertakings cannot be visited as frequently as necessary. While noting the difficulties facing the Government in the present economic situation, the Committee expresses the hope that the Government will be able to increase the number of inspectors and to take appropriate steps to ensure that all agricultural undertakings are inspected regularly.

Article 16, paragraph 2. Please indicate the legal provisions that prohibit inspectors from entering the private homes of operators of agricultural undertakings, except with the consent of the operators or with a special authorisation issued by the competent authority.

Article 17. Please indicate in which cases and under what conditions the labour inspection services are associated in the preventive control provided for by this Article.

Article 18, paragraph 4. Please indicate the provisions under which the defects noted by inspectors when visiting an undertaking and the orders made, must immediately be made known to the employer and the representatives of the workers.

Article 19, paragraph 2. Please indicate whether, and in what circumstances, inspectors are associated with inquiries on the spot into the causes of the most serious occupational accidents or occupational diseases.

Articles 26 and 27. Please provide the annual report on the work of the inspection services in agriculture, unless the relevant information is included in the general annual report on the work of the inspection services (Article 20 of Convention No. 81).