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1. Part VII (Family benefit), Article 44, of the Convention. The Committee notes, from the statistics supplied by the Government in its report, that the total value of family benefit represents 1.2 per cent of the reference wage multiplied by the total number of children of all residents whereas, according to Article 44 of the Convention, this percentage should be 1.5 per cent. The Committee however notes that, according to the statistical information supplied by the Government in its report on Convention No. 102, the total value of family cash benefits for children aged under 18 years was 3,400 thousand million lira whereas, according to the information supplied by the Government in its seventh report on the application of the European Code of Social Security, this amount for 1991 was 4,300 thousand million lira (or 900 thousand million more).

If the total amount of family benefit paid in respect of children aged under 18 years, as stated by the Government in its report on Convention No. 102, reflects the actual situation, the Committee requests the Government to supply information on the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to increase the total amount of family benefit provided under Article 42 of the Convention so as to reach the percentage prescribed by Article 44 of that instrument.

2. Part XIV (Miscellaneous provisions), Article 76, paragraph (b) (ii). The Committee notes that, according to the statistical information supplied for old-age benefit (in relation with Article 65, Title III of the report from) and under Article 44, the amount of the reference wage in the two cases is 22,329,048 lira per year. In this respect, the Committee wishes to draw the Government's attention to the fact that: (a) with regard to the calculation of old-age benefit, the wage which has to be taken into consideration is the wage of a skilled manual male employee chosen according to Article 65, paragraph 6 or 7, of the Convention, whereas: (b) for the calculation of the value of family benefit provided for under Article 44 of the Convention, it is necessary to refer to the wage of an ordinary adult male labourer selected in accordance with Article 66, paragraph 4 or 5, of the Convention.