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The Committee takes note of the discussions held in the Conference Committee in 1993. It notes, in particular, the Government's indication that a draft Decree had been prepared to complete the legislation with respect to occupational exposure to benzene and had been communicated to the employers' and workers' organizations for comment. The Committee further notes that the Government has requested the Office to provide technical assistance in the early part of this year to give advice on occupational safety and health policy and the measures to be taken to bring legislation into conformity with ratified occupational safety and health Conventions. The Committee trusts that the Decree will be adopted in the near future and that it will ensure the full application of the Convention, in particular, Article 8, paragraph 1, of the Convention which provides that adequate means of personal protection against the risk of absorbing benzene through the skin is to be provided to workers who may have skin contact with liquid benzene or products containing benzene.