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The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matters raised in its previous direct request:

Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee noted that section 42(3) of the Public Contracts Code of 20 June 1984, which provides for the inclusion of the clauses and conditions set out in the first two subsections of section 42 of the above Code, refers to section 31 as amended, and not to section 41 as previously indicated.

The Committee recalls that it requested the Government to indicate whether the consultations with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, which are required by Article 2, paragraph 3, were carried out before the adoption of the terms of these clauses. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, formal cooperation with the organisations of employers and workers was difficult, but that the consultations required by the Convention were carried out progressively. The Committee hopes that the Government will continue to supply general information on the consultations that have been held concerning the application of this Convention and on the manner in which the Convention is applied including, for instance, extracts from the reports of the inspection services and on the number and nature of reported violations, as requested in point V of the report form.