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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its earlier comments.

Article 3 of the Convention. It notes, in particular, the adoption of Decree No. 2149 of 1992 concerning the modernization of the National Service on Apprenticeship (SENA) and the establishment of the Information System on Employment, as well as the Government's indications concerning the establishment of Employment Information Centres in a number of the cities of the country. The Government also refers to the efforts made with the assistance of the National Employment Institute of Spain, to improve the functioning of the existing employment offices and their revision, which may also contribute to the development of guidelines for restructuring of the national network of employment centres. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to describe in its future reports, any new developments in this field and supply any other information on any measures taken to revise the existing network of employment offices in order to meet the changing requirements of the economy and the working population.

Articles 4 and 5. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government concerning the organization and functioning of the Supreme Council on Employment, Labour and Social Security and the National Labour Council with its six tripartite committees, including the National Committee on Technological Employment and Human Resources, which is functioning at the national level as an advisory body on the matters concerned. The Government indicates that the above-mentioned National Committee, which includes representatives of employers and workers, may, inter alia, "study and propose standards concerning the intermediation at the labour market". The Committee would be grateful if the Government would state more clearly in its next report, whether this body is consulted on questions relating to the organization and operation of the employment service and to the development of employment service policy. The Government also refers in its report to the Regional Institutional Committees on Employment established in several regions of the country, which include among other members, representatives of certain employers' and non-governmental organizations. Please indicate whether these regional committees include also workers' representatives and whether the representatives of employers and workers on these committees are appointed in equal numbers. Please describe the manner in which representatives of employers and workers on these bodies are consulted on the organization and operation of the employment service and on the development of employment service policy. Please also indicate whether local advisory committees are established, where necessary, in accordance with this Article.