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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its pervious comments.

Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the material resources made available to the mines inspectorate and to supply the Office with a copy of the draft Order respecting the labour inspectorate to which reference is made in the report.

Article 5. The Government states that there is close collaboration between labour inspectors and the medical services responsible for occupational safety. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the practical measures adopted in this respect.

Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the application of this provision by supplying, if possible, examples of the training and further training of labour inspectors.

Article 11. The report on the activities of the labour inspectorate shows that the inspectorate is encountering difficulties due to the lack of credits for regional and prefectoral inspectorates, and of office supplies. The Committee recalls the need to furnish labour inspectors with the necessary facilities for the proper performance of their duties. It requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to remedy this situation and asks it to supply information on the material resources made available to inspectors.

Articles 20 and 21. The Committee notes that the annual report on the activities of the labour inspectorate does not contain information or statistics covering paragraphs (a),(b),(f) and (g) of Article 21. It recalls that the annual report shall deal with the subjects enumerated in this Article and shall be published so that it can be disseminated widely to the authorities and administrations concerned, as well as to organizations of employers and workers, and can be made available to all the persons concerned. Furthermore, publication must take place within a reasonable time, not exceeding 12 months.