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The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no reply to its previous comments. It hopes that the next report will include full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the draft texts to apply the Maritime Code are still under study. It hopes that measures will be taken on this matter which has been the subject of its comments for several years and that the Government will be in a position to supply information on any new development in this respect in the very near future. It also reiterates its request to the Government to indicate if there are fishing vessels of 25 gross registered tons or more, whether publicly or privately owned, registered in Djibouti, and engaged in maritime fishing in salt waters (Article 1 of the Convention).