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The Committee notes with regret 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 matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the Government's repeated reply to its previous comments, that there are no local requirements of qualification for cooks on board ship.

It hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to establish the requirement of certification as ships' cooks (Articles 3 and 4 of the Convention) for those working on board vessels falling within the scope of the Convention (Article 1), perhaps by extending provisions applicable in France.