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The Committee notes the Government's report.

Article 5(1) of the Convention. The Committee notes the information in the Government's report that under section 4 of Ministerial Agreement No. 001-97, the bipartite and tripartite conciliation committees for prevention and mediation in the resolution of disputes between workers and employers in the export processing zones, may hear cases concerning other branches of the industry whenever the interested parties so wish.

Article 5(2)(a). The Committee refers to its comment made in the context of Convention No. 98 concerning the requirement of the approval of two-thirds of the trade union membership in order to conclude or endorse a collective agreement.

Article 5(2)(e) of the Convention. As regards developments in respect of the draft text of the Procedural Labour Code being drawn up by employers and workers with ILO technical assistance, the Committee notes the Government's indication that the version on which agreement has been reached has still not been brought to its attention. The Committee again requests the Government in its next report to inform it on the developments regarding the draft, to the extent that it affects the functioning of the dispute resolution bodies and procedures.