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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report.

The Committee recalls that its previous comments concerned Legislative Decree No. 1/90 of 25 August 1967 on rural associations which provides that, in the event of public subsidy, the Minister of Agriculture may establish rural associations (section 1), membership of which is compulsory (section 3) and that he determines their statutes (section 4). It also provides that the obligations of agricultural workers who are members of these associations include the provision of services for the common enterprise, the payment of a single or regular contribution, the provision of agricultural or livestock products and the observance of rules respecting cultural discipline and other matters (section 7), under penalty of the seizure of the member’s property (section 10).

The Committee takes due note of the Government’s statement in its latest report in which it reiterates that the above Decree has never been applied, that no texts have been issued for its application since its adoption and that it is urgent to specifically repeal the Decree. In this respect, the Committee requests the Government to forward it the text repealing the Decree as soon as it is adopted and, in the meantime, to keep it informed of any application of the abovementioned sections.