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In reply to the Committee’s previous comments requesting it to indicate whether women workers who do not fulfil the qualifying period required for entitlement to maternity benefits receive appropriate benefits from public funds (in the framework of an assistance programme, for example), the Government specifies that the qualifying period laid down in section 25 of the Act of 12 June 1967 respecting the Family Benefits Code is no longer appropriate considering the economic realities of the country and should therefore be reviewed following the reform of the social security system under way in the country. The Committee notes this information. It requests the Government to inform it of the progress made in this respect in its next report.