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The Committee notes the reports submitted by the Government in the years 2000 and 2001 and the appended laws. It notes that the Government indicates that certain provisions of the Labour Code (Act No. 137 of 1981) give effect to the provisions of the Convention. The Committee notes however that, since the submission of these reports, a new Labour Code (Act No. 12 of 2003) has been adopted as also a number of implementing orders. The Committee also notes the indication that Order No. 55 of 1983 on the necessary requirements and conditions to ensure occupational safety and health at workplaces was also being amended to address several of the issues mentioned in the Committee’s previous comments and that efforts were being made by the competent authorities to adopt these amendments. Noting these developments, the Committee requests the Government to submit copies of this new legislation as soon as it has been adopted and to include in its next report detailed information on the application of the Convention taking relevant legislative changes into account.