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The Committee notes the comments made by the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) on the application of the Convention in its communication of 30 September 2004. The Committee notes that the LBAS expressed its concern over the ineffectiveness of mediation procedures instituted by the national legislation. In this respect, the Committee takes note of the Government’s statement that the mediation procedure is provided for in the Labour Disputes Law of 26 September 2002 and that it is up to the social partners to make use of the mediation procedure in resolving collective labour disputes. The Government points out that the mediation is not obligatory and could be used at the free will of the parties involved in the dispute.