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The Committee notes that the Government’s report contains no reply to previous comments. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

The Committee noted with regret that, once again, the Government states that the Manual on Safety Standards and the Prevention of Risks for Dockworkers has not been amended and revision thereof is being considered in the context of the Inter-Agency Committee on Safety and Health. The Government states that the comments of the Committee will be taken into consideration in this context. The Committee recalls that the Government previously stated that it would be the Directorate of the Merchant Navy which would revise the regulations for the purpose of a complete revision of the abovementioned manual. Taking account of the fact that there has been a change in the institution to which the task of revising the manual has been assigned, the Committee regrets that the necessary action to avoid further delay to revision of the manual has not been taken and reiterates its hope that the Government will be able to eliminate all the delays which have prevented revision of the instrument which should give effect to the provisions of the Convention.

The Committee requests that the Government, when undertaking the abovementioned examination of the manual, take into account the detailed comments contained in a request which it is addressing directly to the Government.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.