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1. The Committee notes the Government’s observations to the comments of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) dated 31 August 2005, indicating that the information provided by the ICFTU on limitations regarding collective bargaining in the public sector is basically correct but misunderstands the national situation. Moreover, the Committee notes that the Government confirms the factual information provided by the ICFTU about four cases of violations in 2004 concerning anti-union discrimination and indicates that, while one of the cases was resolved satisfactorily without the need of intervention from responsible inspection bodies, other companies mentioned remain under close supervision of the labour inspectorate, with extraordinary controls scheduled to ensure the compliance with national labour legislation.

The Committee notes the comments on the application of the Convention submitted by the ICFTU of 10 August 2006, mainly concerning issues already raised, as well as the observations of the Government. The Committee requests the Government to send its comments to the 2006 observations of the ICFTU and to keep it informed on the developments concerning the proposal of a new Labour Code.

2. The Committee will examine these issues, as well as those raised in its 2005 observation next year, in the context of the regular reporting cycle.