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Tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in September 2006 and the information it contains on the amendments made to the law in September 2005 and January 2006. It notes with interest the ratification in 2006 of Conventions Nos. 29, 133, 138, 180 and 182. It again notes the progress made in 2006 regarding the obligation to submit to Parliament (the Saeima) the instruments adopted by the Conference (Article 5, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention). The Committee notes that following a resolution adopted on 14 September 2005 by the National Tripartite Cooperation Council (NTCC), three new sub-councils have been established: the Tripartite Sub-Council on Transport, Communications and Information Issues (TSCTCI), the Tripartite Sub-Council on Environment Protection Issues (TSCEP) and the Tripartite Sub-Council on Regional Development (TSCRD). It also notes the questions discussed by the NTCC between 1 July 2004 and 12 April 2006, and again requests the Government to provide in its next report up to date information on the content and outcome of the consultations held, in particular in the NTCC or one or other of the sub-councils, on the subjects related to international labour standards listed at Article 5 of the Convention.