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Articles 2 and 5, paragraph 1, of the Convention. Effective tripartite consultations required by the Convention. The Committee notes the detailed information sent by the Government in reply to the direct request of 2007. The Government states that effective tripartite consultations were held during the 2007–09 period on the items on the agenda of the International Labour Conference, and that copies of the replies to questionnaires on specific topics were sent to the most representative employers’ and workers’ organizations. With regard to the submission of Conventions and Recommendations under article 19 of the ILO Constitution, the Government indicates that the General Trade Union for Agriculture, Irrigation and Fisheries and also the Egyptian Shipowners’ Federation were informed of the adoption of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), and also the Work in Fishing Recommendation, 2007 (No. 199), and that they were informed of the plan to submit these instruments to the People’s Assembly. The Government also indicates that the Labour Advisory Council is responsible for the examination, at suitable intervals, of non-ratified Conventions and Recommendations to which effect has not yet been given. The Committee requests the Government to continue to supply all relevant information in its next report on the consultations held on each of the matters set out in Article 5(1) of the Convention, stating their purpose and frequency, and also to indicate the nature of any reports or recommendations made as a result of the consultations.