Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) - Norway (Ratification: 1996)

The Committee notes the Government's first report. It notes that the report is composed of the positions of different Ministries concerning the application of the Convention: the Ministry of Trade and Industry states that it is currently revising the Government procurement regulations, and that a circular implementing the Convention has so far not been prepared. The Ministry of Transport and Communications states that neither the concerned agencies nor the Ministry has amended any regulations as a result of ratifying the Convention, and that it considers the requirements of the Convention will be fulfilled through the agencies' compliance with relevant laws, regulations and standards. The Ministry of Labour and Government Administration forwarded the report from the Directorate of Public Construction and Property, in which reference is made to their standard document regarding "Conditions of tenders -- Offers and terms of contracts" containing a subsection giving effect to a part of the Convention. However, this document is not attached to the report.

In the absence of further information on the measures taken and text of any concrete provisions giving effect to the Convention, the Committee has not been able to examine the extent to which its application is ensured. It requests the Government to provide detailed information, in accordance with the report form adopted by the Governing Body, concerning the application of each substantive Article of the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to include the text of any relevant provisions of a circular, regulation or document, such as the standard document regarding "Conditions of tenders -- Offers and terms of contracts" referred to by the Directorate of Public Construction and Property, as well as information on any progress made in adopting a new circular to implement the Convention.