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National laws or regulations shall provide for such supervisory measures as are necessary, either to prevent abuses in connection with the renewal of appliances, or to ensure that the additional compensation is utilised for this purpose.

Please state:

(a) the conditions applying to the supply and renewal of such artificial limbs and surgical appliances as are recognised to be necessary for injured workers;

(b) the conditions under which the supply and renewal of such artificial limbs and appliances is replaced by the award of additional compensation in cash;

(c) the supervisory measures to prevent abuses and to ensure that the additional compensation is utilised for the proper purpose.

ARTICLE II

The national laws or regulations shall make such provision as, having regard to national circumstances, is deemed most suitable for ensuring in all circumstances, in the event of the insolvency of the employer or insurer, the payment of compensation to workmen who suffer personal injury due to industrial accidents, or, in case of death, to their dependants.

Please state what provisions of national laws or regulations ensure the payment of compensation to injured workmen or their dependants in the event of insolvency of the employer or insurer.

III. Please state to what authority or authorities the application of the above-mentioned legislation and administrative regulations, etc., is entrusted, and by what methods application is supervised and enforced. In particular, please supply information on the organisation and working of inspection.

IV. Please state whether courts of law or other courts have given decisions involving questions of principle relating to the application of the Convention. If so, please supply the text of these decisions.

V. Please give a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in your country, including, for instance, particulars regarding the organisation and working of the systems of accident insurance for workers (where such a system exists) and also such statistical information as is available on the following points :

1. Scope of application:

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the total number of workmen, employees and apprentices employed by all enterprises, undertakings and establishments, excluding seamen, fisher- men and agricultural workers;

the number of such workmen, employees and apprentices covered by the general provisions regarding workmen's compensation;

the number of persons covered by some special scheme in accordance with Article 3 (2) of the Convention.

Benefits in cash:

(a) total cost of benefits in cash;

(b) average cost of benefits in cash per person covered by the legislation.

3. Benefits in kind:

(a) total cost of benefits in kind;

(b) average cost of benefits in kind per person covered by the legislation.

4. The number and nature of the accidents reported.

5. Cost of application:

total cost of application of legislation on workmen's compensation for accidents or accident insurance with details as to the manner in which this cost is covered.