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Part ll.—Labour Inspection in Commerce Article 22 Each member of the International Labour Organization for which this Part of this Convention is in force shall maintain a system of labour inspection in commercial workplaces. Article 23 « The system of labour inspection in commercial workplaces shall apply to workplaces in respect of which legal provisions relating to conditions of work and the protection of workers while engaged in their work are enforceable by labour inspectors. Article 24 The system of labour inspection in commercial workplaces shall comply with the requirements of Articles 3 to 21 of this Convention in so far as they are applicable. Part 111. —Miscellaneous Provisions Article 25 1. Any member of the International Labour Organization which ratifies this Convention may, by a declaration appended to its ratification, exclude Part II from its acceptance of the Convention. 2. Any member which has made such a declaration may at any time cancel that declaration by a subsequent declaration. 3. Every member for which a declaration made under paragraph 1 of this Article is in force shall indicate each year in its annual report upon the application of this Convention the position of its law and practice in regard to the provisions of Part II of this Convention and the extent to which effect has been given, or is proposed to be given, to the said provisions. Article 26 In any case in which it is doubtful whether any undertaking, part, or service of an undertaking or workplace is an undertaking, part, service, or workplace to which this Convention applies, the question shall be settled by the competent authority. Article 27 In this Convention the term " legal provisions " includes, in addition to laws and regulations, arbitration awards and collective agreements upon which the force of law is conferred and which are enforceable by labour inspectors. Article 28 There shall be included in the annual reports to be submitted under Article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization full information concerning all laws and regulations by which effect is given to the provisions of this Convention. Article 29 1. In the case of a member the territory of which includes large areas where, by reason of the sparseness of the population or the stage of development of the area, the competent authority considers it impracticable to enforce the provisions of this Convention, the authority may exempt such areas from the application of this Convention either generally or with such exceptions in respect of particular undertakings or occupations as it thinks fit.

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