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The Contracting Parties to this Protocol recognise the right of the following organisations to submit complaints alleging unsatisfactory application of the Charter:
a) international organisations of employers and trade unions referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 27 of the Charter;
b) other international non-governmental organisations which have consultative status with the Council of Europe and have been put on a list established for this purpose by the Governmental Committee;
c) representative national organisations of employers and trade unions within the jurisdiction of the Contracting Party against which they have lodged a complaint.