Mrs. Collet (France) (spoke in French) France regrets the failure of attempts to reach consensus on this item.

Mrs. Collet (France) (spoke in French) At the outset, I wish to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the two ad hoc Tribunals for their extremely detailed and interesting briefings.

Ms. Collet (France) said that the finalization of the draft convention on the use of electronic communications in international contracts was one of the most important outcomes of the Commission's thirty eighth session, which had been extraordinarily productive.