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

And so it's not going to break very easily, but if it does, virtually every piece in this machine can be swapped out and replaced with a hex wrench and a screwdriver.

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.

Ms. Collet (France) said that her country endorsed the General Assembly decision contained in its resolution 56 83, of 12 December 2001, to commend to the attention of Governments those articles relating to State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts submitted by the International Law Commission without prejudice to the question of their future adoption or other appropriate action .

Ms. Collet (France) said that, while her delegation understood that the ongoing conflicts in the Black Sea South Caucasus region caused concern and must be resolved to bring stability, it had abstained in the vote, being unconvinced that existing conflict resolution efforts, including those undertaken by the OSCE Minsk Group and the Security Council, would benefit from the General Assembly also taking up the matter.