text: article 4 should be referred to the Drafting Committee, without prejudice to whether they would ultimately bo incorporated in the body of tho draft or included in an annex or optional protocol, as Born8 members h&! nugqested. While agreeinq that article 3, pticagruph 2, c:oultl hn c!o~~~idwred Lo go beyond the scope of the topic and miqbt thorefore be omitted, he rosorvud the possibility of submitting proposals on this provinion and on other articles of the annex at the next session, sl*.bject to t.he demands of! brevity which would have to be borntr in mind if the Commission was to complete the coneideration of the draft articles in l!JrJl., -. 136 -c. Qonthe -crf- 1. TextavtheBreEtarLioPes--312, The tarts of thu draft articleo provisiona? ly adopted 80 far by the Commission are reproduced below; PART I INTRODUCTION -u.z/ tOeel u.fi/ Az-kidQ-2 1. The present articlee epply to usea of international wc,tercouree[s] [systems) and ot their waters for purpoeoe othor than navigation and to meaeuree of conservation related to the u~1e8 of those watorcourso[e) [eyeterns] and their waters. a2lfThe Commiesion accepted a provisional working hypothesis as to what , WM meant by the term “international watercourse eystom”, The hyp4zheoie was contained in a note which read a8 followsa “A watercouree system is formed of hydrographic compononto such a8 river:, lakes, canala, glaciero and ground water conotituting by virtue of their physical relationship a unitary whole; thus, any UBB affecting watero in one part of the syetom may affect watore in another part, An ‘internaticnal watercouroe system’ is a watercourse system, components of which are situated in two or more States, ‘fz the extent that parts of the watoro in one Stato are not affected by or do not affect uses of waters in errother State, they shall not be treated aa being included in the international watercourse eystem. Thus,
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international law and agreements related to the use of water resources, which is a critical issue in the context of natural resources and environment. The language used is technical and formal, suggesting that it is a draft article or treaty. The content also touches on the concept of international watercourse systems, which is a key aspect of environmental governance.