text: protocol or declaration to accommodate the wide variety of existing legal systems and political ideologies. They had worked quite effectively with other legal instruments and should be seriously considered. 34. Mr. de la SABLIERE (France), speaking on agenda item 98, said that his country had acceded to the International Covenants on human rights and had recently ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It had also recognized the competence of the Human Rights Committee to receive communications from individuals under French jurisdiction who alleged that they were victims of violations of any of the rights referred to in the Covenant. His country had thus reinforced and expanded its commitment to the respect for human rights. 35. The Covenants marked a new stage in United Nations efforts to promote and defend human rights and reflected the international community's determination to establish identical standards for all in that area, while respecting the principle contained in the last paragraph of the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A common characteristic of the covenants was that they had entrusted newly established or existing bodies with consideration of the periodic reports submitted by the States parties. Although the obligation to submit periodic reports was clearly a burden for Governments, France considered it essential to comply with that established procedure. / ... A/C.3/39/SR.48 English Page 10 (Mr. de la Sabliere, France) 36. With regard to the report of the Meeting of Chairmen of the Commission on Human Rights and other bodies responsible for implementing the international instruments on human rights (A/39/484), his country was in total agreement with the comments made at the Meeting on delays in submission of reports and even the failure to submit them. It shared the concern of the Chairmen who had rejected the 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international human rights agreements and the process of reporting and monitoring human rights compliance. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is from a United Nations meeting or document. The topics discussed, such as the International Covenants on human rights, the Human Rights Committee, and the submission of periodic reports, are all related to human rights and international law.