380. The Commission generally agreed that interest was part of compensation and that it was necessary to indicate somewhere in the article6 the obligation to pay interoet in order to ensure complete reparation for damage caused by an internationally wrongful act. The views, howI)ver, differed a6 to detailed rules applicable in respect of the date from which interest should accrue, interest rate and compound interest. 381, For some members, any provision regarding intereet ehould explicitly lay down the obligation to pay intereet, However, article 9, as prroosad by the Special Rapporteur, did not stipulate that obligation and had moved on to secondary issue6 of interest rates, etc. A6 regard6 the date from which interest should be calculated, some member6 preferred the date on which the damage had occurred since it would bring compensation much closer to wiping out all the consequence6 of a wrongful act; some other members preferred the date the claim was submitted since it was on that date that the wrongdoer State was notified of the wrongful act ancl of its obligation. A few members expressed preference for the date on which award or judqement was given. Many members - 208 -eeemed to agree that interest should run until the date of payment. One member preferred, however, that interest should stop on the date of the award. 382. As regards interest rates, again various views were expressed. Some members felt that in setting interest rates, the level of economic development bezween the States concerned should be taken into account. Commercial rates were preferable between States on an equal level of economic development and differential interest rates as between States at different economic levels. Suggestions were also made to the effect that one should take into account the interest rates used in the countries involved, interest rates for public loans
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Commission's views on interest rates and when they should accrue in relation to internationally wrongful acts. The discussion revolves around the obligation to pay interest, the date from which interest should be calculated, and the interest rate itself. The Commission's consideration of economic development and the use of commercial rates or differential interest rates suggests that the topic is related to economic aspects. Additionally, the mention of public loans and interest rates used in countries involved implies an economic context.

**Category**
International trade, Industry