commercial activity in the United States was subject to execution although the basic rulo undorlying it was the general prohibition of enforcement mea6ures subject to the possibilft13 of express waiver1 the European Convention on State Immunity provided for the direct obligation of contracting States to abide by a judgement rendered against them. In ca6o of non-compliance, the plaintiff could institute proceedings before the court of the State against which the judgement had been rendered, and there was the further possibility of bringing 0x1 action beforo the European Special Tribunal. Still another possibility wao the procedure of optional declaration, according to which judgements in case6 aris.ixxg from ixxdustrial or commercial activities could be enforced against the property of a debtor State that was used exclusively for such activities. The Special Rapporteur was inclined to the view, however, that the system adopted in the Convention was based on a special confidence between the European countries and that the procedure established in the Europaan Convention was too complex t.0 serve as t guide for the Commission. 210. With this background in mind, the Special Rapporteur suggested that the Commission proceed with the further consideration of the draft article based UII two alternatives. The first would be the text as adopted en first reading with certain modifications and the second would be a reformulation of the first alternative, but without the idea of total prohibition of execution. The! second alternative was based on the view of the Special Rapportour that., i II t.lw 1 iylit. nI: t.h wf i t.ten comments received so far, as well as observetions made i:l thu Sixth Committee of the General Assembly and in the Commission, cnrefully limited execution rather than its total prohibition, would have n h!.t.r!r c:hnnc:f! [)I’ obtfiining general approve1 .219. As to the first alternative, the bracketed phrase in the opening
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and the enforcement of judgments, specifically in the context of commercial activities and state immunity. The language used is technical and legal, suggesting that the text is related to international trade and commerce.

**Category**
International trade