never expressed that norms could create undue restrictions – though they may lead States to take actions in order to ensure national security. Paragraph 52 rightly points out that States note the proposal for a code of conduct, but it should also mention, in our view, that some States have underlined the lack of consensus on that text since 2015. V. Confidence building measures France is, overall, satisfied with the section on CBMs as it is. France would only like to underscore that paragraph 76 is surprising as there is no official repository for PoCs at technical, policy and diplomatic level. Therefore, in our view, no State has nominated PoCs for now or, when they have done so, it has been done in a regional context. VI. Capacity building France believes that the elements presented in the section on Capacity Building are presented in a balanced and fair manner. France would only like to point out that, in paragraph 82, the mention that “States suggested that existing platforms within the UN, its specialized agencies and in the wider international community could be used to strengthen already established coordination” could be improved by adding examples of the entities we are referring to. Notably, the agencies of the UN that would be associated with capacity building could be more explicitly mentioned so as not to create any confusion regarding which bodies should intervene. VII. Regular Institutional Dialogue France welcomes the section on regular institutional dialogue and has some remarks. We think that paragraph 95 should be more precise as the OEWG is not the first platform open to all States (the GGE was the first one, even though there is a selection of experts), but rather is the first platform enabling the participation of every States at the same time. In paragraph 99, we welcome the reference to the discussions on the PoA. We believe that to add clarity, the non-papers that have been sent to the group could be referenced. In paragraph 100, it should be specified that it was proposed that “the current OEWG could develop a roadmap” for a return to a one-track process. In paragraph 112, France strongly welcomes and supports the recommendation for a PoA. Given the number of States that have been supportive of this approach, we strongly feel that the PoA could be one of the major achievements of the OEWG. States should make sure that this inclusive and action oriented format starts as soon as possible. We believe that we could be even more specific and state that “the OEWG recommends that States establish, as soon as possible, a programme to continue to take forward existing agreement […]). France would like to underscore that the PoA could also be mentioned in the Final observation.