In order to approve a convention as soon as possible that had general support and made it possible to negotiate prohibition, Germany and France were trying to arrange for an instrument to be drafted that encompassed all forms of human cloning but which could also be approved by consensus.
Afin d'arriver le plus tôt possible à l'approbation d'une convention bénéficiant de l'appui général et autorisant la négociation de l'interdiction, l'Allemagne et la France s'emploient à susciter l'élaboration d'un document qui couvre toutes les formes de clonage humain et qui, dans le même temps, soit approuvé par consensus.