translate English to French: In the earlier version, legal effects had been confined to obligations which the State could enter into through a unilateral act, but, after the discussion in the Commission, it had appeared that the words “produce legal effects” had a much broader meaning and that the State could not only enter into obligations, but also reaffirm rights.
Dans la version antérieure, les effets juridiques se limitaient aux obligations que pouvait contracter l'État par un acte unilatéral, mais après les débats qui avaient eu lieu à la Commission, il était apparu que l'expression "produire des effets juridiques" avait un sens beaucoup plus large et que l'État pouvait non seulement contracter des obligations mais aussi réaffirmer des droits.