translate English to French: The purpose of the colloquium was to gather ideas and expert opinions on problems that arose in the international carriage of goods, in particular the carriage of goods by sea, and to incorporate that information into a report to be presented to the Commission at its thirty-fourth session, in 2001, identifying issues in transport law in respect of which the Commission might wish to consider undertaking future work and, to the extent possible, suggesting possible solutions.
Ce colloque avait pour but de recueillir des idées et des avis d'experts sur des problèmes se posant dans le transport international de marchandises, en particulier le transport de marchandises par mer, et d'inclure ces informations dans un rapport devant être présenté à la Commission à sa trente-quatrième session, en 2001.