The United States also wishes to note its understanding that, consistent with article 13, the series of actions or omissions defined in aggregate as wrongful cannot include actions or omissions that occur before the existence of the obligation in question. ###>Pour les États-Unis, conformément à l'article 13, la série d'actions ou d'omissions définie comme illicite dans son ensemble ne peut comprendre les actions ou omissions intervenues avant l'existence de l'obligation en question.