Translation of "partie continentale des états-unis " (French → English) :

It has declared that, by the autumn of 2004, it will develop an initial set of missile defence capabilities for protecting the continental U.S. and, possibly, proximate Canadian territory.

Mr. Tony Comper: We're indeed fortunate that one of my predecessors had the vision to see that growth for Canadian banks was going to be important, particularly in the continental U.S., as we go through the consolidation.

There was the distant early warning line of radars across the top of the continent, there was the mid-Canada line across the middle of Canada, and there were several layers of radar in southern Canada and around the perimeter of the continental United States.

5. Any airline may perform international air transportation without any limitation as to change, at any point, in type or number of aircraft operated; provided that, (a) for US airlines, with the exception of all-cargo services, the transportation is part of a service that serves the United States, and (b) for Community airlines, with the exception of (i) all-cargo services and (ii) combination services between the United States and a member of the ECAA as of the date of signature of this Agreement, the transportation is part of a service that s ...[+++]erves a Member State.

In November 2009, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the United States Government signed an interim agreement concerning the processing and transfer of financial messaging data from the EU to the US for TFTP purposes, which the European Parliament did not endorse.[71] On the basis of a new mandate, the European Commission negotiated a new draft agreement with the US, presenting to the Council on 18 June 2010 a proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (EU-US TFTP Agreement).[7 ...[+++]2] The European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of this agreement on 8 July 2010.[73] The Council is now expected to adopt a Council Decision concluding this agreement, following which the agreement would enter into force via an exchange of letters between the two parties.

On the practical side, the Americans have territories outside of the U.S. mainland where this screening can occur, which we don't.