Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)

Last updated: 09 May 2008

The Commission,  its PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS

Members of the Commission

OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION

Subsidiary BOdies

PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

Secretariat

 
The continental shelf BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES Documents of the Commission

SUBMISSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO STATES Voluntary trust funds

The definition and criteria for the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles


Issues with respect to article 4 of Annex II to the Convention (ten-year time limit for submissions)


Maritime space: legislation and treaties (database)


Rules of Procedure of the Commission

Submission by the Russian Federation - 2001


Submission by Brazil - 2004


Submission by Australia - 2004


Submission by Ireland - 2005


Submission by New Zealand - 2006


Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 2006


Submission by Norway - 2006


Submission by France - 2007


Submission by Mexico - 2007


Submission by Barbados - 2008


Submission by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 2008

General Information

Actions taken at the 55th and 58th  sessions of the General Assembly in  2000 and 2003


Trust fund for the purpose of facilitating the preparation of submissions - Terms of reference, guidelines and rules


Trust fund for the purpose of defraying the cost of participation of the members of the Commission from developing States in the meetings of the Commission


Scientific and Technical Guidelines

CLCS members and their field of expertise

Modus Operandi of the Commission

TRAINING ISSUES

Statements of the Chairman on the progress in the work of the Commission and other documents

Directory of national sources of training, advice and expertise and technological services

Press Releases

Information on Training Manual (printed version)
Information on Training Manual (CD ROM)

 

Training opportunities

 

OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST

Relevant documents of the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention

Scientific Conferences and Workshops

Secretary-General Reports and General Assembly resolutions

The open meeting, 1 May 2000

 

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Schedule of sessions of the Commission: Information on all forthcoming as well as previous sessions is contained in the statements by the Chairman.

Note: The meetings of the Commission, its subcommissions and subsidiary bodies shall be held in private, unless the Commission decides otherwise (Rule 23 - Public and private meetings - of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission).

 
 

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