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Basic documents: Rules of Procedure, Modus Operandi, Scientific and Technical Guidelines
Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (Read more about the Rules), including Modus operandi of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (Read more about the Modus operandi)

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CLCS/40/Rev.1 - Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 17 April 2008 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
New: Document CLCS/40/Rev.1 contains the latest version of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, embodying amendments and additions adopted by the Commission as at 11 April 2008. Annexes I and II to the present Rules were adopted by the Commission at its fourth session, held from 31 August to 4 September 1998. Annex III was adopted by the Commission at its thirteenth session, held from 26 to 30 April 2004, and replaced the modus operandi of the Commission (CLCS/L.3 of 12 September 1997) and the internal procedure of the subcommission of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS/L.12 of 25 May 2001).
The present Rules and their annexes supersede and replace documents CLCS/L.3 (12 September 1997) and CLCS/L.12 (25 May 2001) as well as all previously issued documents containing the Rules of Procedure of the Commission and their revisions or corrections (documents CLCS/3 (12 September 1997), CLCS/3/Corr.1 (27 April 1998), CLCS/3/Rev.1 (14 May 1998), CLCS/3/Rev.2 (4 September 1998), CLCS/3/Rev.2/Corr.1 (28 March 2000), CLCS/3/Rev.3 (6 February 2001), CLCS/3/Rev.3/Corr.1 (22 May 2001) and CLCS/40 (2 July 2004)).

Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (Read more about the Guidelines)

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CLCS/11 - Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 13 May 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/11/Corr.1 24 February 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/11/Corr.2 17 May 2000   Chinese  
CLCS/11/Add.1 - Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf - Annexes II-IV to the Guidelines adopted by the Commission on 3 September 1999 at its sixth session 3 September 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/11/Add.1/Corr.1 19 November 1999 English    

Statements by the Chairman of the Commission

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CLCS/56 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Twentieth session 4 October 2007 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/54 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Nineteenth  session 27 April 2007 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/52- Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Eighteenth  session 6 October 2006 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/50- Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Seventeenth  session 10 May 2006 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/48/Corr.1  - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Corrigendum 3 November  2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/48 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Sixteenth  session 7 October 2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/44 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Fifteenth session 3 May 2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/42 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Fourteenth session 14 September 2004 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/39 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Thirteenth session 30 April 2004 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/36 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Twelfth session 2 May 2003 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/34 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Eleventh session 1 July 2002 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/32 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Tenth session 12 April 2002 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/29 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Ninth session 25 May 2001 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/25 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Eighth session 1 September 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/21 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Seventh session 5 May 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/18 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the Progress of Work in the Commission - Sixth session 3 September 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/12 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the Progress of Work in the Commission - Fifth session 18 May 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/9 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the Progress of Work in the Commission - Fourth session 11 September 1998 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/7 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the Progress of Work in the Commission - Third session 15 May 1998 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/4 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the Progress of Work in the Commission - Second session 17 September 1997 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/1 - Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the Progress of Work in the Commission - First session 30 Jun. 1997 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Agendas of the sessions of the Commission

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CLCS/55 - Agenda - Twentieth  session 27 August 2007 English Français Español
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CLCS/53 - Agenda - Nineteenth  session 26 March 2007 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/51 - Agenda - Eighteenth  session 21 August 2006 English Français Español
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CLCS/49 - Agenda - Seventeenth  session 4 April 2006 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/45 - Agenda - Sixteenth  session 29 August  2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/43 - Agenda - Fifteenth session 4 April 2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/41 - Agenda - Fourteenth session 30 August 2004 English Français Español
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CLCS/38 - Agenda - Thirteenth session 26 April 2004 English Français Español
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CLCS/35 - Agenda - Twelfth session 29 April 2003 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/33 - Agenda - Eleventh session 25 June2002 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/30 - Agenda - Tenth session 4 April 2002 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/28 - Agenda - Ninth session 21 May 2001 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/23 - Agenda - Eighth session 28 August 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/20 - Agenda - Seventh session, New York, 1-5 May 2000 2 May 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/17 - Agenda - Sixth session, New York, 30 August - 3 September 1999 2 September 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Other documents

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CLCS/47 - Internal code of conduct for members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 8 September 2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/46 - Letter dated 25 August 2005 from the Legal Counsel, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs, addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Legal opinion on whether it is permissible, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the rules of procedure of the Commission, for a coastal State, which has made a submission to the Commission in accordance with article 76 of the Convention, to provide to the Commission in the course of the examination by it of the submission, additional material and information relating to the limits of its continental shelf or substantial part thereof, which constitute a significant departure from the original limits and formulae lines that were given due publicity by the Secretary- General of the United Nations in accordance with rule 50 of the rules of procedure of the Commission 7 September 2005 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/26 - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the delineation of the continental shelf: opportunities and challenges for States
Open meeting of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, 1 May 2000
Note by the Secretariat

20 January 2005

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CLCS/37 - Outline of the training manual on the Preparation of a Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 26 February 2004 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/31 - Statement made by the Deputy Minister for Natural Resources of the Russian Federation during presentation of the submission made by the Russian Federation to the Commission, made on 28 March 2002 5 April 2002 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/27 - Letter dated 9 October 2000 from the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf addressed to the President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations 9 October 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/24 - Outline for a five-day training course for delineation of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles and for preparation of a submission of a coastal State to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 1 September 2000 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/24/Corr.1 - Outline ... 9 February 2001 English    
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/22 - Basic flowchart for preparation of a submission of a coastal State to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 22 May 2000 English (flowchart) Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/19 - Letter dated 21 October 1999 from the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf addressed to the President of the Fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations 19 November 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/16 - Establishment of a Trust Fund to Assist in Financing the Participation of Members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf From Developing Countries 19 August 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/15 - Review of Existing Training Projects and Capacities within the United Nations System 19 August 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/14 - Letter dated 30 April 1999 from the Legal Counsel, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 18 May 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/13 - Letter dated 15 March 1999 from the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf addressed to the Legal Counsel, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs 18 May 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/5 - Letter dated 11 March 1998 from the Legal Counsel, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 11 March 1998 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Limited and INF series Documents

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CLCS/L.3 - Modus Operandi of the Commission 12 September 1997 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
CLCS/INF/1 - Technical and Logistical Preparedness of the Secretariat to Provide Assistance to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in the Consideration of Submissions of Coastal States - Information note by the Secretariat 18 August 1999 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Documents of the Meeting of States Parties

Link to the Documents of the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS)

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SPLOS/CLCS/INF/1 - Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Its functions and scientific and technical needs in assessing the submission of a coastal State (Study prepared by the Secretariat) 10 June 1996 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

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