Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
(CLCS)
Outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the
baselines:
Submissions to the Commission:
Submission by the French Republic
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Updated
on 10 September 2009
On 5 February 2009,
the French Republic submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental
Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, information on the limits
of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which
the breadth of the territorial sea is measured in respect of the areas of the
French Antilles and the Kerguelen Islands.
It is noted that the Convention
entered into force for France on 11 May 1996.
In accordance with the Rules of
Procedure of the Commission, a communication is being circulated to all Member
States of the United Nations, as well as States Parties to the Convention, in
order to make public the executive summary of the submission, including all
charts and coordinates contained in that summary, as well as the note verbale
accompanying the submission.
The consideration of the partial submission
made by France will be included in the provisional agenda of the twenty-fourth
session of the Commission to be held in New York from 10 August to 11 September
2009.
Upon completion of the consideration
of the submission, the Commission shall make recommendations pursuant to Article
76 of the Convention.
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Continental Shelf Notification |
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Français |
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Executive summary |
English
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Français |
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Communication from France |
Note verbale dated 5 February 2009:
English |
Français |
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Communications received with regard to the submission made by
France to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
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Netherlands |
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Note
dated 28 August 2009: English |
Note:
The designations employed in the submissions, including description of the
areas, are as contained in the communications from submitting States or in the
executive summaries. Their listing on this web site and the presentation of
material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of
the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any
country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the
delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
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