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 Ireland

Updated on 09 August 2007

    On 25 May 2005, Ireland made a submission through the Secretary-General to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, pursuant to article 76, paragraph 8, of the Convention. It is noted that the Convention entered into force for Ireland on 21 July 1996.

   The submission contains the information on the proposed outer limits of the continental shelf of Ireland beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured in the portion of the continental shelf of Ireland abutting the Porcupine Abyssal Plain. According to the submitting State, this is a partial submission. In the view of the Government of Ireland, “this portion of shelf is not the subject of any dispute” and, “its consideration by the Commission will not prejudice matters relating to the delimitation of boundaries between Ireland and any other States”.

   In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, the Secretary-General is notifying the Commission and all Member States of the United Nations, including States Parties to the Convention, in order to make public the executive summary of the submission, as well as all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.

   The consideration of the submission made by Ireland shall be included in the provisional agenda of the sixteenth session of the Commission to be held in New York from 29 August to 16 September 2005. Upon completion of the consideration of the submission, the Commission shall make recommendations to Ireland pursuant to article 76 of the Convention.

   For information on the progress of work in the Commission, please refer to the Statements of the Chairman.