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 Republic of Yemen
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Updated
on 26 January 2017
On 20 March 2009, the Republic
of Yemen 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 south east of Socotra Island.
It is noted that the Convention
entered into force for Yemen on 16 November 1994.
In accordance with the Rules of
Procedure of the Commission, a communication was 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.
The consideration of the partial submission
made by Yemen was 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.
On 15 July 2010, the Republic
of Yemen 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, amended 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 south east of Socotra Island.
On 18 January 2017, the Republic
of Yemen 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, revised amended 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 south east of Socotra Island, which according to the coastal State replaces in its entirety the previous submission.
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 |
English
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Français (25 March 2009)
English|Français (17 September 2010)
English|Français (24 January 2017)
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Executive summary |
English [amended - 18 January 2017] |
Communications received with regard to the submission made by Yemen to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
Somalia |
Note
dated 19 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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