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SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)
  M.Z.N.162.2023.LOS of 12 January 2023: Deposit of "the territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone boundary" concerning "the delimitation of the Western Maritime Boundaries of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea", as contained in the Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. 595 of 11 December 2022.

 

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points
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OTHER INFORMATION

Legislation
 Decree concerning the Territorial Waters of the Arab Republic of Egypt of 15 January 1951, as amended by Presidential Decree of 17 February 1958
 Presidential Decision No. 1051 of 1958 concerning the Continental Shelf
 Baselines of the maritime areas - Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. 27 (1990) Concerning the baselines of the maritime areas of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 9 January 1990
Baselines of the maritime areas: Note verbale ofthe Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations, 2 May 1990
 Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. 595 of 11 December 2022 Concerning the delimitation of the Western Maritime Boundaries of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea: Arabic | English

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Cyprus
 Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone, 17 February 2003 (entry into force: 7 March 2004; registration #: I-44649; registration date: 14 January 2008; link to UNTS)

with Greece
  Agreement between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone between the two countries, 6 August 2020 (entry into force: 2 September 2020; registration #: I-56237; registration date: 3 September 2020; link to UNTS)

with Saudi Arabia
  Agreement of maritime delimitation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt, 8 April 2016 (entry into force: 2 July 2017; registration #: 54577; registration date: 25 July 2017; link to UNTS)

Additional relevant material and
 communications
  Türkiye: Information note dated 2 March 2004 concerning Türkiye's objection to the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone, 17 February 2003 Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 54
 Sudan: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Sudan transmitted to the Secretary-General on 7 April 2017. Arabic | English
 Egypt: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Egypt transmitted to the Secretary-General on 4 May 2017. Arabic | English
 Egypt: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Egypt transmitted to the Secretary-General on 4 May 2017. Arabic | English
 Sudan: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Sudan transmitted to the Secretary-General on 13 July 2017. Arabic | English
 Egypt: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Egypt transmitted to the Secretary-General on 13 November 2017. Arabic | English
 Sudan: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Sudan transmitted to the Secretary-General on 15 December 2017. Arabic | English
 Egypt: Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt dated 27 December 2017 Arabic | English
 Türkiye: Letter dated 27 March 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/72/820
Egypt: Note verbale dated 23 December 2019 from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/74/628
Egypt: Communication from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations transmitted to the Secretary-General on 31 December 2019 Arabic | English

Greece: Letter dated 19 February 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/710-S/2020/129
Türkiye: Letter dated 18 March 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/74/757
Cyprus: Letter dated 24 April 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/824-S/2020/332

Syrian Arab Republic: Letter dated 29 April 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/831

Egypt: Letter dated 1 August 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/978

Greece: Letter dated 11 August 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/988-S/2020/795

Türkiye: Letter dated 13 August 2020 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/1001

Türkiye: Note verbale dated 14 August 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/990

Türkiye: Letter dated 21 August 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/997-S/2020/826

Greece: Note verbale dated 2 September 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/74/1006

Greece: Letter dated 4 September 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. S/2020/888

Greece: Letter dated 29 September 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. A/75/375-S/2020/958

Libya and Türkiye:Letter dated 9 December 2022 from the Permanent Representatives of Libya and Türkiye to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.  A/77/646-S/2022/936

Libya:Note verbale dated 25 January 2023 from the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.  A/77/716

Libya:Note verbale dated 13 February 2023 from the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.   A/77/742

Egypt:Note verbale dated 10 April 2023 from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.   A/77/858

Greece:Letter dated 24 April 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.    A/77/865

 
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