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
On 8 May 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 La Réunion Island and Saint-Paul and Amsterdam
Islands.
It is noted that the Convention entered
into force for France on 11 May 1996.
According to the submitting State, this
is a partial submission.
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 partial submission, including all charts and
coordinates contained in that summary.
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.
Summary of the Recommendations (2020)
Pursuant to section V. paragraph 11 (3) of Annex
III to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, the
Summary of the Recommendations is hereby
made public.
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Continental Shelf Notification |
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Executive summary |
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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
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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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