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:
Joint submission by the French Republic and the Republic of South
Africa
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Updated on 23 February 2018
On 6 May
2009, the French Republic and the Republic of South Africa submitted jointly 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, 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 the area of the Crozet Archipelago and the Prince Edward Islands.
It is noted that the Convention
entered into force for France on 11 May 1996 and for South Africa on 22 January
1998.
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 joint submission, including
all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.
The consideration of the joint submission
made by the two coastal States 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 will make recommendations pursuant to Article
76 of the Convention.
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Continental Shelf Notification |
English
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Français |
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Executive summary |
English/Français |
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Continental Shelf Notification |
English | Français |
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Addendum to the Executive Summary |
English | Français
(March 2013) |
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Communications received with regard to the joint submission made by France and South Africa to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
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South Africa, as focal point |
Communication dated 22 February 2018:
English
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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 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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