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SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS) |
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Relevant article of UNCLOS: 16(2)
(b) the outer limits of the territorial sea off La Réunion Island, as contained in the Decree No. 2018-24 of 16 January 2018; (c) the outer limits of the territorial sea off the metropolitan territory of France, as contained in the Decree No. 2018-681 of 30 July 2018; (d) the outer limits of the territorial sea off Wallis and Futuna Islands, as contained in the Decree No. 2019-320 of 12 April 2019; (e) the delimitation of the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf between France and the Republic of Suriname, as contained in the Decree No. 2018-1157 of 14 December 2018; and (f) the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf between France and Antigua and Barbuda, as contained in the Decree No. 2019-273 of 3 April 2019.
The lists of geographical coordinates of points for French Polynesia contained in this deposit sub (a) supersede a previous deposit made by France (see M.Z.N.95.2013.LOS of 14 June 2013) |
 Previous
deposits that were superseded |
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Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points |
| Communication
from the Government of the Republic of Mauritius dated
17 May 2011 |
| Communication from the Government of Mexico dated
15 May 2012 Spanish
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| Communication from the Government of Spain dated
23 October 2012 (transmitted by a note verbale dated 27
March 2013) Spanish
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| French
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| Communication from the Government of The Netherlands dated 13 August 2018 (transmitted by a note verbale received on 24 December 2018) French
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CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED |
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Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to
the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
made on 19 May 2006 - in the area of the Celtic Sea
and the Bay of Biscay |
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Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf made on 22 May 2007 - in respect
of the areas of French Guiana and New Caledonia |
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Submission
to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
made on 5 February 2009 - in respect of the areas of
the French Antilles and the Kerguelen Islands |
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Joint submission by France and South Africa to the
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made
on 6 May 2009 - in the area of the Crozet
Archipelago and the Prince Edward Islands |
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Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made on 8 May 2009 - in respect of La Réunion Island and
Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Islands |
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Preliminary information indicative of the outer limits
of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles
in accordance with SPLOS/183
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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Legislation |
| Decree of 19 October 1967 defining
the straight baselines and the lines enclosing bays used
in determining the baselines from which the breadth of
the territorial waters is measured |
| Act No. 68-1181 of 30 December
1968 relating to the exploration of the Continental
Shelf and to the exploitation of its natural resources |
| Law No. 71-1060 of 14 December
1971 regarding the delimitation of French territorial
waters |
| Law No. 76-655 of 16 July 1976
relating to the Economic Zone off the coasts of the
territory of the Republic |
| Decree No. 77-130 of 11 February
1977 on the establishment, pursuant to the law of July
16, 1976, of an Economic Zone off the coasts of the
territory of the Republic bordering the North Sea, the
English Channel and the Atlantic, from the
Franco-Belgian border to the Franco-Spanish border |
| Act No. 77-485 of 11 May 1977
amending Act No. 68-1181 of 30 December 1968 relating to
the exploration of the Continental Shelf and the
exploitation of its natural resources |
| Decree No. 78-144 of 3 February
1978 creating an exclusive economic zone off the coasts
of the French Southern & Antarctic Territories |
| Decree
no. 78-146 of 3 February 1978 establishing an exclusive
economic zone along the coasts of Tromelin, Glorieuse,
Juan-de-Nova, Europa and Bassas-da-India Islands
(French only) |
| Decree
No. 78-147 of 3 February 1978 creating an exclusive
economic zone off the coasts of of Clipperton Island |
| Decree No. 78-148 of 3 February
1978 creating an exclusive economic zone off the coasts
of La Reunion |
| Decree No. 85/185 of 6 February
1985 regulating the Passage of Foreign Ships through
French Territorial Waters |
| Act of 31 December 1987 concerning
the campaign against drug trafficking and amending
certain provisions of the Penal Code |
| Act No. 89-874 of 1 December 1989
concerning Maritime Cultural Assets and amending the Act
of 27 September 1941 Regulating Archaeological
Excavations of 1 December 1989 |
| Prefectural Order No. 1/93
(Prohibiting the movement in the Bouches de Bonifacio of
tankers carrying oil and ships carrying dangerous or
toxic substances, 15 February 1993) |
| Decree No.
99-324 to determine the baselines from which the
breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the
Martinique and Guadeloupe regions is measured, 21
April 1999 |
| Decree No. 2002-827 of 3 May
2002--Decree defining the straight baselines and closing
lines of bays used to determine the baselines from which
the breadth of French territorial waters adjacent to New
Caledonia is measured (see
Law of the Sea Bulletin 53, p. 58) |
| Decree no. 78-146 of
3 February 1978, establishing, pursuant to the Act of 16
July 1976, an economic zone off the coasts of the islands
of Tromelin, Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas
da India (see Law of the Sea Bulletin 71, p. 16) |
| Decree No. 2004-74 of
15 January 2004 on the publication of the Agreement
between the French Republic and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland on a line of maritime
delimitation between France and Jersey, signed at
Saint-Hélier on 4 July 2000, French
| English [pending] |
| Decree No. 2007-1254
of 21 August 2007 promulgating the Agreement between the
Government of the French Republic and the Government of
the Republic of Madagascar on the delimitation of maritime
areas situated between La Réunion and Madagascar, signed
at Saint-Denis on 14 April 2005 (see Law of
the Sea Bulletin
71, p. 22) |
| Decree No. 2014-1491
of 11 December 2014 on the publication of the Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Government
of the French Republic and the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning
the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone (together
two annexes), signed in Paris on 20 April 2011, French
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| Decree No. 2015-550
of 18 May 2015 defining the baselines from which the
breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the
coasts of Clipperton Island French
| English |
| Decree No. 2015-551
of 18 May 2015 defining the baselines from which the
breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the
Crozet Archipelago (French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
is measured French
| English |
| Decree No. 2015-635
of 5 June 2015 defining the baselines from which the
breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the
Kerguelen Islands (French Southern and Antarctic
Territories) is measured French
| English |
| Decree No. 2015-958
of 31 July 2015 defining the baselines from which the
breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the
territory of mainland France and Corsica is measured
French
| English |
| Decree No. 2017-366
of 20 March 2017 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea and exclusive economic zone of the Crozet
archipelago (French Southern and Antarctic Territories), French |
English
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| Decree No. 2017-367
of 20 March 2017 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea and exclusive economic zone of Saint Paul
Island and Amsterdam Island (French Southern and Antarctic
Territories), French
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| Decree No. 2017-368
of 20 March 2017 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea and exclusive economic zone of the
Kerguelen Islands (French Southern and Antarctic
Territories, French
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| Decree No. 2017-481
of 5 April 2017 on the publication of the Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning
the delimitation of maritime boundaries in the Caribbean,
signed in Philipsburg on 6 April 2016, French
| English [pending] |
| Decree No. 2017-1511
of 30 October 2017 defining the baselines from which the
territorial sea adjacent to the French Antilles is
measured. French
| English
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| Decree No.2018-23 of
16 January 2018 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone off
Clipperton Island French
| English
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| Decree No. 2019-319
of 12 April 2019 defining the baselines from which the
breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to French
Polynesia is measured French | English |
| Decree No. 2018-24 of
16 January 2018 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea off LaRéunion Island French | English |
| Decree No. 2018-681
of 30 July 2018 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea off the metropolitan territory of France French | English |
| Decree No. 2019-320
of 12 April 2019 establishing the outer limits of the
territorial sea off Wallis and Futuna Islands French | English |
| Decree No. 2018-1157
of 14 December 2018 on the publication of the maritime
delimitation agreement between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the Republic of
Suriname (together with an annex), signed at Paris on 8
November 2017 French | English |
| Decree No. 2019-273
of 3 April 2019 on the publication of the agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of Antigua and Barbuda on maritime delimitation
in the Caribbean region, signed at Saint John's on 15
March 2017 French | English |
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Piracy
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Maritime
boundary delimitation agreements |
| with Antigua and Barbuda |
| Agreement between the Government of the Republic of France and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda on the delimitation of maritime space between France and Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean region, 15 March 2017 (entry into force: 1 October 2018; registration #: 55817; registration date: 20 May 2019;
link to UNTS) |
| with Australia |
| Agreement
on maritime delimitation between the Government of
Australia and the Government of the French Republic (New
Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands), 4 January 1982
(entry into force: 10 January 1983; registration #: 22302;
registration date: 11 August 1983;
link to UNTS) |
| with Barbados |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of Barbados on the delimitation of the maritime space between France and Barbados, 15 October 2009 (entry into force: 1 January 2010; registration #: 47364; registration date: 16 April 2010;
link to UNTS) |
| with Belgium |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on the delimitation
of the territorial sea, 8 October 1990 (entry into
force: 7 April 1993;
registration #: 30173; registration date: 3 August
1993;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on the delimitation
of the continental shelf, 8 October 1990 (entry into
force: 7 April 1993; registration #: 30172; registration
date: 3 August 1993;
link to UNTS) |
| with Brazil |
| Maritime
delimitation Treaty between the Federative Republic of
Brazil and the French Republic (French Guyana), 30
January 1981 (entry into force: 19 October 1983;
registration #: 22476; registration date: 22 November
1983;
link to UNTS) |
| with Canada |
| Agreement
between the Government of Canada and the Government of
the French Republic on Their Mutual Fishing Relations,
27 March 1972 (entry into force: 27 March 1972;
registration #: 12353; registration date: 28 March 1973;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement establishing a court of arbitration for the purpose of carrying out the delimitation of maritime areas between Canada and France, 30 March 1989 (entry into force: 30 March 1989; registration #: 27629; registration date: 20 November 1990;
link to UNTS) |
| Arbitration
award relating to the delimitation of maritime areas
between Canada and the French Republic, 10 June 1992 |
| with Cook Islands |
| Agreement
on Maritime Delimitation between the Government of the
Cook Islands and the Government of the French Republic
(with map), 3 August 1990 (entry into force: 3 August 1990; registration #: 27947; registration date: 26 February 1991; link to UNTS) |
| with Dominica |
| Agreement
on maritime delimitation between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of Dominica (with
map) (7 September 1987) (entry into force: 23
December 1988; registration #: 26854; registration
date: 6 October 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| with Fiji |
| Agreement
between the Government of the Republic of France and the
Government of Fiji relating to the delimitation of their
economic zone (with annex and maps), 19 January 1983
(entry into force; 21 August 1984; registration #: 27963;
registration date: 7 March 1991;
link to UNTS) |
| Codicil
modifying the Agreement of 19 January 1983 between the
Government of the French Republic and the Government of
Fiji relating to the delimitation of their economic zone,
8 November 1990 (entry into force: 8 November 1990;
registration #: 27963; registration date: 7 March 1991;
link to UNTS) |
| with Italy |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Italian Republic on the Delimitation
of maritime frontiers in the area of the straights of
Bonifacio, 28 November 1986 (entry into force: 15
May 1989; registration #: 26933; registration date: 28
November 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| with Madagascar |
| Agreement between the Government of France and the Government of the Republic of
Madagascar on the Delimitation of Maritime Areas situated between La Réunion and Madagascar,
14 April 2005 (See Law
of the Sea Bulletin 71, p. 43) (entry into
force 18 June 2007; registration #: 46736; registration date: 26 October 2009; link to UNTS) |
| with Mauritius |
| Convention
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of Mauritius on the delimitation of the
French and Mauritian economic zones between the islands
of Reunion and Mauritius, with annexes, 2 April 1980
(entry into force: 2 April 1980; registration #: 20620;
registration date: 1 December 1981;
link to UNTS) |
| with Mexico |
| Mexico: Note Verbale
from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
dated 14 September 2016 addressed to the Division for
Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal
Affairs, concerning Decree No. 2015-550 of 18 May 2015
defining the baselines from which the breadth of the
French territorial sea adjacent to the coasts of
Clipperton Island
English only |
| with Monaco |
| Exchange
of letters on settlement of problems concerning the
delimitation of Monegasque territorial waters
constituting an agreement relating to article 4 of the
Treaty of 17 July 1918 establishing the relations of
France with the Principality of Monaco, 18 May 1963
(entry into force: 18 May 1963; registration #: 26261;
registration date: 4 November 1988;
link to UNTS) |
| Convention
on Maritime Delimitation Agreement between the
Government of His Most Serene Highness the Prince of
Monaco and the Government of the French Republic (with
map), 16 February 1984 (entry into force: 22 August
1985; registration #: 23631;
registration date: 22 November 1985;
link to UNTS) |
| with Netherlands |
| Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the French Republic on maritime delimitations in the Caribbean region, 6 April 2016 (entry into force: 1 April 2017; registration #: 55222; registration date: 4 June 2018;
link to UNTS) |
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with New Zealand |
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Agreement between the Government of the French Republic
and the Government of New Zealand concerning the
delimitation of the maritime boundaries between Wallis and
Futuna and Tokelau, 30 May 2003 (entry into force: 12
November 2003; registration #: 40601; date of
registration: 1 October 2004; link
to UNTS) |
| with Solomon Islands |
| Agreement
on maritime delimitation between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the Solomon
Islands, 12 November 1990 (entry into force: 12
November 1990; registration #: 27851; registration date:
24 January 1991;
link to UNTS) |
| with Spain |
| Convention
between France and Spain on the delimitation of the
territorial sea and the contiguous zone in the Bay of
Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne/Golfo de Vizcaya) (with
map), 29 January 1974 (entry into force: 5 April
1975; registration #: 14592; registration date: 19
February 1976;
link to UNTS) |
| Convention
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Spanish State on the delimitation of
the continental shelves of the two States in the Bay of
Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne/Golfo de Vizcaya) (with annex,
exchange of letters and map), 29 January 1974;
(entry into force: 5 April 1975; registration #: 14591;
registration date: 19 February 1976;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange of letters constituting
an agreement between France and Spain amending Annex V
of the Convention of 28 December 1858 supplementary to
the Treaty on delimitation of 2 December 1856 delimiting
the frontier from the mouth of the Bidassoa to the point
where the department of Basses-Pyrénées adjoins Aragon and Navarre, Paris, 22 September 1987 and Madrid, 10
June 1988 (entry into force: 10 June 1988; registration #:
24356; registration date: 1 May 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange
of letters constituting an agreement amending Annex V of
the Convention of 28 December 1858 supplementary to
the Treaty on delimitation of 2 December 1856 delimiting
the frontier from the mouth of the Bidassoa to the point
where the department of Basses-Pyrénées adjoins Aragon and Navarre, Madrid, 31
January and 7 February 1985 (entry into force: 7 February
1985; registration #: 24356; registration date: 1 May
1989;
link to UNTS) |
| with Saint Lucia |
| Convention
on delimitation between the Government of the French
Republic (Martinique) and the Government of Saint Lucia,
4 March 1981; (entry into force: 4 March 1981;
registration #: 20780; registration date: 25 February
1982;
link to UNTS) |
| with Seychelles |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Republic of Seychelles concerning
Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary of the Exclusive
Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of France and of
Seychelles, 17 February 2001 (entry into force: 19
February 2001; registration #: 37782; registration date:
29 October 2001;
link to UNTS) |
| with Tonga |
| Convention
between the Government of the French Republic (Wallis
and Futuna) and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga
on the delimitation of economic zones, 11 January
1980 (entry into force: 11 January 1980; registration #:
18960; registration date: 27 June 1980;
link to UNTS) |
| with Tuvalu |
| Exchange
of notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Government of Tuvalu and the French Embassy in Suva
constituting an Agreement concerning provisional
maritime delimitation between the two countries, 6
August - 5 November 1985 (entry into force: 5 November
1985; registration #: 25964; registration date: 6 June
1988;
link to UNTS) |
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with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Agreement on
Arbitration signed on 10 July 1975 |
| Arbitration award
relating the Shelf boundary in the Western Channel
approaches (France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration,
30 June 1977 |
| Arbitration award
relating to the scope of the decision of the 30 June 1977
(France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration,14 March
1978 |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the
continental shelf in the area east of 30 minutes west of
the Greenwich Meridian, 24 June 1982 (entry into
force: 4 February 1983; registration #: 21923;
registration date: 31 May 1983;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange
of notes constituting an agreement amending the
above-mentioned Agreement, Paris, 21 and 27 March
1990 (entry into force: 27 March 1990; registration #:
21923; registration date: 30 October 1990;
link to UNTS) |
| Convention
on maritime boundaries between the Government of the
French Republic (Tuamotu Archipelago) and the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, Oeno Islands),
25 October 1983 (entry into force: 12 April 1984;
registration #: 23067; registration date: 4 September
1984;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the
territorial sea in the Straits of Dover, 2 November
1988 (entry into force: 6 April 1989; registration #:
26858; registration date: 6 October 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement
between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland relating to the completion of the
delimitation of the continental shelf in the southern
North Sea, 23 July 1991 (entry into force: 17 March
1992; registration #: 29182; registration date: 22 October
1992;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange of notes
constituting an agreement concerning the activities of
fishermen in the vicinity of the Channel Islands and the
French coast of the Cotentin Peninsula and, in particular,
on the Schole Bank (with annex and lists), 10 July 1992
(entry into force: 10 July 1992; registration #:
30858; registration date: 28 March 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange
of notes constituting an agreement concerning the
creation and delimitation of an economic zone around the
Islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno, 17
December 1992 and 19 January 1993 (entry into force: 1
February 1993; registration #: 30859; registration date:
28 March 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange
of notes constituting an agreement concerning
negotiations on the line of maritime delimitation in the
area lying between Jersey and France (with map), 28
January 1994 (entry into force: 28 January 1994;
registration #: 30931; registration date: 29 April 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement
on maritime delimitation between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning
Guadeloupe and Montserrat, 27 June 1996 (entry into
force: 15 January 1997; registration #: 36143;
registration date: 7 October 1999;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement
on maritime delimitation between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning Saint
Martin and Saint Barthelemy on one hand, and Anguilla on
the other, 27 June 1996 (entry into force: 15
January 1997; registration #: 36144; registration date: 7
October 1999;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the French Republic concerning the establishment of a maritime boundary between France and Jersey, 4 July 2000 (entry into force: 1 January 2004; registration #: 40415; registration date: 6 July 2004;
link to UNTS) |
with Venezuela |
| Delimitation
Treaty between the Government of the French Republic
(Martinique and Guadeloupe) and the Government of the
Republic of Venezuela (with map ) 17 July 1980
(entry into force: 28 January 1983; registration #: 21969;
registration date: 27 June 1983;
link to UNTS) |
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Additional relevant materials |
| France: Note
Verbale dated 22 December 2017 from the Permanent
Representative of France to the United Nations addressed
to the Secretariat. |