UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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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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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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CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED |
 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 |
| Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made on 9 May 2008 - Ascension Island |
| Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made on 31 March 2009 - in respect of Hatton Rockall Area |
| Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made on 11 May 2009 - in respect of the Falkland Islands, and of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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Legislation |
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| Proclamation (Maritime Zone) No. 1 of 1993 (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) |
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| Proclamation, No. 1 of 1994 |
| The Fishery Limits Order 1999, 22 June 1999 |
| The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1999, 21 July 1999 |
| Proclamation No. 1 of 17 September 2003 establishing the Environment (Protection and Preservation) Zone for the British Indian Ocean Territory (see Law of the Sea Bulletin 54, p. 99) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory Environment (Protection and Preservation) Zone, 17 September 2003 (see Law of the Sea Bulletin 54, p. 100) |
| The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) (Consolidation) Order 2000 (Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 3062) (seeLaw of the Sea Bulletinno. 66) |
| The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2001 (Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 3670) (seeLaw of the Sea Bulletinno. 66) |
| The Virgin Islands (Territorial Sea) Order 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 2141) (see) |
| The Anguilla (Territorial Sea) Order 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 2916) (see) |
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| The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013 |
| The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 |
| Legal Notice No. 1 of 2017 establishing the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Tristan da Cunha Islands |
| Legal Notice No. 2 of 2017 establishing the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Ascension Island |
| Legal Notice No. 16 of 2017 establishing the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone of St. Helena Islands |
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Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
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with Belgium |
| Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries (with annex and exchange of letters), 29 May 1991 (entry into force:14 May 1993; registration #: 31712; registration date: 21 April 1995; ) |
| Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium amending the Agreement of 29 May 1991 relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf under the North Sea between the Two Countries, Brussels, 21 March 2005 and 7 June 2005 (see Law of the Sea Bulletin No.66) (entry into force: 2 October 2006; registration #: 31712; registration date: 24 January 2008; ) |
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with Cyprus |
| Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus (Annex A of Original Agreement), 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; ) |
| Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960. Exchange of notes (with Declaration) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus concerning the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in Article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; ) |
| Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960. Exchange of notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus concerning the future of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; ) |
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with Denmark |
| Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries, 3 March 1966 (entry into force: 6 February 1967; registration #: 8574; registration date: 17 March 1967; terminated 7 December 1972;) |
| Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries, 25 November 1971 (entry into force: 7 December 1972; registration #: 12280; registration date: 22 January 1973; ) |
| Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, on the one hand, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand, relating to Maritime Delimitation in the Area between the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom, 18 May 1999 (entry into force: 21 July 1999; ) |
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with France |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) |
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with Germany |
| Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea between the two countries (with chart); 25 November 1971 (entry into force: 7 December 1972; registration #: 12626; registration date: 19 June1973; ) |
| Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus (Annex A of Original Agreement), 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; ) |
| Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960. Exchange of notes (with Declaration) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus concerning the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in Article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; ) |
| Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960. Exchange of notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus concerning the future of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; ) |
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with Honduras |
| Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Honduras and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the delimitation of the maritime areas between the Cayman Islands and the Republic of Honduras, 4 December 2001 (entry into force: 1 March 2002; registration #: 39224; registration date: 4 March 2003; ) |
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with Ireland |
| Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ireland concerning the delimitation of areas of the continental shelf between the two countries, 7 November 1988 (entry into force: 11 January 1990; registration #: 27204; registration date: 3 May 1990; ) |
| Protocol supplementary to the agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom concerning the delimitation of areas of the continental shelf between the two countries (7 November 1988), 8 December 1992 (entry into force: 26 March 1993; registration #: A-27204; registration date: 14 October 1993; ) |
| Exchange of Notes dated 18 October 2001 and 31 October 2001 between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland constituting an agreement pursuant to Article 83 paragraph 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 on the provisional delimitation of an area of the continental shelf (entry into force: on 31 October 2001; registration#: 41152; registration date: 7 April 2005; ) |
| Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland establishing a single maritime boundary between the exclusive economic zones of the two countries and parts of their continental shelves 28 March 2013 (entry into force: 31 March 2014; registration #: 51870; registration date: 9 May 2014; )
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with Netherlands |
| Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea between the two countries, 6 October 1965 (entry into force: 23 December 1966; registration #: 8616; registration date: 17 April 1967; ) |
| Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the exploitation of single geological structures extending across the dividing line on the continental shelf under the North Sea, 6 October 1965 (entry into force: 23 December 1966; registration #: 8615; registration date: 17 April 1967; ) |
| Protocol between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland amending the Agreement of 6 October 1965 relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea between the two countries, 25 November 1971 (entry into force: 7 December 1972; registration #: 8616; registration date: 13 March 1973; ) |
| Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands amending the Agreement of 6 October 1965 relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf under the North Sea between the Two Countries as amended by the Protocol of 25 November 1971, The Hague, 28 January and 7 June 2004, (Law of the Sea Bulletin no. 66) (entry into force: 10 January 2006; registration #: 8616; registration date: 1 September 2006; ) |
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with Norway |
| Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries, 10 March 1965 (entry into force: 29 June 1965; registration #: 8043; registration date: 14 January 1966; ) |
| Protocol supplementary to the Agreement of 10 March 1965 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries, 22 December 1978 (entry into force: 20 February 1980; registration #: 8043; registration date: 24 October 1980; ) |
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with the United States of America |
| Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the area within territorial waters adjacent to the leased naval base at Argentia, Newfoundland (with annex), 13 August and 23 October 1947 (entry into force: 23 October 1947; registration #: 859; registration date: 3 July 1950; ) |
| Treaty on the delimitation in the Caribbean of a maritime boundary relating to Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, 5 November 1993 (entry into force: 1 June 1995; registration #: 32637; registration date: 23 February 1996; ) |
| Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on the delimitation in the Caribbean of a maritime boundary between the US Virgin Islands and Anguilla, 5 November 1993 (entry into force: 1 June 1995; registration #: 32636; registration date: 23 February 1996; ) |
| Additional relevant material |
| 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 the scope of the decision of the 30 June 1977 (France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration,14 March 1978 |
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Iceland () |
| Case concerning the fisheries jurisdiction (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Iceland), International Court of Justice, 25 July 1974 |
| Text of a joint demarche undertaken by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America in relation to the law of the Dominican Republic number 66-07 of 22 May 2007, done on 18 October 2007 (Law of the Sea Bulletin no. 66) |
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Other Communications |
| : Letter dated 20 July 2019 from the Charg� d抋ffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. |
| :Letter dated 23 July 2019 from the Charg� d� affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council. |