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 Ireland
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On 31 March 2009, Ireland 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, 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 Hatton-Rockall Area.
It is noted that the Convention entered into force for Ireland on 21 July 1996.
According to the submitting State, this submission represents a partial submission in respect of a portion only of the outer limits of the continental shelf appurtenant to Ireland that lie beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
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 Ireland 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 |
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| Executive summary |
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Communications received with regard to the submission made by Ireland to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
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Iceland |
| Note dated 27 May 2009: English |
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Denmark |
| Note dated 27 May 2009: English |
| Note dated 2 December 2010: English |
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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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