SUBMISSIONS TO THE CLCS

Submissions, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, pursuant to article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

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At its fifty-seventh session, "the Commission decided that it would proceed on the basis of two queues, one for original submissions and the other for revised submissions. In this approach, under the current working method of having nine active subcommissions, a maximum of three revised submissions would be under active consideration at any one time. The Commission also decided that revised submissions would be considered in the order in which they were received pursuant to rule 51, paragraph 4 ter, of the Rules of Procedure" (para. 72 CLCS/57/2).

Following this decision, Submissions are listed in two separate tables below, comprising submissions and revised submissions, made after recommendations were approved (see article 8 of annex II to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) respectively. The designations employed in the table, including description of the areas covered by the submissions, reflect the designations provided by submitting States. The publication of this table and the information and documents contained therein does 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.

STATUS
Submissions under active consideration
Submissions awaiting consideration
Submissions with recommendations
Submissions with recommendations followed by deposit

Submissions

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 		 Submission by [State]
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 		 Date of submission
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 		 Presentation to the CLCS* Subcommission established Recommendations adopted on
[For summaries of the recommendations follow the link to the respective submission page]		 UNCLOS 76(9) Submission status
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1. Russian Federation 20/12/2001 See CLCS/32 See CLCS/32 27/6/2002 See CLCS/34 MZN124  
2. Brazil 17/5/2004 See CLCS/42 See CLCS/42 4/4/2007 See CLCS/54    
3. Australia 15/11/2004 See CLCS/44 See CLCS/44 9/4/2008 See CLCS/58 MZN92  
4. Ireland - Porcupine Abyssal Plain 25/5/2005 See CLCS/48 See CLCS/48 5/4/2007 See CLCS/54 MZN73  
5. New Zealand 19/4/2006 See CLCS/52 See CLCS/52 22/8/2008 See CLCS/60 MZN140  
6. Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in the area of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay 19/5/2006 See CLCS/52 See CLCS/52 24/3/2009 See CLCS/62    
7. Norway - in the North East Atlantic and the Arctic 27/11/2006 See CLCS/54 See CLCS/54 27/3/2009 See CLCS/62    
8. France - in respect of the areas of French Guiana and New Caledonia 22/5/2007 See CLCS/56 See CLCS/56 2/9/2009  See CLCS/64    
9. Mexico - in respect of the western polygon in the Gulf of Mexico 13/12/2007 See CLCS/58 See CLCS/58 31/3/2009 See CLCS/62 MZN72  
10. Barbados 8/5/2008 See CLCS/60 See CLCS/62 15/4/2010 See CLCS/66    
11. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Ascension Island 9/5/2008 See CLCS/60 See CLCS/62 15/4/2010 See CLCS/66    
12. Indonesia - North West of Sumatra Island 16/6/2008 See CLCS/62 See CLCS/62 28/3/2011 See CLCS/70
 
13. Japan 12/11/2008 See CLCS/62 See CLCS/64 19/4/2012 See CLCS/74    
14. Joint submission by the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles - in the region of the Mascarene Plateau 1/12/2008 See CLCS/62 See CLCS/66 30/3/2011 See CLCS/70 MZN91  
15. Suriname 5/12/2008 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/66 30/3/2011 See CLCS/70 MZN131  
16. Myanmar 16/12/2008 See CLCS/64        
17. France - areas of the French Antilles and the Kerguelen Islands 5/2/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/68 19/4/2012 See CLCS/74    
18. Yemen - in respect of south east of Socotra Island 20/3/2009 See CLCS/68        
19. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in respect of Hatton Rockall Area 31/3/2009 See CLCS/64        
20. Ireland - in respect of Hatton-Rockall Area 31/3/2009 See CLCS/64        
21. Uruguay  7/4/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/70 19/8/2016 See CLCS/95    
22. Philippines - in the Benham Rise region 8/4/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/70 12/4/2012 See CLCS/74 MZN88; MZN88.Add.1  
23. The Cook Islands - concerning the Manihiki Plateau 16/4/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/72 19/8/2016 See CLCS/95    
24. Fiji 20/4/2009 See CLCS/64        
25. Argentina 21/4/2009 See CLCS/64 and CLCS/76 See CLCS/76 11/3/2016 See CLCS/93 MZN156  
26. Ghana 28/4/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/76 5/9/2014 See CLCS/85    
27. Iceland - in the Ægir Basin area and in the western and south-eastern parts of Reykjanes Ridge 29/4/2009 See CLCS/78 See CLCS/76 10/3/2016 See CLCS/93    
28. Denmark - in the area north of the Faroe Islands 29/4/2009 See CLCS/64 and CLCS/78 See CLCS/76 11/3/2014 See CLCS/83    
29. Pakistan 30/4/2009 See CLCS/80 See CLCS/80 13/3/2015 See CLCS/88 MZN122  
30. Norway - in respect of Bouvetøya and Dronning Maud Land 4/5/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/80 8/2/2019 See CLCS/108    
31. South Africa - in respect of the mainland of the territory of the Republic of South Africa 5/5/2009 See CLCS/68 See CLCS/83 17/3/2017 See CLCS/98    
32. Joint submission by the Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands - concerning the Ontong Java Plateau 5/5/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/83 17/3/2017 See CLCS/98    
33. Joint submission by Malaysia and Viet Nam - in the southern part of the South China Sea 6/5/2009 See CLCS/64        
34. Joint submission by France and South Africa - in the area of the Crozet Archipelago and the Prince Edward Islands 6/5/2009 See CLCS/68 and CLCS/80 See CLCS/83 7/3/2023 See CLCS/57/2
 
35. Kenya 6/5/2009 See CLCS/64 and CLCS/85 See CLCS/90 7/3/2023 See CLCS/57/2
 
36. Mauritius - in the region of Rodrigues Island 6/5/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/83      
37. Viet Nam - in North Area (VNM-N) 7/5/2009 See CLCS/64        
38. Nigeria 7/5/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/90 11/8/2023 See CLCS/58/2
   
39. Seychelles - concerning the Northern Plateau Region 7/5/2009 See CLCS/64 See CLCS/93 27/8/2018 See CLCS/105    
40. France - in respect of La Réunion Island and Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Islands 8/5/2009 See CLCS/80 See CLCS/95 4/3/2020 See CLCS/52/2    
41. Palau 8/5/2009 See CLCS/68 and CLCS/103 See CLCS/108      
42. Côte d'Ivoire 8/5/2009 See CLCS/64 and CLCS/95 See CLCS/95 5/2/2020 See CLCS/52/2    
43. Sri Lanka 8/5/2009 See CLCS/98 See CLCS/95      
44. Portugal 11/5/2009 See CLCS/66 and CLCS/60/2 See CLCS/98      
45. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in respect of the Falkland Islands, and of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 11/5/2009 See CLCS/66        
46. Tonga 11/5/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/103 2/8/2019 See CLCS/50/2    
47. Spain - in respect of the area of Galicia 11/5/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/50/2      
48. India 11/5/2009 See CLCS/68 See CLCS/50/2      
49. Trinidad and Tobago 12/5/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/57/2      
50. Namibia 12/5/2009 See CLCS/66 See CLCS/57/2      
51. Cuba 1/6/2009 See CLCS/66 and CLCS/61/2 See CLCS/60/2      
52. Mozambique 7/7/2010 See CLCS/70 See CLCS/60/2      
53. Maldives 26/7/2010 See CLCS/70        
54. Denmark - Faroe-Rockall Plateau Region 2/12/2010 See CLCS/70        
55. Bangladesh 25/2/2011 See CLCS/72 and CLCS/54/2        
56. Madagascar 29/4/2011 See CLCS/72 See CLCS/61/2      
57. Guyana 6/9/2011 See CLCS/74        
58. Mexico - in respect of the eastern polygon in the Gulf of Mexico 19/12/2011 See CLCS/74        
59. United Republic of Tanzania 18/1/2012 See CLCS/76        
60. Gabon 10/4/2012 See CLCS/78        
61. Denmark - in respect of the Southern Continental Shelf of Greenland 14/6/2012 See CLCS/95        

62.

Joint Submission by Tuvalu, France and New Zealand (Tokelau) - in respect of the area of the Robbie Ridge

7/12/2012

 See CLCS/80        

63.

China - in Part of the East China Sea

14/12/2012

 See CLCS/80        

64.

Kiribati

24/12/2012

 See CLCS/80        

65.

Republic of Korea

26/12/2012

See CLCS/80

 

 

    

66.

Nicaragua - in the southwestern part of the Caribbean Sea

24/6/2013

See CLCS/83

 

 

    

67.

Federated States of Micronesia - in respect of the Eauripik Rise

30/8/2013

See CLCS/83

 

 

    

68.

Denmark - in respect of the North-Eastern Continental Shelf of Greenland

26/11/2013

 See CLCS/95        

69.

Angola

6/12/2013

 See CLCS/90

 

      

70.

Canada - in respect of the Atlantic Ocean

6/12/2013

 See CLCS/103        

71.

Bahamas

6/2/2014

See CLCS/105

        

72.

France - in respect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

16/4/2014

 See CLCS/95        

73.

Tonga - in the western part of the Lau-Colville Ridge

23/4/2014

See CLCS/88

        

74.

Somalia

21/7/2014

 See CLCS/95        

75.

Joint Submission by Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone - in respect of areas in the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the coast of West Africa

25/9/2014

 See CLCS/90

 

      

76.

Denmark - in respect of the Northern Continental Shelf of Greenland

15/12/2014

 See CLCS/95        

77.

Spain - in respect of the area west of the Canary Islands

17/12/2014

 See CLCS/90

 

      

78.

Oman

26/10/2017

 See CLCS/103

 

      

79.

France - in respect of French Polynesia

6/4/2018

See CLCS/50/2

 

      

80.

Joint Submission of the Republic of Benin and the Togolese Republic

21/9/2018

 See CLCS/108

 

      

81.

Liberia

23/10/2018

 See CLCS/108

 

      

82.

Mauritius - concerning the Southern Chagos Archipelago region

26/3/2019

 See CLCS/50/2        

83.

Indonesia - in the area of North of Papua (Eauripik Rise)

11/4/2019

 See CLCS/52/2        

84.

Canada - in respect of the Arctic Ocean

23/5/2019

          

85.

Malaysia - in the South China Sea

12/12/2019

 See CLCS/55/2
       

86.

Joint Submission by Costa Rica and Ecuador - in the Panama Basin

16/12/2020

 See CLCS/54/2        

87.

Chile - in respect of the Eastern Continental Shelf of Easter Island Province

21/12/2020

 See CLCS/55/2
       

88.

Indonesia - in the area Southwest of Sumatera

28/12/2020

 See CLCS/55/2
       

89.

Chile - in respect of the Western Continental Shelf of the Chilean Antarctic Territory

28/2/2022

 See CLCS/55/2
       

90.

Ecuador - in the Southern Region of the Carnegie Ridge

1/3/2022

 See CLCS/55/2
       

91.

Mauritius - concerning the Northern Chagos Archipelago region

12/4/2022

          

92.

Federated States of Micronesia - in respect of the Area North of Yap

22/4/2022

 See CLCS/60/2        

93.

Indonesia - in respect of the Area of South of Java and South of Nusa Tenggara

11/8/2022

 See CLCS/58/2        

94.

Philippines - in respect of the West Palawan Region

14/6/2024

          

95.

Viet Nam - in respect of the Central Area (VNM-C)

17/7/2024

          

Revised submissions

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 		 Submission by [State]
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 		 Date of submission
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 		 Presentation to the CLCS* Subcommission established Recommendations adopted on
[For summaries of the recommendations follow the link to the respective submission page]		 UNCLOS 76(9) Submission status
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1. Barbados - revised 25/7/2011 --- See CLCS/72 13/4/2012 See CLCS/74    
2. Russian Federation - partial revised Submission in respect of the Okhotsk Sea 28/2/2013 See CLCS/80 See CLCS/80 11/3/2014 See CLCS/83 MZN121  
3. Brazil - partial revised Submission - in respect of the Brazilian Southern Region 10/4/2015 See CLCS/90 See CLCS/90 8/3/2019 See CLCS/108    
4. Russian Federation - partial revised Submission in respect of the Arctic Ocean 3/8/2015 See CLCS/93 See CLCS/93 6/2/2023 See CLCS/57/2    
5. Argentina - partial revised Submission 28/10/2016 See CLCS/98 See CLCS/98 17/3/2017 See CLCS/98 MZN156  
6. Brazil - partial revised Submission - in respect of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin 8/9/2017 See CLCS/103 See CLCS/108      
7. Brazil - partial revised Submission - in respect of the Brazilian Oriental and Meridional Margin 7/12/2018          
8. Iceland - partial revised Submission in respect of the western, southern and south-eastern parts of the Reykjanes Ridge 31/3/2021 See CLCS/58/2 See CLCS/58/2
   
9. The Cook Islands - revised submission concerning the Manihiki Plateau 3/12/2021 See CLCS/58/2 See CLCS/57/2      
10. Russian Federation - partial revised Submission in respect of the southeastern part of the Eurasia Basin in the Arctic Ocean 14/2/2023

8/8/2023 See CLCS/58/2    
11. Russian Federation - partial revised Submission in the Area of the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean 30/10/2023 See CLCS/61/2        

*Presentation of the submission by coastal State representatives at a session of the Commission. Rule 52 of and section II, paragraph 2, of Annex III to the rules of procedure of the Commission (CLCS/40/Rev.1) refer.