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 the Union of Myanmar

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On 16 December 2008, the Union of Myanmar 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.

It is noted that the Convention entered into force for Myanmar on 20 June 1996.

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 submission, including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.

The consideration of the submission made by Myanmar 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 | Français
Executive summary English

Reaction of States to the submission made by the Union of Myanmar to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

Sri Lanka
Note dated 2 March 2009: English

India
Note dated 26 March 2009: English

Kenya
Note dated 30 April 2009: English

Bangladesh
Note dated 23 July 2009: English

Bangladesh
Note dated 30 September 2012: English

Amendment

On 30 July 2015, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar submitted an Amendment to the 2008 Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in respect of the mainland of the territory of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, as well as the decision of the Commission taken at its sixteenth session (CLCS/48, paragraphs 18 and 19), a communication is being circulated to all Member States of the United Nations and parties to the Convention, in order to make public the Amendment and related executive summary, including all charts and coordinates contained therein.

Continental Shelf Notification (amendment) English | Français
Executive summary (amendment) English

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Reaction of States to the amendment to the submission made by the Union of Myanmar to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

Bangladesh
Note dated 22 October 2015: English

India
Note dated 30 October 2015: English

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.