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 of the Republic of Mauritius

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On 12 April 2022, the Republic of Mauritius 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 concerning the Northern Chagos Archipelago region.

It is noted that the Convention entered into force for Mauritius on 4 December 1994.

According to the submitting State, this is a partial submission.

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 illustrative maps and coordinates contained in that summary.

The consideration of the partial submission made by Mauritius will be included in the provisional agenda of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission to be held in New York between January and March 2023 (the exact dates will be determined by the General Assembly in December 2022 through its annual resolution on oceans and the law of the sea).

Upon completion of the consideration of the submission, the Commission shall make recommendations pursuant to Article 76 of the Convention.

 

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Continental Shelf Notification   English   |   Français
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Communications received with regard to the partial submission made by Mauritius to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
 

Maldives

Communication dated 13 June 2022: English

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Communication dated 19 January 2023: English

Note:
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