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Bulletin No. 89 Law of the Sea Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 89 United Nations New York, 2017 NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expres- sion 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. The texts of treaties and national legislation contained in the Bulletin are reproduced as submitted to the Secretariat. Furthermore, publication in the Bulletin of information concerning developments relating to the law of the sea emanating from actions and decisions taken by States does not imply recognition by the United Nations of the validity of the actions and decisions in question. IF ANY MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE BULLETIN IS REPRODUCED IN PART OR IN WHOLE, DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN. United Nations Publication ISBN 978-92-1-133847-8 Copyright © United Nations, 2017 All rights reserved Printed at the United Nations, New York Contents Page I. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA STATUS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA, OF THE AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART XI OF THE CONVENTION AND OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMEN- TATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS 1. Table recapitulating the status of the Convention and of the related Agreements, as at 30 Novem- ber 2015 .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2. Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the re- lated Agreements, as at 30 November 2015 (a) The Convention .......................................................................................................................... 10 (b) Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention .................................. 12 (c) Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks ........................................................ 14 II. LEGAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA NATIONAL LEGIslATION 1. Guinea: Decree No. D/2015/122/PRG/SGG, 19 June 2015 ........................................................ 15 2. State of Palestine: Declaration of the State of Palestine regarding the maritime boundaries of the State of Palestine in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ............................................................................................................................................... 18 3. Kuwait: Decree No. (317) year 2014 Concerning the Delimitation of the Marine Areas Pertaining to the State of Kuwait and its amendment, 29 October 2014 .................................... 20 4. France (a) Decree No. 2015-550 defining the baselines from which the breadth of the French terri- torial sea adjacent to the coasts of Clipperton Island is measured, 18 May 2015 ............... 23 (b) Decree No. 2015-551 defining the baselines from which the breadth of the French terri- torial sea adjacent to the Crozet Archipelago (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) is measured, 18 May 2015 ................................................................................................... 24 (c) Decree No. 2015-635 defining the baselines from which the breadth of the French terri- torial sea adjacent to the Kerguelen Islands (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) is measured, 5 June 2015 ..................................................................................................... 26 (d) Decree No. 2015-958 of 31 July 2015 defining the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the territory of mainland France and Corsica is measured, 31 July 2015 ........................................................................................................ 28 5. Barbados ...................................................................................................................................... 30 (a) Chapter 386: Barbados territorial waters ............................................................................. 30 (b) Chapter 394: Coastal zone management .............................................................................. 34 III. COMMUNICATION BY STATES 1. Islamic Republic of Iran: Note verbale from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, 3 August 2015 .................................................................................................................................................... 47 2. Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait: Joint note verbale from the Permanent Missions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations and the State of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, 3 August 2015 ....................................... 48 iii Page I V. OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE LAW OF THE SEA A. LIST OF CONCILIATORS, ARBITRATORS AND EXPERTS NOMINATED UNDER ARTIclE 2 OF ANNEXES V, VII AND VIII TO THE CONVENTION The UNESCO/IOC List of Experts in the field of Marine Scientific Research for use in special arbitration under annex VIII, 30 November 2015 .............................................................................. 49 B. SELECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL AssEMBLY AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 53 iv I. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA STATUS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA, OF THE AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART XI OF THE CONVENTION AND OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS1 1. Table recapitulating the status of the Convention and of the related Agreements, as at 30 November 2015 This consolidated table, prepared by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of the Legal Affairs, provides unofficial, quick reference information related to the participation in UNCLOS and the two implementing Agreements. For official information on the status of these treaties, please refer to the publication entitled Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (https://treaties.un.org). The symbol indicates (i) that a declaration or statement was made at the time of signature; at the time of ratification/accession or anytime there- after, or (ii) declarations confirmed upon succession. A double icon indicates that two declarations were made by the State. The abbreviation (fc) indicates a formal confirmation; (a) an accession; (s) a succession; (ds) a definitive signature; (p) the consent to be bound; (sp) a simplified procedure. Names of States in italics indicate non-members of the United Nations; shaded rows indicate landlocked States. 1 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention Agreement relating to the relating to the conservation and United Nations Convention on implementation of Part XI management of straddling fish stocks the Law of the Sea of the Convention and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 16/11/1994) (in force as from 28/07/1996) (in force as from 11/12/2001) Ratification/ Ratification/ Ratification/ Signature accession; Signature accession; Signature accession; State or entity dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration TOTALS 157 167 79 147 59 82 Afghanistan 18/03/83 Albania 23/06/03(a) 23/06/03(p) Algeria 10/12/82 11/06/96 29/07/94 11/06/96(p) Andorra Angola 10/12/82 05/12/90 07/09/10(a) 1 Source: Chapter XXI of the publication entitled Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, available at https://treaties.un.org, under “Status of Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General”. Note by the editor: No changes in the status of the Convention and the Related Agreements have occurred since 31 July 2015 (Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 88). Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention Agreement relating to the relating to the conservation and United Nations Convention on implementation of Part XI management of straddling fish stocks the Law of the Sea of the Convention and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 16/11/1994) (in force as from 28/07/1996) (in force as from 11/12/2001) Ratification/ Ratification/ Ratification/ Signature accession; Signature accession; Signature accession; State or entity dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration Antigua and Barbuda 07/02/83 02/02/89 Argentina 05/10/84 01/12/95 29/07/94 01/12/95 04/12/95 Armenia 09/12/02(a) 09/12/02(a) Australia 10/12/82 05/10/94 29/07/94 05/10/94 04/12/95 23/12/99 Austria 10/12/82 14/07/95 29/07/94 14/07/95