NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication 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. Copyright © United Nations, 2001 - ii - 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. - iii - IF ANY MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE BULLETIN IS REPRODUCED IN PART OR IN WHOLE, DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN - iv - CONTENTS Page 1 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 stocks.............................................................................................................. 1 1. Table recapitulating the status of the Convention and of the related Agreements, as at 31 March 2001.............................................................................................................. 1 2. Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the related Agreements, as at 31 March 2001 ....................................................................... 11 (a) The Convention.............................................................................................................. 11 (b) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention....................... 12 (c) Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks ........................................................................................... 13 II. LEGAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ........................................................................................................................ 14 A. National legislation........................................................................................................................... 14 1. Norway:................................................................................................................................. 14 (a) Act No. 72 of 29 November 1996 relating to petroleum activities ................................ 14 (b) Act No. 42 of 13 June 1997 relating to the Norwegian Coast Guard (Coast Guard Act) 37 2. Australia: Proclamation under the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973, 29 August 2000 . 45 3. Belgium: ............................................................................................................................... 47 (a) Act on protection of the marine environment and ocean space under Belgian jurisdiction, 20 January 1999............................................................................................................. 47 (b) Act amending the Judicial Code, to protect the marine environment and ocean space under Belgian jurisdiction, 28 February 1999.......................................................................... 67 B. Bilateral treaties................................................................................................................................ 68 Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea concerning their maritime boundary, 23 September 2000.................................................. 68 C. Multilateral treaties........................................................................................................................... 70 1. Framework Agreement for the Conservation of the Living Marine Resources on the High Seas of the South-eastern Pacific (“Galapagos Agreement”), 14 August 2000 ............................. 70 2. Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 5 September 2000........................................................ 79 D. Recent judgements............................................................................................................................ 112 International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Judgement in the the "Monte Confurco" (No. 6) 112 Case (Seychelles v. France) - Application for prompt release............................................ III. OTHER INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................ 114 Table of claims to maritime jurisdiction........................................................................................... 114 - v - - 1 - 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 stocks 1. Table recapitulating the status of the Convention and of the related Agreements, as at 31 March 2001 Agreement relating to the Agreement for the implementation of the provi- United Nations Convention on implementation of Part XI of the sions of the Convention relating to the conserva- the Law of the Sea Convention tion and management of straddling fish stocks and State or entity (in force as from 16 November 1994) (in force as from 28 July 1996) highly migratory fish stocks (not yet in force) Italicized text indicates Ratification; formal non-members of the Ratification; formal " confirmation(fc); accession(a); United Nations; confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); Signature " Shaded row indicates Signature" succession(s); (/ - participation(p);1/ simplified (/ - declaration or Ratification; accession(a) 3/ land-locked States (/ - declaration) declaration) Signature procedure (sp); 2/ statement) (/ - declaration) TOTALS 157 (/35) 135 (/49) 79 100 59 (/5) 27 (/6) Afghanistan " Albania Algeria / /11 June 1996 " 11 June 1996 (p) Andorra Angola / 5 December 1990 Antigua and Barbuda " 2 February 1989 Argentina / /1 December 1995 " 1 December 1995 " Armenia Australia " 5 October 1994 " 5 October 1994 " 23 December 1999 Austria " /14 July 1995 " 14 July 1995 " 1 States bound by the Agreement by having ratified, acceded or succeeded to the Convention under article 4, paragraph 1, of the Agreement. 2 States bound by the Agreement under the simplified procedure set out in article 5 of the Agreement. 3 In accordance with its article 40, the Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification or accession. - 2 - Agreement relating to the Agreement for the implementation of the provi- United Nations Convention on implementation of Part XI of the sions of the Convention relating to the conserva- the Law of the Sea Convention tion and management of straddling fish stocks and State or entity (in force as from 16 November 1994) (in force as from 28 July 1996) highly migratory fish stocks (not yet in force) Italicized text indicates Ratification; formal non-members of the Ratification; formal " confirmation(fc); accession(a); United Nations; confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); Signature " Shaded row indicates Signature" succession(s); (/ - participation(p);1/ simplified (/ - declaration or Ratification; accession(a) 3/ land-locked States (/ - declaration) declaration) Signature procedure (sp); 2/ statement) (/ - declaration) Azerbaijan Bahamas " 29 July 1983 " 28 July 1995 16 January 1997(a) Bahrain " 30 May 1985 Bangladesh " " Barbados " 12 October 1993 " 28 July 1995 (sp) 22 September 2000(a) Belarus / Belgium / /13 November 1998 " 13 November 1998 " Belize " 13 August 1983 21 October 1994 (ds) " Benin " 16 October 1997 16 October 1997 (p) Bhutan " Bolivia / 28 April 1995 28 April 1995 (p) Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 January 1994 (s) Botswana " 2 May 1990 Brazil / /22 December 1988 " " 8 March 2000 Brunei Darussalam " 5 November 1996 5 November 1996 (p) Bulgaria " 15 May 1996 15 May 1996 (a) Burkina Faso " " " Burundi " Cambodia " Cameroon " 19 November 1985 " Canada " " " /3 August 1999 Cape Verde / /10 August 1987 " Central African Republic " Chad " Chile / /25 August 1997 25 August 1997 (a) China " /7 June 1996 " 7 June 1996 (p) / - 3 - Agreement relating to the Agreement for the implementation of the provi- United Nations Convention on implementation of Part XI of the sions of the Convention relating to the conserva- the Law of the Sea Convention tion and management of straddling fish stocks and State or entity (in force as from 16 November 1994) (in force as from 28 July 1996) highly migratory fish stocks (not yet in force) Italicized text indicates Ratification; formal non-members of the Ratification; formal " confirmation(fc); accession(a); United Nations; confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); Signature " Shaded row indicates Signature" succession(s); (/ - participation(p);1/ simplified