Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 77 asdf United Nations New York, 2012 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. 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. Copyright © United Nations, 2012 CONTENTS Page I. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA............................................................ 1 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 30 November 2011 ............................................................................................................ 1 2. Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the related Agreements, as at 30 November 2011 ........................................................................... 9 (a) The Convention................................................................................................................. 9 (b) Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention ......................... 10 (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...................... 13 3. Declarations by States................................................................................................................ 14 (a) Montenegro ....................................................................................................................... 14 (i) Declaration under Article 287 (1) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 20 May 2011........................................................................................................ 14 (ii) Declaration under Article 298 (1) (a) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 20 May 2011.................................................................................................... 14 (b) Fiji – Declaration under Article 287 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 31 October 2011 .................................................................................................. 14 II. LEGAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 A. National Legislation ........................................................................................................................ 15 1. Iraq: Straight baselines, 2011 ............................................................................................ 15 2. Lebanon: Decree No. 6433, Delineation of the boundaries of the exclusive economic zone of Lebanon, 2011............................................................................................................ 18 iii CONTENTS (continued) B. Bilateral Treaties.............................................................................................................................. 24 Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway concerning maritime delimitation and cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean, 15 September 2010.... 24 III. COMMUNICATIONS BY STATES .......................................................................................................... 33 Lebanon: A letter dated 3 September 2011 from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations concerning the geographical coordinates of the northern limit of the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone transmitted by Israel ......................................................................................... 33 IV. OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE LAW OF THE SEA...................................................... 36 A. Relevant Resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations.......................................... 36 1. Resolution 2015(2011), adopted by the Security Council at its 6512th meeting, on 24 October 2011................................................................................................................ 36 2. Resolution 2018 (2011), adopted by the Security Council at its 6645th meeting, on 31 October 2011................................................................................................................. 40 B. List of experts for the purposes of article 2 of Annex VIII (Special Arbitration) to the Convention .................................................................................................................................. 42 List of experts in the field of navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping, maintained by the International Maritime Organization (as at 7 October 2011) ....................... 42 C. FAO International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards.................. 50 D. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Trust Fund: List of offers of professional assistance pursuant to General Assembly resolution 55/7........................................................... 63 iv 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 1 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 November 2011 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” (http://untreaty.un.org/). The symbol “” indicates that a declaration or statement was made at the time of signature; at the time of ratification/accession or anytime thereafter or 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. UNCLOS Agreement on Part XI UN Fish Stocks Agreement State or entity (Entry into force: 16/11/1994) (Entry into force: 28/07/1996) (Entry into force: 11/12/2001) Ratification/ Signature accession; Ratification/ Signature Ratification/ Signature Signature dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration accession; dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy accession; dd/mm/yy TOTALS 157 162 72 79 141 59 78 33 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) 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 27/06/96 19/12/03 Azerbaijan Bahamas 10/12/82 29/07/83 29/07/94 28/07/95(sp) 16/01/97(a) Bahrain 10/12/82 30/05/85 1 Source: Chapter XXI.6 of the publication entitled “Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General” at http://treaties.un.org/. 2 UNCLOS Agreement on Part XI UN Fish Stocks Agreement State or entity (Entry into force: 16/11/1994) (Entry into force: 28/07/1996) (Entry into force: 11/12/2001) Ratification/ Signature accession; Ratification/ Signature Ratification/ Signature Signature dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy Declaration accession; dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy accession; dd/mm/yy Declaration Bangladesh 10/12/82 27/07/01 27/07/01(a) 04/12/95 Barbados 10/12/82 12/10/93 15/11/94 28/07/95(sp) 22/09/00(a) Belarus 10/12/82 30/08/06 30/08/06(a) Belgium 05/12/84 13/11/98 29/07/94 13/11/98(p) 03/10/96 19/12/03 Belize 10/12/82 13/08/83 21/10/94(ds) 04/12/95 14/07/05 Benin 30/08/83 16/10/97 16/10/97(p) Bhutan 10/12/82 Bolivia (Plurinational State 27/11/84 28/04/95 28/04/95(p) of) Bosnia