Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 83 asdf United Nations New York, 2014 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, 2013 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 2013 ................................................................................................................. 1 2. Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the related Agreements, as at 30 November 2013 ................................................................................ 9 a. The Convention ....................................................................................................................... 9 b. Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention ............................... 11 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. Communications related to the Declaration made by Ecuador upon accession ...................... 14 i. Spain ................................................................................................................................ 14 ii. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .................................................. 14 iii. European Union ............................................................................................................... 14 iv. Greece .............................................................................................................................. 15 b. Objections related to the Declaration made by Ecuador upon accession ................................ 15 i. Sweden ............................................................................................................................. 15 ii. Germany .......................................................................................................................... 16 iii. Ireland .............................................................................................................................. 16 iv. Latvia ............................................................................................................................... 17 v. Netherlands ...................................................................................................................... 17 vi. Belgium ............................................................................................................................ 18 vii. Finland ............................................................................................................................. 18 iii CONTENTS (continued) viii. Italy .................................................................................................................................. 19 II. LEGAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ..................................................................................................................................... 20 A. National Legislation .............................................................................................................................. 20 1. Tuvalu ............................................................................................................................................ 20 a. Maritime Zones Act 2012 ....................................................................................................... 20 b. Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 ........................................................................... 25 c. Declaration of Territorial Sea Baselines 2012 ........................................................................ 27 d. Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2012 .............................................. 29 e. Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Exclusive Economic Zones 2012 ............................... 32 f. Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Territorial Sea 2012 ................................................... 34 2. Nicaragua: Decree No. 33-2013 .................................................................................................. 35 B. Bilateral Treaties ................................................................................................................................... 37 Tuvalu and Kiribati: Agreement between Tuvalu and Kiribati concerning their maritime boundaries, 29 August 2012 ................................................................................................... 37 III. COMMUNICATIONS BY STATES ........................................................................................................... 40 1. Cyprus: Letter dated 17 October 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General ....................................................................... 40 2. Costa Rica: Letter dated 23 October 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General ................................................................. 42 3. Cyprus: Letter dated 29 October 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General ....................................................................... 43 4. Colombia: Letter dated 1 November 2013 from the Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed to the Secretary-General ..................................................................................................................... 45 5. Cyprus: Letter dated 12 November 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General ....................................................................... 46 6. Republic of Korea: Letter dated 13 November 2013 from the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General ............................... 47 iv CONTENTS (continued) IV. OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE LAW OF THE SEA ...................................................... 50 A. Relevant Documents of the Security Council of the United Nations .................................................... 50 1. Statement by the President of the Security Council ....................................................................... 50 2. Resolution 2125 (2013), adopted by the Security Council at its 7061st meeting, on 18 November 2013 ......................................................................................................................... 53 B. List of conciliators, arbitrators and experts nominated under article 2 of Annexes V, VII and VIII to the Convention .................................................................................................................................. 60 1. List of conciliators and arbitrators nominated under article 2 of annexes V and VII to the Convention (as of 30 November 2013) ................................................................................ 60 2. List of experts in the field of navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping, maintained by the International Maritime Organization ................................................................ 65 C. Recent Judgements, Awards, and Orders .............................................................................................. 75 International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Tribunal Orders the Release of The Arctic Sunrise and the detained persons upon the posting of a bond ............................................. 75 CORRIGENDUM ........................................................................................................................................ 77 Australia: Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf) Proclamation 2012 .................... 77 v 1 I. UNITED NATIONS