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 by the Cook Islands
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On 16 April 2009, the Cook Islands submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the 51³Ô¹Ï 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 Manihiki Plateau.
It is noted that the Convention entered into force for the Cook Islands on 17 March 1995.
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, a communication is being circulated to all Member States of the 51³Ô¹Ï, as well as States Parties to the Convention, in order to make public the executive summary of the submission, including all charts and coordinates contained in that summary.
The consideration of the submission made by the Cook Islands will be included in the provisional agenda of the twenty-fourth session of the Commission to be held in New York from 10 August to 11 September 2009.
Upon completion of the consideration of the submission, the Commission will make recommendations pursuant to Article 76 of the Convention.
Summary of the Recommendations (2016)
Pursuant to section V. paragraph 11 (3) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedures of the Commission, the summary of the Recommendations is hereby made public.
Note from the Government of the Cook Islands addressed to the Secretariat of the 51³Ô¹Ï dated 30 November 2016.
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| Continental Shelf Notification |
English | ¹ó°ù²¹²Ôça¾±²õ |
| Executive summary |
English |
| Maps (AO Executive Summary map supplied separately) |
Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200M |
| Continental Shelf Notification |
English | ¹ó°ù²¹²Ôça¾±²õ |
| Addendum to the Executive Summary |
English (August 2012) |
| Communication from the Cook Islands |
Note from the Government of the Cook Islands to the Secretary-General of the 51³Ô¹Ï accompanying the Addendum to the Executive Summary |
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Communications received with regard to the submission made by the Cook Islands to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
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New Zealand |
| Note dated 29 June 2009: English |
Note:
The designations employed in the submissions, including description of the areas, are as contained in the communications from submitting States or in the executive summaries. Their listing on this web site and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the 51³Ô¹Ï concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |