Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) facilitates the implementation of UNCLOS concerning the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measures.

CLCS website: un.org/Depts/los

 

Establishment of the CLCS by UNCLOS Annex III:

• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

 

Documents pursuant to the CLCS:

• Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

 

Useful links for further information:

• Collection of Commission documents: un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_documents