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SUBMISSIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)

M.Z.N. 71. 2009. LOS of 8 June 2009: Deposit of a list of geographical coordinates of points as contained in Decree-Law No. 266 on the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points

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CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED

Preliminary information indicative of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in accordance with SPLOS/183
Submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf made on 1 June 2009

OTHER INFORMATION

Legislation

 Decree-Law No. 1 of 24 February 1977 concerning the breadth of the territorial sea of the Republic of Cuba
 Legislative Decree No. 2 of 24 February 1977 concerning the establishment of an Economic Zone
 Certification of 6 November 1985
 Legislative Decree No. 158—Contiguous Zone, 12 April 1995 (see Bulletin 54, p. 27)
 Decree-Law No. 266 on the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico (see Bulletin 70, p. 36)

Piracy

Penal Code;Ley contra actos de terrorismo 2001

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Bahamas

 Agreement between the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Republic of Cuba for the delimiting line between their maritime zones (entry into force: 9 March 2012; registration #: 49590; registration date: 22 May 2012; )

with Haiti

 Agreement between the Republic of Haiti and the Republic of Cuba Regarding the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Two States, 27 October 1977

with Honduras

 Maritime delimitation treaty between the Republic of Honduras and the Republic of Cuba, 21 August 2012 (entry into force: 11 December 2013; registration #: 51725; registration date: 13 March 2014; ) Spanish | English

with Jamaica

 Agreement between the Government of the Jamaica and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two States, 18 February 1994

with Mexico

 Exchange of notes constituting an agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone of Mexico in the sector adjacent to Cuban maritime areas (with map), 26 July 1976 (entry into force: 26 July 1976; registration #: 23255; registration date: 1 February 1985; )

with the United States of America

 Exchange of letters constituting an agreement on a modus vivendi relating to maritime boundary, 27 April 1977 (entry into force: 27 April 1977; registration #: 18222; registration date: 1 January 1980; )
 Maritime Boundary Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, 16 December 1977 (applied provisionally as from 1 January 1978)

 


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