Appendix III
| DOI | 10.1177/001083677400900120 |
| Published date | 01 March 1974 |
| Date | 01 March 1974 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Appendix
III
DOCUMENT
A/CONF.13/L.55
CONVENTION
ON
THE
CONTINENTAL
SHELF
(adopted
by
the
Conference
at
its
18th
plenary
meeting)
The
States
Parties
to
this
Convention
Have
agreed
as
follows:
Article
1
For
the
purpose
of
these
articles,
the
term
’continental
shelf’
is
used
as
referring
(a)
to
the
seabed
and
subsoil
of
the
sub-
marine
areas
adjacent
to
the
coast
but
outside
the
area
of
the
territorial
sea,
to
a
depth
of
200
metres
or,
beyond
that
lim-
it,
to
where
the
depth
of
the
superjacent
waters
admits
of
the
exploitation
of
the
natural
resources
of
the
said
areas;
(b)
to
the
seabed
and
subsoil
of
similar
sub-
marine
arcas
adjacent
to
the
coasts
of
islands.
Article 2
1.
The
coastal
State
exercises
over
the
continental
shelf
sovereign
rights
for
the
purpose
of
exploring
it
and
exploiting
its
natural
resources.
2.
The
rights
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
of
this
article
are
exclusive
in
the
sense
that
if
the
coastal
State
does
not
explore
the
continental
shelf
or
exploit
its
natural
resources,
no
one
may
undertake
these
activities,
or
make
a
claim
to
the
continen-
tal
shelf,
without
the
express
consent
of
the
coastal
State.
3.
The
rights
of
the
coastal
State
over
the
continental
shelf
do
not
depend
on
occupation,
effective
or
notional,
or
on
any
express
proclamation.
4.
The
natural
resources
referred
to
in
these
articles
consist
of
the
mineral
and
other
non-living
resources
of
the
seabed
and
subsoil
together
with
living
organisms
belonging
to
sedentary
species,
that
is
to
say,
organisms
which,
at
the
harvestable
stage,
either
are
immobile
on
or
under
the
seabed
or
are
unable
to
move
except
in
constant
physical
contact
with
the
seabed
or
the
subsoil.
Article
3
The
rights
of
the
coastal
State
over
the
continental
shelf
do
not
affect
the
legal
status
of the
superjacent
waters
as
high
seas,
or
that
of
the
air
space
above
those
waters.
Article 4
Subject
to
its
right
to
take
reasonable
measures
for
the
exploration
of
the
con-
tinental
shelf
and
the
exploitation
of
its
natural
resources,
the
coastal
State
may
not
impede
the
laying
or
maintenance
of
submarine
cables
or
pipelines
on
the
con-
tinental
shelf.
Article
5
1.
The
exploration
of the
continental
shelf
and
the
exploitation
of
its
natural
resources
must
not
result
in
any
unjustifi-
able
interference
with
navigation,
fishing
or
the
conservation
of
the
living
resources
of
the
sea,
nor
result
in
any
interference
with
fundamental
oceanographic
or
other
scientific
research
carried
out
with
the
intention
of
open
publication.
2.
Subject
to
the
provisions
of
para-
graphs
1
and
6
of
this
article,
the
coastal
State
is
entitled
to
construct
and
maintain
or
operate
on
the
continental
shelf
instal-
lations
and
other
devices
necessary
for
its
exploration
and
the
exploitation
of
its
natural
resources,
and
to
establish
safety
zones
around
such
installations
and
devices
and
to
take
in
those
zones
measures
neces-
sary
for
their
protection.
3.
The
safety
zones
referred
to
in
para-
graph
2
of
this
article
may
extend
to
a
distance
of
500
metres
around
the
instal-
lations
and
other
devices
which
have
been
erected,
measured
from
each
point
of
their
outer
edge.
Ships
of
all
nationalities
must
respect
these
safety
zones.
4.
Such
installations
and
devices,
though
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
coastal
State,
do
not
possess
the
status
of
islands.
They
have
no
territorial
sea
of
their
own,
and
their
presence
does
not
affect
the
delimita-
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