On 17 July 2024, in accordance with Article 76(8) of UNCLOS, Viet Nam submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) 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 in respect of the Central Area (VNM-C).
This follows the separate May 2009 Joint Partial Submission by Malaysia and Viet Nam in the southern part of the South China Sea and May 2009 Partial Submission by Viet Nam in respect of the North Area (VNM-N), both of which have proceeded as far as the presentation of the submission by coastal State representatives at a session of the Commission (CLCS/64, paras 87-92; 102-106).
Note, on the same date as the VNM-C Partial Submission, Viet Nam submitted a Communication (17 July 2024) on the previously reported June 2024 Partial Submission by the Philippines (West Palawan Region). At the time of writing, communications received and published with regard to the VNM-C Partial Submission include China (29 July 2024).
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