Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
(1973–1982)
First and Second Session
(New York, 3–15 December 1973 and Caracas, 20 June to 29 August 1974)
Volume III: Documents
| Symbol | Title | |
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| General documents of the Plenary | ||
| First Session | ||
| A/CONF.62/1 | Provisional agenda of the first session of the Conference |  |
| A/CONF.62/3 | Letter dated 12 December 1973 from the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics addressed to the President of the Conference | |
| A/CONF.62/15 | Report of the Credentials Committee | |
| Second Session | ||
| A/CONF.62/23 | The Kampala Declaration | |
| A/CONF.62/24 | Provisional agenda of the second session of the Conference | |
| A/CONF.62/25 | Economic implications of sea-bed mineral development in the international area: report of the Secretary-General | |
| A/CONF.62/26 | Reports submitted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | |
| A/CONF.62/27 | The activities of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization in relation to shipping and related maritime matters | |
| A/CONF.62/28 | Organization of the second session of the Conference and allocation of items: report of the General Committee | |
| A/CONF.62/29 | Organization of the second session of the Conference and allocation of items: decisions taken by the Conference at its 15th meeting on 21 June 1974 | |
| A/CONF.62/31 | Report of the General Committee | |
| A/CONF.62/32 | Statement made by Mr. G. D. Arsenis on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at the 42nd meeting, held on 15 July 1974 | |
| A/CONF.62/33 | Declaration of the Organization of African Unity on the issues of the Law of the Sea | |
| A/CONF.62/34 | Report of the Credentials Committee | |
| A/CONF.62/35 | Decision of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and resolution of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission | |
| Limited documents of the Plenary | ||
| A/CONF.62/L.1 | Draft rules of procedure: note by the Secretary-General | |
| A/CONF.62/L.2 + Add.1 | List of interested non-governmental organizations having consultative status with the Economic and Social Council | |
| A/CONF.62/L.3 + Add.1–4 | Draft resolution adopted by the Conference at the 43rd meeting (121 countries) | |
| A/CONF.62/L.4 | Canada, Chile, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand and Norway: working paper |
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| A/CONF.62/L.5 | Documentation of the Conference: note by the Secretary-General | |
| A/CONF.62/L.6 | Statement by the Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Congress of Micronesia submitted on behalf of the Congress by the United States of America | |
| A/CONF.62/L.7 | Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Singapore and United States of America: working paper on the settlement of law of the sea disputes | |
| A/CONF.62/L.8/Rev.1 | Statement of activities of the Conference during its first and second sessions | |
| A/CONF.62/L.9 | Czechoslovakia, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Senegal and Thailand: draft resolution | |
| Limited documents of the First Committee | ||
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.1 | Opening statement by Mr. P. B. Engo, Chairman of the First Committee, at the first meeting on 10 July 1974 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.2 | Note by the Chairman of the First Committee | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.3 | Draft articles considered by the Committee at its informal meetings (Articles 1–21) | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.4 | Barbados: amendments to document A/CONF.62/C.1 /L.3 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.5 | United States of America: working paper on the economic effects of deep sea-bed exploitation | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.6 | United States of America: draft appendix to the law of the sea Treaty concerning mineral resource development in the international sea-bed area | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.7 | Text on conditions of exploration and exploitation prepared by the Group of Seventy-Seven | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.8 | Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Republic of), Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: working paper | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.9 | Japan: working paper on conditions of exploration and exploitation | |
| A/CONF.62/C.1/L.11 | Chile: working paper on the economic implications for the developing countries of the exploration of the sea-bed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction | |
| Limited documents of the Second Committee | ||
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.2 | Organization of the work of the Second Committee: statement by the Chairman at the 1st meeting | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.3 | United Kingdom: draft articles on the territorial sea and straits | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.4 | India: draft article on the nature and characteristics of the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.5 | Guyana: introductory draft articles on coastal State competence in contiguous ocean space | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.6 | Spain: draft articles on the nature and characteristics of the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.7 | Bangladesh: draft article on the nature and characteristics of the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.8 | Turkey: draft article on the breadth of the territorial sea; global or regional criteria; open seas and oceans, semi-enclosed seas and enclosed seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.9 | Turkey: draft article on the delimitation of the territorial sea; various aspects involved | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.10 | Ecuador: draft articles on the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.11 | Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: draft articles on straits used for international navigation | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.12 | Nigeria: draft articles on the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.13 | Fiji, Indonesia, Mauritius, Philippines: draft article on the nature and characteristics of the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.14 | Netherlands: draft article on delimitation between States with opposite or adjacent coasts | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.15 | Denmark and Finland: amendment to document A/CONF.62/C.2/L.3 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.16 | Malaysia, Morocco, Oman and Yemen: draft articles on navigation through the territorial sea, including straits used for international navigation | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.17 | Nicaragua: working paper on characteristics of the national zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.18 | Romania: draft articles on delimitation of marine and ocean space between adjacent and opposite neighbouring States and various aspects involved | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.19 | Fiji: draft articles relating to passage through the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.20 | Algeria: draft articles on straits used for international navigation; semi-enclosed seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.21/Rev.1 | Nigeria: revised draft articles on the exclusive economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.22 | Greece: draft articles | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.23 | Turkey: draft article on delimitation between States; various aspects involved | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.24/Rev.1 | Philippines: revised draft article on historic waters and delimitation of the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.25 | Greece: draft articles on the continental shelf | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.26 | Bulgaria, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: draft articles on the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.27 | Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: draft article on the contiguous zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.28 | Kenya and Tunisia: draft article on the delimitation of the continental shelf or the exclusive economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.29 | Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Laos, Lesotho, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Paraguay, Swaziland, Uganda, Upper Volta and Zambia: explanatory paper on the draft articles relating to land-locked States in document A/AC.138/93 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.30 | Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga and Western Samoa: draft articles on islands and on territories under foreign domination or control | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.31/Rev.1 | Japan: revised draft article on the continental shelf | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.32 | Greece: draft articles on the exclusive economic zone beyond the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.33 | Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany (Federal Republic of), Hungary, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Mali, Mongolia, Netherlands, Paraguay, Singapore, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, Upper Volta and Zambia: draft articles on the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.34 | Turkey: draft article on delineation between adjacent and opposite States | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.35 | Haiti and Jamaica: draft articles on rights of developing geographically disadvantaged States within the economic zone or patrimonial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.36 | Jamaica: draft articles on rights of developing geographically disadvantaged States within a territorial sea beyond 12 miles | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.37 | Denmark: draft article on anadromous species | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.38 | Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: draft articles on the economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.39 | Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Finland, Iraq, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Mali, Nepal, Netherlands, Paraguay, Singapore, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, Upper Volta and Zambia: draft articles on participation of land-locked and other geographically disadvantaged States in the exploration and exploitation of the living and non-living resources in the area beyond the territorial sea | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.40 + Add.1 | Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands: draft articles on fisheries | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.41 | Ireland: draft article on anadromous species | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.42/Rev.1 | Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Burma, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Libyan Arab Republic, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Republic of Cameroon, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia: revised draft article on the continental shelf |
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| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.43 | Ireland: draft article on delimitation of areas of continental shelf between neighbouring States | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.44 | Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates: draft article on definition of straits used for international navigation | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.45/Rev.1 | Botswana, Lesotho, Uganda and Upper Volta: amendments to document A/AC.138/93 |
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| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.46 | Japan: draft article on anadromous species | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.47 | United States of America: draft articles for a chapter on the economic zone and the continental shelf | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.48 | Pakistan: draft articles on land-locked States | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.49 | Fiji, Indonesia, Mauritius and Philippines: draft articles relating to archipelagic States | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.50 | Greece: draft articles on the regime of islands and other related matters | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.51 | Ecuador: draft article on archipelagos | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.52 | Bulgaria, German Democratic Republic and Poland: amendments to document A/CONF.62/C.2/L.49 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.53 | Romania: draft articles on definition of and regime applicable to islets and islands similar to islets | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.54 | Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: working paper on the high seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.55 | Turkey: draft articles on the regime of islands | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.56 | Turkey: draft article on enclosed and semi-enclosed seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.57/Rev.1 | Australia and New Zealand: revised draft article on highly migratory species | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.58 | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Libyan Arab Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay: draft article on islands and other territories under colonial domination or foreign occupation | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.59 | Dominican Republic: draft article on straits and waterways | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.60 | El Salvador: working paper on the exclusive economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.62/Rev.1 | Algeria, Dahomey, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tunisia, Upper Volta and Zambia: draft articles on the regime of islands | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.63 | Thailand: draft articles on archipelagos | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.64 | Malaysia: amendments to document A/CONF.62/C.2/L.49 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.65 | Bolivia and Paraguay: draft articles on the "regional economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.66 | Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand and United States of America: draft article for inclusion in the chapter on the high seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.67 | Indonesia: draft article on historic waters | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.68 | El Salvador: working paper on the high seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.69 | Fiji, Indonesia, Mauritius and Philippines: draft article on the high seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.70 | Bahamas: draft articles on archipelagic States | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.71 + Add.1–2 | Iraq: draft articles on enclosed and semi-enclosed seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.72 | Iran: draft articles on enclosed and semi-enclosed seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.73 | Cuba: amendment to document A/CONF.62/C.2/L.70 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.74 | France: draft article on the delimitation of the continental shelf or of the economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.75 | Uruguay: draft article on the regime of islands | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.76 | Bolivia and Paraguay: draft article on equality of treatment in the ports of transit States | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.77 | Organization of the work of the Second Committee: statement by the Chairman at the 43rd meeting | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.78 | Egypt, Honduras, India, Iran, Kuwait, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen: draft article on the economic and contiguous zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.79 | United States of America: draft article for inclusion in a chapter on the high seas | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.80 | United States of America: draft article for inclusion in a chapter on the high seas—living resources | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.81 | Canada: working paper on the special case of salmon—the most important anadromous species | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.82 | Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tunisia, United Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Tanzania and Zaire: draft articles on the exclusive economic zone | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.83 | Canada: draft article on a definition of an international strait | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.84 | Iran: draft article on the continental shelf | |
| A/CONF.62/C.2/L.86 | Statement by the Chairman of the Second Committee at its 46th meeting | |
| Limited documents of the Third Committee | ||
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.2 | Kenya: draft articles for the preservation and the protection of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.4 | Greece: draft articles on the enforcement of the provisions on the protection of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.5 | Israel: draft articles on the enforcement of provisions on the protection of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.6 | Canada, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Iceland, India, Iran, New Zealand, Philippines and Spain: draft articles on a zonal approach to the preservation of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.7 | Federal Republic of Germany: draft articles on enforcement of regulations concerning the protection of the marine environment against vessel-source pollution | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.8 | Nigeria: draft articles on the development and transfer of technology | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.9 | Trinidad and Tobago: draft articles on marine scientific research | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.10 | Liberia: amendments to document A/CONF.62/C.3/L.4 | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.12 | Brazil, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Gambia, Iran, Jamaica, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Pi .ma, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Viet-Nam, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia: draft articles on the development and transfer of technology | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.13 | Colombia: draft articles on marine scientific research | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.13/Rev.2 | Iraq: revised draft articles on scientific research | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.14 | Note by the Chairman of the informal meetings of the Third Committee on item 12 (Preservation of the marine environment) addressed to the Chairman of the Third Committee | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.14/Add.1 | Conference room papers containing proposals or amendments informally introduced but not considered by the drafting and negotiating group of the informal meetings on item 12 (Preservation of the marine environment) | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.15 | Results of consideration of proposals and amendments relating to the preservation of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.15/Add.1 | Results of consideration of proposals and amendments relating to the preservation of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.16 | Note by the Chairman of the informal meetings of the Third Committee on item 13 (Marine scientific research) and item 14 (Development and transfer of technology) to the Chairman of the Third Committee | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.17 | Texts on item 13 (Marine scientific research) and item 14 (Development and transfer of technology) | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.18 | Norway: working paper on preservation of the marine environment | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.19 | Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Denmark, Germany (Federal Republic of), Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, Paraguay, Singapore, Uganda, Upper Volta and Zambia: draft articles on marine scientific research | |
| A/CONF.62/C.3/L.21 | Chile: working paper on the establishment of regional organizations to provide assistance in case of accidents resulting in pollution of the marine environment | |