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SUBMISSION IN REFERENCE TO DUE PUBLICITY OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)

[M.Z.N. 2. 1996. LOS of 20 February 1996]*: Charts (sea lanes and traffic separation schemes in the Strait of Hormuz, from Masirah to the Strait of Hormuz and in the Sultanate of Oman)

Relevant article of UNCLOS: 22(4); 41(6)

LOSIC No. 2

Charts at DOALOS/OLA

 

* The issuance of maritime zones notifications in relation to due publicity obligations was discontinued in 1996. States discharge their obligations of due publicity regarding sea lanes and traffic separation schemes under articles 22, 41 and 53 of the Convention, inter alia, through IMO.

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the submission in reference to due publicity obligations

N/A

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 26 October 2017

OTHER INFORMATION

Legislation
 Royal Decree concerning the territorial sea, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, 10 February 1981
 Notice of 1 June 1982

Piracy

Penal Code 1974
Note verbale

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 Agreement concerning delimitation of the continental shelf between Iran and Oman (with map), 25 July 1974 (entry into force: 28 May 1975; registration #: 14085; registration date: 24 June 1975; )
 , 26 May 2015 (entry into force: 4 September 2016; registration #: 54173; registration date: 18 January 2017; )

with Yemen
 International boundary agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen, 1 October 1992 (entry into force: 27 December 1992; registration #: 29574; registration date: 4 February 1993; )
 Agreement on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen (with map), Muscat, 14 December 2003 (entry into force: 3 July 2004; registration #: 41170; registration date: 14 April 2005; )

with Pakistan
 Muscat Agreement on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 12 June 2000 (entry into force: 21 November 2000; registration #: 38455; registration date: 6 June 2002; )

with United Arab Emirates
 Not available.

Additional relevant material
United Arab Emirates: Note verbale dated 27 September 2017
: Letter dated 7 April 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 5 June 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 8 September 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 22 December 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 16 December 2021 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
: Letter dated 11 May 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 11 January 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 24 January 2024 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
: Letter dated 4 October 2024 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Oman to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
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