Key Benefits:
Publics concerned: sea users.
Subject: publication of geographical coordinates of the outer limits of the French continental shelf off the territory of Martinique and Guadeloupe.
Entry into force: the decree comes into force on the day after its publication.
Notice: the decree sets out the outer limits of the continental shelf, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (known as the Montego Bay Convention) off the territory of Martinique and Guadeloupe. These limits are set on the basis of recommendations made by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on 19 April 2012 on the application submitted by France on 5 February 2009 as part of the national programme Reasoned Extension of the Continental Shelf (EXTRAPLAC).
References: The decree is available on the website Légifrance (http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr).
The Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development,
In view of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982, including Part VI;
Having regard to the recommendations of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on 19 April 2012 at the request of France concerning the territory of Martinique and Guadeloupe;
Considering Act No. 68-1181 of 30 December 1968 on the exploration of the continental shelf and the exploitation of its natural resources,
Decrete:
The limits of the continental shelf off the coasts of the territory of Martinique and Guadeloupe are defined by segments linking each point in the table below to the next point. These segments are loxodromies (right lines on Mercator projection cards). The coordinates are expressed in the WGS 84 geodetic system.
| IO | 16° 01' 10" | 057° 33' 06" | Intersection between the delimitation between France and Barbados and the limit of the 200 M of France |
| I1 | 16° 30' 45" | 056° 22' 31" | Intersection between the delimitation between France and Barbados and the PF04-PF05 segment |
| PF05 | 16° 33' 06" | 056° 22' 31" | |
| I2 | 16° 35' 42" | 056° 10' 43" | Intersection between the delimitation between France and Barbados and the PF05-PF06 segment |
| I3 | 16° 39' 33" | 056° 01'32" | Intersection between the delimitation between France and Barbados and the PF06-PF07 segment |
| PF07 | 16° 45' 31" | 056° 36' 49" | |
| CM21 | 16° 47' 59" | 057° 26' 19" | |
| X | 16° 54' 38" | 057° 34' 49" | Intersection between the 200 M limit of France and the segment formed by CM 21 and the 60 M distant continental margin of CM 21 |
The outline of the limits defined in this section is indicated for the purposes of illustration on the map annexed to this Order.
The limits in the table to the preceding article will be amended, if any, depending on the delimitation agreements that will be concluded with the riparian States in accordance with Article 83 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, the Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, the Minister of Overseas and the Secretary of State responsible for Higher Education and Research are responsible, each in the case of the Journal, for the execution of the decree issued
Annex
LIMITES EXTÉRIEUR DU PLATEAU CONTINENTAL AU LARGE DU TERRITOIR DE LA MARTINIQUE ET DE LA GUADELOUPE
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No. 0224 of 27/09/2015, text No. 2
Done on September 25, 2015.
Manuel Valls
By the Prime Minister:
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development,
Laurent Fabius
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy,
Royal
Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research,
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Minister of Defence,
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital,
Emmanuel Macron
Minister of Overseas,
George Pau-Langevin
State Secretary for Higher Education and Research,
Thierry Mandon
