IOC/INF-1245

IOC AND UNCLOS: Progress Report by the Secretariat on the Law of the Sea (2007–2008)

Author(s) IOC Secretariat
Summary This information document reports the activities conducted by the IOC Secretariat during year 2007 and part of 2008 in support of the implementation of UNCLOS. This year the work of the IOC Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea (IOC/ABE-LOS) was focused in the working sub-group on the “IOC Legal Framework within the context of UNCLOS which is applicable to the collection of oceanographic data”. In addition, the Secretariat, benefiting from contributions from the European Commission through Actions: SI2. 455289 and SI2. 455302, released two publications: (i) “Procedure for the Application of Article 247 of UNCLOS by IOC”; and (ii) “National Ocean Policy: Basic texts from (...)”. It also created a Data-base on Technology Transfer and promoted the “Criteria and Guidelines on Transfer of Marine Technology” in several International Fora and the World Wide Web.
Doc Type Information Document
Status Published on 16 Jun 2008
Keywords Law of the Sea
This document is used in the event(s): 41st Session of the IOC Executive Council

Group(s): IOC
Created at 21:54 on 16 Jun 2008 by Patrice Boned
Updated at 21:57 on 16 Jun 2008 by Patrice Boned