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United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

Geneva, Switzerland 24 February to 27 April 1958

Documents: A/CONF.13/C.5/L.22-L.26

Annexes

Recommendations of the Fifth Committee to the Conference

(A/CONF.13/L.11, section XI)

Extract from the Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Law of The Sea, Volume VII (Fifth Committee

(Question of Free Access to the Sea of Land-locked Countries))

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DOCUMENT A/CONF.13/C.5/L.22

Iceland and Indonesia: proposal

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF WORKING PARTY

[Original text: English][15 April 1958]

That the Working Party, established at the 17th and sions suitable for inclusion partly in a convention and18th meetings of the Fifth Committee, be given the fol- partly in a declaration not subject to ratification and alsolowing additional terms of reference: in a resolution along the lines of its previous recommen-

dation concerning the form of documents to be adopted,"To prepare, not later than 18 April, its recommen- having regard to all existing proposals and amendments

dations concerning the substance and wording of provi- thereto before the Committee."


Bolivia: amendment to document A/CONF.13/C.5/L.15

Part II

[Original text: Spanish][15 April 1958]

Replace the word " Accord in paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a) by the word" Guarantee " and add after the word " reciprocity " in the same sub-paragraph thewords " and in conformity with the agreements in force on the subject".


Ghana: amendment to document A/CONF.13/C.5/L.15

Part II


In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1, after the words "Accord the land-lockedState, on a basis of reciprocity, free transit through their territory" add paragraph 2of section V of the nineteen-power proposal (A/CONF.13/C.5/L.6).

Add as paragraph 3, section IX of the nineteen-power proposal (A/C0NF.13/C.5/L.6).


Pakistan: amendment to document A/CONF.13/C.5/L.15


Part II (a) Accord the land-locked State, on a basis of reci-procity and/or through bilateral and multilateral agree-

Replace paragraph 1 of part II by the following text: ments, free transit through their territory, and" 1. In order to enjoy the freedom of the seas on equal " (b) Guarantee to ships flying the flag of that Stateterms with coastal States, land-locked States should have treatment equal to that accorded to the ships of any otherfree access to the sea. To this end, States situated between State, as regards access to sea ports and the use of suchthe sea and a land-locked State should co-operate to ports."

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Bolivia, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands and United States of America:amendment to document A/CONF.13/C.5/L.15

Substitute the following for the two numbered paragraphsin part I I :

"Access to the sea for States having no sea coast" 1 . In order to enjoy the freedom of the seas on equalterms with coastal States, States having no sea coast mayhave free access to the sea. To this end a State situatedbetween the sea and a State having no sea coast shall bycommon agreement with the latter and in conformity withexisting international conventions accord

"(a) To the State having no sea coast, on a basis ofreciprocity, free transit through its territory, and

[Original text: English, French and Spanish][16 April 1958]

" (b) To ships flying the flag of that State treatmentequal to that accorded to its own ships, or to the ships ofany other States, as regards access to sea ports and theuse of such ports."2. A State situated between the sea and a State havingno sea coast shall settle, by mutual agreement with thelatter, and taking into account the rights of the coastalState or State of transit and the special conditions of theState having no sea coast, all matters relating to freedomof transit and equal treatment in ports, in case such Statesare not already parties to existing international conven-tions."

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FIFTH COMMITTEE TO THE CONFERENCE

(A/C0NF.13/L.U, section XI)

The Fifth Committee recommends that the Conferenceshould:

Draft the articles to be adopted by the Conference on thebasis of the International Law Commission text, articles15, 27 and 28, to read as follows (the proposed additionsare italicized):

Article 15, paragraph 1

" Subject to the provisions of the present rules, shipsof all States, whether coastal or not, shall enjoy the rightof innocent passage through the territorial sea."

Article 27

"The high seas being open to all nations, no Statemay validly purport to subject any part of them to its

sovereignty. Freedom of the high seas comprises, interalia, both for coastal and non-coastal States :

(1) Freedom of navigation;(2) . . .(3) . . .(4) . . ."

Article 28

"Every State, whether coastal or not, has the rightto sail ships under its flag on the high seas."

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Insert the following new article at an appropriate placein one of the conventions to be adopted by the Conference :

"Access to the sea for States having no sea-coast

"Article...

" 1 . In order to enjoy the freedom of the seas on equalterms with coastal States, States having no sea-coastshould have free access to the sea. To this end Statessituated between the sea and a State having no sea-coastshall by common agreement with the latter and in con-formity with existing international conventions accord :

" (a) To the State having no sea-coast, on a basis ofreciprocity, free transit through their territory; and

" (b) To ships flying the flag of that State treatmentequal to that accorded to their own ships, or to theships of any other States, as regards access to sea portsand the use of such ports." 2. States situated between the sea and the State havingno sea-coast shall settle, by mutual agreement with thelatter, and taking into account the rights of the coastalState or State of transit and the special conditions ofthe State having no sea-coast, all matters relating tofreedom of transit and equal treatment in ports, in casesuch States are not already parties to existing interna-tional conventions."

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