Conciliation Commission on the Continental Shelf area between Iceland and Jan Mayen: Report and recommendations to the governments of Iceland and Norway Decision of June 1981

Mandate of the Commission–article 9 of the Agreement between Iceland and Norway of May 28, 1980, concerning fishery and continental shelf questions–to make recommendations with regard to the dividing line for the continental shelf area–claim by one Party to a continental shelf area extending beyond the 200-mile economic zone–to take into account the Party’s strong economic interests in these sea areas, the existing geographical and geological factors and other special circumstances–recommendations must be unanimous and are not binding on the Parties–reasonable regard to be paid by the Parties to recommendations as a useful basis for the resolution of the outstanding issues during the negotiation following the conciliation.

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