What declarations must a State consider in ratifying?
The 2001 Convention contains three regulations regarding declarations: Article 9 paragraph 2; Article 25 paragraph 5 and Article 28. The first, the only mandatory, declaration requires a State joining the Convention to declare how reports on discoveries in the Exclusive Economic Zone shall be transmitted; the second stipulates that States not Parties to UNCLOS may chose among the different means of dispute resolution cited in Article 287 and the third specifies that States may declare the Rules, contained in the Annex of the Convention, applicable to their internal waters. Declarations by States wishing to become parties should be made in a letter accompanying the instrument of ratification/ acceptance/ approval/ accession, and should not be included in the instrument itself. Declarations made by States that have ratified the 2001 Convention can be consulted on the Website of the Convention (see below the text of the Convention). States Parties should also communicate to the Director-G
