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UNCLOS and Submarine Cables - Centre for International Law

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Permitting Process Imposes Significant<br />

Delays <strong>and</strong> Costs<br />

• Permitting conflicts <strong>and</strong> uncertainty in waters<br />

of disputed Maritime boundary<br />

– Cable Ships <strong>and</strong> Cable Owners are neutral<br />

– Repairs are open <strong>and</strong> transparent<br />

– Is there a solution <strong>for</strong> cable ships <strong>and</strong> owners to<br />

avoid being caught in the middle of competing<br />

boundary disputes?<br />

– Protocol or underst<strong>and</strong>ing that cable repair <strong>and</strong><br />

survey activities are accepted as done “without<br />

prejudice” to any coastal States’ legal claims.

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