The Union is a contracting party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 [4] (UNCLOS) and has ratified the United Nations Agreement of 4 August 1995 on the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks [5].
Is páirtí conarthach é an tAontas i gCoinbhinsiún na Náisiún Aontaithe maidir le Dlí na Farraige an 10 Nollaig 1982 [4] (UNCLOS) agus dhaingnigh sé Comhaontú na Náisiún Aontaithe an 4 Lúnasa 1995 maidir le forálacha Choinbhinsiún na Náisiún Aontaithe maidir le Dlí na Farraige i ndáil le caomhnú agus le bainistiú stoc éisc traslimistéir agus stoc éisc mór-imirceach a chur chun feidhme [5].