19. Notes with satisfaction the progress in the work of the Commission, especially that the consideration of submissions regarding the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles has begun with receipt of the first submission, made by the Russian Federation on 20 December 2001;
19. 满意地注意到委员会工作的进展，特别是随着收到由俄罗斯联邦于2001年12月20日提交的第一份划界案，委员会已开始审议关于划定200海里以外大陆架外部界限的划界案；