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Act No. 33/77 delimiting the territorial sea and creating an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1977
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 124/77, 28 May 1977, pp. 1241-1244.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Navigation Sovereignty
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Act establishes a territorial sea extending to a width of 12 nautical miles and an Exclusive Economic Zone of 200 nautical miles over which the Government of Portugal has exclusive competencies for the conservation and management of living and non-living marine resources and of surface and undergroundwaters.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Law No. 34/2006 delimitating marine areas under national jurisdiction.

Legislation | Portugal | 2006

Keyword: Basic legislation, Maritime zone, Marine area, Marine protected areas, Navigation, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Classification/declassification, Coastal zone management, Policy/planning, Sovereignty, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX