Act No. 8.617 providing for territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ and continental shelf of Brazil. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone Territorial sea Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on the date of publication. Abstract This Act provides for territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ and continental shelf of Brazil. It consists of 16 articles specifying all necessary information regarding the aforementioned sectors laying under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. This Act permit as well the innocent transit on territorial sea of every international vessel. Full text Portuguese Website www.bdtextual.senado.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 6.678 approving the VII Plan for Maritime resources – VII PSRM. Legislation | Brazil | 2008 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Research, Wetlands, Marine fisheries, Territorial sea, Ecosystem preservation, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Environmental planning, Continental shelf Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 1.290 specifying the baselines along brazilian coasts. Legislation | Brazil | 1994 Keyword: Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 8.400 the appropriate points for the delimitation of the Baseline of Brazil along the continental and insular Brazilian coasts. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Continental shelf, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX