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Act of the Kingdom delegating the authority to establish a Fishery Zone.

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Legislation
Date
1977 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Maritime zone EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

This Act reserves the right of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to establish a fishery zone in the Carribean part of the Kingdom. The Kingdom shall exercise jurisdiction in respect to matters regarding fisheries in a zone of at maximum 200 nautical miles measured from the baseline of the territorial sea. The outward limit of the zone shall be established with other States of which a corresponding zone borders the zone of the Netherlands.

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree to establish a Fishery Zone for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Legislation | Netherlands | 1993 (2015)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree to carry into effect articles 1, 2 and 3 Act of the Kingdom delegating the authority to establish a Fishery Zone.

Legislation | Netherlands | 1977 (2015)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX