Act of the Kingdom establishing an Exclusive Economic Zone. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source www.overheid.nl.; Staatsblad No. 281 of 13 July, 1999, 2 pp. Subject Sea Keyword 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 Entry into force notes Entry into force shall be appointed by Royal Decree and may differ for the various countries of the Kingdom. Abstract The Act describes the EEZ of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as the area outside and bordering the territorial sea of the Kingdom extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea is measured. The actual limits shall be established by Ministerial Decree for the Netherlands and an Order in Council of the Kingdom for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Full text English/Dutch Website wetten.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 167 of 2000 relative to the establishment of the outer limits of the Netherlands Exclusive Economic Zone of the Netherlands and entry into force of the Act of the Kingdom establishing an Exclusive Economic Zone. Legislation | Netherlands | 2000 (2015) Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree relative to the establishment of the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Legislation | Netherlands | 2015 Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX