Act on the delimitation of the Territorial Sea (No. 200 of 1999). Country/Territory Denmark Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract Article 1 declares that the territorial sea of Denmark consists of the external and internal territorial waters. The external territorial waters extend from the baselines as laid down by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with comma 3 of section 2 up to twelve nautical miles. The Ministry may also establish an outer limit of less than twelve nautical miles under comma 4 of section 2. In the case of overlapping territorial seas and in absence of an Agreement with a neighbouring State, Full text English/Danish Website www.retsinfo.dk References - Legislation Repeals Royal Decree of 21 December 1966 on delimitation of the territorial sea (No. 19). Legislation | Denmark | 1966 (1978) | Repealed Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Executive Order concerning the Delimitation of Denmark's Territorial Sea (No. 242 of 1999). Legislation | Denmark | 1999 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX