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Declaration by the Federal Government of Germany relating to the Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf of 1958 as amended.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1964
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources, Sea
Keyword
Exploration Continental shelf Maritime zone
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The said Declaration establishes as follows: 1. The Federal Government regards the exploration and exploitation of the natural resources of the sea-bed and subsoil of the submarine area adjacent to the German coast but outside the area of the German territorial sea to a depth of 200 metres and, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources as an exclusive sovereign right of the Federal Republic of Germany. The detailed delimitation of the German continental shelf in relation to the continental shelf of foreign States shall be the subject of agreements with those States. 2. The Federal Government regards as inadmissible any activities undertaken within the area of the German continental shelf for the purpose of exploring and exploiting its natural resources without the express approval of the competent German authorities. It will, if necessary, take appropriate measures against such activities.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Act on provisional determination of rights relating to the continental shelf as amended on 2 September 1974.

Legislation | Germany | 1964

Keyword: Exploration, Continental shelf, Maritime zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX