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Decree-Law No. 31/76 establishing rights of the Popular Republic of Mozambique on economic resources of the adjacent sea.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República No. 97, 19 August 1976, p. 387.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Territorial sea Management/conservation Sovereignty Maritime zone
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

Article 1 of this Decree-Law establishes territorial sea extension up to 12 nautical miles from the baselines. In the zone of 200 nautical miles, adjacent to the territorial sea, the Republic of Mozambique applies full sovereignty related to protection, exploitation, conservation and administration of natural resources (biological or non-biological) of sea depth, soil and surface waters (art. 2).

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