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Decree No. 2015-551 of 18 May 2015 defining the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Crozet Archipelago (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) is measured.

Country/Territory
France
Territorial subdivision
Terres australes françaises
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Law of the Sea Bulletin.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

This Decree of the Prime Minister of France defines the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Crozet Archipelago (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) comprising L’île aux Cochons, les îlots des Apôtres, l’île des Pingouins, l’île de la Possession and l’île de l’Est is measured. The low-water line of the low-tide elevations situated wholly or partly at a distance not exceeding the breadth of the territorial sea from the Crozet Archipelago and the low-tide elevations of the islets shall be used to determine the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the Crozet Archipelago (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) is measured. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Overseas Territories and the Secretary of State for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries, shall be responsible, within their respective mandates, for the implementation of the present Decree.

Full text
English/French
Website
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