Decree No. 27 of 1990 concerning the baselines of the maritime areas of Egypt. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Legislation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Law of the Sea, Bulletin No. 16 of 1990, 5-11 pp. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Abstract This Decree is composed of 4 articles. The maritime zone coming under the sovereignty and rule of the Arab Republic of Egypt, including its territorial sea, shall be measured from the straight baselines connecting all the points defined by the co-ordinates referred to in article 2 (art. 1). The co-ordinates are: in the Mediterranean Sea, as in the annex 1; and in the Red Sea, as in the annex 2 (art. 2). The co-ordinates referred to in article 2 shal be published in accordance with the rules customarily followed in this regard and shall be notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (art. 3). Full text English