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Decree No. 5.129 changing the Coastal Guard Service.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário Oficial da União, Primeira Seção, No. 129, 07 July 2004, p. 3.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Institution Navigation Inspection Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree, composed of eight articles, establishes that the functions carried out by the Coastal Guard Service created by Law No. 2.419 shall pass to the Navy Patrol (“Patrulha Naval"). The aim is to better implement and control the compliance with the laws and regulations applicable within waters under Brazilian jurisdiction, in the Brazilian continental shelf, and in the high sea, honouring the treaties, agreements and international acts ratified by Brazil. The Decree defines Navy Patrol structure and main functions.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.glin.gov

References - Legislation

Amends

Act No. 2.419 creating Coast Guard Service.

Legislation | Brazil | 1955

Keyword: Institution, Navigation, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX