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Decree No. 598 on fishing territory off the Faroe Islands.

Country/Territory
Denmark
Document type
Regulation
Date
1976
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Fishing area Fishery management and conservation Territorial sea Marine area Sovereignty Maritime zone
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 1 January 1977.
Abstract

This Decree defines the fishing territory in waters around the Faroe Islands. This fishing territory is delimited by a fishing line measured and drawn between the Faroe Islands and opposite coasts of Iceland, Norway, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by defined sequences of geographical co-ordinate points.

Full text
Danish
Website
www.retsinformation.dk

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 597 on the Fishing Territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Legislation | Denmark | 1976

Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decree amending the Decree on the fishing territory off the Faroe Islands.

Legislation | Denmark | 2009

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX