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Decree No.42 of 2017 - Division of marine waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Lebanese State into blocks.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No.4 of 21/01/2017, pp.111 - 115.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Zoning EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Territorial sea
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Decree consisting of 5 articles aims at delineating the division of Lebanese maritime waters (including regional waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone as defined by Decree 6433/2011) into 10 blocks. The Decree provides also for a buffer zone where petroleum activities are not allowed without a decree issued by the Council of Ministers. The buffer zone extends along the borders of the Lebanese coast from the far north to the far south for a distance of 3 nautical miles of the territorial waters.

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.pcm.gov.lb