Enforcement Order of the Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Country/Territory Japan Document type Regulation Date 1977 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Order prescribes that straight baselines and criteria for the use of baselines shall be established by Cabinet Order. This Order indicates straight baselines in Schedule I. Additional criteria for the establishment of straight baselines are given and for specified areas exceptions are made. Limits of designated areas and the outer limits of other parts of the territorial sea in the sense of paragraph 2 of the supplementary provisions of the Law are laid down in Schedule 2 to this Order. Full text English Website www.un.org References - Legislation Implements Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Legislation | Japan | 1977 (1996) Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Enforcement/compliance, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX