Executive Order concerning the Delimitation of Denmark's Territorial Sea (No. 242 of 1999). Country/Territory Denmark Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract Commas 3 and 4 of section 2 of the Act on the delimitation of the Territorial Sea gives power to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lay down outer limits of the territorial sea. This Order indicates the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea shall be established at a distance of twelve nautical miles from those baselines. Some exceptions are based on bilateral agreements signed with Sweden and Germany. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Act on the delimitation of the Territorial Sea (No. 200 of 1999). Legislation | Denmark | 1999 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX