Federal Law No. 48-FZ amending Federal Law No. 155 - FZ "On internal waters, territorial sea and contiguous zone". Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Marine fisheries EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Fishing vessel Transshipment Fishery management and conservation Maritime zone Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 20 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Russian fishing vessels carrying out fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and (or) in the continental shelf of the Russian Federation for which border control is established, and in possession of authorization for border crossing for the purpose of transhipment issued in accordance with the established modalities, shall carry out the aforesaid transhipment in the presence of an official of the federal security service in the areas assigned by the Government for transhipment.” Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 155 - FZ "On internal waters, territorial sea and contiguous zone". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Research, Management/conservation, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX