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General People’s Committee Decision No. 260 of A.J. 1377 (A.D. 2009) concerning the declaration of the exclusive economic zone of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Country/Territory
Libya
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty
Geographical area
Africa, Mediterranean, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa
Abstract

This Decision of the General Popular Committee declares an exclusive economic zone of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, adjacent to and extending as far beyond its territorial waters as permitted under international law. The Decision also stipulate that, if necessary, the outer limits of this zone shall be established together with neighbouring States in accordance with instruments concluded on the basis of international law and that Libya shall have sovereign rights in the EEZ for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or nonliving, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of that zone, and shall have jurisdiction over that zone in accordance with international law.

Full text
English/Arabic
Website
www.un.org