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Law No. 17/14 defining the Baselines for the delimitation and demarcation of Maritime Zones of Angola.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 180.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Coastal zone management EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of two Chapters and two Annexes, defines the baselines for the delimitation and demarcation of Maritime Zones of waters under Angolan jurisdiction. It specifies the width of the maritime zones under national jurisdiction and sovereignty, including the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf and indicates their related geographic coordinates. It repeals Decree-Law No. 47771 of 1967, which established the closing lines and straight lines based on the European continental coast and the coasts of Angola supplement the baseline and defined the jurisdiction the territorial sea and the contiguous zone.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Decree-Law No. 47.771 supplementing Law 2.130 of 1966 concerning the Terrirorial Sea and the contiguous zone.

Legislation | Angola | 1967

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX