Law No. 28 of 2003 on the Territorial Sea, Continental Shelf, and the Exclusive Economic Zone. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 51, 31 December 2003, 7 pp. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Continental shelf Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Deep sea bed High seas Navigation Offences/penalties Sovereignty Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Abstract This Law is composed of 11 Chapters divided into 45 articles. Chapter 1 contains terms and definitions. Chapter 2 defines the internal water. Chapter 3 defines the Territorial Sea. Chapter 4 Delimites the Contiguous Zone which extend to a maximum of 24 nautical miles in direction of the high sea. The Exclusive Economic Zone extends from the baselines to the high sea for a maximum of 200 nautical miles (Chap. 5). Chapter 6 deals with the Continental Shelf. Chapter 7 deals with the marine scientific research. Chapter 8 deals with Syrian rights related to the high sea. Chapter 9 deals with prohibited activities which are: (a) slave trade; (b) piracy; (c) illegal commerce with drugs; and, (d) illegal broadcasting. Offences and penalties are set out in Chapter 10. Chapter 11 contains concluding provisions. Full text English/Arabic Website www.un.org References - Legislation Repeals Legislative Decree No. 304 of 1963 on the Territorial Waters of the Syrian Arab Republic. Legislation | Syrian Arab Republic | 1963 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Navigation, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No.35 of 2018 amending some provisions of Law of the Sea No. 28 of 2003. Legislation | Syrian Arab Republic | 2018 Keyword: Territorial sea, Protection of environment, Pollution control, Research, Continental shelf, Offences/penalties, Maritime zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX