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Law No. 8875 on the establishment of the Coast Guard.

Country/Territory
Albania
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Institution Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

The present Law provides for the establishment of the Coast Guard, which shall be responsible for enforcing the law of the sea. In particular, it shall be in charge of the prevention and interdiction of illegal transit of ships, goods and persons in the Albanian sea. The Coast Guard shall carry out its tasks and functions (those defined under article 5) in the territorial sea, the contiguous zone and the exclusive economic zone of Albania.

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Implemented by

Regulation No. 954 of 2009 on the organization, structure, and functioning of the Inter-Institutional Operational Marine centre (IOMC) and on the interaction with the government institution involved in maritime affairs.

Legislation | Albania | 2009

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Enforcement/compliance, Monitoring, Institution, Management/conservation, Pollution control, Territorial sea

Source: FAO, FAOLEX