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Presidential Decree No. 1599 establishing an Exclusive Economic Zone and for other purposes.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1978
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Photocopy.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The Decree provides for the establishment of an Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines of 200 nautical miles measured from the baselines (sect. 1) and claims sovereign rights of the Philippines with respect to exploitation and exploration of living and non-living resources in the Zone (sect. 2).

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English