Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 98/2000 creating a Commission enforcing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 177/2000 (I-B), 2 August 2000, pp. 3704 and 3705. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Maritime zone Institution Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Resolution of the Council of Ministers approves the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, establishing a new juridical framework in particular for territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ, continental shelf and marine pollution. It creates a Commission under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which aim is to enforce the provisions established by the aforementioned Convention. Full text Portuguese