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State Borders Act (1994)

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
RT I 1994, 54, 902
Subject
Fisheries, Land & soil, Sea, Water
Keyword
Foreign fishing Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Public land Governance Enforcement/compliance Territorial sea Institution Navigation Harbour Sovereignty Inland waters Surface water Transboundary effects
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act provides for the definition of the Estonian state border, the determination and marking of the location of the state border, the border regime, and the liability for violation of the border regime and illegal crossing of the state border. Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 105, 13.04.2006, pp. 1–32) shall be applied to crossing of the internal borders between the Member States of the European Union and the external borders of the European Union. This Act shall be applied to the extent not regulated by the Schengen Borders Code. The Act further provides for Estonian territorial waters and inland waters and airspace. The Estonian territorial sea is deemed to be the Estonian territorial waters. The sovereignty of the Republic of Estonia extends to the bottom of the territorial waters and the earth’s crust below it. The Estonian airspace is the airspace above the territory, territorial waters and inland waters of Estonia and above the parts of transboundary water bodies which belong to Estonia. For the purposes of this Act, a transboundary water body is a river, lake or artificial water body along which the state border runs.

Full text
English/Estonian
Website
www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regulation No. 51 of Estonian Government on Procedure for handling hazardous and noxious substances at sea, on the Narva River and on Lake Peipsi.

Legislation | Estonia | 2020 (2022)

Keyword: Protection of environment, Marine pollution, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Monitoring, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Standards, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX