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Agreement between Sweden and Norway concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-149094)
Place of adoption
Oslo
Language
English
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Continental shelf International agreement-text
Geographical area
Northern Europe
Abstract

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway have decided to establish the boundary between the areas of the continental shelf over which Sweden and Norway respectively exercise sovereign rights for the purposes of the exploration and utilization of natural resources. The boundary shall be in principle be a median line, drawn in such a way that every point on it is equidistant from the nearest points on the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Sweden and Norway respectively is measured. The boundary shall be drawn between specified points in the form of straight lines and between other specified points in the form of arcs of great circles. If natural resources on the sea-bed or in the subsoil thereof extend on both sides of the boundary line defined in article 2, exploitation of such resources shall be subject to Agreement between the Parties.

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