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Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on approval of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Pays/Territoire
Chine
Type du document
Miscellaneous
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Foreign-Related Laws and Regulations of the P.R.C., CD-rom, Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
Sujet
Mer
Mot clé
Organisation internationale Plateau continental ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Mer territoriale Zone marine
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental
Entry into force notes
The Decision has become effective on 15 May 1996.
Résumé

The Decision concerns the approval of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea by the 19th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress. In accordance with the provisions of the Convention, the People's Republic of China shall have sovereignty and jurisdiction over its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of 200 nautical miles. The People's Republic of China shall delimit a demarcation line between China's maritime jurisdiction and the maritime jurisdictions of China's neighbouring or facing countries, and shall have sovereignty over all archipelagos and islands listed in article 2 of the Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of 25 February 1992.

Texte intégral
Anglais