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Decree No. 8.400 the appropriate points for the delimitation of the Baseline of Brazil along the continental and insular Brazilian coasts.

Pays/Territoire
Brésil
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Mer
Mot clé
Zone marine Mer territoriale ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Plateau continental Souveraineté
Aire géographique
Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud
Résumé

This Presidential Decree specifies the baselines along "the continental and insular Brazilian coasts" of Brazil. It declares the Baseline of Brazil to be formed by the combination of Straight Baselines (SBL) and Normal Baselines (NBL), according to the definitions provided by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Baseline of Brazil is defined solely for the delimitation of the limits of the territorial sea, of the contiguous zone, of the exclusive economic zone and of the continental shelf, in accordance with the provisions of Law nº 8.617, of 4 January 1993.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.un.org

Références - Législation

Implemente

Act No. 8.617 providing for territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ and continental shelf of Brazil.

Législation | Brésil | 1993

Mot clé: ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Zone marine, Mer territoriale, Plateau continental, Souveraineté

Source: FAO, FAOLEX