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