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Law No. 1/98 on the delimitation of the territorial sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Pays/Territoire
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Type du document
Législation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Mer
Mot clé
Zone marine Mer territoriale ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Souveraineté
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Centrale, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 31 March 1998.
Résumé

The breadth of the territorial sea is established at 12 nautical miles in article 1. Article 2 sets out coordinates of baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Waters enclosed by these baselines are declared to be archipelagic waters. The EEZ of Sao Tome and Principe shall extend 200 nautical miles from the baselines. Article 5 specifies coordinates of the outer limits of the EEZ. Article 6 defines the rights of Sao Tome and Principe with respect to protection of living resources, prevention of pollution, etc., in its EEZ. (10 articles)

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Abroge

Decree-Law No. 15/78 establishing an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Législation | Sao Tomé-et-Principe | 1978

Mot clé: Zone marine, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Navigation, Souveraineté

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree-Law No. 14/78 delimiting the Territorial Sea of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.

Législation | Sao Tomé-et-Principe | 1978

Mot clé: Zone marine, Mer territoriale, Souveraineté

Source: FAO, FAOLEX