Law No. 4141 of 1913 concerning the Contiguous Zone for security purposes. Pays/Territoire Grèce Type du document Législation Date 1913 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 68, 11 April 1913, pp. 203-205. Sujet Mer Mot clé Zone marine Mer territoriale Navigation Souveraineté Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Entry into force notes Entry into force after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé In article 1 of this Law it is specified that the passage and sojourn of merchant vessels, Greek or foreign, may be prohibited at any time in any area of Greek seas, whether closed or open, whenever the interests of national defence require such prohibition. Especially in connection with the application of this Law, "Greek sea" means the maritime belt comprised from the shore to a distance of ten nautical miles. With regard to gulfs and bays, the entrance of which does not exceed in width twenty miles, the ten nautical miles belt shall be measured from a straight line drawn across the seaward limit of the gulf of bay. Texte intégral Grec