Maritime Boundaries Act (1993) Pays/Territoire Estonie Type du document Législation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Mer Mot clé Zone marine Mer territoriale ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Souveraineté Relations internationales/coopération Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord Résumé This Act determines the maritime boundaries of Estonia. For the purposes of this Act, the maritime area is that part of the sea which borders on land and to which the jurisdiction of Estonia extends. The provisions of the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of 1958 and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 are the basis for the division of the maritime area. The baseline of the territorial sea is an imaginary line which, in the case of low water, connects the points on land, islands, islets, rock formations and single rocks above water level that are the furthest from the shoreline. The coordinates of the baseline of the territorial sea are given in Annex 1. The internal sea is the maritime area which lies between the baseline of the territorial sea and the shoreline. The territorial sea is the sea area which is adjacent to the inland sea and the external boundary whereof is determined by this Act. The coordinates of the boundary of the territorial sea are given in Annex 2. The breadth of the territorial sea is 12 nautical miles. Exceptions to the breadth of the territorial sea may be made on the basis of international conventions and agreements with neighbouring states. The exclusive economic zone is the sea area outside the territorial sea which is adjacent to the latter, and its external boundary is determined with the approval of neighbouring states. The coordinates of the boundary of the exclusive economic zone are given in Annex 3. Texte intégral Estonien/Anglais Site web www.riigiteataja.ee