Proclamation by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the extension of the breadth of the German territorial sea.
Country
Type of law
Miscellaneous
Abstract
The outer limit of the territorial sea of Germany shall now be at twelve nautical miles, measured from the low-water line and the straight baselines. All earlier Announcements concerning the delimitation of the German territorial sea shall cease to apply but the Ems-Dollar Treaty between the Netherlands and Germany of 8 April 1960 shall remain unaffected. Delimitation of the territorial sea towards Denmark and the Netherlands shall be decided on a lateral date.
Attached files
Date of text
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Law of the Sea, Bulletin No. 27, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, U.N., New York, pp. 55-57
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No