Act on the Exclusive Economic Zones (No. 411 of 1996).
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
Section 2 confirms the use of the "median line principle" for those marine areas where the costs opposite to the Danish coast lie with four hundred nautical miles and for which no agreement is in force. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall promulgate the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone. In the EEZ Denmark has the right to take measures for conservation and management of living resources, to explore and exploit marine resources, and to protect the marine environment, etc. (5 sections)
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
The Act enters into force on 1 July 1996.
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Bulletin No. 33, Law of the Sea, United Nations, New York, 1997, p. 32.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Lov om eksklusive økonomiske zoner.