Decree No. 27 of 1990 concerning the baselines of the maritime areas of Egypt.

This Decree is composed of 4 articles. The maritime zone coming under the sovereignty and rule of the Arab Republic of Egypt, including its territorial sea, shall be measured from the straight baselines connecting all the points defined by the co-ordinates referred to in article 2 (art. 1). The co-ordinates are: in the Mediterranean Sea, as in the annex 1; and in the Red Sea, as in the annex 2 (art. 2). The co-ordinates referred to in article 2 shal be published in accordance with the rules customarily followed in this regard and shall be notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (art. 3).