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Agreement between Sweden and Finland concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Bothnia, the Botnian Sea, the Aland Sea and the Northernmost Part of the Baltic Sea.

Country
Type of law
Agreement
Source


Abstract
The Parties hereby establish a boundary between the areas of the continental shelf over which Sweden and Finland respectively exercise sovereign rights for the purposes of the exploration and utilization of natural resources. The boundary shall in principle be a median line between the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of each country is measured. The Parties also have signed a Protocol on the exploitation of natural resources near to the boundary line attached to this Agreement.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The Agreement shall come into force when the two Governments have notified each other through an exchange of notes that they have ratified the Agreement.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No