Act concerning the Legal Regime of the Internal waters, the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of Romania.

This Law regulates the legal status of inland maritime waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone and the exclusive economic zone, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Act provides for the definition and delimitation of the territorial sea and internal waters (Chapt. I), and the Contiguous Zone of Romenia (chapt. II). Other chapters deal with: Innocent passage (III), right of hot pursuit beyond the territorial sea (IV), scientific research in the territorial sea (V), Protection of the marine environment (VI), penalties (VII), final provisions (VIII). The territorial sea includes the zone of the sea adjacent to the coast or, where applicable, the internal waters, having a width of 12 nautical miles measured from the baselines. The baselines are the lines of low tide along the coast or, where applicable, the straight lines which join the most advanced points of the coast, including the coast of islands, mooring places, hydrotechnical works and other permanent harbour installations (art. 1). Chapter III outlines in detail rules applicable to passage by foreign ships in general and commercial and war ships in particular through the territorial sea of Romenia. Geographical coordinates of points between which the straight baselines are drawn are listed in the Annex. The internal maritime waters, the territorial sea, their soil and subsoil, as well as the air space above them are part of the territory of Romania. In these spaces, Romania exercises its sovereignty in accordance with its internal legislation, with the provisions of the international conventions to which it is a party and taking into account the principles and norms of international law. Romania has priority interests in relation to the stocks of anadromous fish that reproduce in its waters and has the primary responsibility for these species, accordingly exercising its rights with respect to them. Stocks of anadromous fish that reproduce in the watercourses of Romania can only be fished in the waters located within the limits of its exclusive economic zone.