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Legislation and competent authority (Baltic Sea)

The maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of coastal states are governed by international law, particularly the law of the sea, which encompasses all the rules related to the definition and use of maritime areas. This law of the sea is based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), signed on December 10, 1982, in Montego Bay (Jamaica) and ratified by France on April 11, 1996. This convention defines the various maritime areas that can be claimed by coastal states as well as the rights and obligations of states over all maritime areas.

The Washington Treaty of December 1, 1959, which froze all claims on the Antarctic continent, prevents possession states, like France, from exercising sovereignty or jurisdiction over the waters beyond the Antarctic territory they claim. Requests for continental shelf extensions are also suspended. Consequently, the maritime areas related to Adélie Land are not included in the maritime areas currently in effect for France.

UNCLOS specifies the different categories of areas over which states can exercise their sovereignty or jurisdiction.

Sovereignty areas:

-- Internal waters

-- Territorial sea

Jurisdiction areas:

-- Contiguous zone

-- Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

-- Continental shelf

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其他信息

域 价值
Original title
Original abstract
Topic category
  • maritime_boundaries
Sub category
Resource language English
Domain area
  • baltic_sea
Owner HELCOM
Provider HELCOM
Data portal HELCOM
Presentation form Document
Spatial representation No geo
Coordinate reference system
    Web services
      Derives from
      Derived datasets
      Successor of
      Predecessor of
      Temporal extent 2023-11-01
      2025-10-31
      Spatial extent
      Data accessibility
      Validation level 草稿
      Additional information
      Metadata completeness 完成
      Notes

      Additional info - MSP - Environment

      Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

      域 价值
      MSFD Classes
        MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
          Non MSFD Classes
            WFD

              Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

              Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

              域 价值
              Variables

                Additional info - MSP - Conservation

                Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

                域 价值
                Types
                  Zonation

                  Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

                  Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

                  域 价值
                  Activity types

                    Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

                    Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

                    域 价值
                    Types Planning - Strategic - National (others)

                    Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                    Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

                    域 价值
                    Activity types
                      Value types
                        Categories

                          Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                          Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

                          域 价值
                          CICES classes

                            Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                            Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

                            域 价值
                            Themes Legal status / Maritime zones
                            Functions
                              Who is in charge?

                              Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                              Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

                              域 价值
                              Relevance (spatial and temporal)