ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

Updated 27 April 2007

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Legislation

Act No. 23.968 of 14 August 1991

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
and other relevant material

with Chile

Arbitration award relating the Beagle Channel dispute (Argentina, Chile), Arbitration Court for the determination of the frontier between Argentina and Chile maritime jurisdiction in the area of the Beagle Channel, 22 April 1977

Act of Puerto Montt, 20 February 1978 (entry into force: 20 February 1978; registration #: 16667; registration date: 27 April 1978; link to UNTS)

Exchange of notes between Argentina and Chile constituting an agreement relating to the Final Act approving the proposals of the First Joint Commission established by the Act of Puerto Montt (with Final Act of the First Joint Commission dated on 6 April 1978), 2 May 1978 (entry into force: 2 May 1978; registration #: 16766; registration date: 15 June 1978; link to UNTS)

Act of Montevideo by which Chile and Argentina request the Holy See to act as a mediator with regard to their dispute over the Southern region and undertake not to resort to force in their mutual relations (with supplementary declaration), 8 January 1979 (entry into force: 8 January 1979; registration #: 17838; registration date: 1 June 1979; link to UNTS)

Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Chile and Argentina, 29 November 1984 (entry into force: 2 May 1985; registration #: 23392; registration date: 17 June 1985; link to UNTS)

with Uruguay

Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina concerning the Rio de la Plata and the corresponding maritime boundary, 19 November 1973 (entry into force: 12 February 1974; registration #: 21424; registration date: 17 December 1982; link to UNTS)

Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the Argentine Republic and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay entrusting the Rio de la Plata Administrative Commission with the delimitation of the boundary between Martin Garcia and Timoteo Dominguez Islands, 18 June 1988 (entry into force: 18 June 1988; registration #: 26339; registration date: 29 November 1988; link to UNTS)

Illustrative maps

Illustrative map - maritime zones of Argentina based on nautical charts and coordinates deposited by Argentina

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