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Legislation
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| Decree
of 19 October 1967 defining the straight baselines and the lines enclosing
bays used in determining the baselines from which the breadth of the
territorial waters is measured |
| Act
No. 68-1181 of 30 December 1968 relating to the exploration of the
Continental Shelf and to the exploitation of its natural resources |
| Law
No. 71-1060 of 14 December 1971 regarding the delimitation of French
territorial waters |
| Law
No. 76-655 of 16 July 1976 relating to the Economic Zone off the coasts of
the territory of the Republic |
| Decree
No. 77-130 of 11 February 1977 on the establishment, pursuant to the law
of July 16, 1976, of an Economic Zone off the coasts of the territory of
the Republic bordering the North Sea, the English Channel and the
Atlantic, from the Franco-Belgian border to the Franco-Spanish border |
| Act
No. 77-485 of 11 May 1977 amending Act No. 68-1181 of 30 December 1968
relating to the exploration of the Continental Shelf and the exploitation
of its natural resources |
| Decree
No. 78-144 of 3 February 1978 creating an exclusive economic zone off the
coasts of the French Southern & Antarctic Territories |
| Decree
No. 78-148 of 3 February 1978 creating an exclusive economic zone off the
coasts of La Reunion |
| Decree
No. 85/185 of 6 February 1985 regulating the Passage of Foreign Ships
through French Territorial Waters |
| Act
of 31 December 1987 concerning the campaign against drug trafficking and
amending certain provisions of the Penal Code |
| Act
No. 89-874 of 1 December 1989 concerning Maritime Cultural Assets and
amending the Act of 27 September 1941 Regulating Archaeological
Excavations of 1 December 1989 |
| Prefectural
Order No. 1/93 (Prohibiting the movement in the Bouches de Bonifacio of
tankers carrying oil and ships carrying dangerous or toxic substances, 15
February 1993) |
| Decree
No. 99-324 to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the
French territorial sea adjacent to the Martinique and Guadeloupe regions
is measured, 21 April 1999 |
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Decree No. 2002-827 of 3 May 2002--Decree
defining the straight baselines and closing lines of bays used to determine
the baselines from which the breadth of French territorial waters adjacent
to New Caledonia is measured (see Bulletin 53, p. 58) |
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Maritime
boundary delimitation agreements
and other material |
| with Australia |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between
the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic (New
Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands), 4 January 1982 (entry into force: 10
January 1983; registration #: 22302; registration date: 11 August 1983;
link to UNTS) |
| with Belgium |
Agreement between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on the
delimitation of the territorial sea, 8 October 1990 (entry into force:
7 April 1993; registration #: 30173 ;
registration date: 3 August 1993;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on the
delimitation of the continental shelf, 8 October 1990 (entry into
force: 7 April 1993; registration #: 30172; registration date: 3 August
1993;
link to UNTS) |
| with Brazil |
| Maritime delimitation Treaty between the
Federative Republic of Brazil and the French Republic (French Guyana), 30
January 1981 (entry into force: 19 October 1983; registration #: 22476;
registration date: 22 November 1983;
link to UNTS) |
| with Canada |
| Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the French Republic
on Their Mutual Fishing Relations, 27 March 1972 (entry into
force: 27 March 1972; registration #: 12353; registration date: 28 March
1973;
link to UNTS) |
| with Cook
Islands |
| Agreement on Maritime Delimitation between
the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of the French
Republic (with map), 3 August 1990 |
| with Dominica |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of Dominica (with
map) (7 September 1987) (entry into force: 23 December 1988;
registration #: 26854; registration date: 6 October 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| with Fiji |
| Agreement between the Government of the Republic of France and the Government of Fiji relating to the delimitation of their economic zone (with annex and
maps), 19 January 1983 (entry into force; 21 August 1984; registration
#: 27963; registration date: 7 March 1991;
link to UNTS) |
| Codicil modifying the Agreement of 19
January 1983 between the Government of the French Republic and the
Government of Fiji relating to the delimitation of their economic zone, 8
November 1990 (entry into force: 8 November 1990; registration #: 27963;
registration date: 7 March 1991;
link to UNTS) |
| with Italy |
| Agreement between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of the Italian Republic on the
Delimitation of maritime frontiers in the area of the straights of
Bonifacio, 28 November 1986 (entry into force: 15 May 1989; registration
#: 26933; registration date: 28 November 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| with Mauritius |
| Convention between the Government of the
French Republic and the Government of Mauritius on the delimitation of the
French and Mauritian economic zones between the islands of Reunion and
Mauritius, with annexes, 2 April 1980 (entry into force: 2 April 1980;
registration #: 20620; registration date: 1 December 1981;
link to UNTS) |
| with Monaco |
|
Exchange of letters on settlement of
problems concerning the delimitation of Monegasque territorial waters
constituting an agreement relating to article 4 of the Treaty of 17 July
1918 establishing the relations of France with the Principality of Monaco,
18 May 1963 (entry into force: 18 May 1963; registration #: 26261;
registration date: 4 November 1988;
link to UNTS) |
|
Convention on Maritime Delimitation Agreement between the
Government of His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco and the
Government of the French Republic (with map), 16 February 1984 (entry
into force: 22 August 1985; registration #:
23631;
registration date: 22 November 1985;
link to UNTS) |
| with Solomon
Islands |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between
the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Solomon
Islands, 12 November 1990 (entry into force: 12 November 1990;
registration #: 27851; registration date: 24 January 1991;
link to UNTS) |
| with Spain |
| Convention between France and Spain on the delimitation of the territorial sea and the contiguous zone in the Bay of Biscay
(Golfe de Gascogne/Golfo de Vizcaya) (with map), 29 January 1974 (entry
into force: 5 April 1975; registration #: 14592; registration date: 19
February 1976;
link to UNTS) |
| Convention between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Spanish State on the delimitation of the continental shelves of the two States in the Bay of Biscay
(Golfe de Gascogne/Golfo de Vizcaya) (with annex, exchange of letters and
map), 29 January 1974; (entry into force: 5 April 1975; registration
#: 14591; registration date: 19 February 1976;
link to UNTS) |
|
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between France and Spain
amending Annex V of the Convention of 28 December 1858 supplementary to the
Treaty on delimitation of 2 December 1856 delimiting the frontier from the
mouth of the Bidassoa to the point where the department of Basses-Pyrénées
adjoins Aragon and Navarre,
Paris, 22 September 1987 and Madrid, 10 June 1988 (entry into force: 10
June 1988; registration #: 24356; registration date: 1 May 1989;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of letters
constituting an agreement amending Annex V of the Convention of 28 December
1858 supplementary to the Treaty on delimitation of 2 December 1856
delimiting the frontier from the mouth of the Bidassoa to the point where
the department of Basses-Pyrénées adjoins
Aragon and Navarre, Madrid, 31 January and 7 February 1985 (entry into
force: 7 February 1985; registration #: 24356; registration date: 1 May
1989;
link to UNTS) |
| with Saint
Lucia |
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Convention on delimitation between the Government of the French Republic (Martinique) and the Government of Saint
Lucia, 4 March 1981; (entry into force: 4 March 1981; registration #:
20780; registration date: 25 February 1982;
link to UNTS) |
| with Seychelles |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of France and of
Seychelles,
17 February 2001 (entry into force: 19 February 2001; registration #:
37782; registration date: 29 October 2001;
link to UNTS) |
| with Tonga |
| Convention between the Government of the French Republic (Wallis and
Futuna) and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga on the delimitation of economic
zones, 11 January 1980 (entry into force: 11 January 1980;
registration #: 18960; registration date: 27 June 1980;
link to UNTS) |
| with Tuvalu |
| Exchange of notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Tuvalu and the French Embassy in Suva constituting an Agreement concerning provisional maritime delimitation between the two
countries, 6 August - 5 November 1985 (entry into force: 5 November
1985; registration #: 25964; registration date: 6 June 1988;
link to UNTS) |
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with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf in the area east of 30 minutes west of the Greenwich
Meridian, 24 June 1982 (entry into force: 4 February 1983;
registration #: 21923; registration date: 31 May 1983;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of notes constituting an agreement amending the above-mentioned Agreement, Paris, 21 and 27 March 1990
(entry into force: 27 March 1990; registration #: 21923; registration date:
30 October 1990;
link to UNTS) |
| Convention on maritime boundaries between the Government of the French Republic
(Tuamotu Archipelago) and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Pitcairn, Henderson,
Ducie, Oeno Islands), 25 October 1983 (entry into force: 12 April
1984; registration #: 23067; registration date: 4 September 1984;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation
of the territorial sea in the Straits of Dover, 2 November 1988 (entry
into force: 6 April 1989; registration #: 26858; registration date: 6
October 1989;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the completion of the delimitation of the continental shelf in the southern North
Sea, 23 July 1991 (entry into force: 17 March 1992; registration #:
29182; registration date: 22 October 1992;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange of notes constituting an agreement
concerning the activities of fishermen in the vicinity of the Channel
Islands and the French coast of the Cotentin Peninsula and, in particular,
on the Schole Bank (with annex and lists), 10 July 1992 (entry into force:
10 July 1992; registration #: 30858; registration date: 28 March 1994;
link to UNTS) |
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Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning the creation and delimitation of an economic zone around the Islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and
Oeno, 17 December 1992 and 19 January 1993 (entry into force: 1
February 1993; registration #: 30859; registration date: 28 March 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning negotiations on the line of maritime delimitation in the area lying between Jersey and France (with
map),
28 January 1994 (entry into force: 28 January 1994; registration #: 30931;
registration date: 29 April 1994;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between the Government of the French Republic
and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
concerning Guadeloupe and Montserrat, 27 June 1996 (entry into force:
15 January 1997; registration #: 36143; registration date: 7 October 1999;
link to UNTS) |
| Agreement on maritime delimitation between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning Saint Martin
and Saint Barthelemy on one hand, and Anguilla on the other, 27 June 1996
(entry into force: 15 January 1997; registration #: 36144; registration
date: 7 October 1999;
link to UNTS) |
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with Venezuela |
| Delimitation Treaty between the Government of the French Republic (Martinique and Guadeloupe) and the Government of the Republic of Venezuela (with map
) 17 July 1980 (entry into force: 28 January 1983; registration #:
21969; registration date: 27 June 1983;
link to UNTS) |
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Other
relevant material |
|
France - Canada |
| Agreement establishing a court of arbitration for the purpose of carrying out
the delimitation of maritime areas, 30 March 1989 |
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Arbitration award relating to the delimitation of maritime areas between
Canada and the French Republic, 10 June 1992 |
| France - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Agreement on Arbitration signed on 10 July 1975 |
| Arbitration award relating the Shelf boundary in the Western Channel approaches
(France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration, 30 June 1977 |
| Arbitration award relating to the scope of the decision of the 30 June 1977
(France, United Kingdom), Court of arbitration,14 March 1978 |
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