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MOROCCO

CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES FROM WHICH THE BREADTH OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA IS MEASURED

Preliminary information indicative of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in accordance with SPLOS/183

Legislation

 Dahir concerning Act No. 1-73-211 of 26 Muharram 1393 (2 March 1973) establishing the limits of the
territorial waters
 Decree No. 2.75.311 of 11 Rajab 1395 (21 July 1975) defining the Closing Lines of Bays on the Coasts of Morocco and the Geographical Co-ordinates of the Limit of Territorial Waters and the Exclusive Fishing Zone
 Act No. 1-81 of 18 December 1980, Promulgated by Dahir No. 1-81-179 of 8 April 1981, establishing a 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone off the Moroccan coasts

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Mauritania
 Convention concerning the State frontier line established between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Kingdom of Morocco (with map), 14 April 1976 (entry into force: 10 November 1976; registration #: 15406; registration date: 9 February 1976; link to UNTS)
 

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