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Publications on Ocean Development

               Volume 28

               A Series of Studies on
               the International, Legal, Institutional and Policy Aspects
               of Ocean Development

General Editor: Shigeru Oda

The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.

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The Law of the Sea
The European Union and its Member States

edited by

TULLIO TREVES
Professor of International Law,
Milan, Italy

and

LAURA PINESCHI
Assistant Editor

MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS
THE HAGUE I BOSTON I LONDON

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A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN 90-411-0326-0

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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS                                                               xvn

ABBREVIATIONS                                                                        XIX

INTRODUCTION -   Tullio Treves

1.   LA COMMUNAUTE EUROPEENNE DANS LE DOMAINE DU DROIT
         GENERAL DE LA MER                                                              7
     Daniel Vignes

     1.   Introduction: le phenomene communautaire par rapport
          au droit de la mer                                                            7
     2.   La longue marche de la Communaute vers la Conference
          et vers la Convention. Problemes de pecheries, notam-
          ment                                                                        11
     3.   Autres preoccupations communautaires dans le domaine
          marin. Protection contre la pollution, notamment                            17
     4.   La clause permettant la signature de la Communaute,
          son elaboration et ses effets                                              20

2.   AUSTRIA AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                  27
     Gerhard Hafner

     1.   Introduction                                                               27
     2.   Baselines and Internal Waters                                              31
     3.   Territorial Sea                                                            31
     4.   Fisheries and Exclusive Economic Zone                                      31
     5.   Continental Shelf                                                          32
     6.   High Seas                                                                  32
     7.   International Seabed Area                                                  34
     8.   Marine Scientific Research                                                 35
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3.   BELGIUM AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                  37
     Erik Franckx

     1.  Introduction                                                                37
     2.  Baselines                                                                   38
     3.  Territorial Sea                                                             40
         3.1 External Limit                                                          40
         3.2 Innocent Passage                                                        44
     4. Straits                                                                      49
     5. Contiguous Zone, Archaeological Zone and Other
         Functional Non-Resource Zones                                               50
     6. Fishery and Exclusive Economic Zone                                          50
     7. Continental Shelf                                                            57
          7.1 External Limits                                                        57
          7.2 Regime                                                                 60
     8. High Seas                                                                    63
          8.1 . Registration and Flag Requirements                                   64
          8.2 Right ofHot Pursuit                                                    67
          8.3 Unauthorized Broadcasting                                              68
     9. The International Seabed Area                                                68
     10. Delimitation of Maritime Zones with Other States                            70
          JO.I General Positions and Indications Contained in
                National Legislation                                                 70
          10.2 Delimitation Agreements                                               72
          10.3 Outstanding Issues                                                    75
     11. The Preservation and Protection of the Marine
          Environment                                                                76
          11.1 General Attitude                                                       77
          11.2 National Legislation on Water Pollution                                77
          11.3 Participation to International Conventions and
                Domestic Implementation thereof                                      78
          11.4 Particular Episodes ofNational Practice                               86
     12. Marine Scientific Research                                                  87
          12.1 General Attitude                                                      87
          12.2 Domestic Legislation and Practice                                     88
          12.3 Participation to Conventions or Co-operative
                Arrangements                                                          89
     Bibliography                                                                     90

4.   DENMARK AND THE LAW    OF   THE SEA                                              97
     Kaare Bangert

     1.   Introduction                                                                97
     2.   Territorial Sea                                                             99
          2.1 Limits                                                                  99

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          2.2 Regime                                                               103
     3.   Straits                                                                  105
          3.1 Legal Status                                                         106
          3.2 Passage                                                              106
          3.3 The 1857 Regime and the Two United Nations
                 Conventions on the Law ofthe Sea                                  107
     4.   Contiguous Zone, Archaeological Zone and Other
          Functional Non-Resource Zones                                            108
          4.1 The 24-Mile Archaeological Zone                                      108
          4.2 The Danish Customs Territory                                         109
          4.3 Buoyage Zone                                                         110
          4.4 Icebreaking Service Zone                                             113
     5.   Fishery and Exclusive Economic Zone                                      114
          5.1 Extension                                                            114
          5.2 Regime                                                               115
     6.   Continental Shelf                                                        117
          6.1 Extension                                                            117
          6.2 Regime                                                               118
     7.   Preservation and Protection of the Marine Environment                    119
          7.1 Vessel Pollution                                                     120
          7.2 Land-Based Pollution                                                 121
          7.3 Nature Protection                                                    122
     8.   High Seas                                                                122
          8.1 Registration                                                         123
          8.2 Fishing and the Right ofHot Pursuit                                  125
     9.   Conclusion                                                               126

5.   FINLAND AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                127
     Martti Koskenniemi and Marja Lehto

     1.   Introduction                                                             127
     2.   Territorial Sea                                                          128
          2.1. Baselines                                                           129
          2.2 External Limit                                                       129
          2.3 Regime                                                               130
     3.   Straits                                                                  132
     4.   Continental Shelf                                                        133
          4.1 Status                                                               133
          4.2 External Limits                                                      133
     5.   Fisheries                                                                136
          5.1 The Finnish Fishe1y Zone and Its Delimitation                        136
          5.2 Reciprocal Fisheries Agreements                                      137
          5.3 European Union Membership                                            139
     6.   High Seas                                                                139
     7.   The International Seabed Area                                            140

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       8. Protection of the Marine Environment                                        144
       9. Marine Scientific Research                                                  146
       10. Special Questions                                                          147
            10.1 The Status ofthe Aland Islands                                       147
            10.2 The Great Belt Case                                                  149
       Select Bibliography                                                            149

6.     LA FRANCE ET LE DROIT DE LA MER                                                151
       Jean-Pierre Queneudec

       1.  Introduction                                                               151
       2.   Lignes de base                                                            153
       3.  Mer territoriale                                                           154
            3.1 Limite exterieure                                                     154
            3.2 Passage inoffensif                                                    155
            3.3 Suspension du droit de passage                                        159
       4. Detro its                                                                   161
            4.1 Detroit du Pas de Calais                                              162
            4.2 Bouches de Bonifacio                                                  165
       5. Zone contigue                                                               167
            5.1 Zone contigue en matiere douaniere                                    167
            5.2 Zone contigue en matiere archeologique                                168
       6. Plateau continental                                                         169
       7. Zone economique exclusive                                                   172
       8. Haute mer                                                                   175
            8.1 Statut des navires                                                    175
            8.2 Securite de la navigation                                             177
            8.3 Activites de police en haute mer                                      179
       9. Zone intemationale des fonds marins                                         180
       10. Delimitation                                                               182
            10.1 Accords de delimitation de la mer territoriale                       183
            10.2 Accords de delimitation des zones de juridiction
                 nationale                                                            184
            10.3 Reglement par voie arbitrate                                         187
            10.4 Problemes en suspens                                                 188
       11. Preservation et protection du milieu marin                                 190
       12. Recherche scientifique marine                                              193
       13. Les actions de l 'Etat en mer                                              195
            13.1 Coordination des actions en mer                                      195
            13.2 Exercice des pouvoirs de controle en mer                             197
       Bibliographie generale                                                         198

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7.   GERMANY AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                   199
     Rudiger Wolfrum

     1.   Introduction                                                               199
     2.   Territorial Sea                                                            199
          2.1. External Limits                                                       201
          2.2. Regime                                                                213
     3.   Continental Shelf                                                          216
          3.1. External Limits                                                       216
          3.2. Regime                                                                217
     4.   Fishery and Exclusive Economic Zone                                        219
     5.   High Seas                                                                  222
          5.1. Registration and Flag Requirements                                    222
          5.2. Fishing                                                               223
     6.   Deep Seabed Mining                                                         223

8.   GREECE AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                   225
     Emmanuel Roucounas

     1.  General Remarks                                                             225
     2.  Some Ge.ographic Parameters                                                 226
     3.  Territorial Sea                                                             228
         3.1 Limits                                                                  229
         3.2 Transit Passage Regime                                                  233
     4. Preservation and Protection of the Marine Environment                        243
         4.1 Attitudes during UNCLOS III                                             243
         4.2 Other International Instruments for the Protection
               and Preservation ofthe Marine Environment                             245
         4.3 Competent Domestic Authority                                            246
         4.4 Pollution from Off-Shore Activities                                     246
         4.5 Land-Based Pollution                                                    246
         4.6 Marine Parks for the Protection ofSeals and Turtles                     247
     5. Continental Shelf                                                            248
     6. Marine Scientific Research                                                   248
     7. Submarine Antiquities                                                        249
         7.1 Protection by Domestic Law                                              249
         7.2 Protection by International Law                                         250
     8. Fisheries                                                                    252
     9. Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries                                          254
         9.1 At UNCLOS Ill                                                           254
         9.2 The Territorial Sea                                                     254
         9.3 The Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental
               Shelf: The Treaty of 19 77 with Italy                                 255
         9.4 The Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case                                   256
     10. The Exclusive Economic Zone and the Area                                    259

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9.   IRELAND AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                 261
     Clive R. Symmons

     1.   Introduction                                                              261
     2.   Baselines                                                                 267
     3.   Territorial Sea                                                           271
          3.1 External Limits                                                       271
          3.2 Innocent Passage                                                      274
     4. Straits                                                                     277
     5. Contiguous Zone, Archaeological Zone and Other Non-
          Resource Zones                                                            278
     6. Fishery and Exclusive Economic Zone                                         278
          6.1 External Limits                                                       278
          6.2 Regime                                                                281
     7. Continental Shelf                                                           286
          7.1 External Limits                                                       286
          7.2 Regime                                                                291
     8. High Seas                                                                   292
          8.1 General Attitude to the High Seas Freedoms                            292
          8.2 Requirements for Flying the Flag                                      294
          8.3 Right ofHot Pursuit                                                   295
          8.4 Fishing on the High Seas                                              295
          8.5 Driftnet Fishing                                                      297
          8.6 Unauthorized Broadcasting                                             298
          8.7 Piracy and Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs                          298
     9. The International Seabed Area                                               298
          9.1 Attitude towards Part XI ofthe 1982 Law ofthe Sea
                Convention                                                          298
          9.2 National Legislation                                                  300
          9.3 Attitude at PrepCom                                                   300
     10. Delimitation of Maritime Zones with Other States                           300
          JO.I General Positions and Indications Contained in
                National Legislation                                                300
          10.2 Delimitation Agreements                                              303
          10.3 Outstanding Issues                                                   305
     11. The Preservation and Protection of the Marine
          Environment                                                               307
          I I.I General Attitude                                                    307
          11.2 National Legislation on Marine Pollution.
                Participation in International Conventions and
                Implementation thereof                                              309
          11.3 Particular Episodes ofNational Practice                              312
     12. Marine Scientific Research                                                 313
          12.1 General Attitude                                                     313
          12.2 Domestic Legislation and Practice. Participation in
                Conventions or Co-operative Arrangements                            314
     Bibliography                                                                   316
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10. ITALY AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                  327
    Tullio Treves

    1.   Introduction                                                             327
    2.   Baselines                                                                328
    3.   Ports                                                                    329
    4.   Territorial Sea                                                          330
         4.1 Limits                                                               330
         4.2 Regime                                                               331
    5. Straits                                                                    334
    6. Contiguous Zone                                                            337
    7. Continental Shelf                                                          339
         7.1 Limits                                                               339
         7.2 Regime                                                               340
    8. Exclusive Economic Zone                                                    341
    9. High Seas                                                                  343
         9.1 The Right to Fly the Italian Flag                                    343
         9.2 International Conventions on Navigation                              344
         9.3 The Legal Regime ofthe High Seas                                     344
         9.4 Fishing on the High Seas                                             346
    10. The International Seabed Area                                             348
    11. Delimitation of Maritime Areas                                            352
         11.1 General Attitude                                                    352
         11.2 Territorial Sea                                                     352
         11.3 Continental Shelf                                                   354
    12. Marine Scientific Research                                                358
    13. Preservation and Protection of the Marine Environment                     359
    Bibliography                                                                  362

11. THE NETHERLANDS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                        365
    Harm M. Dotinga and Alfred H.A. Soans

    1.   Introduction                                                             365
    2.   Baselines                                                                367
         2.1 Netherlands Baselines                                                367
         2.2 Archipelagic Baselines and Waters                                    368
    3.   Territorial Sea                                                          369
         3.1 External Limits                                                      369
         3.2 The Right ofInnocent Passage                                         371
         3.3 Regulation ofMaritime Traffic in and near the
               Netherlands Territorial Sea                                        372
    4.   Straits                                                                  374
    5.   Contiguous Zone                                                          375
    6.   Fishery Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone                                 376
         6.1 External Limits ofthe Fishery Zone                                   376

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           6.2 Fisheries Regime                                                    378
           6.3 Establishment ofan Exclusive Economic Zone                          380
      7. Continental Shelf                                                         382
           7.1 External Limits                                                     382
           7.2 Regime                                                              383
      8.   High  Seas                                                              386
           8.1 Legal Status ofthe High Seas                                        386
           8.2 Requirements for Flying the Netherlands Flag                        387
           8.3 Safety Standards for Ships                                          390
           8.4 Jurisdiction on the High Seas                                       391
           8.5 High Seas Fishing                                                   394
      9. The International Seabed Area                                             395
           9.1 Attitude towards Part XI ofthe 1982 Law ofthe Sea
                 Convention                                                        395
           9.2 National Legislation                                                397
           9.3 Attitude at Prepcom and in relation with Other
                 States Involved in Seabed Mining                                  397
           9.4 Informal Consultations and the 1994
                 Implementation Agreement                                          398
      10. Delimitation of Maritime Zones with Other States                         399
            10.1 General Positions and Indications in National
                 Legislation                                                       399
            10.2 Delimitation Agreements                                           400
            10.3 Outstanding Issues                                                403
       11. The Preservation and Protection of the Marine
           Environment                                                             404
            11.1 Genera/Attitude                                                   404
            11.2 Environmental Legislation and Policy in the
                 Netherlands                                                       405
            11.3 National Legislation and Participation to
                 Conventions on Marine Pollution                                   407
            11.4 National Legislation and Participation to
                 Conventions on Nature Protection                                  414
       12.  Marine Scientific Research                                             417
            12.1 General Attitude                                                  417
            12.2 National Legislation and Practice                                 419
            12.3 Participation to Conventions and Co-operative
                 Agreements                                                         420
            Annex I                                                                 421
            Annex II                                                                422
       Bibliography                                                                 423

12.   LE PORTUGAL ET LE DROIT DE LA MER                                             427
      Maria Eduarda Gonfalves

      1.   Introduction                                                             427
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      2.   Le cadre constitutionnel                                                    429
      3.   La mer territoriale et la zone contigue                                     429
      4.   La zone economique exclusive                                                430
           4.1 L'acceptation du concept                                                430
           4.2 La nature de la zone economique exclusive                               431
           4.3 Competences et pouvoirs de l'Etat portugais et des
                 autres Etats dans la zone economique exclusive                        432
           4.4 Droits et devoirs concernant !es ressources vivantes                    433
           4.5 Impacts economiques du regime de la zone econo-
                 mique exclusive et de la politique de la peche de la
                 Communaute Europeenne                                                 436
      5.   Le plateau continental                                                      438
      6.   Preservation et protection du milieu marin                                  439
           6.1 Une preoccupation recente                                               439
           6.2 Le droit interne                                                        440
           6.3 Les cadres communautaire et international                               441
      7.   La recherche scientifique marine                                            443
           7.1 Fondements de la politique en la matiere                                443
           7.2 Le droit interne                                                        444
      8.   Conclusion                                                                  446

13.   LESPAGNE ET LE DROIT DE LA MER                                                    449
      Valentin Bou and Romualdo Bermejo

      1.   Introduction                                                                 449
      2.   Lignes de base                                                               451
           2.1 Le systeme espagnol des lignes de base                                   451
           2.2 Navigation dans les eaux interieures                                     452
      3.   Mer territoriale                                                             454
           3.1 Limites exterieures                                                      454
           3.2 Passage inoffensif                                                       454
      4.   Detro its                                                                    458
      5.   Zone contigue, zone archeologique, autres zones fonc-
           tionnelles ne portant pas sur les ressources economiques                     461
      6.   Pecheries et zone economique exclusive                                       462
           6.1 Limites exterieures                                                      462
           6.2 Regime                                                                   463
           6.3 Navigation dans la zone economique exclusive                             467
      7.   Plateau continental                                                          469
      8.   La haute mer                                                                 470
           8.1 Conditions requises pour battre pavillon                                 470
           8.2 · Peche en haute mer                                                     471
           8.3 La peche aux filets derivants                                            474
           8.4 Extraterritorialite de la loi interne espagnole                          475
           8.5 Navigation en haute mer                                                  478

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      9. Zone internationale des fonds marins                                         478
      10. Delimitation des zones maritimes avec d'autres Etats                        480
           10.1 Attitude generale                                                     480
           10.2 Accords de delimitation                                               481
      11. Preservation et protection de l' environnement marin                        483
           11.1 Attitude generale                                                     483
           11.2 Pollution provenant des navires                                       484
           11.3 Immersion des dechets en mer                                          488
           11.4 Pollution tellurique                                                  489
      12. Recherche scientifique marine                                               490
      Bibliographie                                                                   491

14. SWEDEN AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                                     495
    Marie Jacobsson

      1.    Introduction                                                              495
      2.    Baselines                                                                 498
      3.    Territorial Sea                                                           499
      4.    Straits                                                                   500
      5.    Functional Zones                                                          502
      6.    Exclusive Economic Zone                                                   502
      7.    Continental Shelf                                                         506
      8.    High Seas                                                                 506
      9.    The International Seabed Area                                             507
      10.   Delimitation of Maritime Zones with Other States                          508
      11.   The Preservation and Protection of the Marine
            Environment                                                               511
      12.   Marine Scientific Research                                                513
      13.   National Security Aspects                                                 513
      14.   The Soviet Submarine U 137                                                516
      15.   The MIS Estonia Catastrophe                                               519
      16.   The Swedish Maritime Code 1994                                            520

15. THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE LAW OF THE SEA                                         521
    vaughan Lowe

      1.    Introduction                                                              521
      2.    Baselines and Internal Waters                                             522
            2.1 Baselines                                                             522
            2.2 Internal Waters                                                       524
      3.    Territorial Sea                                                           524
            3.1 External Limits                                                       524
            3.2 Innocent Passage                                                      526
      4.    Straits                                                                   530

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    5.  Contiguous Zone, Archaeological Zone, Other
        Functional Non-Resource Zones                                           532
    6. Fishery and Exclusive Economic Zones                                     533
        6.1 External Limits                                                     533
        6.2 Regime                                                              535
    7.  Continental Shelf                                                       538
        7.1 External Limits                                                     538
        7.2 Regime                                                              540
    8. High Seas                                                                541
        8.1 Requirements for Flying the Flag                                    541
        8.2 Safety ofNavigation                                                 542
        8.3 Fishing on the High Seas                                            544
        8.4 Right ofHot Pursuit                                                 544
        8.5 Unauthorised Broadcasting                                           545
        8.6 Piracy and Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs                        545
    9. The International Seabed Area                                            546
        9.1 Attitude towards Part XI ofthe 1982 Law ofthe
             Sea Convention                                                     546
        9.2 National Legislation                                                547
        9.3 Attitude at PrepCom                                                 548
    10. Delimitation of Maritime Zones with Other States                        548
    11. The Preservation and Protection of the Marine
        Environment                                                             550
    12. Marine Scientific Research                                              552

APPENDIX    Declarations Made by the European Community
            and the Member States concerning the Law of the
            Sea Convention                                                      555

TABLE OF PRINCIPAL MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS                                     571

INDEX                                                                           579

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