Appendix VI
| Published date | 01 March 1974 |
| Date | 01 March 1974 |
| DOI | 10.1177/001083677400900123 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Appendix
VI
COMMITTEE
ON
THE
PEACEFUL
USES
OF
THE
SEA-BED
AND
THE
OCEAN
FLOOR
BEYOND
THE
LIMITS
OF
NATIONAL
JURISDICTION
SUB-COMMITTEE
II
Working
Paper
submitted
by
the
Delega-
tions
of
Australia
and
Norway
containing
Certain
Basic
Principles
on
an
Economic
Zone
and
on
Delimitation
1.
Economic
Zone
A.
The
coastal
state
has
the
right
to
establish,
beyond
its
territorial
sea,
in
ac-
cordance
with
these
principles,
an
(eco-
nomic
zone -
patrimonial
sea)
in
which
it
shall
have
sovereign
rights
over
the
na-
tural
resources
for
the
primary
benefit of
its
people
and
its
economy.
B.
The
natural
resources
of
the
(eco-
nomic
zone -
patrimonial
sea)
comprise
the
renewable
and
non-renewable
natural
resources
of
the
waters,
the
seabed
and
the
subsoil
thereof.
C.
The
coastal
state
has
the
right
to
determine
the
outer
limit
of
the
(econom-
ic
zone -
patrimonial
sea)
up
to
a
maximum
distance
of
200
nautical
miles
from
the
applicable
baselines
for
measuring
the
territorial
sea.
However
the
coastal
state
has
the
right
to
retain,
where
the
na-
tural
prolongation
of
its
land
mass
extends
beyond
the
(economic
zone -
patrimonial
sea),
the
sovereign
rights
with
respect
to
that
area
of
the
seabed
and
the
subsoil
thereof
which
it
had
under
international
law
before
the
entry
into
force
of
this
convention:
such
rights
do
not
extend
be-
yond
the
outer
edge
of
the
continental
margin.
In
the
(economic
zone -
patrimonial
sea)
ships
and
aircraft
of
all
states,
either
coastal
or
not,
shall
enjoy
the
right
of
freedom
of
navigation
and
overflight.
2.
Delimitation
A.
Adjacent
and
opposite
states
shall
use
their
best
endeavours
to
reach
agree-
ment
on
the
delimitation
between
them
of
their
(economic
zones -
patrimonial
seas)
and
their
seabed
areas
in
accordance
with
equitable
principles.
B.
Where
there
is
an
agreement
be-
tween
the
states
concerned,
questions
re-
lating
to
the
delimitation
of
their
(econom-
ic
zones -
patrimonial
seas)
and
their
sea-
bed
areas
shall
be
determined
in
accor-
dance
with
the
provisions
of
that
agree-
ment.
C.
No
state
shall
by
reason
of
this
Con-
vention
claim
or
exercise
rights
over
the
natural
resources
of
any
area
of
the
sea-
bed
and
subsoil
over
which
another
state
had
under
international
law
immediately
before
the
coming
into
force
of
this
con-
vention
sovereign
rights
for
the
purposes
of
exploring
it
or
exploiting
its
natural
resources.’
D.
Subject
to
principles
A,
B and
C
above,
and
unless
the
drawing
up
of
an-
other
boundary
is
justified
by
special
circumstances,
the
boundary
shall
be
an
equidistant
line in
the
case
of
adjacent
coasts
and
a
median
line
in
the
case
of
opposite
coasts.
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