Federal Law No. 19/1993 CONCERNING THE DETERMINATION OF THE MARITIME AREAS OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES STATE

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We, Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates State,

Pursuant to the perusal of the provisional*[1] Constitution; and

Federal Law No. 1/1972 concerning the Jurisdiction of Ministries and the Powers of the Ministers and the amending laws thereof; and

Federal Law No. 45/1992 concerning the Organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and

Acting upon the proposal of the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs, the approval of the Cabinet and the ratification of the Federal Supreme Council,

Have promulgated the following Law:

DEFINITIONS

Article 1

In the implementation of the provisions hereof, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings assigned for each of them unless the context requires otherwise:

State : The United Arab Emirates State.

Baseline: The line from which the measurement of the territorial sea begins.

Island: A natural formation of land surrounded from all sides by water provided that it is not submerged by water in the event of high tides.