Council of Minister's Decision No. 5 of 2009 in respect of the Application of the Straight Baselines System to a Part of the Coast of the United Arab Emirates

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Council of Minister's Decision No ( 5 ) 2009 in respect of the Application of the Straight Baselines System to a Part of the Coast Of the United Arab Emirates The Council of Ministers, Having Perused: The Constitution, Federal Law No ( 1 ) of 1972 in respect of the Jurisdiction of the Ministries and the Powers of the Ministers and all laws amending it, Federal Law No 19 of 1993 in respect of the Delimitation of the Maritime Zones of the United Arab Emirates, And pursuant to the consent of the Council of Ministers, We have issued the following decision: Article One 1. The straight baseline system shall be applied to a part of the coast of the United Arab Emirates in such a way as connect the points provided for in the following list: UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION ~eo~~phical coordinates of points .. ~I~.,.. ~I ~.J.A ri.; Latitude . Longitude Position Name ~~I:h~ JJhlI~~ ~I . - ------------ . 24° 21' 03.038" N 51 ° 34' 56.662" E South Ras Al Baqrah - Ras Ghurnes 1 24 0 21 ' 37.300" N 51 ° 34' 35.602" E Ras Al Baqrah - Ras Ghurnes 2 24 ° 23' 10.638" N 51° 31' 49.881" E Qa~~ar Mala'ab 3 .. - 24° 25' 25.601" N 51° 31' 09.901" E .~~ ~~ Qa~~ar !<huwilin 4 ---- - --- 24° 25' 32.099" N 51 ° 31' 11.100" E North Qa~~ar Khuwiyen 5 24° 36' 22.943" N 51 0 42' 54.320" E Jazlrat Qaffay 6 24° 40' 47.903" N 51 ° 48' 33.095" E North West Jazlrat Makasib 7 24° 40' 48.522" N 51 ° 49' 21.299" E North East Jazlrat Makasib 8 . - - -----. --~ 24° 40' 16.885" N 51° 49' 39.626" E East Jazlrat Makasib 9 .'. -- 24° 15' 24.901" N 52° 00' 42.502" E Jazlrat AIYasat AI' All 10 - . -- ."- . 24° 22' 23.902" N 52° 36' 39.899" E Jazlrat SIr BanI Yas 11 24 ° 24' 03.301" N 52° 45' 44.302" E Jazlrat Urn Al Kurkurn 12 24° 22' 57.698" N 53° 04' 35.501" E Al Bazrn Al Gharbi 13 - - 24° 25' 35.602" N 53° 25' 20.701" E North East Jazlrat Murawwal) 14 24° 19' 03.601" N 53° 48' 22.100" E Iazlrat AbU Al Abyaq 15 24° 21' 58.900" N 54° 06' 29.002" E Aq I)ab'iyyah 16 24 ° 42' 12.632" N 54° 33' 49.270" E Ras Banylirah 17 .... 2. All the coordinates mentioned in paragraph I above are on the basis of the Geographic Coordinate System - WGS - 84. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION 3. The straight baselines provided for in Paragraph I above shall be used for the delimitation of the maritime zones of the United Arab Emirates. Article Two The waters on the landward side of the straight baselines provided for in Article One of this decision shall be considered internal waters of the United Arab Emirates in accordance with Federal Law No (19) of 1993. Article Three Nothing in this decision shall preclude the application of the straight baselines system to other parts of the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Article Four This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force from the date of issue. Mohammed Ibn Rashid AL Muktum Prime Minister Issued on 7 Muharram 1430 Hijri Corresponding to 14 January 2009