Proclamation by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the extension of the breadth of the German territorial sea
Made 1994-11-11 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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55 3. GERMANY (a) Proclamation of II November 1994 by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the extension of the breadth of the German territorial sea 1I The Proclamation concerning the extension of the breadth of the German territorial sea, adopted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 19 October 1994, is hereby announced: 1. The outer limit of the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Germany shall be determined in accordance with the specifications given hereunder. All earlier announcements concerning the delimitation of the German territorial sea shall thereby cease to apply. (1) North Sea The outer limit of the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Germany in the North Sea shall be a line running at a distance of 12 nautical miles, measured from the low-water line and the straight baselines, as appropriate . The existing deep-water anchorage shall remain part of the territorial sea, its limits being a line connecting the following points: (1) (2) (3) (4) 54°08'11 "N 54°08'19"N 54°01 '39"N 54°00'27"N 7°24'36"E; r26'59"E; 7°33'04"E; 7°24'36"E. The geographical coordinates of the above points shall be determined by reference to European Datum (ED 50). The delimitation of the German territorial sea in the North Sea is indicated in the Maritime Boundaries Chart 2920) . '1:.1 At an appropriate later time, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany will decide on the lateral delimitation of the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Germany towards, respectively, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Denmark. The regulation in Section 1 of Annex B of the Treaty of 8 April 1960 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands governing cooperation in the area of the Ems Estuary ("the Ems-Dollart Treaty") (Federal Law Gazette 1963 II, p. 602) shall remain unaffected. 11 Communicated by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in a note verbale dated 31 January 1995. '2:.1 See chart 2920 in reduced form for illustrative purposes on p. 60. 56 (2) Baltic Sea The outer limit of the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Baltic Sea shall be a line connecting the following points: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) 54°44'17"N 54°41'46"N 54°39'27"N 54°36'45"N 54°35'35"N 54°34'08"N 54°32'51 "N 54°31 '14"N 54°30'39"N 54°30'51 "N 54°32'50"N 54°33'21 "N 54°34'1O"N 54°34'37"N 54°33'31 "N 54°31'46"N 54°30'46"N 54°30'18"N 54°28'26"N 54°26'23"N 54°24'27"N 54°22'25"N 54°19'53"N 54°20'01 "N 54°23'07"N 54°23'07"N 54°27'04"N 54°30'42"N 54°31 '05"N 54°34'40"N 54°44'38"N 1001O'14"E; 10013'12"E; 10015'34"E; 10018'36"E; 10°20'24"E; 10025'47"E; 10°30'24 'IE; 10035'36"E; 10039'12"E; 10°54'21 'IE; 10049'16"E; 10°58'51 "E; 11°00'07"E; 11°08'33"E; 11°12'23"E; 11°18'44"E; 11°19'23"E; 11°21'03"E; 11°24'13"E; 11°28'34"E; 11°32'22"E; 11°35'23 'IE; 11°38'44"E; 11°57' lO"E; 12°09'13"E; 12°09'59"E; 12°15'35"E; 12°18'05"E; 12°17'36"E; 12°19'24"E; 12°45'00"E. From point (31), the limit shall continue running at a distance of 12 nautical miles, measured from the low water line and the straight baselines, as appropriate, until reaching point (32) as follows: (32) 54°26'30,3 "N 14°04'45,9"E. From this point, the outer limit shall be a line connecting the following points: (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) 54° 16' 14,8"N 54°14'22,0"N 54°07'36,4 "N 53°59'18,1 'IN 53°55'42,1 'IN 14°04'14,7"E; 14°10'08,9"E; 14°12'09, 1'IE; 14°14'35,9"E; 14°13'37,8"E. 57 The geographical coordinates of the above points shall be determined by reference to European Datum (ED 50). The delimitation of the German territorial sea in the Baltic Sea is indicated in the Maritime Boundaries Chart 2921). J/ At an appropriate later time, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany will decide on the lateral delimitation of the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Germany towards the Kingdom of Denmark. The lateral delimitation of the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Germany towards the Republic of Poland shall be as provided for in the Treaty of 14 November 1990 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland concerning the confirmation of their mutual border (Federal Law Gazette 1991 II, p. 1328). In some areas of the Baltic Sea, the breadth of the territorial sea as extended by virtue of the present Proclamation is less than the twelve nautical miles permitted under international law. This shall not be construed as meaning a renunciation of the Federal Republic of Germany's legal claim to the full breadth of the territorial sea. The above coordinates are given on the proviso that they are subject to a more precise calculation by the Federal Ministry of Transport (if and where appropriate) using the latest methods. Any such calculation shall be announced through official channels, and shall be incorporated in the official Maritime Boundaries Charts. II. The present Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. DONE at Bonn on this eleventh day of November 1994. (b) Proclamation of 25 November 1994 by the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the establishment of an exclusive economic zone of the Federal Republic of Germany in the North Sea and in the Baltic Sea The Federal Republic of Germany shall establish, as of 1 January 1995, an exclusive economic zone in the North Sea and in the Baltic Sea beyond the outer limit of its territorial sea. II The outer limit of the exclusive economic zone of the Federal Republic of Germany in the North Sea shall be a line connecting the following points: 53°43'30,8" N 53°45 '03,0" N 53°48'52,9" N 53°59'56,8" N 54°11'12,0" N 54°37'12,0" N 6°20'49,7" E 6°19'58,3" E 6°15'51,3" E 6°06'28,2" E 6°00'00,0" E . 5°00'00,0" E 'JJ See chart 2921 in reduced form for illustrative purposes on p. 61.