Executive Order concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of Denmark (No. 584 of 1996)

Executive Order No. 584 of 24 June 1996 concerning Denmark's Exclusive Economic Zone In pursuance of section 1, subsection 2, and section 2, subsection 2, of Act No. 411 of 22 May 1996 on exclusive economic zones, the following provisions are hereby laid down: 1. The exclusive economic zones of the North Sea, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound, the Great Belt and the Baltic Sea are the waters beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea up to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines applicable at all times. As regards the drawing of the baselines, reference is made to Royal Decree No. 437 of21 December 1966 on the delimitation of the territorial sea, as amended by Royal Decree No. 189 of 19 April 1978. (2) The waters between Bomholm and Poland shall until further notice not be covered by the Act on Exclusive Economic Zones. Under Executive Order No. 386 of 23 August 1985 concerning Denmark's fishery territory an~ Royal Decree No. 259 of 7 June 1963 concerning the exercise of Danish sovereignty over the continental shelf, tru: fishery boundary and the continental shelf boundary in the waters between Bomholm and Poland shall, pending ati agreement with Poland, be the line equidistant from the nearest points on the baselines at the respective States' coas~ (the median line). (3) The delimitation of the exclusive economic zone in relation to foreign States shall be effected as mentioned in sections 2 to 6 of this Order. The coordinates of the points marking the boundary line are laid down in Europe~ Datum 1950. The boundary line is depicted in the enclosed chart. 2. In relation to Germany, the delimitation line of the exclusive economic zone in the North Sea shall be a boundary line which is straight geodesics between the following points: 1. 55° 03' 50.l''N 08° 18' 07.0"E 2. 55• 10' 03.4''N 07° 33' 09 .6"E 3. 55° 30' 40.3"N 05° 45' 00.0"E 4. 55° 15' 00.0"N 05° 24' 12.0"E 5. 55• 15' 00.0''N 05• 09' oo.o"E 6. 55• 24• 15.0''N 04° 45' 00.0"E 7. 55° 46' 2 l.8''N 94° 15' 00.0"E 8. 55° 55' 09.4"N 03° 21' 00.0"E 3. In relation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the delimitation line of the exclusiv¢ economic zone in the North Sea shall be a boundary line which is a straight geodesic between the following points!: 8. 55• 55' 09.4''N 9. 56° 05' 12.0''N 03° 21' 00.0" E 03° 15' 00.0" E 4. In relation to Norway, the delimitation line of the exclusive economic zone in the North Sea and the Skagerrall:: shall be a boundary line which is straight geodesics between the following points: 9. 56° 05' 12.0''N 03° 15' 00.0"E 10. 56° 35' 30.0"N 05• 02· oo.o"E 11. 57° 10' 30.0''N 06° 56' 12.0"E 12. 57° 29' 54.0''N 07° 59' 00.0"E 13. 57° 37' 06.0''N 08° 21· 30.0"E 14. 57° 41' 48.0"N 08° 53' 1s.o"E 15. 57° 59' 18.0"N 09° 23' 00.0"E 16. 58° 15• 41.2"N 10° 01' 48.1 "E 5. In relation to Sweden, the delimitation line of the exclusive economic zone shall be as follows: In the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, the boundary line is drawn as straight geodesics through the following point$ in the following order: 16. 58° 15' 41.2''N 10° 01' 48.1 "E 17. 58° os· 00.1 "N 10° 32' 32.8"E 18. 57° 49' 00.6"N 11° 02' 55.6"E 19. 57" 27' 00.0"N 11° 23' 57.4"E 20. 56° 30' 32.3"N 12° 08' 52.l"E 21. 56" 18' 14.l"N 22. 56" 12' S8.9"N 12" 05' 15.9"E 12• 21' 48.0"E (2) In the Sound, the boundary line from point 22, cf. subsection 1, to point 23, cf. subsection 3, is identical to the demarcation line laid down in Declaration of 30 January 1932 between Denmark and Sweden or subsequent amendments thereto, cf. Executive Orders No. 41 of 22 February 1932, Legal Law Reports A, and No. 117 of 5 October 1995, Legal Law Reports C. The boundary line is depicted in charts of the Sound. (3) In the Baltic Sea, the boundary line is drawn as straight geodesics through the following points in the following order: 23. 55• 20· 14.2"N 24. 55• 1 s· 30.0"N 25. ss· IS' 00.0"N 26. s5• 10· oo.o"N 21. 55• 03 • 54.0"N 28. 55• oo· 35.2"N 12" 38' 3 l.O"E 12" 38' 20.0"E 12" 40' 38.0"E 12" 47' 41.6"E 13" 03' 20.0"E 13" 08' 45.0"E From point 28, the boundary line continues to a point on which agreement shall be made with Sweden and Germany. (4) In the area between Bomholm and Sweden, the boundary line shall be drawn from a point on which an agreement shall be made with Sweden and Germany, and shall continue as straight geodesics through the following points in the following order: 29. 54" 57' 49.l''N 30. 55· 18' 44.0"N 31. 55 ... 41' 29.4''N 32. 55" 21 ' l 8.6"N 13" 59' 40.0"E 14" 27' 36.0"E 15" 02' 34.4"E 16° 30' 29.7"E From point 32, the boundary line shall continue to a point on which an agreement shall be made with Sweden and Poland. 6. In the area between Bornholm and Germany, the boundary line shall be drawn from a point on which an agreement shall be made with Germany and Poland and shall continue.as straight geodesics through the following points: 33. 54° 32' 10.4" N 14° 38' 12.2"E 34. 54° 39' 30.0" N 14" 24' 51.0"E 35. 54° 48' 45.0" N 14" 24' 51.0"E 36. 54° 48' 45.0" N 14" 10' 22.0"E 37. 54° 57' 44.8" N 13" 59' 34.2"E From point 37, the boundary line shall continue to a point on which an agreement shall be made with Germany and Sweden, cf. section 5, subsection 4. (2) In the western part of the Baltic Sea, the boundary line in relation to Germany shall be drawn from a point on which an agreement shall be made with Germany and Sweden, cf. section 5, subsection 3, and shall continue as straight geodesics between the folJowing points: 38. 55° 00' 30.2"N 13° 08' 53.l"E 39. 54° 50' 01.7"N 12° 56' 02.4"E 40. 54° 45' 49.7"N 12° 44' 59.9"E 41. 54' 41' 15.9"N 12' 26' 35.7"E 42. 54' 24' 39.9"N 12° 06' 43.5"E 43. 54° 22' 00.5"N 11' 56' 25.6"E 44. 54° 21' 53.4"N I I O 40' 14.7"E 45. 54° 21' 56.7"N 11 ° 40' 20.7"E 46. 54° 23' 36.0"N I I' 38' 12.2"E 47. 54' 25' 47.7"N II' 34' 55.l"E 48. 54' 27' 53.4"N 11' 30' 49.9"E 49. 54' 29' 53.l"N 11' 26' 36.6"E 50. 54' 31' 57.0"N 11' 23' 04.S"E 51. 54' 34' l l.6"N 1!'19'17.7"E 52. 54' 35' l l.2"N 11' 15' 36.4"E 53. 54' 36' 33.0"N 11' 12' 30.9"E 54. 54' 37' 19.7"N 11 ° 09' 28.2"E 55. 54' 38' 16.3"N 11 ° 04' 30.0"E 56. 54'. 38' 28.3"N 11 ° 00' 20.7"E 57. 54' 38' 14.6"N 10' 54' 15.3"E 58. 54' 37' 10.2"N 10° 52' 25.1 "E 59. 54° 34' 52.3"N JO' 48' 02.1 "E 60. 54' 32' 49.2"N 10' 43' 59.0"E 61. 54' 32' 39.S"N 10' 39' 37.3"E 62. 54' 33' 06.0"N 10' 36' 50.0"E 63. 54° 34' 37.0"N 1 O' 31' 58.5"E 64. 54' 35' 56.8"N 10' 27' 15.9"E 65. 54° 37' 15.4"N 10° 22' 27.6"E 66. 54' 37' 59.9"N 10' 21' 18.4"E 67. 54° 40' 29.6"N 10° 18' 29.9"E 68. 54° 42' 49.7"N 10° 16' 07.9"E 69. 54° 45' 24.0"N 10' 13' 06.0"E The boundary line between the points 44 and 45 and the landwards delimitation of point 69 shall be promulgated at a later time following consultations with Gennany. 7. Where the boundary line of the exclusive economic zone is identical with the outer limit line oflthe territorial sea, the rules governing the delimitation of the territorial sea shall be applicable. 8. The National Survey and Cadastre-Denmark shall draw the outer limit line of the exclusive economic zone on charts and give due publicity to such charts. 9. A list of the coordinates mentioned in this Executive Order and the charts mentioned in sectipn 8 shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 10. The Executive Order shall come into effect on 1 July 1996.