Decree No.42 of 2017 - Division of marine waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Lebanese State into blocks
Made 2017-01-09 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Original title
- مرسوم رقم (42) لسنة 2017 – تقسيم المياه البحرية الخاضعة للولاية القضائية للدولة اللبنانية إلى مناطق على شكل رقع
- Language
- Arabic
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Lebanon
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, zoning, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, territorial sea
- Categories
- energy
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Al, B1, C1, etc. rerer to additional points used to define each block tthe number next to the alphabet relates ro the block number), The technical databas-o has be~ consolidated in Wortd Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84) using l ongitude and Latitude in Degree.s Minutes Second,s as per the Decree No. 10289/2013 Petroleum Activities Regulations. For convenience the coordinates are also l)<Ovlded In UTM Zone 36 North. II, BUf l'ER ZONE A buffer zone of three (3) nautical mlles has been applied to a slmpllfled Lebanese coas-tline for indicative pur1>0ses only. ... 1i .~ ~ J, I 1 ,.. 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