What is the zone being contiguous to territorial sea of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam? What is the legal status of the zone being contiguous to territorial sea?
What is the zone being contiguous to territorial sea of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of Law on Vietnamese Sea 2012, the zone being contiguous to territorial sea of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is defined as follows:
The zone being contiguous to territorial sea is adjacent sea area, with the breadth of 12 nautical miles measured from the outer limits of the territorial waters.
What is the zone being contiguous to territorial sea of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam? What is the legal status of the zone being contiguous to territorial sea? (Image from the Internet)
What is the legal status of the zone being contiguous to Vietnam's territorial sea?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 of Law on Vietnamese Sea 2012, it is stipulated as follows:
Legal status of the zone being contiguous to territorial sea
1. The State implements right of sovereignty, national jurisdiction and other rights specified in Article 16 of this Law relating to the zone being contiguous to territorial sea.
2. The state controls zone being contiguous to territorial sea to prevent and punish acts violating law on customs, tax, health, entry and exit happening in the territory or territorial waters of Vietnam.
According to the above regulations, the legal regime of the contiguous zone is as follows:
(1) The State implements right of sovereignty, national jurisdiction and other rights relating to the zone being contiguous to territorial sea.
- The right of sovereignty relating to exploration, exploitation, management and conservation of resources in water areas over sea beds, sea beds and underground areas under the sea beds; regarding to other activities to explore and exploit this area for economic purpose;
- The national jurisdiction on install and use artificial islands, equipment and works on sea; study on sea science, protection and conservation of sea environment;
- Other rights and obligations in conformity with international law.
- The state respects to the freedom on aviation and maritime; right to put underground cables, pipes and operations using sea legally of other countries in the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam under this law and International treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member, being not prejudicial to right of sovereignty, national jurisdiction and national benefits at sea of Vietnam.
The install of cables and underground pipes must have acceptance in writing of competent state agencies of Vietnam.
- The foreign organizations and individuals are entitled to participate in exploration, use, exploitation of resources, scientific study, install of equipment and works in exclusive economic zones of Vietnam on the grounds of international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member, contracts signed under provisions of Vietnam’s law or permission of the Vietnam’s Government, in conformity with relevant international law.
- Rights related to sea beds and subsoil under sea beds specified in this Article are implemented as prescribed in Article 17 and Article 18 of Law on Vietnamese Sea 2012.
(2) The State exercises control in the contiguous zone to prevent and punish violations of customs, tax, health, and immigration laws occurring on the territory or in Vietnam's territorial waters.
What is the policy of sea management and protection of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of Law on Vietnamese Sea 2012, regulations on the policy of sea management and protection of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are as follows:
Policy of sea management and protection
1. Promoting the power of nation and implementing necessary measure to protect sovereignty, sovereign right and national jurisdiction on seas, islands and archipelagoes, protect resources and sea environment, develop sea economy.
2. Constructing and implementing strategy, planning, plans on management, use, exploit, unshakeable protect sea, islands and archipelagoes,servicing target on construction, development of economy - society, national defense, security.
3. Encouraging organizations, individuals to invest labor, material, capital money for and apply scientific and technological achievement into use, exploit, development of sea economy, protection resources and sea environment, unshakeable development of seas suitable with conditions of each sea area and assurance for requirement of National defense and security; strengthening informing, popularizing on potential, policy, law on sea
4. Encouraging and protecting fishery activities of fishermen on seas, protection of activities of organizations, Vietnamese citizens outside of Vietnam’s seas in conformity with international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member, international law, relevant law of coastal nations.
5. Investing for assurance of operation of force in charge of , control on the sea, upfrading logistics facilities servicing for activities on the sea, islands and archipelagoes, developing sea manpower.
6. Implementing policies having priority to people living on islands and archipelagoes; preferential regime for forces participating in management and protection of seas, islands and archipelagoes.
Accordingly, the policy of sea management and protection of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is implemented according to the above regulations.
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