The Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act

States with opposite or adjacent coasts should delimit the Exclusive Economic Zone by agreement.

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Citation: The Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act
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States with opposite or adjacent coasts should delimit the Exclusive Economic Zone by agreement. If the States concerned cannot reach agreement within a reasonable time, they must use the procedures in Part XV. The States concerned must try to make practical provisional arrangements during the transition and must not jeopardize or hamper the final agreement. If the States concerned have an agreement in force, questions about delimiting the Exclusive Economic Zone must be decided under that agreement.

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AI-assisted research summary: States with opposite or adjacent coasts should delimit the Exclusive Economic Zone by agreement.

1. The delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone between States with opposite or adjacent coasts shall be effected by agreement on the basis of international law, as referred to in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in order to achieve an equitable solution.
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AI-assisted research summary: If the States concerned cannot reach agreement within a reasonable time, they must use the procedures in Part XV.

2. If no agreement can be reached within a reasonable period of time, the States concerned shall resort to the procedures provided for in Part XV. 731 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE TERRITORIAL SEA AND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE ACT [CAP. 237 R.E. 2023]
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Territorial sea
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AI-assisted research summary: The States concerned must try to make practical provisional arrangements during the transition and must not jeopardize or hamper the final agreement.

3. Pending agreement as provided for in paragraph 1, the States concerned, in a spirit of understanding and co-operation, shall make every effort to enter into provisional arrangements of a practical nature and, during this transitional period, not to jeopardize or hamper the reaching of the final agreement. Such arrangements shall be without prejudice to the final delimitation.
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AI-assisted research summary: If the States concerned have an agreement in force, questions about delimiting the Exclusive Economic Zone must be decided under that agreement.

4. Where there is an agreement in force between the States concerned, questions relating to the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that agreement. 732 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.

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