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Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement)

Type International Agreement

Publication 1984-07-16

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AGREEMENT

for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea Area by Oil and Other Harmful Substances including Air Pollution Caused by Shipping

(Bonn Agreement)

THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

Recognising that pollution of the sea by oil and other harmful substances as well as air pollution caused by shipping in the North Sea area may threaten the marine environment, biodiversity, human health and the corresponding interests of coastal States,

Noting that such types of pollution have many sources and that casualties and other incidents at sea are of great concern,

Convinced that an ability to combat such types of pollution as well as active co-operation and mutual assistance among States are necessary for the protection of their coasts and related interests,

Welcoming the progress that has already been achieved within the framework of the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil, signed at Bonn on 9 June 1969,

Wishing to develop further mutual assistance and co-operation in monitoring and combating the different types of pollution,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

This Agreement shall apply within the North Sea area, as defined in Article 2:

(1) whenever the presence or the prospective presence of oil or other harmful substances polluting or threatening to pollute the sea presents a grave and imminent danger to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties; or

(2) whenever the presence or the prospective presence of emissions caused by shipping within the meaning of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention polluting or threatening to pollute the marine environment contributes to the eutrophication of the sea and threatens the health of people who live on the coast or of living things in the sea; and

(3) to surveillance conducted as an aid to detecting and combating pollution as set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and to preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations.

Article 2

For the purpose of this Agreement, the North Sea area means the area of sea comprising:

(a) the North Sea proper, southwards of latitude 61° 0'00.00" N;

(b) the Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined east of the Skaw by the latitude 57° 44'43.00" N;

(d) the other waters, comprising the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the Malin Sea, the Great Minch, the Little Minch, part of the Norwegian Sea, and parts of the North East Atlantic, bounded on the west and north by the line defined in Part II of the Annex to this Agreement.

Article 3

The Contracting Parties consider that protection against pollution of the kind referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement is a matter which calls for active cooperation between them.

The Contracting Parties shall jointly develop and establish guidelines for the practical, operational and technical aspects of joint action.

Article 4

Contracting Parties undertake to inform the other Contracting Parties about:

(a) their national organization for dealing with pollution of the kind referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement;

(b) the competent authority responsible for receiving and dispatching reports of such pollution and for dealing with questions concerning measures of mutual assistance between Contracting Parties:

(c) their national means for avoiding or dealing with such pollution, which might be made available for international assistance;

(d) new ways in which such pollution may be avoided and about new effective measures to deal with it;

(e) major pollution incidents of this kind dealt with.

Article 5

Whenever a Contracting Party is aware of a casualty or the presence of oil or other harmful substances including ship emissions in the North Sea area likely to constitute a serious threat to the coast or related interests of any other Contracting Party, it shall inform that Party without delay through its competent authority.

The Contracting Parties undertake to request the masters of all ships flying their flags and pilots of aircraft registered in their countries to report without delay through the channels which may be most practicable and adequate in the circumstances:

(a) all casualties causing or likely to cause pollution of the marine environment;

(b) the presence, nature and extent of oil or other harmful substances likely to constitute a serious threat to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties.

The Contracting Parties shall make use of a standard form for the reporting of pollution as required under paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 6

For the sole purpose of this Agreement the North Sea area is divided into the zones described in the Annex to this Agreement.

The Contracting Party within whose zone a situation of the kind described in Article 1 paragraph 1 of this Agreement occurs, shall make the necessary assessments of the nature and extent of any casualty or, as the case may be, of the type and approximate quantity of oil or other harmful substances and the direction and speed of movement thereof.

The Contracting Party concerned shall immediately inform all the other Contracting Parties through their competent authorities of its assessments and of any action which it has taken to deal with the oil or other harmful substances and shall keep these substances under observation as long as they are present in its zone.

The obligations of the Contracting Parties under the provisions of this Article with respect to the zones of joint responsibility shall be the subject of special technical arrangements to be concluded between the Parties concerned. These arrangements shall be communicated to the other Contracting Parties.

Article 7

A Contracting Party requiring assistance to deal with pollution or the prospective presence of pollution at sea or on its coast may call on the help of the other Contracting Parties. Contracting Parties requesting assistance shall specify the kind of assistance they require. The Contracting Parties called upon for help in accordance with this Article shall use their best endeavours to bring such assistance as is within their power taking into account, particularly in the case of pollution by harmful substances other than oil, the technological means available to them.

Article 8

The provisions of this Agreement shall not be interpreted as in any way prejudicing the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties under international law, especially in the field of the prevention and combating of marine pollution.

In no case shall the division into zones referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement be invoked as a precedent or argument in any matter concerning sovereignty or jurisdiction.

Article 9

In the absence of an agreement concerning the financial arrangements governing actions of Contracting Parties to deal with pollution which might be concluded on a bilateral or multilateral basis or on the occasion of a joint combating operation, Contracting Parties shall bear the costs of their respective actions in dealing with pollution in accordance with subparagraphs (a) or (b) below:

(a) if the action was taken by one Contracting Party at the express request of another Contracting Party, the Contracting Party requesting such assistance shall reimburse to the assisting Contracting Party the costs of its action;

(b) if the action was taken by a Contracting Party on its own initiative, this Contracting Party shall bear the costs of its action.

The Contracting Party requesting assistance may cancel its request at any time, but in that case it shall bear the costs already incurred or committed by the assisting Contracting Party.

Article 10

Unless otherwise agreed the costs of action taken by a Contracting Party at the request of another Contracting Party shall be calculated according to the law and current practice in the assisting country concerning the reimbursement of such costs by a person or entity liable.

Article 11

Article 9 of this Agreement shall not be interpreted as in any way prejudicing the rights of Contracting Parties to recover from third parties the costs of action to deal with pollution or the threat of pollution under other applicable provisions and rules of national and international law.

Article 12

Meetings of the Contracting Parties shall be held at regular intervals and at any time when, due to special circumstances, it is so decided in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.

The Contracting Parties at their first meeting shall draw up Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules, which shall be adopted by unanimous vote.

The Depositary Government shall convene the first meeting of Contracting Parties as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Agreement.

Article 13

Within the areas of its competence, the European Economic Community is entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which are Contracting Parties to the present Agreement. The European Economic Community shall not exercise its right to vote in cases where its Member States exercise theirs and conversely.

Article 14

It shall be the duty of meetings of the Contracting Parties:

(a) to exercise overall supervision over the implementation of this Agreement;

(b) to review the effectiveness of the measures taken under this Agreement;

Article 15

The Contracting Parties shall make provision for the performance of secretariat duties in relation to this Agreement, taking into account existing arrangements in the framework of other international agreements on the prevention of pollution of the marine environment and air pollution in force for the same region as this Agreement.

Each Contracting Party shall contribute 2.5 % towards the annual expenditure of the Agreement. The balance of the Agreement's expenditure shall be divided among Contracting Parties other than the European Economic Community in proportion to their gross national product in accordance with the scale of assessment adopted regularly by the United Nations General Assembly. In no case shall the contribution of a Contracting Party to this balance exceed 20 % of the balance.

Article 16

Without prejudice to Article 17 of this Agreement, a proposal by a Contracting Party for the amendment of this Agreement or its Annex shall be considered at a meeting of the Contracting Parties. Following adoption of the proposal by unanimous vote the amendment shall be communicated by the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties.

Such an amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Depositary Government has received notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties.

Article 17

Two or more Contracting Parties may modify the common boundaries of their zones described in the Annex to this Agreement.

Such a modification shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties on the first day of the sixth month following the date of its communication by the Depositary Government unless, within a period of three months following that communication, a Contracting Party has expressed an objection or has requested consultation on the matter.

Article 18

This Agreement shall be open for signature by the Governments of the States invited to participate in the Conference on the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, held at Bonn on 13 September 1983, and by the European Economic Community.

These States and the European Economic Community may become Parties to this Agreement either by signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or by signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance or approval.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article 19

This Agreement shall enter into force on the frist day of the second month following the date on which the Governments of all the States mentioned in Article 18 of this Agreement and the European Economic Community have signed the Agreement without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval.

Upon the entry into force of this Agreement the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil, done at Bonn on 9 June 1969, shall cease to be in force.

Article 20

The Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the north-east Atlantic area to accede to this Agreement.

In such a case Article 2 of this Agreement and its Annex shall be amended as necessary. The amendments shall be adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the Contracting Parties and shall take effect upon the entry into force of this Agreement for the acceding State.

Article 21

For each State acceding to this Agreement, the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit by such State of its instrument of accession.

Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article 22

After this Agreement has been in force for five years it may be denounced by any Contracting Party.

Denunciation shall be effected by a notification in writing addressed to the Depositary Government which shall notify all the other Contracting Parties of any denunciation received and of the date of its receipt.

A denunciation shall take effect one year after its receipt by the Depositary Government.

Article 23

The Depositary Government shall inform the Contracting Parties and those referred to in Article 18 of this Agreement of:

(a) any signature of this Agreement;

(b) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession and of the receipt of any notice of denunciation;

(d) the receipt of any notification of approval relating to amendments to this Agreement or its Annex and of the date of entry into force of such amendments.

Article 24

The original of this Agreement, of which the English, French and German texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, which shall send certified copies thereof to the Contracting Parties and which shall transmit a certified copy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized there to by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

Done at Bonn, this 13th day of September 1983.

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DES KÖNIGREICHS BELGIEN,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE:

Vorbehaltlich der Ratifikation,

Subject to ratification,

Sous réserve de ratification.

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DES KÖNIGREICHS DÄNEMARK,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME DE DANEMARK:

Vorbehaltlich der Genehmigung,

Subject to approval,

Sous réserve d'approbation.

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DER FRANZÖSISCHEN REPUBLIK,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE:

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE:

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DES KÖNIGREICHS DER NIEDERLANDE,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME DES PAYS-BAS:

Vorbehaltlich der Annahme,

Subject to acceptance,

Sous réserve d'acceptation.

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DES KÖNIGREICHS NORWEGEN,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME DE NORVÈGE:

Vorbehaltlich der Ratifikation,

Subject to ratification,

Sous réserve de ratification.

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DES KÖNIGREICHS SCHWEDEN,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME DE SUÈDE:

FÜR DIE REGIERUNG DES VEREINIGTEN KÖNIGREICHS GROSSBRITANNIEN UND NORDIRLAND,

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DU ROYAUME-UNI DE GRANDE-BRETAGNE ET D'IRLANDE DU NORD:

Vorbehaltlich der Ratifikation,

Subject to ratification,

Sous réserve de ratification.

FÜR DIE EUROPÄISCHE WIRTSCHAFTSGEMEINSCHAFT

FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

POUR LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE:

Vorbehaltlich der Annahme,

Subject to acceptance,

Sous réserve d'acceptation.

ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION IN DEALING WITH POLLUTION OF THE NORTH SEA BY OIL AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, 1983

Description of the Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area and of the zones referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement

THE ATLANTIC BOUNDARY OF THE NORTH SEA AREA

PART I

THE LINE BOUNDING THE NORTH SEA AREA TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST

The line bounding the English Channel and its approaches to the south-west and the Bay of Biscay to the south and west shall be a line which:

(i) commences at the western point of the coast of Spain 42° 30' 04.25" N 8° 52' 18.22" W;

(ii) from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 42° 30' 04.32" N 10° 24' 55.16" W;

(iii) from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 46° 00' 04.07" N 10° 24' 54.86" W;

(iv) from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 46° 00' 04.06" N 9° 59' 54.88" W;

(v) from that point, then follows the line until the intersection between the parallel of latitude 48° 27' 00.00" N and the line (hereafter referred to as ‘the 1983 Bonn Agreement line’) drawn 50 nautical miles west of a line joining the isle of Ushant and the Isles of Scilly;

(vi) from that point of intersection, then follows the 1983 Bonn Agreement line northwards as far as its intersection with the line marking the boundary of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom, as defined in the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977;

(vii) from that point of intersection, then follows the line of that boundary westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 9° 22' 15.91" W; and

(viii) from that point, then follows the parallel of latitude 48° 10' 00.00" N westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 10° 0' 00.00" W.

PART II

THE LINE BOUNDING TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE OTHER WATERS COVERED BY THE AGREEMENT

The line bounding to the west and north of the other waters covered by the Agreement, comprising the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the Malin Sea, the Great Minch, the Little Minch, part of the Norwegian sea and parts of the North East Atlantic, shall be a line which:

(i) commences at the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 0° 00' 00.00" W;

(ii) from that point, then follows the western boundary of the Irish Sea pollution responsibility zone (that is, a line which is at every point 200 nautical miles distant from the nearest point on the baselines established for the purposes of the Maritime Jurisdiction Acts, 1959 to 1988, of Ireland) as far as the point 56° 42' 00.00" N 14° 00' 00.00" W;

(iii) from that point, then follows the western boundary of the zone established by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 of the United Kingdom, as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1997 (that is, the lines joining the points listed in Table 1 below in the order in which they are listed) as far as the point 63° 38'10.68" N 0° 30'00.00" W; and

(iv) from that point follows the parallel of latitude 63° 38'10.68" N eastwards to the coast of Norway.

TABLE 1

POINTS AND LINES OF THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ZONE ESTABLISHED BY THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION) (LIMITS) REGULATIONS 1996 OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS AMENDED

Points as referred to in the United Kingdom Regulations, as amended, and their coordinates	Points as referred to in the United Kingdom Regulations, as amended, and their coordinates	Points as referred to in the United Kingdom Regulations, as amended, and their coordinates	Line segment between these points
27.	56° 42' 00.00" N	14° 0' 00.00" W	27-28 Meridian of Longitude
28.	56° 49' 00.00" N	14° 0' 00.00" W	28-29 Parallel of Latitude
29.	56° 49' 00.00" N	14° 30' 34.00" W	29-30 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
30.	57° 52' 22.00" N	14° 53' 22.00" W	30-31 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
31.	58°30' 00.00" N	14° 48' 58.00" W	31-32 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
32.	59° 0' 00.00" N	14° 35' 07.00" W	32-33 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
33.	59° 40' 54.00" N	13° 58' 10.00" W	33-34 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
34.	59° 50' 00.00" N	13° 46' 24.00" W	34-35 Parallel of Latitude
35.	59° 50' 00.00" N	5° 0' 00.00" W	35-36 Meridian of Longitude
36.	60° 10' 00.00" N	5° 0' 00.00" W	36-37 Parallel of Latitude
37.	60° 10' 00.00" N	4° 48' 00.00" W	37-38 Meridian of Longitude
38.	60° 20' 00.00" N	4° 48' 00.00" W	38-39 Parallel of Latitude
39.	60° 20' 00.00" N	4° 24' 00.00" W	39-40 Meridian of Longitude
40.	60° 40' 00.00" N	4° 24' 00.00" W	40-41 Parallel of Latitude
41.	60° 40' 00.00" N	4° 0' 00.00" W	41-42 Meridian of Longitude
42.	61° 0' 00.00" N	4° 0' 00.00" W	42-43 Parallel of Latitude
43.	61° 0' 00.00" N	3° 36' 00.00" W	43-44 Meridian of Longitude
44.	61° 30' 00.00" N	3° 36' 00.00" W	44-45 Parallel of Latitude
45.	61° 30' 00.00" N	3° 0' 00.00" W	45-46 Meridian of Longitude
46.	61° 45' 00.00" N	3° 0' 00.00" W	46-47 Parallel of Latitude
47.	61° 45' 00.00" N	2° 48' 00.00" W	47-48 Meridian of Longitude
48.	62° 0' 00.00" N	2° 48' 00.00" W	48-49 Parallel of Latitude
49.	62° 0' 00.00" N	2° 0' 00.00" W	49-50 Meridian of Longitude
50.	62° 30' 00.00" N	2° 0' 00.00" W	50-51 Parallel of Latitude
51.	62° 30' 00.00" N	1° 36' 00.00" W	51-52 Meridian of Longitude
52.	62° 40' 00.00" N	1° 36' 00.00" W	52-53 Parallel of Latitude
53.	62° 40' 00.00" N	1° 0' 00.00" W	53-54 Meridian of Longitude
54.	63° 20' 00.00" N	1° 0' 00.00" W	54-55 Parallel of Latitude
55.	63° 20' 00.00" N	0° 30' 00.00" W	55-56 Meridian of Longitude
56.	63° 38' 10.68" N	0° 30' 00.00" W

BOUNDARIES OF ZONES OF RESPONSIBILITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 OF THIS AGREEMENT

PART III

BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONES OF NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

(1)General: Where the limits of a zone of responsibility are specified by a series of lines joining the points in a list, the nature of those lines shall be the nature specified against each point as the nature of the line joining it to the following point.

(2)Denmark: The zone of national responsibility of Denmark shall be limited by the following series of lines:

(a) a line which begins at the intersection of the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility of Denmark and Germany as described in Part IV below with a line between the point 55° 10' 03.40" N 7° 33' 09.60" E and the first point DE1/DK1 and follows this line until the point DE1/DK1;

(b) a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed: Points defining the boundary of the zone Nature of the line joining a point to the following point Other points with the same coordinates DK1 55° 30' 40.30" N 5° 45' 00.00" E Geodesic DE1 DK2 55° 15' 00.00" N 5° 24' 12.00" E Geodesic DE2 DK3 55° 15' 00.00" N 5° 9' 00.00" E Geodesic DE3 DK4 55° 24' 15.00" N 4° 45' 00.00" E Geodesic DE4 DK5 55° 46' 21.80" N 4° 15' 00.00" E Geodesic DE5 DK6 55° 55' 09.40" N 3° 21' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE6 DK7 56° 5' 12.00" N 3° 15' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK23, NO23 DK8 56° 35' 30.00" N 5° 2' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO24 DK9 57° 10' 30.00" N 6° 56' 12.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO25 DK10 57° 29' 54.00" N 7° 59' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO26 DK11 57° 37' 06.00" N 8° 27' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO27 DK12 57° 41' 48.00" N 8° 53' 18.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO28 DK13 57° 59' 18.00" N 9° 23' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO29 DK14 58° 15' 41.20" N 10° 1' 48.10" E Arc of Great Circle NO30, SE4 DK15 58° 8' 00.10" N 10° 32' 32.80" E Geodesic SE3 DK16 57° 49' 00.60" N 11° 2' 55.60" E Geodesic SE2 DK17 57° 44' 43.00" N 11° 7' 04.00" E

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(3)Germany: The zone of national responsibility of Germany shall be limited by the following series of lines:

(a) a line which begins at the intersection of the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility of Denmark and Germany as described in Part IV below with a line between the point 55° 10' 03.40" N 7° 33' 09.60" E and the first point DE1/DK1 and follows this line until the point DE1/DK1;

(b) a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed: Points defining the boundary of the zone Nature of the line joining a point to the following point Other points with the same coordinates DE1 55° 30' 40.30" N 5° 45' 00.00" E Geodesic DK1 DE2 55° 15' 00.00" N 5° 24' 12.00" E Geodesic DK2 DE3 55° 15' 00.00" N 5° 9' 00.00" E Geodesic DK3 DE4 55° 24' 15.00" N 4° 45' 00.00" E Geodesic DK4 DE5 55° 46' 21.80" N 4° 15' 00.00" E Geodesic DK5 DE6 55° 55' 09.40" N 3° 21' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK6 DE7 55° 50' 06.00" N 3° 24' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK24 DE8 55° 45' 54.00" N 3° 22' 13.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL19 DE9 55° 20' 00.00" N 4° 20' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL20 DE10 55° 0' 00.00" N 5° 0' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL21 DE11 54° 37' 12.00" N 5° 0' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL22 DE12 54° 11' 12.00" N 6° 0' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL23 DE13 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E

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(c) landwards from point DE12, a line from that point towards point DE13 (that is the next agreed delimitation point 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E) as far as the intersection of that line with the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility between the Netherlands and Germany described in Part IV below.

(4)Ireland: The zone of national responsibility of Ireland shall be limited by the following series of lines:

(a) to the north, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 3 in the order in which they are listed;

(b) to the west, the western boundary of the North Sea area;

(c) to the east and to the south, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 2 in the order in which they are listed.

(5)The Netherlands: The zone of national responsibility of the Netherlands shall be limited to the south by the parallel of latitude 51° 51' 52.1267" N, and to the north of this parallel of latitude by the following series of lines:

(a) a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed: Points defining the boundary of the zone Nature of the line joining a point to the following point Other points with the same coordinates NL1 51° 51' 52.1267" N 2° 31' 48.0975" E Arc of Great Circle UK42 NL2 51° 59' 00.00" N 2° 37' 36.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK41 NL3 52° 1' 00.00" N 2° 39' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK40 NL4 52° 5' 18.00" N 2° 42' 12.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK39 NL5 52° 6' 00.00" N 2° 42' 54.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK38 NL6 52° 12’ 24.00" N 2° 50' 24.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK37 NL7 52° 17' 24.00" N 2° 56' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK36 NL8 52° 25' 00.00" N 3° 3' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK35 NL9 52° 37' 18.00" N 3° 11' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK34 NL10 52° 47' 00.00" N 3° 12' 18.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK33 NL11 52° 53' 00.00" N 3° 10' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK32 NL12 53° 18' 06.00" N 3° 3' 24.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK31 NL13 53° 28' 12.00" N 3° 1' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK30 NL14 53° 35' 06.00" N 2° 59' 18.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK29 NL15 53° 40' 06.00" N 2° 57' 24.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK28 NL16 53° 57' 48.00" N 2° 52' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK27 NL17 54° 22' 48.00" N 2° 45' 48.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK26 NL18 54° 37' 18.00" N 2° 53' 54.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK25 NL19 55° 45' 54.00" N 3° 22' 13.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE8 NL20 55° 20' 00.00" N 4° 20' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE9 NL21 55° 0' 00.00" N 5° 0' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE10 NL22 54° 37' 12.00" N 5° 0' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE11 NL23 54° 11' 12.00" N 6° 0' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE12 NL24 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E

DE13

(b) landwards from point NL23, a line from that point towards point NL24 (that is the next agreed delimitation point 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E) as far as the intersection of that line with the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility between the Netherlands and Germany described in Part IV below.

(6)Norway: The zone of national responsibility of Norway shall be limited to the north by the parallel of latitude 63° 38' 10.68" N and to the west, south and east by the following series of lines:

(a) a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 4 in the order in which they are listed;

(b) southwards from the last point mentioned in that table, a series of lines which join the following points in the order in which they are listed: Points defining the boundary of the zone Nature of the line joining a point to the following point Other points with the same coordinates NO23 56° 5' 12.00" N 3° 15' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle UK23, DK7 NO24 56° 35' 30.00" N 5° 2' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK8 NO25 57° 10' 30.00" N 6° 56' 12.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK9 NO26 57° 29' 54.00" N 7° 59' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK10 NO27 57° 37' 06.00" N 8° 27' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK11 NO28 57° 41' 48.00" N 8° 53' 18.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK12 NO29 57° 59' 18.00" N 9° 23' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DK13 NO30 58° 15' 41.20" N 10° 1' 48.10" E (point A) Arc of Great Circle SE4, DK14 NO31 58° 30' 41.20" N 10° 8' 46.90" E (point B) Arc of Great Circle SE5 NO32 58° 45' 41.30" N 10° 35' 40.00" E (point C) Loxodrome SE6 NO33 58° 53' 34.00" N 10° 38' 25.00" E (point D)

SE7

(7)Sweden: The zone of national responsibility of Sweden shall be limited to the south by the parallel of latitude 57° 44' 43.00" N, and to the north of this parallel of latitude by a series of lines

(a) joining the following points in the order in which they are listed: Points defining the boundary of the zone Nature of the line joining a point to the following point Other points with the same coordinates SE1 57° 44' 43.00" N 11° 7' 04.00" E Geodesic DK17 SE2 57° 49' 00.60" N 11° 2' 55.60" E Geodesic DK16 SE3 58° 8' 00.10" N 10° 32' 32.80" E Geodesic DK15 SE4 58° 15' 41.20" N 10° 1' 48.10" E (point A) Arc of Great Circle DK14, NO30 SE5 58° 30' 41.20" N 10° 8' 46.90" E (point B) Arc of Great Circle NO31 SE6 58° 45' 41.30" N 10° 35' 40.00" E (point C) Loxodrome NO32 SE7 58° 53' 34.00" N 10° 38' 25.00" E (point D)

NO33

- (b) then a line following the Swedish-Norwegian border.

- (8)United Kingdom: The zone of national responsibility of the United Kingdom shall be limited

(a) to the east, by a series of lines comprising:
(i) a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 4 in the order in which they are listed;
(ii) a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed: Points defining the boundary of the zone Nature of the line joining a point to the following point Other points with the same coordinates UK23 56° 5' 12.00" N 3° 15' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NO23, DK7 UK24 55° 50' 06.00" N 3° 24' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle DE7 UK25 54° 37' 18.00" N 2° 53' 54.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL18 UK26 54° 22' 48.00" N 2° 45' 48.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL17 UK27 53° 57' 48.00" N 2° 52' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL16 UK28 53° 40' 06.00" N 2° 57' 24.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL15 UK29 53° 35' 06.00" N 2° 59' 18.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL14 UK30 53° 28' 12.00" N 3° 1' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL13 UK31 53° 18' 06.00" N 3° 3' 24.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL12 UK32 52° 53' 00.00" N 3° 10' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL11 UK33 52° 47' 00.00" N 3° 12' 18.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL10 UK34 52° 37' 18.00" N 3° 11' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL9 UK35 52° 25' 00.00" N 3° 3' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL8 UK36 52° 17' 24.00" N 2° 56' 00.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL7 UK37 52° 12' 24.00" N 2° 50' 24.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL6 UK38 52° 6' 00.00" N 2° 42' 54.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL5 UK39 52° 5' 18.00" N 2° 42' 12.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL4 UK40 52° 1' 00.00" N 2° 39' 30.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL3 UK41 51° 59' 00.00" N 2° 37' 36.00" E Arc of Great Circle NL2 UK42 51° 51' 52.1267" N 2° 31' 48.0975" E Arc of Great Circle NL1

- (b) to the south and west, by the following series of lines:

(i) a line commencing at the westernmost point of the Isles of Scilly, and joining that point to the point 49° 52' 00.00" N 7° 44' 00.00" W;
(ii) from that point, a line following the 1983 Bonn Agreement line (as defined in Part I above) southwards to its intersection with the boundary of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom as defined in the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977;
(iii) from that point of intersection, the line of that boundary westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 9° 22' 15.91" W; and
(iv) from that point, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 2 in the order in which they are listed to the outer limit of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland at the point 54° 0' 00.00" N 05° 36' 20.00" W;

- (c) to the west and north, by the following series of lines:

(i) a line joining the point in the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland nearest to the point 55° 31' 13.36" N 6° 45' 00.00" W with that point;
(ii) from that point, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 3 in the order in which they are listed as far as the point 56° 42' 00.00" N 14° 00' 00.00" W;
(iii) from that point, a line which follows the western and northern boundaries of the North Sea area as far as the point 63° 38' 10.68" N 0° 30' 00.00" W.

TABLE 2

POINTS AND LINES OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY ZONES OF IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM – EAST AND SOUTH

| Points defining the boundary of the zones | Points defining the boundary of the zones | Points defining the boundary of the zones | Nature of the line joining a point to the following point |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | IR1/UK50 | 48° 10' 00.00" N | 10° 0' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR2/UK51 | 48° 20' 00.00" N | 10° 0' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR3/UK52 | 48° 20' 00.00" N | 9° 48' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR4/UK53 | 48° 30' 00.00" N | 9° 48' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR5/UK54 | 48° 30' 00.00" N | 9° 36' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR6/UK55 | 48° 50' 00.00" N | 9° 36' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR7/UK56 | 48° 50' 00.00" N | 9° 24' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR8/UK57 | 49° 0' 00.00" N | 9° 24' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR9/UK58 | 49° 0' 00.00" N | 9° 17' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR10/UK59 | 49° 10' 00.00" N | 9° 17' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR11/UK60 | 49° 10' 00.00" N | 9° 12' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR12/UK61 | 49° 20' 00.00" N | 9° 12' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR13/UK62 | 49° 20' 00.00" N | 9° 3' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR14/UK63 | 49° 30' 00.00" N | 9° 3' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR15/UK64 | 49° 30' 00.00" N | 8° 54' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR16/UK65 | 49° 40' 00.00" N | 8° 54' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR17/UK66 | 49° 40' 00.00" N | 8° 45' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR18/UK67 | 49° 50' 00.00" N | 8° 45' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR19/UK68 | 49° 50' 00.00" N | 8° 36' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR20/UK69 | 50° 0' 00.00" N | 8° 36' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR21/UK70 | 50° 0' 00.00" N | 8° 24' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR22/UK71 | 50° 10' 00.00" N | 8° 24' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR23/UK72 | 50° 10' 00.00" N | 8° 12' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR24/UK73 | 50° 20' 00.00" N | 8° 12' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR25/UK74 | 50° 20' 00.00" N | 8° 0' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR26/UK75 | 50° 30' 00.00" N | 8° 0' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR27/UK76 | 50° 30' 00.00" N | 7° 36' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR28/UK77 | 50° 40' 00.00" N | 7° 36' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR29/UK78 | 50° 40' 00.00" N | 7° 12' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR30/UK79 | 50° 50' 00.00" N | 7° 12' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR31/UK80 | 50° 50' 00.00" N | 7° 3' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR32/UK81 | 51° 0' 00.00" N | 7° 3' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR33/UK82 | 51° 0' 00.00" N | 6° 48' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR34/UK83 | 51° 10' 00.00" N | 6° 48' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR35/UK84 | 51° 10' 00.00" N | 6° 42' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR36/UK85 | 51° 20' 00.00" N | 6° 42' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR37/UK86 | 51° 20' 00.00" N | 6° 33' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR38/UK87 | 51° 30' 00.00" N | 6° 33' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR39/UK88 | 51° 30' 00.00" N | 6° 18' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR40/UK89 | 51° 40' 00.00" N | 6° 18' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR41/UK90 | 51° 40' 00.00" N | 6° 6' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR42/UK91 | 51° 50' 00.00" N | 6° 6' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR43/UK92 | 51° 50' 00.00" N | 6° 0' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR44/UK93 | 51° 54' 00.00" N | 6° 0' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR45/UK94 | 51° 54' 00.00" N | 5° 57' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR46/UK95 | 51° 58' 00.00" N | 5° 57' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR47/UK96 | 51° 58' 00.00" N | 5° 54' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR48/UK97 | 52° 0' 00.00" N | 5° 54' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR49/UK98 | 52° 0' 00.00" N | 5° 50' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR50/UK99 | 52° 4' 00.00" N | 5° 50' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR51/UK100 | 52° 4' 00.00" N | 5° 46' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR52/UK101 | 52° 8' 00.00" N | 5° 46' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR53/UK102 | 52° 8' 00.00" N | 5° 42' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR54/UK103 | 52° 12' 00.00" N | 5° 42' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR55/UK104 | 52° 12' 00.00" N | 5° 39' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR56/UK105 | 52° 16' 00.00" N | 5° 39' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR57/UK106 | 52° 16' 00.00" N | 5° 35' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR58/UK107 | 52° 24' 00.00" N | 5° 35' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR59/UK108 | 52° 24' 00.00" N | 5° 22' 48.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR60/UK109 | 52° 32' 00.00" N | 5° 22' 48.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR61/UK110 | 52° 32' 00.00" N | 5° 28' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR62/UK111 | 52° 44' 00.00" N | 5° 28' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR63/UK112 | 52° 44' 00.00" N | 5° 24' 30.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR64/UK113 | 52° 52' 00.00" N | 5° 24' 30.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR65/UK114 | 52° 52' 00.00" N | 5° 22' 30.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR66/UK115 | 52° 59' 00.00" N | 5° 22' 30.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR67/UK116 | 52° 59' 00.00" N | 5° 19' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR68/UK117 | 53° 9' 00.00" N | 5° 19' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR69/UK118 | 53° 9' 00.00" N | 5° 20' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR70/UK119 | 53° 26' 00.00" N | 5° 20' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR71/UK120 | 53° 26' 00.00" N | 5° 19' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR72/UK121 | 53° 32' 00.00" N | 5° 19' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR73/UK122 | 53° 32' 00.00" N | 5° 17' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR74/UK123 | 53° 39' 00.00" N | 5° 17' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR75/UK124 | 53° 39' 00.00" N | 5° 16' 20.40" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR76/UK125 | 53° 42' 08.40" N | 5° 16' 20.40" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR77/UK126 | 53° 42' 08.40" N | 5° 17' 51.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR78/UK127 | 53° 44' 24.00" N | 5° 17' 51.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR79/UK128 | 53° 44' 24.00" N | 5° 19' 19.80" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR80/UK129 | 53° 45' 48.00" N | 5° 19' 19.80" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR81/UK130 | 53° 45' 48.00" N | 5° 22' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR82/UK131 | 53° 46' 00.00" N | 5° 22' 00.00" W | Parallel of Latitude | | IR83/UK132 | 53° 46' 00.00" N | 5° 19' 00.00" W | Meridian of Longitude | | IR84/UK133 | 53° 59' 56.95" N | 5° 19' 00.00" W | |

TABLE 3

POINTS AND LINES OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY ZONES OF IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM – NORTH

Points defining the boundary of the zones	Points defining the boundary of the zones	Points defining the boundary of the zones	Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
IR85/UK134	55° 31' 13.36" N	6° 45' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR86/UK135	55° 28' 00.00" N	6° 45' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR87/UK136	55° 28' 00.00" N	6° 48' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR88/UK137	55° 30' 00.00" N	6° 48' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR89/UK138	55° 30' 00.00" N	6° 51' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR90/UK139	55° 35' 00.00" N	6° 51' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR91/UK140	55° 35' 00.00" N	6° 57' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR92/UK141	55° 40' 00.00" N	6° 57' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR93/UK142	55° 40' 00.00" N	7° 2' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR94/UK143	55° 45' 00.00" N	7° 2' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR95/UK144	55° 45' 00.00" N	7° 8' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR96/UK145	55° 50' 00.00" N	7° 8' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR97/UK146	55° 50' 00.00" N	7° 15' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR98/UK147	55° 55' 00.00" N	7° 15' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR99/UK148	55° 55' 00.00" N	7° 23' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR100/UK149	56° 0' 00.00" N	7° 23' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR101/UK150	56° 0' 00.00" N	8° 13' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR102/UK151	56° 5' 00.00" N	8° 13' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR103/UK152	56° 5' 00.00" N	8° 39' 30.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR104/UK153	56° 10' 00.00" N	8° 39' 30.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR105/UK154	56° 10' 00.00" N	9° 7' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR106/UK155	56° 21' 30.00" N	9° 7' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR107/UK156	56° 21' 30.00" N	10° 30' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR108/UK157	56° 32' 30.00" N	10° 30' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR109/UK158	56° 32' 30.00" N	12° 12' 00.00" W	Meridian of Longitude
IR110/UK159	56° 42' 00.00" N	12° 12' 00.00" W	Parallel of Latitude
IR111/UK160	56° 42' 00.00" N	14° 0' 00.00" W

TABLE 4

POINTS AND LINES OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY ZONES OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

| Points defining the boundary of the zones | Points defining the boundary of the zones | Points defining the boundary of the zones | Nature of the line joining a point to the following point |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | NO1/UK1 | 63° 38' 10.68" N | 0° 10' 59.31" W | Geodesic | | NO2/UK2 | 63° 03' 20.71" N | 0° 28' 12.51" E | Geodesic | | NO3/UK3 | 62° 58' 21.06" N | 0° 33' 31.01" E | Geodesic | | NO4/UK4 | 62° 53' 29.49" N | 0° 38' 27.91" E | Geodesic | | NO5/UK5 | 62° 44' 16.31" N | 0° 47' 27.69" E | Geodesic | | NO6/UK6 | 62° 39' 57.99" N | 0° 51' 29.48" E | Geodesic | | NO7/UK7 | 62° 36' 20.75" N | 0° 54' 44.78" E | Geodesic | | NO8/UK8 | 62° 32' 47.29" N | 0° 57' 48.32" E | Geodesic | | NO9/UK9 | 62° 30' 09.83" N | 1° 0' 05.92" E | Geodesic | | NO10/UK10 | 62° 27' 32.82" N | 1° 2' 17.70" E | Geodesic | | NO11/UK11 | 62° 24' 56.68" N | 1° 4' 25.86" E | Geodesic | | NO12/UK12 | 62° 22' 21.00" N | 1° 6' 28.21" E | Geodesic | | NO13/UK13 | 62° 19' 40.72" N | 1° 8' 30.96" E | Geodesic | | NO14/UK14 | 62° 16' 43.93" N | 1° 10' 40.66" E | Geodesic | | NO15/UK15 | 61° 44' 12.00" N | 1° 33' 13.44" E | Geodesic | | NO16/UK16 | 61° 44' 12.00" N | 1° 33' 36.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO17/UK17 | 61° 21' 24.00" N | 1° 47' 24.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO18/UK18 | 59° 53' 48.00" N | 2° 4' 36.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO19/UK19 | 59° 17' 24.00" N | 1° 42' 42.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO20/UK20 | 58° 25' 48.00" N | 1° 29' 00.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO21/UK21 | 57° 54' 18.00" N | 1° 57' 54.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO22/UK22 | 56° 35' 42.00" N | 2° 36' 48.00" E | Arc of Great Circle | | NO23/UK23 | 56° 5' 12.00" N | 3° 15' 00.00" E | |

- (9)France: The zone of national responsibility of France shall be limited, from north to south, by a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

Points defining the boundary of the zone	Points defining the boundary of the zone	Points defining the boundary of the zone	Nature of the line joining a point to the following point	Other points with the same coordinates
FR01	48° 19' 56.52" N	4° 46' 23.67" W	Loxodrome
FR02	48° 27' 00.00" N	5° 08' 23.63" W	Parallel of Latitude
FR03	48° 27' 00.00" N	6° 34' 40.90" W	Loxodrome
FR04	46° 00' 04.06" N	9° 59' 54.88" W	Loxodrome	SP4
FR05	45° 00' 04.04" N	7° 59' 55.08" W	Loxodrome	SP5
FR06	44° 20' 03.93" N	3° 59' 55.37" W	Loxodrome	SP6
FR07	43° 23' 20.71" N	1° 46' 13.58" W	Loxodrome	SP7
FR08	43° 22' 50.11" N	1° 47' 11.18" W		SP8

(10)Spain: The zone of national responsibility of Spain shall be limited, by a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

Points defining the boundary of the zone	Points defining the boundary of the zone	Points defining the boundary of the zone	Nature of the line joining a point to the following point	Other points with the same coordinates
SP1	42^o 30' 04.25"N	008° 52' 18.22" W	Loxodrome
SP2	42^o 30' 04.32" N	010° 24' 55.16" W	Loxodrome
SP3	46^o 00' 04.07" N	010° 24' 54.86" W	Loxodrome
SP4	46^o 00' 04.06" N	009° 59' 54.88" W	Loxodrome	FR4
SP5	45° 00' 04.04" N	007° 59' 55.08" W	Loxodrome	FR5
SP6	44° 20' 03.93" N	003° 59' 55.37" W	Loxodrome	FR6
SP7	43° 23' 20.71" N	001° 46' 13.58" W	Loxodrome	FR7
SP8	43° 22' 50.11" N	001° 47' 11.18" W		FR8

PART IV

BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONES OF JOINT RESPONSIBILITY

The zones of joint responsibility shall be as follows:

- 1. Zone of Joint Responsibility of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

The sea area between the parallels of latitude 51° 51' 52.1267" N and 51° 6' 00.00" N.

1. Zone of Joint Responsibility of France and the United Kingdom The English Channel south-west of the parallel of latitude 51° 32' 00.00" N to a line which:
(a) commences at the westernmost point of the Isles of Scilly, and joins that point with the point 49° 52'00.00" N 7° 44' 00.00" W;
(b) from that point, follows a line drawn 50 nautical miles west of a line joining the Isles of Scilly and the isle of Ushant southwards to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 48° 27' 00.00" N, and;
(c) follows that parallel of latitude eastwards to the southernmost point of the isle of Ushant.

1. Zone of Joint Responsibility of Denmark and Germany The sea area bounded by:
(a) to the south, the parallel of latitude 54° 30' 00.00" N westwards from the coast of Germany;
(b) to the west, the meridian of longitude 6° 30' 00.00" E;
(c) to the north, the parallel of latitude 55° 50' 00.00" N westwards from the coast of Denmark; and
(d) to the east, the low water line (based on Chart Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)), including the Wadden sea area.

1. Zone of Joint Responsibility of Germany and the Netherlands The sea area bounded by:
(a) to the west, the meridian of longitude 6° 0' 00.00" E (ED50) northwards from the coast of the Netherlands;
(b) to the north, the parallel of latitude 54° 0' 00.00" N (ED50);
(c) to the east, the meridian of longitude 7° 15' 00.00" E (ED50), northwards from the coast of Germany; and
(d) to the south, the low water line (based on Chart Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)), including the Wadden sea area.

PART V

INTERPRETATION

The positions of the points referred to in this Annex shall be determined according to the European Geodesic System (1950 version).

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