Philippine archipelagic baselines

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The Philippine archipelagic baselines are the legally defined system of straight lines connecting the outermost points of the Philippines’ outer islands, from which its maritime zones and territorial claims are measured under international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelagic baselines
maritime boundary system
administeredBy Philippine maritime and mapping agencies
affects Philippine maritime entitlements in the South China Sea
Philippine maritime entitlements in the West Philippine Sea
amended Republic Act No. 5446
appliesTo Philippine archipelago
basedOn United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
cartographicRepresentation nautical charts of the Philippines
conformsTo UNCLOS archipelagic states regime
connects outermost points of outer Philippine islands
country Philippines
dateEnacted 2009-03-10
defines archipelagic waters of the Philippines
straight baselines
domesticLawType national legislation
enactedBy Congress of the Philippines
geographicScope Luzon
Mindanao
Philippine outer islands
Visayas
governs measurement of internal waters within baselines
implementedBy Philippine government
influences Philippine maritime boundary negotiations
Philippine maritime law enforcement zones
jurisdictionType public international law
languageOfLaw English
Filipino
legalBasisInPhilippines Baselines Law of 2009
Republic Act No. 9522
legalNature domestic implementation of international maritime law
purpose to define the outer limits of the Philippine archipelago for maritime delimitation
to provide reference lines for maritime zones under UNCLOS
recognizedStatus archipelagic state baselines under UNCLOS
region Southeast Asia
relatedConcept archipelagic waters
continental shelf
exclusive economic zone
straight baseline system
territorial sea
replaced Republic Act No. 3046
signedBy Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
stateType archipelagic state
status in force
usedFor measuring contiguous zone
measuring continental shelf claims
measuring exclusive economic zone
measuring territorial sea

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Philippine exclusive economic zone measuredFrom Philippine archipelagic baselines
Philippine territorial waters legalFramework Baselines Law of the Philippines
linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines
Philippine territorial waters definedBy Philippine archipelagic baselines
Philippine territorial waters outerLimitMeasuredFrom Philippine baselines
linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines
Philippine contiguous zone legalBasisInPhilippines Baselines Law of the Philippines
linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines
Philippine contiguous zone measuredFrom Philippine archipelagic baselines
Republic Act No. 9522 alsoKnownAs Philippine Baselines Law of 2009
linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines
Republic Act No. 9522 alsoKnownAs An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 3046, as Amended by Republic Act No. 5446, to Define the Archipelagic Baselines of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes
linked to: Philippine archipelagic baselines