Philippine contiguous zone
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The Philippine contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to the country’s territorial waters where the Philippines may exercise limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine contiguous zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | contiguous zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Philippine territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
foreign aircraft
ⓘ
foreign vessels ⓘ |
| basedOn | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalState | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| definedBy | Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Philippine exclusive economic zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine internal waters ⓘ Philippine territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcementPowers |
boarding and inspection of vessels under certain conditions
ⓘ
hot pursuit from territorial sea under international law conditions ⓘ |
| governedBy | Philippine government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
customs matters
ⓘ
fiscal matters ⓘ immigration matters ⓘ sanitary matters ⓘ |
| innerLimit | outer limit of the Philippine territorial sea ⓘ |
| innerLimitDistanceFromBaseline | 12 nautical miles ⓘ |
| legalBasisInPhilippines |
Baselines Law of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic Act No. 9522 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Celebes Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulu Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ West Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumBreadthFromBaseline | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| measuredFrom | Philippine archipelagic baselines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outerLimitDistanceFromBaseline | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine maritime zones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevent infringement of customs laws
ⓘ
prevent infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ prevent infringement of immigration laws ⓘ prevent infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ punish infringement of customs laws ⓘ punish infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ punish infringement of immigration laws ⓘ punish infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international law ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Philippine archipelagic waters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine exclusive economic zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsType | limited control ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | no full sovereignty ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.