Netherlands exclusive economic zone

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The Netherlands exclusive economic zone is the maritime area over which the Netherlands has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, extending from its North Sea coastline under international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exclusive economic zone
maritime zone
abbreviation Dutch EEZ
administeredBy Government of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality NERFINISHED
borders Belgian exclusive economic zone NERFINISHED
German exclusive economic zone
United Kingdom exclusive economic zone
coastlineState Netherlands NERFINISHED
contains Dutch offshore oil and gas platforms
Dutch offshore wind farms
designated fishing grounds
designated shipping lanes
marine protected areas of the Netherlands
country Netherlands
countryISOCode NL
delimitedBy maritime boundary agreements with Belgium
maritime boundary agreements with Germany
maritime boundary agreements with the United Kingdom
environmentalPolicyApplies Dutch marine environmental regulations
European Union marine environmental directives NERFINISHED
extendsFrom territorial sea of the Netherlands
hasLegalBasis United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED
languageOfAdministration Dutch
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
North Sea
maximumExtent 200 nautical miles from the baselines
measuredFrom Netherlands baseline
partOf Dutch maritime zones
region northwestern Europe
rightsInclude jurisdiction over artificial islands
jurisdiction over installations and structures
jurisdiction over marine scientific research
jurisdiction over protection and preservation of the marine environment
sovereign rights for conserving natural resources
sovereign rights for exploring and exploiting natural resources
sovereign rights for managing natural resources
sovereignState Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
subjectTo freedom of navigation for other states
freedom of overflight for other states
freedom to lay submarine cables and pipelines for other states
international law of the sea
usedFor commercial fishing
marine conservation areas
offshore oil and gas extraction
offshore wind energy development
shipping routes

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United Kingdom exclusive economic zone neighboringEEZ Netherlands exclusive economic zone