(Vienamese version) Agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary on 26 June 2003

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This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of the Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary signed by both contracting parties in 2003.

The summary article for this document can be found at that of the English version of the Bilateral Agreement,

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(Bahasa Indonesian version) Agreement between Vietnam and Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary on 26 June 2003

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This legal document contains the Bahasa Indonesian version of the Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary signed by both contracting parties in 2003.

The summary article for this document can be found at that of the English version of the Bilateral Agreement,

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(Visualizing map) Agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary on 26 June 2003

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This document contains the map visualizing the Continental Shelf Boundary agreed by The Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Indonesia in their Agreement on the Continental Shelf boundary signed in 2003.

The summary article and the content of the Agreement can be found here

 

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(English version) Agreement between the Vietnam and Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary on 26 June 2003

Summary

This legal document contains the English version of the Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary signed by both contracting parties in 2003. The delimitation line of the continental shelf is comprised of straight lines connected by four points, which were mutually agreed upon by both contracting parties. This Agreement facilitates both parties in forming principles for joint exploitation of petroleum, natural gas, and mineral deposits that extend across the delimitation line of the continental shelves.

This agreement is not a treaty/agreement of delimitation of their exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Article 2 clarifies that "[t]his Agreement shall not in any way affect any future agreement which may be entered into between the Contracting Parties relating to the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone boundary." Currently, Vietnam prefers the same boundary for both the EEZ and the continental shelf while Indonesia proposes the equidistant method for delimiting the EEZ separately from that of the continental shelf.

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(Bahasa Indonesian version) Agreement between Indonesia and Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary on 23 May 2014

This legal document contains the Bahasa Indonesian version of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Boundary signed in 2014.

The summary/description of the Agreement can be found in that of the English version of the Agreement.

Documents:
i. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary on 23 May 2014 (Bahasa Indonesian version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)
ii. Map visualizing the boundary of the EEZ agreed in the Agreement

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(Visualizing map) Agreement between Indonesia and the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary on 23 May 2014

This document contains the mao visualizing the boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of the Philippines. The EEZ boundary between the two parties was agreed upon in the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary, signed in 2014.

Documents:
i. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary on 23 May 2014 (English version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)
ii. Map visualizing the boundary of the EEZ agreed in the Agreement

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(English version) Agreement between Indonesia and the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary on 23 May 2014

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This legal document contains the English version of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Boundary signed in 2014. This Agreement entered into force on August 1st 2019, by the exchange of the instruments of ratification. The EEZ boundary between two contracting parties is comprised of 8 points, the latitude, and longitude of which are provided in the document. The map visualizing that boundary can be found here.

Notably, Article 1.3 clarifies that "This Agreement shall not prejudice any rights or positions of Contracting Parties with regard to the delimitation of the Continental Shelves boundary." This is reflected in the absence of an Agreement of delimitation of continental shelves between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of the Philippines.

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i. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary on 23 May 2014 (English version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)

ii. Map visualizing the boundary of the EEZ agreed in the Agreement

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(English version) Act No. 5 on the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone on 18 October 1983 (adopted from UN Treaty Series)

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The legal document contains Act No. 5 on the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone promulgated in 1983, extended from the Declaration by the Government of Indonesia concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia on 21 March 1980. This document includes general provisions of the law (interpretation of terms frequently used within the article), interpretation of, sovereign rights. jurisdiction and duties of the Indonesian state over, rights and duties of foreign vessels within, principles of law enforcement, and codes of maritime operations (i.e. fisheries, installations of artificial islands) in the Indonesian exclusive economic zone. Notably, in Article 2 regarding the interpretation of the exclusive economic zone, it is the "baselines" rather than the "archipelagic baselines" mentioned to measure the EEZ.

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(English version) Declaration by the Government of Indonesia concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia 21 March 1980 (adapted from UN Treaty Series)

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This legal document contains the Declaration by the Government of Indonesia concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia promulgated in 1980, before the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea III (UNCLOS III) in 1982. This document includes the interpretation of, sovereign rights and duties of the state of Indonesia over, the rights and duties of foreign vessels within, and the codes of maritime operation within the exclusive economic zone of Indonesia. Notably, the document clarifies "Noting that state practice indicates that the regime of an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles has been accepted as part of the new international law of the sea." Finally, regarding the matter of delimitation of the exclusive economic zone, the document only mentions "the Indonesian Government is prepared, at an appropriate time, to enter into negotiations with the State concerned with a view to reach an agreement."

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(English version) Indonesia Act No. 6 of 8 August 1996 regarding Indonesian Waters

This legal document contains the English version of the Act No. 6 of 8 August 1996 regarding Indonesian Waters promulgated by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia in 1996. The document states the legal interpretation of, sovereignty, jurisdiction, and duties of the Indonesian state over, the rights and duties of foreign vessels and aircraft within, and codes of maritime operations (i.e. innocent passage,  cables laying...) within the Indonesian waters which includes the inland water,s, the archipelagic waters, and the territorial sea.  The Act also clarifies its premise that Indonesia as an archipelagic state has successfully campaigned for the legal concept of the archipelagic state into the UNCLOS in 1985, and thereby, and associated legal concepts such as archipelagic waters, archipelagic sea lanes for innocent passage,

Notably, Article 1.3 of the Act defines Archipelago as a group of islands, including parts of islands and water between said islands, and other natural manifestations, of which the reciprocal relationship is so close that the said islands, waters and other natural manifestations constitute one geographical, economic, security and defence and political unity of intrinsic nature". "Defence and security" was not provided in Article 46 of the UNCLOS that interpret the term of "Archipelago". Finally, Article 5.1 specifies that the baseline of the Indonesian Archipelago is drawn using archipelago's straight baseline, which was not included in Act No.5 in 1983.  

Document: Act No. 6 of 8 August 1996 regarding Indonesian Waters (adopted from UN Treaty Series)

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