In this section, under construction, we provide the text of national laws or policies on coastal and management in various countries, in English, when available, or in the nation's language. Site users may utilize the site's translation function.
TRANSLATION
Coastal and Ocean Laws
Regional Conventions and Protocols on
Land-based Activities
U.S.
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Full text
U.S. Oceans Act
Legislation to set up a commission that will review federal ocean policies and make recommendations to Congress for any changes.
Australia's
Ocean Policy
Link to Environment Australia's Marine Group Web Page
Belize Coastal Zone
Management Act (1998)
Pdf document
Canadian
Oceans Act
Full text
Denmark's Planning Act:
Consolidated Act No. 551 of 28 June 1999
(PDF)
Republic of Korea:
Wetland Conservation Act (1999)
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1999
People's Republic of China's Coastal Laws:
- Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China
- Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf (1998)
- Environmental Protection Law (1989)
- Fisheries Law (1986)
- Chinese Sea Area Use Law (January 1, 2002)
France's Coastal Laws:
- Loi nº 86-2 du janvier 1986
- Loi nº 83-3 du janvier 1983
Italy's Coastal Laws:
- Disposizioni per la difesa del mare
- Testo unico delle disposizioni legislative in materia di beni culturali e ambientali
- Codice della navigacione
Portugal's Coastal Laws:
Spain's
Coastal Law
(link to Noticias Juridicas)