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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 315-316

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From page 315...
... Physical inspections within the territorial sea are authonzed, but in order to avoid undue delay, most inspections take place in ports. In general, UNCLOS III affirms the rights of coastal states to adopt laws and regulations to {Article 228 (3)
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From page 316...
... However, under Part XII addressing obligations to protect the marine environment, UNCLOS III establishes the new jurisdictional principle that coastal states have a recognized interest in controlling pollution within 200 nautical miles of their shores. Under the concept of a 200-mile-wide Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
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  • marine environment
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  • unclos iii
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  • port state
  • undue delay


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