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Conforme a lo establecido en Texto Refundido de la Ley de Puertos del Estado y de la Marina Mercante, aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2011, la extensión hasta la cual se mide la Zona Económica Exclusiva (ZEE), será a partir de:According to the Consolidated Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Act (RDL 2/2011), the breadth of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is measured from:
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Correct answer: a) The baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
Why it is correct
Under RDL 2/2011 (Art. 8), Law 15/1978 and UNCLOS, the Exclusive Economic Zone extends up to 200 nautical miles measured from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
Why the others are not
- b) Although it lies beyond the territorial sea, its 200-mile breadth is measured from the territorial sea baselines.
- c) Not measured from the outer limit of the contiguous zone.
- d) The statutory reference is the baselines from which the territorial sea is measured.
How to work it out in the exam
- Territorial sea (12 NM), Contiguous zone (24 NM) and EEZ (200 NM) are all measured from the territorial sea baselines.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PPER Sección Puente · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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