Page 1 National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations asdfOrdinance No. 85-013 determining the limits of the maritime zones(territorial sea, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone)of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, 16 September 1985as amended and ratified by Law No. 85-013 of 11 December 1985)Article 1 The territorial sea of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in which the State shall exercise its sovereigntyshall extend to a limit of 12 nautical miles measured from the baselines.Article 2 The baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured shall be determined by decree.Article 3 The Democratic Republic of Madagascar establishes a contiguous zone of 24 nautical miles measured from thebaselines and can take within this limit all necessary measures to prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal,immigration or sanitary laws and regulations, and punish infringement of such laws and regulations.Article 4 The exclusive e...