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11. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 23:
" Foreign nuclear-powered ships and ships carrying nuclear or other inherently dangerous or noxious substances shall, when exercising the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea, carry documents and observe special precautionary measures established for such ships by international agreements.
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12. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 24, paragraph 1:
" The coastal State shall not hamper the innocent passage of foreign ships through the territorial sea except in accordance with this Convention. In particular, in the application of this Convention or of any laws or regulations adopted in conformity with this Convention, the coastal State shall not:
(a) impose requirements on foreign ships which have the practical effect of denying or impairing the right of innocent passage; or (b) discriminate in form or in fact against the ships of any State or against ships carrying cargoes to, from or on behalf of any State.
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13. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 25, paragraph 2:
" In the case of ships proceeding to internal waters or a call at a port facility outside internal waters, the coastal State also has the right to take the necessary steps to prevent any breach of the conditions to which admission of those ships to internal waters or such a call is subject.
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14. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 25, paragraph 3:
" The coastal State may, without discrimination in form or in fact among foreign ships, suspend temporarily in specified areas of its territorial sea the innocent passage of foreign ships if such suspension is essential for the protection of its security, including weapons exercises. Such suspension shall take effect only after having been duly published.
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15. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 26, paragraph 1:
" No charge may be levied upon foreign ships by reason only of their passage through the territorial sea.
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16. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 26, paragraph 2:
" Charges may be levied upon a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea as payment only for specific services rendered to the ship.
These charges shall be levied without discrimination.
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17. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 27, paragraph 1:
" The criminal jurisdiction of the coastal State should not be exercised on board a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea to arrest any person or to conduct any investigation in connection with any crime committed on board the ship during its passage, save only in the following cases:
(a) if the consequences of the crime extend to the coastal State; (b) if the crime is of a kind to disturb the peace of the country or the good order of the territorial sea;
(c) if the assistance of the local authorities has been requested by the master of the ship or by a diplomatic agent or consular officer of the flag State; or
(d) if such measures are necessary for the suppression of illicit
traffic in narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.
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18. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 27, paragraph 2:
" The above provisions do not affect the right of the coastal State to take any steps authorized by its laws for the purpose of an arrest or investigation on board a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea after leaving internal waters.
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19. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 27, paragraph 5:
" Except as provided in Part XII or with respect to violations of laws
and regulations adopted in accordance with Part V, the coastal State may not
take any steps on board a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea to
arrest any person or to conduct any investigation in connection with any crime
committed before the ship entered the territorial sea, if the ship, proceeding
from a foreign port, is only passing through the territorial sea without entering
internal waters.
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20. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 28, paragraph 1:
" The coastal State should not stop or divert a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea for the purpose of exercising civil jurisdiction in relation to a person on board the ship.
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