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11. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 8, paragraph 2:
" 2. Where the establishment of a straight baseline in accordance with the method set forth in article 7 has the effect of enclosing as internal waters areas which had not previously been considered as such, a right of innocent passage as provided in this Convention shall exist in those waters.
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12. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 9, paragraph 1:
" If a river flows directly into the sea, the baseline shall be a straight line across the mouth of the river between points on the low-water line of its banks
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13. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 10, paragraph 2:
" 2. For the purposes of this Convention, a bay is a well-marked indentation whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of its mouth as to contain land-locked waters and constitute more than a mere curvature of the coast. An indentation shall not, however, be regarded as a bay unless its area is as large as, or larger than, that of the semi-circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation.
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14. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 10, paragraph 3:
" 3. For the purpose of measurement, the area of an indentation is that lying between the low-water mark around the shore of the indentation and a line joining the low-water mark of its natural entrance points. Where, because of the presence of islands, an indentation has more than one mouth, the semi-circle shall be drawn on a line as long as the sum total of the lengths of the lines across the different mouths. Islands within an indentation shall be included as if they were part of the water area of the indentation
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15. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 10, paragraph 4:
" If the distance between the low-water marks of the natural entrance points of a bay does not exceed 24 nautical miles, a closing line may be drawn between these two low-water marks, and the waters enclosed thereby shall be considered as internal waters.
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16. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 10, paragraph 5:
" Where the distance between the low-water marks of the natural entrance points of a bay exceeds 24 nautical miles, a straight baseline of 24 nautical miles shall be drawn within the bay in such a manner as to enclose the maximum area of water that is possible with a line of that length.
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17. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 13, paragraph 1:
" A low-tide elevation is a naturally formed area of land which is surrounded by and above water at low tide but submerged at high tide. Where a low-tide elevation is situated wholly or partly at a distance not exceeding the breadth of the territorial sea from the mainland or an island, the low-water line on that elevation may be used as the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea.
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18. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 17, paragraph 1:
" If the creation or maintenance of a permanent forest cover is considered necessary for soil preservation, protection of the banks of a stream or of a river, regulating water flow or preserving biodiversity, the surrounding land may either be declared out of bounds or as an ecologically fragile area, or classified as protected State forest, full nature reserve, or wildlife sanctuary as the case may be, under conditions laid down by decree.
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19. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 18, paragraph 1:
" Passage means navigation through the territorial sea for the purpose of:
(a) traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead or port facility outside internal waters; or (b) proceeding to or from internal waters or a call at such roadstead
or port facility.
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20. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 20, paragraph 1:
" In the territorial sea, submarines and other underwater vehicles are required to navigate on the surface and to show their flag.
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