Saudi Arabia - Sudan
JDA7@SASU
Asia
Agreement relating to the Joint Exploitation of the Natural Resources of the sea-bed and sub-soil of the Red Sea in the common Zone, done at Khartoum on 16 May 1974
[JDA7#SASU#1 Joint Exploitation Agmt 1974]
Map Source: B-M4 pg 150 Figure 3.17
Implementation Date: 16 May 1974
Maritime border defined
Joint Authority Model
Summary:
The 1974 Agreement was the first JDA agreement involving an African state. The Agreement delimited sea-bed boundaries and created a ‘Common Zone’ joint development zone to be run by a Joint Commission. Unusually, the Common Zone is defined as the area in the middle of the Red Sea after each country’s exclusive sovereign rights up to a line where the depth of the super-adjacent waters is under 1,000 meters. The Joint Commission has the sole decision on exploitation of any deposit within the zone, and provides for an equitable share of the proceeds being guaranteed for each government.
Split:
In the event that any accumulation or deposit of a natural resourceextends across the boundary of the exclusive sovereign rights area of either Government and the Common Zone, the Joint Commission shall determine the manner in which it is to be exploited provided that any decision taken shall guarantee for the Government involved an equitable share in the proceeds of the exploitation of such accumulation or deposit.
<From JDA7#SASU#1 [14]>
Governance:
To ensure the prompt and efficient exploitation of the natural resources of the Common Zone there shall be established a Commission referred to hereafter as the Joint Commission.
<From JDA7#SASU#1 [7]>
Other References:
Map Source: B-M4 pg 150 Figure 3.17