15 CFR 971.421

§ 971.421 Freedom of the high seas requirements.

United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective

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Citation: 15 CFR 971.421, § 971.421 Freedom of the high seas requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/63233
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Each permit issued under this part must include appropriate restrictions to ensure that commercial recovery activities do not unreasonably interfere with the interests of other nations in their exercise of the freedoms of the high seas, as recognized under general principles of international law. The Administrator will consider the factors in § 971.403 in establishing these restrictions.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.