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The EU Adopts an Integrated Maritime Policy and Action Plan

Introduction

On October 10, 2007, the European Commission (“Commission”) announced that they had adopted a new Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union. The announcement completes a one-year period of extensive public consultation on a proposed policy called the Green Paper. The Integrated Maritime Policy is accompanied by a detailed action plan setting out implementation mechanisms over the next few years. This Article reviews the key elements of the action plan and compares it, briefly, to the present state of U.S. policy and law on the oceans and coasts.

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