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The Parties agree that the boundary line between the continental shelf of the German Democratic Republic and the continental shelf of the Kingdom of Sweden shall be that line of which every point is equidistant from the neares t points of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of either Contracting Party is measured. In accordance with this principle and with regard to deviations that are necessary for an appropriate and practical boundary line, the boundary shall be drawn as a straight line (geodetic lines) throughout the specified points. The exploitation of natural resources located on the sea-bed or in the subsoil extend on both sides of the boundary of the continental shelf between the two Co ntracting Parties that are located on the continental shelf of the one Contracting Party can and can be wholly or in part exploited from the continental shelf of the other Contracting Party, shall be subject to negotiations. The provisions of the present Treaty shall in no way affect the legal status of the waters above the continental shelf.; FAO Descriptors: 110; 010; 016