9. At present a total of sorne gg states have a territoriar gea of 12 nautlcarmires in breadth $/ while 22 Etil-l have regisration eatablishing the rinits of thelerritorial sea betond 12 nautical nlles. !,/ rt is noteworthy that lhe tegisr.ationof these states pre-dateg lhe adoption of -the l9g2 convention on the Lau of the seawhi'le recenc regislation on this i.ssue has rargery conformed to the rerevantprovisions of the cbnvention as states continue to har,,'nize their nationarIegislation with the convengion. r0. There are ?9 states from arr regions which have promulgaled laws or decreesest.ablishlng exclusive econonic zones or exclusive fishery zones of up to200 nautical nires' lo/ The new concept of the excluaive economic zone as enbodieal-'in the convention on che Lan of the sea has continued co receive widespread supportfrom the incernational conmunity. The Int.ernatlonal court of Justice itse5 has .: staled that this concept "nay be regarded as part of rrodern internationar law". 1l/.^/40/923English Page 7 11. As has been noted in the report of the secr etary-General (\/39/647 ana Corr.I), an €xarnination of the maritime leg j.slation of States reveals that several of tbese legislative enactnents diverge, sometines in inportant respects, fron the provisions on the exclusive econonic zone as provided for in the Convenli'on. Several of those laws nere based on earlier versions of the text, particularly the Informal SingIe Negotiating Text. ]7 The provisions of these informal negotiating texts were subject to change and indeed were changed over the years. Tbus, the legislation of a nunber of coastal States does not fully reflect all those llEdifications made to the texts wbicb are nore embodied in the United Naeions Conventlon on the Law of the Sea. Some of Ehese modifications represented delicate conpromises resulting from difficult and Prol-onged negotiations. However ' some States have already nodified tbeir legislation Eo conform to lhe relevant
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the legal framework and jurisdictional issues related to the territorial sea, exclusive economic zones, and fishing zones. It mentions the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its provisions, as well as the legislative efforts of various countries to conform to these standards. The text does not seem to be focused on economic development, agriculture, forestry, fishing, or industry in a broad sense, but rather on the legal and regulatory aspects of these issues.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade