Judgment_paragraph 100 · Sea Watch eV v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti and Others (C-14/21)

100It follows, inter alia, that, on the high seas, a ship is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the flag State and is governed by the law of that State (judgments of 24 November 1992, Poulsen and Diva Navigation, C‑286/90, EU:C:1992:453, paragraph 22, and of 25 February 2016, Stroumpoulis and Others, C‑292/14, EU:C:2016:116, paragraph 59), in particular as regards safety at sea and the safety of life at sea. More generally, a ship in a marine area other than the high seas remains subject, in that area, to the jurisdiction of the flag State (see, to that effect, judgment of 13 June 2018, Deutscher Naturschutzring, C‑683/16, EU:C:2018:433, paragraphs 53 and 54), although it may be subject to controls carried out by the State having sovereignty or jurisdiction over that area, within the limits of the competences and the powers of that State.