---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 404.12"
title: "50"
number: "404.12"
heading: "International law."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/404.12"
---

# §404.12. International law.


These regulations shall be applied in accordance with international law. No restrictions shall apply to or be enforced against a person who is not a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States (including foreign flag vessels) unless in accordance with international law.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 460k-3; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742f, 16 U.S.C. 742 l , and 16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., Pub. L. No. 106-513, § 6(g) (2000).

### Source

Source: 71 FR 51135, Aug. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.