Režim prehoda po arhipelaških plovnih poteh, uveden v tem delu, v nobenem drugem pogledu ne posega v pravni položaj arhipelaških voda, vštevši plovne poti, ali v izvajanje suverenosti arhipelaške države nad temi vodami, zračnim prostorom nad njimi, dnom in podzemljem ter bogastvi v njih.
The regime of archipelagic sea lanes passage established in this part shall not in other respects affect the status of the archipelagic waters, including the sea lanes, or the exercise by the archipelagic State of its sovereignty over such waters and their air space, bed and subsoil, and the resources contained therein.