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Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to the delimitation of the territorial sea in the Straits of Dover

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Nov 2, 1988
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152709)
Place of adoption
London
Language
English, French
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Continental shelf International agreement-text
Geographical area
Europe
Abstract

The boundary between the territorial sea of France and the territorial sea of the United Kingdom in the Straits of Dover shall be a line composed of loxodromes joining a sequence of given points, the co-ordinates of which are given in article 1. Points I and VI as defined in article 1 shall be the new final points of the boundaries delimiting parts of the Continental Shelf appertaining respectively to France and the United Kingdom in the area east of 30 minutes west of the Greenwich meridian. These boundaries are composed of loxodromes joining points as defined in an Agreement between the Parties of 24 June 1982.

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