Original title: Anglo-French fishing rights disputes continue, France threatens to ban British fishing boats from entering its ports
On October 27, local time, a French government spokesperson announced that if it fails to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom on a fishing license dispute, it will ban British fishing vessels from entering some French ports from next week.
According to a report by French TV 24 on the 27th, French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal announced on the same day that if it fails to reach an agreement with the UK on a fishing license dispute, it will ban British fishing boats from November 2nd. Enter some French ports. Attar said that measures against British fish exports will include “systematic customs and sanitation inspections on products shipped to France, and a ban on seafood landing.”
French Minister of European Union Affairs Clement Beaune tweeted on the 27th, “Compared with current measures, (France will) strengthen our review procedures and control standards” or expand the scope of additional inspections to “Other products”.
In response, David Frost, the UK’s “Brexit” minister, responded to Born on Twitter and issued a government statement stating that “the French threat is disappointing and inappropriate. Not what we expect of our close allies and partners”. The statement stated that the French measures are not in line with the trade and cooperation agreements (after the UK’s “Brexit”) and broader international law. The UK will respond to any action by France with an “appropriate and deliberate response”.
According to previous reports, the fishery dispute between Britain and France originated from the issue of fishing rights in relevant waters after Brexit. The British government approved only 12 of the 47 new permit applications for territorial waters fishing submitted by France, which angered France. However, the British government insisted that the British side complied with the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached with the European Union last Christmas on the issue of fishing licenses.
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