Treaty of Le Touquet

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The Treaty of Le Touquet is a 2003 bilateral agreement between France and the United Kingdom that effectively moved British border controls onto French soil, particularly at Channel ports and the Eurotunnel terminal, to manage cross-Channel migration and security.

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Label Occurrences
Le Touquet Treaty 1
Treaty of Le Touquet canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
aim enhance security at Channel crossings ⓘ
manage cross-Channel migration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Le Touquet Treaty ⓘ
appliesTo Channel ports ⓘ
Eurotunnel terminal ⓘ
category 2003 in international relations ⓘ
Treaties between France and the United Kingdom ⓘ
countrySignatory France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateSigned 2003-02-04 ⓘ
effect relocated French border checks to UK territory ⓘ
relocated UK border checks to French territory ⓘ
establishes juxtaposed border controls ⓘ
geographicalScope British Channel ports ⓘ
French Channel coast ⓘ
governs location of exit checks ⓘ
responsibilities for border policing at ports ⓘ
hasConsequence creation of UK immigration controls at Coquelles Eurotunnel terminal ⓘ
creation of UK immigration controls in Calais ⓘ
creation of UK immigration controls in Dunkirk ⓘ
hasCriticism asymmetry of border control burdens for France ⓘ
concentration of migrants in northern France ⓘ
implementedBy French border police ⓘ
UK Border Force ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
negotiationContext cross-Channel migration pressures ⓘ
security concerns after Channel Tunnel opening ⓘ
placeSigned France ⓘ
Le Touquet ⓘ
policyArea asylum and refugee policy ⓘ
customs and security checks ⓘ
immigration control ⓘ
postBrexitStatus remains in force after Brexit ⓘ
relatedTo Channel Tunnel ⓘ
Sangatte Protocol ⓘ
signatory Government of the French Republic ⓘ
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: UK government
signatoryType sovereign state ⓘ
subject border control ⓘ
migration management ⓘ
security cooperation ⓘ
typeOfArrangement juxtaposed controls agreement ⓘ
yearSigned 2003 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Canterbury → relatedTo → Treaty of Le Touquet ⓘ
Treaty of Le Touquet → alsoKnownAs → Le Touquet Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Le Touquet