Treaty of Le Touquet

E398607

bilateral treaty international agreement

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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All labels observed (2)

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

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
aim	enhance security at Channel crossings ⓘ manage cross-Channel migration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Le Touquet ⓘ surface form: Le Touquet Treaty
appliesTo	Channel ports ⓘ Eurotunnel Shuttle terminals ⓘ surface form: 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	National Police of France ⓘ surface form: 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 France ⓘ surface form: Government of the French Republic UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
signatoryType	sovereign state ⓘ
subject	border control ⓘ migration management ⓘ security cooperation ⓘ
typeOfArrangement	juxtaposed controls agreement ⓘ
yearSigned	2003 ⓘ

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 → Treaty of Le Touquet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Le Touquet Treaty