Treaty of Canterbury

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The Treaty of Canterbury is the 1986 bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France that authorized, defined, and governs the construction and operation of the Channel Tunnel.

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Surface form Occurrences
Franco-British Treaty of Canterbury 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Canterbury
surface form: Franco-British Treaty of Canterbury
appliesToTerritory French Republic
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
authorizes construction of the Channel Tunnel
operation of the Channel Tunnel
countrySignatory France
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
dateSigned 1986-02-12
defines legal framework for the Channel Tunnel
establishes Intergovernmental Commission for the Channel Tunnel
Safety Authority for the Channel Tunnel
binational governance regime for the Channel Tunnel
field international economic law
transport law
governs allocation of civil and criminal jurisdiction in the Channel Tunnel
construction of the Channel Tunnel
environmental protection measures for the Channel Tunnel
operation of the Channel Tunnel
technical standards for the Channel Tunnel
hasEffectOn cross-border rail transport between the United Kingdom and France
hasPart protocols on frontier controls
protocols on police and customs cooperation
protocols on safety regulation
language English
French
legalStatus in force
locationSigned Canterbury
namedAfter Canterbury
purpose to allocate responsibilities between the United Kingdom and France for the Channel Tunnel
to provide a legal framework for a fixed link under the English Channel
region Europe
regulates frontier controls in the Channel Tunnel
jurisdiction in the Channel Tunnel
safety arrangements for the Channel Tunnel
relatedInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
relatedTo Channel Tunnel Act 1987
Treaty of Le Touquet
signatoryHeadOfGovernment François Mitterrand
Margaret Thatcher
signedBy 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
subject Channel Tunnel
typeOf treaty on transport infrastructure
yearSigned 1986

Referenced by (2)

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Treaty of Canterbury alsoKnownAs Treaty of Canterbury
this entity surface form: Franco-British Treaty of Canterbury
Channel Tunnel regulatoryFramework Treaty of Canterbury