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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| 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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this entity surface form:
Franco-British Treaty of Canterbury