AMBASSADE

DE FRANCE

AU ROYAUME-UNI

Liberté

Egalité

Fraternité

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London SW1X 7JT

Tél : 020 7073 1084 chancellerie.londres-amba @diplomatie.gouv.fr

Londres, le 15 juin 2023

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N°2023 - 0264375

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AR/PUBL/Pôle des traités

DÉSIGNATION

A/S :

Note

verbale

du

Commonwealth

& Development Office en

réponse à

l'instrument

français de l'Accord relatif à la coopération sur les questions de sureté maritime et portuaire + Copie de la note verbale envoyée par l'Ambassade

France

transmettant

l'instrument d'approbation français

NBRE

OBSERVATIONS

6

Pour attribution./.

Goal

Gerrit van Rossum

Ministre Conseiller

TOTAL

6

Copie :

- PRO/CER

DJ/ MAT

DGP/ASD/TCO M. Kerdoncuff
Note Verbale No: 004/2023

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office presents its compliments to the

Embassy of France and has the honour to refer to the Embassy's Note reference

NV/No 2023 -0091596 providing notification of completion by the Government of the French Republic of its internal procedures required to give effect to the

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic on Cooperation in

Matters relating to Maritime and Port Security, and specifically, in relation to

Passenger Vessels in the Channel, signed at Paris on 26 July 2021 ("the Agreement"), in accordance with Article 18, paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has the honour to notify the

Embassy that the United Kingdom has similarly completed the internal procedures required in order to give effect to this Agreement, in accordance with Article 18,

Paragraph 1 of the Agreement. Both parties having provided their respective notifications, the Agreement shall accordingly enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of receipt of this notification (1 May 2023), in accordance with Article 18, Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

In accordance with Article 3, Paragraph 2 of the Agreement, the Foreign,

Commonwealth and Development Office further has the honour to notify the

Embassy of the arrangements between the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands (as defined in the Agreement) in order to implement the Agreement, which are set out in the Annex to this notification.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of France the assurances of its highest consideration

West Europe Department

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

London

SWIA 2AH

06 March 2023

LONDON
ANNEX: ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

The purpose of this Annex is to communicate to France the arrangements which have been implemented between the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands in accordance with Article 3, Paragraph 2, of the "Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic in Cooperation in Matters relating to Maritime and Port Security, and specifically, in relation to Passenger Vessels in the Channel."

The internal waters of and territorial sea adjacent to the Crown Dependencies of the

Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including the jurisdictions of

Guernsey, Alderney and Sark), hereinafter referred to as 'the Channel Islands', have been included in the maritime area, specified in Article 3, with the agreement of the governments of each of the islands. The extent of the territorial sea adjacent to the

Channel Islands are set out in relevant Channel Islands' legislation (the Territorial Sea

Act 1987 (Jersey) Orders 1997-2002 and the Territorial Sea Act 1987 (Guernsey)

Order 2019).

The United Kingdom is responsible for the international relations and defence of the

Channel Islands and for relevant obligations under international law. However, the

Channel Islands, being self-governing dependencies of the Crown, exercise jurisdiction over the internal waters of and territorial sea adjacent to them and are responsible for complying with relevant international obligations within their jurisdictions.

As such, where the Agreement refers to the law or legal jurisdiction of a Party, the reference will include, where relevant, the law or legal jurisdiction of the relevant

Bailiwick. The law of the relevant Bailiwick, including criminal law, will apply if an incident takes place in the internal waters of or territorial sea adjacent to the relevant

Bailiwick. In the case of State officials, any reference to these personnel in the

Agreement will include the officials of the government (and in the case of the

Bailiwick of Guernsey, includes the governments of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark)

and authorities in the relevant Bailiwick. Where involving the internal waters of or territorial sea adjacent to the Channel Islands, where the Agreement provides for

France seeking authorisation, consent or permission from the United Kingdom or the granting of authorisation, consent or permission by the United Kingdom, such authorisation, consent and permission will be understood in practice to be that of (or will include that of the governments) of the relevant Bailiwick.

The United Kingdom and the Channel Islands have approved and signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure the smooth operation of the

Agreement, in respect of the internal waters of and territorial sea adjacent to the

Channel Islands. This MoU, entitled "Memorandum of Understanding Between the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey concerning the operation of the UK-France Maritime
Security Treaty", outlines the practical arrangements between the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands, with respect to the operation of the Agreement. France will not be expected to be part of those arrangements in any way. However, the United

Kingdom acknowledges that France should be sighted on the key principles underpinning that MoU to aid understanding of how the Agreement will operate in respect of those waters. The United Kingdom has therefore already shared the relevant parts of the MoU with France.
AMBASSADE

DE FRANCE

AU ROYAUME-UNI

Liberte

Egalite frateraist

NV / Nº2023 - 0091596

The Embassy of France in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland present its compliments to the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and kindly presents the original letter of approbation by the French Government regarding the UK-France

Maritime Security Treaty signed in Paris on 26 July 2021.

The Embassy of France avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Foreign,

Commonwealth and Development Office the assurances of its highest consideratie

FRA

London, 28 February 2023

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Europe Bilateral Directorate, West Europe Department

France Team

King Charles Street,

London, SWIA ZAH
N° 2023-03/ PRO-CER

République Française

La Ministre de l'Europe et des Attaires étrangères

Paris, le 7 levrier 223

Monsieur le Ministre,

Me référant aux dispositions de l'article 18 de l'Accord entre le

Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni de

Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord relatif à la coopération sur les questions de sûreté maritime et portuaire s'agissant spécifiquement des navires à passagers dans la

Manche, signé à Paris le 26 juillet 2021, j'ai l'honneur de vous faire part de l'approbation par le Gouvernement de la République française dudit Accord.

La présente lettre constitue l'Instrument d'approbation prévu par les dispositions précitées. Je vous serais reconnaissante de bien vouloir m'informer de la date à laquelle celle-ci vous sera parvenue.

Je vous prie de croire, Monsieur le Ministre, à l'assurance de ma considération distinguée.

Carelou

Catherine COLONNA

A Son Excellence

M. James CLEVERLY

Ministre des Affaires étrangères, du Commonwealth et du Développement

LONDRES
COURTESY TRANSLATION

OF THE LETTER OF 7 FEBRUARY 2023

FROM MME CATHERINE COLONNA,

MINISTER FOR EUROPE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

TO THE RT HON. JAMES CLEVERLY,

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH

AND DEVELOPMENT AFFAIRS

Dear Minister,

With reference to the provisions of Article 18 of the Agreement between the

Government of the cied Kingdom operation in in and in to Matand and poe

Security, and specifically, in relation to Passenger Vessels in the Channel, signed in Paris on 26 July 2021, 1 am writing to inform you of the French Government's approval of the said agreement.

This letter constitutes the instrument of approval set out by the aforementioned provisions. I would be very grateful if you could inform me of the date on which you received

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