Treaty

Agreement between the Government of the French Republic, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland amending and supplementing the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Government of the French Republic concerning Rail Traffic between Belgium and the United Kingdom using the Channel Fixed Link with Protocol, done at Brussels on 15 December 1993

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Belgium Yes No
France Yes No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Yes No
United Kingdom Yes No

Belgium

07-07-2020

With reference to article 3 (1) of the Protocol to the Agreement, the Kingdom of Belgium declares that modalities 3(1)(a) shall apply to the control zones situated in its territory.

France

07-07-2020

The procedures and modalities specified in article 3 (1) (b) shall apply to the control zones situated in French territory in its capacity as Host State.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

07-07-2020

The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Protocol to the said Agreement between the Government of the French Republic, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, done at Brussels on 7 July 2020, that the procedures and modalities stipulated in Article 3, paragraph 1, littera b shall apply to the control zones situated in its territory.


20-11-2020

In the context of the signing of the Agreement the Belgian Government has received a corrected version of the declaration (in accordance with Article 34 of the Agreement):
The Kingdom of the Netherlands further declares in accordance with Article 34 of the said Agreement that the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the European part of the Netherlands, will provisionally apply this Agreement and its Protocol, pending their entry into force, from 7 July 2020, with the exclusion of the new Article 12, paragraph 4, of the 1993 Agreement, as amended, and with the exclusion of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph 1, littera b, (i) and (iii) of the Protocol to this Agreement. Once the implementing legislation for the new Article 12, paragraph 4, of the 1993 Agreement, as amended, and for Article 3, paragraph 1, littera b, (i) and (iii) of the Protocol to this Agreement has been adopted, the Kingdom of the Netherlands will extend the provisional application to the aforementioned provisions, by depositing a further declaration with the depositary.

United Kingdom

07-07-2020

The United Kingdom shall apply the procedures and modalities set out in Article 3(1)(a) of the Protocol to the Agreement to the control zones situated in the territory of the United Kingdom in its capacity as host State.

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