France has released a list of possible sanctions it could impose against the UK over a row involving issues with fishing licences.
France’s government has claimed its country’s fishermen lack half the licences they require to fish in British waters, and they are owed them after Brexit.
France protested the decision last month by the UK and the Channel Island of Jersey to refuse dozens of French fishing boats licences to operate in their territorial waters.
The country considers the restrictions as contrary to the post-Brexit agreement that the British government signed when it left the European Union.
France has now released a list of sanctions that could apply from 2 November if the row is not resolved:
• Banning British fishing vessels in some French ports
• Reinforcement of customs and hygiene controls
• Routine security checks on British vessels
• Reinforcement of controls on lorries to and from the UK
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal earlier highlighted that France’s supply of electricity to Britain could be one of the measures that could come into effect if “there is no change in policy”.
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