France’s authorities threatened to turn off the electricity of Jersey, which is the Crown Territory of Great Britain, and electricity receives from France. According to the Minister of Sea of France, Annik Zhirarden, Great Britain introduced new fishing rules from the coast of the Norman Islands, without notifying the EU and violating trade agreements with the EU, Kommersant writes.
Speaking in the French Parliament, Zhirarden stated that “came to indignation” when he learned that for fishing of the coast of the Norman Islands, new rules were imposed in unilaterally introduced, “adopted unilaterally and without any explanation.” According to the Minister, it gives France the right to go to respond. For example, stop supplying electricity to Jersey Island.
For fishing in this part of La Mans, French vessels are licensed at the authorities of Jersey Island, which is under the jurisdiction of the British crown, but not part of the UK. However, this time the license was provided with only 41 French vessel. Jersey’s authorities explained that licenses were issued in accordance with the provisions of the Great Britain Trade and Cooperation Treaty and Cooperation Treaty. These provisions require installation on all the instrument ships to track their location so that it can be confirmed that this vessel has already dealt with fish in this area from 2012 to 2016. Moreover, such equipment is most often installed on larger fishing ships. In addition, the rules negotiate the timing of finding each vessel in specific places fishing, and these deadlines, the French side approves, turned out to be much shorter than it was still.
As Zhirarden stated, these “new technical rules” can be considered “invalid”, since they did not notify the EU and did not discussed with France. France is ready for response measures, she noted.
“As for Jersey, I want to remind you,” said Zhirarden, – that electricity is served on the underwater cable. I will be sorry if it comes to it, but we will go to it if you have. “
France supplies electricity island Jersey for 37 years. Now almost 95% of electricity required for normal life, Jersey gets on cables laid through the bottom of the Strait, the rest gives local diesel power plants of Jersey Electricity.