Crown Dependencies definition
Examples of Crown Dependencies in a sentence
This Arrangement concerns the establishment and operation of the United Kingdom- Crown Dependencies Customs Union (hereinafter referred to as “the Customs Union”), the members of which are the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
In order to ensure that Jersey and the other Crown Dependencies, as well as the European Union, are content with the operation of the fishing relationship, there is also provision which allows for the UK or the European Union to request to the Partnership Council, within 90 days of entry into force, that they terminate the fisheries provisions for the relevant Crown Dependency.
The customs union guarantees that tariff-free trade between Jersey, the other Crown Dependencies and the UK will continue following the Transition Period, regardless of arrangements (if any) between the UK and the EU, and regardless of Jersey’s participation (or not) in such arrangements.
With respect to fisheries management, the text provides to the effect that Jersey (and the other Crown Dependencies) will decide on what measures it applies to its territorial waters in pursuit of the broad objectives and principles under TECA on fish, which focus on sustainability.
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The fisheries Heading which affects Jersey and the other Crown Dependencies, also has its own remedial measures and dispute resolution provisions.
Air services between Gibraltar and the UK are considered domestic flights on the basis that the UK signed the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the “Chicago Convention”) on behalf of itself, the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories, including Gibraltar.
The UK Fisheries Authorities (FAs) comprising the Marine Management Organisation for English fisheries, the devolved governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and the fishing administrations of the Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) for their respective fisheries, are collectively responsible for the UK meeting its flag state obligations under EU regulations.
As the Crown Dependencies will constitute an external customs border of the UK with the EU, the extent to which customs procedures or other checks (e.g. phytosanitary controls) are carried out in ports or airports, on goods arriving from France or Ireland, will become important to the operation of the UK-CDs customs union as a whole.
Conversely, the EU’s initial opening position was for territorial scope to be established early on and for the Crown Dependencies to be out of scope for the entire agreement, albeit with inclusion of the waters adjacent to the Crown Dependencies by derogation from Article FINPROV.1(3) (b) defined as ‘the United Kingdom waters’.