Tribunal Rules UK's English Sandeel Ban Breached EU Fishing Access
Vredespaleis, 2, Carnegieplein, Archipelbuurt, Centrum, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, 2517 KJ, NederlandPermanent Court of Arbitration
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterDe Maribus[2]: 'On 28 April 2025 an Arbitral Tribunal (Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), Article 740) established in UK-Sandeel ... issued its Ruling'; the UK responded on 2 May 2025.
In the first dispute under the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement, an arbitration tribunal upheld the science behind the UK's North Sea sandeel closures and the Scottish ban, but found the English ban disproportionate to EU vessels' access rights.
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