Current legal references: maritime boundary agreements with neighbouring States
Current legal references: maritime boundary agreements with neighbouring States
updated 24/01/2023
| State | French territory concerned | Legal reference(s) in force |
|---|---|---|
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
Guadeloupe and Saint Barthélemy |
Decree 2019-273 of 3 April 2019 (Agreement of Saint John's of 15 March 2017) |
|
Australia |
New-Caledonia / Kerguelen Islands |
Decree 83-99 of 9 February 1983 (Agreement of Melbourne of 4 January 1982) |
|
Barbados |
Martinique |
Decree 2010-68 of 15 January 2010 (Agreement of Bridgetown of 15 October 2009) |
|
Belgium |
Mainland France |
|
|
Brazil |
French Guiana |
Decree 83-1027 of 23 November 1983 (Agreement of Paris of 30 January 1981) |
|
Canada |
Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon |
(Agreement of Ottawa of 27 March 1972) |
|
Dominica |
Guadeloupe and Martinique |
(Agreement of Paris of 7 September 1987) |
|
Spain |
Mainland France |
(Agreement of Madrid of 14 July 1959) Decree 75-1127 of 9 December 1975 (Agreement of Paris of 29 January 1974) |
|
Fiji |
Wallis-and-Futuna / New-Caledonia |
Decree 91-74 of 17 January 1991 (Agreement of Suva of 19 January 1983) amended by Decree 91-156 of 8 February 1991 (Agreement of Suva of 8 November 1990) amended by Decree 2022-1742 of 30 december 2022 (Agreement of Suva of 16 september 2015) |
|
Cook Islands |
French Polynesia |
Decree 90-965 of 23 October 1990 (Agreement of Rarotonga of 3 August 1990) |
|
Solomon Islands |
New-Caledonia |
Decree 90-1261 of 31 December 1990 (Agreement of Honiara of 12 November 1990) |
|
Italy |
Mainland France |
(Agreement of Paris of 28 November 1986) |
|
Kiribati |
French Polynesia |
Decree 2003-128 of 12 February 2003 (Agreement of Tarawa of 18 December 2002) |
|
Madagascar |
La Réunion |
Decree 2007-1254 of 21 August 2007 (Agreement of Saint Denis of 14 April 2005) |
|
Mauritius |
La Réunion |
(Agreement of Paris of 2 April 1980) |
|
Monaco |
Mainland France |
Decree 85-1064 of 2 October 1985 (Agreement of Paris of 16 February 1984) |
|
New Zealand |
Wallis-and-Futuna |
Decree 2004-42 of 6 January 2004 (Agreement of Atafu of 30 June 2003) |
|
Netherlands |
Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy |
Decree 2017-481 of 5 April 2017 (Agreement of Philipsburg of 6 April 2016) |
|
United Kingdom |
Mainland France |
Decree 2004-74 of 15 January 2004 (Agreement of Saint Helier of 4 July 2000) Decree 2014-1491 of 11 December 2014 (Agreement of Paris of 20 April 2011) Decision of the Arbitral Tribunal of 30 June 1977 modified by Decision of 14 March 1978 |
|
United Kingdom (Anguilla) |
Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy |
Decree 97-938 of 8 October 1997 (Agreement of London of 27 June 1996) |
|
United Kingdom (Montserrat) |
Guadeloupe |
Decree 97-937 of 8 October 1997 (Agreement of London of 27 June 1996) |
|
United Kingdom (Pitcairn Islands) |
French Polynesia |
(Agreement of Paris of 25 October 1983) amended by Decree 93-462 of 22 March 1993 (Agreements of Paris of 17 December 1992 and 19 January 1993) |
|
Saint Lucia |
Martinique |
(Agreement of Paris of 4 March 1981) |
|
Seychelles |
Glorioso Islands |
Decree 2001-456 of 22 May 2001 (Agreement of Victoria of 19 February 2001) |
|
Suriname |
French Guiana |
Decree 2018-1157 of 14 december 2018 (Agreement of Paris of 8 november 2017) |
|
Tuvalu |
Wallis-and-Futuna |
Decree 86-1056 of 22 September 1986 (Note exchanges of 6 August 1985 and 5 November 1985 between the French Republic Government and the Government of Tuvalu) Decree 2022-1352 of 24 october (Letter exchanges between the French Republic Government and the Government of Tuvalu) |
|
Venezuela |
Guadeloupe and Martinique |
(Agreement of Caracas of 17 July 1980) |