(MENAFN) According to the European Commission (EC), on Saturday Britain provided 23 more permits to French fishing vessels.

The step came a day after the deadline set by Paris to find a solution to a post-Brexit dispute over fishing rights, warning against punitive proceedings against Britain.

The EC also said that “today the UK issued 18 licenses for EU replacement vessels in UK territorial waters and 5 licenses for EU vessels to enter Jersey waters “, and added that” further technical consultations will continue with the aim of having 7 additional replacement vessels. vessels made redundant by the end of Monday. “

Welcoming this step as “an important step in a long process aimed at the full implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement”, the EC said that there are still “a number of vessels” which do not have permit.

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