Treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the French Republic on the control of persons entering Saint Martin through the airports. Traité entre le Royaume des Pays-Bas et la République française sur le contrôle des personnes entrant dans Saint Martin sur les aéroports. Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Franse Republiek inzake personencontrole op de luchthavens op Sint Maarten. | |
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Signed | 17 May 1994 |
Location | Paris, France |
Effective | 1 August 2007 |
Signatories | |
Languages | French and Dutch |
The Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, sometimes shortened to the Franco-Dutch treaty and in full the Treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the French Republic on the control of persons entering Saint Martin through the airports (French: Traité entre le Royaume des Pays-Bas et la République française sur le contrôle des personnes entrant dans Saint Martin sur les aéroports; Dutch: Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Franse Republiek inzake personencontrole op de luchthavens op Sint Maarten), is a treaty between France and the Netherlands aimed at improving border controls at the two airports on the divided island of Saint Martin. The island is divided into French Saint-Martin (at the time a part of Guadeloupe) and Dutch Sint Maarten (at the time a part of the Netherlands Antilles).
The airports concerned are Princess Juliana International Airport and L'Espérance Airport. Implementation has been delayed for several years by the government of Sint Maarten.