France warned on Thursday that if the 53 licences still awaiting UK approval are not granted by Friday evening, it would call on the EU to go "to litigation".
Annick Girardin, France's sea minister, made the announcement during a hearing with a senatorial committee.
"If all the licences are not granted by tomorrow evening (the deadline set by Brussels for London to settle fishing disputes), France will request a meeting of the partnership council", which is supposed to guarantee the application of the post-Brexit agreement, "to note the failure of the United Kingdom to respect its signature," Girardin said,
"It is the Commission that will take the litigation and retaliatory measures if they must be applied," she added.
The UK has issued 1,004
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