# Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/320 of 21 February 2017 authorising France to conclude an agreement with the Swiss Confederation concerning Basel-Mulhouse Airport that includes provisions derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

France is hereby authorised to conclude an agreement with Switzerland concerning Basel-Mulhouse Airport that provides, by way of derogation from Directive 2006/112/EC, that the Swiss customs sector in the Airport, established pursuant to Article 8 of the French-Swiss Convention of 4 July 1949 regarding the construction and operation of Basel-Mulhouse Airport, in Blotzheim, is not to be treated as forming part of the territory of a Member State within the meaning of Article 5 of that Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/320/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-320/article-1
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