Policy background The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Access
In relation to access arrangements, under the CFP, EU Member States share access to each other’s Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and territorial (inshore) waters in the following way:
	0 to 6 nautical miles: national boats only, and subject to a specific arrangement between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - the voisinage arrangement. There are mutual access arrangements between France and Jersey under the Granville Bay Agreement;
	6 to 12 nautical miles: national boats, and foreign boats operating under historic access arrangements. Boats from Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland have had access to the UK 6 to12 mile zone under the London Fisheries Convention (LFC), which is also reflected in the CFP Regulation. UK boats also have some access to the zones of those countries;
	12 to 200 nautical miles: EU waters, shared access between all Member States.