On 15 October 2009, in Bridgetown, France and Barbados sign the Agreement on the delimitation of the maritime space between France (Guadeloupe and Martinique) and Barbados, based on equidistance.

The line joins by geodesic arcs seven points from the Saint Lucia tripoint northeastward to the EEZ limit. Negotiations were held in 2006–2007 in Bridgetown and Paris.

It entered into force on 1 January 2010 (published in France by the decree of 15 January 2010); registered with the UN as UNTS No. 47364.

The official text is on Légifrance / DOALOS.

For Caribbean law of the sea, 15 October 2009 marks the Bridgetown signature.

The document is available on legifrance.gouv.fr / un.org/depts/los.

The agreement of 15 October 2009 remains the milestone of the Barbados–France maritime boundary.

Image: Bridgetown / Caribbean; Wikimedia Commons. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: Barbados–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement. Treaty text: Légifrance — Barbados–France agreement.