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CALAIS, Jan 1 — The first ferry from Britain bound for Calais after the UK’s exit from the EU customs union docked in the northern French port today, with three dozen vehicles disembarking in a smooth operation, an AFP correspondent said. The Pride of Kent of P&O Ferries docked in Calais at...

The Pride of Kent, a ferry of the trans-Channel ferry company P&O, arrives at the Port of Dover, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Dover December 24, 2020. — Reuters pic

The Pride of Kent of P&O Ferries docked in Calais at 0915 GMT, hours after Britain left the customs union and single market in the final act of Brexit.Under the rules of the so-called “smart border” implemented by French authorities to minimise queues, hauliers send information on their freight in advance with disembarking traffic either waved through or told to stop for further checks.

 

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