However, under a legally binding agreement between the operators concluded in 1963 and applied until today, the proceeds of the toll are not shared out in proportion to the physical demarcation between the countries but must be shared in line with economic criteria reflecting the breakdown of tunnel management and maintenance costs.
Kuid vastavalt 1963. aastal operaatorite vahel sõlmitud ja siiani kohaldatavale õiguslikult siduvale kokkuleppele ei jagata teemaksu laekumisi võrdeliselt riikide füüsilise piiridega, vaid jagatakse vastavalt majanduslikele kriteeriumitele, mis peegeldavad tunneli haldus- ja hoolduskulude jaotust.