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In
1815, the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna established the principle
of freedom of navigation on international waterways. Among the provisions
which followed, the ones concerning the river Rhine held the creation
of a Central Commission "in order to ensure a precise control of the enforcement
of common rules as well as to provide an authority used as a means of
communication between riparian States with regard to all aspects of navigation"
(annex to the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna). |
The
first meeting was held on the 15th of August 1816 in Mainz. On 31st of
March 1831, the Convention of Mainz was signed, providing a set of statutory
provisions concerning navigation on the Rhine. |
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On
17th of October 1868 the Convention of Mannheim
brings about an update of the main regulations, taking into account the
evolution of the Rhine navigation in the fields of technique, economy
and politics. On 17th of October 1963, the Convention is again amended
in Strasbourg and integrated into the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation.
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Among
later amendments, the most important is the additional Protocol n° 2,
which adapts the principle of free navigation by setting up conditions
for the transport of goods and passengers on the Rhine giving a content
to the criteria of membership to the Rhine navigation. |
The
CCNR, international organisation (the oldest of governmental organisations)
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1815 |
Congress of Vienna initiates a diplomatic conference of the Rhine riparian states. |
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1816 |
15th
August; first session of the Rhine Commission at Mainz (Germany). |
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1831 |
First
Convention for Navigation on the Rhine (Convention of Mainz) contains
uniform principles for navigation on the Rhine (and numerous police regulations). |
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1838 |
First
regulation concerning the transport of certain dangerous goods. |
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1850 |
First
police regulations adopted for navigation on the Rhine. |
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1861 |
Transfer
of the Commission to Mannheim (Germany). |
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1868 |
17th
October; signing of the Mannheim Convention establishes the principles
for navigation on the Rhine which are still in force today. |
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1900 |
Rules
for the transport of corrosive and toxic substances. |
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1904 |
Adoption
of the first safety requirements for barges on the Rhine. |
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1905 |
Regulations
for the transport of petroleum and its distillation products. |
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1919 |
Treaty
of Versailles sets new rules for the Commission. |
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1920 |
Transfer
of the Commission to Strasbourg (France), establishment of a permanent
secretariat of the Commission. |
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1922 |
First
regulation for the issue of a boatmaster's licence (Rhine Patent). |
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1945 |
Reconvocation
of the Commission after the Second World War. |
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1963 |
Signing
of a Convention amending the Convention of Mannheim without modification
of the basic principles. |
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1968 |
First
radar rules for inland navigation. |
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1971 |
First
prescription for the transport of dangerous goods on the Rhine (ADNR). |
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1979 |
Additional
protocol n° 2 to the Convention of Mannheim, defining the vessels belonging
to Rhine- navigation. |
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1989 |
Additional
protocol n° 4 to the Convention of Mannheim to settle scrapping schemes. |
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1995 |
Coming
into force of the new revised Police Regulation, Inspection Regulation
and ADNR, adapted to the technical progress in inland navigation. |
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1996 |
Signing
of a Convention regulating waste disposal in inland navigation. |
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1998 |
Coming
into force of the new revised Regulation for the issuance of boatmaster's
licence (patent). |
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1999 |
28th
April, Signing of an additional protocol n° 5 to the Convention of
Mannheim concerning the "scrap-and-built rule".
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