1. UN legal instruments relevant for Inland Water Transport
UNECE Inland Transport Committee
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2. UNECE CENTRE OF TRANSPORT CONVENTIONS
UNECE is one of the five UN regional commissions administered by ECOSOC. It was established in The UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) facilitates the international movement of persons and goods by inland transport modes. There are 58 United Nations inland transport-related legal instruments administered by ITC and updated regularly.
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3. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND UN TRANSPORT CONVENTIONS under UNECE ITC purview
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4. UN Conventions relevant to IWT
1960
Unification of Certain Rules Concerning Collision in Inland Navigation
1978
Protocol to CLN Convention
1965
Registration of Inland Navigation Vessels
1978
Protocol to CVN Convention
1966
Measurement of Inland Navigation Vessels
1996
AGN Agreement
1973
CLN Convention
1997
Protocol to AGTC Agreement
1976
CVN Convention
2000
ADN Agreement
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5. AGN Agreement
The European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) - in force since 1999, has 19 Contracting Parties:
Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine
Most basic, strategic tool for the development in Europe of a coherent network of inland waterways and ports of international importance
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6. Protocol on Combined Transport on Inland Waterways to the AGTC Agreement
9 Contracting parties:
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland
Signatories:
Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia
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7. ADN Agreement
The European Agreement concerning the international carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) - in force since 2008, has 18 Contracting Parties:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine.
The ADN aims at ensuring a high level of safety of international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways; contributing effectively to the protection of the environment by preventing any pollution resulting from accidents or incidents during such carriage; and facilitating transport operations and promoting international trade in dangerous goods.
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8. Benefits for Contracting Parties
Why accede?
Free movement of vessels and goods, eliminating administrative barriers
Equal treatment between the beneficiary States, including taxes and charges
Enhancing navigation safety
Mobility
Pathway to digitalization
Pathway to intermodality
Transparency and uniformity
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9. How to become a Contracting Party
Steps
HOW? UN member State submits "an instrument of accession, acceptance or approval" to the Secretary-General of the United Nations DECISION Accession only occurs when governments and other involved institutions provide their formal approval. For this to happen, government institutions should be informed of these instruments and convinced of their benefits. PROCESS The letter of accession Entry into force The convention then enters into force automatically after a designated period of time IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE
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10. Additional instruments
Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the E Waterway Network (Blue Book) and maps
White Paper on Efficient
and Sustainable Inland Water
Transport in Europe, 2011
The European Code for Inland Waterways
Resolution No. 35, Standardized vocabulary for radio-connections in inland navigation
Resolution No. 48, Recommendation on electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS)
Resolution No. 57, Guidelines and Recommendations for River Information Services
Resolution No. 58, Guidelines and Criteria for Vessel Traffic Services on Inland Waterways
Resolution No. 63, International Standard for Tracking and Tracing on Inland Waterways (VTT)
Resolution No. 79, International Standards For Electronic Ship Reporting In Inland Navigation (ERI)
Resolution No. 80, International Standards For Notices To Skippers (NtS)
HarTechnical Requirements
for Inland Navigation Vessels
(Annex to Resolution No. 61), 2011
Signs and Signals on inland waterways Resolutions Nos. 22, 59
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11. More detailed information on the Conventions and Agreements, and their contracting parties may be obtained from the United Nations Treaty Collection website (the status of Transport and Communications agreements and conventions can be found in Chapter XI). For any further comments or information, please contact: UNECE Transport Division Palais des Nations CH-1211 GENEVA 10 Tel:
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