Transcript P. Margic- History, Tasks and Goals of the Danube Commission (DC)
History, Tasks and Goals of the Danube Commission (DC)
Petar Margic Danube Commission, Budapest Budapest, September 17th, 2013
HISTORY OF THE DC
1815
: Congress of Vienna, Final Act principle of
freedom of navigation
waterways.
on international
1856
Paris : Paris Conference, 18 March 1856: signature of the Treaty of nations.
Black Sea open and free
to vessels of commerce of all
Danube: subjected to the rules of the Final Act
of the Congress of Vienna.
Creation of
the European Danube Commission
(
EDC
).
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HISTORY OF THE DC
EUROPEAN DANUBE COMMISSION
Task
: responsible for the execution of works in order to have no obstacle on Danube (Article 16 of the Treaty of Paris).
the
7 Member States
: signatories of Treaty of Paris: Russia, Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Sardinia, Turkey, initially founded for two years.
Participants to the Congress of Paris (1856)
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HISTORY OF THE DC
INTERNATIONAL DANUBE COMMISSION
1921
: Paris Conference, established that
“the navigation on the Danube shall be free and open for the vessels of all flags on a footing of equality along the whole naviagble part of the river from Ulm to the Black Sea and fluvial part declared as an international ”
Creation of two Commissions:
European Danube Commission
operations on the "maritime
(EDC)
– resumed Danube” from Braila to the Black Sea, and
International Danube Commission
"fluvial" river from Ulm to Braila.
(
IDC
) set up for the
1940:
Vienna Conference: dismissal of IDC.
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HISTORY OF THE DC
After World War II,
Conference
: delegations from Danubian States, USA, England, France.
18 August 1948 Convention regarding the Regime of Navigation on the Danube (BC)
: Belgrade Conference, signature of the + establishment of the Danube Commission (
DC
).
BC
: founding document,
international legal instrument governing navigation on the Danube.
Entered into force on
11 Member States 11 May 1949
(1948, 1998) .
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, R.Moldova, Slovakia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia.
9 Observers
(2001, 2006, 2008, 2012) France, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Montenegro, Belgium, FYRM.
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DANUBE RIVER
Length:
2850 km
, international navigation -
2411 km
Basin area:
120 817,000 sq km
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TASKS OF THE DC
BELGRADE CONVENTION (1948) • to
supervise the implementation of the provisions of the Convention
• to
prepare a General Plan of the Major works
Plan for major works on the achievement of recommended fairway parameters, hydrotechnical and other facilities on the Danub
e;
Recommendations on minimum requirements for standard fairway parameters, hydrotechnical and other improvements on the Danube (loaded draught of 2.5 m); LIST OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS (regularly upgraded).
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TASKS OF THE DC
• to
consult with, and make recommendations to the Danube States in respect of the execution of the said works
• to
consult, make recommendations and exchange of information with the Special River Administrations
•
to establish a uniform system of traffic regulations on the whole navigable stretch of the Danube
•
to lay down the basic provisions governing navigation on the Danube
Basic Rules of Navigation on the Danube/DFND Recommendations on technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, etc.
•
to unify the regulations governing river inspection
Rules for River Surveillance, etc.
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TASKS OF THE DC
• to
unify the regulations
governing river inspection • to
co-ordinate the hydro-meteorological services
on the Danube • to
produce statistics
on aspects of navigation on the Danube • to
publish reference works, sailing directions, navigational charts atlases
for the purposes of navigation and • to
prepare and approve
the
budget
of the Commission.
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GOALS OF THE DC
Modernization
navigation, environmental protection, technical and economic aspects applied on the Danube.
and
unification of
the rules and regulations related to the
Contribution to the improvement of political relations
of River countries, particularly as a political mediator in case of political obstacles to a free navigation, as well as sustainable prevention of such obstacles.
Systematical collection
,
critical evaluation
and
promotion of everything serving the navigation
on the Danube, coordination of national activities of the river states and incentive support of navigation on the Danube as a whole.
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Thank you for your attention!
Petar Margic
Director-General Secretariat of the Danube Commission [email protected]
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