Convention on the protection of the Rhine
This is the
Signed: 1998/01/22
Agreement Type: agreement, trans-national
This document, signed in Rotterdam, replaces an earlier agreement between these parties.[1] The primary issue covered by this document is water quality.[1]
Comments on this agreement from the TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database include:Commission given substantial power, as international commissions go. It can "decide that [its] decisions a) are to be implemented by the Contracting Parties within a certain time limit; b) are to be co-ordinated and implemented." If a country cannot implement the decisions within the time limit, it must inform the others why, and consult with them. The Commission may then decide on measures supporting the implementation of its decisions.[1]
Case Studies Related to this Agreement
Articles linked to this Agreement
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Agreement includes riparian- Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France
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Includes Water Resource- Rhine Basin
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External Links
- Full English text available from the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD). Oregon State University. — This agreement is included in the TFDD Agreeements Database.http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/treaties.php?page=full&origin=river&tn=589
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Convention on the protection of the Rhine entry in the Transboundary Freshwater Agreements Database, a Product of the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database. Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University. Additional information about the TFDD can be found at: <http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu>. Entry accessed online August 30 2014 at: http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/treaties.php?page=full&origin=river&tn=589
| Agreement Includes Resource | Rhine Basin + |
| Agreement Includes Riparian | Switzerland +, Netherlands +, Germany +, Luxembourg + and France + |
| Agreement Signed | 22 January 1998 + |
| Agreement Type | agreement + and trans-national + |
