Mannheimer Akte

The Mannheim Convention ( officially: Revised Rhine Navigation Act of 17 October 1868) is an international agreement that regulates vessel traffic on the Rhine.

The principles of the Treaty are

  • Free shipping
  • The equal treatment of Schiffer and fleets
  • The exemption of shipping charges
  • A simplified customs clearance
  • An obligation of riparian maintenance of the Rhine
  • A standardization of ship safety and ship traffic regulations
  • A single jurisdiction for maritime affairs and the establishment of Rhine navigation court
  • The establishment of a commission to monitor these principles

History

The free shipping was first regulated in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, but could not prevail in practice. 1815 called for the Final Act of the Vienna Congress, the freedom of navigation for international waters and for the Rhine, the establishment of a commission. This Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine first met in 1816 in Mainz. On March 31, 1831 an agreement was the " Mainzer Act ". In 1861 the Commission was transferred to Mannheim. On October 17, 1868, the Convention of Mannheim in Baden, Bavaria, France, Hesse, the Netherlands and Prussia was signed, valid in its principles to this day. 1919 changed the Treaty of Versailles with Article 355 of the Convention of Mannheim: the headquarters of the Commission in 1920 was moved to Strasbourg. 1963 confirmed an agreement with the principles of the Mannheim Act ( enacted in 1967 ) and Switzerland was a signatory.

The successor states of the signatories to the navigation of the Rhine, see → riparian State

Ratification
540711
de